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Pastor Keith Battle challenges us to do more than just know the assignment on our lives, but to understand and execute it well and though the path to accomplishing this may be filled with both victories and trials, in the end, we will be blessed for our obedience.

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Recognizing Your Divine Assignment

• March 9, 2019
• by Ricardo Newbold

God has a divine assignment for each Christian. Your assignment is any problem that you were created to solve.  These problems are also your doors to rewards.  This is where favor comes in. But how do you recognize your divine assignment?  

God has laid out a road map for you to be successful in His plans. He has also given you His Holy Spirit to guide you to your divine destination. However, if you rebel against your assignment, God may allow painful experiences to bring you to a place of surrender.

How to Discern Your Divine Assignment

Many people believe that whatever you like doing without going through stress might be what God wants you to do. This might be true in some cases. God gave us some gifts that we can use to execute those assignments given to us. Yet, the problem might not be on how to carry out these assignments but how to recognize them.

Many of us do one work or the other and we remain confused because we don’t know if that’s the will of God for us. Most of the time we find ourselves failing some simple task.  It may be because we are not in the right place, where God wants us to be. How then do we discover the exact assignment God gave us or wants us to do?

Let us now look to the scriptures to help ascertain our assignment.

Develop A Closer Relationship With God

The only way to be sure of understanding and completing your divine assignment is through constant fellowship with God (Secret Place). You can’t know the plans of the people you don’t know – even if a third party tells us about someone’s plan, it won’t be as true or convincing as hearing it from the person directly. In this same manner, we must build a strong relationship with God to be able to know His purpose.

Firstly, we must know His word . The word of God draws us to Him. We get to know him more and more – what he likes and what he doesn’t like. To be able to grow in Christ daily, we must eat the spiritual food which is known to be the word of God. When we read His word, we get to understand our purpose.

Another way we can build a strong relationship with God is through prayer. Prayer is essential as it links us with God.  He talks to us and makes his plans known to us through prayer. When we pray in the morning before going to work or anywhere, we receive guidance from Him that will direct us through the day.

Simply Listen

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.” ~ Psalm 19:14 (NKJV)

This may look strange but yet it is important that we learn to be at peace and listen to whatever God has to say to us. After meditating on the word or after praying, we must listen to what God has to say. Listen to know why He has called you – don’t be the only one talking every time. 

God speaks to our mind and uses our thoughts to speak to us about His plans. Yet, there are different things you must pay attention and listen to, which are;

The Holy Spirit

Seeking the Lord in prayer, meditation on the Word of God and by fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit, you will discover the assignment of God for your life. The Holy Spirit talks to us in a still small voice. Hence, we must listen to get what He is passing across to us. The Holy Spirit is the spirit of God in man’s heart.

Now that you are in Christ, your heart is renewed and your thoughts are not just ordinary. Your heart is a tool God can use to reveal your divine assignment. Sometimes, you will get to ask yourself some questions about your life. 

Questions like, “How will I make it in life?” “What is the next in my life?” “How should I handle my family?”  When you ask yourself such questions, God also uses your thoughts to give you an answer. You will then notice you are thinking of possible solutions to the questions you asked yourself.

The Prophets

Listen to the ministers of God. Don’t raise a conflicting spirit against whatever they are saying – they have been anointed to speak the mind of God.

Study the Map (The Bible)

To fulfill your divine assignment, you must know God’s word. The Bible is a book of guidance to the Christian.   2 Timothy 3:16 stated that the Bible was written by the inspiration of God and it is useful for correction.  Does the result of the prayer you are seeing or the voice in your head align with the word of God? 

God exalts His word more and His word can never change. He can never say anything against what He has already spoken. His word doesn’t contradict. Matthew 24:15 “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”

Follow Clear Instructions

God’s will won’t cause you to be confused. Particularly, the kind of confusion that causes difficulty in doing the will of God, thereby causing frequent stumbling. 

1 Corinthians 14:33 “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.” The word of the Lord is clear and direct, He will instruct you on the way to go. 

Psalm 32:8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.”

How Does It Affect Others?

God has told us to love our neighbors but when we are getting something that is contrary to that, then it’s not the will of God. Galatians 6:10 “Therefore, as we have the opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.”

You cannot say because it’s the will of God that you do His work and abandon your responsibility as a wife, a husband, a boss, or whatever position you are in. 1 Timothy 5:8 “But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”  

Doing the right thing for your family and the people whom you love, including the people at your workplace is the will of God.

Build Your Life Around Your Divine Assignment

God has already placed a specific assignment in your life that only you can accomplish with His help. Your job is to discover that assignment, complete it with God’s help and be a blessing to the Body of Christ.  

Your assignment or plans can be found in studying the Word of God. (NKJV) Jeremiah 29:11 “ For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. ”  

God’s thoughts and plans for your life are for good and not evil. They are to prosper you!  God’s assignment for you will not fail when you do it His way. Continue to seek Him and He will reveal it to you.

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Introduction

Are you fully committed to God’s divine assignment for you?

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Over the past couple of weeks, we have been taking a look at being a vessel of God .  From those sermons, we know that as a vessel of the Lord, God will use us for His higher plans and His higher purposes.  We have seen how in the Old Testament, God used man to teach and to prophecy to one another.  We have also seen in the New Testament, that the Lord still desires to use every last one of His children for the purpose of ministering to those around them.

In His Great Commission, we see Jesus say to those that would choose to follow after Him, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you ( Mark 16:15; Matt. 28:19-20 ).”  So, again, it is very clear to us that God’s higher plans and purposes for us is to minister to and make believers of all people.

Now, how the Lord uses us to carry out His divine assignment is unique (meaning personalized) to each of His children.  Again, some He uses to preach the word and some He uses to sing so that they may uplift the spirits of others.  Some the Lord may use to testify of their journey, and others He may use in the work of charity.  God uses us as He sees fit.

