Seven Daily Sins:
Sloth
The Word of the Lord
9 Love
must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling
to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another
in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your
spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful
in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in
prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who
are in need. Practice hospitality. 14 Bless those
who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
(Romans 12:9-14)
The New Normal
Zealous for the Lord
Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your
spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
(Romans 12:11)
Not that I have already obtained all this, or
have already arrived at my goal, but I press
on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus
took hold of me.
(Philippians 3:12)
9 Love
must be sincere. Hate what is evil;
cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one
another in love. Honor one another above
yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal,
but keep your spiritual fervor, serving
the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in
affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with
the Lord’s people who are in need.
Practice hospitality. 14 Bless those who
persecute you; bless and do not curse.
(Romans 12:9-14)
The New Normal
Zealous for the Lord
Spiritual fervor for the Lord
9 Love
must be sincere. Hate what is evil;
cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one
another in love. Honor one another above
yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal,
but keep your spiritual fervor, serving
the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in
affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with
the Lord’s people who are in need.
Practice hospitality. 14 Bless those who
persecute you; bless and do not curse.
(Romans 12:9-14)
The New Normal
Zealous for the Lord
Spiritual fervor for the Lord, for His
people
9 Love
must be sincere. Hate what is evil;
cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one
another in love. Honor one another above
yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal,
but keep your spiritual fervor, serving
the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in
affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with
the Lord’s people who are in need.
Practice hospitality. 14 Bless those who
persecute you; bless and do not curse.
(Romans 12:9-14)
The New Normal
Zealous for the Lord
Spiritual fervor for the Lord, for His
people and for His enemies.
The Opposite of Zeal
Sloth
• Sloth is apathy, lack of care,
indifference, distaste for demands
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we
command you, brothers and sisters, to keep
away from every believer who is idle and
disruptive and does not live according to
the teaching you received from us. For you
yourselves know how you ought to follow
our example. We were not idle when we
were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s
food without paying for it. On the contrary,
we worked night and day, laboring and
toiling so that we would not be a burden
to any of you.
(2 Thess. 3:6-8)
The Opposite of Zeal
Sloth
• Sloth is apathy, lack of care,
indifference, distaste for demands
• Apathy toward hard work; inactivity
The Opposite of Zeal
Sloth
• Sloth is apathy, lack of care,
indifference, distaste for demands
• Apathy toward hard work; inactivity
• Apathy to the demands of love;
life filled with distractions
The Opposite of Zeal
Sloth
• Sloth is apathy, lack of care,
indifference, distaste for demands
• Apathy toward hard work; inactivity
• Apathy to the demands of love;
life filled with distractions
• Love must be sincere. … Be devoted
to one another in love.
Cure for Sloth
• Submit to God’s claim on my life
• Choose others’ needs over my own
• Be faithful in prayer about my
enthusiasm
• Persevere