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The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? Kindle Edition
Discover and fulfill your God-given purpose by joining the more than thirty-five million others who have embarked on a spiritual journey that started with this #1 New York Times bestselling book by Pastor Rick Warren.
Before you were born, God knew what your life had in store for you. His hope for you is to discover the life he created just for you--both here on earth, and forever in eternity. Let Rick Warren guide you as you learn to live out your true purpose.
The Purpose Driven Life is more than a book; it's a road map for your spiritual journey. Combining thoughtful verses from Scripture with timely stories and perspectives from Warren's own life, The Purpose Driven Life will help you discover the answer to one of life's most important questions: What on earth am I here for?
Throughout The Purpose Driven Life, Warren will teach you to spend time getting to know yourself and your creator in order to live your life to the fullest. Unlocking your true purpose will also reduce your stress, simplify your decisions, increase your satisfaction, and, most importantly, prepare you for eternity.
Designed to be read over the course of forty-two days, The Purpose Driven Life will help you see the big picture, giving you a fresh perspective on the way that the pieces of your life fit together. Every chapter of The Purpose Driven Life provides a daily meditation and practical steps to help you uncover and live out your purpose, starting with exploring three essential 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?
Each copy of The Purpose Driven Life also includes thoughtful discussion questions, audio Bible studies that go along with every chapter, and access to a supportive online community, giving you the opportunity to dive even deeper into each life-changing lesson.
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Who Is Rick Warren?
Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world, Rick Warren 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.
What Else Is He Known for?
Pastor Rick’s books have been published in 200 languages. His best-known book, The Purpose Driven Life, has sold more than 50 million copies.
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Your 40-Day Journey
- 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)
- PURPOSE #4: You Were Shaped for Serving God (days 29 — 35)
- PURPOSE #5: You Were Made for a Mission (days 36 — 40 plus two bonus chapters)
A Journey with a Purpose
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.
—Rick Warren
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You are not an accident. Even before the universe was created, God had you in mind, and he planned you for his purposes. These purposes will extend far beyond the few years you will spend on earth. You were made to last forever!
Self-help books often suggest that you try to discover the meaning and purpose of your life by looking within yourself, but Rick Warren says that is the wrong place to start. You must begin with God, your Creator, and his reasons for creating you. You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense.
This book will help you understand why you are alive and God’s amazing plan for you—both here and now, and for eternity. Rick Warren will guide you through a personal 40-day spiritual journey that will transform your answer to life’s most important question: What on earth am I here for? Knowing God’s purpose for creating you will reduce your stress, focus your energy, simplify your decisions, give meaning to your life, and, most importantly, prepare you for eternity.
The Purpose Driven™ Life is a blueprint for Christian living in the 21st century—a lifestyle based on God’s eternal purposes, not cultural values. Using over 1,200 scriptural quotes and references, it challenges the conventional definitions of worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism. In the tradition of Oswald Chambers, Rick Warren offers distilled wisdom on the essence of what life is all about.
This is a book of hope and challenge that you will read and re-read, and it will be a classic treasured by generations to come.
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The Purpose Driven Life
What on earth am I here for?By Rick WarrenZONDERVAN
Copyright © 2012 Rick WarrenAll right reserved.
