Constant Fellowship with God in The Light - Zac Poonen

in the church the most important word is fellowship fellowship in two directions vertical horizontal with God with one another with God first and with one another I want to encourage you to buy two books if you haven't already got them before you leave if you don't have the money we'll give it to you even free if you have the money pay for it because we can give it to somebody poorer than you that's the only reason we ask people to pay for the books we like to give to the poor one book is what brother George II Samuel mentioned yesterday the congregation the club and the church written by Santosh Coonan we have it in Hindi we have it in Malayalam we have it in Tamil we have it in Telugu and in English and in Romanian so and it may be translated into other languages we don't have all those languages here but if you need any of them and you give your address we'll put you in touch with those who are distributing those books it's only a small booklet you can read it in a couple of hours 32 pages small booklet I would really encourage you to read it to find out if you are in a congregation or a club or a church and if you have a burden to buy at least one extra copy to give it to somebody in some other church who's a believer so that he can discover whether he's in a true church or not that's how we can help others if you are not bold enough to witness to people we can give them what a cheap book doesn't cost much have a burden to witness to others not only that Christ died for our sins but what a church is like you experienced it it's a very easy way to witness instead of spending 25 rupees on a birthday card spend 10 rupees in a book and give that as a birthday gift and you can bless them more than with that birthday card which will tear up and throw away I really want to encourage you to pass this on to other Christians who you can help it can be a form of witness to them and you can help them and if you know them well their blood will not be on your hands in the day of judgement because you have told them the truth the second book is a book that took 43 years to write it's called God's work done in God's Way that's a little thicker book it's the first two chapters speak about our own experience in building a new covenant church and the remaining chapters speak about certain principles of spiritual leadership and I also want to say if you have an internet connection you can read both of these books free on the internet at your convenience you can download it onto your phone and read it conveniently anytime we have tried to provide everything we have free every book of ours is freely available on the internet even through the Bible is available in video 70 ours on video we have a CFC app which you can download onto your phone from your Play Store and that has all the Bible studies that we have many hundreds of hours that with that app you can access for personal life or foundational truths for building the church entire New Testament verse by verse from Matthew 1 to the last verse of Revelation a study of every verse everything is there it's all free I've heard many years ago the statement the devil is always stealing man is always selling and the devil is and God is always giving free the devil is always stealing man is always selling and that God is always giving free we want to be like God and even the books that we ask you to pay for is only to print more books if you want it free everything is available on the internet free for the whole world that's how we believe Jesus would want us to do it and that's how we've done it so I encourage you please remember these two books the congregation the club in the church and God's work done in God's Way I believe it'll be a blessing to you both of them and book also God's work done in God's Way prayerfully give it also to others who may be helped see how God's work should be done pastors preachers be a witness give it prayerfully not in a condemned Natori way or you're not doing it right here read this know God will not bless that God loved the world and came to save it he did not come here to condemn the message of condemnation is not the message of the New Covenant God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world I've seen people give out tracts down the street walking down the street tractor and everybody who comes you go 100 yards up the street you see most of the traction on the floor I've seen people put tracks in parking lots on the windshield wipers of cars and those people come and pick it up and say who's this wretched Christian who tries to put a tractor on my windshield that's not the way to witness your offend people you know God so loved the world Jesus was known as a friend of sinners before he was known as the savior of sinners we must present Jesus as a friend before we present him as a savior not as a legal judge he's going to be a judge one day but that is in the future don't present an Old Covenant God to people the old the God is the same but the Old Covenant understanding of God was more under the law today our understanding of God is clearer so it's very important that we whatever we do we do with prayer and in love if you cannot do it in love don't do it all that you do must be done in love if it cannot be done in love don't do it do you know this verse in 1 