40 Days of Purpose at CPC

This is the spot to come for information about Central's participation in 40 Days of Purpose. We'll be expanding and updating this each week with powerful resources, calendar information, mailing lists and more. Be sure to bookmark this page and check back often.

What is 40 Days of Purpose?

Together with hundreds of other churches around the country, Central is starting an intense six-week spiritual journey that will answer for each of us the question, "What on earth am I here for?" Between Easter Sunday and June 1st, our church family and friends will focus on God's five purposes for our lives, and we will seek to take steps of growth in these essential areas.

Central's 40 Days occurred in 2003, so, don't get your hopes up that it's happening now. We'll keep this info up on the web though as a reference and resource to anyone reviewing the material and as a resource for other churches going through 40 Days of Purpose.
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Schedule of Events:

40 Days of Purpose at Central Presbyterian begins on Easter Sunday, April 20th and concludes on Sunday, June 1st, 2003.

• Make a Connection: Get plugged into a small group for the 6-week 40 Days of Purpose Bible Study.

• April 20: 1st Week's Theme: "What on earth am I here for?"
  
  • Sermon: What on earth am I here for?
  • Small Group: Week 1

• April 27: 2nd Week's Theme: "You were planned for God's Pleasure (Worship)"
  • Sermon: Worship: The Affair of Your Life
  • Small Group: Week 2

• May  4: 3rd Week's Theme: "You were formed for God's Family (Fellowship)"
  • Sermon: 4-Part Harmony
  • Small Group: Week 3

• May 11: 4th Week's Theme: "You were created to become like Christ (Discipleship)"
  • Sermon: You Were Created to Become Like Christ
  • Small Group: Week 4

• May 18: 5th Week's Theme: "You were shaped for serving God (Ministry)"
  • Sermon: You Were Shaped for Serving God
  • Small Group: Week 5
  • Frequently Asked Questions for the Ministry Fair
  • Ministry Fair

• May 25: 6th Week's Theme: "You were made for a Mission"
  
  • Sermon: You Were Made for a Mission

  Have you ever wondered, "When a person becomes a Christian, why doesn't God just take them on to heaven?" The answer is that God has an assignment for each of us; you were made for a mission. What is that mission? You don't have to speculate. Just as Jesus was leaving to go back to heaven, he left clear instructions for each of us. Come next week and explore the only one of the five purposes we can't do in heaven! Then check out all the ways our church reaches out to our community and our world. Make it your personal challenge to find a mission or outreach to try!

• June 1: Celebration Sunday, 5-7:30pm at Loch Raven High School
  • Frequently Asked Questions for Celebration Sunday
  • Sermon: Celebrating 40 Days

  Our journey together through this Campaign has been marvelous. We have seen our people getting plugged in through a variety of ways: they have plugged into fellowship by joining a small group; they have plugged into service by joining a ministry; and they have plugged into missions by trying an outreach! What a joy it is to experience the Purpose Driven Life together. Next week we take a look back and celebrate together the God-moments of this Campaign, then we look forward to what God has in store for the future of Central Presbyterian Church.

• Post-40 Days New Members Class
• NV: 40 Days Possibilities (6/8)

  Next Week: Live the Purposes Although the 40 Days of Purpose Campaign draws to a triumphant finish, let us not lose our commitment to live out God's purposes in our lives. If you missed memorizing all six of the weekly memory verses, memorize the rest! If you still have some chapters in The Purpose Driven Life to finish, keep on reading! If your small group has connected in a special way, keep on meeting! If you signed up to serve in a ministry or a mission, get on board! This Campaign will have true impact if we each choose to live God's purposes every day from now on. Today is not an ending; it is the start of the rest of the adventure!

More Information:

• Brochure: 40 Days of Purpose (PDF format)
  Read here to learn some of the basics from "What is 40 Days of Purpose?" to schedules of what will be happening and why.

• 40 Days of Purpose at CPC: Frequently Asked Questions

• Sermons: see the Prime Time series meant to prepare us and the Purpose Driven series during 40 days. Read them or listen to the them online.

• NV: 40 Days Possibilities (6/8)
• NV: From Conversation to Community (6/1)
• NV: Celebrating 40 Days (5/25)
• NV: What Happens After 40 Days? (5/18)
• NV: All Aboard! (5/11)
• NV: Ministry Fair (5/4)
• NV: Teach Us To Pray... (5/4)
• NV: Small Group - Big Purpose (4/27)
• NV: 40 Days With Jesus After the Resurrection (4/20)
• NV: 40 Days of Scripture (4/13)
• NV: 40 Days of Devotions (4/6)
• NV: 40 Days of Friends (3/30)
• NV: 40 Days of Small Groups with Purpose (3/23)
• NV: 40 Days of Prayer (3/16)
• NV: What is "40 Days" All About? (3/9)
• NV: 40 Days of Purpose (3/2)
• NV: Dinner and a Journal (2/23) Lenten Preparation
• Link: PurposeDrivenLife.Com and PurposeDriven.Com
• Book: The Purpose-Driven Life

• Annual Reports: 2003

Feedback, Contacts and Stories

To contact 40 Days leaders, see FAQ: Who is in charge of the campaign at CPC?

My Story - What God is Doing in My Life Through 40 Days of Purpose
We'd love to hear how you have been impacted by learning God's purposes for your life. If God is using your small group study, a scripture memory verse, the daily readings in The Purpose-Driven Life book, the weekend messages, or participating in a church ministry to make a difference in your life, and pass it to us. For more info, blank forms and to see other stories, see My Story.

"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the Water that sends out its roots to the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit." Jeremiah 17:7-8