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“I can do all things through Christ, who gives me the strength.” Philippians 4:13

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“I can do all things through Christ, who gives me the strength.”

Philippians 4:13

So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.

Ezekiel 22:30

“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.”

John 1:6

1.A MAN OF

PURITY

“I will behave wisely in a perfect way… I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. I will set

Psalm 101:2-3

nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me.”

Psalm 101:2-3

“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ .”

2 Corinthians 10:3-5

2.A MAN OF PASSION

• A Passion for God

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.”

Deuteronomy 6:5

So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love

John 21:15-17

You.” He said to him, “Feed My lambs.” He said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You.” He said

John 21:15-17

to him, “Tend My sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the

John 21:15-17

third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.”

John 21:15-17

• A Passion for God• A Passion for my Wife

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her…”

Ephesians 5:25

Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well. Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth.

Proverbs 5:15, 18

• A Passion for God• A Passion for my Wife • A Passion for my Kids

“And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of

Deuteronomy 6:6-7

them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7

And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but raise them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

Ephesians 6:4

• A Passion for God• A Passion for my Wife • A Passion for my Kids• A Passion for the Lost

Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and

Matthew 9:35-38

every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and

Matthew 9:35-38

scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord

Matthew 9:35-38

of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Matthew 9:35-38

3.A MAN OF PURPOSE

“But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; there-

Daniel 1:8

fore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.”

Daniel 1:8

And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”

Joshua 24:15

“I can do all things through Christ, who gives me the strength.”

Philippians 4:13