Corinthians chapter 16 and verse 40 let all that you do be done in love a ll let all that you do be done in love for many years I think for about thirty years I've had that verse framed up in a big wall plaque in my house let all that you do be done in love to remind me all the time I have a couple of other verses also in my house if you fear God you need fear nothing else I've told the story once of a local city official who came to my house to try and frighten me he wanted a bribe from me saying we have a question about the taxes you are paying for your house we think you have not given a correct dimension of your house and you are not paying enough tags I said sir we've given the correct dimension and I always be the correct taxes no no no there's a question about it and I'll have to deal with this and I know these techniques they want some money say okay well here's the money keep quiet about it but I was absolutely right so I was not afraid then I said sir you see this verse on top of my head if you fear God you need fear nothing else this is how I live all my life god bless you he went away never came back for the last 30 years I don't think he'll ever come back now I'm not saying you put that verse to frighten away city officials live in the fear of God the other words I have is if you love God he will make everything work for your good I wish the thieves who came to my house would have read that but they probably don't know English others they would have seen they're doing me some good now I believe that there's never been a person till today believe me who's been able to harm me never not one person alive has been able to harm me today whatever they trying whatever they try it has always worked for my good mistakes that doctors have done in trying to treat me I work for my good believe it or not I have no complaint against the doctors who made mistakes in some treatment of my own No you think God was not watching when the doctor was doing that what a lot of complaints people have against doctors oh he gave me the wrong medicine no if the surgery messed up brother your problem is not the doctor your problem is you don't love God you know you're not called according to his purpose that's your problem don't blame that fellow if you have a complaint against a single human being I'll tell you the reason you're not enduring in love you don't love Jesus with all your heart that's all that's the reason at least from today onwards stop all your complaints against people and say Lord the problem is that I don't love you and so all things are not working for my good why blame him why blame pickpockets and thieves and crooks and those who harm you or take you to court or try to even try to hurt you or hurt your children Lord I love you I have no desire to live on this earth for anything but to fulfill your purpose and your will for my life tell me who can harm me either that or you don't believe the Word of God if you don't believe the Word of God I will tell you take the Bible and tear it up and throw it in the trash can give it to the garbage man don't keep it there as a holy book on your table and you don't even read it and you don't believe it that's this fooling people it's fooling people keeping the Bible in the holy book there for everybody to see and you don't read it you don't believe it no throw it away believe it and obey it otherwise it's useless and then you will see in every situation God is in control so these are the two or three verses I have in my house and for many years I had in other words Galatians 1:10 if I seek to please men I cannot please be a servant of Christ that's not written in my head I had it in my sitting room for years if I seek to please men I cannot be the servant of Christ I was drilled into my head I will never in my life to seek to please any man I will not even seek to please my fellow elders no I'm willing to speak the truth to my fellow elders in India they get hurt they get hurt but I'll speak it in love that's for sure if I don't speak it in love I'll go home and repent or if I speak it in love sometimes it love open rebuke is better than secret love and the Bible says in the Psalms that one way to pour the anointing oil upon people's heads is by smiting them have you read that verse in the Psalms let the righteous smite me it is like oil on my head yeah so sometimes be able to do that but never anything not in love I believe when Jesus used the whip he used it in love so that those fellows were making money would wake up and not go to hell I hope some of them repented after Jesus used the whip always his aim was to save people whether he forgave the adulteress or used a whip his aim was always cut to save this person from the deception of the devil so love is very strong sometimes it's not a wishy-washy saying nice things firm you can't be a good elder if you don't have grace and truth if you don't see the kindness and the severity of God both but that's one thing the Lord showed me once in Isaiah 61 while the kindness and the severity of God as I 61 we read is the worst that Jesus quoted when he spoke in the synagogue in Nazareth and then Luke chapter 4 he said the Spirit of the Lord is upon me his eyes 61:1 because he's anointed me to bring the good news to the afflicted and so on and verse 2 listen to this to proclaim two things the year of favor