The Purpose Driven Life (Rick Warren)

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The Purpose Driven Life(Rick Warren)
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About our Purpose !

• Its not about me !
• Col 116 For everything, absolutely everything,
  above and below, visible and invisible, rank
  after rank after rank of angels--everything got
  started in him and finds its purpose in him
  (The Message)

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About our purpose !

• You are not an Accident !
• Isa 442a I am your Creator, You were in my
  care even before you were born (Contemporary
  English Version)

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What drives your life ?

• Many people are driven by guilt(1)
• Gods purpose for your life is not limited by your
  past
• Moses, murderer turned into a leader
• Gideon, a coward into a courageous hero
• 1Joh 19 On the other hand, if we admit our
  sins--make a clean breast of them--he won't let
  us down he'll be true to himself. He'll forgive
  our sins and purge us of all wrongdoing (The
  Message)
• Psa 321 A David psalm. Count yourself lucky,
  how happy you must be-- you get a fresh start,
  your slate's wiped clean (Living Bible)
• Psa 322 Count yourself lucky-- GOD holds
  nothing against you and you're holding nothing
  back from him

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What drives your life ?

• Resentment and anger(2)
• To forgive but not forgotten
• Job 52 To worry yourself to death with
  resentment would be a foolish, senseless thing to
  do (Todays English Version)

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What drives your life ?

• Many people are driven by fear(3)
• Many reasons for a fearful life traumatic
  experience, unrealistic expectations etc.
• Overcome fear with faith
• 1Joh 417 This way, love has the run of the
  house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that
  we're free of worry on Judgment Day--our standing
  in the world is identical with Christ's (The
  Message)
• Rom 835 Do you think anyone is going to be able
  to drive a wedge between us and Christ's love for
  us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times,
  not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not
  bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the
  worst sins listed in Scripture

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What drives your life ?

• Materialism(4)
• Secondary source of happiness
• Your value is not determined by your valuables
• Jesus warned people more about the dangers of
  money, that any other subject

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What drives your life ?

• Driven by the need for approval(5)
• Young people fall victim to the need for approval
  from peers
• Adults want approval from

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Benefits of a purpose driven life

• Knowing your purpose gives meaning to your life
• Jer 2911 I know what I'm doing. I have it all
  planned out--plans (purpose) to take care of you,
  not abandon you, plans to give you the future you
  hope for (New Century Version)
• Knowing your purpose simplifies your life
• Isa 263 You, Lord, give perfect peace to those
  who keep their purpose firm and put their trust
  in you (Todays English Version)
• Knowing your purpose focuses your life
• Without purpose, you will keep changing
  directions, school subjects, university courses,
  jobs, relationships, churches etc.
• Magnifying glass !
• Phi 313 I am focusing all my energies on this
  one thing Forgetting the past and looking
  forward to what lies ahead (New Living
  Translation)

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Benefits of a purpose driven life

• Knowing your purpose motivates your life
• George Bernard Shaw wrote
• This is the true joy of life the being used up
  for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty
  one being a force of nature instead of a
  feverish, selfish clot of ailments and
  grievances, complaining that the world will not
  devote itself to making you happy
• Knowing your purpose prepares you for eternity
• Its is not what others say about your life but
  what God says
• Earthly legacies are short sighted

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Eventually, we're all going to end up kneeling
side by side in the place of judgment, facing
God. (Rom 1410c)(New Living Translation)

• On the day of judgment God will ask from each one
  of us
• What did you do with my Son, Jesus Christ ?
• What did you do with what I gave you ?
• The first question will determine where you will
  spend eternity.
• The second question will determine what you do in
  eternity.

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Conclusion

• Living on purpose is the path to peace
• Isa 263 You, Lord, give perfect peace to those
  who keep their purpose firm and put their trust
  in you (Todays English Version)