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