The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
Week 4: Purpose Three — You Were Created to Become Like Christ (Days 19–27)
Read Days 19–27 of The Purpose Driven Life. Key Scriptures: Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Galatians 5:22–23; James 1:2–4.
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Discipleship — growing to reflect the character of Christ — is Warren's third purpose, and he is careful to say it is a lifelong process, not a program. This week, consider where God is most actively working to shape you.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Warren states that God's ultimate goal for your life is not comfort, happiness, or success — it is Christlikeness. How does that goal differ from what you most often find yourself pursuing?
2.Warren identifies three agents of spiritual growth: God's Word, the Holy Spirit, and life circumstances (especially problems and pain). Of these three, which has been most formative in your own growth — and which do you tend to resist?
3.Day 21 presents the idea that temptation is a growth opportunity — that each time you resist it, your character is strengthened. Warren says God's response to temptation is never to remove it but to provide a way through it (1 Corinthians 10:13). Does this reframe a specific temptation or struggle in your own life?
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