Zac Poonen - God Speaks From Within Us Today

Zac PoonenMay 16, 202230mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: God Speaks From Within Us Today Date: 05/15/2022 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

God primarily speaks to us today through the Holy Spirit working from within, rather than through external signs as in the Old Covenant. To hear God's guidance, believers must actively seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit through prayer. Furthermore, the speaker emphasizes that unforgiveness is a major barrier to hearing God's voice, urging the audience to forgive others immediately, even for future offenses.

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Why the Holy Spirit is givenJesus promised the Helper, the Spirit of truth, who would come to dwell inside believers and guide them into all truth from within.John 14:16–17

God wants to speak every dayThe creation account shows God speaking daily, and Jesus declared that people live by every word that proceeds from God's mouth.

God's thoughts are higher than oursBelievers must recognize that God's ways and thoughts are vastly different from human, self-centered ways.Isaiah 55:8–9

The necessity of forgiving everyoneHolding unforgiveness towards anyone who has hurt you will prevent you from hearing God speak.

The example of future forgivenessJesus immediately forgave those who opposed Him, demonstrating an attitude of forgiving even future offenses.

Quickly asking forgiveness of othersWhen approaching God in prayer, if you remember offending someone, you must stop and go ask for forgiveness immediately.

God speaks through His Son in these last daysIn the new covenant era beginning at Pentecost, God speaks to us directly through His Son, requiring inward attention to the heart.

Wisdom regarding money and the futureWhile it is wise to work and save for the future like the ant, believers must not weary themselves to gain wealth or set their eyes on riches.Proverbs 23:4–5

Praising God in loss and putting Him firstTrue disciples give glory to God when He gives and say praise the Lord when He takes things away, making Him the absolute first priority.

Choosing between God and moneyJesus stated that the two competing masters vying for your life are God and money, requiring total devotion to one.

Faithfulness with unrighteous wealthBeing faithful with worldly money qualifies a believer to be entrusted with true spiritual riches.

What the true riches areTrue riches consist of likeness to Jesus Christ, being filled with the Holy Spirit, and receiving revelation on God's word.

The growing capacity of spiritual fullnessSpiritual life progresses through steps from a cup in John 3, to a well in John 4, to rivers of living water in John 7.

Learning what is pleasing to the LordInstead of hearing external directions for every step, believers must diligently learn what pleases the Lord as their minds are transformed.Ephesians 5:10

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