'The Power of Legacy' | Ps Gideon Hoekendijk | 26 April 2026

Apr 25, 2026

Devotional

Day 1: Choosing Life at the Crossroads

Moses stood before Israel at Moab’s border, dust clinging to sandals, sun beating on weathered faces. He stretched out his hands: “I have set before you life and death. Choose life.” The words hung like ripe fruit. God’s people remembered Egypt’s chains, desert thirst, manna mornings. This choice would ripple through generations. [01:33:35]

Jesus sharpened Moses’ call: “The thief comes to steal, kill, destroy; I came that you may have life overflowing” (John 10:10). Every decision feeds life or death in you—your words, screen time, secret thoughts. Legacy grows in daily yeses to God’s way.

You face Moab moments daily. That critical comment biting your tongue? The extra hour scrolling? The silent “I forgive you” stuck in your throat? Each choice writes your legacy line by line. What compromise have you tolerated this week that’s eroding your spiritual soil?

“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live.”
(Deuteronomy 30:19, ESV)

Prayer: Ask Jesus to spotlight one compromise He wants to replace with life-giving obedience today.

Challenge: Write down three “death” patterns in your life (gossip, resentment, neglect). Cross out one and replace it with a life-giving action.

Day 2: Seeds in Indonesian Soil

Pastor Luke ladled rice into bowls, steam rising over 10,000 hungry children. Harmony Church’s giving funded this daily miracle—$5 feeds a child for a week. Three Tamil men received Christ last month under his preaching. Two will baptize tomorrow. Your coffee money becomes eternal bread. [01:21:06]

Paul said it plainly: “Whatever one sows, that will he reap” (Galatians 6:7). Your money, time, and prayers are seeds. International students find Jesus through Tola’s dinners. South African youth lead nations because Veronica said “yes.” Legacy compounds through faithful drops, not grand gestures.

Your wallet reveals your harvest. Does your spending nourish temporary cravings or eternal fruit? Open your banking app. Circle one luxury purchase this week. Could that amount feed a child for a month through Hand of Hope?

“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.”
(Galatians 6:7–8, ESV)

Prayer: Confess one area where you’ve invested more in self-comfort than God’s kingdom this month.

Challenge: Skip one takeout meal this week. Donate the saved $25 to Harmony’s legacy fund for international feeding programs.

Day 3: Forgiveness in the Guard’s Shadow

Corrie ten Boom trembled before her Ravensbrück prison guard, his hand outstretched. Her sister Betsie’s starved body haunted her. Yet she grasped his fingers: “I forgive you.” That choice birthed a global healing legacy. [01:45:59]

Jesus’ scars make your forgiveness possible. Unforgiveness isn’t just emotional poison—it’s legacy sabotage. That grudge you nurse? It’s training your children to carry bitterness. That silent treatment you wield? It’s teaching coworkers to distrust grace.

Who’s your guard? The parent who failed you? The friend who betrayed? Write their name. Now burn the paper—not to erase memory, but to release judgment to Christ. What chain will break in your family line when you choose Corrie’s costly obedience?

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise—dwell on these things.”
(Philippians 4:8, ESV)

Prayer: Thank Jesus for a specific forgiveness He granted you. Ask for strength to mirror it today.

Challenge: Text/Call someone you’ve avoided. Say: “I’ve held onto hurt. I choose to release you. How can I pray for you?”

Day 4: Ripples in University Halls

Tola served curry to wide-eyed international students—future doctors, engineers, presidents. One Malaysian teen, JT, accepted Christ at such a dinner. Thirty years later, he pastors 3,000 in Kuching. Your legacy funds these meals. [01:24:39]

Jesus invested in twelve ordinary men. Your “small” obediences—inviting neighbors, funding campus ministries—train tomorrow’s spiritual giants. That shy student you befriend today might lead nations. That $50 you give might print Bibles for underground churches.

Who’s your “Timothy”? Identify one younger believer. Commit to monthly coffee dates. Share your Bible margin notes. Your spiritual DNA will outlive you. What bold invitation have you delayed that could alter someone’s eternity?

“And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.”
(2 Timothy 2:2, ESV)

Prayer: Ask God to highlight one person He wants you to mentor this season.

Challenge: Buy a $10 coffee gift card. Give it to a coworker/student with “Let’s discuss life’s big questions.”

