The Power Of The Spirit To Make Us Christ Like - Zac Poonen (Telugu)
Kakinada Conference 2013 - Seek Good And Not Evil, That You May Live: 5. The Power Of The Spirit To Make Us Christ Like - Zac Poonen (Telugu)
Summary
The central message is that when God is with us, it means we have the power to overcome sin and choose good over evil, not that we will be protected from physical suffering or sickness. The Holy Spirit empowers believers to walk like Jesus, who never sinned and was good to everyone, proving God's presence. This power allows us to choose love and avoid hatred, as God's love is poured into our hearts through the Spirit.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Seek good and not evilThe speaker reads Amos chapter 5, verse 14, explaining that God being with us means we are able to overcome sin and satan rather than being kept free from all physical suffering or sickness.
The love of God poured out through the Holy SpiritReading Romans 5:5, the speaker explains that the true evidence of being filled with the Holy Spirit is being filled with God's love, contrasting this with unbiblical physical manifestations.
Admitting our weakness and finding graceDrawing on Romans 7, the speaker notes that even the apostle Paul experienced the frustration of wanting to do good yet failing, showing that we must humbly go to God for the power we lack.Romans 7:19
Without me you can do nothingUsing the analogy of a branch attached to a tree from John 15:5, the speaker emphasizes that trying to live a holy life independently is impossible.
With Christ I can do all thingsPairing the vine analogy with Philippians 4:13, the speaker highlights the two truths every believer must remember: apart from Christ we can do nothing, but with Him we can fulfill God's commands.
Do you believe I can do this for you?Looking at the healing of the blind men in Matthew 9, the speaker points out that Jesus always asks people if they believe He is able to help them with their specific problems.Matthew 9:27–28
Confessing with the mouth and believing in the heartBased on Romans 10:9-10, the speaker explains that deliverance comes when we bring our specific struggles to God in prayer, believing in our hearts and confessing with our mouths that Jesus can lift us out of sin.
Forgetting what lies behind and pressing toward the goalReferencing Philippians 3:12-13, the speaker urges believers not to slide backward or coast on past progress, but to continually grow more Christlike day by day.
The primary ministry of the Holy SpiritExamining 2 Corinthians 3:18, the speaker explains that the Holy Spirit's main work is showing us the glory of Jesus in the word and transforming us into that same image from one degree of glory to another.
Cleansing the vessel to receive the SpiritConcluding the message, the speaker states that just as a cup must be cleaned before pouring water into it, we must confess known sins to Jesus and ask Him to fill us daily with the Holy Spirit.
