Sunil Poonen - Growing in the likeness of Christ through daily repentance

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Speaker: Sunil Poonen Title: Growing in the likeness of Christ through daily repentance Date: 03/17/2024 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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Sunil Poonen teaches that Christians must pursue the daily revelation of Jesus Christ in their lives through repentance, rather than advancing in worldly pursuits or creating new forms of legalism within the church. True spiritual growth means progressively moving from spiritual dawn toward noon through an ongoing attitude of repentance for both known sins and newly revealed areas of spiritual blindness, allowing God's kindness to continually transform us into the image of Christ.

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What does advancing in life mean to us?People chase various forms of advancement at different stages of life, from sports and test scores to retirement accounts and comfort, but these are not the Christian's true focus.

The trap of advancing in a new form of JudaismJust as the apostle Paul was once zealous for ancestral traditions before God reached him, believers today can easily fall into a new legalism built on church ideals, rules, and outward godliness.Galatians 1:14

God's true purpose: Revealing Christ in usGod set believers apart from birth not to pursue an improved lifestyle of rules, but to have His Son Jesus Christ revealed in them.

Unlearning everything except Jesus ChristInstead of seeking worldly greatness or religious praise, the student's task and the believer's response is to unlearn all else and focus entirely on Christ.

Progressing from dawn to the noonday sunThe New Covenant path is not content with initial salvation at dawn, but progresses through daily repentance to the brightness of noonday.

Repenting from ignorance and returning to the LordPeter's sermon to the Jews shows that people can act in ignorance, but once convicted, they must repent and return so that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.

Faith for forgiveness of sins rather than just healingWhen Jesus healed the paralytic, He looked beyond physical healing and the amazement of the crowd to answer the deeper faith for forgiveness and repentance.

Seeking God during trials to become like ChristSurviving a trial or having it go away does not make a person more like Christ; rather, seeking God during the trial to overcome anxiety, self-pity, and blame produces true Christlikeness.

The parable of the soils and the danger of rocky groundJust like the seed on rocky ground that springs up with immediate joy but lacks root, a true disciple must allow the word to drive them to deep repentance rather than mere emotional stimulation.

Waiting on the Lord for a word of reproofLike Habakkuk standing on his guardpost, believers should cry out every morning not just for circumstances or messages, but to hear a word of discipline that points out hidden areas of compromise.

Training by the discipline of the LordGod deals with His children as sons through discipline, which yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who are trained by it.

Hearing the voice behind us and destroying idolsWhen the Holy Spirit's voice behind us says 'this is way, walk in it,' the proper response is to defile our graven images and idols, leading to spiritual healing and a path that shines ever brighter.Isaiah 30:21–22

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Sunil Poonen - Growing in the likeness of Christ through daily repentance

Sunil Poonen · March 18, 2024 · 26m

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

God's true purpose: Revealing Christ in usGod set believers apart from birth not to pursue an improved lifestyle of rules, but to have His Son Jesus Christ revealed in them.

Unlearning everything except Jesus ChristInstead of seeking worldly greatness or religious praise, the student's task and the believer's response is to unlearn all else and focus entirely on Christ.

Progressing from dawn to the noonday sunThe New Covenant path is not content with initial salvation at dawn, but progresses through daily repentance to the brightness of noonday.

Training by the discipline of the LordGod deals with His children as sons through discipline, which yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those who are trained by it.

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