Better Together

What is Your Purpose?

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Apr 7, 2024
Alexandra Hoover, counselor who uses therapy and faith to clarify identity. Jeannie Stevens, ministry leader who finds freedom in being a daughter of the King. Jess Connolly, author focused on gospel-centered authenticity. Sheila Walsh, speaker who speaks openly about faith and mental health. They explore how identity in Christ steadies purpose, how brokenness reshapes mission, and how daily, hidden tasks fulfill calling.
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Purpose Is Knowing Jesus Not Performance

  • Purpose is ultimately to know and love Jesus, not primarily to achieve visible success.
  • Laurie Crouch's 2020 crisis shifted her focus from achievements to Philippians 3:8 and knowing Christ as the stable purpose through seasons of failure.
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Identity Secures Purpose

  • Identity in Christ secures purpose: when you know you're God's child, your mission to love God and others becomes clear.
  • Sheila Walsh points to Psalm 139 and the greatest commandments as the foundation that outlasts shifting assignments.
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God Works When You Reach Rock Bottom

  • Emptiness and failure can reveal God's work because weakness exposes dependence on Him.
  • Jess Connolly describes how being 'down to nothing' strips ego and returns identity to who God has saved you to be.
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