Righteousness with Peace and Joy - Zac Poonen
21st February, 2016 - Sunday Service - CFC Bangalore Watch the live stream of the Sunday service from CFC Bangalore. For more videos, visit www.cfcindia.com
Summary
The sermon is a worship service focused on praising God for His perfect work, faithfulness, and justice. It repeatedly emphasizes themes of redemption through the blood of the Lamb and the glory to be given to the Father through Jesus. The message encourages the congregation to worship with all their hearts and to acknowledge God's greatness.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Glory to the Father through JesusA call to rejoice and give glory to God for the great things He has done and taught us through His Son.
A commitment to total worshipAn expression of the desire to worship God with all one's heart, strength, and life by seeking Him and following His ways.
Ascribing greatness to GodReflecting on the truth that God is our Rock, His work is perfect, and He is a faithful, righteous, and upright God.
Opening prayer and scripture reviewThe speaker begins with a prayer of praise and reviews the previous week's memory verse from Isaiah 65:24.
A call to spiritual maturityUsing 1 Corinthians 14:20, the speaker encourages believers not to be childish in their thinking but to be mature.1 Corinthians 14:20
The overwhelming grace of Christ's commitmentThe speaker reflects on the profound reality that Jesus chooses to be united with us despite knowing all our future failures.
Loving Jesus for who He isA satisfying Christian life comes from a relationship with Jesus where we desire nothing from Him other than Him Himself, because He first loved us.
What it means to seek the kingdomSeeking the kingdom is not about religious activity or missionary work, but is defined by the Holy Spirit as a matter of righteousness.Romans 14:17
The righteousness that comes through faithEven with a perfect external life, we must not glory in our own uprightness but rely solely on the righteousness received through faith in Christ.Philippians 3:6–9
Recognizing our need for Christ's righteousnessTrue spiritual life begins with the realization that our own righteousness is like filthy rags and that we must rely entirely on the righteousness of Christ.
The two characteristics of real righteousnessTrue righteousness from God is distinguished from a fake appearance by two essential marks: peace and joy.Romans 14:17
Finding peace by seeing God in all circumstancesA pure heart sees God's hand even in difficult situations, allowing a believer to remain at rest when others are agitated.
Seeing God everywhere leads to peace with othersWhen you are pure in heart, you see God even in difficult situations, which allows you to obey the command to live without complaining.
Peace in your heart crushes the devilHaving peace in your heart allows you to stand firm against Satan's attacks, knowing that Christ has already defeated him.
A prayer for God to write His law in our heartsThe speaker concludes with a call to yield to the Holy Spirit, asking Him to transform our nature and write God's law within us.
