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

5 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

19 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