Eight Confessions - Zac Poonen
Dubai Meetings February 2017 Visit our website for more information: www.cfcindia.com
Summary
The speaker emphasizes that true salvation requires both believing in the heart and confessing with the mouth, comparing this to two wires completing a circuit. He draws parallels from scripture, noting that Jesus's interaction with the Syrophoenician woman highlighted the power of spoken words. Furthermore, he stresses the importance of controlling one's tongue, arguing that the tongue is a
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Heart and mouth working togetherThe New Testament emphasizes faith, but the word of faith must be both in the heart and spoken with the mouth.Romans 10:8
How salvation comesSalvation comes like an electrical circuit where believing in the heart and confessing with the mouth come together to ignite.Romans 10:9
The Syrophoenician woman's spoken wordJesus healed the woman's daughter specifically because of the humble words that came out of her mouth.Mark 7:24–28
The first thing on the day of PentecostBefore speaking in tongues, tongues of fire rested on the disciples, showing God wants to control our speech.
The fire of hell in the tongueJames describes how anger, bitterness, and complaining come from the fire of hell and corrupt the tongue.
A personal journey to realityAfter years of struggling with speech and hypocrisy, the speaker reached a place of desperation and sought a tongue of fire.Ephesians 4:31
True spiritual thirstGod only gives His life to those who thirst for it desperately, like someone dying of thirst in the desert.John 7:37
God the Father loves meGod the Father loves every believer just as much as He loved Jesus Christ.John 17:23
God has forgiven all my sinsGod has completely forgiven and forgotten our sins, so we must never live with guilt or listen to the accuser.Hebrews 8:12
God will fill me with His Holy SpiritGod promises to give the Holy Spirit to those who ask, providing strength for every task.Luke 11:13
God has determined all my boundariesGod decides every boundary in our lives, including income, gifts, and lifespan, freeing us from jealousy.Acts 17:26
God's commands are all for my goodEvery command God gives is designed for our ultimate good, inspiring us to obey Him fully.
God controls all people and eventsBecause God controls the circumstances and people around us, we can always give thanks for how He works things out.Romans 8:28
Jesus defeated Satan on the crossJesus destroyed the power of Satan and the fear of death through the cross, freeing us from fear.
God wants to make me a blessingGod's inheritance through Abraham is that we will be a blessing to every family and person we meet.Galatians 3:14