Yet, I tell you that there are times when some of us have reservations (concerns) as to how we are being used by the Lord.  Some of us question how the Lord is using us.  We question the Lord’s motive and so, therefore, we begin to question God’s divine assignment.  I want to take a look at these reservations some of us, His ‘vessels’ have and ask again today, are we truly fully committed to God’s divine assignment?

Do We Have Reservations?

I ask this question today because I truly wonder whether or not we are fully committed to being a vessel of the Lord.  Scripture is filled with people who had reservations about the divine assignment the Lord had for them.  Last week, I briefly mentioned Peter in my sermon and I felt compelled to preach a sermon focusing on him this week.

Peter, as you know, was one of Jesus’ twelve closest followers.  Of Peter, Jesus said that He was a rock and on him, He would build His church ( Matt. 16:18 ). So, the Lord had a special plan and purpose for Peter meaning Peter would be a vessel that God would use to minister to others.

Through studying scripture during the years Jesus ministered and even after His resurrection, we see that Peter had some serious flaws.  I don’t know if there is a faithful man in scripture who’s flaws and failures are put on display as much as his!  Which, honestly, is very interesting because scripture usually portrays mostly the good things of those who were righteous, especially when it comes to the apostles.  So, like many of us, Peter must have had many failures.  I want to take a look at a few examples of Peter’s flaws for just a moment.

Scripture shows us that Peter was a bold, brash, and very impulsive man.  With little hesitation, Peter brashly and impulsively cut off the ear of the high priest’s servant in the garden prior to Jesus’ arrest ( John 18:10-11 ).  At another occasion, at the transfiguration of Christ, Peter, without realizing what he was saying , impulsively asked to build three tabernacles to Jesus, Moses, and Elijah ( Luke 9:33 ).  At the Feast of Passover, the disciples argued among themselves who was greater ( Luke 22:24 ) and I believe it was Peter who was boldly believing himself to be greatest among the disciples.

Peter’s rebuke

Actually, it was at this feast where we see another character flaw of Peter rear its ugly head, and this flaw is an extremely dangerous flaw that we must focus on today.  

To teach the apostles a lesson on what those who consider themselves to be great should do for those around them, Jesus chose to wash the apostles’ feet.  This was a lesson on humility but it was also a lesson on serving others.  Scripture tells us that Peter, initially, did not understand what Jesus was doing in that moment.  When seeing Jesus approach to wash his feet, Peter rebuked Jesus.  He eventually relented from his rebuke when Jesus told him the purpose behind washing his feet ( John 13:6-9 ).

Now that was not the first time that Peter offered this sort of rebuke to Christ and to God.  Prior to His crucifixion, Jesus had been predicting his death to the disciples which really frustrated Peter.  So Peter took Jesus to the side and, again, we see him rebuke what Jesus had been saying to which Jesus responded, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men ( Matt. 16:21-23 ).”

Now, I want to direct your attention back to my scripture for today in the book of Acts.  By this point in time, Jesus had ascended to heaven, so Peter has had some time to grow, yet this character flaw is shown to us again.  We are told that while he was on the rooftop of Simon the tanner, he ended up in a deep trance ( Acts 10:9-10 ).  While in a trance, Peter saw a great sheet descend from heaven to him, and on that sheet he saw all kinds of animals.  He then heard the Lord’s voice say to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat ( Acts 10:11-12 ).”  

This, I want you to understand, was a direct command from God.  Yet, Peter, we see, rebukes the Lord and tells Him, “Not so, Lord ( Acts 10:14 ) !”   In fact, scripture tells us that this played out three times ( Acts 10:16 )!  So, what was the deal with Peter?  Why do we keep seeing him rebuke the Lord?  

13 And a voice came to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.”  14 But Peter said, “Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.” KEY VERSE – ACTS 10:13-14 NKJV

The Great Sin of Stubbornness

Peter could not move beyond his thoughts and feelings – he was very stubborn .  This was a very great flaw that he had because as a vessel of the Lord, he was meant to be fully committed to God, yet He continued to have reservation as to what God was doing.  In a way, Peter’s stubbornness was causing him to question the motives of the Lord.  Where he should have been mindful of the things of God, as shown to us when he rebuked Jesus when He was predicting His death, Peter was too stuck on himself.

As a vessel of the Lord, the ideal response from Peter would have been to do as the Lord had commanded – no reservations, no hesitation, no delay.  As a vessel of God, the ideal response from the believer when God has commanded us, is to do as He commands.  

Something we must understand when it comes to His divine assignment, God is going to move us wherever He sees fit and use us how He pleases.  We have to learn to trust in how the Lord is going to use and we must be obedient to His command without reservation, hesitation, and delay.  We are certainly going to have time to do the things we desire, but when the Lord gives us a task, yes, we should drop what we are doing and put His divine assignment first!  If we say we desire to be a vessel of the Lord, we should be fully committed to God’s divine assignment!  

The Christian’s stubbornness

I feel like many of us actually share a lot in common with Peter in that we can be very bold, brash, and impulsive.  God can direct us to wait while He works on our blessing and we will have times when we ignore His command and act on impulse.  God can direct us to move as He desires and some of us are bold enough to question His direction.  Some of us, in fact, will flat out rebuke the Lord’s direction because we know a better way of being in service to Him.  When we do this, I want you to understand that we are saying our thoughts are better than the Lord’s thoughts.

Last week I said that there is a great sin that today’s Christian commits and that was the sin of laziness.  This week, I tell you that there is another great sin that is present in today’s Christians – the sin of stubbornness .  When we stay attached to our own thoughts and feelings, and are not mindful of the things of the Lord, we are showing ourselves not to be committed to Him.  When God has a divine assignment for us, and we choose to rebuke it because it does not fit our thoughts and feelings, we are not being fully committed to the Lord’s plans as we have so professed.

In the first book of Samuel, when we read of King Saul’s great sin, Samuel said to Saul, “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams.  For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.”  This, Samuel said, indicates that spiritual stubbornness is indeed a sin. 