ISBN: 978-0-310-32906-0
Contents
A Journey with Purpose.................................................11A New Edition for a New Generation.....................................15My Covenant............................................................17DAY 1 It All Starts with God...........................................21DAY 2 You Are Not an Accident..........................................26DAY 3 What Drives Your Life?...........................................31DAY 4 Made to Last Forever.............................................39DAY 5 Seeing Life from God's View......................................44DAY 6 Life Is a Temporary Assignment...................................50DAY 7 The Reason for Everything........................................56DAY 8 Planned for God's Pleasure.......................................65DAY 9 What Makes God Smile?............................................71DAY 10 The Heart of Worship............................................79DAY 11 Becoming Best Friends with God..................................87DAY 12 Developing Your Friendship with God.............................94DAY 13 Worship That Pleases God........................................102DAY 14 When God Seems Distant..........................................109DAY 15 Formed for God's Family.........................................119DAY 16 What Matters Most...............................................125DAY 17 A Place to Belong...............................................132DAY 18 Experiencing Life Together......................................140DAY 19 Cultivating Community...........................................146DAY 20 Restoring Broken Fellowship.....................................153DAY 21 Protecting Your Church..........................................161DAY 22 Created to Become Like Christ...................................171DAY 23 How We Grow.....................................................179DAY 24 Transformed by Truth............................................184DAY 25 Transformed by Trouble..........................................192DAY 26 Growing through Temptation......................................200DAY 27 Defeating Temptation............................................208DAY 28 It Takes Time...................................................215DAY 29 Accepting Your Assignment.......................................225DAY 30 Shaped for Serving God..........................................232DAY 31 Understanding Your Shape........................................239DAY 32 Using What God Gave You.........................................247DAY 33 How Real Servants Act...........................................254DAY 34 Thinking Like a Servant.........................................262DAY 35 God's Power in Your Weakness....................................269DAY 36 Made for a Mission..............................................279DAY 37 Sharing Your Life Message.......................................287DAY 38 Becoming a World-Class Christian................................295DAY 39 Balancing Your Life.............................................303DAY 40 Living with Purpose.............................................310DAY 41 The Envy Trap...................................................319DAY 42 The People-Pleaser Trap.........................................328APPENDIX 1 Discussion Questions........................................339APPENDIX 2 Resources...................................................343APPENDIX 3 Why Use So Many Translations?...............................345Notes..................................................................347Chapter One
DAY 1It All Starts with God
For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, ... everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him. COLOSSIANS 1:16 (MSG)
Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless. BERTRAND RUSSELL, ATHEIST
It's not about you.
The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It's far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions. If you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.
The search for the purpose of life has puzzled people for thousands of years. That's because we typically begin at the wrong starting point — ourselves. We ask self-centered questions like What do I want to be? What should I do with my life? What are my goals, my ambitions, my dreams for my future? But focusing on ourselves will never reveal our life's purpose. The Bible says, "It is God who directs the lives of his creatures; everyone's life is in his power."
Contrary to what many popular books, movies, and seminars tell you, you won't discover your life's meaning by looking within yourself. You have probably tried that already. You didn't create yourself, so there is no way you can tell yourself what you were created for! If I handed you an invention you had never seen before, you wouldn't know its purpose, and the invention itself wouldn't be able to tell you either. Only the creator or the owner's manual could reveal its purpose.
I once got lost in the mountains. When I stopped to ask for directions to the campsite, I was told, "You can't get there from here. You must start from the other side of the mountain!" In the same way, you cannot arrive at your life's purpose by starting with a focus on yourself. You must begin with God, your Creator. You exist only because God wills that you exist. You were made by God and for God — and until you understand that, life will never make sense. It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end.
Many people try to use God for their own self-actualization, but that is a reversal of nature and is doomed to failure. You were made for God, not vice versa, and life is about letting God use you for his purposes, not your using him for your own purpose. The Bible says, "Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life."
I have read many books that suggest ways to discover the purpose of my life. All of them could be classified as "self-help" books because they approach the subject from a self-centered viewpoint. Self-help books, even Christian ones, usually offer the same predictable steps to finding your life's purpose: Consider your dreams. Clarify your values. Set some goals. Figure out what you are good at. Aim high. Go for it! Be disciplined. Believe you can achieve your goals. Involve others. Never give up.
Of course, these recommendations often lead to great success. You can usually succeed in reaching a goal if you put your mind to it. But being successful and fulfilling your life's purpose are not at all the same issue! You could reach all your personal goals, becoming a raving success by the world's standard, and still miss the purposes for which God created you. You need more than self-help advice. The Bible says, "Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self."
