A Zeal for Good Works

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A Zeal for Good Works
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Dangerous Zeal A Zeal Without Knowledge

• Zeal can be one of the false teachers greatest
  weapons

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Dangerous Zeal A Zeal Without Knowledge
I got the opportunity to lead a very passionate
college group in worship each week. We played big
and we played loud and let me tell you Our
congregation sang even louder. As a worship
leader, there was nothing more humbling and
special than being able to hear your congregation
singing at the top of their lungs to God
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Dangerous Zeal A Zeal Without Knowledge
..Its about the Spirit of the Lord speaking
through them. In fact, following this line of
logic is what made the Church of Christ
denomination remove instruments from their
worship services.
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Dangerous Zeal A Zeal Without Knowledge

• Zeal can be one of the false teachers greatest
  weapons
• Zeal was the tool used to bewitch the
  Galatians
• Zeal not based upon knowledge leads to
  condemnation

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Anchoring Zeal Using Zeal to Maintain Your
Faith

• Zeal is more than a sunny energetic attitude
• Biblical zeal describes an intense interest

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Anchoring Zeal Using Zeal to Maintain Your
Faith
Zeal intense positive interest in someth.,
zeal, ardor, marked by a sense of dedication
Arndt, W., Danker, F. W., Bauer, W. (2000).
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Anchoring Zeal Using Zeal to Maintain Your
Faith
Zealous to be heated or to boil with envy,
hatred, angerin a good sense, to be zealous in
the pursuit of good Thayer, J. H. (1889).
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Anchoring Zeal Using Zeal to Maintain Your
Faith

• Zeal is more than a sunny energetic attitude
• Biblical zeal describes an intense interest
• This burning desire in the educated mind leads
  one to commit to righteousness

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Burning Zeal The Proper Response to the Gospel

• The disciples on the road to Emmaus serve as an
  example of this zeal
• Zeal is the only proper response to the grace of
  God

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Burning Zeal The Proper Response to the Gospel

• Titus speaks of three blessings Gods grace has
  provided
• brought salvation
• Instructs us to deny ungodliness and worldly
  desire
• Instructs us to live sensibly, righteously, and
  godly in the present age

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Burning Zeal The Proper Response to the Gospel

• Titus speaks of three blessings Gods grace has
  provided
• We appeal to salvation because of our blessed
  hope
• We accept instruction to avoid sin because we
  have been redeemed
• We accept instruction to live a godly life as we
  realize we are purified to be zealous for good
  works