Sermon Tone Analysis

INTRO

Welcome to Authentic Church.

We are so honored to have you here with us today.

We are passionate about the Presence of God in this house.

The vision of our church is that you would have an Encounter with God that changes your world, and that you in turn would go and change the world.

Our Prayer is that every person who comes into Authentic Church would come to Know God, Find Freedom, Discover their Purpose, and that they would use their Time, Talent & Resources to Make a difference in this life.

You were created ON Purpose FOR a purpose.

It’s no accident that you are here today.

God is doing something in your life that brought you here, for such a time as this.

He’s planting you in His house,

putting you with a spiritual family

and calling out the significance in your life.

LEGACY

Over the last few weeks we’ve been chatting on the topic of LEGACY “Living In Light of Eternity”.

And we’ve been talking about God’s calling on your life personally and on the church

To live beyond ourselves...

If I were to pass the microphone around the room today and ask you what comes to mind when I say the word Legacy, the majority of the definitions would probably be summarized in the following two statements:

1. Legacy is what we invest in and build with our

lives that will be passed on to others.

2. Legacy is the imprint and impact of our lives

that will outlive us

We’re all leaving some sort of Legacy… My question is, what’s yours?

What are you investing into and building with your life?

What is the imprint and impact you’ve had that’s going to outlive you?

On Wednesday Mornings there’s a group of the Men from Authentic that meets for Coffee & a Bible Study and this past WED I asked them, If today was your last day on earth, what the biggest regret of something you knew was in you to do that you didn’t accomplish this side of Heaven.

That THOUGHT can be pretty sobering for many of us in this room.

CALL A TIMEOUT

Through the years I’ve had the privilege of coaching my boys sports teams… which is a bit like herding cats and controlling chaos.

When your coaching, one things that you’re cognoscente of is the flow of the game.

Who has the momentum?

What do I need to do to get the momentum and how do I keep that momentum so that we end with a WIN.

And anytime things seemed a bit out of control, as the coach, what do you think I’d do?

I’d call a time-out.

:)

If I were your spiritual coach right now… and I called a time-out and pulled you over to the side, I would remind you this truth:

LIFE IS SHORT.

ETERNITY IS REAL.

PEOPLE MATTER MOST.

And although I think I’m a pretty decent coach and disciple maker, I pale in comparison to the Holy Spirit’s ability to coach you and speak into your life.

If I truly believe “LIFE IS SHORT” - Lord how would you have me spend my time?

If I really beleive that there is a Heaven and there is a Hell where I will spend my time for all of Eternity, am I living with that thought… living for that which is ETERNAL?

Or that which is “TEMPORAL”?

If Life is Short, and Eternity is Real and People matter most… am I living for me?

Or living for others?

Lord Help Me live for Legacy.

Help me make the most of my time.

Help me not to get wrapped up in the things of this world.

Help me to be eternally minded.

Help me to notice people and have the grace, kindness, compassion and Love to serve them well.

There’s an excercise in cultural development within an organization called BEST & WORST… The exercise is simple, and the results can be profound.

I’m at my best when I ____________.

I’m at my worst when I ____________.

For me, I’m at my BEST in life when I’m absolutely obsessed with what’s on God’s heart and what’s on his mind.

I’m at my best as a husband when I’m obsessed with what’s on God’s Heart & Mind for my marriage.

I’m at my best as a Dad, when I’m obsessed…

I’m at my best as a Pastor in stewarding what God is building at Authentic Church when I’m obsessed with what’s on God’s Heart & Mind.

I have a question that I ask myself, that I want to pose to us as as congregation this morning…

“God, What Do You Want To Do Through Me?”

Last week we looked at the words of Jesus out of Matthew 5 “You are the Light of the World” May our lives point people to Jesus.

LIVING EPISTLES

Paul said in 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 that your life is a Living Epistle… Epistles were Letters…

2 Corinthians 3:2-3 MSG

Your very lives are a letter that anyone can read by just looking at you.

Christ himself wrote it—not with ink, but with God’s living Spirit; not chiseled into stone, but carved into human lives—and we publish it.

In other words, you’re shining something… you’re portraying and displaying something in life.

You’re either Passively leaving a Legacy or Intentionally leaving a Legacy.

But no matter what, YOU WILL LEAVE A LEGACY.

WHAT LEGACY ARE YOU LEAVING?

MIRACLE CARDS:

Psalm 66:1-5

On the sides of the front of the church, you see these cards hanging up.

These are Miracle Cards of what God has done in peoples lives here in the church family this past year.

At the start of 2021, God gave us this scripture…

Psalm 66:5

“Come and see the incredible things God has done;

    it will take your breath away!

He multiplies miracles for his people!”

This certainly has been a year of Miracles.

We’ve seen families come back together, marriages healed, young people make decisions for Christ.

God moved us into this beautiful chapel just 7 months ago, allowing us room to grow and get more established in this community.

We’ve seen baptisms upon baptisms here in the courtyard.

This has been a Foundational Year for Authentic Church.

I would say it’s been a Legacy Building Year.

AND YOU’RE PART OF THAT LEGACY!

SPECIAL SUNDAY: LEGACY OFFERING

And Today is a special day for our church, because today is our Legacy Offering.

If you’re new to Authentic Church, I want to tell you, you came on a great Sunday.

Today is a special day.

You’re going to witness people making a difference in the lives of people they don’t know yet.

You’re going to see a Spiritual Family making an investment into the next generation, into those in our Community that we’ve never met, and into building for the future so that we can serve more people who need the love of Jesus.

If you are a guest, I want you to know that there’s no expectation for you today… just don’t check out.

If this concept is new to you, let me give you a bit of the backstory…

Proverbs 13:22

“A good person leaves an inheritance to their children's children, but the sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous.”

3 Generations Listed.

A WISE PERSON leaves an inheritance to multiple generations.

God is a generational God.

Just like a wise man is one who thinks Generationally,

I believe a WISE CHURCH is one that thinks generationally.

That’s why on any given Sunday or Wednesday Night, our Young People are involved in not just serving, but in leading in aspects of the Church.

On Wednesday Night,