and the day of judgment 365 days of favor one day of judgment God is loving 365 times more than he is judging people that's what I see in that verse he has called me to proclaim 365 days of favor and in the church I want to proclaim 365 days of favor and one day of judgment that's the proportion it's not just God is kind and God is severe God is 365 times more kind than he's severe that's what I see in that verse he's not fifty-fifty so that must be like that in my life we're not usually like that usually most of us begin with 365 days of severity and one day of kindness I was it with your children ask them whether your most severe or kind there must be kindness and severity otherwise you're not a good father or mother but kindness is the basis on which we can be strict that's Ana if you really love a child and you the child has seen your tremendous love and compassion one day when you correct it and spank it you know what it will do after you spanked it he'll come in huggy hug you I would always pray with my children after I punish them in some way because I say my dear boy of sinned against God not just me we must ask his forgiveness so love is strong let all that you do be done in love and fellowship as I said 1 John chapter 1 love brings fellowship John is writing at the end of his life and he says I'm not preaching a doctrine I'm telling you what I have heard 1 John 1:1 what I've seen what I've looked at what I have touched the word of life the word of life was made flesh in a human being in the Old Testament it was in a book printed or handwritten those days and they had to get the word of word was in a book the word of the law and the scribes would explain it to us but then God sent his son and that word which is in a book came as flesh the word became flesh in Jesus Christ and that is a word of life and that we could see we could hear we could touch and then Jesus said before he went up to heaven as the father sent me so send are you so I am now to let that word become flesh in me the Word of God has become flesh in me so that people can see and touch and hear the word of life that is Christ speaking through me loving through me looking through me hearing the problems of people through me the word dwelt the flesh came in flesh and this life first stool was manifested not it not a doctrine of the word a life was manifested I want to ask you brothers is that life being manifested can't we'll say we have seen verse 2 and we testify we can proclaim to you this eternal life which is not a doctrine which is with the father and was manifested to us in Jesus Christ and now to be manifested through you and me in John chapter 9 verse 4 Jesus said as long as I'm in the world I am the light of the world who is the light of the world today and not Jesus Christ you read Matthew 5:14 jesus said you are the light of the world so I sometimes people to surprise people when they ask me who's the light of the world I say me and my fellow believers here as a key also arrogant you and your fellow believers are the light of the world I say I believe what Jesus said in Matthew chapter 5 and verse 14 you don't believe it that's the problem I believe what Jesus said in Matthew 5:14 that we are the light of the world the church and I also believe what Jesus said in John chapter 9 and verse 5 that he is the light of the world only as long as he's in the world he's not in the world today he's made us the light of the world so many things in the Bible Christians don't preach how many preachers have you tell me in your whole life you've heard many preachers have you heard any preacher say to you follow me as I follow Christ you hear them say listen to me do what I say no no no no I'm not talking about that hundreds of preachers like that there are politicians like that I'm talking about if someone who can follow me follow my example as I follow Christ Paul said that we can follow Paul and say the same thing follow me as I follow Christ in other words look at my life come and live in my home see how I talk to my wife every day morning till night see how I wish you could come home see how I brought up my children 30 years ago come and look at all my finances see how I handled my finances see the type of books I read see the type of things I look at an internet or anywhere come anytime surprise me come and see what I'm watching on the internet or reading follow me as I follow Christ I'm not perfect Christ has reached the mountaintop but I see his footsteps and I'm getting closer and closer and closer I'm not saying I've reached the top I'm Paul said I'm not perfect but forgetting how much I how much I walked I pressed towards that mark but do you see my footsteps you can follow me it's like somebody climbing a mountain use in the snow you see the footsteps and he says follow me he's not saying he's reached the peak no but he says look at my footsteps and follow me and you will reach the peak Jesus is at the top and I'm trying to get there so when you say follow me as I follow Christ you're not saying you're perfect but you're pressing on to perfection you see that's why we have this verse on our pulpit let us press on to perfection people read that and say oh you guys think you're perfect I say no you haven't read it properly yes we are saying let us press on to perfection that is we are acknowledging we are not perfect