10 “For we are His workmanship
[His own master work,
a work of art],
EPHESIANS 2:10 AMP
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10 “Created in Christ Jesus
[reborn from above—
spiritually transformed,
renewed, ready to be used]
EPHESIANS 2:10 AMP
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10 “For good works which
God prepared [for us]
beforehand ”
EPHESIANS 2:10 AMP
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10 "[taking paths which He set],
so that we would walk in them"
EPHESIANS 2:10 AMP
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10 "[taking paths which He set],
so that we would walk in them"
EPHESIANS 2:10 AMP
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10 "[living the good life which
He prearranged and
made ready for us].”
EPHESIANS 2:10 AMP
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The theology of creation affirms
the reason for our existence.
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Many ask during their lifetime
the question of why they are
brought into the world when all
they face is suffering
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Many ask during their lifetime
the question of why they are
brought into the world when all
they face is suffering
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When we examine scriptures
and see from a spiritual
perspective of why God puts
us on earth
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Only after He furnished it with
goodness and how He gave
His son to be in creation to
re-create us for His glory
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We can then live with
courage, hope and
conviction that everything
we do and face in life not
be in vain.
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Creation therefore is a divine
act that continues to manifest
in the lives of believers who
are called to be incarnate
people.
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CREATION
therefore is a divine act
that continues to
Manifest in the lives of
believers
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5 BASIC QUESTIONS
we must answer in
discovering God’s purpose
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WHO AM I?
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4 “And He chose us to be His
very own, joining us to himself
even before He laid the
foundation of the universe!”
EPHESIANS 1:4 TPT
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4 “Because of His great love,
He ordained us,”
EPHESIANS 1:4 TPT
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4 “So that we would be seen
as holy in His eyes with
an unstained innocence.”
EPHESIANS 1:4 TPT
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5 “The Anointed One, so that
His tremendous love that
cascades over us would glorify
His grace—”
EPHESIANS 1:5 TPT
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5 “For it was always in His
perfect plan to adopt us as
His delightful children, through
our union with Jesus.”
EPHESIANS 1:5 TPT
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6 “For the same love He has for
His Beloved One, Jesus,
He has for us.”
EPHESIANS 1:6 TPT
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6 “And this unfolding plan
brings Him great pleasure!”
EPHESIANS 1:6 TPT
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Many people, who don’t know
their TRUE IDENTITY
normally face identity crisis
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And live the way they live,
talk the way others do and
do things the others do.
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Your friends and how you allow
them to shape your life, this is why
your Mama always told you to be
careful what crowd you hang on
with.
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Many people will go all the
way through their life without
being able to answer these
questions.
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Fortunately we have the Scripture
and prayer and godly people we
can go to so we can find out
because all of us need to
understand our identity in Christ.
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All of us need to
understand
our identity in
CHRIST
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You were CHOSEN
before the beginning of
time to be
holy
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You were ADOPTED
By God’s pleasure
For His
pleasure
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You have been
REDEEMED
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Bought with a PRICE
to make you
priceless
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WHO AM I?
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26 “Then God said,
“Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit)
make man in Our image”
GENESIS 1:26 AMP
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26 “According to Our likeness
[not physical, but a spiritual
personality & moral likeness];”
GENESIS 1:26 AMP
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26 “And let them have
complete authority over the
fish of the sea, the birds of
the air, the cattle,”
GENESIS 1:26 AMP
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26 “And over the entire earth,
and over everything that
creeps and crawls on the earth.”
GENESIS 1:26 AMP
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We are reflections of God’s
glory, our reason, creativity,
speech, or self-determination
and moral uprightness is the
Image of God.
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Knowing that we are made
in God’s Image and this
share many of His
characteristics provide a
solid basis of self-worth.
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HUMAN WORTH
is NOT based on possessions,
achievements, physical
attractiveness, or public acclaim
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Instead, it is based on being
made in the Image of God
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Because we bear
GOD’S IMAGE,
we can feel positive about
ourselves
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is criticizing what God has made
and the abilities He has given us.
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Knowing that
helps you loveGod,
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know Him personally,
and make a valuable
contribution to those around
you.
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We need to discover and
find out where we from, if
you don’t know where you
are from, you will never
know where you are going.
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IF YOU DON’T KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE
FROM,
you will never know where you are
going
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WHO AM I?
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11 “For I know the plans and
thoughts that I have for you,
says the LORD..”
