by Zac Poonen
Forty Messages From Genesis Chapters 1 to 11 (Parts 3 & 4)
21. God accepts us on the basis of faith in our hearts (Gen.4:4-5). God had regard for Abel first and therefore for his offering. He came with faith proved by the fact that he brought the best; whereas, Cain only brought
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by Zac Poonen
Forty Messages From Genesis Chapters 1 to 11 (Parts 1 & 2)
1. Be honest about your condition (1:2). The earth was dark, empty and shapeless. Sin had affected the earth. If you want God to work in you and remake you, be honest about your condition. Admit that you are dark, empty
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by Zac Poonen
Many believers have a question (sometimes unasked) as to how God could allow a faithful servant of His, like David Wilkerson, to leave this world through a car crash.
My answer is: We do NOT know all the facts concerning the accident and so we must not judge by what our ears have heard
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by Zac Poonen
God anointed Elisha with a double portion of the anointing that Elijah had. This was God’s seal of approval on Elisha’s life. But before God anointed him thus, he had been tested.
As in the case of all true servants of God, Elisha too was called to the ministry while he was faithfully doing
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by Zac Poonen
In Genesis 37:18, we read how Joseph’s elder brothers plotted to kill him. And we see the sovereignty of God here in making one of the brothers stop that plan and change it to selling Joseph off to some slave traders who were passing by at that time. Who sent those slave traders
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by Zac Poonen
“The Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, they said to Him, ‘Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?’ They were saying
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by Zac Poonen

by Zac Poonen
The Lord told Ezekiel some things that are very important for those who are called to a preaching ministry to remember.
1. The first thing God said was, “Don’t be afraid of them” (Ezek.2:6). This word occurs very frequently: Don’t be afraid even though their threats are sharp as thorns, barbed like briars, and
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by Zac Poonen
“Jesus spoke this parable to some people who viewed others with contempt” (Lk.18:9).
There are various reasons why people view others with contempt. They may have been taught by their parents from childhood to look down on others who are inferior in social status, or wealth, or education, etc. Or, if you are very
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by Zac Poonen
In Ezekiel 16:49-50, God describes the real sins of Sodom that led to the destruction of that city (in Genesis 19). Most of us have always associated Sodom with sodomy (homosexuality) and other sexual sins. But sexual sin was the ultimate result of a way of life.
What was it that led them into
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