MAIN IDEA || Christians must recognize & discern the messages our world is telling us by comparing them to the message of Jesus. Most Cherished Myth: The purpose, meaning & value of life is found your individual personal happiness. “If we do not expose the lies at the heart of the stories in our society, we imply that the Christian view is just one option among many, just one way of finding fulfillment.” ~ Trevin Wax This Is Our Time Christian Truth About My Life’s Purpose Romans 12:1–2 (NLT) A Living Sacrifice to God And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 1. My life’s highest purpose is . PURPOSE? My life isn’t prioritized around a self centered pursuit of happiness, it’s centered around the pursuit of a self sacrificing life of holiness. 2. My life changes after rejecting “this world” and receiving a new life of & training. CHALLENGE? There is a strong pressure from all directions to conform to or condemn generally accepted thoughts and actions. CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION 1. What do you find to be the unique obstacles that Christians have to face in the current cultural climate? 2. Which type of extreme are you prone to fall into in your reaction to the world’s lifestyles — condemner or conformer? a. What might you do to fight against that natural tendency? 3. What have you discovered to be one of the better strategies for responding to the false worldviews that are swirling all around us?