LIVING LIFE WITH A HOLY PASSION

Is your passion level high or low, is it fervent or mediocre? This lesson will discuss how to have holy passion for God.

 

  1. What does it mean to live with a holy passion?
    1. Holy passion is from God, it is toward God, and it is for Him and for His purposes and plans.
    2. Passion is a drive, a focus, a commitment, an energy that we direct toward the Lord and His purpose for our life, and toward the people He died to save.
    3. The core of all holy passion is the love of God - John 3:16.
  2. Why people don't have holy passion.
    1. Parable of the sower - Mark 4:13-20. What steals the Word of God and holy passion from your heart and life?
      1. Tribulation and persecution.
      2. Cares of this world.
      3. Deceitfulness of riches and the desire for other things.
    2. Loses savor - Matthew 5:13.
      1. A believer is the salt of the earth.
      2. When salt becomes contaminated, mixed, or diluted it loses its flavor.
      3. Make a decision not to let things or people dilute your passion for God.
  3. Have passion for things that count and have eternal value - Philippians 3:7-14.
    1. The main thing is to know Christ and the power of His resurrection.
    2. Forget those things which are behind and reach forward to those things which are ahead.
    3. Press toward the goal of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  • Have you lost your savor and let people or things dilute your passion for God?
  • How are you keeping your focus on what has eternal value?
  • Are you living life with a holy passion?

BE A DOER OF THE WORD

This week ask yourself the three questions of life: Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? Write down the answers to these questions to share next week.

SCRIPTURE MEMORY VERSE

Philippians 3:14 - "I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."

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