you're the guys who don't believe in that words you think you are perfect we are not but we are pressing on to perfection we're not sitting back and saying we are not perfect we we are not perfect but we are pressing on to perfection every day and every conference will help us to press on a little more to perfection but it's a life we want to manifest not a doctrine and we want to proclaim this eternal life which is with the father which is manifested in Christ and it is now being manifested in the church and what is the purpose of all this it's not just to show off hey this is what we preach in CFC and these are the type of people we are producing CFC no or these are the type of families we are producing CFC no the purpose is verse 3 that you may have fellowship that wonderful word fellowship not friendship not a congregation or a club but a church that you may have fellowship with us and our Fellowship is with the father and his son Jesus Christ and you cannot have fellowship with us if you don't come into fellowship with the father and the son is Christ you can have friendship I can be friendly with anybody in the world even an atheist I can be friendly with as I said pickpockets or robbers who cheat me I've got no enemies I've got zero enemies in the world zero but fellowship I have with very few there's a outer court fellowship as a holy place fellowship and there's a most holy place fellowship Jesus had that outer court fellowship 70 disciples whom he sent out holy place fellowship with eleven and then a closer fellowship with three it's like that with me also as an outer coat fellowship there's a ministry fellowship and there's a fellowship with those who worship the father in spirit and in truth so like Jesus had the small circle three circles I also have three circles of fellowship in CFC churches I don't have equal fellowship with all the elders I'll tell you honestly I don't have equal fellowship with all the brothers and sisters that 3° doesn't depend on me I'm not the one who makes a choice they are the ones who make a choice which which of these areas they want to live in if you want to live in the most holy place you have to deny yourself every single day rend the Veil the veil is rent but you've got to walk the way of the rent whale every day you'll automatically come into fellowship with all those who are in the most holy place but if you're not denying yourself you're seeking to exalt yourself seeking something for yourself you may be either in the outer court or in the holy place good thank god you're not outside the camp at least you're born again okay but you won't have fellowship with the truly godly worshippers of Christ and you will see this loss that has come to you only when Christ comes again I hope you realize it now I often say in our church that if you listen to everything I teach you you will see in the judgment seat of Christ that he was saved from so much of spiritual loss you will have no regret if you take everything that I say seriously and say Lord give me the power of the Holy Spirit to live according to this I guarantee you he'll have no regret in the day of judgment fellowship with the father and with one another and that is the way verse 4 that our joy can be full the Christian life is one full of joy Romans 14:17 says the kingdom of God is righteousness peace and joy in the Old Testament it was righteousness full-stop no peace and joy in the New Testament its righteousness plus peace and joy if you have a righteousness without peace in your heart towards God and towards every human being and without constant joy in your heart it is an Old Covenant righteousness you're paying your taxes you're not cheating anybody you're upright and you don't lust after women and you do so many things which are good but there's no peace in your heart you're in unrest all the time about something somebody cheated you or somebody did something else you don't like that person or the other person in the church and they're always an unrest and you don't have a joy all the time that's not New Covenant righteousness new covenant righteous in the kingdom of God is righteousness peace and joy Psalm 16:11 in his presence is fullness of joy how do I know I have fellowship with the father your joy will be full it says in verse 4 Psalm 16:11 says it is only in the father's presence there is fullness of joy and anytime in my life I lack that fullness of joy I say to myself at this moment I am NOT in my father's presence there may be a hundred and one things going wrong around me in the world I refuse to let my joy go away because whatever may happen around me in the world I'm gonna live in the father's presence whatever news which people call bad news there is no bad news for me everything Romans 8:28 everything is good news for me the worst news that you can think of come and tell me I believe it's I converted to good news from Romans 8:28 and therefore I'm full of joy I'm in the father's presence if there's anything that comes to you that disturbs you immediately you know you are not living in the father's presence and I thank God for such situations because that wakes me up hey you're not living in the father's presence thank you Lord for waking me up thank God for the situations that come in our life that show us we are not living in the father's presence even though we were all