Samuel continued,  “Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He also has rejected you from being king ( 1 Sam. 15:22-23 ).”  When we reject the Lord in our spirit, we certainly know that we cannot enter into His heavenly kingdom.  Yet, I also tell you today that in our spiritual stubbornness, we find that it can not only be detrimental to us, but it can be detrimental to all of those around us.

Keep your vow to God

Again, I tell all of you that the Lord has a divine assignment for us and it is an assignment that is going to take us in directions that we could have never imagined.  The Lord’s divine assignment may have us go through some things that we never could have imagined.  God may have us speak to and minister to people that we may have never imagined speaking to and ministering to.  We cannot be a detriment to the Lord and to those around us because of our own personal thoughts and feelings – this is a sin.  We certainly should not do this if we have said that we desire to be a vessel of God for His special plans and purposes in our heart.

When we have said that we desire to be a vessel of the Lord, I want you to understand that we have made a commitment (a vow) to God in our heart!  Making a vow to the Lord is very important.

I want to direct your attention to the book of Ecclesiastes for a moment. Solomon wrote, “When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools.  Pay what you have vowed—Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.  Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your excuse and destroy the work of your hands?  For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But fear God ( Eccl. 5:4-7 ).”

You see, when we have taken a vow to be a vessel of God, we ought to stand by this commitment.  God expects us to stand by that vow!  I want you to understand that God desires to use a vessel that is fully committed to His divine assignment!  God is not going to use anybody who is going to half step when it comes to His divine assignment.  If you have said that you want to be used for the Lord’s special plans and purposes, then you must be all in and not one foot in.

Commitment Check

I tell you today that it is commitment check time for all of those that desire to be a vessel of the Lord.  I believe that all of God’s children desire to be a vessel of His so I tell you today that it is commitment check time for all of God’s children – all of those who are true worshipers and genuinely believe in Him.  

Peter’s divine assignment

I want to quickly turn our attention back to Peter for just a moment because he underwent a commitment check in the book of Acts.  While he contemplated the vision he saw in his trance, a commitment check came knocking on the door.  Three men from Cornelius, a gentile man that served as a centurion in the Italian Regiment, arrived at Simon the tanner’s house ( Acts 10:1 ).  We are told that they were there because an angel of God told Cornelius to reach out to Peter about his faith ( Acts 10:4-8, 30-33 ).

Cornelius is described in scripture as a devout man who feared the Lord ( Acts 10:2 ).  He was the first of many gentiles who would become a genuine follower of Christ.  I want you to understand that this was one of Peter’s divine assignments from God – to minister to Cornelius, therefore, to all other gentiles as well.  

We know that this was a divine assignment because the Spirit said to Peter while he was still on the rooftop, “Go down and go with them, doubting nothing ; for I have sent them ( Acts 10:20 ).”  So, now was not the time for Peter to have any reservations or rebuke about how the Lord was about to use him.  Now was not the time for Peter to be stubborn in his ways!  

When Peter arrived at Cornelius’ residence, he found not only was Cornelius present but that all of Cornelius’ relatives and close friends were also present ( Acts 10:24 ).  Peter entered the residence and initially remarked, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean ( Acts 10:28 ).”

Peter continued, “But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean.  Therefore I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. I ask, then, for what reason have you sent for me ( Acts 10:28-29 )?”  

So, the check was to see if Peter had learned his lesson from the trance.  A lesson, I believe, was more about being obedient and committed to following the Lord’s command than the food.  Peter could have chosen to rebuke the Spirit and not have gone to Cornelius but we see Peter ultimately learned to put aside his stubbornness.  We see that he committed himself to the task and was mindful that God was at work on His higher plans and purposes.  Peter recognized that he was meant for something far higher than his own thoughts and plans!

Committed to the Lord  

On that day, scripture tells us that the Holy Spirit fell upon all of those who Peter had ministered to. You see, we are meant for something far higher than our own feelings, thoughts, and plans.  We are meant to help build, establish, and add to the kingdom of God.  The thought never leaves my mind on what happens when we, in our stubbornness, become a detriment to those around us.  The only thing stubbornness does is hold us back and keep us from growing. 

As genuine believers, we have to be mindful and also be able to acknowledge when we are being a spiritual detriment to those around us because we do not want to hold them back from the heavenly gates.  To be stubborn spiritually, is as detrimental as it is to be lazy spiritually with the same end results.  If we have made our vow to be in service to the Lord, let us truly submit our will for God’s will and let us fully commit ourselves to God’s divine assignment.

Thought: The Obedient Sheep of God

By Rev. Leo H. McCrary II – July 25, 2021 Responsive Reading – Acts 10:13-29 Key Verse – Acts 10:13-14

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When God Appoints You, He Anoints You

by Rick Warren — March 23, 2019

“The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it” (1 Thessalonians 5:24 NIV).

Just as a lamp won’t shine unless it’s plugged in, your light won’t shine unless you’re plugged into your power source. You cannot fulfill the purpose you were created for apart from the resurrection power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus said, “Apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5 NIV).

If you want God’s power to work through your life, you need to understand what it means to have his anointing and keep a few things in mind.

• When God says to do it, you can count on his anointing. Jesus’ last assignment to his disciples was impossible. There was no way they could possibly take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. It could only happen through his power. God will often give you an assignment that looks physically impossible, but he will make it possible.  
• God’s anointing makes difficult tasks easier. Your resources are limited. Your energy is limited. Your knowledge is limited. Your wisdom is limited. Your talent is limited. God’s is not. With God’s anointing, you can handle things better, last longer, and go farther.

“I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources [God] will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit” (Ephesians 3:16 NLT).

• God’s anointing makes the impossible possible. In your business, marriage, health, and relationships, you’re going to come up against insurmountable problems. God is a competent Father. He can handle any problem you give him. Nothing is beyond his ability or his resources.

“What is impossible for people is possible with God” (Luke 18:27 NIV).

