1. 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

3. Theme Draw near to God and you will discover and complete His fulfilling purpose for your life.

4. Ecclesiastes: “I have tried everything under the sun and what have I discovered?

5. 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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7. 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

8. 1. God has an ACTION-PURPOSE in 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. Theme Draw near to God and you will discover and complete His fulfilling purpose for your life.

14. 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)

15. 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.