“JESUS left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.” – Mark 7:24
“What will you leave behind?” I am reading that question on the front page of a leaflet from the Baptist Churches of New Zealand.
What a good question! What an important question. I think it is one of the most important questions that we can ever ask. What will I leave behind?
We are thinking of course straight away about Money legacies. But there are also Ministry legacies.
MONEY LEGACIES
In the leaflet from the Baptist Churches of New Zealand mentioned at the beginning it says, “Your Will gives you the opportunity to make a final charitable gift (bequest) that will continue to do God’s work and bless others, long after you have gone.”
I have here also a donation form from the Far North Community Hospice. On the form we can also tick a box if we would like to remember the hospice in our Will. If we do so we will be contacted.
MINISTRY LEGACIES
In the publication called NATIONS of World Outreach International, Issue 4, 2012 , the International Director, John Elliott is writing in a tribute to the late Dorothy Walker, “Dal and Dorothy’s ministry legacy at TBS continues unabated.” (TBS= Tawangmangu Bible School in central Java, Indonesia)
I am thinking now about C. T. Studd’s ministry legacy. He was the founder of WEC International. I am thinking now about Hudson Taylor’s ministry legacy. He founded the China Inland Mission.
What about my legacy? What will I leave behind? All of us leave something behind!
“WHOSO IS ARMED WITH THE TEXT, THE SAME IS A RIGHT WORKER, AND MY BEST ADVICE AND COUNSEL IS, THAT WE DRAW WATER OUT OF THE TRUE FOUNTAIN, THAT IS, DILIGENTLY TO READ IN THE BIBLE. HE IS LEARNED THAT IS WELL GROUNDED IN THE BIBLE, FOR ONE TEXT AND SENTENCE OUT OF IT IS OF FAR MORE ESTEEM AND VALUE THAN MANY WRITINGS AND GLOSSES, WHICH NEITHER ARE STRONG, SOUND, NOR ARMOUR OF PROOF.” – Martin Luther
“‘My FOOD,’ said JESUS, ‘is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.'” – John 4:34
“In our world, we give most attention to satisfying the appetites of the BODY and practically none to the SOUL.” – Billy Graham
“Mission is not the ministry of choice for a few hyperactive Christians in the Church. Mission is the purpose of the church.” – Unknown
“WHOSO IS ARMED WITH THE TEXT, THE SAME IS A RIGHT WORKER, AND MY BEST ADVICE AND COUNSEL IS, THAT WE DRAW WATER OUT OF THE TRUE FOUNTAIN, THAT IS, DILIGENTLY TO READ IN THE BIBLE. HE IS LEARNED THAT IS WELL GROUNDED IN THE BIBLE, FOR ONE TEXT AND SENTENCE OUT OF IT IS OF FAR MORE ESTEEM AND VALUE THAN MANY WRITINGS AND GLOSSES, WHICH NEITHER ARE STRONG, SOUND, NOR ARMOUR OF PROOF.” – Martin Luther
“THE BEST GIFT …