1. You are not an Accident Psalm 139: 1-16

2. Have you ever wondered…
What if I was born in a different family?
… born at a different time in history?
… born in a different country?

3. And what about … My ethnicity? My personality? My physical features?
My talents? My career?
The length of my life?

4. God decides … Psalm 139:1-16 When we are born (v.13)
How long we will live
The shape of our life (v. 16)
Our parents
Nothing is arbitrary – every plant, every animal, every person on earth

5. The Purpose Driven Life (Pages 22,23)
God don’t make no junk!

6. Are you happy with… Your physical appearance Your height Your family
Your strengths
Your weaknesses
The length of your life
Where you are living
Your financial circumstances

7. You are not an accident
There is a special contribution you are to make on this earth
No-one else can make this particular contribution. It is your destiny!
You were designed exactly for this purpose – no mistakes

8. The story of the two pots

10. “You are who you are for a reason. You’re part of an intricate plan
“You are who you are for a reason. You’re part of an intricate plan. You’re a precious and perfect unique design, God’s special woman or man You look like you look for a reason. God made no mistake. He knit you together within the womb, You’re just what he wanted to make. The parents you had were the ones he chose, And no matter how you may feel, They were custom-designed with God’s plan in mind, And they bear the Master’s seal”

11. Will you contribute? Encouragement Kindness Professionalism Enthusiasm
Commitment
Creativity
Hard work
Love
Honesty
Talents, abilities, gifts
Groups
Physical maintenance
Social events
Pastoral care
Leadership
Catering
Mission
Sunday school
Worship
Organising

12. Prayer of a person who knows they are not an accident:
Dear Lord,
Thank you for making me just as I am.
Thank you for my nose, my face, my body, legs, hands and voice.
Thank you for the place I was born,
… my history, my present and my future.
Thank you for my abilities (and weaknesses).
Thank you that I am not an accident.
Amen