Value #3: Legacy

Pastor Bryan – FAMILY VALUES – VALUE #3 LEGACY

¹⁶ In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.”

Matthew 5:16

… And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:8

²² When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some.”

I Corinthians 9:22

LEGACY: What people or about you when you are no longer around.

“You can’t take it with you, but you can send it on ahead.” Randy Alcorn

¹⁹ “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. ²⁰ Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹ Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.”

Matthew 6:19-21

BIBLICAL TRUTH: God us more than we need so we can be a to others.

BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING

1. We must realize .

“² I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others.”

Genesis 12:2

          2. We must believe when we God will take care of our .

²⁹ Jesus said to them, “I can guarantee this truth: Anyone who gave up his home, wife, brothers, parents, or children because of God’s kingdom ³⁰ will certainly receive many times as much in this life and will receive eternal life in the world to come.”

Luke 18:29-30 (GW)

          3. We must recognize the us, the more He expects us to .

⁴⁸ “Much is required from those to whom much is given, for their responsibility is greater.”

Luke 12:48 (TLB)

          4. We must pursue the more than the .

 The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Luke 10:27

LEAVING A LEGACY

LOCAL MISSIONS

We serve the practical needs of the people of our cities so that they in turn would open their hearts to God.

NATIONAL MISSIONS

5 “So the churches were strengthened in their faith and grew larger every day.”

Acts 16:5

We invest in launching new churches and strengthening existing churches so that they in turn can reach the world.

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS

15 And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.”

Mark 16:15

We focus on strategic missions so that every person in the world can have the opportunity to hear the Good News of Jesus.

NEXT GEN (KIDS AND YTH)

3 Stories we have heard and known, stories our ancestors handed down to us. 4 We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders. 5 For he issued his laws to Jacob; he gave his instructions to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children, 6 so the next generation might know them even the children not yet born and they in turn will teach their own children. 7 So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying his commands.”

Psalm 78:3-7

We believe the next generation is the future of the church, so we disproportionally spend our time, talent and treasure investing in them,

ROCKCREEK CHURCH

18 Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.”

Matthew 16:18

We’re building a church that multiplies across our region so that people can know God, find freedom, discover purpose and make a difference.