Finding Your Purpose

Hi!!
Here's Pastor Rupert's sermon which he preached on Sunday 26th April 2009, when we had our Youth Sunday.
I hope you enjoy your read, and that you will find your purpose.

Many blessings,
Anngladys.


Finding Your Purpose in Life
1. Your purpose in life is already determined.
Ro 8:29; Eph 1:5; Eph 1:11;
Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

2. You cannot ignore God and hope to find and fulfill your purpose in life.

How to Find Your Purpose
1. Identify your life gifts
What comes naturally for you?

"God has already revealed His will to us concerning
our vocation and Mission, by causing it to be written
in our hearts. We are to begin pursuing our unique Mission
by studying our talents and skills, and more particularly
which ones we most rejoice to use".- Richard N. Bolles,
What Color Is Your Parachute?

In some ways, society puts roadblocks in our path to discovering our life gifts:
• Certain gifts get all the glory
• We tend to recognize gifts in others more readily that we see them in ourselves.

Does God really give life gifts?
Ex 35:30-36:1

2. Identify your spiritual gifts
1Co 12:4 “There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit…”

Spiritual gifts:
Administration - Apostleship - Discernment - Encouragement/Counseling - Evangelism - Faith - Giving - Healing - Helps - Hospitality - Knowledge - Leadership - Mercy - Miracles - Pastoring/Shepherding - Prophecy - Teaching - Tongues - Interpretation of tongues - Wisdom

3. Quit comparing yourself with others
2Co 10:12 “For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise”.
1Pe 4:10 “As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
*We are all witnesses of Christ regardless of our life gifts or spiritual gifts.
1Co 10:31 “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God”.

The purpose of your life is two-fold: To be a positive contributor in society and to further God’s kingdom

Take your everyday life and offer it to God. Live a life of purpose!