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Discover ways to protect your spiritual zeal and recover from burnout. Learn how to connect with God through solitude, honest communication, and recognizing His work in our lives. Explore the importance of good works and how Christians can shine their light in the world, as inspired by Matthew 5:14-16. Understand the necessity of impactful actions in our communities and the significance of praying for open doors. Join us in reflecting on the call to serve and uplift those around us.
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Review – Protecting Our Zeal • Ways to Protect Our Fire: • Don’t be fooled by Satan’s lies • Recovering from Burnout
Review – Protecting Our Zeal • Recovering from Burnout: • Spend time alone with God (Heat) • Speak honestly to God (Heat) • See God working in His ways (Fuel) • Set out for the next act of service (Fuel) • Understand that we are never alone (Environment)
Changing the World Where We Are The Necessity of Letting Our Light Shine • Mt. 5:14-16 • Compare with Jn. 8:12; Jn. 9:4-5 • Christians are the light of the world "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Changing the World Where We Are Are Good Works Necessary? • Mt. 5:16 • Acts 9:36 • Rom. 13:3 • Eph. 2:10 • 1 Tim. 2:10 • 1 Tim. 5:10 • 1 Tim. 5:25 • 1 Tim. 6:18 • Tit. 2:14 • Tit. 3:8, 14 • Heb. 10:24 • 1 Pet. 2:12
Changing the World Where We Are Are Good Works Necessary? • Jas. 2:14ff • Example in vv. 15-16? • Mt. 25:34ff
Changing the World Where We Are Praying for Open Doors & Walking Through • Open doors for churches (Rev. 3:8) • Open doors for individuals (1 Cor. 16:8- 9; 2 Cor. 2:12; Col. 4:2-4) • The results of walking through open doors (Acts 17:6)