The document discusses finding purpose, value, and destiny in life through Jesus Christ. It addresses five questions: 1) What is my purpose in life? To know God and Jesus. 2) Do I have value? Yes, as we are made in God's image. 3) Who is my provider? God provides for our needs, not other people or systems. 4) Who guides my destiny? God guides those who seek His kingdom and righteousness first. 5) What am I responsible for? Our thoughts, words, deeds, and relationship with God through Christ. The conclusion is that Jesus answers life's big questions and we have freedom to choose but will be held responsible.
13. QUESTION 1. WHAT IS MY
PURPOSE IN LIFE?
“Therefore I say to you, do not
worry about your life, what you
will eat or what you will drink;
nor about your body, what you
will put on. Is not life more than
food and the body more than
clothing?” Matthew 6:25.
14. Jesus came to make clear our
purpose in life, and He summed up
our purpose in life in John
17:3, “Now this is eternal life: that
they may know you, the only true
God, and Jesus Christ, whom you
have sent.”
In other words, the purpose of life
is to grow in the personal
knowledge of God and Jesus Christ.
15. To achieve a good education
so we can get a good job, so
we can have enough to eat, so
we can find love and a
partner, and buy a big house
so we can live comfortably
until we die.
16. We can do all this without ever
achieving the purpose for which we
were created. That is to live a right and
healthy relationship with God through
Jesus Christ!
It is like pushing a heavy load up a
steep hill, only to see it roll freely down
on the other side of the hill!
Life can be unfair at times, more so
when our
dreams, loves, jobs, health, and future
17. If we have found
Christ Jesus, we have
truly found our
PURPOSE for LIFE and
eternity!
18. QUESTION 2. DO I HAVE A VALUE?
“Look at the birds of the air, for they
neither sow nor reap nor gather into
barns; yet your heavenly Father
feeds them. Are you not of more
value than they? Which of you by
worrying can add one cubit to his
stature?” Matthew 6:26-27.
19. Our society has destroyed the value of
human life by incorrectly defining the origin
of life. Our schools are trying to build self-
esteem into the national curriculum because
they recognize that our children are
suffering from the lack of self-worth.
What our schools do not recognize is that
they have cut the legs off of self-worth by
teaching evolution.
Children are told that human beings, like
viruses evolved out of chance happening.
20. The Bible on the other hand tells us we
are made in the image of God, more
valuable than the rest of His creation.
Furthermore, the Bible tells us that
while we were ignoring God, He was
willing to pay a high price, the death of
His Son, Jesus Christ, to win us back.
He made human being in His
image, and He shed the blood of His
only Son to pay for mankind’s penalty
21. If we have found
Christ Jesus, we have
truly found our
VALUE for LIFE and
eternity!
22. QUESTION 3. WHO IS MY PROVIDER?
“So why do you worry about clothing?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they
grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet
I say to you that even Solomon in all his
glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Now if God so clothes the grass of the
field, which today is, and tomorrow is
thrown into the oven, will He not much
more clothe you, O you of little faith?”
Matthew 6:28-30.
23. Your company or boss is not your
provider. Your government is not
your provider. Your parents are not
your provider. Your partner is not
your provider.
They are simply managers of God’s
provision.
The God who gave us life, purpose
and value, also gave us what we
need to stay alive.
24. From the beginning of
Creation, God has taken care of
us, even after Adam and Eve fell
into sin, God meet their need of
sacrifice and clothing!
As a good father provides for his
children, how much more will
our heavenly Father provide for
us!
25. If we have found
Christ Jesus, we have
truly found our
PROVIDER for LIFE
and eternity!
26. QUESTION 4. WHO GUIDES MY DESTINY?
“Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What
shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or
'What shall we wear?' For after all these
things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly
Father knows that you need all these
things.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His
righteousness, and all these things shall be
added to you.” Matthew 6:31-33.
27. Who controls your destiny?
People who do not know God as Father do
not have any other choice than to be the
master of their own destiny. Their
philosophy for life is “To eat, drink, and be
merry for tomorrow we die.”
Being in charge of our own destiny without
God as compass in our lives is like crossing
a busy motorway blindfolded. We MIGHT
get across to the other side without being
hit.
28. BUT we will find that we have arrived at the
wrong side in eternity.
Heaven is for God and His heritance, His
children. When we turn our backs on
God, how can we expect Him to forgive us
and to welcome us into His presence in
heavenly places?
Let us not embarrass the leader of our
funeral service by making him lie that we
are “in the arms of Jesus” when we are not
expected there!
29. If we have found
Christ Jesus, we have
truly found our
DESTINY for LIFE and
eternity!
30. QUESTION 5. WHAT AM I
RESPONSIBLE FOR?
“Therefore do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will
worry about its own things.
Sufficient for the day is its own
trouble.” Matthew 6:34.
31. The Bible teaches that God is in control
of every event, but He gives freedom
with responsibility to mankind. This
means we have the freedom and
responsibility to act and to prepare for
a better tomorrow.
We are responsible for what we think.
“Sow a thought, reap a habit. Sow a
habit, reap a character. So a
character, reap a destiny.”
32. We are responsible for what we say.
Psalm 34:12-13 “Whoever of you loves life and
desires to see many good days, keep your
tongue from evil and your lips from speaking
lies.”
We are responsible for what we do.
Galatians 6:7-8 “Do not be deceived: God cannot
be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one
who sows to please his sinful nature, from that
nature will reap destruction; the one who sows
to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap
eternal life.”
33. Finally, we are responsible for
choosing a right and healthy
relationship with God through
Jesus Christ.
Everyone who hears or reads God’s
offer of peace through Jesus Christ
and chooses not to trust in Jesus
Christ stands condemned by God
(John 3:16-18).
34. If we have found
Christ Jesus, we have
truly found our
RESPONSIBLE for
LIFE and eternity!
35. CONCLUSION:
Jesus has answered these
questions asked.
We have the freedom to choose
what we will do with these
answers, but God will hold us
responsible for our choices.