Zac Poonen - What Your Part Is In Christ's Body

Zac PoonenJune 7, 202120mWatch on YouTube

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: What Your Part Is In Christ's Body Date: 06/06/2021 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 central message is that every believer has a necessary function within the local Body of Christ, just as every joint in the human body is essential. Believers should not feel inadequate or useless because of perceived shortcomings, but rather recognize and exercise the gifts God has given them. Furthermore, the sermon emphasizes that spiritual growth requires a consistent, personal walk with God, prioritizing listening to God's Word above all else.

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How does the body grow?The body of Christ grows and builds itself up in love through every joint supplying what is needed and each individual part working properly.

Every part of the body has a functionEven the smallest joints and seemingly insignificant parts of the body are vital, and the church misses out if individuals fail to exercise their function.

Maintaining a healthy personal walk with GodOnly healthy members of the body can contribute, which requires keeping a clear conscience and avoiding spiritual dullness.

Being overwhelmed by difficult commandsCommands like praying at all times in the Spirit can feel overwhelming, but they should be viewed as lifelong goals to pursue rather than sources of condemnation.Ephesians 6:18

Living by every word from GodJust as we need physical food daily, we must take time to sit at Jesus' feet and receive a daily word from God.

The necessity of asking forgiveness and forgiving othersUnresolved offenses hinder our prayers and hearing from God, requiring us to settle wrongs and forgive others as commanded.

Finding a wilderness time alone with GodJust as Jesus sought out lonely places to pray, we must carve out quiet time alone with God—such as early in the morning—to listen to Him.

Jesus praying with loud crying and tearsJesus earnestly cried out to God to be saved from sin and temptation, showing us the level of seriousness required to remain pure.

Taking sin seriously instead of presuming on graceBelievers often take sin lightly because of God's grace, but we must view sin with extreme gravity rather than treating Christ's blood casually.

The most difficult commandmentThe hardest command is not overcoming anger or lust, but truly loving one another as Christ loved us, even being willing to lay down our lives for others.

Making a covenant of love in breaking breadWhen we partake in the breaking of bread, we remember Christ's body broken and blood poured out, renewing our covenant to pursue His sacrificial love.Luke 22:14

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