Mattering – Northplace Church

The Quest for Meaning

Series begins August 9

The Quest for Meaning

Every person is searching for meaning.

Every person is looking for something to tell them that their life is worth something. At the core of that desire is a Biblical truth: you matter, and your life has been designed to make a difference.

As counterintuitive as it feels, the Bible teaches that mattering in this life has very little to do with what we accumulate, achieve, or acquire. Mattering happens when a person knows they are valued and knows they have value to give.

This means that the answer to our search isn't found in what we store up for ourselves — it's discovered in what we give away.

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Pick up your Mattering Guide at your campus this Sunday. Each week's devotional will help you reflect on and apply the principle of adding value, while also serving as the discussion guide for Mattering Groups.

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Bryan Jarrett - December 18, 2016

Christmas - The Longing for Home - Eden Restored - Week 3

There is a reason the lobby area is over-done with the sites and sounds of Christmastime…and there is also a reason that the simplicity in here stands is stark contrast to what’s out there. This tree is an obvious visible reference to the Garden of Eden. This is what our hearts really long for. Eden…the unfiltered access to the presence of our God is what our hearts long for. The Christmas season arouses that ache in our hearts unlike anytime in our calendar year…but when its over, it rarely meets our expectations, because it was never meant too. As CS Lewis said, those things, as vital and important as they are…are only copies, echoes and shadows of what our hearts really long for.