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Beware Of A Fake Gospel, A Fake Jesus And A Fake Spirit: Zac Poonen (Transcript)

Here is the full transcript of Bible teacher Zac Poonen’s sermon titled “Beware Of A Fake Gospel, A Fake Jesus And A Fake Spirit.”

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TRANSCRIPT:

So, I’m very happy to see you all again, dear brothers and sisters. Today we remember what the Lord did in Bangalore 48 years ago, in this week, in the year 1975. And we want to celebrate, what are we going to celebrate? God’s goodness to us in all these years. And we want to thank Him, and how He’s preserved us. He’s given us so many good families, good fellowship, and the opportunity to meet together. Every provision He’s made — during these 48 years, He’s brought so many young men and women together in marriage, and built wonderful young families here, who were single men when we started, and who are children now. Children are growing up to be teenagers, so wonderful work God has done.

So, there’s so much we have to be thankful for, but yet we recognize, all of us, that we have not yet become like Christ, fully. And that is God’s ultimate purpose, you know, it’s just like a marathon race. When we are born again, we begin this marathon race. And then, as we keep moving, we run towards the finishing line, and the finishing line is not Christ coming alone.

The True Hope

People ask me, what is my hope? My hope is not the second coming of Jesus Christ. My hope is that I will be like Him when He comes again. That’s what we read in 1 John 3. The hope is that when He comes, we will be like Him. So don’t think of your hope as only Christ is coming again, and we’re going to be free from sorrow, and trial, and sickness, and all that.