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“you cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today” — Abraham Lincoln

Culture is Loud while the Church is Quiet 
– we’re allowing culture to shape us instead of the Church shape culture 
– we can’t expect things, people, government to change if we’re not doing something about it 
– culture wants us to bow our knees to it but GOD wants our knees to Him

It’s time for us to be missionaries for the next generation
– start training up the next generation 
– ““These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” Luke‬ ‭10:2‬

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. — Malcom X 
– Today we are preparing to make the world a better place tomorrow

Based George Barna’s Research from the Barna Group
– Gen X: 1961-1981
– Grew up in “Apple Pie America” 
– Went to church on every Sunday 
– Idol: look good on the outside but don’t let people know the mess you are on the inside 
– created the spiritual mask 
– Key Scriptures: 
– 1 Samuel 16:7
– Matthew 23:28
– Matthew 7:20 
– the average church model ONLY reaches Gen X 
– Millennials: 1981-1996
– The bridge generation: one foot in Gen X and one foot in Gen Z 
– Fastest Generation leaving the church
– WHY? Because they want authentic, REAL relationships with Jesus and others with messages that they able to apply to their everyday lives 
– Idol: own ego 
– Key scriptures:
– James 4:10 
– Jeremiah 9:23-24 
– Gen Z: 1996-Present
– faith is the least important thing in their lives 
– WHY? 
– The evil in the world 
– “if there’s a God how can there be evil in the world?” 
– Christians are hypocrites 
– 61% say they can find God somewhere else besides church 
– Idol: Tolerance 
– anything goes and anything is okay as long as they’re happy

The future of the Church is only going to be effective if we ask these three questions:
1. What is truth? 
2. Where do I belong? 
3. Does my life matter?

The answer for the future of the Church is to be Multi-Generational

Things happen, life happens and pain hurts, but when we get in the presence of God He puts us back together. Broken is beautiful. It has a story. It’s a mosaic.
– The stuff you go through is what God uses for other people. 
– Your life isn’t really about you. 
-The ones that pay the biggest price are the ones with that biggest life.

•Our praise is our weapon
-We fight our battles through praise 
•You May have to do the work, but God is standing in your corner cheering you on
•We don’t need another, slogan, message, etc. We need a MOVEMENT of God. 
•Why is God not moving in America the way he is in other countries? 
-Our freedom isn’t free. Count your blessings. 
– Hunger and desperation always gets Gods attention. 
– He is waiting on a move from us
– We have been on the sidelines for too long. It’s time to get in the game.
– No one else is coming. God has put you in the situation so stop looking over your shoulder. No one cares more about your family, no one cares more about your school. 
* II Chronicles 7:14 
* Matthew 23:12
– if we humble ourselves God will exalt us
– Jesus came as a servant. He washed people’s feet. (The was the worst job at the time). When Jesus came he showed us how to be humble. 
* Matthew 7:7 –
– Ask, seek, and knock if you want change in your life. 
* James 5:16
– take whatever you have to God and he will change it. 
* James 4:17 What is sin?
– Anything that you do that you know you are not supposed to do is sin. 
– We spend too much time trying to compare and find out what other people’s sin is that we lose track of what our own sin is. 
* There is always a right and wrong. Just because we give in, ignore, or feel we can’t overcome it, doesn’t make it okay. 
* Romans 6:15
-We are not under law, we are under Grace. 
Gods grace is sufficient for everything, but there comes a time where enough is enough. 
-Our actions determine Gods movement. 
•Gods love in unconditional but Obedience is not optional. 
* He won’t love you more if you do more, he won’t love you less if you do less. Be we must humble ourselves. 
* II Chronicles 7:14
-Where you are determines what you hear. 
– we let so many distractions get between us and God and we begin to lose what God is trying to tell us. 
•We need to live a lifestyle of repentance 
– Repentance means Turning and not returning. 
* Psalms 24:3
Gods knows your heart and your intentions 
Before we come to the table we must examine our selves. 
REPENTANCE

China and Iran are the fastest growing churches in the world – they have to take a risk.

In some parts of the world, the only way people can talk about God is when they’re ministering to their executioners.

Are you free or under the impression of being free?

Liberty- the state and condition of people who are able to act and speak freely.
Free- not under control of:

Church isn’t for perfect people. If you had it all together, you wouldn’t be here.

Find freedom through ACCOUNTABILITY.

Jesus was the greatest freedom message.

Jesus didn’t come to hang with the popular crowd.

If everyone fit in, Jesus wouldn’t of come like He did.

True ministry is messy. This is heartbreaking work. 
Sometimes you’ll wonder, “Is this what you’ve really called me to do, God?”

2 Peter 2:20-21

To get freedom, you have to know you’ve already been given freedom. God is looking for us to accept that we already have freedom through Him. — Addiction, depression, anxiety.
It only gets bad if you go back to where you were.

Accountability + responsibility = freedom.

Once you have knowledge of God, you are accountable to Him.

The truth will set you free. Jesus is the way, truth, and light. The truth is the key to freedom.

Stand in your freedom, even when it’s not easy.

Galatians 5:1

Stand in your salvation. Know what God has already done for you. Stand in your physical and emotional healing.

ACCEPT your freedom. God wants to undo what you did.

Isaiah 58:6

God sees your sin in pencil. You see it in permanent marker.

God knows you’ll make mistakes in the future and He’s already forgiven you.

Sin leaves residue. God wants to wipe away the residue of what you’ve done.

VALUE your freedom.

Our freedom cost God something. You were night with a price.

David wouldn’t offer sacrifices that didn’t cost him something. Getting to your purpose will cost you something but it’s worth so much more.

You become a slave to whatever you give yourself and attention to.

Paul, who wrote 3/4 of the new testimony, said, “I’m a prisoner of the Lord and a slave of righteousness.” 
True freedom comes from dependence. God wants us to give up our way of doing thing.
Is your pride in the way? Are you suffering underneath the surface?

When you come to God it’s not a democracy. You don’t get a vote in it when you come to Jesus.

When you fire yourself and die to the way you want things to be, you’ll love who you hire more (God.)

History lesson: July 4th wasn’t actually the day of independence- it’s the day they approved the wording on that day, but signed it in August ..but the word got out.

When the word gets out hat you’re free, you don’t have to have someone else sign off on it!

Bound people can’t free people.

Live in your freedom from _________. Fill in the blank.

Have you been sitting in a cell for years? You have access to get out. Jesus opened the door to give you freedom, you just have to get up and open the door.