Curious For MoreA Redeemer Downtown Podcast

Block 03

Meaning & Purpose

What is my life actually for?

Identity, happiness, calling, and what it means that Jesus calls us to deny ourselves.

01
Should we even be pursuing happiness or are we chasing the wrong goal entirely?
Augustine, Lewis and Jesus on what we're really after.
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02
Why did God bother creating humanity in the first place, especially when He created us with the ability to sin?
Love that isn't free isn't love at all.
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03
My life seems fine overall, and Christians' lives don't look noticeably better. Why should I seek Jesus?
When things are going well, what does Jesus add?
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04
If God defines our identity, how should I approach all the other things — family, culture, trauma — that shape who we are?
Christ as the deepest layer, not the only layer.
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05
What if so much of my life has changed that I don't even know who I am anymore?
A word for those in the middle of upheaval.
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06
Jesus says to deny ourselves. Then, is the goal of Christianity to strip away our identity?
How losing your life is the only way to find it.
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