Module 1.

2 - The Purpose of Life

Desired Learning Outcomes: At the end of the module the students would have:
1. identified the purpose and meaning of their life and relate the same to their chosen
vocation.

I. DEFINITION OF TERMS:
A. MISSION - a task or job that someone is given to do.

- a ministry commissioned by a religious organization to propagate its faith or carry on humanitarian

work.

- a specific task with which a person or a group is charged.

B. VISION - something that you imagine: a picture that you see in your mind.

- something that your see or dream especially as part of a religious or supernatural experience.

- it pertains something about the future.

II. OUR MISSION BASIS:

A. GREAT COMMANDMENT

"Jesus replied, 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as you
love yourself.'"

- Matthew 22:37-39

B. GREAT COMMISSION

"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am
with you always, to the very end of the age.

- Matthew 28:19-20

III. OUR FIVE PURPOSES:

A. Worship: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart."

Worship is celebrating God's presence and honoring Him with our lifestyle.

Romans 12:1 "Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God...

B. Ministry: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself."

Ministry can be defined as "meeting needs with love."

2 Corinthians 4:1 "Therefore, since through God's mercy, we have this ministry, we do not lose
heart.
C. Evangelism: "Go and make disciples."

Evangelism is sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with those who don't yet have a personal
relationship with him.

Romans 15:20-21 - It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not
known...

D. Fellowship: "Baptizing them..."

True fellowship happens when people are known, cared for, held accountable and encouraged in
their spiritual journey.

Ephesians 2:19 - "You are no longers foreigners and aliens but fellow citizens with other
believers..."

E. Discipleship: "Teaching them to obey..."

Discipleship is building up or strengthening believers in their quest to be like Christ.

Hebrews 6:1 - "Let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity."

IV. VISION COMPONENTS:

S - PECIFIC: What do you want to happen in your life in the next 10-15 years?

M - EASURABLE: How will you know when you have reached it?

A - TTAINABLE: Can you attain it given your resources and capabilities?

R - EALISTIC/RELEVANT: What is its impact to you and your community?

T - IME BOUND/TIME -BASED: When exactly do you want to accomplish it?