ZEAL

8/11/13 Adult Auditorium Class

INTRO

What is the most important thing to have as a

Christian?

ZEAL DEFINITION

Zeal: eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of

something.

What are some synonyms you can think of for zeal?

ZEAL

Galatians 4:18 But it is good to be zealous in a good

thing always, and not only when I am present with

you.

What are we zealous for? If we take an honest look

at our lives what do we devote our time to?

Are the things we devote our time to good or not?

Class discussion….

ZEAL

Titus 2:12 teaching us that, denying

ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live

soberly, righteously, and godly in the present

age, 13 looking for the blessed hope and

glorious appearing of our great God and Savior

Jesus Christ, 14 who gave Himself for us, that

He might redeem us from every lawless deed

and purify for Himself His own special people,

zealous for good works.

WHAT WE DO

Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do,

do it with your might; for there is no work or device

or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you

are going.

Why does Solomon give this advice?

Class discussion: Doesn’t the overall message of

Ecclesiastes contradict this thinking?

METAPHOR

Think of YOUR zeal as a fire. How hot does your

fire burn daily? Does it fizzle out due to a lack of fuel

or inattention? Is your fire burning hot enough to

endure a breeze of adversity or a shower of

hardship?

LAODICEA

Revelations 3:15 I know your works, that you are

neither cold nor hot. I could wish you were cold or

hot.

19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten.

Therefore be zealous and repent.

ZEAL ALONE?

Romans 10:1Brethren, my heart’s desire

and prayer to God for Israel is that they

may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness

that they have a zeal for God, but not

according to knowledge.

CLASS QUESTION

This brings us back to our original question in

class. What is one of the most important things for a

Christian to have?

ANSWER

A Christian is in need of many things. Knowledge,

zeal, God’s word, etc. are all important. If you don’t

have one you can’t effectively do your duty as a

Christian.

IMPACT OF OUR ZEAL

What kind of an impact does our zeal have?

IMPACT

II Corinthians 9:1Now concerning the ministering

to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you;

2 for I know your willingness, about which I boast of

you to the Macedonians, that Achaia was ready a

year ago; and your zeal has stirred up the majority.

GOAL FOR THE WEEK

I would like for everyone to stop for a moment at

least once a day and reflect on if you were zealous

for God. Try to look at it objectively, and use this to

evaluate if you need to “burn” for God more.