Pastor Zac Poonen

Video files for Ps. Zac Poonen services held on 7/7/2013, 7/8/2013, and 7/9/2013 are availabe @ following link.

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I am always on God’s Mind

>>  There are times in our life, when we feel alone, worried, guilty, denial, hurt….

>> Psalm 139:17-18 > God’s thought is so precious & weighty – both of quality and quantity; it cannot be compare with human terms. God is thinking such gentle and special thoughts toward us.

>>Jeremiah 29:11> whatever is your situation now, God wants to bring good ending in your life.

• God knows your destiny – before you were born.
•  God has a plan so you can reach your destiny.
•  God has plans to prosper you in fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
•  God has plans of hope & of a future.
•  God has plans to fellowship with you in prayer.
•  God has plans to listen and respond.

>> Five things we have to Remember-

1.   God cannot stop thinking about me, even for sinner.

2.    Isaiah 43:25> God cannot remember my sin I've confessed, Only God can wipe away your sin. God want a fresh start in my life to bring confidence in living with untroubled heart. Forgiveness brings great blessings because one is freed from guilt, granted eternal life, and restored to fellowship with God.

•  Psalm 32:1-2> what is blessed mean? > To be envious.

   3.   Psalm 89:34> God does not change, nor what he said. People can break covenant, but God can not break a promise. God will not fail you.

4.    Jeremiah 32:17> There is nothing too hard for God.

• When we pray don't limit God because of human limitation.
•  God cannot take a job that He cannot handle.
•  We limit God, when we think of Him within our limitations. 
•  We limit God, with lack of faith.
•  John 5:15> without Jesus, we can do nothing. I'm a disable person without Jesus. When we are connected to the God, there is nothing impossible in our life.
•  You can ask anything & it shall be done through Jesus.

5.    Jeremiah 31:3> God has everlasting love for me.

•  Human love is limited, tested, but divine love is forever.
•  God’s Love is Impressive.
•  God’s Love is Infinite – everlasting.
•  Human becomes time sensitive, but God is not time sensitive, in terms of eternity it's everlasting 
•  God’s Love is Individual.

>>What does everlasting means?

>>In Hebrew, everlasting means, from vanishing point of past to the vanishing point of future. 

Sermon note from www.intlcog.org, Date: 8/11/2013

LIVING & SERVING WITH ETERNITY & PERSPECTIVE

·        Do you have motivation to responding love of God?

·        Paul was motivated by living the law.

·        Luke 12: 35-48 > this chapter begins with the warning & watchfulness.

1.      Be dressed: (Zachariah 3; Genesis 3:10-11; Revelation 3:17).when we dressed people can see Jesus through us.

>  Dresses for child of God: we profess faith.

>  Are our garments clean?

2.      Be ready: a call to alertness. Remind us the time and time is waiting for nobody.

>  Readiness is challenges us this time. 

·        John 9:4, > Readiness is reminding us that we may not have the time.

·        Readiness to reach out.

·        Readiness to waiting for the master.

·        Wisdom is also tight to the readiness.

·        What can make us ready?

>  Readiness can only come through the help of the Holy Spirit.

>  Readiness for the waiting of the master.

>  Readiness also help us to not to distract against enemy.

>  Readiness for serving: he is expecting each one of us to serve his kingdom, ready to minister, ready to serve. 

>  Ministry is not limited to clergy.

>  As a Christian we are not the way but the pointer.

·        BE DRESSED & READY FOR SERVICE

·        The call for us to reflect light, life of righteousness, life of purity.

·        Invite The Lord to work in us & through us.

·        Be faithful & wise to be ready to serve- none is exempted 

Sermon notes from www.intlcog.org, 8/4/2013.

COMMUNION > Daniel 11:32

·        Daniel 1:1-2

>  God gave them a pagan king: God allows something in your life, don't blame Satan or God.

>  God wants to release salvation for the Babylon.

>  God wants to make his name known to their country.

>  God wants to carry out some mission through you.

>  God bring the situation in your life, not for his information but for your conformation.

>  Prayer is not to inform God but to invite God in your present situation.

1.      Pressure they faced: Daniel 3:5, Satan want to capture your children through music.

2.      Faith they followed: 3:4, social diffuse.

3.      Fellowship they followed, 3:5, governmental enforcement.3:6, spiritual defilement.

         i.            3:16, Settled faith > don't wait for tragedy to hit you before you make up your mind.

       ii.            3:17, Strong faith > God is able to save

      iii.            3:18, Steadfast faith > God will save you before fire, in fire or promoted with him.

     iv.            3:19-30 > God allows this to happen to spread his good news to Babylon.

·        Three things never change.

1.      The word of God > Luke 5:4-5 > Cherish the word of God. Luke 5:8 > When word of God penetrate in you He shows you who you are.

2.      Relationship > Matthew 16:17 > Peter got fresh revelation, “I WILL" certainty. Celebrate our relationship with God.

3.      Innocent Blood > Revelation > the blood of Jesus shed on behalf of you.

Sermon notes from www.intlcog.org, 7/28/2013

God is the God of second chance.

Matthew 12:38-41 > Jonah 1:1-2

·        God is trying to show the story of Nineveh through the eye of Prophet Jonah.

·        God called Jonah from the storm.

·        God turns mistakes to the ministry

>Jonah was running away from the call of God.

> Jonah was running away from the presence of God > Psalm 139.

>A person can run from the God but can't hide from the presence of God.

> By circumstances & nature, God showed Jonah, there is no escape from God, to bring him back to the presence of God.

>God used situation & people to bring Jonah back to him

>  Jonah wanted to running away from the mercy of God.

>  Jonah was running away from the call of ministry.

·        How far Jonah willing to go?

>  Jonah pay for travel.

>  Jonah was traveling with pagan worshiper.

>  He was running away in opposite direction, far side of the world, from Tar shish.

>  He was sleeping.

>  He was sinking in the water & still not admit the call of God to go to Nineveh: we show, God work of long suffer.

1.      God is long suffering & he works with Jonah.

2.      God has incorporated your mistake in his sovereign plan.

3.      God is willing to work with our weakness.

4.      You paid the fare to run away from God, but God paid travel expenses to come back to him.

5.      God wants him to experience judgment & mercy.

6.      no matter how far we go or how low we go, away from the Lord, he will able to pick you up. he is the God of restoration, who paid double for our trouble.

7.      God know how to speak through situation.

8.      God want to touch the sensitive area of your heart.

9.      God will not force you to do anything; he will make you change your will.

10.  God is the God of second chance (chapter 1 & 3) - he ask Jonah to go to Nineveh.

Sermon notes from www.intlcog.org, 7/21/2013