18.The Principles Of Business And Sacrifice - Zac Poonen (With Tamil Translation)

Zac PoonenJune 24, 201226mWatch on YouTube

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Visit our website for more information: www.cfcindia.com The Pathway to Perfection (English & Tamil) 1) The Root Causes Of Evil 2) Free Will And Conscience 3) How God Overcomes Evil 4) Choosing The Creator Over The Created 5) The Heavenly And Earthly Pulls 6) The Basis Of God's Forgiveness 7) Sin And Salvation 8) Faith And Obedience 9) How Man Fell Into Sin 10) God's Provision For Man's Failure 11) Repentance And Faith 12) Salvation From Sin And The World 13) God's Power Alone Can Help Us 14) Keeping The Tenth Commandment 15) Not A Servant But A Son 16) Our Maximum For The Lord 17) The Reality Of Final Judgement 18) The Principles Of Business And Sacrifice 19) Finding A Good Church 20) God Is Our Father 21) We Are Not Orphans 22) Becoming Good Like God 23) Renewal Through God's Word 24) God Is On Your Side Against Satan 25) God Controls All People And Events 26) The Renewal Of Our Minds 27) Cain And Abel 28) The Sin Of Jealousy 29) Two Types Of Sins 30) Lessons From Job's Life 31) Jesus Is Our Forerunner 32) The Humility Of Jesus 33) How Jesus Overcame Temptation 34) The Love That Jesus Had 35) Mercy And Grace 36) The Terms Of The New Covenant 37) Faith Results In Praising God 38) Faith Claims God's Promises 39) Praising God Enthrones Him 40) Praise Brings Victory 41) Obedience In The New Covenant 42) Obeying As Jesus Obeyed 43) Jesus Valued All Men 44) Jesus' Attitude To Material Things 45) New-Covenant Home Relationships 46) Love Between Husband And Wife 47) Unity Between Husband And Wife 48) Bringing Up Children In God's Ways 49) Faithful In Our Place Of Work 50) The Right Way To Pray 51) God-Centred Praying 52) The Fear Of God 53) Abraham's Testings 54) Joseph's Example 55) David's Successes And Failures 56) God's Part And Our Part 57) Judging Ourselves And Not Others 58) The Anointing Of The Spirit 59) Finding God's Perfect Will 60) The Purpose Of Failure

Summary

The speaker argues that genuine service to God is characterized by sacrifice, contrasting it with the modern trend of financial dependence within Christian ministry. He warns against the deception of those who seek money from congregants, asserting that true servants, like Jesus and Paul, never demanded financial support. The core message is to choose serving God over serving money, emphasizing that true ministry should not be transactional.

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The certainty of judgment and our motiveDeath and judgment are certain, prompting us to share the truth not to gain financially, but for your spiritual welfare.Hebrews 9:27

Serving God without personal gainAfter leaving a promising Navy career where income was much higher, serving God for 38 years has involved financial sacrifice rather than personal enrichment.

How to test a genuine servant of GodA genuine servant of God sacrifices comfort and gain, whereas many modern preachers earn vastly more than they did or would in a secular job.

Serving God or serving moneyJesus taught that you cannot serve both God and money, yet many modern Christian workers collect tithes from poor families to live in grand style.

Jesus and the apostles never asked for moneyNeither Jesus nor the apostles ever asked anyone to support them financially, a stark contrast to modern ministries that constantly solicit funds.

Old Testament justifications and the New Testament modelPreachers who demand money often misuse Old Testament tithing principles, ignoring the sacrificial and self-supporting example of the New Testament.

Peter and the apostles accepted financial lossWhen Peter left his fishing livelihood to become an apostle, his income dropped, demonstrating that following Christ involves sacrifice rather than making money.

A business racket in the name of GodUsing Christian work as a means to acquire personal wealth and property is a business racket that deceives many people through television programs.

No businessmen in the house of the LordThe book of Zechariah points to a day when there will no longer be a merchant operating by business principles in the house of the Lord.Zechariah 14:21

Why Jesus drove out the money changersJesus drove out those making a financial profit in the temple, distinguishing between the marketplace where profit is fine and God's house where it is forbidden.

Babylon versus JerusalemThose who operate on business principles build Babylon the false church, while those who operate on sacrifice build Jerusalem the true church.

The suffering of the greatest apostlesEven the greatest apostles like Paul suffered hardship and lacked worldly riches, proving that sacrifice is an essential part of New Testament Christianity.

A call to repent and follow the principle of sacrificeChristian leaders are challenged to repent of the business principle and instead follow Christ's example of sacrifice to truly build Jerusalem.

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