Finding Your Purpose

Bible Verses: Ephesians 2:10 and Matthew 28:18-20

There are three things ever person wants. They want to feel loved, appreciated and purposeful.

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the USA❗️. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/03/trends-suicide

According to WHO, approximately one million people commit suicide each year worldwide, that is about one death every 40 seconds or 3,000 per day. For each individual who takes his/her own life, at least 20 attempt to do so. Suicide has a global mortality rate of 16 per 100,000 people. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/234219.php

Why are people taking there own lives? Depression, substance abuse, and traumatic experience (example rape or child abuse), and hopelessness.

•Talk about being agnostic not having a purpose and being depressed. First deployment.

Our purpose lies in Jesus Christ... We can spend our time wandering away from God chasing after riches. What happens when you lose your job or your failed at something. Most people are putting there purpose into things instead of Jesus Christ.

I am hear to tell you will live a very shallow life of unfulfilled in your find your purpose through people, work, or things.

Our purpose is rooted in Jesus Christ who calls us to follow the Great Commission of making disciples. God loves you, appreciates you and has a purpose for you!