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Grow your Purpose Part 2

We will continue our message from last week on Purpose.

We will continue our message from last week on Purpose.

We will continue our message from last week on Purpose.

Today we will continue our message from last week on Growing in Purpose.

Let me first say that if you want to grow IN your purpose you must grow ON purpose.

Ruth Experienced Handfuls of purpose

Notice that Boaz didn’t deliver the handfuls of purpose to Naomi's house Ruth had to go out and find them.

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose" ().

God directs our steps

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose" ().

His Word is our Guide

He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace" ().

Iniquity (Immorality) hinders the guidance of the Word of God in our lives

“But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth" ().

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose" ().

Psalm 37:23

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect

He’s not finished yet Keep working on it

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Children’s song “He’s Still Working On Me”

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose" ().

All things work together for the Good

The question is, Are you called according to His purpose or your own?

He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace" ().

King David had to Grow into His Purpose

1 Samuel 16:11-

David was around 10 - 12 when Samuel anointed him king

David was around 23 when he defeated Goliath

David hits the battle field in his early thirties

David Waits approximately 30 years before he is raised up and publicly installed as the king of Isreal

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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect

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