• God anoints your life to bless others. Jesus came to comfort the afflicted, the broken-hearted, those who are enslaved to habits, those who don’t know how to get out of debt, and those who are blind. And he anoints you to comfort others as well.

“Jesus arrived from Nazareth, anointed by God with the Holy Spirit, ready for action. He went through the country helping people and healing everyone who was beaten down by the Devil. He was able to do all this because God was with him” (Acts 10:38 The Message).

• For every new challenge, you need fresh power from God. Anointing by the Holy Spirit cannot be stored up. You cannot handle today’s problems with yesterday’s anointing. You certainly can’t handle the problems you’re going to have tomorrow, next week, and next year with yesterday’s anointing. Stay in touch with God so that he can constantly fill you with his grace, love, and power. Ask for God’s anointing again. James 4:2 says, “You do not have, because you do not ask God” (NIV).
• If you believed God wanted to bless your life, what would you ask of him?
• Do you try to accomplish your tasks based on your own power or God’s power? What difference does it make?
• In what ways do you see how God has anointed you—that is, equipped you—to fulfill whatever assignment he has given you?

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Luke 4:42-44 – Knowing Your Purpose and Setting Priorities

What are your priorities in life? Have you ever spent much time thinking about what you should spend your time on? Most people have not. They just go from day to day doing whatever they want and whatever they feel like doing, without ever really asking themselves what they should be doing. Which shows the truth of what one well-known businessman from California said several years back. He said that there are two things that are difficult for most people to do: To think, and to do things in the order of their importance.” What a tragedy it would be to have gone through your whole life and at the end of it, look back, and realize that you spent all your time, money and energy on things that were pointless and had no value or worth. How depressing it would be to realize that you had wasted your entire life on vain pursuits.

So what should you spend your life on?

Well thankfully, the Bible gives us many clear statements on how to have purpose in your life. What priorities to set for your life. There are hundreds of such statements in the Bible, but they all boil down to one thing. Here it is in black and white. Here is the bottom line on how to set priorities and how to live with purpose: Make eternal things priority. The television shows we watch. They won’t last. The knowledge we have about cars and sports, it won’t last. The wealth we accumulate in our 401(k) won’t last.

The only things that matter are those that have eternal significance. Getting your name in the history books doesn’t matter if you fail to get your name in the book of life in heaven. Getting wealth on earth doesn’t matter if you lose all reward in heaven.

What is it Jesus said? “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?” (Mark 8:36). Jesus said elsewhere, “Seek first the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added unto you” (Matthew 6:33). What does He say your priority should be? To seek first the kingdom of God. To live with eternity in mind. Paul says that same thing in many places in his letters. For example, in Colossians 3:2, he writes, “Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things.”

What should our priorities be? We should focus on things that will last for eternity. This is what we see Jesus do in the last part of Luke 4. Luke 4:42-44 shows us that Jesus knew His priorities and purpose. Jesus knew what to put first and what He had been sent to earth to do. It is these things He focused on. Let’s look first at the priority He set for Himself. It is found in the first part of Luke 4:42. We see there that Jesus made His relationship with His Father a priority.

1. Jesus made Prayer a Priority (Luke 4:42a)

Luke 4:42. Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place.

This would be Sunday, the day after the Sabbath. He has just had a tiring day teaching in the synagogue and confronting a demon possessed man. This long day was followed by an even longer night of healing the multitudes that came to Him. And now, according to Luke 4:42, when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. He went into a deserted place where there were no people. He went to get away from the crowds of people.

But you see, Jesus realized something. He realized that people were not His number one priority. Oh sure, people were a priority, but they were not His number one priority. Certainly, Jesus came to bring salvation to the people of the world, that was His goal, but it was not His priority.

What was His priority? Well, we see it here and whenever else He escapes people. The reason He departs from the crowds and goes to deserted places is because His priority was His relationship with God the Father. Jesus knew that He would be worthless to people if He was not in constant fellowship with God the Father. Jesus knew that He could not serve the people if He was not filled by God. This is what we see Jesus doing all the time in his ministry. When most of us would says, “I’ve had a long, tiring day, I just need to relax.” Or when we say, “I’ve got a big day tomorrow, I need to get a good night of sleep,” Jesus says, “I need to spend extra time with God. I need to pray.”

Just as an example, flip forward to Luke 6:12. The day before Jesus makes his very important decision of picking the twelve apostles, rather than get a good night of sleep, He spends all night in prayer. “Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.” Jesus, whenever He faces an important decision, whenever He has just finished a long and grueling day, spends extra time with God. Why? Because He knows where to go to get reenergized. He knows that His number one priority is His relationship with God. Everything else is worthless until this falls into line.

The number one priority of Jesus was His relationship with God, and so He spent lots of time communicating with God through reading the Bible and praying. All relationship development depends on communication. God speaks to us through His Word, and we speak to Him through prayer. You will never have a good relationship with God unless you spend lots of time in the Word and in prayer.

Jesus shows us this, and there are many Christians and pastors throughout the centuries who have realized this as well. I heard a sermon several years back where the pastor was talking about prayer, and he said that he uses a prayer system of concentric circles. A prayer system that looks like a target. When he prays, he begins at the center, at the bulls eye, and works his way outward. And what does he put at the center? Himself. The next ring out is his family, then his church, then the community, then in the outer circle is the world.

He has kind of made himself the center of his prayer universe. Isn’t that selfish? No, not when you think about it. He has discovered that until he is in a right relationship with God, he cannot pray for others. That’s why he prays for himself first. Not the selfish requests for more money and a nicer car and a bigger house, but the confession of sin requests, the requests for God’s will to be done in his life, the requests for the filling of the Spirit and the illumination of the Word. Have you ever wondered what to pray for yourself without being selfish? Pray Scripture. Some of the best Scriptures to pray is found in Ephesians 1:17-19 and Ephesians 3:16-19. There are several prayer requests in these passages that Paul prayed for the believers in Ephesus, and which we can constantly pray for ourselves. When we pray these things, it will put our ongoing fellowship with God front and center in our life.

