HOW Can We Help the Next Generation?

HOW can we help the next generation? (What is the Plan, Jesus?)

In 1990s, internet came to 20% of American homes. Came to many schools and to libraries. Internet cafes were created.

Dechurched: -Parents got busy, quit bringing them -Faith was parents, not their own -Doesn’t find answers in church

“The older generations seem to assume that if they do the same things their parents did, their children will, as they did, make the church a priority in their lives. The truth is that their children and grandchildren are growing up in a completely different world than they did.”

-Growth of extracurriculars -Exploring other worldviews on their phones -Believe they cannot ask tough questions

In 100 years, what will matter?

-POINT THEM TO CHRIST, NO MATTER THEIR RESPONSE Matthew 19:16-22, [Question from Rich Young Man] Romans 10:2–13 [heart and mouth/life]

-LOVE JESUS IN FRONT OF THE NEXT GENERATION Matthew 22:35–40 [Question: greatest command] Deuteronomy 6:5-7

-PRAY, PRAY, PRAY Luke 11:1-4 [Question: Jesus, teach us to pray] Ephesians 3:14–21 [Pray for spiritual growth]