Dr. Robert Jeffress

Robert Jeffress - Finding Your "One Thing" In Life (Part 2)

January 2, 2026 | 29:0

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Dr. Robert Jeffress | Robert Jeffress - Finding Your "One Thing" In Life (Part 2) | January 2, 2026

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♪♪♪
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Male announcer: from the pulpit of the first baptist church
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Of dallas, texas, this is "pathway to victory"
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With dr. robert jeffress.
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Dr. robert jeffress: hi, i'm robert jeffress and welcome
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Again to "pathway to victory."
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Of all the images that the bible uses to describe the church, the
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Most frequently used image is that of the human body.
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Christ is the head and we are the parts of his body, but very
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Few christians fully understand where they fit into this
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Intricate system.
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Today, i'm going to show you why finding your unique purpose in
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Life is not only the key to your own fulfillment, but it's also
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The key to the local church reaching its potential.
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My message is titled "finding your one thing in life" on
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Today's edition of "pathway to victory."
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♪♪♪
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♪ this is jesus, in the beginning. ♪
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♪ all creation knows his touch. ♪
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♪ one with god and holy spirit. ♪
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♪ word of heaven, glorious. ♪
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♪ and before the world's foundation. ♪
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♪ stands the lamb already slain. ♪
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♪ there is no one who is like him. ♪
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♪ this is jesus, praise his name. ♪
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♪♪♪
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♪ this is jesus, laying in the manger. ♪
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♪ infant savior, god with us. ♪
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♪ sung by shepherds, sung by angels ♪
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♪ word incarnate, holy son ♪
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♪ oh behold the promised ♪
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♪ he has come to make a way ♪
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♪ wrapped in wonder, he is worshipped ♪
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♪ this is jesus, born to save ♪
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♪♪♪
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♪ this is jesus, healer and teacher ♪
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♪ reaching out to those in need. ♪
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♪ love and mercy to the broken. ♪
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♪ love and comfort to the weak. ♪
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♪ there is truth and there is power. ♪
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♪ in his word's a way of life. ♪
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♪ hear the whisper that is rising ♪
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♪ this is jesus, he is christ ♪
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♪ this is jesus, savior, redeemer. ♪
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♪ perfect offering on a cross. ♪
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♪ all our sins are placed upon him. ♪
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♪ oh, the greatness of his love. ♪
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♪ willingly he bears our sorrow. ♪
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♪ calvary's lamb will be-- ♪
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♪ for the desperate, lost without him. ♪
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♪ this is jesus crucified. ♪
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♪♪♪
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♪ this is jesus-- ♪
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♪ god is love. ♪
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♪ shout a new song ♪
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♪ resurrection ♪
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♪ death is conquered ♪
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♪ life has won. ♪
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♪ and--the song of heaven ♪
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♪ will be led by the redeemed ♪
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♪ hallelujah, hallelujah. ♪
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♪ this is jesus, king of kings. ♪
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♪ king of kings. ♪
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♪ king of kings. ♪
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♪ this is jesus. ♪♪
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Male announcer: each day, millions of lost people are
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Searching for hope and truth.
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Homes across america and around the world, but there are still
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So many who haven't heard the saving message of jesus christ.
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Jeffress: it's not just to do the work of the ministry,
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It is to equip you to do the work of ministry.
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That's what that word "equip" means, "katartismos."
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It literally refers to the loading up of a ship with
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Supplies before it sets out on a long journey.
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You know, a lot of people think, you know, the goal of our church
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Service is to see how many people can be saved.
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That's not the goal of the church service, you know why i
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Say that?
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Lost people very rarely come to church to begin with.
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You may have a few sprinkled out there, but lost people, by
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Definition, don't come to church.
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I always present the gospel in a service, because i know there's
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Some unbelievers who stumble in for one reason or another, but
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The purpose of this church service is to equip you, to give
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You the tools that are needed to go out and read the people at
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Your work, the people in your community, with the gospel of
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Jesus christ, equipping the saints for the work of service.
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You see, god's plan was never for just a few paid
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Professionals to do the work of ministry.
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We're to be equipping you to do the work of ministry.
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You know, i think about the late bud wilkinson, professional
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Football player, who after he left the nfl became the chairman
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Of the president's council on physical fitness under
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Lyndon johnson.
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And at a press conference one time, a reporter asked
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Wilkinson, "mr.
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Wilkinson, what contribution has professional football made to
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The health of the american people?"
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Wilkinson said, "absolutely none."
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He said, "think about it.
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In football, you have 22 men on the field desperately in need of
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Rest, being cheered on by 80,000 spectators in the stands,
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Desperately in need for exercise."
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And you know, that's a picture of the average church.
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You've got a few people out there on the playing field, the
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Pastor, the staff, a few deacons, but the members are in
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The stands.
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Now, if the church is doing well, they cheer them on.
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"go, pastor, go staff, go deacons," but the church starts
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To go south, no longer cheers but jeers, boos, hisses, "call
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In the second string."
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Now, that may make for exciting football, but that is a lousy
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Way to run a church.
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God never meant for just a few people to be on the field
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Playing the game.
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God's purpose is to equip all of us, you, the saints, for the
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Work of service to the building up of the body of christ.
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That's why i say every christian is to be involved in ministry.
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And secondly, our ministry is to be centered in the local church.
