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The New York Times #1 bestselling book by Pastor Rick Warren that helps you understand and live out the purpose of your life.

Before you were born, God already planned your life. God longs for you to discover the life he uniquely created you to live--here on earth, and forever in eternity. Let The Purpose Driven Life show you how. As one of the bestselling nonfiction books in history, with more than 35 million copies sold, The Purpose Driven Life is far more than just a book; it's the road map for your spiritual journey. A journey that will transform your life.

Designed to be read in 42 days, each chapter provides a daily meditation and practical steps to help you discover and live out your purpose, starting with exploring three of life's most pressing questions:

  • The Question of Existence: Why am I alive?
  • The Question of Significance: Does my life matter?
  • The Question of Purpose: What on earth am I here for?

The book also includes links to 3-minute video introductions and a 30- to 40-minute audio Bible study message for each chapter. Plus questions for further study and additional resources.

The Purpose Driven Life is available in audiobook, ebook, softcover, and hardcover editions. Also available: The Purpose Driven Life video study and study guide, journal, devotional, book for kids, book for churches, Spanish edition, Large Print edition, and more.

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  • WHAT ON EARTH AM I HERE FOR? (days 1 — 7)
  • PURPOSE #1: You Were Planned for God’s Pleasure (days 8 — 14)
  • PURPOSE #2: You Were Formed for God’s Family (days 15 — 21)
  • PURPOSE #3: You Were Created to Become Like Christ (days 22 — 28)
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This is more than a book; it is a guide to a 40-day spiritual journey that will enable you to discover the answer to life’s most important question: What on earth am I here for? By the end of this journey you will know God’s purpose for your life and will understand the big picture — how all the pieces of your life fit together. Having this perspective will reduce your stress, simplify your decisions, increase your satisfaction, and, most important, prepare you for eternity.

As I wrote this book, I often prayed that you would experience the incredible sense of hope, energy, and joy that comes from discovering what God put you on this planet to do. There’s nothing quite like it. I am excited because I know all the great things that are going to happen to you. They happened to me, and I have never been the same since I discovered the purpose of my life.

I want to challenge you to stick with this spiritual journey for the next 40 days. Make it a daily appointment.

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A Time magazine cover article named Rick Warren the most influential spiritual leader in America and one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Tens of millions of copies of Pastor Rick’s books have been published in 200 languages. His best-known books, The Purpose Driven Life and The Purpose Driven Church, were named three times in national surveys of pastors (by Gallup, Barna, and Lifeway) as the two most helpful books in print.

Rick and his wife, Kay, founded Saddleback Church, the Purpose Driven Network, the PEACE Plan, and Hope for Mental Health. He is the cofounder of Celebrate Recovery with John Baker.

Pastor Rick has spoken in 165 nations. He has spoken at the United Nations, US Congress, numerous parliaments, the World Economic Forum, TED, Aspen Institute, and lectured at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, and other universities.

Rick is executive director of Finishing the Task, a global movement of denominations, organizations, churches, and individuals working together on the Great Commission goals of ensuring that everyone everywhere has access to a Bible, a believer, and a local body of Christ.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan; 10th Anniversary edition (December 31, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 031033750X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0310337508
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.73 x 0.54 x 8.74 inches
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Rick Warren is often called "America's most influential spiritual leader." He and his wife, Kay, founded Saddleback Church in Orange County, California, which is now one of the largest and best-known churches in the world. He also wrote the #1 all-time bestselling hardcover book, The Purpose Driven Life.

