'Love the Lord your

God with all your heart and with all

your soul and with all your

mind.'

Matthew 22:37

"'Love the Lord your

God with all your passion and prayer

and intelligence.' 

“The Message”

We are to …..

SEEK GOD passionately

LOVE GOD passionately

SERVE, OBEY AND TRUST

GOD passionately

Do Everything Passionately!

Servants, do what you're told by your earthly masters.

And don't just do the minimum that will get you

by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real

Master, for God, confident that you'll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you're serving is

Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will

be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn't cover up bad work.

Colossians 3:23

The Message

How to Lose Your PassionRomans 12:1-2 So

here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around

How to Lose Your Passionlife—and place it before

God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that

How to Lose Your Passionyou fit into it without

even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. 

How to Lose Your Passion1) An unbalanced

schedule

….leads to SPIRITUAL STARVATION

PSALM 127:2 It's useless to rise early and go to bed late, And work your worried fingers to the bone. Don't you know he enjoys giving rest to those he loves? 

How to Lose Your Passion1) An unbalanced

schedule

….leads to SPIRITUAL OBESITY

James 4:17 Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins.

How to Lose Your Passion2) An unused talent

1 Peter 4:10 Each of you has been blessed with one of God's many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others. So use your gift well.

How to Lose Your Passion1 Cor. 12 God's various gifts

are handed out everywhere; but they all originate in God's Spirit. God's various ministries are carried out everywhere; but they all originate in God's Spirit. God's various expressions of power are in action

How to Lose Your Passioneverywhere; but God himself is

behind it all. Each person is given something to do that shows who God is: Everyone gets in on it, everyone benefits.

How to Lose Your Passion3)An unconfessed sin

Psalm 38:4 and 6 my bones are in pain, and my sins are so heavy that I am crushed.

       

How to Lose Your Passion3)An unconfessed sin

My body is twisted and bent,

   and I groan all day long.

How to Lose Your Passion3)An unconfessed sin

1 John 1:9 if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.

How to Lose Your Passion4)An unresolved conflict

Conflict produces 3 passion killing emotions……

How to Lose Your PassionConflict produces 3

passion killing emotions …

Job 5:2   Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

How to Lose Your PassionConflict produces 3

passion killing emotions …

Job 18:4 You tear yourself to pieces in your anger.

How to Lose Your Passion5)An unsupported

lifestyle

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Two people are better than one,  because they get more done by working together. 

How to Lose Your Passion If one falls down, the

other can help him up. But it is bad for the person who is alone and falls, because no one is there to help.

How to Lose Your Passion6) An unclear purpose

Isaiah 49:4 But I said, "I have worked hard for nothing; I have used all my power, but I did

How to Lose Your Passionnothing useful. But

the Lord will decide what my work is worth; God will decide my reward."

How to Lose Your Passion7) An undernourished

spirit

We nourish our spirit through….

*worshipping God – private and public

How to Lose Your PassionWe nourish our spirit

through….

*fellowshipping with other believers

How to Lose Your PassionWe nourish our spirit

through….

*studying God’s Word

How to Lose Your PassionWe nourish our spirit

through….

*ministry to others

How to Lose Your PassionWe nourish our spirit

through….

*mission to the world

How to Lose Your PassionREAL PASSION = JESUS,

I WOULD RATHER DIE THAN TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU!