LEAVING A LEGACY-DRIVEN LIFESTYLE | By Apostle Emmanuel Idu
USAGE INSTRUCTION: Place your mouse on the highlighted Bible passages to see full Bible text generated from eBible.com.
Prov. 10:7 | “The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.”
a. What do you want history to remember about you?
A legacy is something that we pass on from one generation to the other. Some last names open new doors, while others close doors of opportunities. Many worked hard to let us enjoy technology, and other blessings today. How do you want history to remember you?
i. Joseph saved Egypt from famine | Gen. 41:1-57, Gen. 47:1-31
ii. Moses was a deliver | Exodus, chapters 3-15
iii. Rahab saved God’s spies |Josh. 2:1-24, Josh. 6:1-25
iv. Joshua took the people into the promised land | Joshua, chapters 1-12
v. David served his generation | Acts 13:22,36, 1 Chr. 11:2, 1 Chr. 13:2-4, 1 Chr. 28:1-21
vi. Esther saved the Jews | Esther, chapters 3-10
vii. Cornelius cared for the poor | Acts 10:1-48
viii. Dorcas took care of widows | Acts 9:36-48
b. Vessels in a great house | 2 Tim. 2:19-21
God’s house is the “great house”. People are the “vessels”. There are different kinds of people in God’s house. We can identify them with their various gifts and potentials to touch lives
i. Practical gifts | Exod. 28:1-43, Ex. 31:1-18, Gen. 10:8-9, Gen. 46:32, Acts 18:3
ii. Administrative and government gifts |Rom. 12:8, Rom. 13:1-7, Acts 6:1-7, Tit. 3:1
iii. Spiritual gifts | 1 Cor. 12:1-31, 1 Cor. 14:12, Dan. 4:1-37
iv. Five-Fold Ministries | Eph. 4:10-14, 1 Cor. 12:28
v. Performance gifts | 1 Sam. 16:14-23, Ps. 150:3-5
vi. Gifts of mercy | Rom. 12:8, Job 31:16-20, Prov. 22:9, Eccl. 11:1-2, Matt. 14:1-10
vii. Gifts of innovations |1 Chr. 23:5, Amos 6:5, Eccl. 7:27
c. Becoming a vessel of honor | 2 Tim. 2:1-26, Ezra 7:10, Ps. 119:9, Is. 52:11, Jer. 15:19, Eph. 2:10
i. You can choose to become a vessel of honor
ii. This choice requires consecration
iii. Submit to God’s purging
iv. Go through the necessary training
v. Go where the needs are
vi. Exercise and perfect your gifts
d. Living the legacy-driven lifestyle | Ps. 112:2, 1 Kings 21:1-3, 1 Pet. 2:11-12
i. Live with legacy in mind | Pr. 22:1, Eccl. 7:1
ii. Touch your generation with passion| Eccl. 9:10, 2 Chr. 24:15-16
iii. Lay the foundation for many generations | Prov. 13:22, Gen. 17:7-8, Ps. 25:12-13