The big idea of Christianity is to live Quorum Dio,

to live all of one's life in the presence of God

under the authority of God

and to the honor and to the glory of God.

Without a goal in life, without clear direction, it's easy for us to veer off course.

And that's why it's so vital as Christians for us to know the goal of the Christian life,

to know the challenges that might come our way, and how God instructs us to combat those challenges.

Hello and welcome to the Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind.

I'm your host Lee Webb.

This week, you will be hearing messages from R.C. Sproles series, pleasing God.

And when you give a donation in support of renewing your mind,

we will give you lifetime digital access to this series. Plus, we'll send

you Dr. Sproul's companion book, also titled, Pleasing God. So head on over to Renewingermind.org

and make your donation today. So what is the goal of the Christian life, and how do we passionately

pursue that goal? To start this new study,

here's Dr. Sprawl. I had the opportunity to speak with a friend of mine who's a businessman

in Orlando, and he was telling me all about the latest developments in the international

world of finance.

And he talked about a study that had been made of international corporations in terms of their

future planning.

And he mentioned that there were Japanese corporations that didn't have simply three year plans

or five year plans for their businesses,

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