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The legacy you leave is more important than the heritage you receive
COMPARISON OF 1ST CHAIR 2ND CHAIR 3RD CHAIR
CHARACTERISTICS
Primary Interest People: Seeks to serve Prosperity: Seeks Person (Self): Seeks
others and love them success in life at anything that makes
into the Kingdom whatever the cost him/her happy
Foundation of Life Scriptures: Guidelines Saints: Follows other Society: If the world is
for lifestyle and Christians behavior doing it, its acceptable
behavior are taken from right or wrong
the Bible
View of Scripture Is convinced its the Believes its relative to Ignores it as a relic of
absolute, unchanging situation; brings another culture or time
Word of God, comfort but not Bible is irrelevant
authoritative for life conviction ignore it
Bible is a life-giving Bible is an academic
bookmeditate on it bookread it
View of Job/Career Job is a platform God Job is only a way to Job is purely a means to
has called him/her to earn money and get self-advancement and
for the purpose of ahead in life; faith is prosperity
ministry to others ignored
Questions to consider:
1. Which chair best describes your condition today?
2. If you choose to do nothing, which chair will your child(ren) most likely occupy?
3. What is one measureable change you can make which will help you or your child(ren) move to the
first chair?
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The material is adapted from The Three Chairs Principle in the Walk Thru the Old Testament Live Event; The Three
Chairs booklet by Bruce Wilkinson, 1987; and Firsthand Faith: Recapture a passionate love for the Savior, by Bruce H.
Wilkinson, 1996. Used by permission.