Title: Purposeful Journey (8 of 13)
Series: The Journey
Author: Steve Jones
Text: Luke 8
Sermon Summary: 1) Great purpose is born of pain. 2) Great purpose is purposeful. 3) Great purpose is rewarded.
INTRODUCTION: Name that book. The book was written in 2002. It topped the Wall Street Journal best seller charts, as well as Publishers Weekly charts. And was on the New York Times Bestseller list for over 90 weeks. It had sold over 50 million copies in more than 85 languages by 2020. NFL legend Ray Lewis gave the book to 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps when he went to rehab. Phelps was deeply touched by the book. He read it while in rehab, even to other patients, earning him the nickname, "Preacher Mike." What was the title of that book? "The Purpose Driven Life."
I'm not selling Warren's book, but I do want to talk about the power of purpose. We're walking with Jesus through his life as recorded in the gospel of Luke. Today I want us to see that the journey is a PURPOSEFUL journey.
I. GREAT PURPOSE IS BORN OF GREAT PAIN
Luke 8:41-44 "A man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come home with him. His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the crowds. A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure."
The contrast here is interesting, for it shows the variety of people who came to Jesus for help. The man's name is Jairus, but the woman is anonymous. Jairus was a wealthy leading citizen, but the woman was a lowly person who had spent all her money trying to get well. Here was a man interceding for his child and a woman hoping to get help for herself. Jairus had been blessed with twelve years of joy with his daughter, and now might lose her, while the woman had experienced twelve years of misery because of her affliction, and now she was hoping t ...
Series: The Journey
Author: Steve Jones
Text: Luke 8
Sermon Summary: 1) Great purpose is born of pain. 2) Great purpose is purposeful. 3) Great purpose is rewarded.
INTRODUCTION: Name that book. The book was written in 2002. It topped the Wall Street Journal best seller charts, as well as Publishers Weekly charts. And was on the New York Times Bestseller list for over 90 weeks. It had sold over 50 million copies in more than 85 languages by 2020. NFL legend Ray Lewis gave the book to 23-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps when he went to rehab. Phelps was deeply touched by the book. He read it while in rehab, even to other patients, earning him the nickname, "Preacher Mike." What was the title of that book? "The Purpose Driven Life."
I'm not selling Warren's book, but I do want to talk about the power of purpose. We're walking with Jesus through his life as recorded in the gospel of Luke. Today I want us to see that the journey is a PURPOSEFUL journey.
I. GREAT PURPOSE IS BORN OF GREAT PAIN
Luke 8:41-44 "A man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come home with him. His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the crowds. A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure."
The contrast here is interesting, for it shows the variety of people who came to Jesus for help. The man's name is Jairus, but the woman is anonymous. Jairus was a wealthy leading citizen, but the woman was a lowly person who had spent all her money trying to get well. Here was a man interceding for his child and a woman hoping to get help for herself. Jairus had been blessed with twelve years of joy with his daughter, and now might lose her, while the woman had experienced twelve years of misery because of her affliction, and now she was hoping t ...
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