August 25 | Daily Devotion | Building The Church By Offering That Which Is Costly | Zac Poonen
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Summary
True church building requires offering that which is costly to us, not merely convenience or surplus. Zac Poonen teaches that authentic discipleship demands genuine sacrifice and commitment to strengthening the body of Christ through meaningful contribution.
Outline
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Pure churches over big churchesReflecting on fifty years since the first Christian Fellowship Centre started in his home, the speaker shares how God gave him a guiding word from the book of Malachi.
The casual attitude of God's people in MalachiThe prophet Malachi exposes the Israelites' casual attitude toward God, where they offered blind, lame, and sick animals as sacrifices.Malachi 1:8
Offering God that which costs zero todayMany modern Christians give God what costs them nothing, acting holy on a Sunday morning while offering only what is worthless to them.
A future pure offering across the earthMalachi prophesied a time when people across the earth would offer a pure offering to make God's name great, which became the foundation for building CFC churches.
Leaving a naval career to follow GodWhen called by the Lord to leave his job as a naval officer, the speaker was guided by David's example of refusing free offerings in Second Samuel.2 Samuel 24:18
David's refusal of free land and oxenAraunah offered his threshing floor, oxen, and wood to David for free, but David insisted on paying because an offering that costs nothing is cheap.
The vow to never offer God what costs nothingInspired by David's words, the speaker made a lifelong vow sixty years ago to give up everything, leaving his job and savings with zero in his bank account to trust God.
Living simply and testing our love by sacrificeLiving simply in India allowed the speaker to serve God freely, reminding believers that true love for the Lord is tested by the sacrifices we are willing to make.
Commitment to the local church familyBelievers who treat the church as their true family and are willing to pay any price can be used by God in amazing ways.
Following the sacrificial footsteps of JesusJesus came from heaven to earth to live a life of constant sacrifice from day one to the end, and He calls His followers to do the same.
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