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You know, people have a funny idea about the local
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Church today.
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They kind of think of it as a second-class christian
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Organization, a necessary evil.
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Yeah, i guess we ought to support the church.
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But there's this group over here that's doing such an exciting
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Work for god, and this group over here that's doing this
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Great--this is where the action is, but you know, i'll give a
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Little pittance of my time and money to the church, but this is
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Where the excitement is.
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No, the bible says the church is the one organization that god
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Himself created to fulfill his great commission.
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You know, there are many fine christian organizations outside
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Of the church, but they all have one thing in common, they were
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All created by a man or woman, and they all will end one day.
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Only the church of jesus christ was actually created by god.
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In fact, in ephesians 3 verse 21, paul says, "to him," god,
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"be the glory in the church and in christ jesus to all
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Generations forever and ever."
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It was god who thought up the idea of the church.
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It was god who thought up the idea of a pastor and deacons.
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It was god that gave to the church the commission to go into
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All the world and preach the gospel.
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In fact, when you read the new testament, you can't find one
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Person in one ministry or one missionary who was not under the
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Authority of a local church.
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God's plan to fulfill his mission is through the
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Local church.
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That's why our church ought to receive the bulk of our giving,
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But it also ought to receive the bulk of our time in ministry.
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God's purpose is to be lived out in the local church.
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You say, well, then how do i find my ministry in the
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Local church?
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How do i know what my ministry should be?
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Let me share with you this simple formula that i think will
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Help you find the unique place of ministry god has for you
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Through his church.
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Simple equation, my gifts, plus my passion, plus the church's
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Need equals my ministry.
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My gifts, plus my passion, plus the church's need equal
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My ministry.
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Let's break that down.
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First of all, your gifts, what do i mean by your gifts?
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You know, when you were saved, you not only received the gift
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Of forgiveness, the bible says god gave you a unique spiritual
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Gift, a divine empowerment to be used to spread his message to
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Other people.
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In fact, in romans chapter 12 the bible lists the seven gifts,
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And says that we have one of those motivational gifts that is
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Our basic motivation to wanna share christ's message
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With others.
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In fact, look at romans 12 verses 6 to 8.
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"since we have gifts that differ according to the grace
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Given to us, let each exercise them accordingly.
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If your gift is prophecy," that's the first one, "according
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To the proportion of his faith.
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If service," that's the second one, "in his serving, if in
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Teaching, according to his teaching," that's number three.
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"he who exhorts in his exhortation," that's
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Number four.
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"he who gives with liberality," that's number five.
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"he who leads, leadership," that's number six, "with
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Diligence, and he who shows mercy," that's the final gift,
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"with cheerfulness."
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And in the past i have preached a three-part series on
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Discovering your spiritual gift where i explain this in depth.
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So, first of all, your place of ministry begins with your gifts.
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Secondly, your passion.
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My gifts plus my passion.
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You know, this is one of the greatest discoveries i ever made
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About finding god's will.
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One of the best ways to know what god wants you to do is ask
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Yourself what do i want to do?
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The fact is, one of the ways god leads us is through the desires
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He places in our hearts, and it's true in ministry as well.
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You know, you may see that there's a need for workers in
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The seventh grade, and that may be a legitimate need.
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And you may say to yourself, well, you know, i'd rather have
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My left arm cut off than go work for seventh graders, but if the
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Church needs that, i guess that's what i'll do.
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Let me encourage you, you know, be kind to yourself, be kind to
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Those seventh graders, and don't go teach there, please.
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If you don't want to be there, they'll be the first to know it
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And you'll be the first to know it.
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No, if god is calling you to do something, he's gonna give you a
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Passion for it.
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You know why these wonderful men and women sing in the choir and
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Play in our orchestra, devote countless hours to doing it?
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It's not because they feel like martyrs and they have to do it,
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They love doing it.
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They get fulfilled by doing it, and that's the way it ought
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To be.
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You know why missionaries leave here and go serve in a
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Third-world country?
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It's not because they're miserable doing it or they wanna
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Be martyrs, it's because they love doing that.
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They wouldn't be happy anywhere else doing anything else.
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There's nothing wrong with that.
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God leads us through the desires that he places in our heart.
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Pastor, where do you get that in the bible?
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Philippians 2:13, paul said, "for it is god who is at work in
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You, both to will and to work for his good pleasure."
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One paraphrase says, "for it is god who is working in you,
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Giving you both the desire and the power to do his work."
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Ask yourself the question, if i could do any one thing in the
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Church, i would, and fill in the blank.
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As you look around here, just ask yourself, if you could do
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Any one thing in the church, what would you do?
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Your gifts plus your passions, thirdly, plus the church's need.
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Yes, you ought to look at where the needs are in the church to
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See where your gifts and passion meet a need.
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Now, we've seen that every christian has a purpose.
