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.

The Mattering Guide

Pick up your guide this Sunday.

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.

Don't miss this chance to grow deeper — personally and in community.

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Everything you need to lead a Mattering Group is ready for you — a discussion guide, weekly videos, and a community walking the same journey.

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Bryan Jarrett - November 10, 2019

Commitment Sunday

When we started this initiative several weeks ago, we wanted everyone listening to understand that the generations before handed our church family an incredible spiritual inheritance. This inheritance is almost 100 years of kingdom impact. Jesus said: To whom much is given, much is required. We need to be asking ourselves: How can we hand off our faith to the next generation? How can we go, give, live, and serve so that our ceiling becomes their floor? We have a call from God to leave them a legacy. We have a call to finish the unfinished task of covering the earth with the glory of God. That's what we want our legacy to be. The difference between Inheritance and Legacy is that: Inheritance is what you receive. Legacy is what you leave. Like Abraham, we have a divine call to leave an eternal legacy. Genesis 12 is to the Old Testament what Matthew 28:19 is to the New Testament. We have been blessed to be a blessing. Our ultimate prayer coming into a day like commitment Sunday was that the Lord would Burden our hearts. We will take every opportunity possible. We dream that every street corner would be filled with a chance for somebody to get off the sinking ship and into the lifeboat. We need more lifeboats. The hourglasses of eternity are ticking down, and if there's not enough room in this lifeboat, we need more! We need lifeboats in Uganda, in Vietnam, in Sachse, in Wylie, in Rowlett, in Garland. God forbid, we don't have enough room! We are the rescue ship, not a cruise ship. Our goal is to go in where people are lost and perishing and save as many lives as possible.