So what is "Passage to Purpose" all about?

Trying to explain what Passage to Purpose is all about in a couple of paragraphs is quite a challenge. I must admit that if I had to do this at different times over the past year I would probably have formulated it differently every time. But at this point in time I would say that it is about discovering the two programs that God has been running with since the beginning of time (the Redemptive Program and the Kingdom Program) and how he longs for every person on earth to be a part of both programs.

Most Christians and churchgoers are fairly familiar with the Redemptive Program. Some of the prominent Scriptures that point to the redemptive program are John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” and also Eph 2:8-9 “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Churches in general are very good at running with the Redemptive Program . . . If we take a close look at the two verses above you'll notice the words “faith” and “believes”. The question is have faith in what . . .? In Jesus of course! But what about Jesus? Everything about Jesus . . . ! This is exactly where the problem comes in . . . .

So why is this a problem? Because during the three years that Jesus ministered on earth his teaching was often radical when we consider it from our frame of reference. No wonder that the church of the time desperately wanted to get rid of Him. Because you see there is also the Kingdom Program whereby God is as committed to establish His kingdom, than what He is to save mankind. You see Jesus also said (Mat 10:37-39): “Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."

So in summary I would say that “Passage to Purpose” is about discovering that God also has a Kingdom Program and that He longs for every believer to play his (or her) part in that. To establish His kingdom and glorify Him, is ultimately why He created you and me. Once you have discovered this, "Passage to Purpose" is about making our roll in Gods Kingdom Program a reality during the time that we have on earth.