This is what Jesus did. When Jesus taught his disciples to pray, this is where He tells them to begin. Luke 11 is one place that contains this model prayer. In Luke 11:2, Jesus tells them to begin by glorifying God, and then move from that to asking for God’s will to be done. Then he instructs them to begin with themselves, and the confession of sin.

We see something similar with the real Lord’s prayer in John 17. There Jesus begins praying for Himself in John 17:1. “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You.” Jesus begins with Himself. And he continues to pray for Himself all the way through John 17:8. And then, moving out in concentric circles, starting with John 17:9, He begins to pray for His disciples. Those who were nearest and dearest to Him. In John 17:20, he moves out further, and prays for everyone who would ever believe in Him. That includes you and me. Jesus prays for you. It is amazing to read what He prays for you, and I would encourage you to read it frequently in John 17:20-24.

This all illustrates the point we have seen back in Luke 4:42. Jesus makes His relationship with God the Father His number one priority. Now if Jesus, being God Himself, needed to maintain His relationship with God the Father, how much more do we? Are you making your relationship with God your number one priority? Or is He lower on the list? Does God come after your favorite television show, and after your recreation at the lake, and only when you aren’t too tired? Where is God on your priority list? Put Him at the top. Nothing else in life will make sense until you do. There are numerous ways to make God a priority. But rather than give you a list of things to do, let me just boil it all down to one simple guideline. I’m a bottom line person, so let me give you the bottom line.

Making God a priority simply means giving Him lots of time. You see, you can always determine what your priorities are by how much time you spend on it. If your children are a priority, you spend lots of time with them. If work is a priority, you spend more time at work than the average person. If sports and recreation are a priority, you spend lots of time in the woods and on the lakes. And whether you realize it or not, if you spend lots of time in front of the television, you are making it a priority.

In fact, did you know that a 1992 survey found that aside from sleeping and work, television was the number one thing most people spent their time on? Here is the estimate of how a typical life span of 70 years is spent:

Sleep………………23 years……….32.9%

Work……………..16 years………..22.8%

TV…………………..8 years………..11.4%

Eating……………….6 years………..8.6%

Travel……………….6 years………..8.6%

Leisure…………..4.5 years………..6.5%

Illness……………….4 years………..5.7%

Dressing……………2 years………..2.8%

Things of God….0.5 years………..0.7%

Total…………….70 years…………100%

Now, you can’t really change how much you sleep or work, but the item that is last on the list should be at the top after sleep and work. But instead television is there at the top. Television is not something that will last for eternity, but far too many of us waste away our days and hours sitting in front of the TV. I’m not saying television is bad and you shouldn’t watch it. I watch television. I have some favorite shows. What I am saying is that it takes up far too much time in most of our lives. Television is too much of a priority. Now maybe you don’t watch much television. Great. But chances are that something else is filling your time that could be spent with God. So here is my challenge to all of us. I don’t want to overwhelm you, so wherever you are at with how much time you spend with God, move it up one notch.

If you don’t read your Bible and pray very regularly, get on schedule where you spend at least five or ten minutes every day in the Word. If you do have daily devotions, try and make them ten or fifteen minutes longer. No matter how much time we spend with God, we can always spend more. So wherever you are at, just step it up one notch.

When God is a priority, you spend lots of time with Him, in His Word, and in prayer. God should be number one. God should be at the top of the list. God should be your main priority. Another way to make God a priority, aside from spending lots of time with Him, is to discover why He put you on this earth, what His plans for you are, and then fulfill those plans. To discover what your purpose in life is and then fulfill that purpose. We see in the rest of Luke 4:42 and on into the first part of Luke 5, that Christ because of spending a lot of time with God, because Jesus made God His top priority, Jesus clearly and accurately knew what His purpose was, and set out single-mindedly to fulfill that purpose.

We read in Luke 4:42b-44 that Jesus’ Purpose was preaching.

2. Jesus’ Purpose was Preaching (Luke 4:42b-44)

We see first in the last half of Luke 4:42 that the crowds wanted to keep Jesus for themselves. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them. Jesus has gone off to spend time alone with the Father, and yet the crowds followed Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them.

The night before, He had healed all their sickness and cast demons out of people, and they realize, “Hey, this is the kind of guy we need to keep around. We won’t be sick any more. We won’t have doctor bills. We won’t need health insurance. Let’s do everything we can to keep Him here and help us with our needs.” But look how Jesus responds in Luke 4:43.

Luke 4:43. but He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.”

Healing people is a wonderful thing Christ could have done. Feeding people for free is a wonderful thing Christ could have done. Casting out demons is a wonderful thing Christ could have done. But however wonderful these things are, Christ knew that if He focused on them, He would be neglecting the one thing God wanted Him to do – preaching the kingdom of God. And if He did all these other wonderful things, but failed to do the one thing God sent Him to do, it all would have been for nothing.

A lighthouse along a bleak coast was tended by a keeper who was given enough oil for one month and told to keep the light burning every night. One day a woman asked for oil so that her children could stay warm. Then a farmer came. His son needed oil for a lamp so he could read. Still another needed some for an engine. The keeper saw each as a worthy request and measured out just enough oil to satisfy all. Near the end of the month, the tank in the lighthouse ran dry. That night the beacon was dark and three ships crashed on the rocks. More than 100 lives were lost. When a government official investigated, the man explained what he had done and why. “You were given one task alone,” insisted the official. “It was to keep the light burning. Everything else was secondary.”

When we fail at our God given purpose, we fail at everything. God sent Jesus to preach, and although there were many other good things Christ could have done, according to Luke 4:44, preaching is what Christ focused on.

Luke 4:44. And He was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

This was the purpose of Christ. The reason He was sent. The one thing God wanted Him to do. And according to Luke 4:44, this is what He did. He went from town to town preaching in the synagogues. Preaching was His God given purpose, and since God was His number one priority, doing God’s will was His number two priority. Jesus fulfilled His purpose of preaching in the synagogues.

