1. Zealous For His God Numbers 25:-13

2. Phinehas the Zealous Phinehas the Zealous Numbers 25:1-13  Phinehas was proactive  Phinehas acted in the minority  Phinehas judged others  Phinehas displayed the character of God  Phinehas was zealous for his God (25:13; Psa. 106:28-31)

3. Godly Zeal  It is a characteristic of the faithful (Tit. 2:14)  It demonstrates itself in action (Jn. 2:15-17)  It must be fed (Heb. 10:25; 2 Pet. 3:18)  It is contagious (2 Cor. 9:2; Phil. 1:14)

4. Godly Zeal  It must be guided and grounded in truth (Mt. 7:21-23; Lk. 6:5 [Acts 1:13]; Acts 18:24-25; Gal. 1:13-14; 4:17; Phil. 3:6) … zeal is energy + enthusiasm + enlightenment (truth) -Energy / body (Eccl. 9:10; Col. 3:23) -Enthusiasm / spirit (Psa. 42:1-2; Rom. 12:11) -Enlightenment / mind (Rom. 10:2,17)

5. Godly Zeal vs. Misguided Zeal  Zeal in evangelism (J.W.s and Mormons) – Acts 5:42; 8:4; 20:20  Zeal in worship (Pentecostals) – John 4:24  Zeal in militancy (Muslims) – Jude 3  We condemn others for having a zeal without truth, but do we have a truth without zeal?

6. Phinehas the Zealous  We need zeal to spread the gospel  We need zeal to stand for truth  We need zeal to overcome temptations  We need zeal to mature and grow  We need zeal to correct faults / problems (2 Cor. 7:11; Rev. 3:19)