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Review – Increasing in Wisdom Limits on Godly zeal Limits on Godly zeal – Must be exercised with moral integrity – Must be exercised in spiritual battles Zeal of OT figures Zeal of OT figures Expressing our zeal wisely: Expressing our zeal wisely: – Understand our battlefield/weapons (Eph. 6) – Understand why we fight – Understand our citizenship
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Embracing Loving Service Motivation for Our Zeal (1 Cor. 1:1-3) Good works indicative of great zeal? Good works indicative of great zeal? What can make them of no value? What can make them of no value?
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Embracing Loving Service Zeal with Loving Service: Phinehas Num. 25:1-18 – Zeal in Atonement Num. 25:1-18 – Zeal in Atonement – How does God describe the actions of Phinehas? – Was there any selfish ambition evident? – Was love for God and his people evident?
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Embracing Loving Service Zeal with Loving Service: Phinehas Joshua 22 – Zeal in Peacemaking Joshua 22 – Zeal in Peacemaking – What was the belief about the altar? (vv. 16-20) – What was the truth about the altar? (vv. 26-28) – What was Phinehas’ response upon learning the truth? (v. 31) – Why did Phinehas act as he did?
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Embracing Loving Service Zeal with Loving Service: Phinehas Why did Phinehas have zeal with loving service? Why did Phinehas have zeal with loving service? – How does God see sin? (Isa. 59:2; Rom. 6:23) – How does God see righteousness? (Jas. 2:23; Job 1:8; Gen. 6:8-9; 2 Pet. 2:5) When we begin to see sin and righteousness as God sees them, it will deepen our love for Him and for others, making our zeal more fruitful.
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Review – Embracing Loving Service 1 Cor. 13:1-3 – Service without love is meaningless 1 Cor. 13:1-3 – Service without love is meaningless The Example of Phinehas The Example of Phinehas – Zeal in atonement (Num. 25:1-18) – Zeal in peacemaking (Josh. 22)
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Embracing Loving Service The Role of Love How is one perfected? How is one perfected? – 2 Cor. 12:9 – 1 Cor. 15:10 Some of God’s greatest workers were imperfect: Some of God’s greatest workers were imperfect: – 2 Cor. 8:1-5 – 1 Kings 15:11-14 – 1 Sam. 13:14
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Embracing Loving Service The Role of Love Recognition of imperfection should increase love; it increases our dependence on God’s mercy and grace. Recognition of imperfection should increase love; it increases our dependence on God’s mercy and grace. – Lk. 7:41-43 – Mt. 18:23ff
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Embracing Loving Service The Role of Service Saints & Children... but also Servants (Rom. 12:9-18) Saints & Children... but also Servants (Rom. 12:9-18) Service with Humility Service with Humility – Mk. 10:42-45; Phil. 2:7 – Lk. 17:7-10
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Embracing Loving Service The Importance of Love AND Service 1 Cor. 13:1-3 1 Cor. 13:1-3 Jn. 14:15 Jn. 14:15 Jn. 21:15-17 Jn. 21:15-17 Mk. 10:42-45 Mk. 10:42-45
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Embracing Loving Service The Importance of Love AND Service “One another” “One another” – Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:16; Heb. 10:24-25 – Gal. 5:13-15 – Rom. 12:9-18 – Gal. 6:1-2 – 1 Pet. 1:22 – 1 Pet. 4:8-10 – 1 Pet. 5:5
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“Love for God is the supreme quality of the Christian heart. When it’s ignited with zealous service, [our] spiritual fire will shine beautifully against the darkness of sin. [We] must be determined to see as God sees and do as God says.” (Lifelong Zeal, pp. 46-47)
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