Through the Entire Bible with Zac Poonen

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PaulWest Jun 25, 2007

Saints,

I am listening to Poonen's 70 message series on the entire Bible. Each message is 1 hour long and full of such wealth and wisdom and life that you are simply overwhelmed. Would anyone care to join me on this voyage? I can post a new audio on this thread every few days...and together we can travel methodically through God's Word here on SI, discussing the wonderful highlights along the way. I think it would be very profitable for all who participate, and it would also provide a good break from much of the vain and transient and divisive subjects we see so often shoot across these forum walls.

So...is it worth starting something like this? I personally believe God would be pleased to see such a thread in this forum.

Brother Paul

Here are the messages we've gone through thus far:

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InTheLight Jun 25, 2007

Great idea!

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running2win Jun 25, 2007

I would love to do this with you brother Paul but was wondering how often you would want to listen to a message. Every two or three days? Once a week? I have kind of a busy schedule and live 5 minutes from work so I will have to specifically set aside time to listen to them.

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PaulWest Jun 26, 2007

I have kind of a busy schedule and live 5 minutes from work so I will have to specifically set aside time to listen to them.

I totally understand, and this why I wanted to get some feedback before we started. I was originally intending to post an audio once a week, but being this is a 70 part series, it would take well over a year! I don't have any problem with this, but others may have trouble committing. What would work for you? Every four days? Five days? Weekly?

Brother Paul

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Tears_of_joy Jun 26, 2007

Brother Paul, could you say more about the messages? How is Mr Poonen going, is it book by book, or by themes, is it in some specific order? Are they preached in his church week by week? What is the purpose that is laid? Are those messages with the title beginning "basics"?

Thanks.

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FreebyWord Jun 26, 2007

Brother Paul I'm with you. I've read Poonen in the past and heard one of his audios recently and I sense in my spirit this is a true man of God. Your post may be God's answer to me as I've prayed and fasted, even today, for His power to overcome all as I see the late hour. Thank you so much. I will join you beginning this very night. I see some have already asked the questions I have. If I can't find exactly those audios you reference I'll be back with that very question.

OK, I think I'm getting it right. Poonen's audios on Through the Bible with Poonen isn't posted on this site. I see. This is something I would do two or three hours a day. So, if you can tell me how I may purchase this I'd appreciate it Brother Paul. Thanks.

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running2win Jun 26, 2007

Ummm, twice a week should be good for me. Something like Tuesday night and Friday night maybe? Or even any other two nights of the week should be good for me. Except maybe Saturday.

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PaulWest Jun 26, 2007

Hi Kire,

The messages go book by book, chapter by chapter and often verse by verse. I'm not sure how often he preached them in his church - if they were week by week, or twice a week or whatnot - but he is very consistent in the study. The purpose laid, I feel, was to demonstrate the unsearchable riches of God's Word under the premise of 2 Timothy 3:16-17 and also to whet his own congregations' appetite to diligently search the scriptures themselves.

Brother Paul

sermonindex Jun 26, 2007

Hello brother Paul,

I am really looking forward to listening to these messages, and also sharing with one another on this thread about what insight we glean from brother Zac's teaching along with what the Holy Spirit is teaching each one.

Twice a week would be good for me. At first I was thinking ~~[i]~~seventy weeks?[/i] but I like the idea of 35 weeks. :)

I'll be awaiting the first message!

Blessings,
Joy

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PaulWest Jun 26, 2007

Poonen's audios on Through the Bible with Poonen isn't posted on this site. I see. This is something I would do two or three hours a day. So, if you can tell me how I may purchase this I'd appreciate it Brother Paul. Thanks.

You don't give SermonIndex enough credit, brother. They ~~[i]~~are[/i] posted here! You can find them in Poonen's archive on pages 31-33. You can also write Benoy James at www.ravensministry.com and he'll send you all 70 mp3s on a single disc. The reason I wanted to post them individually was for the sake of unity of the brethren, to move through the Bible together as a whole group here in the thread. That was the vision I had, all of us discussing, commenting, digging, savoring the Word of God as led by the Holy Spirit. And completing the Bible together. How glorious! How noble!

Brother Paul :-)

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PaulWest Jun 26, 2007

Okay saints, here is the first message. It takes you from Genesis 1 through to Genesis 10. Poonen wisely begins this amazing journey by expounding 2 Tim. 3:16-17 - the reason for studying Holy Scripture. Lots of people study scripture for the wrong reasons. Instead of searcing the scriptures for life, they search for knowledge. One thing I have to constantly remind myself is that I mustn't study scripture to increase my stature as a preacher, or to impress others with wisdom - I must study for myself, to get life at the feet of Jesus, to be adequate and complete in God. All other motives will lead to dryness, vanity and death.

~~[url=http://64.34.176.235/sermons/SID2234.mp3]~~Genesis, part 1[/url]

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hmmhmm Jun 26, 2007

I will "sit" with you brother Paul and go through this series, i have noticed that God has very much to say to me through this man brother Zac Poonen, you continue to post the next one once a week?

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HopeinChrist Jun 26, 2007

What a great idea. I am downloading the first message now.
Hope

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Josiah777 Jun 26, 2007

Paul & all:

I'd like to join you all. I liked the suggestion of doing 2 a week. I went through this series several years ago and my life has been wonderfully blessed through brother Zac's ministry of the Word. One helpful thing to note is that books that have the most messages are not necessarily because the book is longer but because of the depth of insight and richness Zac has in those. Hebrews, Luke and Job have been the most life transforming for me.

Thanks, Paul, what a wonderful idea that Lord gave you, and I hope we can have some good fellowship as a result.

In Him,

Ken

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ravenmolehil Jun 26, 2007

Sounds like a Great series to podcast;
It would be easy to organize, access, and stay updated
if not, I'm still in..
Thanks for the great idea

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PaulWest Jun 26, 2007

Sounds like a Great series to podcast;

I'm all for it. I don't know anything about Podcasts, though. I'm from a different generation!

:-)

Brother Paul

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repentcanada Jun 26, 2007

Great Thread brother Paul, I am in.

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PaulWest Jun 26, 2007

I liked the suggestion of doing 2 a week.

Two a week is fantastic, I think. I have been burning the messages to CD and playing them in my car. In the mornings and evenings I do my regular, daily devotions with the Holy Spirit. I think I need to emphasize that these commentaries are in no way intended to be substitutions for our own quiet times with Jesus. Nothing at all can ~~[i]~~ever[/i] replace our daily quiet times.

Brother Paul

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LoveHim Jun 26, 2007

i love the idea of 2 a week as well. i am very excited and anticipating what the Lord will teach us all during this time.. thanks for being obedient to God..

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ravenmolehil Jun 26, 2007

Bump,
just thought some others may want to join in