[Song: "Center Field"]

I love that song. Not so much because of the tune, but because of the spirit of the lyrics. It is all about somebody that wants to get into the game. He wants to play. He doesn't want to sit on the bench. He wants to be on the field making a contribution to the team. He has a "put me in coach" attitude that is the subject of the message today.

We are continuing in our series of 40 Days of Purpose and today we are going to look at God's fourth purpose for your life which is this - You were shaped to serve God. The Bible says in Ephesians 2:20, "We are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." (Ephesians 2:10, NIV) Now listen to that verse carefully. God created you to do good works. God made you to make…