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Reigniting Your Passion For God

If you could rate your passion for God on a scale of 1 through 10, what would your number be today? Learn how to avoid ‘passion killers’ and seek God with fervor.

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REIGNITING YOUR PASSION FOR GOD
Rick Warren
July 19-20, 2003
Jesus said, “Love the Lord God with all your passion
and prayer and intelligence and energy.”  Mark 12:30 (Msg)
With all your heart…
                   SEEK God passionately!  Deut.  4:29
LOVE God passionately!  Deut.  6:5
SERVE God passionately!  Deut.  10:12
OBEY God passionately!  Deut.  30:2
TRUST God passionately!  Pr. 3:5
Do everything passionately!  Col. 3:23
 
“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor.”
Rom. 12:11 (NIV)
A CHECKLIST OF PASSION-KILLERS
 
1.  AN ___________________ 
“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. 127:2 (LB)
“Take the time and the trouble to keep yourself spiritually fit.”  1 Tim. 4:7b (Ph)
2.  AN ___________________ 
“Each of you has been blessed with one of God’s many wonderful gifts to be used in the service of others.  So use your gift well.”  1 Peter 4:10 (CEV) 
“Each one should live his life with the gifts that the Lord has given him…”       
1 Cor. 7:17 (Ph)
3.  AN ___________________ 
“My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear…  I am bowed down and brought low.”  Ps. 38:4+6 (NIV)
4.  AN ___________________ 
“Resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.”     Job 5:2 (NLT)
“You are only hurting yourself with your anger.”  Job 18:4 (GN)
5.  AN ___________________ 
“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. 4:9-10 (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. 10:24-25 (NIV)
6.  AN ___________________ 
“I have labored to no purpose; I have spent my strength in vain and for nothing.”  
Isa.  49:4 (NIV)
7.  AN ___________________ 
“Just as you trusted Christ to save you, trust Him, too, for each day’s problems; live in vital union with Him.  Let your roots grow down into Him and draw up nourishment from Him.  See that you go on growing in the Lord, and become strong and vigorous…” 
Col. 2:6-7 (LB)
         
“You must worship only the Lord, for He is a God who is passionate about His relationship with you.”  Ex. 34:14 (NLT)
THE PASSION OF JESUS
“Jesus showed Himself alive to them after His Passion by many demonstrations: for forty days He had continued to appear to them and tell them about the kingdom of God.”  
Acts 1:3 (NJB)
“Whoever is wise will remember these things and will think about the deep love of the Lord.”  Ps.  107:43 (NCV)
“God showed how much He loved us by sending His only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through Him.  This is real love.  It is not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.”  1 John 4:9-10 (NLT)

Chapter Summary

THINKING ABOUT MY PURPOSE

POINT TO PONDER:

Blessed are the balanced.

VERSE TO REMEMBER:

Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life but as those who do.”
EPHESIANS 5:15 (PH)

QUESTION TO CONSIDER:

Which of the four activities will I begin in order to stay on track and balance God’s five purposes for my life?

TODAY'S MESSAGE

Reigniting Your Passion For God

MESSAGE NOTES

Chapter Summary

THINKING ABOUT MY PURPOSE

POINT TO PONDER:

VERSE TO REMEMBER:

QUESTION TO CONSIDER:

PASTOR RICK'S MONTHLY RESOURCE UPDATES

Learn My Purpose

Purpose Driven Life
Chapter Resources:

What On Earth Am I Here For?
Study Guide Resources:

TODAY'S MESSAGE

Reigniting Your Passion For God

MESSAGE NOTES

Chapter Summary

THINKING ABOUT MY PURPOSE

POINT TO PONDER:

VERSE TO REMEMBER:

QUESTION TO CONSIDER:

PASTOR RICK'S MONTHLY RESOURCE UPDATES

Learn My Purpose

Purpose Driven Life Chapter Resources:

What On Earth Am I Here For?Study Guide Resources:

Purpose Driven Life
Chapter Resources:

What On Earth Am I Here For?
Study Guide Resources: