PASSION * To endure suffering * The suffering of love
PASSION SCALE 1: salvation 2-9: the degrees to which we give ourselves fully to Him 10: martyrdom
Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, do it heartily (with all your heart, passionately) for the Lord
Ephesians 5:7 Serve wholeheartedly, (with enthusiasm, good will, good attitude; with all your soul in love) as if you were serving the Lord, not people
EXAMPLES OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE 1. Num. 25:7-11 Phineas - passionate for righteousness
EXAMPLES OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE 2. 2 Samuel 23:14-17 Three Mighty Men – passionately faithful
EXAMPLES OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE 3. 2 Cor. 8:22 “the zealous brother” - Passionately diligent
EXAMPLES OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE 4. Acts 21:12-16 Mnason of Cyprus – passionately hospitable
EXAMPLES OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE 5. 2 Kings 5:1-4 “a young girl from Israel” – passionately proclaiming healing
EXAMPLES OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE 6. 1 Samuel 16:14-17 Saul’s servants – passionate about the power of worship
EXAMPLES OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE 7. Jer. 38:7-10 Ebed-Melech – passionate about life and justice
EXAMPLES OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE 8. 2 Samuel 20:14-22 Wise Woman of Abel – passionate for peace
EXAMPLES OF PASSIONATE PEOPLE Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations
"...you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ." (1 Pet. 2:5)
Passionate words: Wholehearted, steadfast, unremitting, breathlessly intense, persevering, in constant readiness, enduring, courageous, zealous, bold, unreserved, enthusiastic, veraciously committed, ablaze.
Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, do it heartily for the Lord Ephesians 5:7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people
Passion that flows out of the Blood of Jesus is destiny-fulfilling, holy passion ‘Passion’ without Jesus can be obsession, self-focus or addiction
Finding your passion…. What do you like to talk about, talk louder, more animated when you talk about it?
Finding your passion…. What occupies your thoughts, or what do you dream about?
Finding your passion…. If you were given a chunk of time with no limitations, how would you spend it?
Finding your passion…. What makes you feel fulfilled?
Finding your passion…. What do you want others to understand?
Finding your passion…. What areas of your life have been a struggle?
There is room on the altar for every gift for every passion for every living stone