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Not only are we going to heaven, but the moment we receive Christ heaven comes to us! We are a mobile House of God and carry the atmosphere and culture of Heaven wherever we go.
Andrew Murray • Seeing The Church: When your purpose collides with God's passion
God is at work in the world, and he wants you to join him. This assignment is called your mission. God wants you to have both a ministry in the Body of Christ and a mission in the world. Your ministry is your service to believers,1 and your mission is your service to unbelievers.
Rick Warren • The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
You were made for God, not vice versa, and life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not your using him for your own purpose. The Bible says, “Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life.”2
Rick Warren • The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven. Matthew 6:19–20 When Christ says,
Martin Luther • Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional
As a Christian, the intrinsic call is from Ephesians 2:10. The work we are created for has been designed by a master artist and architect and strategist. When we align with those works, we are most aligned with with our design.
'For we are His workmanship [His own master work, a work of art], created in Christ Jesus [reborn from above—spiritually
... See moreThe vision God has set for the fulfillment of all time is that his glory will gleam in every nook and cranny of creation. There is a new heavens and a new earth coming, and because Christ is the radiance of God’s glory (Heb. 1:3), Christ will be the sun of this new creation (Rev. 21:23). He will stand upon the earth, and all flesh will see him and
... See moreJared C. Wilson , Mike Ayers (Foreword) • The Pastor's Justification
In this book you have learned God’s five purposes for your life on earth: He made you to be a member of his family, a model of his character, a magnifier of his glory, a minister of his grace, and a messenger of his Good News to others. Of these five purposes, the fifth can only be done on earth. The other four you will keep doing in eternity in
... See moreRick Warren • The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?
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
Martin Luther • Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional
Another change agent God uses in our lives is circumstances. The classic text for this is Romans 8:28: “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”