Your Service to God… Compulsion or conviction?

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Your Service to God… Compulsion or conviction? Obligation or dedication? Is best of worship the beginning, or end? Questions to help us examine our: Depth of godliness (2 Tim. 3:5). Zeal for the Lord (Rom. 12:11).

Revive Us Again (Psalm 85:6)

Things Needed For One To Be Revived… A Realization of the Need Ps. 85:4-7; Rev. 2:5; 1 Jn. 3:4; Rom. 6:23; Heb. 10:25-31; Rev. 3:14-22; Heb. 3:12-13

Things Needed For One To Be Revived… A Realization of the Need Repentance Ps. 85:2, 6-9; Rev. 3:19; Mt. 21:28-30; Acts 17:30; 2 Pet. 3:9; Rom. 10:1-3; 2 Cor. 13:5; Mt 26:20-22

Things Needed For One To Be Revived… A Realization of the Need Repentance Return To Our First Love Ps. 85:9-13; Rev. 2:5; 1 Jn. 4:7-8, 20-21; Eph. 6:1-4

Serve God with zeal, fervor… To some, that is extreme: Men will accuse us of being “insane”, “religious nuts”, etc. Perhaps some will see the proper zeal, and seek change (Jn. 2:17)! Be “…fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.” (Rom. 12:11)

Revive Us Again (Psalm 85:6)