Zac Poonen - Keeping God's Truths Ever Fresh

Zac PoonenDecember 19, 201945mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: Keeping God's Truths Ever Fresh Date: 10-05-2019 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)

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The central message is that Christian truths, like the Gospel, must be kept fresh in our lives to remain vibrant and real, otherwise, they become stale. The speaker draws parallels between the perishable manna from heaven and the enduring truth found in the Ark of the Covenant. He emphasizes that true spiritual experience, especially regarding the cross and the New Covenant, requires a continuous, fresh realization of these truths, leading to a deeper intimacy with God.

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The danger of spiritual truths becoming staleJust as manna bred worms within twenty-four hours unless preserved in the Ark, heavenly truths quickly become stale and lose their life when held in our own human nature.

Praying to hear the cross as if for the first timeThe speaker prays to experience the reality of Jesus dying on the cross with fresh emotion and wonder every single time he sings about it.Revelation 5:9

The new and living way through the veil of self-willHebrews explains that Jesus inaugurated a new and living way through the veil, which symbolizes His flesh and human self-will that had to be denied.Hebrews 10:19

Moving beyond the outer court and holy place into the most holy placeChristians often remain content in the outer court of forgiveness or the holy place of service, but God calls believers into the most holy place of fellowship with Him alone.

If we die with Him, we will live with HimExperiencing the resurrection life of Christ is conditional upon dying with Him daily through the way of the cross.2 Timothy 2:11

Purifying ourselves from the stinking selfBelievers have a double hope when Christ returns: not only seeing Him, but being made like Him by dealing with the flesh.1 John 3:2–3

The difference between the old man and the fleshWhile God dealt with the old man completely at baptism like the Egyptian army at the Red Sea, believers must actively fight and kill the Canaanite giants of the flesh.

Fixing our eyes on Jesus to run the raceRunning the Christian race requires endurance and looking away from everything else onto Jesus, who endured the cross for the joy set before Him.Hebrews 12:1–2

Overcoming as Christ overcame to sit on His throneJesus challenges believers to overcome the lusts of the flesh just as He overcame, with the promise of sharing His throne.Revelation 3:21

Desiring nothing on earth but GodTrue New Covenant worship is encapsulated in desiring God above all earthly things, bringing proper perspective to human relationships and fellowship.

Eternal life is knowing God intimatelyEternal life is defined as knowing God intimately in the spirit, a deep union that requires fighting the good fight of faith.John 17:3

True ministry flows from knowing HimOn the final day, outward religious works and ministry will not matter if Jesus never truly knew the individual; ministry must flow from personal knowledge of Him.

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Zac Poonen - Keeping God's Truths Ever Fresh

Zac Poonen · December 19, 2019 · 45m

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The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.

If we die with Him, we will live with HimExperiencing the resurrection life of Christ is conditional upon dying with Him daily through the way of the cross.2 Timothy 2:11

Purifying ourselves from the stinking selfBelievers have a double hope when Christ returns: not only seeing Him, but being made like Him by dealing with the flesh.1 John 3:2–3

Overcoming as Christ overcame to sit on His throneJesus challenges believers to overcome the lusts of the flesh just as He overcame, with the promise of sharing His throne.Revelation 3:21

Desiring nothing on earth but GodTrue New Covenant worship is encapsulated in desiring God above all earthly things, bringing proper perspective to human relationships and fellowship.

Eternal life is knowing God intimatelyEternal life is defined as knowing God intimately in the spirit, a deep union that requires fighting the good fight of faith.John 17:3

True ministry flows from knowing HimOn the final day, outward religious works and ministry will not matter if Jesus never truly knew the individual; ministry must flow from personal knowledge of Him.

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