Speaker: Zac Poonen
Title: Our Calling As A Church
Date: 05/23/2021
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 calling for the church is to be an exact reflection of Jesus Christ, which requires both individual purity and functioning corporately. The message emphasizes that the primary focus must be on repentance—a complete turning away from sin toward God—and that the ultimate goal is to see Jesus more clearly. The speaker urges the congregation to prioritize this spiritual vision over earthly recognition or status.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Look to the quarry from which you were dugBelievers must never forget their humble spiritual beginnings and the place from which the Lord rescued them.
Being a voice like John the BaptistTrue greatness before God means desiring only to be a voice that calls people to repentance, following John the Baptist's example.
The body of Christ as the final ElijahThe calling of the church body in these last days is to act as the corporate Elijah preparing people for the second coming of Christ through the message of repentance.
What do you want?Contrasting James and John's desire for positions of honor with blind Bartimaeus's desire to see, believers should simply ask the Lord to open their eyes to see Jesus clearly.
The necessary and honorable weaker membersScripture teaches that the weaker and less presentable members of the body of Christ are necessary and must be given more abundant honor.
Avoiding the club mentalityBelievers who only take help from the church without ever serving others are treating the church like a club and acting as a hindrance or cancer in the body.
Pressing forward to possess the landLike the Israelites in the wilderness, believers must recognize they have not yet arrived and must actively kill giants of sin, selfishness, and pride.
The danger of a form of godliness without powerThe greatest danger facing the church is people who have the right language and a form of godliness but inwardly remain lovers of money, self, and pleasure rather than lovers of God.
Speaker: Zac Poonen
Title: Our Calling As A Church
Date: 05/23/2021
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 calling for the church is to be an exact reflection of Jesus Christ, which requires both individual purity and functioning corporately. The message emphasizes that the primary focus must be on repentance—a complete turning away from sin toward God—and that the ultimate goal is to see Jesus more clearly. The speaker urges the congregation to prioritize this spiritual vision over earthly recognition or status.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Look to the quarry from which you were dugBelievers must never forget their humble spiritual beginnings and the place from which the Lord rescued them.
Being a voice like John the BaptistTrue greatness before God means desiring only to be a voice that calls people to repentance, following John the Baptist's example.
The body of Christ as the final ElijahThe calling of the church body in these last days is to act as the corporate Elijah preparing people for the second coming of Christ through the message of repentance.
What do you want?Contrasting James and John's desire for positions of honor with blind Bartimaeus's desire to see, believers should simply ask the Lord to open their eyes to see Jesus clearly.
The necessary and honorable weaker membersScripture teaches that the weaker and less presentable members of the body of Christ are necessary and must be given more abundant honor.
Avoiding the club mentalityBelievers who only take help from the church without ever serving others are treating the church like a club and acting as a hindrance or cancer in the body.
Pressing forward to possess the landLike the Israelites in the wilderness, believers must recognize they have not yet arrived and must actively kill giants of sin, selfishness, and pride.
The danger of a form of godliness without powerThe greatest danger facing the church is people who have the right language and a form of godliness but inwardly remain lovers of money, self, and pleasure rather than lovers of God.