that theory of the New Covenant and we can even teach other people the New Covenant but we don't have joy in our heart will gloomy depressed looking sad at other people it's like the gloomy looking Christian who went to witness to somebody and said would you like to be born again and he looked at his faces and said no thank you I've got enough problems already I've got enough problems already thank you I don't want your Christianity looking at your face is that the type of Christianity that you are portraying to others I believe in the father's presence is fullness of joy and I have said to myself particularly in the last few years I say to myself I'm not here to judge you anytime I don't have fullness of joy I am NOT in the father's presence anytime I don't have peace in my heart something is wrong I don't have fellowship with the father maybe I don't love God at this time enough or maybe I don't love people enough that's why this peace is lost see Colossians and chapter 3 these are things I have taught for 40 years and I don't mind repeating it for new generation growing up children were grown up I've never heard these things before new people have come to the church some preachers are afraid to preach the same message again in the church I'm not afraid because I say newcomers have come I have to teach them our children have grown up what's he saying I preached on that 20 years ago 20 years ago they were little 1 year olds they couldn't understand it I have to preach it again that's why I keep on preaching the same messages and I say if you're tired of hearing the same message go somewhere else I read the same Bible I don't get a new Bible every year the same Bible I read every year but I've read for 60 years and I always get something out of it so I'm not afraid of preaching the same message Colossians 3 and verse 15 let the Peace of Christ be the referee in your heart great words you know all those who play games you know referee blow the whistle stop the game if you're playing soccer or football as we call it here when the referee blows the whistle it's no use you can see where everybody's standing still good time for me to kick the goal go run run and kick the goal I'd say the referees they bring it back that's not a goal you thought everybody is standing still and he has a good time for you to go and score a goal you haven't understood the rules of the game when the referee blows the bill everything stops let the Peace of Christ be the referee any time in your life peace has gone from your heart stop no kicking the ball no nothing and the referee will say don't take keep the ball there bring the ball to the exact spot where the foul was committed you can't keep the ball there you got to bring it here find the exact thing that caused the lack of peace in your heart what was it something that person said something the other person did yesterday something that your mother-in-law told you bring the ball to that spot and say Lord what my mother-in-law told me disturbed me tremendously and seek for peace with your mother-in-law yes even with your mother-in-law there's only one person we are not allowed to seek peace with that's the devil don't say your mother-in-law is like the devil doesn't matter the satan is the only person with whom you must not seek peace whoever you are I'm serious I know there are people sitting here who have problem with their mother-in-law or their daughter-in-law though their father-in-law or their brother-in-law let them have a problem why should you have a problem why should you lose your peace when should you lose your joy because that fellow has lost it he cheated you God can give you much more than this you remember that words second chronicles 25 God can give you much more than this many people have cheated me in my life this part of my education I would not be able to preach today if people had not cheated me I would not be able to preach today if I did not lose money through my own mistakes I would not be able to preach today if I had not gone through physical pain suffering through the mistakes of doctors through criminal cases filed against me through the thieves coming into my house I mean that's a recent education but I'm getting an education all the time God says your education is not over I said praise the Lord everything is for my good I'm getting an education I'm going from 10th standard to leaven standard to 12 standard I'm going to college I'm going to first college the degree and second college degree and where the postgraduate I want to finish with whatever Jesus had all the way at the end do you want that then face everything you face and say Lord give me the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome this I will remain in joy I will remain in peace through the power of the Holy Spirit the fruit of the Spirit is love joy peace if you don't have these three what W talk about being filled in the spirit is a lot of garbage fit for the trash can if you can't love people you're not filled with the spirit anybody I don't care how bad that person is again I say the only person you must not love is the devil I don't care who the other person is he's got nothing to do with the other person look at the flowers which give a beautiful smell I mean I don't know which are the flowers of the most beautiful smell is at the rose whatever it is the