GDLC Audio

The website living-on-purpose.net defines a person’s personal legacy as, “Your Personal Legacy is more than simply a statement of how you wish to be remembered after you pass on. It is something that enriches your life and reveals you and what your life is about to your family, friends, and your community. ... Live a life that serves as an example of what an exceptional life can look like.” The reason I share that with you is because I feel more and more people are worried about what their personal legacy will be. How will they be remembered and what was the sum total of their life about? In Luke 2:22-38 we are introduced to Simeon and we learn that what Simeon wanted the most was to meet the Savior. Simeon is said to have been righteous & devout but the legacy he leaves for us to remember him by is that He wanted to see Jesus, meet Jesus, and then He could die a happy man. We are reminded this week that Jesus is our only Hope to an exceptional life, enriched life and a life that leaves an eternal legacy.

The website living-on-purpose.net defines a person’s personal legacy as, “Your Personal Legacy is more than simply a statement of how you wish to be remembered after you pass on. It is something that enriches your life and reveals you and what your life is about to your family, friends, and your community. ... Live a life that serves as an example of what an exceptional life can look like.” The reason I share that with you is because I feel more and more people are worried about what their personal legacy will be. How will they be remembered and what was the sum total of their life about? In Luke 2:22-38 we are introduced to Simeon and we learn that what Simeon wanted the most was to meet the Savior. Simeon is said to have been righteous & devout but the legacy he leaves for us to remember him by is that He wanted to see Jesus, meet Jesus, and then He could die a happy man. We are reminded this week that Jesus is our only Hope to an exceptional life, enriched life and a life that leaves an eternal legacy.

The definition for purpose is “the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.” It says in Luke 2 that the Shepherds were doing what Shepherds do. They were fulfilling their purpose as they sat out in the fields watching their flocks at night. It was while they were doing what they felt they were supposed to do that God showed them what they were made to do. In a powerful moment of time the Shepherds saw that there was something far greater than themselves and they had to be a part of it! Jesus is the greatest thing that a person could live for. If your life feels like it lacks meaning, drive or purpose this week we look to Jesus and we see that He is our only Hope for true unending Purpose.

This week we are brought into a moment of incredible joy for Mary and Elizabeth. On the outside you might think it is because they are both pregnant at the same time, or maybe because they haven’t seen each other in a long time but when we read the Magnificat, we realize the source of their joy is much deeper than that. Mary & Elizabeth realize they are part of God’s plan to bring renewal to their people. They realize God is up to something and they have been graced to be a part of it. This same joy is available to all of us as we see that through Jesus, we have been brought into the greatest story ever told and that is God’s love story for His people.

This week we are brought into a moment of incredible joy for Mary and Elizabeth. On the outside you might think it is because they are both pregnant at the same time, or maybe because they haven’t seen each other in a long time but when we read the Magnificat, we realize the source of their joy is much deeper than that. Mary & Elizabeth realize they are part of God’s plan to bring renewal to their people. They realize God is up to something and they have been graced to be a part of it. This same joy is available to all of us as we see that through Jesus, we have been brought into the greatest story ever told and that is God’s love story for His people.

This week we see Jesus walk into a hopeless situation bringing a freedom that no one thought possible. Scripture tells us that this man was controlled by powers outside himself, lived amongst the darkness, was in constant torment, and caused many people a lot of pain. Now we know this man was possessed by many demons, but when you speak to people who have suffered under the control of addictions, depression, and oppressions describe those situations in much the same way. There are many in our communities, workplaces and even families who are struggling under powers from outside themselves and many feel they are` in a hopeless situation. Isaiah 61:1 reminds us that Jesus came to liberate those who are captive, set free those who are bound, and He alone is our only Hope at Freedom