(Substance of messages given at Tuticorin Conference, Tamilnadu, India - January 2016)
1. If we are truly "justified by Christ's blood" (Rom.5:9) and "accepted" in Christ (Eph.1:6 KJV), then our past is no longer remembered by God (Heb.8:12). Then our past is sinless in God's eyes. And it will remain like that, as long as we are quick to repent and maintain a good conscience and also forgive all others - at all times (See Matt.18:23-35).
2. The most needful thing in our life is to listen to the Lord Jesus all the time (See Luke 10:38 and 42). It is only thus that every idol in our life will be destroyed (See Isaiah 30:21, 22).
3. The greatest proof of humility is total obedience to the Lord (Phil.2:8), which comes through dying to our own will always (2 Cor.4:10).
4. Living with your wife in an understanding way means to recognize at all times that she is a weaker vessel (1Pet.3:7). The husband being the head of the wife means that he leads his wife by his example and cares for every aspect of her life (as the brain cares for the whole body).
5. We must teach our children what Moses' mother taught him as a child: Never to seek after worldly honour, or the pleasures of sin, or worldly riches, but to be willing to suffer ill-treatment and reproach for Christ's sake. Moses remembered these, even when he was 40 years old (Heb.11:24-26).
6. The Lord writes His Word upon our minds first, giving us the desire to do His will. Then He will write it upon our hearts, giving us the ability to do His will as well (Heb.8:10; Phil.2:12,13). If He has done the first in us, then we must believe that he will do the second as well.
7. Each one of us must do our own part faithfully in the Body of Christ to build the church as a united "family", where each member cares for and encourages the others (1 Cor.12:24-27).
8. "Forgetting what lies behind us and reaching forth to what lies ahead" (Phil.3:13), means that every day, we live as if we have done nothing for the Lord thus far, but are eager to know what He wants us to do that day.
9. The overcomers standing on "a sea of glass" (a sea with no ripples - Rev. 15: 2) is a picture of the life of "perfect rest" that the Lord wants to give us - a life of constant joy that that is not disturbed by what happens (or does not happen) around us (Heb.4:9-11).
10. To "pray at all times" (1 Thes.5:17) means to pray like we breathe - at all times. It means to live in a constant attitude of helpless dependence upon the Lord for everything - like the branch that helplessly depends upon the tree - at all times - to produce fruit (John 15:5).
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Zac Poonen ( - Present)
God called brother Zac Poonen to a new work early on in his Christian experience. The movement is now called Christian Fellowship Churches where the New Covenant of New Testament Christianity is clearly preached.Brother Zac Poonen has written 25 books most of them being on the deeper Christian life. Many of these have been translated into a number of languages and have been circulated widely around the world. He clearly and passionately shares the narrow way of Christian discipleship that is neglected by so many modern preachers.
Recommends these books by Zac Poonen:
Through The Bible by Zac Poonen
The Final Triumph-A verse by verse study of the book of Revelation by Zac Poonen
Beauty for Ashes by Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen is a former Indian Naval Officer who has been in full time ministry in India for nearly 50 years as a Bible teacher and preacher. He holds responsibility for a number of churches in India and abroad. He currently pastors the Christian Fellowship Church in Bangalore, Karnataka.
He has written more than 25 books and numerous articles in English - which have been translated into many Indian and foreign languages. His messages are available on audio and video format.
Like the other elders in his church, Zac Poonen also supports himself and his family through what he describes as "tent-making" and does not receive any salary for his services. He does not receive any royalties for any of his books, CDs or DVDs, that are published by Christian Fellowship Centre, Bangalore.