GOD’S 5 PURPOSES FOR YOUR LIFE - Rick Warren

Isaiah 38:1-5 (Mes) 

“Be careful how you live. Live wisely, not foolishly. Make the most of your time and take every opportunity to do good because evil is everywhere. Don’t live carelessly without thinking. Instead, make sure you understand what the Lord wants you to do with your life.”Ephesians 5:15-17 

“If you keep your life clean from sin, you will be an instrument that God can use for his highest purposes.” 2 Timothy 2:21 

WHAT DOES GOD WANT ME TO DO WITH THE REST OF MY LIFE?

1. GOD WANTS ME TO  center my life around Him.  Anything that is in the center of my life besides God is an idol. 

“LOVE The Lord your God with all your heart . . . and soul and mind and strength. This is the first and greatest commandment.” 








Matthew 22:37-38 

THIS FIRST PURPOSE IS CALLED

worship which is enjoying  God's love and loving Him back.  

“A sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.”Philemon 4:7 (Mes) 

2. GOD WANTS ME TO

learn to love His family.

“Let us not give up the HABIT OF MEETING TOGETHER . . . instead let us encourage one another.” Hebrews 10:25 (TEV) 

THIS SECOND PURPOSE IS CALLED

fellowship which is 

learning to love God's family.  

“Those who believed . . . were baptized and added to the church . . . They joined with the other believers and committed themselves to the Apostles’ teaching and fellowship . . . They worshiped together regularly at the Temple . . . and met in small groups in homes . . .”Acts 2:41-42, 46 

NOTE THE ORDER:

1. God wants me to BELIEVE in Jesus

2. Next, he wants me to be BAPTIZED

3. JOIN a church family

4. Commit to regular WORSHIP

5. Connect to a small group FELLOWSHIP

3. GOD WANTS ME TO

cultivate spiritual maturity.

“Let us go on . . . and become mature in our understanding, as strong Christians ought to be.” Hebrews 6:1 (LB) 

THIS THIRD PURPOSE IS CALLED

Discipleship.  God wants me to be a lifetime learner.  

“By now you should be teachers. Instead, you still need someone to teach you . . . !” Hebrews 5:12 (GW) 

4. GOD WANTS ME TO  

contribute something back. 

“God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other.” 1 Peter 4:10 (LB) 

THIS FOURTH PURPOSE IS CALLED

ministry which means serving God by serving others.    

“What can I GIVE BACK to God for the blessings he’s poured out on me?” Psalms 116:12 (Mes) 

5. GOD WANTS ME TO

tell others about His love.  You can't sin in heaven, or share the good news with someone who has never heard it.   

“Through Christ, God has made peace between us and himself, and He gave us the work of telling everyone about the peace we can have with Him . . . So, we have been sent to speak for Christ!”2 Corinthians 5:18,20 (NCV) 

THIS FIFTH PURPOSE IS CALLED

witnessing.   An attorney makes the case and persuades.  A witness says what happened to me.  

“In our work together with God, we beg those of you who have received God's grace TO NOT LET IT BE WASTED!” 

2 Corinthians 6:1 (TEV)