In this sermon Passion Before Power, passion is a powerful abandoned  display of emotion. We need more passion in the church. There can be no compassion without passion. Yet at the same time, we must keep compassion strong.  It is a deep awareness of the sufferings of others, coupled with a wish to relieve them. Somehow the great commission must become the great compassion.  Jesus mission was fueled by an overwhelming sense of compassion, and our great commission that has been granted to us by almighty God must also be fueled by compassion.  Compassion is the will and passion is the power.  When we have vision x service x passion it = mission!  Our desire is to be apostolic, but when we come into apostolic power, we come into apostolic problems.