Aiming for Jesus

What this book is

We are each created for a purpose, and that purpose is to become like Jesus. This book is about aiming the whole of life at that target — seeing where we are on target and where we are not, and learning to make course corrections along the way.

Section One lays out God’s purpose for our lives: Christlikeness. Section Two is a “full quiver” of fifteen arrows (each one to help point us to Jesus) — faith, the Word of God, prayer, the Holy Spirit, love, unity, eyes on Jesus, discipleship, guarding your heart, the name of Jesus, giving and forgiving, an unoffendable heart, praying eyes, washing feet, and being all in for Jesus. Each chapter and arrow ends with questions for reflection. Written as a supplement to, never a substitute for, daily reading of Scripture.

What is inside

• Section One — Knowing Your Purpose
• My Creator Determines My Purpose
• What Is My Purpose?
• How to Aim for Jesus
• Setting My Cap for Jesus
• Section Two — Aiming for Jesus: A Full Quiver of Arrows
• Arrow 1 — Faith
• Arrow 2 — The Word of God
• Arrow 3 — Prayer
• Arrow 4 — The Holy Spirit
• Arrow 5 — Love
• Arrow 6 — Unity
• Arrow 7 — Eyes on Jesus
• Arrow 8 — Discipleship
• Arrow 9 — Guarding Your Heart
• Arrow 10 — The Name of Jesus
• Arrow 11 — Giving and Forgiving
• Arrow 12 — An Unoffendable Heart
• Arrow 13 — Praying Eyes
• Arrow 14 — Washing Feet
• Arrow 15 — All In for Jesus
• Appendix 1 — Salvation

Scripture in this book

This book quotes or cites Scripture about 151 times, from 22 books of the Bible. Each reference opens in the ESV at Blue Letter Bible.

Genesis (8 references)

1:1, 1:1-3, 1:28
Genesis 3
4:26

2 Kings (1 reference)

6:16-17

Psalms (9 references)

Psalms 1
Psalms 15
Psalms 17
23:1
27:1
123:1-2
126:5
139:13
143:10

Proverbs (11 references)

1:7
3:5-7
4:23, 4:24-27
Proverbs 15
Proverbs 17
18:10
21:2
27:17

Ecclesiastes (1 reference)

12:13

Isaiah (2 references)

7:14
9:6-7

Matthew (22 references)

1:21
Matthew 4
Matthew 5
6:12, 6:21, 6:33
10:37
11:28
14:19
16:24
22:36-40, 22:37-38
25:40
28:18, 28:18-20, 28:19, 28:19-20

Mark (2 references)

8:36
10:17-22

Luke (8 references)

6:45
9:23-24
10:29-37
11:1, 11:2
23:34

John (32 references)

1:1, 1:1-3, 1:1-5
3:13-4:1, 3:14-15, 3:16, 3:16-17
5:19
12:24
13:5
14:6, 14:12-14, 14:15, 14:31
15:5, 15:7-9, 15:12-13, 15:12-14
17:20-21, 17:20-22, 17:21
18:23
20:7

Acts (6 references)

1:8
4:12
13:22
16:31
20:35

Romans (23 references)

1:1
3:23
5:8
6:23
7:15, 7:21-8:4
8:28, 8:28-29, 8:29
10:9-10, 10:13, 10:14-17
11:36, 11:36-12:2
12:1-2, 12:4-8, 12:5, 12:12, 12:19

Galatians (6 references)

2:20
5:14, 5:16, 5:22-23

Ephesians (5 references)

1:13-14
2:8-9, 2:8-10
6:10-18

Philippians (5 references)

2:5-8, 2:9, 2:9-11
4:8

Colossians (1 reference)

3:23

1 Timothy (1 reference)

2:1-2

2 Timothy (1 reference)

3:16

Hebrews (1 reference)

12:1-2

James (2 references)

1:17, 1:22-25

1 Peter (1 reference)

1:24-25

1 John (3 references)

1:8-10
3:1
4:8

Topics

ChristlikenessPurposeFaithWord of GodPrayerHoly SpiritLoveUnityDiscipleshipGuarding the HeartForgivenessServanthoodSalvation