2. Review Text: Titus 2:11-14 Text: Titus 2:11-14 Goals: Goals: – Building a spiritual fire – Scriptural ways to enhance zeal – Mature understanding of zeal – Satisfaction of imitating the zeal of Christ

3. Review Zeal Defined: Zeal Defined: – 5 Qualities: Courage Knowledge/Wisdom Energy Diligence Loving Service Christian zeal is the courage to exercise great wisdom, great energy, and great diligence in loving service to God.

4. Review Why be zealous? Why be zealous? – Jesus’ Mission (Tit. 2:14) – Jesus’ Commandment (Rev. 3:14-19) – We are to imitate Christ (1 Jn. 2:6) God demands a zealous people! God demands a zealous people! God has equipped us to be what He demands! God has equipped us to be what He demands!

5. Christian Zeal = Intense Heat Zeal Zeal – Greek zelos – Strong’s: properly, heat – From primary verb zeo: to be hot (boil, of liquids; or glow, of solids) Fire/Heat a prominent figure in Scripture Fire/Heat a prominent figure in Scripture

6. Elements – Fire Triangle Three elements for a proper fire: Three elements for a proper fire: – Heat – Fuel – Air Three elements for a proper spiritual fire: Three elements for a proper spiritual fire: – Proper source of HEAT – Proper source of FUEL – Proper ENVIRONMENT

7. Elements – Fire Triangle Our Heat Source: GOD Our Heat Source: GOD – How deeply does God care for mankind? Eph. 1:4; 1 Pet. 1:20 Eph. 1:4; 1 Pet. 1:20 Rom. 5:6-11 Rom. 5:6-11 – How deeply is God concerned with justice? Heb. 12:28-29 Heb. 12:28-29 1 Thess. 2:8 1 Thess. 2:8 Rom. 1:16-18 Rom. 1:16-18 – How can we draw closer to God to provide heat for our spiritual fire?

8. Elements – Fire Triangle Our Fuel Source: Character of CHRIST Our Fuel Source: Character of CHRIST – We are to walk as Christ walked (1 Jn. 2:6) – Where to start? Courage Courage Energy Energy Diligence Diligence Wisdom/Knowledge Wisdom/Knowledge Loving Service Loving Service – What if one or more of these is missing?

9. Elements – Fire Triangle Our Optimum Environment: Purity Our Optimum Environment: Purity – We cannot build the proper fire when influenced by sin and the world. – Be prepared to face an impure world (Mt. 10:16; Eph. 6:11ff) – Attune our minds to purity (Phil. 4:8) – Replace the “old spirits” with good things (Mt. 12:43-45) – Seek purity where we have influence, esp. in our hearts (Mal. 3:3; 1 Jn. 2:15)