The Abundant Life: Restoring Your Passion

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The Abundant Life Restoring Your Passion

• My Purpose is to give life in all its fullness.
  John 1010 (NLT)
• God, who got you started in this spiritual
  adventure, shares with us the life of His Son and
  our Master Jesus. He will never give up on you.
  Never forget that! 1 Cor. 19 (Mes)

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Passion synonyms

• Zeal
• Fervor
• Enthusiasm
• Devotion
• Dedication
• Motivation

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Emotional Passion Killers

• Unclean sense of purpose
• I have labored to no purpose I have spent my
  strength in vain and for nothing. Isa. 494 (NIV)

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Emotional Passion Killers

• Unbalanced schedule
• It is senseless for you to work so hard from
  early morning until late at night, fearing you
  will starve to death for god wants His loved
  ones to get their proper rest. Ps. 1272
• Then I observed that most people are motivated
  to success by the envy of their neighbors. But
  this, too, is meaningless, like chasing the
  wind. Eccl. 44 (NLT)

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Relational Passion Killers

• Unresolved conflict
• Resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills
  the simple. Job 52 (NLT)

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Relational Passion Killers

• Unsupported life
• Two are better than one, because . . . if one
  falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity
  the man who falls and has no one to help him up!
  Eccl. 49-10 (NIV)
• Let us consider how we may spur one another on
  toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up
  meeting together . . . but let us encourage one
  another.Heb. 1024-25 (NIV)

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Spiritual Passion Killers

• Unexamined or contemplative life
• Let us look closely at our ways and examine them
  then return to the Lord. Lam. 340 (GW)
• Test yourselves to make sure you are solid in
  the faith. Dont drift along taking everything
  for granted. GIVE YOURSELVES REGULAR CHECKUPS.2
  Cor. 135

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Spiritual Passion Killers

• Undernourished spirit
• People need more that bread for their life real
  life comes by feeding on every word of God.
  Deut. 83
• Gods principals will fill you with living
  energy. Pr. 322 (LB)

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Spiritual Passion Killers

• Unapplied truth
• Make every effort to apply the benefits of Gods
  promises to your life. Then your faith will
  produce a life of moral excellence which leads to
  knowing God better. 2 Peter 15 (NLT)
• Remember, it is a message to obey, not just
  listen to. If you dont obey, you are only
  fooling yourself. James 122 (NLT)
• See Also James 123-25 (NLT) and Luke 821

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Spiritual Passion Killers

• Unexpressed faith
• Each day tell someone that He saves. Ps. 962
• you are Gods instruments to do His work and
  speak out for him, to tell others of the
  night-and-day difference He made for you! 1
  Peter 29 (Mes)
• Let our lives lovingly express truth in all
  things, speaking truly, dealing truly, living
  truly. Eph. 415a