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Our purpose is connected to god's purpose.
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Our purpose is to be centered in the local church.
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Finally, living your purpose is the key to fulfillment in life.
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Living your purpose is the key to fulfillment in life.
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It's the key to present enjoyment in your life.
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Psychologist carl jung, in his book, "modern man in search of a
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Soul," wrote, "about a third of my cases are suffering from no
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Clinically definable neurosis, but from the senselessness and
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Emptiness of their lives.
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This can be described as the general neurosis of our time."
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Even though jung wrote those words more than a hundred years
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Ago, they're just as true today as they were then.
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That sense of purposelessness and meaninglessness.
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I mean, think about it.
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People are searching everywhere for meaning and purpose in life.
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Some people try their jobs.
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They spend 60% of their waking hours at their job and yet
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They're not happy and fulfilled there.
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If you don't believe that, listen to these statistics.
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One-third of americans say i hate my job.
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Two-thirds of workers say that they have chosen the
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Wrong career.
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Most suicides occur on sunday nights.
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Most heart attacks occur on monday mornings.
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Not finding fulfillment in their work, people think, well, i'll
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Try pleasure, i'll try addictions, or maybe i'll try
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Accumulating money and having a luxurious life, but that's empty
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As well.
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Solomon, the richest man who ever lived, tried every pleasure
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Under the sun and he came away saying in ecclesiastes 2:10-11,
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"all is vanity and striving after wind and there is no
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Profit under the sun."
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Why is it that people keep searching for some new pleasure,
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Some new achievement, a new mate, but they never find
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That satisfaction?
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Here's the simple reason, eternal beings can only be
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Filled with the eternal.
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Eternal beings can only be satisfied by that which
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Is eternal.
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Think about it.
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You couldn't fill the pacific ocean with a bucket of water,
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Can you?
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It takes more than that, and it's the same with us.
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Solomon said god has placed eternity in our hearts.
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Whether you're a christian or non-christian, you have a sense
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Of eternal, the eternal, and only that which is eternal can
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Fill that eternal void.
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That means we need an eternal companion, one who transcends
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This life, and secondly, we need an eternal purpose to give our
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Lives to.
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Living out our purpose is the key to fulfillment in this
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Present life, but secondly, it's also the key to future reward.
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Second corinthians 5:9-10, "therefore," paul said, "we have
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As our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to
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God," why?
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"for we must all appear before the judgment seat of christ, so
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That each one of us may be recompensed, rewarded for what
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We've done in the body, according to what he has done,
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Whether it is good or worthless."
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We're all going to stand before that judgment seat of christ,
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And we're gonna be evaluated on whether we invested our life in
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Fulfilling god's purpose our own.
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I love the way randy alcorn has put it.
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He says, "because this life is so brief, we might easily
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Conclude it's also inconsequential.
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Our brief stay here may indeed seem unimportant, but nothing
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Could be further from the truth.
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For the bible tells us that while men may not remember or
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Care what our lives have been, god remembers perfectly and
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Cares very much, so much that the door of eternity swings on
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The hinges of our present life on earth.
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Eternity will hold for us what this life has invested in it."
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Let me ask you this morning, what are you investing your life
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In really?
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What are you investing it in?
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Where are you putting your money?
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Where are you spending your time?
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Where are you dreaming your dreams?
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Are those things invested in that which is temporal or that
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Which is eternal?
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Is your life about fulfilling your dreams or god's dreams?
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Is your life self focused or god focused?
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It's one or the other, it can't be both.
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On the wall of my study for many years was a little plaque, ben,
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Your grandparents gave me when i went to my first church, and i
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Looked at it every day.
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"only one life will soon be passed.
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Only what's done for christ will last."
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That's the secret to fulfillment in life.
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♪♪♪
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Jeffress: god doesn't want your purpose to remain a mystery, and
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I truly hope today's message helps you determine god's
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Calling for your life.
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That i long to see in my own church is the same growth i
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Hope to see in yours as well.
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Attitudes, change your life."
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We may not be able to change our circumstances, but we can learn
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How to make our circumstances work for
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Us instead of against us.
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Jeffress: winston churchill said, "wars are not won
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By evacuation."
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Guess what? life is not won by evacuations.
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Successful people are those who continue pursuing
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Their god-given dreams.
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What will your legacy be?
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Your legacy giving can further
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The gospel and be an example
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To your children about
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What matters most in life.
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The world my daughters and grandchildren are growing up in
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Is vastly different than the one you and i grew up in.
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Your influence for christ can keep going on and on
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After you die, with a gift in your will.
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What will your legacy be?
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"only one life, will soon be past.
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Only what's done for christ will last."
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Robert Jeffress - Finding Your "One Thing" In Life (Part 2)

January 2, 2026 | 29:0

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