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 - May 17, 2015

Stay By The Stuff

"As I prepared for our time together today, there were three groups of people strongly on my heart: The battle weary saint, the graduate, the convictionless Christian. "The Battle Weary…This is the person who is spiritually, emotionally, and physically exhausted. This season of your life has been plagued by battles on every front. You have recently said something similar to this: The Lord promised us he wouldn’t put on us more than we could bear. I don’t want to question him but I don’t know how much more I can handle. You’re tired, you’re fatigued, your fingers are slipping at the end of the rope. You’re Battle Weary. "The Graduate…This is the student who is finishing high school or college. Your so excited that school is over or about over that you are beside yourself. But underneath all that excitement there is this anxiety or even fear of the unknown in your future. "The Convictionless Christian…This is the person who enjoys the very real presence of God. They worship, they love Sunday, they love whole walking with Jesus thing…until walking with Jesus is an inconvenience. When being a Christ follower is going to cost them something they will compromise what it means to walk with Jesus for the sake of their own enjoyment or comfort. "There will relevance to what the Holy Spirit is leading me to say today to everyone listening but if you are battle weary, a graduate, or a convictionless Christian…lean in a little closer today." Pastor Bryan Jarrett