Remember, the synagogues were like our churches. It is where they local believers would gather on the Sabbath for services that often lasted all day long. Those who were able would also come on Monday and Thursday to hear the Word of God taught so that they could be trained and equipped to fulfill their God-given purpose.

This is what the early church did too. The early church was so devoted to the teaching of the Word, that according to Acts 5:42, they met every single day to hear the preaching of the Word. Now that’s making God a priority! Have you ever wondered why the early church had so much power? One reason is that they made God a priority in their lives. Every day, they came to hear the preaching of the Word. They also came to be encouraged and equipped so they could go out and fulfill their God-given purpose.

Each and every Christian throughout history has a God given purpose. It is not only Jesus Christ who has a purpose; God has given a specific purpose to every individual Christian the face of the planet. You have a purpose. I have a purpose. And until we discover what that purpose is, and begin to single-mindedly fulfill that purpose, life will seem empty and meaningless.

Most of the early Christians, I believe, knew what their purpose in life was. And they knew that in order to fulfill their purpose, they needed to have as much of God and His Word in their life as they could possibly get. That is why they went every day to hear the preaching of the Word. So they could get instructed and encouraged in the Word. And once they had been filled, then they went out and emptied themselves by fulfilling their divine purpose. This was the secret and power of the early church.

Christ’s purpose was to preach. And similarly, it was also the purpose of some of the members of the early church to preach. In Acts 6:2-4, we see that the apostles understood their purpose. The two things they were to focus on were prayer and preaching. They say there, “‘It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables. 3Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business; 4but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.'”

What is your God given purpose? Do you know? Have you ever thought about it? If it ever seems like your life is missing something, if it ever seems like your life lacks significance, most of this is probably due to the fact that you do not know what your purpose is. Jesus’ purpose was to preach. This was also the purpose of the apostles. As your pastor, I know that this is my purpose. But preaching is not everybody’s purpose. Each of you have a unique God given purpose which only you can fulfill. Each of your should seek to discover what that purpose is and live it. Life will not be complete until you do.

If you want to know your God given purpose, you first have to know what good news He has for you.

So, do you want to know your purpose in life? Make God a priority.

In 1963, the University Christian Church in New York closed their doors never again to reopen and put a sign on the door which said, “Gone out of business … because we didn’t know what our business was.” If a church is going to succeed, it needs to be filled with people who know their business – who know their purpose in life. Billy Sunday, that great baseball player turned evangelist said that more men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent.

Each and every one of us has talent and gifts and abilities. But we waste them and fail at life because we lack purpose and priorities. Jesus knew both His purpose and priorities, and so completely fulfilled God’s plan for His life. My prayer for each of you is that you will discover what your purpose is, and will make the necessary adjustments in your priorities to fulfill that purpose.

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April 11, 2016 at 5:25 pm

Hello I have enjoyed reading the knowledge about purpose , this has open up my understsnding on my own life. Please thank you so very must

October 17, 2022 at 8:46 pm

God bless you for this. I just feel energized in my spirit right now. You can help me to grow more in christ

April 13, 2016 at 2:19 am

I am so blessed today because things have been made much clearer to me. From now my number one priority is my relationship with God. Please send me more materials to stay focus God bless you

April 28, 2016 at 7:38 pm

Thank you very much sir I am reading this from Liberia West Africa. I count it a great blessing to me to be reading message like in such a time like this when I was thinking about how to fulfill my divine purpose on earth. Sir God bless you

June 10, 2016 at 8:26 pm

I found this article while researching information for a sermon. I an using all the information here and adding some to it. Thank you, it was well written and a blessing.

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July 20, 2016 at 11:40 am

There is no doubt , this is heart touching sermon that real show my right position before christ and God. Thanks mr preacher for putting me on my toes to mend my ways before my creator

July 20, 2016 at 4:26 pm

In the country where I live, statistically, 50 people every week take their own lives. Of course they are not just numbers, they are people, many very young, tragically gone. People who apparently have lost purpose in life.

I think that we need to make sure that we talk to people, be Christ to people, not hit them over the head with deep theology or shove a list of proof texts under their noses. If we understand purpose, then when we meet those who are faltering and despairing, shouldn’t we talk about it in sympathetic and persuasive terms. Jesus did.

If only 50 people a week could hear about God’s purpose of redemption and their purpose of being living children of the Kingdom of God.

July 21, 2016 at 4:30 pm

Yes. Many of us Christians just go around condemning people and quoting Bible verses at them. This is not what they need. They need us to love them and be friends with them. This is how we live and act like Jesus in the world.

January 26, 2017 at 8:12 am

Jabu. This is a fulfilling and encouraging sermon reminding us why we were sent to this planet earth. I am so touched by this and will share it with as many people as I can. I will make it a part of my life not only when at the pulpit, but every time I meet somebody. There is more of a pulpit outside the church walls with more souls crying to here and receive the Word. Amen.

July 13, 2017 at 7:06 pm

Amen. I am blessed. It would be my references for my preaching. SO BLESSED! May God will bless you.

August 19, 2017 at 11:44 pm

Thanks,I just happen to come across this article and felt eased and comfortable. .I read it from Kiribati actually at the right time for me while searching for references and advices about life purpose priority. ..now I know. .

September 15, 2017 at 12:21 pm

Thank you very much for this Bible exposition. True, more men fail through lack of purpose than lack of talent. I am an example. I pray to God almighty to help me discover my purpose for life

September 3, 2018 at 12:37 pm

what a message, if only i had known and read this article earlier my life could have changed by now, thank God am alive to make that difference i long for., am blessed

October 29, 2018 at 4:17 am

This is splendid. I have made up my mind to go through this message over and over until it becomes part of me; by so doing, l will not struggle to share it with others.

