The Purpose-driven Life (Day 1-4)

(Chapter 1) Focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life’s purpose, what is the easiest way to discover the purpose of your life?

• Ask the creator of it: God has revealed about life in his Word

• From a self-centered viewpoint: your dreams, values, goals...

• Speculation about the it: conjecture, guess, theorize

• Ask your family, friends, teachers, schoolars…

(Chapter 1) What does Ephesians 1:11 tell us?

• It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for

• He was thinking of us long before we ever thought about Him

• God has designed us for eternity: we are part of the overall purpose he is working out

• All of them

(Chapter 1) It’s not about me; but “Everything got ……….. in him and finds its ……….. in him.” Colossians 1:16b (MSG)

• Made sense, revelation

• Clarified, achievement

• Started, purpose

• Included, goal

(Chapter 2) You are not an accident because God prescribed every single detail of your body (Psalm 139:15) and…….

• He decided when you would be born and how long you would live

• God decided how you would be born

• God planned where you’d be born and where you’d live for his purpose

• All of them

(Chapter 2) “God is love! Love is the essence of God’s character. There is perfect love in the fellowship of the Trinity, so God didn’t need to create you. He wasn’t lonely. But he wanted to make you in order to…     

• Express his love

• Work for Him

• Serve Him

• Express His power

(Chapter 3) There are forces that can drive your life but all lead to the same dead end: unused potential, unnecessary stress, and an unfulfilled life. Which one is Not an example?

                                     

                                                 

• A painful memory, fear, unconscious belief

• Guilt, resentment, anger

• Materialism, the need for approval 

• None of them

(Chapter 3) What are the benefits of living a purpose-driven life? Knowing your purpose:

• Gives meaning to your life

• Simplifies your life, focuses your life

• Motivates your life

• Prepares you for eternity

• All of the five benefits above

(Chapter 3) What are 2 crucial questions that God will ask us (from the Bible’s revelation)?

• A. What did you do with my Son, Jesus Christ?

• B. What did you do with what I gave you?

• C. What did you do with my commandments?

• D. A and B

• E. A and C

(Chapter 4) What are the highlights for Day 4 “Made to Last Forever”?

• Life on Earth is preparation for the next

• You were made to last forever

• Death is not your termination, but your transition into eternity

• All of them

(Chapter 4) What changes when you live in light of eternity?

• Use time and money more wisely, value relationships and character

• Place a higher premium on fame, wealth, achievements, fun 

• Keeping up with trends, fashions, and popular values

• Indulge yourself in total self-centeredness