Review - The 7-Step Process

• Step 1: Prepare Your Zeal• Step 2: Ignite Your Zeal

The 7-Step Process• Step 3: Fuel Your Zeal–Was Peter’s initial zeal mature? (Mt.

26:35; 26:51; Mk. 8:31-33)–How did Christ help Peter to fuel his

zeal?• Courage (Mt. 14:26)• Wisdom (Mt. 16:23; 26:51-52)• Diligence (Jn. 21:19)• Energy (Mt. 26:41)• Loving Service (Jn. 13:8ff)

The 7-Step Process• Step 4: Protect Your Zeal–What did Jesus do to prepare Peter

for his challenges? (Lk. 22:31-34)–How can our zeal be protected from

trials and temptations?• Warnings (1 Pet. 5:8; 2 Tim. 2:22; 1 Pet. 2:11)• Prayers of brethren

The 7-Step Process• Step 5: Use Your Zeal–What Peter do when he overcame

his challenges? (Acts 2)–Mt. 5:15

The 7-Step Process• Step 6: Spread Your Zeal–Did Peter limit his zeal to

Pentecost?– God uses zealous people to

accomplish incredible things for His glory.

– What if there are no zealous people?

The 7-Step Process• Step 7: Tend Your Zeal– Consider the maturation of Peter’s

zeal in the NT.–Why did his zeal mature in this

way?– Building our zeal is a continuous

process that needs constant attention.

– Consider Heb. 12:1