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Ohk i love this book 📖 I’m on my 29 day of 40 day challenge to read a chapter and listen to the audio, for the first 20 chapter I didn’t take note, until pastor Rick said something like we won’t remember unless we took note and revise the word of God as job and David have, so now I must go back to listen to the first 20th chapter just so I can keep note, honestly a lot about this book is a soul food. Spiritual growth, communion, church family is my priority now. Because I was mostly a isolated person who believe in God. But didn’t understand the church family and a lot of other law of God.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
For those wondering about their "Purpose" for life or questioning "Why" they were born, this book answers these questions and many more. Pastor Warren is an excellent "Teacher" with a true passion for educating others with the knowledge of all of our Origins by starting at THE BEGINNING and going forward. He says that if you want to know how an object/product works, check with the one who created it. It behooves all of us to Check With Our CREATOR too, if we have questions. This book was first published over 20 years ago, and it was on The Best Seller List for years for good reasons. THE WORD OF GOD IS TIMELESS AND HAS NO EXPIRATION DATE. I am not a New Believer and I learned a lot! A "house" built on a strong foundation will stand vs. one built on "sinking sand". The same goes for Our Lives. So shore-up "Your Foundations" with this Blessed Book, where you will discover that It's All About The "Journey", because "The Journey IS THE DESTINATION."
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Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2024
Well written, engaging and so much truth.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
Like so many believers and nonbelievers alike, I've been was struggling with the idea of why we are all here. Why does it seem like as we as humans struggle for success or our "American Dream" we are still so unsatisfied? This book dives deep into ideas both familiar to believers and will probably grab the attention of nonbelievers. It simplifies ideas we over complicate and dives deep into those we overlook. I'd recommend this book in a heartbeat!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2024
This book is truly amazing and I would recommend it to anyone!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
The following review applies to several books, and I intend to copy and paste this review for each book. It has been a banner year for being introduced to hall-of-fame caliber books. The following list is chronological, the order in which I read the books or are reading the books. All these books are life changing. I’m not the only one who feels this way. Check out the Amazon (average rating, number of ratings for each book, as of March 29, 2024).
The Men We Need by Brant Hansen (4.9/799). I bought this book for my 18yr old son, and HE READ IT (Wow!)
The Reason For God by Tim Keller (4.7/5898)
Your Path of Best Existence by Glenn Wollman (4.9/59)
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren (4.8/15823)
God in my Everything by Ken Shegematsu (4.7/366)
Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown (4.7/ 3454)
Obviously these books have a Christian slant, but Wollman’s book is about healthy living, totally secular, and Brown’s book is a history book, regarding the heroism of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Simply put, buy them, read them, you’ll be glad you did.
The following review applies to several books, and I intend to copy and paste this review for each book. It has been a banner year for being introduced to hall-of-fame caliber books. The following list is chronological, the order in which I read the books or are reading the books. All these books are life changing. I’m not the only one who feels this way. Check out the Amazon (average rating, number of ratings for each book, as of March 29, 2024).
The Men We Need by Brant Hansen (4.9/799). I bought this book for my 18yr old son, and HE READ IT (Wow!)
The Reason For God by Tim Keller (4.7/5898)
Your Path of Best Existence by Glenn Wollman (4.9/59)
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren (4.8/15823)
God in my Everything by Ken Shegematsu (4.7/366)
Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown (4.7/ 3454)
Obviously these books have a Christian slant, but Wollman’s book is about healthy living, totally secular, and Brown’s book is a history book, regarding the heroism of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Simply put, buy them, read them, you’ll be glad you did.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023
This book was a great reminder that life on earth is about service to god. I highly recommend it for anyone who is new to faith, or getting back into faith. Parts of the book seemed a bit pushy. The part on going on a mission trip… I think there are many ways to serve and even go on a mission for god in your own city if you feel more called to do that. There are so many people who need to be touched right here that I don’t feel the call to the ends of the earth. Not sure if that makes sense - just a rambling on the one thing that rubbed me the wrong way. Mostly it was a great book and has helped me become a better servant.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
This book is awesome we use it daily in our pray call every morning. I recommend this book to anyone that seeking a close relationship with God
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
I lost my son on May 28, 2023 and bought this book to help me get through my pain. It's a really good book about God and Jesus and the Bible and us humans. Highly recommend.
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My wife and I read this together every night and its bringing us together and helping us understand some transformative concepts about the way we lead our lives.
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Reviewed in India on February 12, 2022
This is the most important book. It gives clarity about the life's purpose.
Yes, this book is about the life in believing Jesus Christ, so some people may assume this book is about Christianity.
But it is not.
As God is beyond religion, Jesus Christ is also beyond religion.
To live a purpose driven life, you really need a Divine connection and that is possible through Jesus Christ and His teachings.

And, if you disagree, fine, find some other book.

For me this book is a pure gold🔥
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