Our Calling is to be Heavenly-Minded - Zac Poonen - June 5, 2019
http://rlcfchurch.org/calling-heavenly-minded River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The central message is that believers must adopt a 'heavenly-minded' focus by understanding their union with Christ—that they died, were buried, and were raised with Him. This union means their life is hidden with Christ in God, compelling them to seek things above rather than earthly attachments. This transformation requires the Holy Spirit's help to break human attachment to worldly things.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
If you have been raised up with ChristBecause believers were in God's mind before creation, they were crucified, buried, and raised with Christ, and are now seated with him in heavenly places.Colossians 3:1
Walking as a heavenly manThe gospel breaks our connection to the earth while we live, allowing us to walk just as Jesus did with a mind set on heaven.1 John 2:6
The ruler of this world had nothing in JesusSatan could not find a single area where worldly values could stick in the mind of Jesus, setting the ultimate standard for following him.John 14:30
Crucified to the worldPaul testified that through the cross, the world was crucified to him and he to the world, leaving him with as little interest in the world as a dead man.Galatians 6:14
The essential difference between the covenantsWhile the Old Covenant promised earthly wealth, health, and victory over physical enemies, the New Covenant focuses on spiritual wealth and Christlikeness.
Healing and the new covenantPassages about healing by His stripes point primarily to spiritual healing from sin rather than an unconditional guarantee of physical health.1 Peter 2:24
Choosing Christ over moneyBelievers face a daily choice between temporary earthly wealth and the eternal spiritual wealth of becoming like Christ.
The Holy Spirit guides into all the truthJesus did not share everything with the disciples while on earth because they could not understand it yet, but the Holy Spirit would later reveal inward truths.John 16:12–15
Getting rid of the wrong attitudes withinBeing filled with the Holy Spirit deals with internal issues like anger, jealousy, love of money, and unforgiveness rather than just external displays.
Surpassing the righteousness of the PhariseesThe Sermon on the Mount elevates the standard from external rule-following to internal righteousness, addressing the heart's true motivations.Matthew 5:20
Ask, seek, and knockWhen faced with the impossibly high standards of Scripture, sincere believers must ask and seek God for the empowering gift of the Holy Spirit.Matthew 7:7
Aiming for zero regretLiving by these spiritual values ensures that believers will have no regret when their lives are evaluated at the judgment seat of Christ.
