Zac Poonen - God's Power Can Be Manifested Only When We Are Weak

Zac PoonenNovember 9, 202118mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: God's Power Can Be Manifested Only When We Are Weak Date: November 7, 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)

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The central message is that God's power is most evident when believers embrace weakness, echoing Paul's declaration, "For when I am weak, then I am strong." The speaker emphasizes that true spiritual progress is marked by desiring less personal honor and instead seeking only the glorification of Jesus Christ. He uses examples from the body of Christ and the historical accounts of Gideon to illustrate that God often works through seemingly small or weak means.

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What happens when you see the body of Christ?When you truly understand in your heart the body of Christ that Jesus is building, one definite result is that you will have zero jealousy toward anyone.

The left hand and the right handJust like the left hand is never jealous of the right hand doing important work, members of Christ's body should not feel rivalry or jealousy.

The hidden, vital members of the bodyJust as invisible internal organs like the liver and heart are far more essential to survival than hands or feet, invisible members fulfilling prayer ministries are vital to the church.

God has to make us weakFor God to be glorified, He often has to make us weak, just as He reduced Gideon's army so they would not think they won the battle themselves.

The mark of spiritual progressSpiritual progress is marked by wanting less and less honor for yourself and desiring that Jesus Christ alone be glorified.

When I am weak, then I am strongThe apostle Paul learned the secret that true strength comes only when we embrace our weaknesses, insults, and difficulties and lean wholly upon God.

The physical weaknesses of the apostle PaulHistory records that Paul was short in height, completely bald, had a hooked nose, and suffered from painful eye infections that caused people to loathe his condition.

Paul's bodily illness in GalatiaPaul's severe bodily illness forced him to stop in Galatia, resulting in the birth of the churches there because he was unable to simply pass through.Galatians 4:13

God works through weak peopleIf God loves you, He may make you weak in ways like financial difficulty to test whether you will depend on Him rather than drawing attention to yourself.

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