1. Losing
Your
Soul
Matt. 16:26

2. Losing
Your
Faith
Luke 22:32

3. Losing
Your Courage
2 Cor. 4:1

4. Losing Your Influence
Matt. 5:13-16

5. Losing Your Zeal
Rev. 2:4-5

6. Revelation 2:4–5
4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.

7. Could diminish and be lost
Losing Your Zeal
Possible that One’s
Zeal
Enthusiasm
Passion
Fire
Could diminish and be lost

8. Losing Your Zeal
The Nature
Rev. 2:4-5

9. The Nature What is Zeal? Zeal from Zelos
Strong’s: “properly, heat, i.e. (figuratively) ‘zeal’ (in a favorable sense, ardor; in an unfavorable one, jealousy…”
Thayer: “excitement of mind, ardor, fervor of spirit”
From root zeo:
Strong’s: “to be hot (boil, of liquids; or glow, of solids), i.e. (figuratively) be fervid (earnest)”
Thayer: “to boil with heat, be hot…metaphorically, used of ‘boiling’ anger, love, zeal for what is good or bad, etc.”

10. The Nature What is Zeal? Zeal from Zelos Opposite of Apathy
Literally without (a) feeling (pathos)
Indifference toward what should excite
Absence or suppression of passion, emotion or excitement
Lukewarm (Rev. 3:14-16)
Love of some will wax cold (Matt. 24:11-12)

11. Which of these describes
The Nature
What is Zeal?
Zeal from Zelos
Opposite of Apathy
Zeal is a burning desire to please God
Far more than raw enthusiasm
Focus is on longevity -vs- an outburst
Which of these describes
YOU?

12. The Nature What is Zeal? The Difference it Makes Creates desire
1 Cor. 14:12
2 Tim. 1:17 – diligently (KJV) – zealously (NKJV)

13. The Nature What is Zeal? The Difference it Makes Creates desire
Produces action
Such action as goes beyond what others do
John 2:17 -
2 Cor. 7:11

14. The Nature What is Zeal? The Difference it Makes Creates desire
Produces action
Enriches worship
Glad to go to house of Lord (Psa. 122:1)
Put life & energy into praise (Col. 3:23)
Pray with zeal (Col. 4:13)
Singing with excitement (Psa. 95:1-ff)
Giving liberally (Exo. 35; 36:4-7)

15. The Nature What is Zeal? The Difference it Makes Creates desire
Produces action
Enriches worship
Stirs others to greater service
2 Cor. 9:2
Your zeal, fervent action – make others want to do the same!

16. The Nature What is Zeal? The Difference it Makes Creates desire
Produces action
Enriches worship
Stirs others to greater service
Promotes evangelism
Early disciples could not be stopped (Acts 4:20; 31; 5:29-32)
Zeal carries the gospel wherever you go (Acts 8:4)

17. Losing Your Zeal
The Nature
The Danger
Rev. 2:4-5

18. The Church at Ephesus Revelation 2:4–5
4 Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.
5 Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place—unless you repent.

19. The Danger Of Losing It First Love – left behind
“Honeymoon is over” – Summers
“Loyal but lacking” – Summers
“In form, this was still a ‘sound church’ which fended off false doctrine, but the fire had gone out. There is more to serving God than adherence to mechanical, traditional routine” – Harkrider
Their fire is gone!
Love, enthusiasm, excitement – vanished!

20. The Danger Of Losing It Can be Lost in Spite of Good
Great start & rich history (Acts 19:18-19)
Good qualities – still present
Works (v. 2) – an active congregation
Labor (v. 2, “toil” ASV) – an aggressive group
Patience (vv. 2, 3) - a determined church
Doctrinally Correct (vv. 2, 6)
Cannot bear evil men (v. 2)
Exposed false apostles (v. 2)
Hated the deeds & doc. of Nic. (vv. 6, 15)

21. The Danger Of Losing It Can be Lost in Spite of Good If it is Lost
About the lose identity
If don’t change – remove lampstand (v. 5)
Soon – no longer be the “Lord’s church”
It is decision time!
Can’t stay in the this lull / rut.

22. Losing Your Zeal
The Nature
The Danger
The Answer
Rev. 2:4-5

23. The Answer Remember (v. 5)
Repentance and change is prompted by memory.
Remember what you used to be and do!
God’s call to repentance appeals to remembrance of better times (Jer. 2:2)

24. The Answer Remember (v. 5) Repent (v. 5) Change of mind
Determine you want to be what you used to be!

25. The Answer Remember (v. 5) Repent (v. 5) Return (v. 5)
Do your first works
Do what you used to do before lost your zeal!
Fan the flame you have (2 Tim. 1:6)

26. 2 Timothy 1:6
NKJV - Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
ESV - For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,
NASB - For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands
Darby – For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of god which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

27. “Stir Up” - “Fan Into Flame”
RWP - “Present active infinitive of anazōpureō, old double compound (ana and zōpuron, live coal, zōos and pur, then the bellows for kindling), to rekindle, to stir into flame, to keep blazing (continuous action, present time), only here in N.T”
Thayer - “to kindle up, inflame one’s mind, strength, zeal”

28. Losing Your Zeal The Nature The Danger The Answer The Result
Rev. 2:4-5

29. When Change Takes Place
The Result
When Change Takes Place
(2 Cor. 7:6-12)
Paul tells of joy of the report Titus brought
Background:
1 Corinthian letter
Was a hard / severe letter (2 Cor. 10:10)
Rebuked the church for several problems
Fornication & lack of discipline (1 Cor. 5)
Reaction
Did withdraw (2 Cor. 2)
He repented (2 Cor. 2)

30. When Change Takes Place
The Result
When Change Takes Place
(2 Cor. 7:6-12)
Paul tells of joy of the report Titus brought
Background:
Titus brings a good report
Told of how received 1 Corinthian letter (v. 5)
Letter produced repentance (vv. 6-12)
Repentance produced: (v. 11)

31. Repentance produced: (v. 11)
What diligence – action, prompt
What clearing of self – get something out of heart & life
What indignation – hatred toward sin
What fear – awe, respect / afraid
What vehement desire – longing to do right
What zeal – enthusiasm, fire
What vindication – prove clear of fault

32. When Change Takes Place
The Result
When Change Takes Place
(2 Cor. 7:6-12)
Paul tells of joy of the report Titus brought
What Zeal!
Church at Corinth – had made a change
Concerning two matters – apathetic (without zeal)
Fornication
Discipline
Apathy turned to zeal (2 Cor. 2:6-11)
Thus, Paul declares – What Zeal!

33. Losing Your Zeal The Nature The Danger The Answer The Result
Rev. 2:4-5