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A Christian is one who is…

A Christian is one who is…. Zealous. What does it mean to be Zealous?. Thayer Definition: 1) excitement of mind, ardour , fervour of spirit 1a) zeal, ardour in embracing, pursuing, defending anything 1a1) zeal in behalf of, for a person or thing

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A Christian is one who is…

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  1. A Christian is one who is… Zealous

  2. What does it mean to be Zealous? Thayer Definition: 1) excitement of mind, ardour, fervour of spirit 1a) zeal, ardour in embracing, pursuing, defending anything 1a1) zeal in behalf of, for a person or thing 1a2) the fierceness of indignation, punitive zeal

  3. One Showing Zeal Jeremiah 20:9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.

  4. Why is being Zealous Really Important? IT IS COMMANDED!

  5. It Is Commanded Galatians 4:18 But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

  6. It Is Commanded Colossians 4:13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.

  7. It Is Commanded Titus 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

  8. It Is Commanded Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

  9. What Examples do we have of People being Zealous?

  10. Phinehas Numbers 25:11-13 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. 12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace: 13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.

  11. Moses Exodus 2:12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. Exodus 11:8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

  12. Joshua Numbers 11:27-29 27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. 29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!

  13. Paul Acts 22:3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

  14. In what ways then can we show our Zeal?

  15. Speaking What The Lord Says 1 Kings 22:14 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

  16. Not Holding Our Peace - Speaking Isaiah 62:1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp thatburneth.

  17. Boldly Speaking God’s Will Acts 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. Acts 4:18-20 18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. 20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

  18. Put People In Remembrance 2 Peter 1:12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.

  19. Earnestly Contending For The Faith Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

  20. Conclusion • Do we have Zeal? • Is it necessary? • Do we need to change something in our lives?

  21. If not a Christian, • Do you have enough ZEAL to obey God? • Hear – Romans 10:17 • Believe – John 8:24 • Repent – Acts 17:30 • Confess – Matthew 10:32-33 • Be Baptized – 1 Peter 3:21

  22. If a Christian, • If you have fallen away, do you have enough ZEAL for God to come back to Him? • Live Faithfully UNTO Death – Rev. 2:10 If You Need to respond to the Lord’s Invitation, Please come forward now!

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