Rick Warren’s 2002 book THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN LIFE was a hit, selling over 50 million copies in over 85 languages. People are looking for purpose! Another way we say it is ‘What is the Meaning of life’? Have you noticed how many books and movies ask the big question: “What is the meaning of life?” PeopleContinue reading “Is Your Life Driven by a Purpose?Ephesians 2:10.”
Category Archives: Calling/Mission/Purpose
PURPOSE. 2 Corinthians 5:15.
What motivates the people you know? Do they have goals? Plans? Dreams? What drives their lives? The question is easiest to answer about small children: they want good food, enough sleep, and constant entertainment. Children are born selfish. Nothing wrong with that, really—we are all born selfish, but must not remain there. Yet most do.Continue reading “PURPOSE. 2 Corinthians 5:15.”
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE? 1 Corinthians 14:26.
How many TV shows have made jokes out of this old question? It’s a cliché—yet it may be the most important question on the minds of people in a post-modern world. Why am I here? What should I do with my life? What is my PURPOSE? Believers have answers. We believe in a God whoContinue reading “WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE? 1 Corinthians 14:26.”
Peter and Paul: BOTH MEN OF ACTION. Acts 10:10-16; Galatians 2:11-14.
The early church had two great leaders. Peter was the first to step up and lead. A number of years later, Paul became the leader, or perhaps a co-leader. The powerful men were close and worked together in spite of the vast differences between them. Christians have long believed they were even martyred together inContinue reading ” Peter and Paul: BOTH MEN OF ACTION. Acts 10:10-16; Galatians 2:11-14.”
God Sends Philip to the Ethiopian Eunuch. Acts 8:26-40.
Read Acts 8:26-40. An angel (from the Greek “angelos” meaning “messenger”) tells Philip to go to the Ethiopian eunuch who is in a chariot heading back to Africa after worshipping in Jerusalem. Philip finds the eunuch—a high ranking royal servant—reading the scroll of Isaiah and struggling to understand the prophecies in chapter 53 (“He wasContinue reading “God Sends Philip to the Ethiopian Eunuch. Acts 8:26-40.”
FRUIT. John 15:8,16.
When I was a boy my parents planted peach trees. For years, they bore only leaves and a bit of shade. Finally, they bore fruit. Fruit trees are like that—they don’t bear much fruit during the first years. We don’t either. But as we get older, God gives us the capacity to bear spiritual fruit:Continue reading “FRUIT. John 15:8,16.”
When Jesus Talks About the End Times, He Talks About Stewardship. Matthew 24:3-8.
During the final days of Jesus’s ministry, His disciples approached Him alone. They had questions about the future. (Don’t we all?) They said: “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what is the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Matthew 24:3. Do you remember His response? Jesus did notContinue reading “When Jesus Talks About the End Times, He Talks About Stewardship. Matthew 24:3-8.”
No Small Parts. Matthew 25:23.
Actors like to say, “there are no small parts, only small actors.” It’s a great bit of encouragement: do your best, even if you have a small part, or no part. If you’re an extra in the crowd scenes, be the best extra you can be. If you’re riding the bench, do it well. IfContinue reading “No Small Parts. Matthew 25:23.”
PURPOSE. Matthew 12:39-40.
People who change careers many times may be struggling to find purpose. Same goes for young people who begin a course of study but lose interest before completing it. “I’ll be an EMT. No, a teacher. No, farmer. No, actor. No, maybe….” —They lack purpose. Do you know anyone who’s changed majors 4, 5, orContinue reading “PURPOSE. Matthew 12:39-40.”
WHO ARE YOU–DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE? Luke 4:18.
Some KNOW who they are and what defines them: “My name is Maximus Decimus Meridius, commander of the Armies of the North, General of the Felix Legions, loyal servant to the true emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Father to a murdered son, husband to a murdered wife. And I will have my vengeance, in this life orContinue reading “WHO ARE YOU–DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE? Luke 4:18.”
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