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(Knowing God's Way) 19. The Truth About Speaking In Tongues

Zac Poonen"Every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation (change)" (James. 1:17). God never makes a mistake, He never changes and He gives only perfect gifts. Therefore when He gave the gift of "speaking in unknown languages" ("tongues") to the church... Read More
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(New Wine In New Wineskins) 18. Being ready for the coming of Christ

Zac PoonenWhen we think of the return of Christ to this earth, the important thing is not to know the exact date, but to be spiritually ready for His return. Many who are familiar with the prophecies concerning His coming, are not purifying themselves daily to His standard of purity. Thereby they prove that t... Read More
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(Practical Discipleship) 2. Discipleship And The Home

Zac PoonenA disciple is a learner and a follower of the Lord Jesus. He is one who has made Jesus his Example and seeks to conform his life to his Master's in every possible way. Like charity, discipleship also begins at home, first of all. Discipleship and Parents The foundation for true discipleship is makin... Read More
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(Sex, Love & Marriage) 4. Love Is A Many-Splendoured Thing

Zac PoonenThe word "love" is perhaps the most beautiful word in the Bible. Yet because many have failed to understand its real meaning, they have never enjoyed its many-sided splendour. Being more influenced in their concept of love by the 20th century entertainment world and by romantic literature than by th... Read More
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(Sex, Love & Marriage) 6. Finding Your Better Half

Zac PoonenGod alone can lead you to the person best suited to be your life-partner. In fact He is eager to do so if you will listen to Him. The Bible teaches that God has a plan for the lives of each of His children (Ephesians 2:10). If that is true, then you cannot but believe that God has already planned wh... Read More
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(The Full Gospel) 13. No Man Can Boast In God's Presence

Zac Poonen"No man should boast before God....ust as it is written, 'Let him who boasts boast in the Lord'" (1 Corinthians 1:29, 31). God does everything in such a way that no man will ever be able to boast in eternity concerning anything that he himself did or accomplished. God is a jealous God and He will ne... Read More
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A Renewed Mind

Zac Poonen"Do not be conformed to this world....But be transformed by the (entire) renewal of your mind - by its new ideals and its new attitude - so that you may prove (for yourselves) what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God" (Rom. 12:2). Worldiness plugs our spirit's ears preventing us from ... Read More
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Faithfulness In Serving Our Fellow Believers

Zac PoonenIn Matt. 25:31-46 Jesus deals with our attitude towards our fellow believers in need. That need may be spiritual or physical. Here we see that some inherit the kingdom because they served their fellow believers as unto the Lord. Their service was so much in secret that their left hand did not know w... Read More
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God's Blessing or God's approval

Zac PoonenThere are two types of believers - those who seek only God's blessing and those who seek God's approval; and there is a world of difference between the two. In Rev. 7:9-14, we read of a great multitude of believers - so vast that they cannot even be numbered. Their testimony is that they owe their s... Read More
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Make It Your Ambition to Please the Lord

Zac PoonenGod's approval rested on Jesus when He was thirty years old, because of one reason: Jesus had faithfully overcome temptation during all those years. He had lived a life centered in His Father and not in Himself. He never did what pleased Himself ( Rom. 15:3). At His baptism, the Father testified, "T... Read More

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