6. Zac Poonen - Building A Body And A Family

Zac PoonenMay 27, 20171h 16mWatch on YouTube

Part ofNCCF CONFERENCE 20175 of 7

Also in

Zac Poonen379 messages

Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: Building A Body And A Family Date: 05-21-2017 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)

Summary

The central message is that Christian life requires becoming a true reflection of Jesus, which is manifested both individually through purity and corporately within the local church. Salvation is achieved through repentance—simply turning around to receive God's free gift—and faith, which is reaching out to take that gift. Furthermore, true discipleship requires actively walking in the manner Christ walked, as taught by John in 1 John 2:6.

Outline

The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

Can you live like Jesus?The devil tries to convince believers that because Jesus was God, living a sinless life is impossible, but the Bible commands us to walk as He walked.

Understanding repentance and faithRepentance is simply turning around from our own way to face God, and faith is reaching out to take His free gift, neither of which is a work to earn salvation.

According to your faithUsing the healing of the blind men in Matthew 9, the speaker illustrates that God gives us what we have faith to receive, whether just forgiveness or full victory over sin.Matthew 9:28

The two eyes: forgiveness and victoryMany Christians stop at having their first eye open for forgiveness, but God also offers the second eye of victory over sin through faith.

Always led in triumphGod always leads believers in triumph in Christ, not through human effort, but by relying on His grace where sin has no dominion.2 Corinthians 2:14

Emptying your hands of rubbishJust like a child holding onto a coin inside a vase, many cannot receive what God offers because they are clinging to worldly things that Paul counted as garbage.

Jesus made like His brothersJesus faced every temptation we face as a true human being and overcame because He lived under the constant power of God's grace.Hebrews 2:17

Discovering deeper levels of sinSpiritual growth reveals hidden areas of the self, such as expecting gratitude from others, which must be overcome as we progress to higher levels of maturity.

Conquering the land step by stepJust as Israel conquered Canaan gradually by fighting the giants right in front of them, we overcome sin step by step in cooperation with God.

The valley of dry bones and the true churchThrough the preaching of God's Word, God brings separate believers together like the dry bones in Ezekiel 37, building a dedicated core within the broader church to function as the Bride of Christ.

Related messages

Back to the catalog

NCCF Church

6. Zac Poonen - Building A Body And A Family

Zac Poonen · May 27, 2017 · 1h 16m

Following Jesus Repentance