Sermon Info
Summary
Legacy is a word you may not think about often, but your legacy is something that is being developed moment by moment, day by day, as you live your life. If you have children or grandchildren, your actions and priorities speak to the legacy you will leave. The friends and neighbors you work with, or do life with, are going to be impacted positively or negatively, by how you live your life. This is legacy! You may think the best thing you can pass onto the next generation is money, power, or resources; however, these things will truly never satisfy and will never last. Every action, word, and deed that points others to a relationship with Jesus Christ is truly the most impactful way you can spend your life. What kind of legacy do you desire to leave?
Content
For in Him we live and move and have our being… Acts 17:28a
The greatest legacy will be left, when I point others to truth.
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32
If you desire for your words and actions to always be popular, it is likely you will miss an opportunity to speak life-giving truth!
But other Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd. Acts 17:5
How concerned are you when you see others not living for Jesus?
While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. Acts 17:16
My aim, in the midst of every situation, should be to continually and constantly point others to Christ.
A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. Acts 17:18
God is never far away!
God did this so that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from any one of us. Acts 17:27