Day 5: Doorway to Kingdom Assignment

You’ll pass under Harmony’s exit sign today: “Your doorway to kingdom assignment.” Imagine Jesus there, pointing to your mechanic shop, school drop-off, gym. “Feed my sheep here,” He whispers. Legacy isn’t someday—it’s this sidewalk, this Zoom call, this checkout line. [01:30:27]

The early church turned markets into revival zones. Your workplace is your Ephesus. That struggling single mom? Your Lydia. That cynical colleague? Your Saul. Don’t compartmentalize “ministry.” Your whole life is the mission field.

What’s your 9:00 AM assignment? Write three work/family tasks. Next to each, note how to do it “as unto Christ.” Will you invoice with integrity? Parent with patience? Exercise with gratitude? Your daily work becomes worship.

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.”
(Matthew 28:19–20, ESV)

Prayer: Ask Jesus to anoint your hands for today’s ordinary work as holy ground.

Challenge: Post “Doorway to Kingdom Assignment” on your exit door. Pray aloud before leaving home.

Sermon Summary

Harmony Church celebrates visible fruit across baptisms, global missions, and local outreach while calling the congregation into a deeper, unified pursuit of kingdom impact. Generosity funds ministries that feed ten thousand children daily in Indonesia, sustain evangelistic teams, underwrite city initiatives, and plant a new church near Hamilton. New streams of influence include university and international student work, a Project 54 movement raising young leaders across Africa, and an inner city intermediates life group aimed at reaching youth through schools and camps. These efforts form one legacy fund organized into local missions, international missions, mercy, outreach, kingdom events, a building fund, and new church plants.

Legacy emerges as directional and cumulative. Daily habits, small choices, and private inner life shape public fruit and future inheritance more than occasional dramatic moments. Scripture frames the choice between life and death as ongoing obedience, and faithfulness in small stewardship produces long term multiplication. The inner life becomes the outer legacy: private devotion, thought patterns, and choices reveal themselves in relationships, leadership, and community influence. Conversely, one unchecked compromise can seed generational damage. The congregation receives a sober exhortation to cultivate the fear of the Lord understood as reverent honor and to protect spiritual rhythm from distractions and easy compromises.

Unity and shared burden recast ministry as collective rather than individual. When people carry the mission together, many hands make light work and allow broad, sustainable impact. Mentoring, friendships, and modeled faith transmit legacy beyond biology into communities and nations. Stories of costly forgiveness and sacrificial giving demonstrate how single decisions can reshape family lines and the world. The season closes with an invitation to partner financially and sacrificially through the legacy fund, a call to personal repentance or recommitment, and a benediction commissioning each person to walk out the doorway into their kingdom assignment empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Key Takeaways

1. Legacy requires daily faithful stewardship Legacy grows through repeated small choices, not sporadic grand gestures. Faithfulness in time, money, thought life, and relationships compounds into influence that outlives immediate circumstances. Treating stewardship as a rhythm protects future generations from the slow erosion of compromise and builds a foundation for sustained gospel work. [96:14]
2. Choose life through daily choices The scriptures set before every person life and death, making spiritual trajectory an ongoing decision. Daily postures of surrender, habitually fed by prayer and Scripture, tilt a life toward flourishing and resilience. This is a sanctifying discipline that reshapes desires and reorients legacy toward Godly fruit. [93:35]
3. Protect your legacy from compromise One small, unchecked lapse can create patterns that echo across decades and families. Vigilance, honest accountability, and immediate repentance interrupt destructive cycles before they harden into habit. Prayerful fear of the Lord functions as protective love rather than paralyzing anxiety. [99:25]
4. Legacy multiplies through relationships Influence travels more readily through mentorship, friendship, and modeled life than through genes alone. Investing in others reproduces character, courage, and faith across communities and nations. Choosing who to walk with intentionally shapes the culture that will outlive a single lifetime. [104:21]

Youtube Chapters

[00:00] - Welcome
[81:06] - Missions impact and stories
[82:26] - Introducing the legacy fund
[83:39] - New church plant announced
[84:39] - International students outreach
[85:54] - Project 54 and Africa partnerships
[86:28] - Inner city intermediates ministry
[88:25] - Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit
[93:08] - Defining legacy and choice
[99:25] - Protecting legacy from compromise
[104:21] - Legacy through relationships
[111:49] - Giving appeal and practical plan
[114:12] - Invitation and salvation prayer
[115:13] - Sending and final blessing

Bible Study Guide

Bible Reading
Deuteronomy 30:19 (ESV)
“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live.”

Galatians 6:7-9 (ESV)
“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

Philippians 4:8-9 (ESV)
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.”

