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(19:15–1:40:09) Calvary Grace Live Service- Message Series: There Is A Reason
THERE IS A REASON There is Purpose in Your Pain Pain. Anxiety. Frustration. Our struggles don’t always have answers in the moment—but even when we can’t see it, they always have a purpose. When we’re going through trials, it’s tempting to look at our lives with a perspective of pain. But there’s a purpose in your pain. Join Pastor Tom Cogle to see how God never wastes a hurt, and how He’s preparing you for something far greater through the trials, struggles, and pain you’re experiencing now.
Series: THERE IS A REASON
Message: STOP COMPARING YOUR PURPOSE
Texts: Romans 8:35-39, Ephesians 2:10,John 20:2-4, 6-8; 21:20-22, Hebrews 12:1-2
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Pastor Tom Cogle
The fastest way to kill something special is to compare it to something else.
Stop Comparing Your Calling
•Sometimes God’s preparation comes packaged as pain.
•Your purpose is not for you. Your purpose is for God.
•You don’t find your purpose. You serve God’s purpose.•If you want to serve God’s purpose, start serving God’s people.
1)You are perfectly created by God to fulfill God’s purpose for you.
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10 NLT
Comparison is the enemy of calling!
2)You can’t fulfill God’s purpose for you when you are comparing to someone else.
So she [Mary] came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” 3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. …6 Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. …8 Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. … John 20:2-4, 6, 8 NIV
Peter turned around and saw behind them the disciple Jesus loved … 21 Peter asked Jesus, “What about him, Lord?” 22 Jesus replied, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me.” John 21:20-22 NLT
… And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. … Hebrews 12:1-2 NIV
TALK IT OVER
Read Ephesians 2:10. Be honest: Do you really think of yourself as a masterpiece?
Why or why not?
Do you know God’s purpose for your life?
If so, how are you pursuing it? If not, how can you discover it?
What insecurities do you need to lay down so you can run the race God has marked out for you?