31st May 2020 - Sunday Church Service | Living For God's Highest Always - Zac Poonen
31st May 2020 - Living For God's Highest Always - Zac Poonen Sunday Church Service - CFC Bangalore. For more sermons please visit https://www.cfcindia.com
Summary
The sermon is largely a worship service, focusing on praising God's majesty, faithfulness, and enduring love. The speaker encourages the congregation to dedicate their lives and hearts to God, acknowledging that God cares for them and desires them to be a testimony through their lives. The message concludes with a commitment to hearing God's voice and responding to Him with a humble heart.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Reviewing last week and this week's memory versesThe congregation reviews Isaiah 43:2 as last week's promise and Jeremiah 6:16 as this week's command to find rest.Isaiah 43:2
History versus teaching in scriptureMost of the Bible is either history or teaching, and mistakes happen when people try to build doctrines out of historical accounts instead of teaching sections.
The scariest verse in the New TestamentSecond Thessalonians 2:11 warns that God Himself will send a deluding influence to those who do not love the truth.2 Thessalonians 2:11
Two qualifications to prevent deceptionTo escape deception, believers must love the truth about themselves when convicted and love the truth of God's Word.
The necessity of being saved from sinBeing saved means having a passionate desire to be saved from all known sin rather than finding excuses for disobedience.
Learning from Old Testament warningsThe Old Testament shows God's fierce detestation of idolatry and sexual sin, teaching believers to guard their hearts and bodies.
All things are lawful, but not all things are profitableA carnal Christian settles for what is lawful, while a spiritual person selects what is profitable for eternity.1 Corinthians 6:12
The body is for the LordThe speaker explains that the human body is a temple of the Holy Spirit and must be completely yielded to God's mastery.
God withholds no good thingGod is a loving father who never withholds any good thing from those who walk uprightly.
David's testimony of God's faithfulnessReflecting on a lifetime, David testifies that he has never seen a righteous man forsaken by God or his children begging for bread.
Jesus fulfilled the Father's plan completelyFrom his birth to his crucifixion, every detail of Jesus' life fulfilled scriptural prophecy as he walked in constant fellowship with the Father.
Only what God plants will lastEvery work not planted by the heavenly Father will eventually be uprooted, so believers must follow God's specific leading.Matthew 15:13
Finishing the race without regretBelievers should strive to hear Jesus say well done rather than just scraping into the kingdom of God.
Closing prayer and hymnThe service concludes with a pastoral prayer dedicating the listeners to God's highest plan and singing a hymn of deeper devotion.
