Tag: zeal
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The Danger of Misplaced Zeal
2 Samuel 2:18-23 “And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was as swift of foot as a wild gazelle. And Asahel pursued Abner, and as he went, he turned neither to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. Then Abner looked behind him and said, ‘Is it you, Asahel?’…
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A Holy Zeal
Hebrews 12:14 “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.” One of the things that has marked Christianity since the time of Christ is persecution. Of course, Jesus himself was horribly persecuted. Day after day, His opponents “were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him”…
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Zeal: the Good and the Bad
Titus 2:13-14 “Our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.” What are you passionate about? What trips your trigger, turns you on, fires you up? Another way of saying this is what are you…
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A Holy Zeal
Titus 2:14 “Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.” What fires you up? What is it that you are passionate about? I love to fish and hunt. It’s something I am eager to…
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“Nice” Churches
Revelation 3:15-19 “I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable,…
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Misplaced Zeal
Philippians 3:6 “As for zeal persecuting the church.” How sure are you of the things you believe? Are you absolutely convinced that you are correct in how you view the world around you, God (or that there is no God), death, and eternity? What are your opinions based on? Is the foundation of your viewpoints…
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