CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen
Excerpt from the message: Seeing our Need to be Filled with the Spirit - Zac Poonen
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Summary
The central message emphasizes that seeing Jesus is seeing the Father, highlighting Jesus' humility, compassion, and opposition to those who profit from religion. The speaker urges believers to embrace the commission, comparing it to being an ambassador for Christ, and stresses that the first step to fulfilling this calling is repentance and being filled with the Holy Spirit, which empowers believers to go forth as witnesses.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
The word made fleshIn the Old Testament there was only the written law, but when Jesus came, the word of God was manifested in a human body.
Seeing Jesus is seeing the FatherJesus came to bear witness to the Father, telling Philip that anyone who had seen Him had seen the Father.
The character of God revealed in ChristThrough Jesus we see that God is extremely humble, deeply compassionate, and fiercely opposed to making money in the name of religion.
As the Father sent me, I send youAfter His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples and gave them their commission: just as the Father sent Him, He sends us.John 20:19–21
Representing Christ in our everyday livesWe are called to be witnesses in our small corners so that people can get a glimpse of Jesus through our speech, finances, and thought lives.
The high privilege of being Christ's ambassadorBeing an ambassador of Jesus Christ and manifesting the spirit of Christ is far greater than representing any earthly country.
Facing the impossibility of the challengeWhen we realize that trying in our own strength produces an Ishmael, we admit that living like Jesus is completely impossible for us.
Repentance and the gift of the Holy SpiritRealizing we have not lived this way leads to repentance, and Jesus breathes on His disciples so they can receive the Holy Spirit.
Empowered to represent JesusThe whole purpose of the Holy Spirit is to enable us to go forth and represent Jesus Christ just as He represented the Father.
CFC Daily Devotions - Zac Poonen
Excerpt from the message: Seeing our Need to be Filled with the Spirit - Zac Poonen
To listen to the complete message click here : https://cfcindia.com/sermon/seeing-our-need-to-be-filled-with-the-spirit
Visit our website for more information: https://www.cfcindia.com
Summary
The central message emphasizes that seeing Jesus is seeing the Father, highlighting Jesus' humility, compassion, and opposition to those who profit from religion. The speaker urges believers to embrace the commission, comparing it to being an ambassador for Christ, and stresses that the first step to fulfilling this calling is repentance and being filled with the Holy Spirit, which empowers believers to go forth as witnesses.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
The word made fleshIn the Old Testament there was only the written law, but when Jesus came, the word of God was manifested in a human body.
Seeing Jesus is seeing the FatherJesus came to bear witness to the Father, telling Philip that anyone who had seen Him had seen the Father.
The character of God revealed in ChristThrough Jesus we see that God is extremely humble, deeply compassionate, and fiercely opposed to making money in the name of religion.
As the Father sent me, I send youAfter His resurrection, Jesus appeared to His disciples and gave them their commission: just as the Father sent Him, He sends us.John 20:19–21
Representing Christ in our everyday livesWe are called to be witnesses in our small corners so that people can get a glimpse of Jesus through our speech, finances, and thought lives.
The high privilege of being Christ's ambassadorBeing an ambassador of Jesus Christ and manifesting the spirit of Christ is far greater than representing any earthly country.
Facing the impossibility of the challengeWhen we realize that trying in our own strength produces an Ishmael, we admit that living like Jesus is completely impossible for us.
Repentance and the gift of the Holy SpiritRealizing we have not lived this way leads to repentance, and Jesus breathes on His disciples so they can receive the Holy Spirit.
Empowered to represent JesusThe whole purpose of the Holy Spirit is to enable us to go forth and represent Jesus Christ just as He represented the Father.
