The document discusses potential threats and weaknesses facing churches according to surveys. The number one threat cited is a "lost passion for God" and the top two weaknesses are a "lack of zeal or commitment among members" and a "lack of burden for lost souls." The document then examines five things that can hinder passion for God: misplaced priorities, misused spiritual gifts, unconfessed sin, an unforgiving spirit, and wrong associations. It provides biblical passages exhorting believers to focus first on God's kingdom, use their gifts for others, confess their sins, forgive others, and associate with believers.

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Psa 42:1 To the chief Musician, Maschil,
for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth
after the water brooks, so panteth my
soul after thee, O God.
Psa 42:2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the
living God: when shall I come and
appear before God?
Psa 42:3 My tears have been my meat
day and night, while they continually say
unto me, Where is thy God?

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“What do you consider to be your
church’s greatest threat?”
The number one answer was, “lost
passion for God.”
“What do you consider to be your
church’s greatest weakness?”
- The number one answer was, “Lack of
zeal or commitment among members.”
The number two answer was, “Lack of
burden for lost souls.”
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Passion means; intense
emotion such as love or joy.
Enthusiasm for something
Hunger, thirst, craving
Delight, fervency, obsession

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MISPLACED PRIORITIES

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Psalm 127 "It’s senseless for you to work
so hard from early morning until late at
night, fearing that you’re going to starve
to death;, for God wants His loved ones
to get their proper rest."
Mat 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of
God, and his righteousness; and all these
things shall be added unto you.

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Matthew 6:24 says, “No man can
serve two masters: for either he
will hate the one, and love the
other; or else he will hold to the
one, and despise the other. Ye
cannot serve God and
mammon.”

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MISPLACED PRIORITIES
MIS USED GIFTINGS

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1 Peter 4:10 says "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 gifts well."

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MISPLACED PRIORITIES
MISUSED GIFTINGS
AN UNCONFESSED SIN

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Psalm 38:4"My guilt has overwhelmed
me like a burden too heavy to bear... I
am bowed down and I am brought low."
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1 John 1:9 says "If we confess our sins He
[God] can be trusted to forgive us our
sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness."

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MISPLACED PRIORITIES
MIS USED GIFTINGS
AN UNCONFESSED SIN
AN UNFORGIVING SPIRIT

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Mat 6:14 For if ye forgive men their
trespasses, your heavenly Father will also
forgive you:
Mat 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their
trespasses, neither will your Father
forgive your trespasses.
Col 3:13 Forbearing one another, and
forgiving one another, if any man have a
quarrel against any: even as Christ
forgave you, so also do ye.

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MISPLACED PRIORITIES
MIS USED GIFTINGS
AN UNCONFESSED SIN
AN UNFORGIVING SPIRIT
A WRONG ASSOCIATION

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2Co 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked
together with unbelievers: for what
fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness? and what communion
hath light with darkness?
Amo 3:3 Can two walk together, except
they be agreed?

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Heb 10:25 Not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together,
as the manner of some is; but
exhorting one another: and so
much the more, as ye see the day
approaching.

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Ps 27:4 One thing have I desired
of the LORD, that will I seek after;
that I may dwell in the house of
the LORD all the days of my life, to
behold the beauty of the LORD,
and to enquire in his temple.