The Root Cause Of Failure - Zac Poonen (Tamil)
Thanjavur Conference 2010: The Root Cause Of Failure By Zac Poonen (Tamil)
Summary
The sermon addresses the fundamental reasons behind failure, suggesting that the root cause is often internal rather than external. It emphasizes that true success and change begin with addressing the heart and mindset. The message encourages a deep examination of one's life to find and correct these underlying issues.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
The danger of spiritual declineBelievers often become less serious about sin and fellowship over time, tending to blame others for broken relationships just as Adam blamed Eve.
Praying Psalm 139 dailyHoliness and fellowship require praying Psalm 139 daily, asking God to search our hearts and thoughts to reveal what grieves Him.
Holiness without fellowship is a deceptionAny claim to holiness that does not result in better fellowship with other believers is a deception and a form of self-righteous legalism.
The biblical pattern of eldersThe New Testament pattern for churches is a plurality of elders rather than a single pastor with titles like reverend or bishop.
Shepherds with a father's heartThe primary qualification of an elder is a father's heart to care for God's people, modeled after the promise in Jeremiah to give shepherds after His own heart.
Leaders must examine their own conditionChurch leaders are in great danger of self-deception and must heed warnings like fleeing from the love of money and youthful lusts.
Holiness and fellowship before creationBefore the creation of angels and humans, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit shared perfect holiness and fellowship.
The creation of choice and leadershipWhen God created angels with the power of choice, He appointed a leader over them, establishing authority as God's idea rather than man's.
Pride as the root cause of failureSin did not originate in sexual immorality or external acts, but in pride when Lucifer desired to exalt himself above God.Isaiah 14:13
The weeding of heaven and the churchLucifer gathered a third of the angels who shared his discontent, and God's removal of them acted like weeding a garden, purifying heaven.Revelation 12:3–4
