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Men of Legacy

God alone is the one who

a lasting legacy. Through His , He transformed an ordinary into a of many nations.

Genesis 17:1-8
1 “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai—‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life. 2 I will make a covenant with you, by which I will guarantee to give you countless descendants.”
3 At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him,
4 “This is my covenant with you: I will make you the

of a multitude of nations!
5 What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the of many nations.
6 I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them!
7 “I will confirm my with you and your descendants after you, from
. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
8 And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God.”

In these last days, God desires men and Fathers to step up,

, and pass on a legacy of that will outlive our physical bodies for generations. We need men to with God-sized dreams and visions!

Joel 2:28
“Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old

will dream , and your young will see .”

An

man lives with legacy in mind. A man of legacy is not defined by the world. He’s shaped by God and his Word. His and come from his
with Christ. His ultimate desire is to see God’s truth lived out and passed on.

John 3:27-31
27”John replied, “No one can receive

unless God gives it from .
28 You yourselves know how plainly I told you, ‘I am not the Messiah. I am only here to prepare the way for him.’
29 It is the bridegroom who marries the bride, and the bridegroom’s friend is simply glad to stand with him and hear his vows. Therefore, I am filled with joy at his success.
30 He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.
31 “He has come from above and is greater than anyone else. We are of the earth, and we speak of earthly things, but he has come from heaven and is greater than anyone else.”

III John 1:2-4
2”Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
3 For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the

that is in you, just as you
.
4 I have no greater joy than to hear that
.”

Men of

understand the significant role they play and the they hold within their family and the kingdom of God. Dad and his are irreplaceable. Passing on our victories is the biggest responsibility we have. The legacy you is either filled with or .

Proverbs 22:6
6 “

up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.”

Deuteronomy 30:19-20
19 “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between

and . Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your
might live!
20 You can make this choice by loving the Lord your God, obeying him, and committing yourself firmly to him.
. And if you love and obey the Lord, you will live long in the land the Lord swore to give your ancestors
.””

A man of legacy passes on more than just his

name. Any man can do that, but a man of legacy the of what he’s for God. He knows his life is not his own and he takes appropriate measures to what he starts.

Luke 14:27-28
27 “And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.
28 “But don’t begin until you

. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to ?”

Galatians 2:20
20 “My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

Men of legacy are

. A legacy trailblazer has , and he prepares the way for others. Their accomplishments, faith, and manifest God’s blessing and grace for generations to come. A man’s true legacy and
will still be felt long after they are gone.

John 21:24-25
24 “This disciple is the one who testifies to these events and has recorded them here. And we know that his account of these things is accurate.
25 Jesus also did

. If they were all written down, I suppose the whole world could not contain the books that would be written.”

“Your

is not what you
. Your legacy is what accomplish because of .” -Pastor Mark Batterson