Zac Poonen - Sermon on the Mount - 12
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Summary
In this sermon on Matthew 5, Zac Poonen emphasizes that Christians must pursue continuous spiritual growth and progress toward Christlikeness, not remain defeated by the same sins year after year. He outlines nine right attitudes from the Beatitudes—including poverty of spirit, mourning for sin, meekness, hungering for righteousness, mercy, purity of heart, peacemaking, standing for righteousness, and boldly confessing Christ—and contrasts Jesus's internal, root-level standard with the Old Testament's external commandments, using anger and lust as examples of attitudes that must be dealt with at their source rather than merely their outward manifestations.
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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: Sermon on the Mount - 12 Date: 02/01/2026 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)
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Zac Poonen expounds on the Beatitudes from Matthew 5, explaining nine right attitudes that characterize blessed believers: poverty of spirit, mourning for sin, meekness, hunger for righteousness, mercy, purity of heart, and peacemaking. He emphasizes that genuine righteousness must be accompanied by humility and mercy toward others, and that standing firm on biblical truth—whether through baptism, avoiding dishonesty, or confessing Christ—inevitably invites persecution from those whose compromises are exposed by our obedience.
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