This is not a self-help book. It is not about finding the right career, achieving your dreams, or planning your life. It is not about how to cram more activities into an overloaded schedule. Actually, it will teach you how to do less in life — by focusing on what matters most. It is about becoming what God created you to be.
How, then, do you discover the purpose you were created for? You have only two options. Your first option is speculation. This is what most people choose. They conjecture, they guess, they theorize. When people say, "I've always thought life is ...," they mean, "This is the best guess I can come up with."
For thousands of years, brilliant philosophers have discussed and speculated about the meaning of life. Philosophy is an important subject and has its uses, but when it comes to determining the purpose of life, even the wisest philosophers are just guessing.
Dr. Hugh Moorhead, a philosophy professor at Northeastern Illinois University, once wrote to 250 of the best-known philosophers, scientists, writers, and intellectuals in the world, asking them, "What is the meaning of life?" He then published their responses in a book. Some offered their best guesses, some admitted that they just made up a purpose for life, and others were honest enough to say they were clueless. In fact, a number of famous intellectuals asked Professor Moorhead to write back and tell them if he discovered the purpose of life!
Fortunately, there is an alternative to speculation about the meaning and purpose of life. It's revelation. We can turn to what God has revealed about life in his Word. The easiest way to discover the purpose of an invention is to ask the creator of it. The same is true for discovering your life's purpose: Ask God.
God has not left us in the dark to wonder and guess. He has clearly revealed his five purposes for our lives through the Bible. It is our Owner's Manual, explaining why we are alive, how life works, what to avoid, and what to expect in the future. It explains what no self-help or philosophy book could know. The Bible says, "God's wisdom ... goes deep into the interior of his purposes.... It's not the latest message, but more like the oldest — what God determined as the way to bring out his best in us."
God is not just the starting point of your life; he is the source of it. To discover your purpose in life you must turn to God's Word, not the world's wisdom. You must build your life on eternal truths, not pop psychology, success-motivation, or inspirational stories. The Bible says, "It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone." This verse gives us three insights into your purpose.
1. You discover your identity and purpose through a relationship with Jesus Christ. If you don't have such a relationship, I will later explain how to begin one.
2. God was thinking of you long before you ever thought about him. His purpose for your life predates your conception. He planned it before you existed, without your input! You may choose your career, your spouse, your hobbies, and many other parts of your life, but you don't get to choose your purpose.
3. The purpose of your life fits into a much larger, cosmic purpose that God has designed for eternity. That's what this book is about.
Andrei Bitov, a Russian novelist, grew up under an atheistic Communist regime. But God got his attention one dreary day. He recalls, "In my twenty-seventh year, while riding the metro in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) I was overcome with a despair so great that life seemed to stop at once, preempting the future entirely, let alone any meaning. Suddenly, all by itself, a phrase appeared: Without God life makes no sense. Repeating it in astonishment, I rode the phrase up like a moving staircase, got out of the metro and walked into God's light."
You may have felt in the dark about your purpose in life. Congratulations, you're about to walk into the light.
DAY 1
Thinking about My Purpose
POINT TO PONDER: It's not about me.
VERSE TO REMEMBER: "Everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him." COLOSSIANS 1:16B ?MSG?
QUESTION TO CONSIDER: In spite of all the advertising around me, how can I remind myself that life is really about living for God, not myself?
MESSAGE TO HEAR: www.purposedriven.com/day1
Chapter Two
You Are Not an AccidentI am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born. ISAIAH 44:2A (CEV)
God does not play dice. ALBERT EINSTEIN
You are not an accident.
Your birth was no mistake or mishap, and your life is no fluke of nature. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He was not at all surprised by your birth. In fact, he expected it.
Long before you were conceived by your parents, you were conceived in the mind of God. He thought of you first. It is not fate, nor chance, nor luck, nor coincidence that you are breathing at this very moment. You are alive because God wanted to create you! The Bible says, "The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me."
