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How do I live as a Christ-follower?

Everyone longs for purpose in life. At Legacy, we believe that our purpose, our pattern for living, comes from our Creator. Our existence isn’t random and unimportant to God. We believe there are five key reasons that God made us and they are…  to worship Him, to reach people with His love, to connect in authentic community, to grow in our relationship with Christ, and to serve others. When we go all out for these purposes, our lives will become as meaningful and fulfilling as we had hoped they would be.
 
How do we accomplish these things? Where do we begin? It’s not an insurmountable challenge at all. It begins with a single step, and we believe the first one that will make these five purposes a reality in our lives, is to use the following Life Mission Questions as a daily guide.
 
These questions are not intended as a checklist!  “Did it, did it, done it, did it... done.”  Rather, this is a simple tool to help you challenge yourself on the path to becoming more like Christ.  Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, we encourage you to pursue living out these questions as a means to finding your purpose and living your life to the fullest.


Worship

How does your life express your worship of God?

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. (Romans 12:1)


A daily confession: God created me to live a life of worship in response to who He is and what He has done for me.

  • I make everyday activities acts of worship to God.
  • I live a lifestyle of worship and therefore participate in both:
    • Daily personal worship
    • Communal times of worship on a consistent basis
  • I would like more information on ways to worship God (click HERE).
  • Legacy’s Core Beliefs about God and The Church support this purpose.

 

Reach

How do you partner with God to rescue those around you?

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:19, 20


A daily confession: God rescued me to reach others with his love.

 
  • God has placed friends in my life who need to be rescued by his love, and I pray daily for them by name.
  • I know how to share my spiritual story and have told it recently.
  • I do not know how or am uncomfortable in sharing my faith and would like help (click HERE)
  • Legacy’s Core Belief of Evangelism supports this purpose.

 

Connect

What have you done to strengthen your core relationships today?

…That all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. John 17:21

A daily confession: God created me to live in community with other Christ-followers.

  • I consistently deepen my relationships with my:
    • Family
    • Neighbors
    • Co-workers
  • I live in authentic community with my LifeGroup.
  • I do not belong to a LifeGroup and need help to find one. (click HERE)
  • I would like tools to help deepen my core relationships (click HERE)
  • Legacy’s Core Belief(s) of God and The Church support this purpose.

 

Grow

How do you act more like Jesus than when you first met him?

And we…are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18


A daily confession: God expects me to become like Jesus.

  • I exercise spiritually in order to allow Jesus to transform me and empower me to lovingly serve others.
  • I know God is transforming me to become more like Christ by the way I treat others, love and serve those around me.
  • I would like tools to help me become more like Jesus. (Click HERE)
  • Legacy’s Core Belief(s) of Salvation, The Lord’s Supper, Baptism, and The Bible support this purpose.

 

Serve

How do you invest your time, talents and treasures to serve God and others?

Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10


A daily confession: God rescued me to serve like Jesus.

  • I give sacrificially and use ten percent as a benchmark for my giving. I give regular offerings as God leads me. I am diligent to stay out of debt in order to invest my assets in the work of God.
  • I know my Spiritual gifts and exercise them along with my Experiences, Relational style, Vocational skills and passions (Enthusiasm) in my service to God. I have completed my SERVE Profile and offered my service to a ministry.
  • I would like help to identify my spiritual gifts and/or find a place of service on mission with Legacy (click HERE)
  • Legacy’s Core Belief of the Believer supports this purpose.