Sermons

When your day goes quiet, when something doesn’t go your way, when something you poured yourself into goes belly up, you will find the loss of meaning haunting. Without even being aware, we are all serving one or more idols at any given moment. Those idols serve a purpose, whether we are aware of their function…

We live in a time where we are experiencing a cultural mudslide. The era of post-modernism and the removal of God as the foundation for what is right and wrong, has significantly undermined the very meaning of our lives.  People will try all kinds of things to find meaning, but it is a fruitless endeavor without…

This week we’ll wrap up 40 Days of Purpose. We learned that “It’s not about us…” but what is it about.  What do we need to do?  What do I want to remember?

God created us for a purpose…for a mission, if you will.  The great challenge of this part our lives is caring more about the people around you than you care about your own personal felt needs. When you care more for others, you will find yourself engaged in life’s greatest purpose: helping other people find God.

We make a difference in the lives of people by serving. In God’s kingdom, the difference we make in the lives of people lasts through eternity. Once again, the Purpose Driven Life is a paradox. We become people of real purpose by losing ourselves for the gospel and for others.

God goes to great pains to shape His children to be more like Christ. Becoming more like Christ, living like Him, and relating like Him defines spiritual maturity. You will have a hard time understanding what God is doing in your life unless you take into account what a high priority this is to God. God…