Leaving a Legacy

So we've been talking the last couple weeks about leaving a legacy. Asking and trying to answer questions like...

• What is a legacy?
• What are some examples of people who have left legacies?
• What are they remembered for?
• Should we be deliberate about leaving a legacy?
• What do you want to be remembered for?
• Do you need to change anything to be remembered for this?

I asked 100 of my students what they wanted to be remembered for. Here's what I found: (number of students in parenthesis)

(36) the way I treat other people

(24) my talent/ability

(22) my personality

(14) being a good person

1 person said "because of her faith, she was different"

I made a couple of observations about the results

1. no one said popularity, looks, or being rich
2. relationships took priority over more shallow things like ability and personality
3. only one person made a direct reference to their relationship with God

So what do you want to be remembered for?

Top Indicators of a Disciple

What are the most evident characteristics of a follower of Jesus?

Over the past couple of weeks, I've been tossing this question around in my mind and I've come up with a few things that SHOULD set us apart from people who don't know him.

• How we treat people who treat us badly or who have no way of ever reciprocating.
• How we use our money
• How we react to bad situations

I'd love to hear your thoughts on these three.

What would you add to the list? take away?

Have you seen anyone really living these out lately?

How students think #4

While giving a speech about evangelist Billy Graham, a sophomore told his class that BG currently resides in West Carolina.

Geography anyone??

...because he won't messs w/ you if you go! right?

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-419040

bruce wayne thomas

Church Sign #2 I kissed a girl...

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-419019

Katy Perry, you're welcome here any time!
as long as you clean up your life first.

BTW: stop, drop and roll won't work...

Church Signs #1

Church Signs - Sometimes I wonder what we are trying to accomplish with the messages we put on our signs. Make people come to church? Show the town how clever we are? Make people think? Make people laugh? Scare people?

Then I think about what we actually accomplish! Turn people away? I don't know.
I do know that we need to examine this area of church activity.

This is the first of many church signs I'll post in this space.

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-419061

What message is being sent here?

How students think pt 3

A 7th grade male student recently made a very revealing statement to his math teacher (not me). This student was known for saying whatever came to his mind. On this particular day, he announced to the class,

"90% of the time, I think about war. The other 10%, I think about sex."