The Day Of Small Beginnings: How God Prepared Me to Serve Him

by Zac Poonen

All the things I once thought were so important are gone from my life. I've dumped them all in the trash so that I could embrace Christ and be embraced by Him (Philippians 3:8-9 - MSG).The first part of this book describes a number of events in the life of Zac Poonen - from the time he was converted as an officer in the Indian Navy to the time when he left the Navy to serve the Lord full-time. It describes some of the ways in which the Lord trained and prepared him to be His servant.

The second part of this book describes something of the ministry that God gave him and the lessons that he and his coworkers learnt as they sought to serve the Lord and build the church - the Body of Christ.

This is not an autobiography nor a record of Zac's ministry, but rather an account of the lessons learnt and the principles followed as he did the Lord's work.

Zac has written this book primarily to challenge young people to be faithful to the Lord, so that they can be trained and prepared by the Lord for His service and to build the church according to New-Testament principles.

193 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 28, 2021

About the author

Christian evangelist and author based in Bangalore, India.

Zac Poonen was formerly an Indian Naval Officer who has been serving the Lord in India for nearly 50 years as a Bible-teacher. He has responsibility for a number of churches in India and abroad.

He has written more than 25 books and numerous articles in English - which have been translated into many Indian and foreign languages. His messages are available on audio CDs and video DVDs.

Like the other elders in CFC, Zac Poonen also supports himself and his family through "tent-making" and does not receive any salary for his services. He does not receive any royalty for any of his books, CDs or DVDs, that are published by Christian Fellowship Centre, Bangalore.

Reviews

[Amber M · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading about Zac Poonen and how the Lord called him. The book goes into his early walk with the Lord, meeting his wife and how the church was started. I like the candor with which it is written. He is honest about the mistakes that were made early on but he also offers hope. It was a very down to earth book that will benefit anyone who longs to live a more meaningful life with Christ.

[Emma James · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly enjoyed this book about Zac Poonen and how the Lord led him to make the many decisions that now shape his ministry today. While I was familiar with a lot of the stories, there were some I was not, and it was good to get more insight into his life and how things worked out for him. God does amazing things!

[Rockson Khartu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book with life lessons for spiritual growth!