Sermon
Leaving a Legacy for Christ
Cross Church
Speaker: Nick Floyd
August 9, 2022 · 37 min
DiscipleshipChurch / EcclesiologyCommunityStewardship & GenerosityColossians 4:7–182 Timothy 4:10Romans 16:1–27
Summary
Paul concludes Colossians by addressing specific believers and groups, demonstrating that leaving a legacy for Christ requires investing in relationships and building the local church. The sermon emphasizes that faithful followers prioritize people, practice reconciliation, serve sacrificially, and commit their gifts to God's purposes.
Highlights
If you were to die today and your casket was right before me, what would people say about you at your own funeral? Would they say, man, he was great in business, or would they say, that person stepped in when I needed it most?
Christians always leave the door open for reconciliation. That's the difference. People who leave a legacy, they are the reconciler. They're the welcomer back. They're the lover of people. They're the believer in people.
God has given you what He has given you for more than you. God has more for your life than just the accumulation of wealth. The money He's given you, the possessions He's given you, the giftings He's given you, they're all for the purpose of fulfilling the Great Commission.