Sermon - 17 February 2013 by Bruce McCallum

1. A NEW
PURPOSE

2. Job 12:10 (TEV)
10 It is God who directs the lives of his creatures;
everyone's life is in his power.

3. Colossians 1:16 (MSG)
16 For everything, absolutely everything, above and
below, visible and invisible, rank after rank after
rank of angels—everything got started in him and
finds its purpose in him.

4. Romans 8:6 (MSG)
6 Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end;
attention to God leads us out into the open, into a
spacious, free life.

5. Philippians 1:12-14 (NIV)
12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that what
has happened to me has really served to advance
the gospel. 13 As a result, it has become clear
throughout the whole palace guard and to
everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. 14
Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the
Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of
God more courageously and fearlessly.

6. A new heart gives us a new purpose.

7. 13 As a result, it has become clear throughout the
whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in
chains for Christ.

8. 1. Reset your life purpose
2. Be purposeful :
Start with whatever happens to you

9. 14 Because of my chains, most of the brothers in the
Lord have been encouraged to speak the word of
God more courageously and fearlessly.

10. “Courage is contagious. When a
brave man takes a stand, the spines
of others are often stiffened.”