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Changing A Generation
Contributed by Jimmie Godfrey on Oct 21, 2004 (message contributor)
Summary: In a world were are young people are killing one another and selling drugs.Threw searching Gods word we find that we can change this generation.....
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The world we live in today God has given parents an awesome responsibility. To raise a generation
of young people in a world that has turned its back on God. Our young people today are exposed
to things that there parents were not exposed to until they became adults. But if we would be
honest today and ask the question. How do you teach are young people about faith, purpose, and
destiny. When there surroundings teach them otherwise. The only thing they hear about Faith,
and Destiny is on the radio .(DESTINY’S CHILD, FAITH EVANS) And there purpose is pursued
by what they see on T.V. But television is teaching them to be some pancy’s, pimps, and players.
But there real purpose is to be some priest, profits, and providers. But because that’s what
television does to them tell them a vision. And T.V. is teaching them how to be a player, or how to
be a good dopeman. And our young people are simply impressed by the stuff (cars, jewelry,
woman, and clothes). But my bible says what good is it for a man to gain the world and yet loose
his soul. But are young people don’t understand they have a purpose. And when you don’t
understand the purpose of a thing abuse is inevitable. See every last one of us was created to do
something. And once you find that thing you were created to do that’s were your peace and
prosperity is. See young people we are into chasing stuff (new Jordans, nextels, rims) but when we
are walking in our destiny. Can’t no devil in hell stop us as a matter fact you won’t chase stuff
stuff will chase you. But see that’s were a lot of our frustration come. Not being in that place God
has called us to be in. You might have a good job working for Donald Trump making good
money. But you were created to be an artist you will never have complete satisfaction until. You
might start painting and your paintings will be better than Pacaso. Making you blessed in the way
God intended you to be. (Example Michael Jordan). And see young people we must
understand God is a God of order. And our parents weren’t but here just to birth us. But to shape
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us and mold us into that person God has called us to be. (Example Bow/Arrow) andwhen
they stretch us it’s not because they trippin it’s because there pressing toward mark of the highly
calling that you have in Jesus Christ. (EXAMPLE BEYONCE PARENTS) And young people we
have to stop this let me learn on my own mentality because we mad because our parents are
stretching us. But our parents have already bumped there head and there ain’t no since in us
doing it as well. (EXAMPLE CREDIT CARDS IN COLLEGE). I don’t see anybody running back
to the slavery days to appreciate our freedom. So if we are going to effectively Change A
Generation we have to first. And that leads me to my first Point.
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FOUNDATIONAL SCRIPTURES
A. TEACH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO RESPECT GOD’S BLESSINGS
1. Parents you have to remind our young people when God is blessing you. In a world were are young people have .
A. Gameboys
B. Cell Phones
C. Air Jordan Tennis Shoes
D. There own room
2. See are young people are beginning to think they just suppose to have stuff. But parents we are failing to tell are young people that we only have these things. Because God has been good to us. Our children hear us talk about all the hours we had to work to buy them this or that. But we are failing realize that you only have the.
A. JOB
B. CAR
C. HEALTH & STRENGTH
2A. So it’s not all are young peoples fought you have to ask yourself. Were do are young people get there since of value from.
When you Give Them A
1.Dime for the offering plate an a dollar for the ice cream truck.
When You
2. Make sure they on time for school but don’t care what time yall get to church.
2B. We have to make sure our young people appreciates God Blessing.
EXAMPLE (FATHER IN THE BUSINESS WORLD)
C. PARENTS YOU HAVE TO RELEASE YOUR CHILD INTO GOD’S HANDS LUKE 15: 20-24
1. Parents you have to let learn to let go and let God . Because whatever you but in them will eventually come out. See that Father probably told that son no matter what happens in your life. You can always come home so when things got crazy in his life. He remembered what his father had taught him. The father understood the real meaning of Proverbs 22:6
