Discovering Your Passion: Embracing Zeal and Fervor
"Explore the essence of passion and fervor in the context of spiritual growth and personal development. Reflect on Romans 12:11 and Matthew 22:37-38 to deepen your connection with your passions and strengthen your relationship with the divine. Uncover what drives you closer to your purpose and overcome hindrances that might lead to apathy."
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Stir Up the Gift! Stir Up the Gift! May Sermon Series May Sermon Series
Using Your Gift Using Your Gift with Passion with Passion Lesson Four Lesson Four
Romans 12:11, Do not be Romans 12:11, Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. in spirit, serve the Lord.
1. What are you most passionate 1. What are you most passionate about in life? about in life? 2. What excites you and stirs up 2. What excites you and stirs up your enthusiasm? your enthusiasm?
Passion denotes a strong Passion denotes a strong feeling or emotion. Fervor, feeling or emotion. Fervor, ardor, zeal, or delight. ardor, zeal, or delight.
Whatever our passion, it will Whatever our passion, it will cost. It comes at the expense of cost. It comes at the expense of time and effort. time and effort.
Matthew 22:37 Matthew 22:37- -38, Jesus said unto 38, Jesus said unto him, thou shalt love the Lord thy God him, thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. and great commandment. This is the first
1.W 1.What draws me closer to Him? hat draws me closer to Him? 2.W 2.What things in my life hinder this? hat things in my life hinder this?
The opposite of passion is The opposite of passion is apathy apathy indifference, lack of indifference, lack of concern, or coldness. concern, or coldness.
W We are as close to God as we e are as close to God as we choose to be. It is our decision. choose to be. It is our decision.
James 4:8, Draw near to God and James 4:8, Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. He will draw near to you.
Three Three Things That Will Keep Us Things That Will Keep Us from Pursuing God: from Pursuing God:
Three CAGES to Three CAGES to o our Pursuit of God: 1. Responsibilities 1. Responsibilities 2. Routine 2. Routine 3. Failure 3. Failure ur Pursuit of God:
Passionate people are driven by Passionate people are driven by the pursuit of something greater the pursuit of something greater than themselves! than themselves!
We are dying when we have nothing worth We are dying when we have nothing worth living for. And we don t really start living until living for. And we don t really start living until we find something worth dying for. And we find something worth dying for. And ironically, discovering something worth dying ironically, discovering something worth dying for, is what makes life worth living. for, is what makes life worth living.
Three Areas to Build More Three Areas to Build More Passion in Your Life: Passion in Your Life:
1. P 1. Prioritize Prayer and Study rioritize Prayer and Study I Peter 4:7, But the end of all things is at I Peter 4:7, But the end of all things is at hand; therefore, be serious and watchful hand; therefore, be serious and watchful in your prayers. in your prayers.
Jeremiah 20:9, Then I said, "I will not Jeremiah 20:9, Then I said, "I will not make mention of Him, nor speak make mention of Him, nor speak anymore in His name. But His word was anymore in His name. But His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, my bones; I was weary of holding it back, And I could not. And I could not.
2. Study the Lives of 2. Study the Lives of Passionate Leaders. Passionate Leaders.
3. Build Passion for Gods Work. 3. Build Passion for God s Work.
Romans 12:10 Romans 12:10- -11, Be devoted to one 11, Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another. in honoring one another. Do not let zeal subside; zeal subside; keep your spiritual keep your spiritual fervor, fervor, serving serving the the Lord. Lord. Never be lazy in your work but serve the Lord your work but serve the Lord enthusiastically. enthusiastically. Do not let your your Never be lazy in
Titus 2:14, Who gave Himself for us, that Titus 2:14, Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless He might redeem us from every lawless deed deed and purify for Himself and purify for Himself His special people, zealous for good works. special people, zealous for good works. His own own
Get fired up!! Get fired up!!
