DISCIPLE FOUNDATIONS | Why Am I Here on Earth? (Unit 1)
DISCIPLE FOUNDATIONS Why Am I Here? LEADER TIPS DAY 1 “It’s not about you.” That is the opening sentence of Rick Warren’s best-selling book, The Purpose Driven Life . Our culture constantly tells us that life is all about us , our wants and our desires. It feels counter-intuitive, but the most freeing and reassuring thing we can know is that life never was, and is not ultimately about us but about God, and joining Him in what He is up to on earth--His plan. Does God love you? Absolutely! Did Christ die for you? Yes! But that still does not make life about us. So, what exactly is God’s purpose on earth? What is He up to? First... “… God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them . ...." (2 Corinthians 5:19) If you have already trusted Christ as your Savior then you know about this. We have forgiveness in Christ from the moment we put our faith in Him. We believe that He died on the cross in our ...