HOW TO KEEP THE FIRE GOING
2 Corinthians 4:8-17
"For which cause we FAINT NOT ... the inward man is RENEWED DAY BY DAY."
FOUR WAYS TO PUT OUT YOUR FIRE (ZEAL) FOR GOD -
I - Casting water will put out a fire
- Willful sin
III - Separation Of The Parts
-Division in the church
IV - Withhold Fuel
-Neglecting prayer and daily bible
V - Beating Or Stamping It Out
-Persecution
-Paul faced enormous persecution {2 Cor. 11:22-27}
-Yet he did not lose his fire for the Lord
THREE WAYS PAUL KEPT HIS FIRE (ZEAL) STOKED AND BURNING -
I - He remembered a better future {2 Cor. 4:17; Rom 8:17; 2 Cor. 5:1-8}
II - He remembered the coming judgment {2 Cor. 5:9-10}
III - He remembered the love of Jesus {2 Cor. 5:12-15}