flower doesn't say who's this guy coming to smell me is it a bad person then I won't give us well or I'll give a bad smell oh it's a nice person I'll give a good smell which flower in the world behaves like that he's got nothing to do with the person he's got to do with the flower that's how it is if God doesn't work in you it'll have nothing to do with who comes and does something to you how can your nature be affected by that other person no you can't make a dove into a vulture by treating it badly or shouting at it no I remember hearing a story true story of a man who was living in a house and a dove came and built a nest there just outside the window I saw wonderful water and some a symbol of peace and he said every time he banged the door in the house the dog would fly off if he yelled at his wife the devil fly off I see this is great I wish we could have a dove if all of our houses since we are not listening to the Holy Spirit at least a dove with its nest telling us something is wrong here true story when peace is gone your fellowship with God is gone when joy is gone whatever you may say you may say you're in a CFC Church you're not in fellowship with God we believe in fellowship with God and with one another as we read in 1 John 1 1 John 1:5 and this is the message if you want to live in this fellowship 1 John 1:5 God is light there is no darkness at all in him there are two things that John says God is read the Bible slowly read the Bible carefully compare Scripture with Scripture and I find this God is number one light and number two God is love 1 John 4 verse 8 God is light 1 John 1:5 God is love 1 John 4:8 it's the same thing so I understand light is love God is light God is love so to walk in the light verse 1 John 1:7 if we walk in the light if we walk in love as he is in love we have fellowship otherwise we don't have fellowship and the blood of Jesus will cleanse us from those areas of our life where we don't have light don't worry there are many areas in our life where we don't have light don't feel condemned the blood of Jesus will take care of that but in the area where you have light walk in love endure in love till the end are you having difficult people in your life God is allowing you to face them so that you can learn to love so that you can get a promotion to the next class do you want your children to get promoted next year to the next standard in school what about you yourself supposing you tell your child or my son today's examination they don't go to school examination is stuff and your son will sit in the same class next year also because in many Indian schools is the final examination that determines whether you get promoted or not and you don't send your child to school on the examination it'll sit in the same class say no the examination is tough go the other days when they play marbles and do so many things like that the school of a cricket and all that type of stuff trees examination tea those trials that come to your life that's the examination day God says it's for your promotion don't run away from it that's the day you need to go to school that's the name you to face the trial pass the examination and you'll find next year you're in a higher class and like that class by class by class we progress why is it so many believers I see them in different places they are in exactly the same place they were when I first saw them some of them are worse I'm talking about CFC believers I can speak to a person for five minutes and discern where they stand spiritually it's not because I'm God because it's just because I've been serving the Lord for 53 years and dealt with many many people and gods God gives the gift of discernment to his servants so that they are not deceived so as I travel around I'm not here to judge other churches but the churches I have a responsibility for believers from other churches I have zero responsibility for I don't judge them I don't discern them I'm not interested to know whether they are spiritual whether they are growing they are not growing I have zero interest in them because I have no responsibility if my neighbor's child is misbehaving I have no responsibility to correct him and so many believers in other churches I have zero responsibility for them I don't judge them I don't correct them I say if they want to go to hell they can go to hell I'm not here to stop them but the ones who choose to come under my authority and my responsibility I have a responsibility to tell them and sometimes I speak very strong words sometimes it needs surgery but I always tell them remember the knife in my hand is not the knife of a murderer is the knife of a surgeon it's not to kill you it is to remove the cancer from you it's painful but I'll give you some anesthetics some words of comfort and you'll be alright but if you resist that removal of the cancer you live with the cancer forever I will not force you if you say no no doctor I don't want that okay live with your cancer dear brothers if you have a god-fearing elder who cares enough for you to point out that you have cancer in your life and is enough also willing to do a surgery for you for free value such an elder brother if you have one like that a shepherd after God's art in your church you should be thankful more than all the fellows will flatter you and tell you all types of things other