JEREMIAH 29:11 AMP
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11 “Plans for peace and
well-being and not for disaster,
to give you a future and a hope."
JEREMIAH 29:11 AMP
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GOD’S PURPOSE
begins with having faith in
God and His ability
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That is that He is
ALL-POWERFUL,
ALL-KNOWING &
EVER PRESENT TO HELP
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We must walk in God’s plan
so that we can have that
future of hope is to get
aligned with the will and way
of God.
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THE WILL &
WAY OF GOD
Is everything He wants
created for us to be and do
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It is to reach our
God-given potential and
destiny.
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GOD KNOWS THE
FUTURE,
He provides our agenda
and goes with us
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As well to fulfill His mission,
we can have boundless
hope.
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This does not mean that we
will spared pain, suffering, or
hardship, but that God will
see us through to a glorious
conclusion.
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We need to
FIND OUR PURPOSE
for life so as to live a
purpose-driven life
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WHO AM I?
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12 “I assure you and most
solemnly say to you,
anyone who believes in Me
[as Savior]”
JOHN 14:12 AMP
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12 “Will also do the things
that I do; and he will do
even greater things than these”
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12 “ [in extent and outreach],
because
I am going to the Father.”
JOHN 14:12 AMP
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The key to expecting
GREAT THINGS
from God
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And attempting
great things for Him
is realizing that
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He is the One
accomplishing the work
THROUGH US
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Our motive must be to
GLORIFY HIM
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if we stay consistent
and not giving up,
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He is
faithful
to USE US
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Seeing how God does
great things for us,
let us show great zeal
and love to the Lord,
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We should strive to do
GREAT THINGS
for God
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Jesus is unique, divine,
and sinless Son of God,
but it is greater work for
God to use sinful people
like you and me.
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It is also greater in scope,
the ministry of Jesus was
limited by time and space.
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But His disciples were
commissioned to reach the
end of the earth.
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We have means of reaching
the end of the earth today
that the early Church could
imagine.
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Unless we discover our
abilities and potentials,
we will never maximize it.
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There is something God has
deposited in each of us to
impact our life and our entire
world, we have to bring it
out.
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WHO AM I?
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1 “Look with wonder at the
depth of the Father’s marvelous
love that He has lavished on us!”
1 JOHN 3:1TPT
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1 “He has called us and made us
His very own beloved children.”
1 JOHN 3:1TPT
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1 “The reason the world doesn’t
recognize who we are is that
they didn’t recognize Him.”
1 JOHN 3:1TPT
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2“Beloved, we are God’s children
right now; however, it is not yet
apparent what we will become.”
1 JOHN 3:1TPT
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2 “But we do know that when it is
finally made visible,”
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2 “We will be just like Him,
for we will see Him
as He truly is.”
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There is something
God has
DEPOSITED
in each of us
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To IMPACT our life
and our entire world,
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WE HAVE TO
BRING IT OUT!
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Understand that
GOD’S PLAN are
bigger and better
than you
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You were born for eternal
purpose, there is
something God wants to
do through you, so He is
forming you.
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Your destiny is bigger
than you,
IT IS ABOUT HIM
IN YOU
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6 “I pray with great faith for you,
because I’m fully convinced..”
PHILIPPIANS 1:6 TPT
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6 “That the One who began this
glorious work in you will
faithfully continue..”
PHILIPPIANS 1:6 TPT
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6 “The process of maturing
you and will put
His finishing touches to it”
PHILIPPIANS 1:6 TPT
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6 “Until the unveiling of
our Lord Jesus Christ!”
PHILIPPIANS 1:6 TPT
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Destiny is not about where
you are or where you have
been but where
God is taking you
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The God who began a good
work within us continues
throughout our lifetime and
will finish it when we meet
Him face to face.
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God’s work began when
Christ died on the cross in
our place.
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His work within us began
when we first believed, the
Holy Spirit lives in us,
enabling us to be more like
Christ every day.
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CONCLUSION
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WHO AM I?
WHERE AM I FROM?
WHY AM I HERE?
WHAT CAN I DO?
WHERE AM I GOING?
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These questions are critical
because it has
ETERNAL
CONSEQUENCES
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These questions are very
important, so with the
answers.
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The BIBLE answers these
questions with the
AUTHORITY OF GOD
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Believe it or not, the kind of
questions we ask
determines the kind of life
we lead.
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Because our purpose
isn’t just about us only,
but it’s about what God
wants to do through us.