40 Days of Purpose
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| Week 1 - What on Earth Am I Here For? |
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For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
- Ephesians 2:10
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Everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him.
- Colossians 1:16 (MSG)
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I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born.
- Isaiah
44:2 (CEV)
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You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put
their trust in you.
- Isaiah
26:3 (MSG)
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This world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you
do the will of God, you will live forever.
- 1 John
2:17 (NLT)
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Unless you are faithful in small matters, you won't be faithful in large
ones.
- Luke
16:10a (NLT)
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So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For
what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
- 2
Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)
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For everything comes from God alone. Everything lives by his power,
and everything is for his glory.
- Romans
11:36 (LB)
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2 - Worship: You were planned for God's pleasure. |
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your mind and with all your strength.
- Mark 12:30
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The Lord takes pleasure in his people.
- Psalm 149:4a (TEV)
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The Lord is pleased with those who worship him and trust his love.
- Psalm
147:11 (CEV)
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Surrender your whole being to him to be used for righteous purposes.
- Romans
6:13b (TEV)
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Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him.
- Psalm
25:14a (LB)
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Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you.
- James
4:8a (NLT)
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Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your mind and with all your strength.
- Mark
12:30 (NIV)
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For God has said, "I will never leave you; I will never abandon you."
- Hebrews
13:5 (TEV)
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3 - Fellowship: You were formed for God's family. |
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So
in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the
others.
- Romans 12:5
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His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by
bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.
- Ephesians 1:5a (NLT)
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The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as
yourself."
- Galatians
5:14 (NIV)
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In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the
others.
- Romans
12:5 (NIV)
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Share each other's troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of
Christ.
- Galatians
6:2 (NLT)
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We understand what love is when we realize that Christ gave his life for us.
That means we must give our lives for other believers.
- 1 John
3:16 (GWT)
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Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody.
- Romans
12:18 (TEV)
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Let us concentrate on the things which make for harmony and the growth of
our fellowship together.
- Romans
14:19 (Ph)
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4 - Discipleship: You were created to become like Christ. |
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Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 2:5 (NIV)
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As the Spirit of the Lord works within us, we become more and more like him
and reflect his glory even more.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18b (NLT)
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Let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then
you will be able to know the will of God - shat is good and is pleasing to
him and is perfect.
- Romans
12:2b (TEV)
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If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed; and you shall
know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
- John
8:31-32 (KJV)
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And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,
who have been called according to his purpose.
- Romans
8:28 (NIV)
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God blesses the people who patiently endure testing. Afterward they will
receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
- James
1:12 (NLT)
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God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong
that you can't stand up against it. When you are tempted, he will show
you a way out so that you will not give in to it.
- 1
Corinthians 10:13b (NLT)
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God began doing a good work in you, and I am sure he will continue it until
it is finished when Jesus Christ comes again.
-
Philippians 1:6 (NCV)
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5 - Ministry: You were shaped for serving God. |
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Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others.
- 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)
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For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
- Ephesians 2:10
(NIV)
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God works through different men in different ways, but it is the same God
who achieves his purposes through them all.
- 1
Corinthians 12:6 (Ph)
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God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to
help each other, passing on to others God's many kinds of blessings.
- 1 Peter
4:10 (LB)
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Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does
not need to ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
- 2 Timothy
2:15 (NIV)
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If you give a cup of cold water to even one of the least of my followers,
you will surely be rewarded.
- Matthew
10:42 (NLT)
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Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus.
-
Philippians 2:5 (NIV)
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My grace is sufficient for you, my power is made perfect in weakness.
- 2
Corinthians 12:9a (NIV)
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6 - Evangelism: You were made for a mission |
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Be
wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every
opportunity.
- Colossians 4:5 (NIV)
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Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey
everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to
the very end of the age.
- Matthew
28:19-20
(NIV)
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Be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you
have in you, but do it with gentleness and respect.
- 1 Peter
3:15b -16 (TEV)
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Send us around the world with the news of your saving power and your eternal
plan for all mankind.
- Psalm
67:2 (LB)
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Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know
the meaning of life but as those who do.
- Ephesians
5:15 (Ph)
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For David . . . served the purpose of God in his own generation.
- Acts
13:36 (NASB)
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