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"40 Days Purpose Driven Life"                                       What On Earth Am I Here For? Day  1. It All Starts with God "For everything, absolutely everything. above and below, visible and invisible, ... everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him." Colossians 1:16 (MSG) Day 2. You Are Not An Accident "I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born." says the Lord.  Isaiah 44:2 (CEV) Day 3. What Drives Your Life? "You, Lord, give perfect peace to those who keep their purpose firm and put their trust in you." Isaiah 26:3 (TEV) Day 4. Made to Last Forever "This world is fading away, along with everything it craves.    But if you do the will of God, you will live forever." 1 John 2:17 (NLT) Day 5. Seeing Life From God's View "Unless you are faithful in small matters, you won't be faithful in the large ones." Luke 16:10 (NLT) Day 6. Life Is a Temporary Assignment "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is Temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV) Day 7. The Reason for Everything "For everything comes from God alone. Everything living by his power, and everything is for his glory." Romans 11:36 (LB) Purpose #1: You Were Planned for God's Pleasure Day 8. Planned for God's Pleasure "The Lord takes pleasure in his people." Psalm 149:4a (TEV) Day 9. What Makes God Smile? "The Lord is pleased with those who worship him and trust his love." Psalm 147:11 (CEV) Day 10. The Heart of Worship "Surrender your whole being to him to be used for righteous purposes." Romans 6:13b (TEV) Day 11. Becoming Best Friends with God "Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him." Psalm 25:14a (LB) Day 12. Developing Your Friendship with God "draw close to God, and God will draw close to you." James 4:8a (NLT) Day 13. Worship That Pleases God "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all of your soul and with all your mind and with all of your strength." Mark 12:30 (NIV) Day 14. When God Seems Distant "For God has said, 'I will never leave you, I will never abandon you.' " Hebrews 13:5 (TEV) Purpose # 2: You Were Formed for God's Family Day 15. Formed for God's Family "His unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ."  Ephesians 1:5a (NLT) Day 16. What Matters Most "The entire law is summed up in a single command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Galatians 5:14 (NIV) Day  17. A Place to Belong "In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." Romans 12:5 (NIV) Day 18. Experiencing Life Together "Share each other's troubles and problems, and in this way obey the law of Christ." Galatians 6:2 (NLT) Day 19. Cultivating Community "We understand what love is when we realize that Christ gave his life for us. That means we must give  our lives for other believers." 1 John 3:16 (GWT) Day 20. Restoring Broken Fellowship "Do everything on your part to live in peace with everybody."  Romans 12:18 (TEV) Day 21. Protecting Your Church "Let us concentrate on the things which make for harmony and the growth of our fellowship together."  Romans 14:19 (Ph)    Purpose # 3: You Were Created to Become Like Christ Day 22. Created to Become Like Christ "As the Sprit of the Lord works within us, we become more like him and reflect his glory even more."      2 Corinthians 3:18b (NLT) Day 23. How We Grow "Let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God  --- what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect." Romans 12:2b (TEV) Day 24. Transformed by Truth "If you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:31 - 32 (KJV) Day 25. Transformed by Trouble "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 (NIV) Day 26. Growing through Temptation "God blesses the people who patiently endure testing. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him." James 1:12 (NLT)  Day 27. Defeating Temptation "God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can't stand up against it. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you will not give in to it."  1 Corinthians 10:13b (NLT) Day 28. It Takes Time "God began doing a good work in you, I am sure he will continue it until it is finished when Jesus Christ comes again."  Philippians 1.6 (NCV)  Purpose #4: You were Shaped for Serving God Day 29. Accepting Your Assignment "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 (NIV) Day 30. Shaped for Serving God "God works through different men in different ways, but it is the same God who achieves his purposes through them all." 1 Corinthians 12:6 (Ph) Day 31. Understanding Your Shape "God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other, passing on to others God's many kinds of blessings." 1 Peter 4:10 (LB) Day 32. Using What God Gave You "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15 (NIV) Day 33. How Real Servants Act "If you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded."  Matthew 10:42 (NLT) Day 34. Thinking Like a Servant "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus." Philippians 2:5 (NIV) Day 35. God's Power in Your Weakness "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." 2 Corinthians 12:9a (NIV) Purpose # 5: You Were Made For A Mission Day 36. Made for a Mission "Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Sprit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:19 - 20 (NIV) Day 37. Sharing Your Life Message "Be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you, but do it with gentleness and respect." 1 Peter 3:15b - 16 (TEV) Day 38. Becoming a World - Class Christian "Send us around the world with the news of your saving power and eternal plan for all mankind." Psalm 67:2 (LB) Day 39. Balancing Your Life "Live life with a due sense of responsibility, not as those who do not know the meaning of life but as those who do." Ephesians 5:15 (Ph) Day 40. Living with Purpose "For David ... served the purpose of God in his own generation." Acts 13:36 (NASB) God's five Purposes for your life: 1. "Love God with all your heart": You were planned for God's Pleasure, so your purpose is to love God through worship. 2. "Love your neighbor as yourself": You were shaped for serving, so your purpose is to show love for others through ministry. 3. "Go and make disciples": You were made for a mission, so your purpose is to share God's message through evangelism. 4. "baptize them into ...": You were formed for God's family, so your purpose is to identify with his church through fellowship. 5. "teach them to do all things ...": you were created to become like Christ, so your purpose is to grow to maturity through discipleship.