Observation Questions

What two options does Deuteronomy 30:19 present, and what is the outcome of choosing “life”?
According to Galatians 6:7-9, what determines the kind of “harvest” a person reaps in their life?
What specific types of thoughts does Philippians 4:8-9 encourage believers to focus on?
How does the sermon describe the connection between private habits and public legacy? [01:36:14]

Interpretation Questions

Why might the Bible frame legacy as a series of daily choices (Deuteronomy 30:19) rather than a single grand decision?
How could an “unchecked compromise” (Galatians 6:7-9) lead to generational damage, as mentioned in the sermon? [01:39:25]
What does it mean for legacy to “multiply through relationships” (Philippians 4:8-9), and how does this differ from biological inheritance? [01:44:21]
How do our thought patterns (Philippians 4:8) directly shape the legacy we leave behind?

Application Questions

What is one small, daily habit you could start (or stop) this week to intentionally “choose life” in your relationships, finances, or spiritual growth?
Are there any areas of compromise in your private life (e.g., thought life, entertainment choices, unresolved conflicts) that need repentance to protect your legacy? [01:39:25]
Who is one person outside your biological family you could intentionally mentor or invest in this month to multiply godly influence? [01:44:21]
What practical step could you take to guard your mind from distractions (e.g., social media, negative influences) and focus more on “whatever is pure and lovely” (Philippians 4:8)?
How might sacrificial generosity (even in small amounts) toward global missions or local outreach align with building an eternal legacy? [01:51:49]
What “unseen” area of your inner life (prayer habits, thought patterns, or secret disciplines) needs strengthening to ensure your outer legacy reflects Christ? [01:41:40]

Sermon Clips

37s

#LegacyStartsNow

“``Legacy is not just what we leave behind when we die. Legacy is what we're building for the future right now. It's the accumulated impact accumulated impact of our thoughts, our lives, our actions, the things that we do, our relationships, everything works together towards this legacy. Everybody or each one of us is shaping legacy in some form or another. See, legacy is actually directional, and god talked about this in, in Deuteronomy. Look what he says in Deuteronomy. He says this. He says Deuteronomy 30. He says, I have set before you life and death. Now now now choose life.”

54s

#BeTheInfluencer

“Keep good company in your life. Become an influencer. Don't be influenced by your friends who go whatever they do. Become an influencer. Become a thermostat. You set the temperature. Don't be don't be temperature by other people. Come on. We have we have something to say. I tell you, legacy comes through relationships. It's not even biological. It's not Paul but Timothy, he meant to Timothy. He didn't have any children as far as we know had no children. Right? The thing is though, but he mentored Timothy. There was a legacy through his life. You don't have to have biological kids to be able to leave a legacy in your life. Legacy flows through mentoring and friendships and fellowship and and influence and leadership. because you will reproduce yourself in others.”

53s

#RippleEffectLegacy

“You will reproduce yourself in others. What you celebrate what is that? What you celebrate, others will pursue. What you tolerate, others will permit. What you model, other people will follow. That's why we need to follow Jesus. Legacy is this ripple effect going through your life. That's why I love in the in the in the in the flyer. The flyer, you know, this whole thing is that there's this ripple effect in it. See, one one one decision can echo throughout throughout the generations. I'll tell you something on a good way. Look at this. One step of obedience can unlock a destiny of your life and others around you, your family. One moment of courage can change other people's lives and they find courage. One act of forgiveness can heal a whole family line or even the world.”

74s

#ForgivenessIsStrength

“she came later face to face with a former guard. In that moment, she chose obedience to Christ over the pain of her past, extending forgiveness instead of hatred. That single act became a global testimony. I'm telling you today. Global testimony showing that the power of the gospel is not just in surviving evil people, but in overcoming it with love. Her legacy continues to shape generations providing that forgiveness is not weakness. It is one of the strongest forces on the earth carrying healing far beyond the moment. That's what Jesus did for us. His legacy on the cross two thousand years ago gave us an amazing legacy. That's what the soldiers did for us when they fought at Gallipoli, wherever they fought. They gave their lives to give us legacy. There's a sacrifice that is involved with legacy. You gotta choose the right thing. Gotta choose life. The soldiers start to fight death and destruction. And they gave their lives fighting for you and for me to be to be free. Jesus gave his life for you and for me that we can be free.”

39s

#ChooseLifeDaily

“Now choose life. Jesus says in John in John ten ten, he says, the the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but I have come that you might have life and have life to the full. He is into life. When Jesus spoke, there was spirit, and there was life that comes out of his mouth. Yeah. Spirit and life is very, very powerful. Right? So so the thing is, though, the the the the whole thing of of of choosing life is so important, and and it is it is it is not this one big decision that will shape your life. It can be. Some things can be, but it's really those little things. It's really those daily and and this is daily things that we do, the daily things we think about.”

