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  (CLIP) DO NOT FEAR COMING TRIBULATION
  by Zac Poonen
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Summary: This sermon addresses the false teaching in Christendom that
focuses on the imminent return of Jesus as the key to holiness,
cautioning against using fear-based human techniques to manipulate
behavior. It emphasizes the importance of not being swayed by
attractions like music, money, or psychology in churches, but to rely on
the power of the Holy Spirit and devotion to Christ. Jesus' words about
tribulation and the call to take courage in the face of fear are
highlighted, pointing to the assurance of God's care and protection even
in the midst of trials.

Topics: "False Teachings", "Reliance on the Holy Spirit"
Scripture References: John 16:33, Matthew 10:30, Matthew 10:29, Matthew 10:28

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This sermon addresses the false teaching in Christendom that focuses on
the imminent return of Jesus as the key to holiness, cautioning against
using fear-based human techniques to manipulate behavior. It emphasizes
the importance of not being swayed by attractions like music, money, or
psychology in churches, but to rely on the power of the Holy Spirit and
devotion to Christ. Jesus' words about tribulation and the call to take
courage in the face of fear are highlighted, pointing to the assurance
of God's care and protection even in the midst of trials.

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Even if you know that Jesus will not come for the next hundred years, in
your entire lifetime, you will still be faithful. This is a false
teaching that's been going on in Christendom for years. That the way to
make people holy is teach them, Christ may come any moment.

Tell this engaged girl, your bridegroom may land up any day, so don't
fool around with other men. Is that the way we keep a person as a pure
virgin for Christ? These are all psychological human techniques and
unfortunately, like I've often said, money, music and psychology have
come into the church to replace the power of the Holy Spirit and
devotion to Christ. Be careful of that.

Be careful that you're not attracted to a church by music. Be careful
that you're not attracted to a church by money or by psychology and
psychology can be more dangerous. You know, the human techniques by
which you try to make people holy are very often by fear and one of the
ways to frighten people is Christ may come.

So I want to tell you that Jesus said, in the world you will have
tribulation and those were the last words, almost, that he spoke to the
disciples before he prayed in John 17 and John 18, he says, let's go to
the garden and he went to the garden of Gethsemane. So think of that,
just before he went off to die, he said, you're going to have
tribulation. So why is it that we hear so much teaching that we won't
have tribulation? Or why is it we are afraid of it? In fact, he said,
the world will have tribulation and as soon as you hear the word
tribulation, you know fear comes.

That's why the very next words Jesus said was, take courage. Courage is
the opposite of fear. What is the reason for not being afraid? It's not,
there are many reasons why we can say, I'm not going to be afraid.

One is, well Jesus said, in Matthew chapter 10, that they will not be
able to touch even a hair on your head. Verse 30, the hairs on your head
are all numbered, therefore don't fear. That is a good reason, you know,
Jesus said that in Matthew chapter 10 and verse 29, the sparrows, two
sparrows are sold for a cent, yet not one of them will fall to the
ground without your father.

Verse 28, therefore don't be afraid of those who kill.

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Video: https://sermonindex2.b-cdn.net/3nVP10Aiiig.mp4
Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/zac-poonen/clip-do-not-fear-coming-tribulation/
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