May 4, 2019 at 1:09 pm

i am blessed by this sermon ,it was an eye opener , from LUCKY in South Africa

March 13, 2020 at 1:01 am

Nice article. Exchanging TV time, useless chatter time and wrong kind of entertainment with God time is one of the best decisions a Christian can make.

January 6, 2023 at 5:41 pm

infact am crying preparing a message going through this powerful blessing teaching. thanks so much for this blessing sermon. more insight

March 2, 2023 at 2:08 pm

I was reading my text from my Morning Watch 2023, Friday, 03rd March on Luke 4:43. I was searching for deeper meaning to this text when I came across your article. I thank God for leading me and teaching me some deeper understanding of what matters most in my Christian journey. I see my life different going forward because God is now the pivotal point and at the center stage of my life. I will share with my family and friends. God bless you more as you continue your ministry in God’s kingdom.

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Fulfilling God’s Assignment | Christian Leadership Insights

by Mark Dreistadt | Jun 8, 2012 | Leadership

God has given everyone an assignment! An assignment is a mission or position to which a person is assigned. We each have a position in the Body of Christ and a distinct mission to fulfill… and God has perfectly equipped us to succeed in His assignment. All visionary leaders have to some degree recognized and embraced this charge.

The Calling of Christian Leadership

God places a Word in your spirit … He gives you a revelation.  Then as your life surrounds that revelation it comes to life within you. That revelation released into the world through your thoughts, words, and actions is your Godly assignment.  This is a hallmark, a cornerstone of inspirational leadership .

• First , you must discover your assignment? Look inside yourself. What do you know God has said to you?  What is your passion? What makes you happy? What makes you angry? What excites you? The answers to these questions will help you know the assignment God has placed within you.
• Secondly , to effectively fulfill your assignment you must learn to limit. You cannot read everything — know everything — do everything — and be everything — for everyone! Once you understand your assignment, you must focus wholeheartedly and complete the tasks God has entrusted to you.  Church leaders often struggle here because they want to do everything and help everyone, but we need to focus on what our unique assignment is.
• Thirdly , to fulfill God’s assignment, you need to be willing to self-assess.  You need to take stock of how well you serve in the position God has placed you. Assess what is right and what is wrong — what works and what does not work.
• Fourthly , you must be willing to change. If you discover something that does not work in your life, you have to change it. If you discover something needs to be done, you need to do it. You must listen to the Spirit of God, and make a change.  Effective church leadership always looks to change things and make adjustments to stay focused on their assignment.
• Lastly , you need to be willing to make critical choices. If you do not make the hard decisions, you will never successfully fulfill God’s assignment. The great news is once you make the tough decisions, God fills the void left behind with His grace and provision. His joy and blessing will follow you — when you walk in your Godly assignment.  The most fulfilling place for Christian leadership to be is right in the middle of their God given purpose.

God has a spectacular plan for you. You will be amazed at what God will do through you!  Discover his assignment, make the right choices and watch your life soar!

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Understanding Your Assignment

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Reading introduction, brief review of last week., desire to go to this passage, today we look at a man who “understood his assignment”; bezaleel, pastoral prayer, sermon introduction, a theology of the work, in exodus chapters 26-30, god gave moses very detailed instructions about how to make the tabernacle, god was very clear and made sure moses “understood the assignment”, here’s the encouragement: when god calls us to do something, he provides all the necessary direction, ability, and resources to accomplish it., today we 5 premises i would like to defend., five truths about the work of the lord every member of the church needs to know, love, and follow., 1. the work of the lord begins as a work in the heart of a believer., example of bezaleel and his family, the work must be done by the willing, a calling answered by the heart, 2. the spirit will enable us to do the work for which we have been called., the spirit enables bezeleel and all his servants, filled with the spirit gives, internal enabling, transition: god does not only work in our lives but works in the lives of others for which we are interdependent to do the work., 3. we were all designed with the work in mind and it will require all of us working together to complete it., moved on the hearts of those who would provide the resources., ever considered.., as a church it is important we know the ministries god would have for us., we can believe that nothing any of us does of any value or we can believe everything for the lord is eternal value, but we cannot separate our work from one another., do all for the glory of god, shema in the doorways, 4. when god places a work in our hands, he will place a desire to teach in our hearts., god placed a work in his hands., work was based upon a pattern given by god., god placed a desire in his heart to teach., 5. together, in the work of the lord, we demonstrate the wisdom of god., puzzle object lesson, going to ask all of you to look at your puzzle piece (no 2 are the same), going to ask you pray that you will “understand your assignment”, all of you are needed, everything about the tabernacle pointed to the finished work of christ., everything about us as a church should do the same, best description for these servants was “wise hearted”, what is the wisdom god has placed in our hearts today.

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What Is My Assignment From God?

hat is my assignment from God? This is a question that many resonate with because God has given each one of us a direct assignment. When many in the body of Christ think of their God-given assignment, they make the mistake to understand it on a broad level that feels unreachable.  As we will unpack today, an assignment is something that God uses to start us on the path of our destiny. 

After Jesus had risen from the dead, and spent 40 days walking with his disciples, He gave them disciples an amazing assignment.  

“Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go.  When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.  Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:16-20)

The disciples were given a direct assignment from Jesus to go and to “make disciples of all nations.”  How were they to go about accomplishing this assignment?  By “teaching them to obey everything” Jesus had taught them.  This assignment is known today as the great commission.  Why did Jesus give them this assignment? 

It is in the Father’s heart for His children to partner with Him.  In the beginning, Adam co-labored with God in stewarding the garden of Eden (see Genesis 2:15 ).  This assignment was given so that Adam could discover God’s heart and love for the earth.  Today, in the same way, God gives His children unique assignments to carry out so that they can release the love of God on the earth. 

Jesus Modeled The Perfect Assignment 

When Jesus walked the earth, he modeled the perfect assignment.  As one reads the Gospels, they understand Jesus had a clear mission - to usher the kingdom of heaven into the earth.  This mission released various assignments from God to destroy the works of the devil.  1 John 3:8 makes this assignment clear.  “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.” 

