Find the Path to Purpose:Personal Purpose

Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the

glory of God. 1Co 10:31

Theme

Draw near to God

and you will

discover and complete

His fulfilling purpose

for your life.

Ecclesiastes: “I have tried everything under the sun and

what have I discovered?

There is a failure to adequately think,

share, meditate, and pursue wisdom.

This leads to key things not being

answered.

There is a deep personal insecurity,

loneliness and a growing selfishness.

Life seems dull, dreary, tedious, boring,

meaningless, empty, and routine.

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CAUTION

If you aim at DOING God’s purpose for your life, you will FIND God’s purpose.

If you aim at JUST FINDING IT, you may NEVER actually do it.

Decide: Find Your Personal Purpose or Do Your Personal Purpose

1. God has an ACTION-PURPOSEin mind for each of us.

7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of

love and of self-discipline.

8 So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of

me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the

power of God,

9 who has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of

anything we have done but because of his own purpose and

grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning

of time,

10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our

Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life

and immortality to light through the gospel. 2Timothy 1:7-10

2. God’s action-purpose for us includes EVERY LIFE, EVERY PART OF LIFE and EVERY DAY OF LIFE.

So whether you eat or drink or whatever you

do, do it all for the glory of God. 1Co 10:31

Live such good lives among the pagans that,

though they accuse you of doing wrong,

they may see your good deeds and glorify

God on the day he visits us. 1Pe 2:12

3. God is CONSTANTLY PREPARING us for our doing our purpose.

[I am] confident of this, that he who began a good

work in you will carry it on to completion until the

day of Christ Jesus. Phil. 1: 6

For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ

Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in

advance for us to do. Eph. 2:10

4. Sin GETS IN THE WAY of us actually doing our purpose – deal with it.

Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you

obey its evil desires. Romans 6:12

No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who

continues to sin has either seen him or known him. 1Jo 3:6

In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver,

but also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and

some for ignoble.

If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an

instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the

Master and prepared to do any good work. 2Tim. 2:20,21

5a. God has ALREADY GIVEN US everything we need to fulfill our purpose

– we just need to use them.

Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the

knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

His divine power has given us everything we need for life and

godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his

own glory and goodness.

Through these he has given us his very great and precious

promises, so that through them you may participate in the

divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused

by evil desires. 2Peter 1:2-4

Theme

Draw near to God

and you will

discover and complete

His fulfilling purpose

for your life.

5b. God has ALREADY GIVEN US everything we need to fulfill our purpose

– we just need to use them

• The Holy Spirit – leads and coaches us (Listen)

• The Word Of God – instructs us (Learn)

• His Grace – empowers us (Enablement)

• Gifts in our human spirit (spiritual gifts) – (Motivation)

• Our Calling and Election – assignment (Position, Role)

• The Body of Christ – our “Team” (Tangible spiritual love &

encouragement)

• Hope – (Promises, Rewards)

• Faith – (Trust & Confidence)

• Prayer – (Access to the above)

Our Challenge: Psalm 103

2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not

all his benefits--

3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your

diseases,

4 who redeems your life from the pit and

crowns you with love and compassion,

5 who satisfies your desires with good things

so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.