This Is God’s Purpose for Your Life — And It’s Bigger Than You Think

The Disciples Journal

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🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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What if your story is the key to someone else's salvation? In today’s episode of The Disciples Journal, we’re digging into 1 Peter 2:9 and uncovering what this powerful verse reveals about your God-given purpose. You’ve been chosen, called, and commissioned — not just to be saved, but to shine. We’ll talk about: Why your testimony is God's proof The lie of “private faith” and what Scripture really teaches What it means to be a royal priesthood in your everyday life Why your influence is your responsibility — and no one else’s This isn’t just a responsibility. It’s a privilege. And your story is more than enough for God to use. If you’ve ever wrestled with what you’re here for, this episode will change how you see your calling. Want to feel closer to God every day? Start your 7-day free trial of After God’s Heart now: 👉 https://patreon.com/aftergodsheart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.1	go to amazon.com.uk.U.K. slash prime. Welcome to The Disciples Journal. I'm your host, Darren
0:32.7	Starks, and this is where you learn to walk with Jesus every single day. We are continuing the series that we've been in for the month of July,
0:41.0	which has been us going through different verses of the Bible,
0:43.8	that answer the question of what God says about our purpose.
0:48.1	And today, we are looking at 1st Peter chapter 2, verse 9,
0:52.8	which says, but you are a chosen race a royal priesthood a holy nation
0:58.0	a people for his own possession that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you
1:03.7	out of darkness into the marvelous light and what i want us to pull from this as we're looking at what this says about God's heart, when it comes to our purpose and what he's called us to do, is the fact that we have been given not just the responsibility, but the privilege to proclaim his excellent seeds of how he brought us from darkness into light to every person we encounter, every room that we
1:30.6	step into, and really every conversation that we have. And when I think about this privilege, what
1:39.3	comes to my mind is the fact that your testimony is God's proof.
1:45.4	And at times, we may believe that we can just keep these things to ourselves and be under
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