The Purpose-Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?

Just like every parent, our heavenly Father enjoys watching his children get along with each other. In his final moments before ...

loved us, and fulfilling God’s five purposes for each of us and his church. Conflict is usually a sign that the focus has shifte ...

leaving the church, we need to stay and work it out if at all possible. Reconciliation, not running away, is the road to stronge ...

over and over not to criticize, compare, or judge each other.^9 When you criticize what another believer is doing in faith and f ...

aboutyou. They cannot be trusted. If you listen to gossip, God says you are a troublemaker.^14 “Troublemakers listen to troublem ...

to maintain the unity of the church. During interpersonal conflicts that is a thankless job. Pastors often have the unpleasant t ...

PURPOSE #2: You Were Formed for God’s Family 167 have to do what’s best for the Body, not yourself, showing preference to others ...

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YOU WERE CREATED TO BECOME LIKE CHRIST Let your roots grow down into Christ and draw up nourishment from him. See that you go on ...

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22 Created to Become Like Christ God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the liv ...

immortal and will outlast our earthly bodies; we are intellectual— we can think, reason, and solve problems; like God, we are re ...

God’s ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort, but character development. He wants you to grow up spiritually and be ...

God’s Spirit Working in You It is the Holy Spirit’s job to produce Christlike character in you.The Bible says,“As the Spirit of ...

God waits for you to act first. Don’t wait to feel powerful or confident. Move ahead in your weakness, doing the right thing in ...

God uses his Word, people, and circumstances to mold us. All three are indispensable for character development. God’s Word provi ...

and even then it won’t be completed here on earth. It will only be finished when you get to heaven or when Jesus returns. At tha ...

The Purpose-Driven Life 178 purposes and settled for personal fulfillment and emotional stability. That is narcissism, not disci ...

23 Day 23 How We Grow God wants us to grow up... like Christ in everything. Ephesians. 4:15a (Msg) We are not meant to remain as ...

responded to Jesus’ invitation. That’s all you need to get started: Decideto become a disciple. Nothing shapes your life more th ...