Lance Brown

God created us for a purpose…for a mission, if you will.  The great challenge of this part our lives is caring more about the people around you than you care about your own personal felt needs. When you care more for others, you will find yourself engaged in life’s greatest purpose: helping other people find God.

We make a difference in the lives of people by serving. In God’s kingdom, the difference we make in the lives of people lasts through eternity. Once again, the Purpose Driven Life is a paradox. We become people of real purpose by losing ourselves for the gospel and for others.

God goes to great pains to shape His children to be more like Christ. Becoming more like Christ, living like Him, and relating like Him defines spiritual maturity. You will have a hard time understanding what God is doing in your life unless you take into account what a high priority this is to God. God…

The central purpose of life revolves around learning to love God and love others. People may know romantic love and sexual love, but God is intent on transforming His children into people who love sacrificially, who are more intent on loving than being loved. This kind of love builds over the long haul. It is intentional, tenacious,…

The first God-given purpose is worship. We normally think of a worship service–singing, prayer, a sermon, giving, fellowship, but worship is far more than that.  Everyone worships someone or something. But when we worship any worldly thing more than God, we will do ourselves inevitable harm and heartache.