PURPOSE:

LOVE  God

LOVE  People

LOVE Ourselves

LOVE the Art of God

The purpose of life is like a river flowing through a tight place.  To flow outside of the walls or banks, is to end up in a different lake and ocean. 

Jesus came that we, humanity, might have life and that life is to be abundant.

Purpose, God’s purpose for His people, his “Will”, is not a mystery.  If we are to “Change the World” it simply begins by jumping into the river of LOVE. 

LOVE God - There is a Father, there is a Son, there is a Spirit and they are one.

LOVING God is:

A Heart or emotional thing

A Soul or spiritual thing

A Mind or mental thing

A Strength or physical thing

All of you, fully engaged into DESIRE for the God above, below, in and all around you.

LOVE People - There are billions of people on this planet.  We are to simply LOVE them all, as we LOVE ourselves.  This includes Family, Friends, Church, Community and the World.  This LOVE keeps us from the sin of Self Worship, because “I LOVE everyone and I release that LOVE wherever I can!” 

LOVE Ourselves - YOU! -  Our love is not just to be given away, it is to be embraced.  We cannot LOVE if we have not LOVE.  We cannot value creations of God if we do not value what He has made in me, even the me I have made a mess of.  While we were a mess Jesus died for us.  I choose to LOVE myself for I have value to God and People.

LOVE the Art of God - In the beginning God created.  He stopped often to say “it is good”.  But still today his museum of mountains, oceans, rivers, trees, animals and more are to be held in awe.  To abuse the art is to devalue the artist.  We are not to worship the art, but we must understand that our purpose still includes taking care of creation.  All creation declares the glory of God.  May we LOVE the Art of God.

Change the world CHALLENGE ONE:

LOVE!