God prescribed every single detail of your body. He deliberately chose your race, the color of your skin, your hair, and every other feature. He custom-made your body just the way he wanted it. He also determined the natural talents you would possess and the uniqueness of your personality. The Bible says, "You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body; You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something."
Because God made you for a reason, he also decided when you would be born and how long you would live. He planned the days of your life in advance, choosing the exact time of your birth and death. The Bible says, "You saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day was recorded in your Book!"
God also planned where you'd be born and where you'd live for his purpose. Your race and nationality are no accident. God left no detail to chance. He planned it all for his purpose. The Bible says, "From one man he made every nation, ... and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live." Nothing in your life is arbitrary. It's all for a purpose.
Most amazing, God decided how you would be born. Regardless of the circumstances of your birth or who your parents are, God had a plan in creating you. It doesn't matter whether your parents were good, bad, or indifferent. God knew that those two individuals possessed exactly the right genetic makeup to create the custom "you" he had in mind. They had the DNA God wanted to make you.
While there are illegitimate parents, there are no illegitimate children. Many children are unplanned by their parents, but they are not unplanned by God. God's purpose took into account human error, and even sin.
God never does anything accidentally, and he never makes mistakes. He has a reason for everything he creates. Every plant and every animal was planned by God, and every person was designed with a purpose in mind. God's motive for creating you was his love. The Bible says, "Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love."
God was thinking of you even before he made the world. In fact, that's why he created it! God designed this planet's environment just so we could live in it. We are the focus of his love and the most valuable of all his creation. The Bible says, "God decided to give us life through the word of truth so we might be the most important of all the things he made." This is how much God loves and values you!
God is not haphazard; he planned it all with great precision. The more physicists, biologists, and other scientists learn about the universe, the better we understand how it is uniquely suited for our existence, custom-made with the exact specifications that make human life possible.
Dr. Michael Denton, senior research fellow in human molecular genetics at the University of Otago in New Zealand, has concluded, "All the evidence available in the biological sciences supports the core proposition ... that the cosmos is a specially designed whole with life and mankind as its fundamental goal and purpose, a whole in which all facets of reality have their meaning and explanation in this central fact." The Bible said the same thing thousands of years earlier: "God formed the earth.... He did not create it to be empty but formed it to be inhabited."
Why did God do all this? Why did he bother to go to all the trouble of creating a universe for us? Because he is a God of love. This kind of love is difficult to fathom, but it's fundamentally reliable. You were created as a special object of God's love! God made you so he could love you. This is a truth to build your life on.
The Bible tells us, "God is love." It doesn't say God has love. He is love! Love is the essence of God's character. There is perfect love in the fellowship of the Trinity, so God didn't need to create you. He wasn't lonely. But he wanted to make you in order to express his love. God says, "I have carried you since you were born; I have taken care of you from your birth. Even when you are old, I will be the same. Even when your hair has turned gray, I will take care of you. I made you and will take care of you."
If there was no God, we would all be "accidents," the result of astronomical random chance in the universe. You could stop reading this book, because life would have no purpose or meaning or significance. There would be no right or wrong, and no hope beyond your brief years here on earth.
But there is a God who made you for a reason, and your life has profound meaning! We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives. The Message paraphrase of Romans 12:3 says, "The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us."
This poem by Russell Kelfer sums it up:
You are who you are for a reason.
You're part of an intricate plan.
You're a precious and perfect unique design,
Called God's special woman or man.
You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You're just what he wanted to make.
The parents you had were the ones he chose,
And no matter how you may feel,
They were custom-designed with God's plan in mind,
And they bear the Master's seal.
No, that trauma you faced was not easy.
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was allowed to shape your heart
So that into his likeness you'd grow.
You are who you are for a reason,
You've been formed by the Master's rod.
You are who you are, beloved,
Because there is a God!
DAY 2
Thinking about My Purpose
POINT TO PONDER: I am not an accident.
VERSE TO REMEMBER: "I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born." ISAIAH 44:2 ?CEV?
