Zac Poonen - For Children: Maintaining A Close Connection With God

Zac PoonenJanuary 3, 202219mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: Maintaining A Close Connection With God Date: 01/02/2022 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)

Summary

The speaker uses the analogy of a broken electrical wire to illustrate that even one sin can completely sever a person's connection with God, making the lamp of life go out. He emphasizes that all people have sinned, as God's standard requires perfection. Furthermore, he stresses the importance of daily spiritual connection, citing Genesis 1 to teach that God speaks every day, and advises starting the day with prayer to hear God's word.

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How a small break stops the lamp from burningJust like a small break in a wire causes a lamp to go out, even a single sin breaks our connection with God.

Comparing ourselves to othersPeople often compare themselves to others to feel better, but whether the wire is cut by an inch or a mile, the lamp still does not burn.

The Pharisee and the sinnerJesus told a story of a religious Pharisee who compared himself to a lying sinner and thanked God he was not like him, illustrating the common human tendency of pride.

God's standard is one hundred percentWhile human tests have passing grades, God's standard requires getting a hundred percent right; missing even one standard means falling short.

Jesus restores the connectionBecause everyone's connection with God is broken by sin, Jesus came to restore that relationship since only God could do it.

God spoke every day in GenesisIn the first chapter of Genesis, God repeatedly speaks on successive days, teaching us that He wants to speak to us every single day.Genesis 1:3

Why man was created on the sixth dayMan was created on the same day as animals, using the same dust of the earth, but with a crucial difference.

God breathed into man a living soulWhen God breathed into Adam, man received a living soul and a conscience, which animals do not have.Genesis 2:7

Animals do not have a conscienceUnlike animals that commit wrong actions without feeling conviction, children and adults have a God-given conscience that tells them when something is wrong.

Preserving and cleaning your conscienceWe must preserve our conscience, and when we sin, we can ask Jesus to cleanse us through His work on the cross and shed blood.

Unless you become like little childrenJesus taught that unless we are converted and become like little children, we cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 18:3

The innocence of a babyA baby does not hold grudges or become proud when praised, exemplifying the humility and innocence of the greatest in God's kingdom.

Overcoming bad habits with the Holy SpiritAs we grow, we develop bad habits, which is why adults and children alike need to ask Jesus for the Holy Spirit to fight temptations and live for God.

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