31st January 2021 - Sunday Church Service | Are You Really Born Again - Zac Poonen

Zac PoonenJanuary 31, 20211h 38mWatch on YouTube

Summary

Zac Poonen leads a Sunday worship service centered on the question of authentic spiritual rebirth. Through songs of praise celebrating Christ's reign and redemption, the message emphasizes the reality and assurance of being born again in Christ, with believers called to genuine devotion and joyful celebration of His lordship.

Outline

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

A call to worshipThe service begins with a warm welcome to the brothers and sisters and an invitation to stand and sing together.

Praising God's eternal characterThe congregation sings about God's unchanging glory, His role as a protector, and His omniscience.

Celebrating our future reign with ChristThe worship continues with repetitive declarations of the joy and certainty that believers will reign alongside Him.

A call to worship and praiseThe service begins with a repetitive declaration of reigning with Christ, leading into a time of standing to worship the Lord's presence.

Meditating on God's greatness through the PsalmsThe speaker reads from Psalm 145 to highlight God's unsearchable greatness, His mercy, and His enduring goodness to all generations.

The danger of seeking Christ for the wrong motivesThe speaker warns that coming to Christ for benefits like wealth or comfort without a desire to be free from sin is not true salvation, as Jesus came specifically to call sinners to repentance.

A preacher's responsibility to declare God's purposePreachers must preach against sin and declare God's whole purpose to be innocent of the blood of others, even if it offends people.

The most scary verse in the New TestamentThe greatest danger is not hell itself, but that God may allow a deceiving influence to come upon those who do not love the truth so as to be saved.2 Thessalonians 2:10–11

The danger of praying to oneselfUsing the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, the speaker warns against religious performances where we pray to impress others rather than truly seeking God.Luke 18:9–11

Moving from praying to people to praying to JesusThe speaker describes his personal journey of realizing he was often praying to people rather than to God, and how he learned to consciously direct his prayers and songs to Jesus.

The lack of reverence in modern worshipMany people sing songs like they are at a rock concert, without any awareness of Jesus' presence or the weight of the words being sung.

Testifying to God's transformative powerThe speaker boldly testifies that God has delivered him from specific sins, such as anger, and encourages others to acknowledge the work God can do in them.

The hunger of a newbornJust as a healthy baby cries for milk, a truly born-again person will have a deep, natural longing to read and hear the Word of God.

The necessity of spiritual growthA sign of life is growth; if there is no spiritual progress, one must evaluate if there is actually spiritual life present.1 Peter 2:2

A prayer for serious commitmentThe speaker concludes with a prayer that listeners would take the reality of their salvation and the state of their souls seriously.

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