QUESTION TO CONSIDER: I know that God uniquely created me. What areas of my personality, background, and physical appearance am I struggling to accept?
MESSAGE TO HEAR: www.purposedriven.com/day2
Chapter Three
DAY 3What Drives Your Life?
I observed that the basic motive for success is the driving force of envy and jealousy! ECCLESIASTES 4:4 (LB)
The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder — a waif, a nothing, a no man. THOMAS CARLYLE
Everyone's life is driven by something.
Most dictionaries define the verb drive as "to guide, to control, or to direct." Whether you are driving a car, a nail, or a golf ball, you are guiding, controlling, and directing it at that moment. What is the driving force in your life?
Right now you may be driven by a problem, a pressure, or a deadline. You may be driven by a painful memory, a haunting fear, or an unconscious belief. There are hundreds of circumstances, values, and emotions that can drive your life. Here are five of the most common ones:
Many people are driven by guilt. They spend their entire lives running from regrets and hiding their shame. Guilt-driven people are manipulated by memories. They allow their past to control their future. They often unconsciously punish themselves by sabotaging their own success. When Cain sinned, his guilt disconnected him from God's presence, and God said, "You will be a restless wanderer on the earth." That describes most people today — wandering through life without a purpose.
We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it. God's purpose is not limited by your past. He turned a murderer named Moses into a leader and a coward named Gideon into a courageous hero, and he can do amazing things with the rest of your life, too. God specializes in giving people a fresh start. The Bible says, "What happiness for those whose guilt has been forgiven! ... What relief for those who have confessed their sins and God has cleared their record."
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Customers find the book easy to understand and follow. They say it's straightforward, with small chapters that make reflection on God's purpose for them convenient. The book is great for anyone just getting started on their journey or who needs to reconnect. It makes you think and invites immediate application to your lifestyle values. Readers describe it as a quick pick-me-up for when you want to read something reassuring.
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Customers find the book offers good value for money. They say it's worth reading and a great purchase to give someone before Lent. The book provides valuable life values and direction, making it worthwhile to read. The videos at the end are appreciated.
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Customers find the book a good gift for new believers and mature Christians who need encouragement. They describe it as a God-sent message.
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Customers enjoy the short chapters in the book. They appreciate the combination of short daily reads paired with audio messages. The book is divided into components that make it easy to digest and study. The expanded edition includes two additional chapters and online supplemental resources.
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Customers find the book suitable for all ages. They recommend it for young and old, male and female Christians. Many use it for family study and say it's perfect for all levels of development.
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2024The intention is great but the writing is too simple. Like they tried to make sure its readable for everyone. But its kind of annoying if you gone passed high school academics.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2024I liked the overall tone of the book. I read this book as part of a group Bible study, so interacting with each chapter was great because we were able to have accountability partners and hear how others were applying these chapters in their daily lives. I highly recommend diving into this book as part of a small group Bible study.
- Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2024Rick Warren's "The Purpose Driven Life" is a spiritual guide that encourages readers to explore their purpose in life from a Christian perspective. The book is divided into 40 short chapters, each designed to be read over a span of 40 days, allowing readers to reflect deeply on each topic.
One of the strengths of the book is its clarity and simplicity in presenting profound spiritual truths. Warren emphasizes that everyone has a purpose in life, which is ultimately found in a personal relationship with God. He outlines five key purposes: worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and mission, providing a structured framework for readers to understand and fulfill their God-given purposes.
Warren's writing is both practical and inspirational, offering practical advice on how to live a purpose-driven life amidst life's challenges and distractions. He addresses common questions about identity, significance, and eternity, grounding his insights in Biblical teachings.
Critically, some readers may find the book's focus on Christianity limiting if they are seeking a more broadly spiritual or secular perspective on purpose. Additionally, while the book resonates deeply with many readers, its approach may not appeal to everyone, especially those from different religious or philosophical backgrounds.