As Jesus modeled the perfect assignment, he invited others to share in this responsibility.  Many times, after healing the sick or performing a sign to inaugurate the kingdom of God, he would release the recipients with a direct assignment.  

“Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”  She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.” (John 8:10-11)

When the woman who was caught in adultery was brought to Jesus, she discovered something she never expected.  In the aftermath of being forgiven and unjudged by the Son of God, he gave her a direct command, “Go and sin no more.”  

In order to release her into her God-given destiny, Jesus commanded her to walk away from her former life and to follow the direction of Jesus.  By her sinning no more and obeying the word of God, she would be released to walk in a manner that she had never once walked in before.  

Assignments Fulfill Our Purpose   

When we discover our assignments from God, we partner with Him into his divine plans for our lives.  The book of Jeremiah speaks to the intentions of God’s plans over us.  

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

God has a plan for our lives.  These divine plans are rooted in our welfare and give us a wonderful hope and a future.  Although this is an amazing promise in scripture, when many read this verse they forget that it is a conditional promise, according to the preceding verses. 

“Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:12-13)

After God reveals to us His divine plans, He gives us a direct assignment.  Those that embark upon His plans of welfare must take on the assignment to seek Him with all of their heart.  By obeying this command, one embarks upon the road of their own destiny.  

This passage of scripture makes it clear, the path of our purpose is found by saying yes to our God-given assignments.  Saying yes to God’s assignment allows His purpose to begin working in your life.  When Jesus called his first disciples, he gave them clear assignments to propel them into their future.  

“And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” (Matthew 4:19)

Jesus could of stop after his initial calling of “follow me”, but he didn’t.  Why?  Because Jesus wasn’t looking for followers alone, he was looking for co-labors in the kingdom of heaven.  Just as God gave Adam tasks to steward the garden, so Jesus gave his disciples tasks to steward the kingdom of God.  

Jesus didn’t ask the first disciples to just simply follow him, he gave them an assignment, “to become fishers of men.”  This assignment set them on the path of their destiny.  Years later, the disciples would produce the first fruits of the great commission by spreading the gospel around the modern world.  Imagine if Jesus would have never given them an assignment, could they have taken on their destiny? 

God gives us assignments to steward His divine purpose for our life.  Sometimes, His assignments make no sense to us at first (think of Noah), but we must obey them.  Obedience releases a grace of faith that unlocks our destiny and fulfills our assignment. 

Today, know this - God has called you and has a plan for your life.  The Lord has assigned an amazing purpose for you. It can only be unlocked through your response to His assignments and developed over the course of your own spiritual life. One thing is certain, His assignments are meant to fulfill the words of Jesus in the Lord’s Prayer , 

“Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10)

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ALIGNMENT FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT

by Troy Brewer | Oct 29, 2020 | Blog

The Promised Land is not just an open place, it’s an assigned territory. While the Promised Land is huge, I’ll tell you right now, there are borders to it. 

God Almighty will say to you, “I want you to cultivate, steward, and to fight for what I’ve given you – not for what I’ve given to someone else. You’re grown up enough now to know this is the life I’ve given you. You can take it as deep and as far as you want to, but these are the borders.” 

Everything in the  Promised Land is strategic. You go from a shotgun to a laser beam. He gives you an assignment. He assigns you things in the Promised Land. There is nothing random. You begin to walk in very specific things in the Promised Land and you begin to build up very specific skill sets.

In Promised Land living you have specific territory and specific assignments. That comes from Jesus Himself in the book of John.

“As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.” – John 17:18

Jesus came into the world for specific assignment. Just like He was sent into the world, you and I are sent out into the world in our Promised Land experience for a specific assignment. 

So many people in the body of Christ are ineffective because they’re in the wrong assignment. Many people love God with all their heart and have no power at all. All their energy goes toward things that do not matter. But that’s not you!

You know how to fight for what matters. You have to fight for your assignment. Just look for the borders and steward what’s inside them.

FROM MY SERMON SERIES MILK AND HONEY

TODAY’S PROPHETIC THOUGHT

You were not only made for such a time as this, My plan for you was set in My heart before your birth, but only you can fulfill your destiny. Come into alignment for your assignment and watch your borders expand. 

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Take Your Assignment Seriously

And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. (Acts 16:27)

I think many believers could learn something from this jailor.

He was willing to die for the sake of his assignment. When he saw that he hadn’t completed it acceptably, he essentially sentenced himself to death!

He was willing to die for his duty, but God wants us to live for ours.

God has assignments for you. Discover what they are and take them seriously. Maybe your assignment is to serve in a particular area in the church. Be faithful. Maybe God wants you to serve Him through the workplace. Be faithful.

Decide to live for God by fulfilling the assignments He has given you.

Fulfilling your assignment involves more than simply getting the job done. It also means being faithful. In other words, fulfilling your mission has to do with attitude as well as activity.

Fulfilling your assignment means you are trustworthy to do what you said you would do.

God is not asking us to die for our assignment physically, but He is asking us to die to the flesh (our emotions, feelings, complaints, and dislikes) so that we can walk in the Spirit and fulfill our assignments to the fullest.

Practical Application – If you genuinely see the assignments God has given you as opportunities to serve Him, how should that affect how you fulfill your daily tasks? You can turn your work into worship when you actively and purposely dedicate each day and every task to honoring God through it.

Luke 16:10; Proverbs 20:6

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1. Knowing Your Specific Assignment In Life (Part 1)

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We all have a specific assignment from God when we became a Christian. We must uncover what are assignment is, how to complete it with God’s help and be a blessing to the Body of Christ.

Introduction · God has a specific assignment for each Born Again Believer. · God has laid out a road map for you to be successful in His plans. · He has given you His Holy Spirit to guide you to your divine destination. · The only way to be sure of completing your assignment is through ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11

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