Sermons & Devotionals by Zac Poonen
Zac Poonen
God's Word - The Sword of the Spirit
God's Word is also the weapon that we use in our warfare against Satan. It is called "the sword of the Spirit" in Ephesians 6:17. Jesus Himself used this weapon with great effect, during the last three temptations in the wilderness. Each time, he countered Satan's temptations with "It is written....... Read More
Zac Poonen
GOD'S WORD AND PRAYER
The two things that a new-born baby needs on birth, are food and air. It's exactly the same with those who experience a spiritual birth. The newborn child of God needs to eat and to breathe. God's Word is to be his food, and prayer is to be his vital breath. God's Word - Our Spiritual Food A child n... Read More
Zac Poonen
God’s Servants Have To Be Broken
When Moses was 40, he was strong in himself and felt qualified to be the leader of the Israelites. Yet in God’s eyes he was not ready. Acts 7:22 says that at the age of 40, “Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.” (Living). When Moses visited his... Read More
Zac Poonen
Grace Makes Us One
In his second letter, Peter reminds us that the good news is that God by His divine power has granted us "EVERYTHING necessary for a godly life" here on this earth (2 Pet.1:3, 4). And if we have received a faith "of the same value" (2 Pet.1:1 margin) as Peter's, we shall receive the same grace that ... Read More
Zac Poonen
Growth In Holiness
The Spirit-filled life is a life of growth in holiness. As a man's own life increases in holiness so does his consciousness of the absolute holiness of God. The two go together. In fact, the latter is one of the tests of whether a person really has the former. Twenty-five years after his conversion,... Read More
Zac Poonen
Guilt-Trip Preaching
"God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it" John 3:17 -Living) When we preach God's Word, we must NOT preach it in such a way that we make God's people feel guilty and condemned. The Bible tells us to "ENCOURAGE one another" - and to do it "DAILY", if we want to save God'... Read More
Zac Poonen
Hating our own Life
The second condition of discipleship is that we must hate our own self-life. Jesus said, "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own life, he cannot be My disciple " (Lk. 14:26). He amplified that further by saying, "Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple "... Read More
Zac Poonen
Have Faith That God will Make You A BLESSING TO MANY
"Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us - in order that the blessing of Abraham might come to us, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith" (Gal.3:13,14). Christ became a curse for us, so that we might receive the blessing of Abraham - that... Read More
Zac Poonen
Have You Paid This Debt?
Not all debts are related to money. When Romans 13:8 is read in conjunction with the previous verse (Rom.13:7), we see that giving honour, respect and obedience are also debts that we owe to others. Parents : Children must obey their parents as long as they live at home. But they must honour them as... Read More
Zac Poonen
Having the Glory of God in an Earthen Vessel
In 2 Cor. 4:6 Paul begins to explain what the gospel is. Many people cannot understand the gospel because Satan (the god of this world) has blinded their eyes so that they cannot see it. Paul speaks here about the glory of God as the only real treasure that we can have on earth (v.6). Just as God co... Read More
Zac Poonen
Here am I – Send me
In Chapter 6 of Isaiah, Isaiah had a vision of both the throne and the altar here. Then the Lord asks, "Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?" (Isaiah 6:8). Isaiah replies, "Here am I. Send me." We need to see both the throne and the altar constantly. We need to be struck down to the dust first wit... Read More
Zac Poonen
Hindering Younger Workers
A self-centred Christian leader hinders others below him from becoming leaders, let his own position be threatened. And so he ministers in such a way as to make himself a necessity to those to whom he ministers. This is utterly contrary to God's will. Oswald Chambers once said that anyone who made h... Read More
Zac Poonen
Holiness With Love
"May the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and for all men, just as we also do for you; so that He may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness" (1Th.3:12,13). These verses teach us that if we are to be unblamable in holiness, we must increase and abound in love for ... Read More
Zac Poonen
How a spiritual movement declines
"Lord! Help! Godly men are fast disappearing. Where in all the world can dependable men be found? Everyone deceives and flatters and lies. There is no sincerity left" (Psalm 12: 1 - Living). The state of affairs described in the above verse is an apt description of Christendom today. We find nowaday... Read More
Zac Poonen
How God's Will Is Done In Heaven
We are to pray, "Thy will be done on earth AS IT IS IN HEAVEN." (Mathew 6:10) How is God's will done in heaven? Let me mention four things. First of all, the angels are in a perpetual state of WAITING UPON GOD for His commands. They don't run around heaven trying to do `something for God' according ... Read More
Zac Poonen
Human Insufficiency
Spirit-filled service is a service that is conscious of human insufficiency. Notice Paul's words in 2 Corinthians 10:1, " I am base among you " - or, in other words, " I don't have an impressive personality." Tradition tells us that the Apostle Paul was only 4 feet 10 inches tall. He was bald, and b... Read More
Zac Poonen
Humbling Oneself
A spiritual person will always be ready to humble himself. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. If we humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God,He will exalt us at the proper time (1Pet.5:5,6). To be exalted does not mean that we become great men in this world or in Christendom a... Read More
Zac Poonen
Humility
Humility has tremendous value before God. It says in 1 Peter 3:4 that a meek and gentle spirit is extremely precious to God - whether found in a woman or in a man. Jesus Himself had a humble and gentle heart and told us to learn these virtues from Him (Matt.11:28). A gentle and a quiet spirit is one... Read More
Zac Poonen
Hungry For God
Jacob was blessed in the place where he was earnest and hungry for God. "I will not leave you," he cries out, "until you bless me" (Gen32:26). God had waited for twenty long years to hear those words from Jacob. He, who had spent his life grabbing the birthright, women, money and property, now lets ... Read More
Zac Poonen
Importance of Purity in our life
In 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8, Paul speaks about purity in the sexual area. 1 Thess. 4:4 could be translated in two possible ways. The word "vessel" here (skeuos in Greek) could refer either to our body or to our wife. So it could mean:"Each of you must know how to possess his own body in sanctification ... Read More
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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.