What is god’s purpose for our life?

Prepared By: Minister Keishon Aban

Objectives

In order to understand our purpose we need to know:

1.Who we are?

2.What we were created for?

3.How to fulfill our purpose?

Done By: Minister Keishon Aban

Knowing Who we are

ACTIVITY

10 MINS


ABRAHAM – The Phlegmatic

Strengths of The Phlegmatic: The ability to perform tedious tasks, relate to both

tasks and people, calm easygoing, extremely efficient and perfectionistic. The

Phlegmatic in Inclusion can function quite well in a hostile social setting. Nothing “ruffles

their feathers.”

Weaknesses of The Phlegmatic: Unwillingness to become involved, tendency to be

an observer rather than a participant, and use of a verbal defense that often hurts

others.


MOSES – The MelancholyStrengths In The Melancholy: Introvert, loner, great thinker, genius-prone, very

artistic and creative, often found alone in thought, perfectionist, slow-paced, great

understanding of tasks and systems, a critical and challenging mind, and seeing both

the pitfalls and the end results of a project undertaken.

Weaknesses In The Melancholy: Extremely moody, suffer from “black” depressions,

reject people, set standards neither they nor anyone else can meet, develop habits

that are very hard to break, sometimes has suicidal tendencies, low self-esteem and

are negative.


PETER – The Sanguine

Strengths of The Sanguine: Friendly, outgoing, inspiring to others, relationship

oriented, enthusiastic, warm, optimistic, ability to see the bright side of life and the

good in other people. They genuinely like people, are rarely found alone, and freely

interact with people.

Weaknesses of The Sanguine: Talkative, always the center of the conversation, apt

to take on behavior and morals of the people around them, impulsive, undisciplined,

rude, prone to exaggerate, will ignore responsibilities in order to be with people.


PAUL – The Choleric

Strengths of The Choleric: Being open, friendly, confident, outgoing, optimistic,

tough-minded, task oriented, perfectionist with a good mind for envisioning new

projects, and an extrovert of a highly selective nature.

Weaknesses of The Choleric: Hot-tempered, a people user, although everyone uses

people to some degree, the Choleric “carries the red flag”. They think of themselves as

people motivators. They become easily frustrated in their attempts to “motivate” people.

They harbor anger and can be cruel and abusive.


What are we created for?

Love God - Ecclesiastes 12:13, Matthew 22:37-38

Love each other – Matt 22: 39-40, John 15:12-15,

Proverbs 17:17

Make disciples – Matthew 28:19-20



How to fulfill our purpose?

Walk in Love - Ephesians 5:1-2

Let our Light shine - Matthew 5:16

Be a Living Sacrifice – Romans 12: 1-2

Colossians 3:17


Final Thought

“I learn a little from what you say

I learn more from what you do

But I learn the most from who you are”

Czech Proverb


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What is god’s purpose for our life?