GT 202: CONNECTING TO PURPOSE Mike Adebiyi (Ph.D.)

1. Your Purpose in life is not about you (Col 1:16) 2 1. Your Purpose in life is not about you (Col 1:16) 2. When you are connected to purpose: (a) All things will begin to work for your good (Rom 8:28) (b) You begin to obtain your God given inheritance (Eph 1:11)

Counsel is needed to fulfill Purpose Proverbs 15:22 There is time for connecting to Purpose (Ecc 3:1) Jesus clearly stated His purpose (1 John 3:3) Jesus told Paul his purpose (Act 26:16) You are not an Accident (Is 44:2A)

What drives your life ? Rick Warren said……… Many people are driven by guilt Many people are driven by fear Many people are driven by materialism Many people are driven by need for approval NOT many people are driven by purpose

Benefits of connecting to purpose

Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. Genesis 2:7  And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Connecting to your purpose gives meaning to your life Jer 29:11 “ 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)

Connecting to your purpose simplifies your life Isa 26:3 “ You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you ” (Today’s English Version)

Connecting to your purpose focuses your life Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, ready to be used] for good works, which God prepared [for us] beforehand [taking paths which He set], so that we would walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us].

Connecting to your purpose focuses your life Without purpose, you will keep changing directions, school subjects, university courses, jobs, relationships, churches etc.

Connecting to purpose is like a Magnifying glass for destiny ! Phi 3:13 “ I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead ” (New Living Translation)

Connecting to 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 ”

Connecting to your purpose prepares you for eternity Its is not what others say about your life but what God says Earthly legacies are short sighted

Eventually, we're all going to end up kneeling side by side in the place of judgment, facing God. (Rom 14:10c)(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.

Conclusion That is the vision of new Jubilee. To see you Connected to your purpose, Empowered to make impact, and Equipped to make heaven. Help us to see you CEE

PRAYER POINT (Rom 9) Galatians 1:15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace. Acts 26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;