PASSIONATE SPIRITUALITY! Loving God with your whole heart, mind, and soul. I think that every church, whether true or not, believes they are spiritual. But this is not about corporate worship. It is personal. How do your people connect to God and do it with PASSION?

This characteristic is about the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, gentleness, kindness, and self control. This is born out of a daily walk with God. Not legalism, but relationship. The desire to spend time learning about my relationship with the Father. The desire to see Him answer my prayer and see His mighty hand at work in my life and in the lives of those around me.

Gordon MacDonald, “Monday Morning Restoration” says there are seven deadly siphons from your passion: 1. Words without Action; 2. Busyness without Purpose; 3. Calendars without Sabbath; 4. Relationships without Mutual Nourishment; 5. Pastoral Personality without Self Examination; 6. Natural Giftedness without Spiritual Power; and 7. Enormous Theology without Adequate Spirituality. What’s robbing you or your people today?

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