This week, Pastor Matthew continued on with our series “how to follow Jesus into today’s world” with the topic of Identity and Purpose.
We should do out of who we are. But, our doing will either affirm who we are, or corrode who we are.
In order to ground our purpose and identity, we need to put aside other sources and turn to the source; the Bible.
1. Who are You?
The Bible is the inherent word of God. It is both true and reliable, and we can answer the question of who we are through the Genesis account. If Genesis were all we had it would be enough to tell us what God is like, who we are, and what our purpose is.
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We are God’s creation. We have a maker. He formed us. If we have a maker, then we must look to Him for our purpose. The most important thing in the creation account is the function that God assigns. He and He alone can define our function.
We are created in His image and likeness. We are not God, but we are like God.
We are male and female, that is how He made us and we have to align with His design. We are blessed.
We are the ones who carry His breathe within us.
We were made for His presence. We were made to house the very presence of God.
We are good.

2.What is your purpose?
We were made in His image, so that we would have dominion over the earth and so that we could rule. We are blessed in order to do this; to rule and multiple across the earth.
We need to do everything unto the Lord, wherever we are.
Matthew 28: 18-20 are the last words that Jesus spoke. They are the same command that God gave to Adam and Eve; to spread across the earth as His sons and daughters. That is our purpose.
Jesus is coming back one day. What will He find us doing?