New Year 2015 Message:- Jesus Pleased The Father By His Humility - Zac Poonen
Summary
The central message is that the ultimate ambition for a Christian life, whether on Earth or in heaven, must be to please God. The speaker emphasizes that this ambition should remain consistent, meaning one's life direction should not change drastically upon entering heaven. He cautions against merely attending services or feeling moved by sermons, stressing that true pleasing of God comes from daily decisions and how one lives in all areas of life, including work and family.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Having the ambition to please GodPaul states that his ambition whether at home in heaven or absent on Earth is to please God, which should also be the goal of every believer.2 Corinthians 5:9
Appearing before the judgment seat of ChristBelievers will one day stand before the judgment seat of Christ to be recompensed for the deeds done in the body, whether good or bad.2 Corinthians 5:10
Knowing the fear of the LordThe realization that we must face Christ's judgment should instill a reverential fear that causes us to take our Christian walk and sin seriously.
Having the attitude of ChristThe very first step in following Jesus is having the same humble attitude that He had, which is the true path to pleasing the Father.Philippians 2:5
Coming down from 100 to zeroUnlike the world that aims for high achievement, God calls us to come down from our perceived superiority to zero, recognizing we are nothing in ourselves.
Jesus became a servant and a criminalJesus did not hold on to His equality with God, but emptied Himself, took the form of a bond servant, and humbled Himself to death on a cross.
Considering others as more importantTrue humility of mind involves doing nothing from selfish conceit and genuinely regarding everyone else as more important than yourself.
Recognizing our nothingness like PaulPaul recognized that neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, because God alone is the one who causes the growth.
Deceiving ourselves by thinking we are somethingIf anyone thinks they are something when they are actually nothing, they deceive themselves and invite strife and pride into their lives.
Nebuchadnezzar's revelation of human nothingnessAfter being humbled by God, King Nebuchadnezzar acknowledged that all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing before God.
Demonstration of human pride versus JesusA visual illustration with brothers representing wealth, beauty, position, and education shows that all human qualities are zeros in God's eyes without Jesus.
Humility is recognizing God is everythingTrue humility is not about outward appearance or false modesty, but the deep inner recognition that God is everything and we are zeros.
