Christian Zeal
Tending our Zeal: Habits• Stir Your Zeal
– With Godly Sorrow (2 Corinthians 7:11)– With Friendly Competition (2 Corinthians 9:2)
• Stay Away From – Envy (Acts 13:45, James 3:16)– Rash Commitments (Judges 11:30)– Acting On Assumptions (2 Samuel 7:1-17)
Tending our Zeal: Heroes
• Heroes Keep Us Humble– 2 Corinthians 4:7
• Heroes Inspire Us To GO BIG!– Luke 18:18 - Luke 19:10
• Heroes Remind Us To Put Our Ark Ahead of Our Castle.– Hebrews 11:7
• Heroes Are All Around– Hebrews 11:32
Tending our Zeal: Hopes
• Fixing Our Hope Entirely On God– When Laboring (1 Timothy 4:10)– When Distressed in Old Age (1 Timothy 5:5)– When Surrounded by Riches (1 Timothy 6:17)– When Looking for His Return ( 1 John 3:3)– When Preparing for Action (1 Peter 1:13)
• Hope Stabilizes our Zeal (Romans 8:25)• Hope Sustains our Zeal (2 Timothy 2:10)• Hope Satisfies our Zeal (Psalm 115:18)
Shine Brightly Until Jesus Returns
• Psalm 71:17-18– O God, Thou hast taught me from my youth;
And I still declare Thy wondrous deeds. And even when I am old and gray, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Thy strength to this generation, Thy power to all who are to come.
Every Christian, A Zealous Christian
TITUS 2:14
Christian Zeal