WHAT’S IN A NAME?

The question I have been asked is why “LEGACY”? To make a long story short, I’ll tell you how first. I was at work one day and my boss said, “Hey.., check out what my wife bought me for my birthday.” It was a picture of his grandfather who raised him and had died just a few weeks prior to his birthday; a picture of him; and a picture of his toddler son. Each picture in its own in-frame and across the top was the slogan - “A Legacy of Love”. He commented on how it brought him to tears, and I was stunned by the profound simplicity of it. I started chewing on that phrase and before I knew it, in my heart God had sealed the idea of this church plant being “A Legacy of Love”.

Now the why? The other thing about Legacy is the idea of the Past, the Present, and the Future and how they are all linked together. Our past can dictate our present and future for good or for bad; the choice is ours – and our team is choosing the goodness of Love! The one thing that must be made very clear however, is that this is God’s Legacy – not ours. We just happen to be the servants He has chosen to deliver His message of Love and Hope to the Lehigh Valley of PA.

Lastly.., our DNA and our calling will be to reach out and help folks to understand that a God, who is head over heels in love with them, wants to help them take back their future in the present through the ancient past!

Maybe it is not too flashy, trendy, or cool for a name; but…, I do think it is very cool that God’s Legacy of Hope and Love can be directly projected and seen through the portraits of our lives if we choose to live for Him.

That - my friends is very cool if you ask me!

Until the next post – boogie down in your zoobas! :-)