introduction goals: building a spiritual fire scriptural ways to enhance zeal mature understanding...
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IntroductionIntroductionGOALS:•Building a spiritual fire•Scriptural ways to enhance zeal•Mature understanding of zeal•Satisfaction of imitating the zeal of Christ
Titus 2:11-14
God’s vision is a special people, pure and zealous for good
works.
IntroductionIntroduction
Zeal DefinedZeal Defined
Secular:•“eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something; fervor” (Webster)
Scriptural (5 Qualities):•Courage (1 Pet. 3:12-14)•Knowledge/Wisdom (Rom. 10:2)•Energy (Jn. 4:34)•Diligence (Ezra 7:23)•Loving service (Rom. 12:11)
Christian zeal is the courage to exercise great wisdom, great energy, and great diligence in loving
service to God.
Zeal DefinedZeal Defined
God’s ZealGod’s Zeal• Establishing the Kingdom
of Christ (Isa. 9:7)• Visible and Obvious (Isa.
59:17)• God expects Christians to
imitate His zeal.
God’s Desire: Zealous God’s Desire: Zealous PeoplePeople
Seen in the Mission of Jesus (Tit. 2:14)•He Purchased You•He Purified You•He Took Possession of You•To Produce Zeal in You
Seen in the Instructions of Jesus (Rev. 3:14-19)•Jesus does not want a comfortable, lukewarm people . . .•He wants a people that are on fire to do good works!
God’s Desire: Zealous God’s Desire: Zealous PeoplePeople
Seen in the Actions of Jesus (Jn. 2:13-22)•His zeal most evident in His pursuit of the Father’s will (Jn. 6:35-40; Mt. 26:42)•We are instructed to walk with the same zeal Jesus had (1 Jn. 2:6)
God’s Desire: Zealous God’s Desire: Zealous PeoplePeople