Purpose... - Mark Brauss

☼ Your Journey → Finding Purpose

 

● Created with a Purpose….Psalm 139:13-16

 

● Created for a Purpose…. Philippians 2:13

 

● Created for an eternal Purpose ….Ephesians 3:10-11

 

 

☼ The Power of Perspective …. Proverbs 19:21

 

⌂ My plans ← → God’s purpose

 

⌂ My Timeline →

 

His Perspective

↓

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ →

Past Present Future

My Perspective →

 

⌂ Perspective Influencers:

 

• age / gender

• family genealogy – parents

• religious upbringing

• your children

• occupation

• affliction / health

• community of believers

• friends

• sin

• lies I believe

 

→ What if my perspective about how God is involved

in my journey is wrong or I have believed the lies?

  

☼ Lies We Can Believe…… John 8:44

 

⌂ God is not good….

 

⌂ God’s Word is not true…..

 

⌂ God is behind evil…..

 

⌂ God does not care……

 

☼ The Clash of Wills ….

 

□ My Will → ← God’s Will

 

• Desire….. Psalm 40:8

 

• Being Teachable… Psalm 143:10

 

• Submitting…. Mathew 26:39

 

• Transformed….. Romans 12:2

 

• Understand …. Ephesians 5:17

 

• Sanctified….. I Thessalonians 4:3-4

 

• Circumstances …. I Thessalonians 5:18

 

 

☼ Application

 

⌂ Trust the Author of Your Story….

 

⌂ Question Your Perspective….

 

⌂ Decide Who’s Will You Want to Follow…..

 

⌂ Create Adventure → Take Steps of Faith!