Introduction GOALS: Building a spiritual fire Scriptural ways to enhance zeal Mature understanding of zeal Satisfaction of imitating the zeal of Christ.

IntroductionIntroductionGOALS:•Building a spiritual fire•Scriptural ways to enhance zeal•Mature understanding of zeal•Satisfaction of imitating the zeal of Christ

Titus 2:11-14

God’s vision is a special people, pure and zealous for good

works.

IntroductionIntroduction

Zeal DefinedZeal Defined

Secular:•“eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something; fervor” (Webster)

Scriptural (5 Qualities):•Courage (1 Pet. 3:12-14)•Knowledge/Wisdom (Rom. 10:2)•Energy (Jn. 4:34)•Diligence (Ezra 7:23)•Loving service (Rom. 12:11)

Christian zeal is the courage to exercise great wisdom, great energy, and great diligence in loving

service to God.

Zeal DefinedZeal Defined

God’s ZealGod’s Zeal• Establishing the Kingdom

of Christ (Isa. 9:7)• Visible and Obvious (Isa.

59:17)• God expects Christians to

imitate His zeal.

God’s Desire: Zealous God’s Desire: Zealous PeoplePeople

Seen in the Mission of Jesus (Tit. 2:14)•He Purchased You•He Purified You•He Took Possession of You•To Produce Zeal in You

Seen in the Instructions of Jesus (Rev. 3:14-19)•Jesus does not want a comfortable, lukewarm people . . .•He wants a people that are on fire to do good works!

God’s Desire: Zealous God’s Desire: Zealous PeoplePeople

Seen in the Actions of Jesus (Jn. 2:13-22)•His zeal most evident in His pursuit of the Father’s will (Jn. 6:35-40; Mt. 26:42)•We are instructed to walk with the same zeal Jesus had (1 Jn. 2:6)

God’s Desire: Zealous God’s Desire: Zealous PeoplePeople

Can We Be What God Can We Be What God Wants/Demands?Wants/Demands?

Zealous Christianity is not just a desire of God . . .

He demands it.

God has never demanded something of His people without equipping them

for it.