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.

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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