Why God Made You
A Rick Warren Sermon Summary
God never created anything without a purpose. That includes you.
We are made by Him and for Him to last forever, with life on earth preparing for our eternity (Ephesians 1:11-12, Colossians 1:16, Revelation 4:11).
On Earth, we have five purposes.
1. To know and love Him.
God made us for His pleasure, so it is important to know God (Hosea 6:6, 1Timothy 6:21).
He gets pleasure in us and loves to love us (Psalm 149:4, Ephesians 1:4). So, don’t worry. Otherwise, we act as God doesn’t exist (Matthew 6:32).
2. To love others.
God wants a family and wants us to be in His family (Ephesians 1:5, 1Timothy 3:15b, Romans 12:5). This is the spiritual family, the everlasting church (1Peter 1:3).
God made us to love our spiritual family (1Peter 2:17), which trains us how to love others. This includes unlovely people around us.
3. To become more like Christ.
God wants us to think and act like Christ, and to bear the fruit of the Spirit (Romans 8:29, Colossians 1:15, Philippians 2:5, Galatians 5:22-23).
Our accomplishments are far less important than the person we become, which is the only thing we take to the other side after death.
We need to grow spiritually and realize that things are not about us. This requires life-long training, typically through experiencing and patiently learning from difficulties (Mark 4:17, 2Corinthians 3:18).
4. To serve God by serving others.
We are designed to serve God by serving others (1Peter 4:10), including the undeserving.
Do good work to serve others based on our uniqueness (Ephesian 2:10), including spiritually, in our passion, abilities, personalities, and experiences (Psalm 139:13).
5. To fulfill a mission.
God puts us here for a mission (John 17:18, Acts 20:24) based on what He gives us. Don’t follow your own small plan, but follow His big plan for us, a plan for a far better life, for a purpose that will last forever (2Corinthians 5:15, Proverbs 19:21).
Open your eyes to see how good God is (Psalm 34:8) and receive the immense love of God. Live for Him and His kingdom. That should be the purpose of your life.
Become what God made us to be. Live restfully, freely, and lightly a life that God has created for you (Matthew 11:28-30). This offer is available to all of us (Acts 10:35).
Summary of a sermon by Rick Warren, “If I Could Only Teach You One Thing: Why God Made You.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xyYI9tNV8
We are made by Him and for Him to last forever, with life on earth preparing for our eternity (Ephesians 1:11-12, Colossians 1:16, Revelation 4:11).
On Earth, we have five purposes.
1. To know and love Him.
God made us for His pleasure, so it is important to know God (Hosea 6:6, 1Timothy 6:21).
He gets pleasure in us and loves to love us (Psalm 149:4, Ephesians 1:4). So, don’t worry. Otherwise, we act as God doesn’t exist (Matthew 6:32).
2. To love others.
God wants a family and wants us to be in His family (Ephesians 1:5, 1Timothy 3:15b, Romans 12:5). This is the spiritual family, the everlasting church (1Peter 1:3).
God made us to love our spiritual family (1Peter 2:17), which trains us how to love others. This includes unlovely people around us.
3. To become more like Christ.
God wants us to think and act like Christ, and to bear the fruit of the Spirit (Romans 8:29, Colossians 1:15, Philippians 2:5, Galatians 5:22-23).
Our accomplishments are far less important than the person we become, which is the only thing we take to the other side after death.
We need to grow spiritually and realize that things are not about us. This requires life-long training, typically through experiencing and patiently learning from difficulties (Mark 4:17, 2Corinthians 3:18).
4. To serve God by serving others.
We are designed to serve God by serving others (1Peter 4:10), including the undeserving.
Do good work to serve others based on our uniqueness (Ephesian 2:10), including spiritually, in our passion, abilities, personalities, and experiences (Psalm 139:13).
5. To fulfill a mission.
God puts us here for a mission (John 17:18, Acts 20:24) based on what He gives us. Don’t follow your own small plan, but follow His big plan for us, a plan for a far better life, for a purpose that will last forever (2Corinthians 5:15, Proverbs 19:21).
Open your eyes to see how good God is (Psalm 34:8) and receive the immense love of God. Live for Him and His kingdom. That should be the purpose of your life.
Become what God made us to be. Live restfully, freely, and lightly a life that God has created for you (Matthew 11:28-30). This offer is available to all of us (Acts 10:35).
Summary of a sermon by Rick Warren, “If I Could Only Teach You One Thing: Why God Made You.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xyYI9tNV8