30. Why Your Life Matters

Do you matter?

It may be one of the most important questions a human being can ask.
In this teaching on Psalm 127, John Ortberg explores meaning, significance, anxiety, achievement, and what the Bible says about human worth.

Drawing from the work of Rebecca Goldstein, John examines what she calls a "crisis of mattering" and why so many people feel insignificant despite living in an age of unprecedented progress.

This episode explores:
- Psalm 127 and the search for meaning
- Why achievement cannot provide lasting significance
- The lie that your life doesn't matter
- Your story inside God's larger story
- The Incarnation and human worth
- How every act of faithfulness matters

If you've ever struggled with purpose, significance, discouragement, or the feeling that your life doesn't make a difference, this conversation is for you.

Scriptures:
- Psalm 127
- Genesis 1
- Matthew 10

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📚 Today's Resources:
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, The Mattering Instinct: How Our Deepest Longing Drives Us and Divides Us

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00:00 What Matters?
00:30 Progress Without Hope
01:45 The Decline of Meaning & Belonging
02:11 Global Birth Rates & The Future
03:07 The Crisis of Mattering
03:40 Iris Murdoch on Human Worth
04:04 “I Don’t Matter”
04:30 Psalm 127 Begins
04:49 Why the Psalms Are Organized Into Five Books
05:40 Your Story Inside God's Story
06:09 The Lie That You Don't Matter
06:33 Unless the Lord Builds the House
07:26 Everything Matters to God
08:11 Children, Hope & The Future
09:13 The Mattering Index
10:07 Infinite Meaning
10:36 The Incarnation & Human Worth
10:59 You Matter More Than You Think
11:58 Every Small Thing Matters
12:47 Learning to Live Like It Matters