The Secret to a Meaningful Life | Spiritual Disciplines

March 15, 2026

Pastor Joe Wickman

What makes a life truly meaningful? In Acts 9, we meet a woman named Tabitha whose life was defined by simple acts of service. She didn’t preach sermons or lead movements—she simply loved people and served them. Yet when she died, the entire community mourned because of the impact her life had made. Her story forces us to ask a powerful question: When our life is over, what will people remember? In this message from our Spiritual Disciplines series, we discover that the path to a meaningful life is not found in recognition, success, or accumulating more for ourselves. Instead, Jesus shows us that true greatness is found in serving others. Jesus said: “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.” (Mark 9:35) If you want to live a life that matters, the answer is simple—but not always easy: Serve like Jesus.