What are you passing along to those around you?

​What are you handing off?  Recently, Patti and I finalized some legal documents to make sure what we want to pass down to our kids actually gets into the right hands. It made me think…

How often are we intentional about what we’re handing down?

Your parents passed some things on to you. Some of it you’re grateful for. Some of it… not so much.

You didn’t choose your height, eye color, or shoe size. You may or may not have received wealth.
But you did inherit a way of thinking about money. You may have inherited a temper. A habit.
A mindset. A pattern.

This makes me wonder,  what are you passing down?

This Sunday we begin a 3-part series called “Pass It Down.”

We’ll start with a woman named Rahab (Joshua 2). By every cultural standard, she was on the margins, the wrong background, wrong religion and a bad reputation. A prostitute in a male-dominated society.

But she had heard stories. Stories about what God was doing. Stories that stirred fear — and faith.

Then came the moment of decision. When two Israelite spies showed up at her door, Rahab had a choice: Turn them in… or trust the God she had only heard about.

Faith required risk. She hid the spies. She gathered her family. She hung a red cord from her window, a visible act of trust in an unseen God.

And because of that decision, her family was saved. Her legacy changed in an instant.

Hebrews 11 lists her among the heroes of faith (one of only two women mentioned by name.) She didn’t just believe. She acted on what she believed.

And that’s always the tension, isn’t it?

We hear the stories. We know the truth. The real question is: What will we do with it?

Where is God asking you to trust Him? What risk of obedience is in front of you? What legacy are you building, intentionally or unintentionally?  Because we are always passing something down.

More than money or possessions. More than genetics. Our kids, our friends, our church family — they need to see a genuine faith lived out. 

Let’s be people who pass down our trust in the Lord!

See you Sunday,
Pastor Mike

P.S. Don’t forget to sign up today for our Mother’s Day event this Saturday — we’d love to see you there! 

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