Central Christian Church
Heart Week 3
Legacy: A Father’s Last Words
Locations & Times
Central Christian Church
3010 NE 14th St, Ocala, FL 34470, USA
Sunday 7:00 AM
Legacy: A Father’s Last Words! 1 Kings 2:1-4
Dads, what legacy are we leaving? Are we proud of it? Does it honor God? What would our last words be?
“What’s the best thing your father taught you?"
- Magazine Interview Question
- Magazine Interview Question
“Two of the most important things I learned from my dad!”
- Michael Tait
- Michael Tait
Dads, what legacy are we leaving? Are we proud of it? Does it honor God? What would our last words be?
A Father’s Final 2 Fold Charge:
1. Be Strong
2. Show Yourself a Man
1. Be Strong
2. Show Yourself a Man
A Man of God’s Post & Duty: Observe.
Are we faithfully keeping our post & fulfilling our duty? If not, what must change?
“A Knight’s Oath!”
- Kingdom of Heaven Movie
- Kingdom of Heaven Movie
How do we fulfill our post and duty?
A Father’s 2 Fold Command:
1. Walk
2. Keep
1. Walk
2. Keep
“Son the most effective sermon is not from the pulpit, but from a life daily lived for God!”
- Jim Reed/Dad
- Jim Reed/Dad
“Preach Jesus, and if necessary use words.”
- St. Francis of Assisi
- St. Francis of Assisi
“Do as I do!” – Dad 1 Corinthians 11:1 NIV’84
“What we are teaches far more than what we say.”
- Dr. Lynn Anderson
- Dr. Lynn Anderson
Are we faithfully walking in & keeping God’s commands? If not, what must change?
Are we giving our children any worth believing in and following?
A Father’s Stated 2 Fold Conditional Purpose:
1. You Prosper
2. God Keeps Promise
1. You Prosper
2. God Keeps Promise
God’s promises & blessings are contingent upon what? Our what?
A Father’s Two Fold Conditional Charge:
1. Watch
2. Walk
1. Watch
2. Walk
Ethics & Morals; Belief & Behavior; Thinking & Acting.
World’s Wide Gate = Destruction: many find it. God’s Narrow Gate = Life: few find it.
Which gate do we truly desire? Which gate are we leading our family through?
Are we faithfully watching & walking in God’s commands? If not, what must change?
What we do now impacts future generations! Broken & dysfunctional families today; let’s break that cycle…
Dads, what legacy are we leaving? Are we proud of it? Does it honor God? What would our last words be?
“Son, in your life of faith, do something now that will benefit others years later!”
- Jim Reed/ Dad
- Jim Reed/ Dad
A Father’s Final Two Fold Charge:
1. Be Strong
2. Show Yourself a Man or Woman of God
Will we?
1. Be Strong
2. Show Yourself a Man or Woman of God
Will we?
Will we commit to observe, walk & keep God’s ways in life and faith? If so, stand up!
Will stand in the gap for God today? If so, stand up!
Will we be strong; be a man or woman of God; live and leave a godly legacy? If so, stand up!
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Daniel 3:16-18 NIV
Questions to reflect on in your personal quiet time, with the family and/or in your Life Group.
1. Share your understanding of what the message was about.
2. Let’s share what God said to us through the message.
3. What’s the best thing our father taught us? Our Heavenly Father taught us?
4. Read 1 Kings 2:1-4. What legacy are we leaving? Are we proud of it? Does it honor God? What would our last words be?
5. Read Matthew 7:13-14; Ezekiel 22:30 & 1 Kings 22:8. What gate will we choose? We will stand and man up for God?
1. Share your understanding of what the message was about.
2. Let’s share what God said to us through the message.
3. What’s the best thing our father taught us? Our Heavenly Father taught us?
4. Read 1 Kings 2:1-4. What legacy are we leaving? Are we proud of it? Does it honor God? What would our last words be?
5. Read Matthew 7:13-14; Ezekiel 22:30 & 1 Kings 22:8. What gate will we choose? We will stand and man up for God?
Jump Start
Jump Start is an annual outreach event in which we supply school supplies to kids in our community by inviting them and their family to enjoy a fun day with bounce houses, pony rides, a free lunch, community resources and so much more! This year we plan to fill another 600 packs and provide a great experience for the kids and their families on Saturday, Aug 3. To make Jump Start a reality, we’re going to need donations toward the school supplies, and that’s where you come in! Each pack of supplies cost $10; that’s a total of $6,000 to meet our goal! To make a donation for school supplies, visit c3ocala.com/jumpstart, text the dollar amount you want to give along with the word “jumpstart” to 84321 or use the specially marked envelope provided in the chair in front of you. Let’s help kids and their families get a Jump Start this school year!