Sermons on Living A Purposeful Life:

A Purpose-Driven Life

Contributed by Michael Stover on Oct 18, 2000

People need a reason to live, and resources for living: It is not uncommon to find people without a reason for living.

People need a reason to live, and resources for living: It is not uncommon to find people without a reason for living. They simply exist until they can bear it no longer, or they fill their emptiness with meaningless pursuits. Other people have reasons for living, but no resources for living. Once ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

A Purpose-Driven Life

Contributed by Michael Stover on Oct 18, 2000

People need a reason to live, and resources for living: It is not uncommon to find people without a reason for living.

People need a reason to live, and resources for living: It is not uncommon to find people without a reason for living. They simply exist until they can bear it no longer, or they fill their emptiness with meaningless pursuits. Other people have reasons for living, but no resources for living. ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Purposeful Living / Destiny Fulfilment

Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 6, 2025

Purposeful living is aligning daily life with God’s divine plan, while destiny fulfilment is reaching the ultimate end that God ordained for one’s life.

PURPOSEFUL LIVING / DESTINY FULFILMENT By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Jeremiah 1:4-10 Key Verse (in full): Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Supporting Texts: Romans 8:28, ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Living With Purpose Series

Contributed by Brad Bailey on Feb 13, 2023

Living with Purpose Series: REBOOT: Fresh Start for a New Year Brad Bailey – January 15, 2023

"Living with Purpose Series: REBOOT: Fresh Start for a New Year Brad Bailey – January 15, 2023 Intro Welcome. Great to have you here. I have to begin by asking… WHY are you here? I don’t mean why are you here in this gathering…. I mean ...why are you here at all? Why do you exist? It’s a ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 16:4, John 17:4-5, 1 Corinthians 10:31, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:1-11, Philippians 3:13, 1 Timothy 6:20, Luke 9:62  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living On Purpose Series

Contributed by Sheldon Boyd on Apr 22, 2009

Part of a lengthy series I am doing in the book of Philippians.

HOW TO BE A CHRISTIAN AND STILL ENJOY LIFE LIVING ON PURPOSE Sunday April 13, 2008 Scripture Reference: Philippians 1:21 Intro. A. How do you think you are living your life today, on purpose or by default? If you had to give me an answer I am pretty sure all of would say that we are living ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21

Denomination: Holiness

The Purpose Of Living

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Feb 9, 2022

Every one of us has a purpose for living – EVERY ONE!

Illus: Even the hobo on skid row has a purpose for living. WHAT IS HIS PURPOSE FOR LIVING? Everyday his purpose for living is to DRINK ALL THE BOOZE HE CAN GET FOR THAT DAY! And when he wakes up the next day the process starts all over again. Illus: One man had a goal in life. He was going to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21

Denomination: Baptist

The Purpose Of Living

Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Dec 15, 2021

Every one of us has a purpose for living – EVERY ONE!

Illus: Even the hobo on skid row has a purpose for living. WHAT IS HIS PURPOSE FOR LIVING? Everyday his purpose for living is to DRINK ALL THE BOOZE HE CAN GET FOR THAT DAY! And when he wakes up the next day the process starts all over again. Illus: One man had a goal in life. He was going to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 1:21

Denomination: Baptist

Living With Purpose

Contributed by Benjamin Sharpe on Aug 16, 2002

God has a specific goal and purpose for his Church and for each individual Christian. Satan’s intention is to cause the Church and the individual Christian to deviate from that destiny and, in so doing, to thwart the will and design of God.

Luke 4:1-13 Living With Purpose The temptation of Jesus was for the purpose of distracting him from his ultimate goal and purpose in life. And that goal, that destiny, was to go to the cross as the atoning sacrifice for humanity. Satan’s intent in the wilderness was to defeat God’s purpose for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Living On Purpose

Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 1, 2007

The question has haunted many in the nightmares of ruptured families. Or, as members of the body of Christ we have often been searching while questions keep jumping out at us repeatedly. “Why am I here? What is my purpose?

The web-slinging superhero has gone and done it again! Spiderman 3 opened on May 6, 2007 and on opening night grossed in excess of a staggering M$151 US – and climbing! This movie was different from Spider 1 and 2 in that Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spiderman, was forced to deal with what the overview ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-12

Denomination: Salvation Army

Living On Purpose Series

Contributed by Mark Opperman on Dec 15, 2009

Our lives are not to be lived haphazardly, but guided by the purposes of God.

Living on Purpose Acts 28:1-31 Intro: Video clip of Acts 28 & Paul’s life. [44:45] Prop: Our lives are not to be lived haphazardly, but guided by the purposes of God. Interrogative: How does this happen? How can we stay in alignment with God’s purposes? TS: This closing chapter of Acts leaves ...read more

Scripture: Acts 28:1-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Living With Purpose Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Sep 30, 2010

If you are in this building today and call yourself a Christian, you have a vitally important purpose. We all live with purpose, the question is what is our purpose?

If you are in this building today and call yourself a Christian, you have a vitally important purpose. We all live with purpose, the question is what is our purpose? Well if we look at a person’s life it’s pretty easy to tell what their primary purpose is. Maybe it’s financial ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:4-14

Living On Purpose Series

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 6, 2011

We are on earth to demonstrate God’s glory and goodness to the world by our lives and actions.

Why on earth are we here? What is the purpose of life? Rick Warren, the author of The Purpose-Driven Life, said to TV news personality Bill O’Reilly that this is the key question that he hears over and over again as he goes around the country talking to people about their lives. And my preaching ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Living With Purpose Series

Contributed by Dennis Lawrence on Sep 10, 2004

Actually living with purpose will free us for God’s work.

Living with Purpose Purpose Driven Life #40 Montreal/Cornwall June 19, 2004 Today, we conclude our series of 40 messages on the theme of living with purpose. We have taken a great deal of time to consider the five biblical purposes God sets before us, and to think about ways these apply in ...read more

Scripture: John 13:17

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Living With Purpose

Contributed by S S on Aug 3, 2009

Sermon on Daniel 1-6 - Living with purpose.

Living with purpose Daniel 1-6 1. Participating in unholy practices (Dan 1 -- meat or vegetables) - Dan 1:8; 2:20, 27, 28, 47 - what are the things that corrupt, defile us? Sinful acts, behavior, attitudes, thoughts, speech, games, material things - Live a life that is holy & pleasing to God: ...read more

Denomination: *other

Living With Purpose

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Dec 13, 2011

What we have is given to us, they are not ours. We are given what we can handle by God's sovereign will. We are all different, designed to be that way. We are to invest what we have been given. Our focus is on doing our best, not in comparing or compe

Beginning from Chapter 24 (p.9), Jesus started to talk about the “signs of the end times”. • He will return one day, but just before He does, what can we expect to see. The disciples asked Him in 24:3. • Jesus went on describe the signs of the end times. Until 24:36 He ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Independent/Bible