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Bevan Russell
29/10/2020

40 Days of Purpose: Day 18 Experiencing Life Together.

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Life is meant to be shared. When I think of all the most memorable moments in my life, they are most memorable because of the people I shared them with. One of the best surf trips I have ever been on was to an island in Indonesia called Sumbawa. We had good waves, not the…

Bevan Russell
28/10/2020

40 Days of Purpose: Day 17 A Place to Belong

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You are called to belong. “That’s plain enough, isn’t it? You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. God is building a home. He’s using us all—irrespective of how we got here—in…

Bevan Russell
27/10/2020

40 Days of Purpose: Day 16 Love Matters Most

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“So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love.”1 Corinthians 13:3 MSG Life is all about love. Rick Warren writes, “Because God is love, the most important lesson he wants you to learn on earth is how to love.” Love is the foundation from which every command…

Bevan Russell
26/10/2020

40 Days of Purpose: Day 15 Made for family

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“God wants a family, and he created you to be a part of it.”Rick Warren This is the second major purpose for our life. God is building a family and he is inviting us to be a part of it. God is love and he values relationship. He is by very nature, relational. God didn’t…

Bevan Russell
24/10/2020

40 Days of Purpose: Day 13 Going all in.

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God wants all of you. That might send shockwaves through your body, the thought of God having everything, knowing everything of you. We have a reluctance to offer all of who we are because who we are may not be good enough. But God loves us just as we are. Going all in is about…

Bevan Russell
23/10/2020

40 Days of Purpose: Day 12 Developing the friendship.

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Who makes the first move? Here’s a crazy thought by Rick Warren in ‘The Purpose Driven Life’ book, “You are as close to God as you choose to be.” Think about our natural friendships. We know this to be true in those relationships, it’s no different with God. Any friendship takes intention. Friendships don’t build…

Bevan Russell
22/10/2020

40 Days of Purpose: Day 11 Friendship with God.

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Can we actually be friends with God? When I’ve spoken about the possibility of friendship with God there’s always an interesting response from people. Some embrace this idea wholeheartedly while others are hesitant. This is God, right?! We’re not just talking about our mate down the road. “For since our friendship with God was restored…

Bevan Russell
21/10/2020

40 Days of Purpose: Day 10 The Heart of Worship

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The heart of worship is surrender. When you think about worship do you equate that to surrender? The word surrender is probably right up there in popularity with other words like submission or obey. We seem to associate surrender with losing, with quitting or giving up. In our hyper competitive, super performance oriented society these…

Bevan Russell
20/10/2020

40 Days of Purpose: Day 9 Making God Smile.

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The smile of God is the goal of your life. Pastor Rick Warren states this, “Pleasing God is our first purpose”. Im in agreement with this. I want to make God smile. Since this is the case, our most important task is to discover how to do that. Have you heard of the biblical figure,…

Bevan Russell
19/10/2020

40 Days of Purpose: Day 8 Pleasing God.

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Your life, His delight. The moment you came into existence, God had a smile upon his face. He wanted you alive and for such a time as this. He didn’t need to create you but chose to create you. “God delights in his people.”Psalm 149:4 MSG We are looking at purpose, the reason for our life.…