Pew2You
May, 13 2018
The Church Est. AD 33
Of Generations, For Generations
Pastor Joe Fitzgerald
Highlights:
When gratefulness is lost, resentment and demandingness grow.
FAITH must be passed down
1 Chronicles 28:9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, or the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off.
Judges 2: 10 ESV And all the fernation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel.
Foundations must be passed down.
1 Chronicles 28:9 ESV And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understand very plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
Judges 2:10 And all that generation also were gathered to their fathers. And there arose another generation after them who did not know the Lord or the work that he had done for Israel.
Family must be passed down
John 17:21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
1 Cor. 1:10 I appeal to you, dear brothers and sister, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ. To live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. RAther, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.
Discussion Questions:
What story has God given you that should be shared and passed down to the next generation? What is the transcendent, supernatural truth present in your story?
What is the legacy you are building? What is the legacy you are leaving?
What practical step from Pastor Joe’s message is most applicable to you?
Keep talking after church.
Be a part of a small group.
Join together in service.
Stand together on mission.
Key Scriptures, Quotes and Definitions:
Generation Gap: caused by increase life expectancy, rapid changes in society, and the mobility of society.
Effects of the Generation of Gap: conflict among family members of different generations, and misunderstandings.
Proverbs 22;6 ESV “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”
Exodus 1: 6-8 “In time Joseph and all of his brothers died, ending that entire generation. But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land. Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done.”
Psalm 145: 1-7