millennials, god & church
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NO SHADES OF GRAY – YOU CAN’T SERVE TWO
MASTERSMATHEW 6:24
REV. KEVIN RILES
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RULE #1 TODAY:Take Your Hats Off!
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THEME FOR TODAY
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PROVERBS 27:17 AS IRON SHARPENS IRON, SO DOES ONE MAN
SHARPEN ANOTHER
THE BIBLICAL FOUNDATION OF DISCUSSION AND DISCOURSE
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EQUIP
ENLIGHTEN
"E"NFORM
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WHAT IS A MILLENNIAL?
WHAT AGE RANGE WOULD MILLENNIAL BE IN 2016?
WHY ARE MILLENNIALS IMPORTANT TO THE FUTURE OF THE CHURCH?
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MILLENNIALS ARE PEOPLE BORN BETWEEN 1981 AND 2000. ALTHOUGH, THERE IS NOT A UNIVERSAL AGREEMENT ON THIS DEFINITION. THERE ARE MORE THAN 80 MILLION OF THEM. THIS MAKES THEIR GENERATION LARGER THAN BABY BOOMERS AND 20 PERCENT BIGGER THAN GENERATION X.
2016 Age Range12 - 32
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CHARACTERISTICS OF GENERATION Y:
Generation ME
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Exodus 20:3Thou Shall have no other gods before ME
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How did you come to:
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THIS GENERATION’S RELIGIOUS VIEWS ANDBEHAVIORS ARE
QUITE DIFFERENT FROM OLDER AGEGROUPS.
NOT ONLY ARE THEY LESS LIKELY THAN OLDERGENERATIONS TO
BE AFFILIATED WITH ANY RELIGION,THEY ARE ALSO LESS LIKELY TO SAY THEY BELIEVE IN
GOD.
A SOLID MAJORITY STILL DO—86%—BUT ONLY58% SAY THEY
ARE “ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN” THAT GOD EXISTS
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SURPRISE, SURPRISE!
HOWEVER, YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY LOOK VERY MUCH LIKE BABY BOOMERS DID AT A SIMILAR POINT IN THEIR LIFE CYCLE; IN A
1978 GALLUP POLL, 39% OF BOOMERS SAID RELIGION WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO
THEM
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EQUIPTools, Strategies & Tips
to help our next Generation become the greatest Generation in
CHRIST
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DESCRIBE YOUR JESUS?
WHAT'S HIS PERSONALITY?WHAT'S HIS ATTITUDEWHAT WOULD HE DO?WHAT'S HE LOOK LIKE
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"Millennials are not interested in a celestial Jesus with a permanent smile and open arms, unconcerned with the goings-on of planet Earth. We've heard about that Jesus our entire lives, and we're not buying it."
Matt 21:12. “And Jesus entered the temple of God and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be called a house of prayer'; but you make it a den of robbers."
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Tip #1
Be Authentic & Honest
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WHAT ARE THE STANDARDS OF YOUR CHURCH IN TERMS OF
DRESS, TIMES OF SERVICE, ETC?
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VS
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TIP #2 – Be Flexible/Offer Options
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I am not saying just make church COOL
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TIP #3
HEBREWS 13: 8
JESUS CHRIST THE SAME YESTERDAY, AND TO DAY, AND FOR EVER.
JESUS HASN'T CHANGED BUT THE CHURCH HAS ADAPTED TO EACH SUCCESSIVE GENERATION TO RECEIVE THE
SAMENESS OF OUR CHRIST JESUS
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CONTINUE TO ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS
JESUS HASN'T CHANGED BUT THE CHURCH HAS ADAPTED TO EACH SUCCESSIVE GENERATION TO RECEIVE THE
SAMENESS OF OUR CHRIST JESUS