A Cry To The Churches

Introduction:

-Thank Pastor Jessica and the entire Faith Assembly Church

-Share My Role

-Share Testimonies of students praying for teachers, reaching their peers, and preparing to start campus clubs.

Paul Revere’s Ride:

In 1863 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow penned the poem “Paul Revere’s Ride.” In his 13 stanza poem, Longfellow describes the events surrounding Paul Revere’s ride warning the colonists that the British were coming. In the last stanza of the poem, Longfellow wrote the following;

“So through the night rode Paul Revere; And so through the night went his cry of alarm To every Middlesex village and farm,--- A cry of defiance, and not of fear, A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door, And a word that shall echo for evermore! For, borne on the night-wind of the Past, Through all our history, to the last, In the hour of darkness and peril and need, The people will waken and listen to hear The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed, And the midnight message of Paul Revere.”

Paul Revere served as a watchman ready to sound the alarm that the enemy was approaching. As I was preparing for today I asked the Lord “What do you want the church in PennDel to know?” and this is how He responded;

Ezekiel 33:1–11 NLT

Once again a message came to me from the Lord: “Son of man, give your people this message: ‘When I bring an army against a country, the people of that land choose one of their own to be a watchman. When the watchman sees the enemy coming, he sounds the alarm to warn the people. Then if those who hear the alarm refuse to take action, it is their own fault if they die. They heard the alarm but ignored it, so the responsibility is theirs. If they had listened to the warning, they could have saved their lives. But if the watchman sees the enemy coming and doesn’t sound the alarm to warn the people, he is responsible for their captivity. They will die in their sins, but I will hold the watchman responsible for their deaths.’ “Now, son of man, I am making you a watchman for the people of Israel. Therefore, listen to what I say and warn them for me. If I announce that some wicked people are sure to die and you fail to tell them to change their ways, then they will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths. But if you warn them to repent and they don’t repent, they will die in their sins, but you will have saved yourself. “Son of man, give the people of Israel this message: You are saying, ‘Our sins are heavy upon us; we are wasting away! How can we survive?’ As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live. Turn! Turn from your wickedness, O people of Israel! Why should you die?

Faith Assembly, as a humble servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, I come to you this morning to cry out and say the spiritual enemy is coming (and is here) to steal, kill, and destroy this generation of teens and it is time for the church in America to wake from her slumber and be ready to fight for the souls of these teens.

(Prayer)

3 Ways To Pour Into Students:

1.) Encourage Students to be Gospel-Centered:

-We must get back to the basics of Gospel living.

-What is the Gospel?

A.) God is love.

B.) Our sins divide us from the Lord.

C.) Out of love, Jesus Christ died for our sins and came back to life. The first time He came on a mission to save, His second coming He will be on a mission to judge the living and the dead.

D.) We must decide whether or not that we will trust in the Living God.

E.) When we put our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit dwells within our hearts to empower us to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ.

2.) Empower Students:

-The Holy Spirit provides supernatural empowerment.

-We must be open to empowering students to use their God given gifts and talents for the glory of Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 4:12 NLT

Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.

We must stop hindering students from living and proclaim the life of Jesus Christ. They don’t need to wait until their 18, 25, or 35, to start serving the Lord!

3.) Equip Students:

-We are called to make disciples of all nations, including this generation of teens.

Matthew 28:18–20 NLT

Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

How can you a be a part of this mission? Get involved with the teens! (Disciple the teens)

(Story Example: Jane Thompson 82 year old woman who hosted a bible study for young adults)

Don’t give up on the this generation of teens.

My Biggest Fear:

Judges 2:8–10 NLT

Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died at the age of 110. They buried him in the land he had been allocated, at Timnath-serah in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the Lord or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel.

I don’t want to see a generation not acknowledge the Lord. I want to see a generation committed to the cause of Christ!

The battle for the this generation of students souls are at stake. I am lighting the lanterns to tell you the enemy is here. Will you join us in this fight?

(Prayer)