Legacy
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Introduction
Introduction
Cascade it is great to be back with you!!! I have to ask where are all the seniors at!? Graduation is around the corner for you and I would like to say congratulations on your accomplishment.
Today I want to not only give you seniors a Word of advice, but also to all the other students sometime to think about.
See when I was growing up I wanted to be just like my dad. He would always tell me stories about when he played baseball. He was a really good catcher growing up, so just like my dad, I wanted to be a catcher in baseball just like my dad. He even told me the story about when he was 16 he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates but his Mom said he was to young and she wanted my dad to go to college. So he never got the chance to play professional baseball, but he got to raise me and my sister instead.
Because of all these stories I wanted to be just like my dad, and I wanted to play baseball when I was growing up in my small town of Denville, NJ.
So naturally I would ask my parents every year if I could play baseball, and every year they said no! I was always so disappointed because I wanted to play baseball and be a catcher like my dad. Over and over I would ask can I play baseball! And over and over they would tell me no.
Finally, I asked my parents one more time, and this time they said yes! It was my time to shine! I am able to fulfill my dream and I would become the catcher for the Denville Little League T-Ball Team.
Let that sink in. Do you know what a catcher does in t-ball? Absolutely nothing.
Now think about my dad. He had to have so many awkward conversations with parents about his son wanting to be a catcher in t-ball. But my dad left an awesome legacy for me. More than I would ever know. He had those awkward conversations because he loved me. And because of that love, I can have awkward conversations when my son or daughter wants to play catcher on a baseball team for T-ball. My dad left a legacy of love that I can now share with my future students.
Today I want to talk about your legacy. For you Seniors, what is the legacy you are leaving behind? And what do you want your legacy to be when you leave College? Underclassmen, how about your legacy what type of legacy do you want to leave when you graduate?
Let’s look at what the Bible has to say about leaving a Legacy.
God
God
But before we do let’s do a bit of a Bible quiz. In the Bible we see leaders pass on what they have learned to the next leader. We see this with succession of Kings from David to Solomon, and even from prophets Elijah to Elisha. We also see this from Moses to Joshua, but my question is who did Joshua pass his legacy on to? If you answer correctly I will give you anything you want at Holy Joe’s.
And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110 years. And they buried him within the boundaries of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel.
And they buried him within the boundaries of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of the mountain of Gaash. And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel.
See Joshua did not leave a Legacy well. A great and powerful leader, but he did not train up the next leader to take his place when he died.
God created us to be unique and different, but he also called us to pass the baton on to the next generation.
and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
2 Timothy 2:2
Paul is instructing Timothy who is literally trying to stabilize churches all around the island of Crete. So not only did Timothy have to lead but Paul was instructing Timothy how to leave a Legacy of faith behind. In order to have a healthy church on the island of Crete Paul asked Timothy to find his replacements.
These replacements must be found, taught, and then discipled so they will be able to teach. This is the process of discipleship. Paul instructed Timothy. And Timothy would instruct other pastors. And the faith of Christ is passed on from generation to generation.
Conclusion
Conclusion
So what does this mean for you. I want you to ask this question. Who will replace you after you leave? Seniors? Who is replacing you? The best leaders aren’t the ones who are the most popular or who make the most impact, they are the ones who after they are gone or leave the people they have led continue without interruption. Throughout our lives we will be in positions to leave a legacy and to replace ourselves. Seniors when you go to college you may be on teams or in organizations on campus, involved in church groups. Make it your mission to leave a legacy of faith.
Whether you are here for a couple more years or you are going to graduate then you as a Christian should be passing on your faith to those who will come after you. Just like my dad passed down his love to me so that I could pass down that faith to others. When Jesus told his disciples to Go into the world and make disciples, He was telling all of us to leave a Legacy to the next generation. A Legacy that goes beyond our own time and one that lasts into eternity. So I leave you with this. What is the legacy you will leave? Start now in finding out what your legacy will be. I pray it will be a legacy that ultimately matters, which is a Legacy of faith in Christ.