Whose Report Will You Believe? | Pastor Chris

Whose Report will you believe?

We want to recommit to God’s heart for this Generation!

 

This is the most blank generation.......

• More than two in five have a diagnosed mental health condition 40%

• Nine out of ten Gen Z with diagnosed mental health conditions struggle with anxiety

• nearly eight out of ten (78%) are battling depression.

• Nearly three in five (57%) Gen Zers with mental health conditions are taking medication

• The generation started logging on social media sites on average when they were around 12-

years-old

• Bafflingly 1 in 5 (18%) had their own SM accounts when they were 10-years-old or younger.

• 85% of are worried about the future.

• 36% are Christians, while 48% are classified as non religious. (First in history where the non

religious clearly outnumber the Christians)

• 47% of Gen Z never attend service

• They run a higher risk of developing a substance abuse problem than previous age groups.

• Almost 1 in 4 12th graders have used illicit drugs.

• 4.2 million young people between the ages of 12-20 that reported concerns with binge

drinking behaviors.

But what does the Gospel say about the human condition.

What is the bible’s response to the broken and destitute.

Parable of The Good Samaritan - Luke 10:25-37

25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what

must I do to inherit eternal life?”

26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all

your strength and with all your mind’ and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was

attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him

half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man,

he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him,

passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was;

and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds,

pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and

took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper.

 

‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you

may have.’

36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of

robbers?”

37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

This Generation looks hopeless! But they aren’t here is why!

If the samaritan was not beaten do you think he would have been aware of his need for mercy?

If he was not stripped naked do you think he would have been needed covering?

If he was not rejected do you think he would have been aware of his need for acceptance?

It is because of what happened on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho that he realized he was

poor, naked, and rejected?

Revelations 3:15-17

15 I know your deeds; you are neither cold nor hot. How I wish you were one or the other! 16

So because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to vomit you out of My

mouth!

17 You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you

are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.

The west is such a clear picture of laodicea we think we are great and righteous. That we can

redefine truth and redefine love and play God with unborn babies in the womb deciding which

ones live or die.

We think we are clean but we are NAKED, POOR, AND REJECTED.

 

So you know what I see when I see these issues intensifying.

I see a generation that is looking everywhere under every rock and behind every wall for

anything that will satisfy them.

Gen Z respondents were also two to three times more likely than other generations to report

thinking about, planning, or attempting suicide.

1 in 5 know someone who has died by suicide.

All of these kids are crying out for peace!

We have peace that surpasses all understanding

They are searching for joy in the midst of mental torment!

We know in his presence there is fulness of joy and at his right hand there are pleasures

forevermore!

 

They are dying for love and attention!

Our heavenly father said behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we

should be called children of God!

EVERYTHING THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WE HAVE!

Is this a time of trouble or a time of opportunity!

Whose report will you believe!

Parable of The Growing Seed - Mark 4

26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps

or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then

the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”

Mark 4 in the parable of the Growing Seed God says that the kingdom of heaven is like a man that scatters seed on the ground and

the seed grows but he does not know how. But as soon as the grain is ripe he grabs his sickle because the harvest is right!

Grab your sickle!!!!!! THE HARVEST IS RIPE!!!!!

Parable of The Lost Coin - Luke 15:8-10

8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp,

sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she finds it, she

calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my

lost coin.’ 10 In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels

of God over one sinner who repents.”

This is how we should celebrate every time we bring one in!

We will make it easy for you! We as a body are committed to partnering with god for this

Generation! We are going to bring them in by Gods grace and when we do!

We want you to treat every soul that comes to the knowledge of christ like that hundred dollar

bill you been looking for for forever that you just found!