48s

#TripleLegacyNow

“There's a triple thing going on. A triple legacy. Very quickly. A legacy. Look at me. All the worship people are here, but just look at me, please. Triple legacy going on. One, it's your legacy. It's your legacy. It's your life. It's your inheritance. All the stuff that God is doing with you and your family. This is you. Right? It's wonderful. Watch out and keep going faithfully. Two, it is our church legacy. We are a church body. Harmony Church is making an effect in the world, in Christchurch and all over the globe. We have a legacy. We have a momentum. It's who we are. And the third third thing is that through our lives, all the stuff we're doing through our legacy, we're now changing the lives of thousands of people all around the globe. We're actually much bigger than we are just sitting here.”

71s

#ProtectYourLegacy

“But I'll tell you the opposite is true too. So dangerous. One compromise one compromise in your life can create cycles in your life. One unchecked attitude can spread. One wrong pattern can repeat. One bad decision can damage things in the rest of your life. We gotta watch it, people. We gotta watch it. Globally, look what happened. Some of those beautiful people, I know almost all of them who've fallen lately. I know almost all of them, and they're amazing people. But something went unchecked. Something was not healed. Something happened. You gotta protect your legacy, my family. I have an amazing family, a fourth generation missionary kid. And some of these guys did the most dumb things ever, and some of them lost everything in my in my legacy. What about you? What about me? Let's put the fear of God in my life.”

42s

#AlignActionsAndHeart

“Now you can be healed of it, but you can't take it back. You have to protect your legacy. You have to protect the things of the spirit in you. Hidden attitudes become visible actions. Private compromises become public patterns. Secret devotions become visible fruit. Don't just hear you know, people don't just hear what you say. They receive who you are. So they don't don't you say people get you. Don't get you. You don't have to say things. You can say something and believe something else. Right? Or be something else. People are not fooled. Yeah. Are not fooled. You gotta be careful. Right? What you focus on will become your legacy. So make sure that we focus on Jesus.”

48s

#StewardYourLife

“See, legacy is created through faithful and consistent stewardship. Yeah. I say it again. Legacy is created by consistent, faithful stewardship in your life because you reap what you sow. If you start feeding the flesh, guess what? That's what you reap. On the Internet, in your life, whatever, can even be the food. Whatever you sow, you will also reap. The Bible says you'll reap destruction, sinful stuff. You missed the mark of what God has for you in every part, body, soul, and spirit. And then they become patterns of life. They become addictions in life. They become addictions, and they become habits in our lives.”

74s

#InnerLifeOuterImpact

“And then this this will become the fragrance of your life, that beautiful life of the holy spirit. You know, your inner life will become your outer legacy. I'll say it again. Your inner life will become your outer legacy. Before legacy is external, it is internal. It's who you are becoming. It's funny, isn't it? Because what's growing in me will affect you. What's growing in you will affect everybody around you. Who you are in private will be revealed in public. I'll put the fear of God in you. Not for you? You've been out lately? This is it is so profound, this stuff, because I know people, and I know myself who made decisions that they so regret right now, and they can't take it back.”

45s

#StewardYourFuture

“You're not just a product of your past, but you are a steward of your future. You can change your choices. You can change your focus. You can create a new legacy. Why? Because legacy is created by consistent, persistent, loyal stewardship of your life. Even when you put it to your body. Why am I sick? Well, there's things happening here, but maybe sometimes you put crap into your into your body. Don't do it. Look live healthily. Make sure put into mind. What are you putting into your mind, for goodness sake? And we all have it. We're all tempted by this stuff, guys. Watch out. Pass up. We gotta be careful in our lives. I'm almost done. Sorry. It's a little bit laying longer, but I really felt I need to say it's almost done.”

52s

#TogetherOnMission

“Doorway to your kingdom assignment. When you walk out the door, your kingdom assignment waits you with something that's absolutely powerful, the great commission you walk straight into. But there's something going on about this shift that's happening. It's almost like we're coming into the slipstream of the holy spirit, and Jesus says, man, I love the broken. I love the hurting. I love the lost. And what you're doing right now is your energy, your activity is like focusing on the people who are broken. That's my heart also. Here we go. It's a bit like that. Come on. And he feels that. And I feel such a unity happening. I feel that in his house, instead of all individuals coming together to church, we got church and we go back to our little things again. No. No. I feel like we are becoming together like an army. There's something going on about a togetherness, and we have a an ownership together. We the legacy is about we, us, doing this thing together.”

