A LASTING LEGACY

MAKING YOUR MARK

Deuteronomy 61:15

MAKING YOUR MARK Five years ago, when you heard

the name “Tiger Woods,” what did it make you think of?

If Tiger’s dad had put a Bible in his hands instead of a golf club, how might things have turned out differently?

Before we come down two hard on Earl Woods, let’s stop and consider what we are putting into the hands of our children.

Will it have eternal significance?Are you leaving the kind of mark you

want on your children?

A LASTING LEGACY

Over the coming weeks, we will learn

what it means to leave a spiritual legacy

for our children and their children.

God’s Word underscores the importance

of making a mark on our children and

gives us instructions on how to do it.

It all starts with a solid foundation.

BUILD ON THE RIGHT FOUNDATIONDEUTERONOMY 6:1-5

1"This is the command—the statutes and ordinances—the Lord your God has instructed me to teach you, so that you may follow them in the land you are about to enter and possess. 2Do this so that you may fear the Lord your God all the days of your life by keeping all His statutes and commands I am giving you, your son, and your grandson, and so that you may have a long life. 3Listen, Israel, and be careful to follow them, so that you may prosper and multiply greatly, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, has promised you a land flowing with milk and honey.

Follow

Fear

Listen

BUILD ON THE RIGHT FOUNDATIONDEUTERONOMY 6:1-5

4"Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the

Lord is One. 5Love the Lord your God

with all your heart, with all your soul,

and with all your strength.

Heart

Soul

Mind

Strengt

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SHARE YOUR LIFE MESSAGEDEUTERONOMY 6:6-9

6These words that I am giving you

today are to be in your heart.

7Repeat them to your children. Talk

about them when you sit in your

house and when you walk along the

road, when you lie down and when

you get up. 8Bind them as a sign on

your hand and let them be a symbol

on your forehead. 9Write them on

the doorposts of your house and on

your gates.

Repeat

Talk

Bind

Write

KEEP YOUR FOCUSDEUTERONOMY 6:10-15

10"When the Lord your God brings you into the

land He swore to your fathers Abraham,

Isaac, and Jacob that He would give you—a

land with large and beautiful cities that you

did not build, 11houses full of every good thing

that you did not fill them with, wells dug that

you did not dig, and vineyards and olive

groves that you did not plant—and when you

eat and are satisfied, 12be careful not to forget

the Lord who brought you out of the land of

Egypt, out of the place of slavery. 13Fear the

Lord your God, worship Him, and take your

oaths in His name. 14Do not follow other gods,

the gods of the peoples around you, 15for the

Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous

God.

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Worship

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You can build on the right foundation by fearing the Lord, obeying His commands, and loving Him with your whole being.

Your devotion to God should be heartfelt and heart-deep so that your obedience and desire to share your faith are a natural overflow.

You must recognize the temptation of abundant physical blessings and keep your focus on God alone.

This week, take a moment to make a list of the major people whom God has placed under your influence.

Prayerfully choose one or two with whom you will speak this week about what you have learned.

Ask God to give you the opportunity and the courage to influence their lives this week.

NOW WHAT?