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In Shaped by God, Max Lucado shows how not being put to use leads to loss of purpose:
Erik Rees • S.H.A.P.E.: Finding and Fulfilling Your Unique Purpose for Life
You could be expert in the theology of the Word of God and still shrink your life down to what you want and what you tell yourself that you need.
Paul David Tripp • New Morning Mercies
The long and short of it appears to be that an entire ministerial enterprise dedicated to meeting felt needs, supplying biblical advice, and providing top-notch production values has quietly become a huge success at drawing crowds but a huge failure at what the Bible actually calls the church to do.
Jared C. Wilson , Mike Ayers (Foreword) • The Pastor's Justification
The Goal of God’s Story of Change People experience human flourishing when they serve as priest-kings, using their mind, affections, will, and body to enjoy loving relationships with God, self, others, and the rest of creation.
Kelly M. Kapic • Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn't the American Dream
In Peter’s words to his fellow elders he reminded them that they were to shepherd the flock, “nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge, but proving to be examples to the flock” (1 Peter 5:3).
Timothy Z. Witmer • Shepherd Leader
People experience human flourishing when they serve as priest-kings, using their mind, affections, will, and body to enjoy loving relationships with God, self, others, and the rest of creation.
Kelly M. Kapic • Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn't the American Dream
Jesus started his ministry with an invitation.
Not long after he was baptized and finished 40 days in the desert.
Jesus invited people on the journey with him early in his ministry.
He wasn’t “building a team”. He simply said come follow up and I’ll show you how to take what you know about fishing and apply it to something even greater.
Mark
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