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Review - The 7-Step Process. Step 1: Prepare Your Zeal Step 2: Ignite Your Zeal. The 7-Step Process. Step 3: Fuel Your Zeal Was Peter’s initial zeal mature? (Mt. 26:35; 26:51; Mk. 8:31-33) How did Christ help Peter to fuel his zeal? Courage (Mt. 14:26) Wisdom (Mt. 16:23; 26:51-52)
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Review - The 7-Step Process • Step 1: Prepare Your Zeal • Step 2: Ignite Your Zeal
The 7-Step Process • Step 3: Fuel Your Zeal • Was Peter’s initial zeal mature? (Mt. 26:35; 26:51; Mk. 8:31-33) • How did Christ help Peter to fuel his zeal? • Courage (Mt. 14:26) • Wisdom (Mt. 16:23; 26:51-52) • Diligence (Jn. 21:19) • Energy (Mt. 26:41) • Loving Service (Jn. 13:8ff)
The 7-Step Process • Step 4: Protect Your Zeal • What did Jesus do to prepare Peter for his challenges? (Lk. 22:31-34) • How can our zeal be protected from trials and temptations? • Warnings (1 Pet. 5:8; 2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Pet. 2:11) • Prayers of brethren
The 7-Step Process • Step 5: Use Your Zeal • What Peter do when he overcame his challenges? (Acts 2) • Mt. 5:15
The 7-Step Process • Step 6: Spread Your Zeal • Did Peter limit his zeal to Pentecost? • God uses zealous people to accomplish incredible things for His glory. • What if there are no zealous people?
The 7-Step Process • Step 7: Tend Your Zeal • Consider the maturation of Peter’s zeal in the NT. • Why did his zeal mature in this way? • Building our zeal is a continuous process that needs constant attention. • Consider Heb. 12:1