Purpose driven life series presentation

1. WHAT ON EARTH AM I
HERE FOR?
(WHAT IS MY
PURPOSE IN LIFE?)

2. New Vocabulary: (from Dictionary.com)
Devoted - to appropriate by or as if by a vow; set apart or
dedicate by a solemn or formal act; consecrate: She devoted
her life to God.
Stump - the part of a plant and
especially a tree remaining attached
to the root after the trunk is cut
Flourishing - growing vigorously; thriving;
prosperous: a flourishing little business.
Blessed - divinely or supremely favored; fortunate: to be
blessed with a strong, healthy body; blessed with an
ability to find friends.
Trust - to have confidence; hope: Things work out if one
only trusts.
Hope - the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that
events will turn out for the best: to give up hope.
Confidence - full trust; belief in the powers,
trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have
every confidence in their ability to succeed.

3. Riverbank - the slopes
bordering a river.
Roots -
Deep - extending far down from the top or surface: a
deep well; a deep valley.
Bothered – (from the word ‘bother’) - to give trouble
to; annoy; worry: His baby sister bothered him for
candy.

4. Drought - a period of
dry weather, especially
a long one that is
injurious to crops.
Leaves–(plural of ‘leaf’)– one
of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the
stem
of a plant.

5. Proverbs 11:28 (MSG)
28
A life devoted to things is a dead life, a
stump; a God-shaped life is a flourishing tree.
Jeremiah 17:7-8(NLT)
7
“But blessed are those who trust in the LORD
and have made the LORD their hope and
confidence.
8
They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.

6. HOW TO KNOW OUR PURPOSE IN LIFE
“16 for through Him God created everything
in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made
the things we can see and the things we can’t
see — such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and
authorities in the unseen world. Everything
was created through Him and for Him.
(Colossians 1:16, NLT)
16
‫م ا‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫و‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ت‬ِ ‫وتا‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫م ا‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫س‬َّ ‫تال‬ ‫ف ي‬ِ ‫م ا‬َ‫ ا‬ : ‫ء‬ِ ‫ي ا‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ش‬ْ‫اَي‬ ‫ل‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫تا‬ ‫ع‬ُ ‫مي‬ِ ‫ج‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ت‬ْ‫اَي‬ ‫ق‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ل‬ِ ‫خ‬ُ ‫ه‬ِ ‫ب‬ِ ‫ذ‬ْ‫اَي‬ ‫إ‬ِ
‫م‬ْ‫اَي‬ ‫أ‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ت‬ْ‫اَي‬ ‫ن‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ك ا‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫روشا‬ُ ‫ع‬ُ ‫أ‬َ‫ ا‬ ،‫ر،ى‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ي‬ُ ‫ال‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫م ا‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫و‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ر،ى‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ي‬ُ ‫م ا‬َ‫ ا‬ ،‫ض‬ِ ‫ر‬ْ‫اَي‬ ‫ل‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫تا‬ ‫ل ى‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ع‬َ‫ ا‬
‫د‬ْ‫اَي‬ ‫ق‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ن‬ِ ‫و‬ْ‫اَي‬ ‫ك‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ل‬ْ‫اَي‬ ‫تا‬ ‫ف ي‬ِ ‫م ا‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ل‬ُّ ‫ك‬ُ . ‫ت‬ٍ. ‫ط ا‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ل‬ُ ‫س‬ُ ‫م‬ْ‫اَي‬ ‫أ‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ت‬ٍ. ‫س ا‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ئ ا‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ر‬ِ ‫م‬ْ‫اَي‬ ‫أ‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ت‬ٍ. ‫دتا‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ي ا‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫س‬ِ
‫ه‬ِ ‫ل‬ِ ‫ج‬ْ‫اَي‬ ‫ل‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫و‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ه‬ِ ‫ب‬ِ ‫ق‬َ‫ ا‬ ‫ل‬ِ ‫خ‬ُ .

7. なぜなら， 万物は 御子にあって 造られたか
らです． 天にあるもの， 地にあるもの， 見
えるもの， また 見えないもの， 王座も 主權
も 支配も 權威も， すべて 御子によって 造ら
れたのです． 万物は， 御子によって 造られ
， 御子のために 造られたのです．

8. “Unless you assume a God, the
question of life’s purpose is
meaningless.”- Bertrand Russell,
atheist

9. TO KNOW YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE
IS
 TO START FIRST WITH GOD
Why? – Because everything got started in
Him and finds its purpose in Him
(Colossians 1:16, MSG)
You were born by His purpose and for His
purpose
Life is about letting God use you for His
own purpose, not using Him for your own
purpose.
We can never find our purpose in life if we

10. It is God who directs the lives of His
creatures: everyone’s life is in his power.”
(Job 12:10)
You exist only because God wills that you
exist.
You were made by God and for God – and
until you understand that, life will never
make sense.
 Every other path leads to a dead end.

11. Some people go to Self Help Books for help
in looking for their purposes in life. Like:
Aim high, Set some goals, Be disciplined,
Believe and you can achieve, Never give up,
Figure out what you are good at, Clarify your
values, Involve others, Empowerment
In some ways these can help you achieve
your personal goals in life. But reaching out
your personal goals and becoming very
successful by the world’s standard and still
miss the purposes for which God created
you.

12. WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS IN
DISCOVERING OUR PURPOSE IN LIFE:
1. Speculation
 What most people do but without
assurance
1. Revelation
 What God says His purposes for our Life
through the Bible

13. Ephesians 1:11-12 (NIV)
11
In him we were also chosen,
having been
predestined according to the plan of him who works
out everything in conformity with the purpose of his
will, 12
in order that we, who were the first to put our
hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
Ephesians 1:11-12 (MSG)
11-12
It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what
we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ
and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had
designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall
purpose he is working out in everything and
everyone.

14. EPHESIANS 1:11-12 GIVES US THREE (3) INSIGHTS INTO
YOUR PURPOSE:
1. You discover your identity and purpose though a
relationship with JESUS CHRIST.
2. God was thinking of you long before you ever
thought about Him. His purpose for your life
predates your conception. He planned it before
you existed, without your input! You may choose
your career, your spouse, your hobbies, and
many other parts of your life but you don’t get to
choose your purpose.
3. The purpose for your life fits into a much larger,
cosmic purpose that God has designed for
eternity.

15. FIVE PURPOSES OF GOD FOR YOUR LIFE
PURPOSE # 1 – YOU WERE PLANNED FOR
GOD’S PLEASURE
PURPOSE # 2 – YOU WERE FORMED FOR
GOD’S FAMILY
PURPOSE # 3 - YOU WERE CREATED TO
BECOME LIKE CHRIST
PURPOSE # 4 – YOU WERE SHAPED FOR
SERVING GOD
PURPOSE # 5 – YOU WERE MADE FOR A
MISSION