40s

#NewLifeNewLegacy

“And it can become a legacy of destruction in your life, but also through your life and through your family. And we all know families like that. And maybe you've been part of one of those, and you are now the ones gonna change this legacy because you had a family destruction because of some decisions that were made somewhere. And you said, no. No. No. You become a Christian. And, hey, you know, baptism, you know, it's a new life, new trajectory, a new legacy I'm building right now. My old life is gone, and a new life has appeared. Yeah. Yeah. We are called to feed the holy spirit, feed on the spirit. It says here, with love, humility, obedience. Right?”

60s

#YouReapWhatYouSow

“It is called the daily posture of surrender to God, the daily kind of surrender that we do. Because every thought that we have, every action, every reaction, every investment of your heart, your time, your money will start to go somewhere. It either goes towards life, the whole spirit life, or it goes towards death, and the bible talks about this, the whole thing of the flesh life in this way. Proudly said it in this way. Thank you, Jesus. Both paths both paths of legacy will will will take you somewhere and also beyond you. It's very, very powerful. It's not really built in big moments, but it's all these little repeated ones, the choices that we make every single day. Galatians six, Paul says, do not be deceived. God cannot be mocked. A man and woman reaps what he sows, she sows. Why can't they just do this one thing? What else is this they don't know about inclusive language, do they? So irritating. Whoever sorry, ladies. Man is woman. You're a man right now. Sorry. It's terrible.”

32s

#FearAndHonor

“It's either life you're bringing or there's death you're bringing. See, what you focus on, you will reap. Right? What you focus on will become your reality. Right? So be careful what you focus on. Man, I got I got such a fear of the Lord the other day about this thing. Just just listening to this stuff myself, you know, and preparing this stuff, I got a bit of the fear of the Lord in me. You know, the fear of the Lord is good. You know? Yeah. It's not being afraid of God. The fear of the Lord is you know what fear means? It's like in a marriage, when I fear Catherine.”

37s

#GiveSacrificially

“Why don't we why don't you surprise me? Why don't we go higher than 300 so we can do more stuff and bless even more people? It's gonna be amazing. Can you just pray this week what what God would have you give, and let's be sacrificial. Let's let's have let's go in faith too. You know? It's not like I've got this money lying around. No. No. And your rebate is amazing. Catherine and I, we look at the rebate yesterday. Said, wow. That's a healthy rebate, and we're gonna give almost everything to it, and then every month also a lot of money. But I happily give this for Jesus that the lamb of God may receive the reward of his suffering. That's what I live for. That's where God's heart is. Amen?”

75s

#ObedienceRipples

39s

#BodyOfInfluence

“If there's unity. And that's why he stopped it because there was a wrong thing going on. But what about the good thing going on? What if we stand together arm in arm, and we do this together with faith, in prayer, in finance in every way, and we become this body of influence, this body of legacy that is just like And just kinda going throughout society, throughout things. It's unbelievable. Something is going on in this regard, and I'm really excited about this because I'm so humbled that that I can be part of this. I'm still alive. Yes. Very good. I survived two two politics, and I'm fine, by the way. My house is lovely.”

48s

#SlipstreamOfHolySpirit

“There's something of the holy spirit that starts to bubble up in me. And I've noticed, and I told the leaders on Tuesday night, something's going on in this church. I'll tell you what's happening. I think the whole thing that we got into the slipstream of what god wants to do, this whole thing of being a missionary person and a missionary alpha to go out, the whole change towards towards, yes, intimacy. Absolutely. But out of intimacy, we are going into the world. When you go out today above the door, courtesy of Doug and Vicky, you will see something above the door when you go out. You know what you will read? Some of you already read it. Anybody read something when you go out? No. You all came in, so he didn't look back at you. It's dangerous when you look back. You can become salt, so don't do that. You look forward. What was there? What was there? It says there literally your doorway to your kingdom assignment.”

44s

#SpiritStirsUs

“But I think something is happening. When it happens to me, when I start crying, when I lose it, it's something of the holy spirit. There's something of the holy spirit that starts to bubble up in me. And I've noticed, and I told the leaders on Tuesday night, something's going on in this church. I'll tell you what's happening. I think the whole thing that we got into the slipstream of what god wants to do, this whole thing of being a missionary person and a missionary alpha to go out, the whole change towards towards, yes, intimacy. Absolutely. But out of intimacy, we are going into the world. When you go out today above the door, courtesy of Doug and Vicky, you will see something above the door when you go out. You know what you will read? Some of you already read it. Anybody read something when you go out? No. You all came in, so he didn't look back at you.”

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