19th June 2022 -CFC Sunday Church Service |Building The Church As A Home For The Lonely - Zac Poonen
19th June 2022 -CFC Sunday Church Service |Building The Church As A Home For The Lonely - Zac Poonen
Summary
The message emphasizes that God desires to build the church to function as a true home, especially for the lonely. It draws from scripture to encourage believers to be established in God's love and to understand that the entire Bible, including the Old Testament, is inspired by God. The core message is one of divine provision and the necessity of building a supportive community within Christ.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Why we need the whole Bible including the Old TestamentAll 66 books of the Bible are inspired by God and profitable for training in righteousness so that we can become perfect, meaning we should not neglect the Old Testament.
God as a father to the fatherless and a judge to the widowsPsalm 68 describes God caring for the helpless, contrasting the insecurity of an orphan with the deep security found in a heavenly father who has time for each individual child.Psalm 68:5–6
Persistent prayer as illustrated by the widow and the neighborJesus used parables about a persistent widow and a shameless neighbor knocking at midnight to teach us about persistence in prayer, both for our own needs and when seeking to help others.
Building the church as a home for the lonelyGod makes a home for the lonely, and the true church should function as a loving family rather than a cold academic institution or a corporate organization.Psalm 68:6
Following Daniel's example of faithfulness in small thingsDaniel took a firm stand on seemingly small dietary commands in Babylon, proving his wholehearted devotion and inspiring others to join him in radical obedience.
Leading prisoners out of sin into spiritual prosperityGod not only desires to release people from the prisons of sin, anger, and bitterness, but also to lead them into true spiritual prosperity through diligent, wholehearted seeking.Psalm 68:6
Dying to self like a grain of wheat to bear fruitWhen Greek intellectuals sought Jesus, He explained that unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies to its own reputation and self-life, it remains barren rather than bearing much fruit.
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