The Lineage of Jesus -- Zac Poonen -- August 14, 2009 (Audio Only)

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Part 1 in the Series 'An Indestructible Life' http://rlcf.church/conferences/indestructible-life RLCF Family Conference 2009 --- River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA

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The speaker emphasizes that the book of Hebrews highlights the superiority of the New Covenant over the Old Covenant, which is described as obsolete. He focuses on Jesus' priesthood through the order of Melchizedek, noting that this priesthood was established not by physical lineage or law, but by the 'power of an indestructible life.' He warns that when church practices or personal actions are based on physical requirements or external laws rather than this internal, indestructible life, they revert to the old covenant and become 'dead works.'

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Jesus as a priest after the order of MelchizedekHebrews highlights unique truths about Jesus, including His priesthood not after Levi, but according to the power of an indestructible life.Hebrews 7:16

The contrast between physical requirements and internal lifeThe old covenant focused heavily on physical, material rules and rituals, while the new covenant operates out of an inward indestructible life.

Good works versus dead worksWhile the world knows good and evil, the Holy Spirit reveals the difference between genuine good works and dead works done merely out of external religious law.

The true biblical definition of eternal lifeEternal life is not defined by a dictionary, but by Jesus in John 17 as knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ better and better.John 17:3

The two requirements for getting anything from GodObtaining anything valuable from God requires a desperate sense of need and faith to believe He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

Receiving God's gifts by faith, not human meritGod's gifts, including the baptism of the Holy Spirit, are completely undeserved and received through faith rather than works of the law.

God's plans for our welfare and futureGod declares in Jeremiah that He has plans to give believers a wonderful future and hope when they call upon Him with all their heart.Jeremiah 29:11

God can rebuild a chaotic lifeJust as God took the chaotic earth in Genesis 1 and made it good, He can take a life ruined by sin and untie every knot through faith in Christ.

Demonstrating an indestructible love and peaceThe Holy Spirit fills believers with a love and peace that circumstances, opposition, and hard times cannot destroy.

Enduring the cross with the joy set before usJesus did not enjoy the cross, but He endured it for the joy set before Him, showing that believers are called to persevere through suffering.

God has provided something better for usWhile old covenant heroes often escaped trials, new covenant believers are called to glorify God right in the middle of suffering.

Following Jesus in dependence and prayerBecause Jesus faced every temptation like us, He constantly slipped away to pray for help from the Father, showing believers how to overcome.

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