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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Appreciat
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Awe
Worship
Loyal
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?