Zac Poonen - During This Time, Let Patience Do A Perfect Work In You

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: During This Time, Let Patience Do A Perfect Work In You Date: April 5, 2020 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 Christians must strive to be an exact reflection of Jesus by aligning their lives with God's ultimate purpose, as described in Romans 8:28-29. This requires loving God supremely above all earthly attachments—including family, career, or comfort—because only such alignment ensures that all circumstances work together for good. The speaker encourages the audience to embrace trials with joy, referencing James 1:2, as a test of this supreme devotion to Christ.

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God's ultimate purpose for every eventGod works every event together for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.

What does it mean to be aligned with His purpose?God predestined those who trust in Christ to be conformed to the likeness of His Son, making Christ-likeness the ultimate goal of life.

Loving God supremely brings peaceLoving God above family, money, and comfort brings a deep sense of peace and rest, knowing He plans our future.

Consider it all joy in trialsThe book of James commands believers to consider it only joy when encountering various trials.

The pandemic as a midterm examinationGod uses the current global testing and lockdown as a midterm examination to show us our real spiritual state and weed out self-deception.

Testing produces enduranceThe testing of our faith produces patience and endurance so that we may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.James 1:3–4

God will not test us beyond our abilityGod is faithful and will not allow us to be tested beyond our ability, providing sufficient grace for every situation.1 Corinthians 10:13

The last days like the days of NoahJust as people lived unready in the days of Noah before sudden judgment came, believers must stay awake and sober in the light.Matthew 24:38

Noah's patient endurance in the ArkNoah faced uncertainty, confinement, and discomfort inside the Ark for a year, but God remembered him and kept him safe.

Patience and kindness in close quartersTrue love defined in 1 Corinthians 13 is fundamentally patient and kind, requiring us to show grace to family members in tight spaces.

Contentment in God's provisionBelievers are exhorted to be content with what they have, relying on the Lord as their helper who will never forsake them.Hebrews 13:5–6

God at work inside and outside usGod works externally through circumstances and internally by His Spirit to give us the desire and strength to do His will.Philippians 2:13

Doing everything without grumblingOur daily homework is to work out our salvation by doing everything without grumbling, complaining, or disputing.

Shining as lights in a complaining worldBy refusing to murmur in a crooked and perverse generation, we prove we are New Covenant children and shine as lights in the world.

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