Your Purpose!

October 24, 2022 Monday Message:

Jeremiah 29:11 NLT: “’For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’”

I’m reminded of Pastor Rick Warren’s best-selling Christian book, “The Purpose Driven Life.” God had a specific reason for creating you. It’s like the world is a giant jigsaw puzzle, and you’re the missing piece! Are you willing to ‘fit in,’ to fulfill your mission in God’s vast eternal plan?

Of course God gave us ‘free choice,’ so we can either live God’s way or find our own path. Here God is telling us in advance that his plans are good, and that God’s way will give us hope for a bright future.

God’s way is also easier, the path of least resistance. Ignoring God’s calling and choosing your own way leads to an uphill struggle, usually not worth it. The Lord’s way is the best way!

The Good Shepherd only wants the best for the sheep in his flock!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406

Helpful!

For Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Ephesians 2:7 Phillips: “The fact is that what we are we owe to the hand of God upon us. We are born afresh in Christ, and born to do those good deeds which God planned for us to do.”

We are all living out God's Vast Eternal Plan. For a long time, God planned on us being present at this time, in this place. Now we have been issued an invitation to play for God's team, to help with His mission. God gave us freedom-of-choice, to accept his invitation, or to decline.

When we come before the judge of this world, we all want the record to show that we said 'yes' to God's invitation! The fact is, we would never have life without our Creator God, and it would now behoove us to serve His Kingdom! Get off the bench, get into the game, and figure out what you can do to be helpful! God shined his light on us; perhaps we can light the way for others!

Jesus is the hope of the world. We are now given an opportunity to share that hope with others!

Blessings and safety this Christmas season!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30^th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406