By Zac Poonen Satan is the author of fear. Jesus was as much against fear as He was against sin. Many times He told people, “Don’t be afraid” (Fear not), just like He said, “Don’t sin.” Jesus was against people living fear as much as He was against people living...
By Zac Poonen There is a lot of emphasis on joy in Apostle Paul’s letter to Philippians. “Always offering prayer with joy in every prayer I pray for you.” (Phil 1:4) “Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say unto you, rejoice.” (Phil 4:4) Philippians was written when Paul...
By Zac Poonen 1.Hypocrisy:To be a hypocrite is to give others the impression that we are holier than we actually are. It is the same as being false, or telling a lie. Jesus pronounced a curse on hypocrites seven times in Matthew 23:13-29. Jesus told the Pharisees that their inner life...
Sandeep Poonen. One of my children recently came home reciting this rhyme learned while at school. “Witches, ghosts, and goblins, walking down the street Knock on every doorway, ‘Trick or treat!’” I was shocked by how my child, in all innocence, could sing so casually and trivially about such scary...
By Zac Poonen. In Malachi 2:15, we read that God made a man and his wife one in order that through them He might receive godly children. Anyone can raise children. But the disciple of Jesus raises godly children. And for this, the very first requirement is that at least...
By Zac Poonen. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is the most invisible of all the ministries in the Godhead. He encourages and helps in a silent, invisible way, without even wanting recognition or credit for His work. He is quite content for people to praise the Father and Jesus...
From the book THE FULL GOSPEL (Copyright – 1996) We read of two contrasting ministries in the Bible that have great relevance for our time. The Daniel-Ministry Daniel was a man whom God could use in his generation in a heathen land. When he was a young man, as a...
By Zac Poonen In Luke 18:13 (NASB), the tax-collector prayed saying “God be merciful to me THE sinner.” He called himself, “THE sinner”. What he meant was that he felt that everyone around him was a saint compared to him! In his eyes, he was THE ONLY SINNER on the...
By Zac Poonen In Exodus Chapter 17, we see the Israelites coming to a place where there was no water to drink. The sine wave goes down and they start grumbling again. Again the Lord shows them His solution that is right in front of their eyes. He tells Moses,...