Our hope is that GrowthTrack helps you see the adventure God has for you, know where you are on the adventure, and the next step for you to take.
Week 3 - What Really Matters
Discover Purpose: Passion
The Christian life is an
The life-changing adventure is to:
Know
Receiving God’s grace and trusting him more every day. (John 17:3)
Find
Engaging in authentic relationships that help us get through what we’re going through. (James 5:16)
Discover
Realizing your past, personality, and passions all have potential with God. (1 Peter 4:10)
Make a
Using the life God has given you to grow his family. (1 Peter 4:10)
Your purpose is made up of 3 parts:
Passion is a
What are you passionate about? Write it down!
God loves
Spiritual vision begins to take clearer shape when we
The Latin word for passion is to
A purposeful passion is when you are willing to
Most passions are not something you discover; they are something that is
On a spiritual level, we need to ask, “God, what
“In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!”—Luke 15:7
God is passionate about:
The
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”—John 3:16
Including you and
A life-giving church
A life-giving church cares about the things God cares about:
GREAT COMMANDMENT
“‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” —Matthew 22:37-40
GREAT COMMISSION
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” —Matthew 28:19-20
At CedarCreek…
Our Mission: To introduce people to Jesus and the life-changing adventure with him.
Life-changing adventure:
- Know God
- Find Freedom
- Discover Purpose
- Make a Difference
Vision: A movement of people who develop people and share Jesus as the transformative hope of the world.
We are on mission with God. We use our lives to make an eternal difference in others’ lives.
How do we grow our passion for the things God is passionate about?
Move from a consumer to a
Give
. Give your
and to help create safe environments. Give your
and back to God.
Next Steps
- Complete the Passions section of your purpose statement.
- Lead a Group. Let God take what you are passionate about and use it to make a difference in someone else’s life. Attend Group Leader training, offered every fourth weekend of the month as well as the three weekends leading up to each Group Semester.
- Join a Group. Check out the available Groups at CedarCreek.tv/groups.
- Attend Week 4 of GrowthTrack.
Resources
• Download our app at CedarCreek.tv/app
• You can also access our Groups Directory through our app under NextSteps.
Groups: Four things you should know about Groups
1. Our Groups are as varied as we are.
Group Leaders are free to use their gifts and interests to determine when and where their Group meets and what they meet about. This could be anything from playing soccer, enjoying coffee or studying the Bible together.
2. We have three semesters every year.
Life flows in seasons, and we want to make it easy for you to be in the right Group for you in each season. This is why we have new Groups that start and stop three times a year in what we refer to as “semesters.” Our Group semesters are winter/spring (January-April), summer (June-July) and fall (September-December).
3. You can join a Group.
We would love for you to get connected in a Group. To find the right Group for you, simply visit CedarCreek.tv/groups to search our online directory of Groups or visit Guest Services at your Campus. Once you find a few Groups that interest you, contact the leaders to learn more and make plans to check it out in person.
4. You can lead a Group.
We believe everyone has areas of strength and gifting that can benefit others, and leading a Group is a great way to make meaningful connections. You can do what you love and allow God to use it for his purposes. The first step toward becoming a Group Leader is to attend the Group Leader Training offered every 4th Sunday of the month. The training is offered throughout the year to give you an overview of how simple it is to start a Group. You’ll discover that it’s easier than you think.
Any Additional Notes?
Revised August 2022 - Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture is taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW LIVING TRANSLATION®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. Portions of this outline are used by permission of Saddleback Church and Church of the Highlands.