Overall, "The Purpose Driven Life" is a timeless and impactful book that continues to guide readers towards a deeper understanding of their purpose and a closer relationship with God. It's recommended for anyone seeking spiritual growth and clarity in their life's direction.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2024I have been in anguish over the last 3 years and only God has strengthened me through his servants from different churches. Rick Warren or Rev. Rick (just joking 😃) daily hope played a key role in my life since the beginning of this year, 2024.
This book plus the audio guide plus the daily hope teachings that started a spark in my life. Rick and his team at SaddleBack church are excellent servants and witnesses to Christ and his plans for us here.
I strongly recommend this book for and one who is seeking God's will for their life and who wants to know God.
God bless pastor Rick Warren and his family and ministries.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2024I highly recommend this read. My wife and I followed the 40 day plan. I am re-reading the entire book as a detailed study now. There is a very good reason why this self help Christian book is a best seller. The author focuses on our relationship with God and helps the reader to understand God's purposes for our lives. I found every chapter captivating and inspirational. The book is evangelical and takes difficult to follow biblical concepts more understandable.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2012I cheated. Author Rick Warren requests you take 40 days to read The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? so you can reflect on each chapter. Instead, I read through it in 8 days. So, it is possible, okay I know, I missed out on the full impact of the book.
In The Purpose Driven Life, Warren walks his readers though the theological and practical spiritual steps to living on purpose. Each chapter is a daily meditation that focuses on one topic and finishes with points to consider and questions to ask. For the expanded edition, Warren has added codes that can be scanned by a smart phone and provides access to videos that accompany the chapters. The book is broken into sections on living for God’s pleasure, living as part of God’s family, living to imitate Christ, service and missions. At the conclusion of the book are numerous appendixes for additional resources, including some free ones, and Bible verses.
Lately, I have been complaining about generic Christian books and my frustration over them. In many ways I can see how The Purpose Driven Life provides nothing really new and is generic. But even when I read the first edition over 8 years ago I never got the sense that Warren was trying to provide breakthrough ideas. Instead, I think he was attempting to make 2,000 years of theological study fit within a container that was understandable to the general public. The reaction and book sales make it clear that he accomplished his goal. So in many ways I feel like generic Christian books are trying to copy the Warren success, rather than this book being part of the problem.
I really do suggest reading this book as a group. I can remember when I did this in weeks one and two our group discussed questions like what job does God want me to have. But by the time we dug into the content the question really became what kind of person does God want me to be. Ironically and results may vary, that is when jobs and other personal requests opened for the group. The Purpose Driven Life was one of the most successful group studies I have been part of.
I really would recommend this book as a small group tool or a book that would be helpful to a new believer. Even for those who have been around for awhile it can be very useful. I found myself contemplating Warren’s comments about how the church is filled with servant-leaders not servants. And the new chapters on envy and people pleasing are highly insightful. All in all, the expanded edition only helps to build on the success of this highly popular book.
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2024Good information. Good read.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2025Chalk full of wisdom. A must for anyone trying to understand the journey of Christianity, or simply the reality we live in.
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- wayneReviewed in Canada on December 20, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
Found that it is well done and perfectly laid out for a non-believer to get the best groundwork about our purpose and why we're here. This is perfect also for believers to check and double check that this groundwork is with-in them too and no flaws or misconceptions. A fine work I have bought recently the others.
- ToriReviewed in Germany on September 22, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 Stars
Learning more about God through this perspective is absolutely lovely. An easy, enjoyable and profound read.
- EstelleReviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read
I got 2 books, one for my son and for myself. We worked through this book and it really changed our lives. We love Rick Warren in general. This was my 3rd time working through this book. I've lost my previous one and am happy to have a copy again.
- Cliente AmazonReviewed in Italy on February 15, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars Deep book
This book is amust to read for thise who want to please God and have a meaningful life. I loved the strutture as well.
- Hello youReviewed in the Netherlands on December 14, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars A book with lots of depths.
Easy to follow. If you follow the advice of 1 chapter a day, you will be on good track.