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Introduction
Everyone intuitively understands that purpose is necessary.
The problem is that we look to the wrong source for purpose.
Here’s what I mean.
Many sources state that the way to find purpose is to look within.
Think about what you want, what makes you happy; that is your purpose.
The problem with this approach is that a personal purpose is limited in its impact and expression.
Those who are living out a personal purpose can become disillusioned when things don’t go as expected.
Other sources state that purpose must be found in a larger context.
Find something you are passionate about, join or start a group that wants to make progress in your passion, and work with them.
This maximizes impact, and gives community.
The problem here is that history demonstrates how quickly groups and organizations lose or corrupt their focus and mission resulting in disaster.
What we need is a both/and approach.
We need personal purpose within the context of group purpose.
That is what we have in Christianity.
We have a purpose that has been given to us by God.
We have a task that the Church as a whole is to accomplish.
To achieve the goal and accomplish the task, God has given to each of us gifts, talents, and abilities.
The Big C church accomplishes its mission as the local churches accomplish theirs in their context.
For a local church to do what God has called them to do, each person in that church must use their gifts, talents, and abilities as God has equipped them.
Let me give you some visualization of this.
Here we have the church - all believers.
What is the task of the church?
To glorify God.
That task, that mission, is carried out through the local churches.
How?
The local church equips the saints for ministry, gives them a place to serve, teaches how and provides opportunity to proclaim the gospel, and is a source of encouragement for believers.
How do these things happen?
How do we equip, serve, proclaim, and encourage?
Every single believer uses their gifts, talents, and abilities as directed by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God.
This is how Scripture indicates we accomplish our mission!
Our mission is not only to reach the lost.
Our mission is not only to equip the saints.
Our mission is to glorify God as we reach the lost and equip the saints!
That is our purpose.
So.
What does our passage on the resurrection of Christ have to do with our purpose?
Everything!
As we noted last time, the resurrection gives us purpose.
For the believer, purpose is not about finding happiness.
Purpose is about submitting ourselves to Christ and embracing the joy He offers.
Apart from the resurrection of Christ, we have no purpose.
Our purpose is not discovered or found.
Our purpose is given to us.
Principle:
The resurrection of Jesus Christ gives us purpose.
Guidance:
To live a life of purpose three needs must be met.
Outcome:
When we live with purpose we draw people to Jesus.
To live a life of purpose three needs must be met.
We saw the first two last time, let’s be reminded of them really quickly.
Need #1…
1.
You Need A Transformation vv.
1-7
Salvation is what we need!
We need to be transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ and faith in Him.
Two lessons about transformation.
Lesson #1…
a. Transformation is conditional vv.
1-4
We cannot be transformed until we place our faith in Jesus Christ!
The only source of transformation that exists is faith in Jesus Christ.
Two lessons about transformation.
Lesson #1: Transformation is conditional.
Lesson #2…
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Transformation is unlimited vv.
5-7
No one is excluded.
Not a denier like Peter
Not fearful forsakers like the apostles
Not the fickle crowd of 500
Not faithless family members like James
Not fair-weather followers like the apostles
Not even a persecutor like Paul
The only person who cannot be transformed is the person who dies in unbelief.
To live a life of purpose three needs must be met.
#1: You need a transformation.
#2…
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You Need To Grow vv.
8-11
The process of sanctification took Paul from the least to someone who labored abundantly.
Two realities about growth.
Reality #1…
a.
Growth has a beginning vv.
8-9
The only thing hindering our growth is our own lack of submission to Christ.
Two realities about growth.
Reality #1: Growth has a beginning.
Reality #2…
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Growth has a benefactor vv.
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We grow and mature only as we accept and stand in the grace of God.
We wrapped up last time by noting that
Transformation and growth bring with them the ability to live with purpose.
Today we get into the third need.
To live a life of purpose three needs must be met.
#1: You need a transformation.
#2: You need to grow.
#3…
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You Need Direction vv.
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Having a purpose is all well and good, but we need to know where to go with it.
As we have been going through things in our house, I ran across a turn by turn list of directions that I used when I first headed to Frontier School of the Bible.
Back then, that was how us poor people did it.
We didn’t have a GPS, we didn’t have a smart phone, we had printed sheets of paper that listed your next turn, how many miles and/or minutes it was to there, and what exit it was.
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