Where You Belong / “Unpacking Your Kingdom Passion”

September 22, 2024

Psalm 37:3-5; Nehemiah 1:1-2:8; Galatians 1:15-16

Study Questions

What are the things that you are passionate about? Why? How do others see evidence of that passion in your life?

Read Psalm 37:4-5. What is promised in this passage? What does this passage not promise? What if the desires of your heart do not align with God’s desires?

Read Nehemiah 1:1-2:8. Describe Nehemiah’s Kingdom passion. How do you know it’s a Kingdom passion from God, and not just Nehemiah’s own worldly passion? What emotion does Nehemiah have that gives evidence of the God-given desire in his heart?

Read Galatians 1:13-16. How was Paul (Saul) misguided in his passion (verses 13-14)? How does he describe his God-given Kingdom passion (verses 15-16a)? How do you see this passion lived out in his life/ministry?

Can you identify other individuals in the Bible who lived out their God-given Kingdom passion? Can you relate to them? Why? Why not?

Can you have a Kingdom passion and not be a true follower of Jesus Christ? Why/why not?

What do you think is your Kingdom passion? Review Bruce Bugbee’s questions:

If you could snap your fingers and know that you wouldn’t fail, what would you do for others?

What do you repeatedly see that annoys or angers you, which if changed, would be more glorifying to God and edifying to others?

I care about some things more than other things. I care most about…

At the end of my life, I’d love to look back and know I’d done something about… [Network, Bugbee, pg.125.]

What moves your heart to want to make an eternal difference? How does it fit with your unique God-given DNA (your spiritual fingerprint) to better understand your ‘ministry fit’ (where you serve)?