What On Earth Am I Here For? Bible Study Guide

*The official study companion for Rick Warren's bestselling book—The Purpose Driven Life. Discover the answer to life's most fundamental question: What is my purpose?In this six-session video-based Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), What On Earth Am I Here For? Rick Warren takes participants on a journey through life's most fundamental questions. Throughout these six sessions, you'll reflect on:What drives your life and gives it meaning.How to see life from God's view.Why life here on Earth is only a temporary assignment and what that means.What it looks like to glorify God with our very lives. You are about to embark on a journey of discovery to dramatic spiritual and personal growth—the discovery that your life is not about you…You were created by God and for God, and when you understand that all-encompassing purpose, life begins to make sense. It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Whether you are going to experience this adventure with a small group or on your own, this study will change your life.When combined with the reading of The Purpose Driven Life, this study will give you and your small group the opportunity to discuss the implications and applications of living the life God created you to live.Sessions include:You Matter to GodYou Were Planned for God’s PleasureYou Were Formed for God’s FamilyYou Were Created to Become Like ChristYou Were Shaped to Serve GodYou Were Made for a Mission Designed for use with the What Am I Here For? Video Study (sold separately).

A Time magazine cover article named Rick Warren the most influential spiritual leader in America and one of the 100 most influential people in the world.Tens of millions of copies of Pastor Rick’s books have been published in 200 languages. His best-known books, The Purpose Driven Life and The Purpose Driven Church, were named three times in national surveys of pastors (by Gallup, Barna, and Lifeway) as the two most helpful books in print.Rick and his wife, Kay, founded Saddleback Church, the Purpose Driven Network, the PEACE Plan, and Hope for Mental Health. He is the cofounder of Celebrate Recovery with John Baker.Pastor Rick has spoken in 165 nations. He has spoken at the United Nations, US Congress, numerous parliaments, the World Economic Forum, TED, Aspen Institute, and lectured at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, and other universities.Rick is executive director of Finishing the Task, a global movement of denominations, organizations, churches, and individuals working together on the Great Commission goals of ensuring that everyone everywhere has access to a Bible, a believer, and a local body of Christ.