AI OVERVIEW: The purpose of life is to serve, a concept grounded in avad, a Hebrew word that can mean to work or to serve; it carries two possibilities—tending, or toiling. Genesis 2:15 shows the original design to tend and watch over what God has created; Exodus 1:11 describes avad as forced labor under taskmasters. Paul notes that without love, even gifted prophecy or generous sacrifice amount to nothing; love keeps service from becoming toil, as 1 Corinthians 13:1–7 explains. Civility serves out of obligation and self-promotion, while servanthood serves out of obedience and love; burnout can signal serving without love, so attend design workshops and evaluate whether you are tending or toiling.
YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION: --- What if the answer to "what's my purpose?" isn't complicated, it's just one word: serve? In this message, we unpack the Hebrew word Avad, which means to serve, but both "to tend" and "to toil," and we'll discover why the very same act of service can either bring life or burn...
