leaving a legacy
CHARACTER MATTERS LEAVING A LEGACY
“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you …
“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you … ask what you can do for your country.” - John F. Kennedy
“Nobody cares how much you know …
“Nobody cares how much you know … until they know how much you care.” - Theodore Roosevelt
"Give me liberty …
"Give me liberty … or give me death!" - Patrick Henry
“One small step for a man …
“One small step for a man … one giant leap for mankind” - Neil Armstrong
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin …
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin … but by the content of their character.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Legacy calls for lifelong investment Legacy can be determined in a matter of a moment
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For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 2 Peter 1:5-7
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But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. 21 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them. Genesis 50:19-21
Calm the fear … Don’t be afraid Emotional Establish your relationship … Am I in the place of God? Physical
Face the offense … You intended to harm me, Moral Place God over it all … but God intended it for good Relational
Develop Your Working List For Your Legacy
Legacy calls for lifelong investment Legacy can be determined in a matter of a moment
CHARACTER MATTERS LEAVING A LEGACY
“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you …
“My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you … ask what you can do for your country.” - John F. Kennedy
“Nobody cares how much you know …
“Nobody cares how much you know … until they know how much you care.” - Theodore Roosevelt
"Give me liberty …
"Give me liberty … or give me death!" - Patrick Henry
“One small step for a man …
“One small step for a man … one giant leap for mankind” - Neil Armstrong
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin …
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin … but by the content of their character.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Legacy calls for lifelong investment Legacy can be determined in a matter of a moment
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For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 2 Peter 1:5-7
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But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God?20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. 21 So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them. Genesis 50:19-21
Calm the fear … Don’t be afraid Emotional Establish your relationship … Am I in the place of God? Physical
Face the offense … You intended to harm me, Moral Place God over it all … but God intended it for good Relational
Develop Your Working List For Your Legacy
Legacy calls for lifelong investment Legacy can be determined in a matter of a moment
CHARACTER MATTERS LEAVING A LEGACY