people who don't even bother about your spiritual life but you're sinking or drowning they don't bother about you be valued be thankful for those who walk in the light and challenge you to walk in the light you'll be thankful for them in the day of judgment 1 Corinthians chapter 11 and you're in love until the end 1 Corinthians 11 has been a verse that's greatly comforted me verse 31 1 Corinthians 11 31 if we judge ourselves rightly we will not be judged what do I need to judge myself rightly am i walking in love to God you love me keep my Commandments am i keeping his Commandments am i walking in love with my fellow believer I had to judge myself not him I'm not wondering I'm not here to find out whether he's walking in love with me he will not walk in love with me because he may be an unbeliever or he's a believer who doesn't have light why should he walk in love why can I cannot have Adam and my wife was walking love who said that my husband was walking love my neighbor must walk in love my fellow believer is my walking lover even my elder was walking love no don't have any demands on anyone I must walk in love who stop and if I judge myself rightly I only got to judge myself one thing in this situation am i walking in love with God obeying His commandments am i walking in love towards my fellow believer or stranger or anybody and if I judge myself where I did something wrong or I am wrong attitude I cleanse myself if I keep living like that in the day of judgment listen to this in the day of judgment when my turn comes to stand before Christ he'll say my son I have nothing to say I have a crown of righteousness for you you have judged yourself faithfully without judging others every day of your life and you presented my life to others by your life maybe you couldn't preach well doesn't matter you presented my life to others I am nothing we will not be judged and I have said that many times in CFC churches dear brothers and sisters we are preparing people for the final examination we are preparing people for the final judgement that's why we speak strongly it's like these tuition colleges they have for those who want to get medical entrance and entrance into the technical IITs and all it's a very high standard stuff they give you a tough syllabus too but then when you pass you get a very good admission to a good college and a good job see if C's like that very high standards tough things to stand it but at the end of it what will happen in the final day the Lord says to you a hundred percent do you want to hear the Lord saying to you hundred percent in the final day we will not be judged means what you judged yourself rightly in everything on earth enduring in love until the end towards the Lord and towards one another may it be so and i shall proclaim this as long as i live as long as god gives me breath and i pray that you will also pass on that message to others walk in that first let that life which is with the father manifested in jesus christ now be manifest in you and me to a world that only hears doctrines and sermons and other things from preachers let them see a life so that you can also even if you're a very new believer say follow me as I follow Christ ask yourself one question whether you're like Jesus in one area what is your reaction to children I don't mean your own children how do you react to other people children coming to you our children drawn to you or you push them away then you're a Pharisee if children not your children other people's children are not drawn to you when you meet them in your church I want to say to you in Jesus name you're a Pharisee children were drawn to Jesus the more we become like Christ little children would be happy to come to us they won't be scared they won't be shooed away it's one test there are many other tests the Holy sirs can show you look at the life of Jesus and follow it what is your attitude to money and easily find out whether you're following Jesus or not yeah I don't have to say everything the Holy Spirit will teach you all things let us pray now I hope there's a spirit of thankfulness in you for all that God gave you in these days in broken words through different people the Lord tried to minister something to you to give you something for all the trouble and expense that you took to come here God says I've given you something that you can take home which is much more valuable than all the money you spend traveling here and all the difficulties you took coming here I've given you something that will change your whole life for the future that can give you a hundred percent in the day of judgment Heavenly Father thank you for your love and care for us we want to live in the goodness of that all our days bless everyone who's here encourage them help them to be true disciples raise up shepherds raise up apostles and prophets in this land what a need there is for the church is built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets Jesus Christ as the chief Cornerstone raised up apostles and prophets Lord and Shepherds and evangelists and teachers as well we pray in jesus name amen

Channel: CFC India

Views: 16,076

Rating: 4.9074073 out of 5

Keywords: zac poonen cfc Christian Fellowship Church Church Fellowship Christian Zac Poonen, Sermons, CFC

Id: w_5bGK56yz8

Length: 47min 53sec (2873 seconds)

Published: Mon Mar 23 2020