19th January 2020 - Sunday Service - Zac Poonen
19th January 2020 - Christian Fellowship Meeting - Bangalore. Child Dedication Message - Fathers, Train Up Your Children Main Message - God Can Make You Increase In Love For more sermons please visit https://www.cfcindia.com/
Summary
The message emphasizes the importance of raising children with faith, drawing parallels to the dedication of Jesus and the faith of Moses' parents. The speaker stresses that parents must be diligent in raising their children to protect them from negative influences, highlighting that faith is crucial for a child's life journey.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Opening worship songsThe congregation enters into worship by singing songs that magnify the name of Jesus as the Prince of Peace.
Singing of God's natureThe congregation sings about the nature of God as a consuming fire and an unshakable kingdom.
Prayer of thanksgiving and petitionThe speaker leads the congregation in a prayer to cast cares upon God, thanking Him for His salvation and asking for spiritual revival.
A prayer for transformationThe service begins with a prayer asking God to let His sheep hear His voice and to transform lives into children of light.
Recalling scripture and promisesThe congregation recites memory verses from Romans and Isaiah, focusing on sound judgment and God's promise to lead the blind through darkness.Romans 12:3
The responsibility of fathers in the last daysDrawing from Malachi, the speaker warns that in the last days, fathers must take primary responsibility for teaching their children the scriptures rather than dumping the duty on mothers or Sunday School teachers.Malachi 4:5–6
The purpose of God's disciplineGod disciplines His children out of love for their good, and true children of God will experience both encouragement and rebuke from Him.
Following God's example of disciplineBelievers should not disregard the Lord's discipline or faint when He reproves us, as He uses it to shape His children.
God is light and cannot tolerate sinBecause God is light with no darkness in Him, He cannot tolerate even the smallest sin; therefore, walking in fellowship requires repenting of known sin.1 John 1:5–6
The danger of a desensitized conscienceA serious spiritual condition occurs when one can walk in darkness and sin without feeling any disturbance or conviction.
The connection between holiness and loveUsing 1 Thessalonians 3, the speaker explains that God establishes our hearts in holiness through an increasing and abounding love for one another.
Loving others by dying to selfFollowing Jesus' example of the cross, true love is demonstrated by being willing to die to one's own needs and even accepting rebuke with grace.
Discipline as a mark of God's loveThe speaker reflects on how experiencing God's discipline is proof of His love and why leaders must use correction to care for the church.
Aiming for holiness and a clear conscienceBy judging ourselves daily through God's word, we can strive to be unblameable and stand before Christ with nothing left to set right.
The power of the New Covenant to do God's willUnlike the Old Covenant where one might only delight in God's law, the New Covenant empowers believers through the Holy Spirit to actually perform His will.Hebrews 10:7
