1. 3 PRINCIPLES OF PURPOSE
1.1. Your purpose isn’t for you. Your purpose is God’s purpose
1.1.1. Psalm 57:2 (NLT) 2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me.
1.1.2. David wasn’t trying to
1.1.2.1. Find his purpose
1.1.2.2. Fulfill God’s!
1.1.2.3. Your purpose isn’t for you
1.1.2.3.1. Your purpose God’s purpose
1.1.3. What is purpose? Original intent!
1.1.3.1. Reason
1.1.3.2. Why!
1.1.3.3. Purest definition SIN
1.1.3.3.1. (Harmatia)
1.1.3.3.2. Missing mark
1.1.3.4. When you spend you time aiming at things that are not your purpose you "miss the mark"
1.1.3.4.1. If you don’t know something’s purpose, you’ll likely abuse it.
1.1.4. Unintentionally reduced life to an experiment!
1.1.4.1. Find yourself
1.1.4.1.1. Treat ya-self
1.1.4.2. All about you
1.1.4.2.1. Popular
1.1.4.2.2. Powerful
1.1.4.2.3. Prosperous
1.1.4.3. No purpose!
1.1.5. Created for heaven, But living for this world
1.1.6. Your purpose isn’t for you— Your purpose is God’s purpose
1.2. You don’t find your purpose. You serve God’s purpose
1.2.1. David
1.2.1.1. David Served God's purpose
1.2.1.2. Faithfulness works
1.2.1.3. Psalm 78:70 NLT He chose his servant David, calling him from the sheep pens.
1.2.1.4. Psalm 78:71 NLT He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob’s descendants— God’s own people, Israel.
1.2.2. David wasn’t
1.2.2.1. Seeking a Position
1.2.2.2. Serving a Purpose!
1.2.3. Why God choose David?
1.2.3.1. Not biggest
1.2.3.2. Most ripped valiant warrior
1.2.3.3. Verified over 100k followers!
1.2.3.4. Wasn’t the richest
1.2.3.5. Powerful
1.2.3.6. Just closed the big deal!
1.2.3.7. Wasn’t hoping for his big break
1.2.3.8. David served God’s purpose
1.2.3.9. Just faithfully serving!
1.2.3.9.1. Your purpose is not for you
1.2.3.9.2. You don't find yours You serve God's
1.3. If you want to serve God’s purpose, start serving God’s people!
1.3.1. Mark 10:45 (NLT) 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
1.3.2. You aren’t called to seek a platform, power, or position.
1.3.3. You are called to serve people!
1.3.4. Don’t let the devil rob you of your WHY!
1.3.4.1. Today!
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3. If you don’t know something’s purpose, you’ll likely abuse it
3.1. Frustrated?
3.2. Don’t know purpose
3.2.1. Reason?
3.2.2. Point?
3.2.3. Why bother?
3.2.3.1. Bust butt job where no one notices?
3.2.3.2. Fight for marriage spouse doesn’t seem care?
3.2.3.3. Try serve God, do good when everything goes wrong for me?
3.3. Now why I try
3.3.1. FIND YOUR WHY
3.3.2. Pray
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5. Not just an assignment in the future
5.1. Faithfully serving today!
5.2. That’s your WHY!
5.3. Taking care of sheep!
5.3.1. Bringing snacks brothers!
5.4. David wasn’t a man after his own glory!
5.5. 1 Samuel 13:14 (NLT) 14 But now your kingdom must end, for the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart. The LORD has already appointed him to be the leader of his people, because you have not kept the LORD’s command.”
5.5.1. That’s why he served God’s purpose.
6. Covid-19
6.1. In order protect people
6.1.1. Shut down world!
6.1.2. Effort save lives
6.1.3. Kill economy
6.1.4. Save some lives
6.1.5. Ruin others!
6.2. Stuck in house
6.2.1. Fear!
6.2.2. Frustration!
6.2.3. Thinking this is nice
6.3. "Just can’t get motivated. Don’t have a reason to get going.”
6.3.1. Lost his “WHY!”
6.3.2. “PURPOSE!”
6.4. David served God’s purpose
6.4.1. His WHY
6.4.2. Find Your Why!
7. David's purpose
7.1. Acts 13:36 This is not a reference to David, for after David had done the will of God in his own generation, he died and was buried with his ancestors, and his body decayed.
7.1.1. Understood His why
7.1.1.1. Served God’s purpose
7.1.1.1.1. Fulfilled His calling
7.1.1.2. Accomplished his what
7.1.2. Served God’s purpose.