Comeback - "Youth Evangelism" - Acts 17:15-34

“Youth Evangelism”

Acts 17:15-34.

First, thank you all so much for being here at The Comeback.

It’s truly an honor to be involved in this.

I want to take just a few moments to share a little about me

The Role of the Christian

What is my role?

Sow the seed. Share the gospel.

as believers, we must be:

Stirred to Action

What we’re about to talk about is so important.

Speak the Truth

What is the gospel?

Paul went into Athens and shared the truth.

Look at the flow of this:

He started in the synagogue and found no luck.

He then goes into the market places like all the Greek teachers and shared the message of the gospel where the Greeks would discuss philosophy or have business transactions.

The role of the Christian is to share the gospel.

There will be people that oppose the Word, mock you, but there will also be people that receive the Word and believe it!

The Recognition of the Crowd

Who am I trying to evangelize?

Paul knew who he was talking to!

The Greeks had two major philosophies that controlled Athens way back when:

The Stoics - their system built on pride and personal independence. Nature was their god, and they beilieved nature was on it’s way to a great climax. Materialistic in their thinking. Pantheistic.

The Epicureans - desired pleasure and their philosophy was grounded in experience, not reason. Most were atheistic.

so Paul preached Jesus and the resurrection (Anatasia)

Generation Z. AKA Gen Z. AKA - iGen.

5 percent hold a biblical worldview. they are the first post-Christian generation in the Western hemosphere, likely, ever.

Two major economic recessions and the war on terror.

They look to older people as spiritual and worldly leaders. They are looking to someone.

they spend 6 hours on their phones or devices for leisure every day.

They are:

7-22 year olds (people born from 1998-2012)

Connected

Struggle

Identity

Mental health

Stripped of their innocence

11 years old is the average age people see porn

Parented by the internet

parents are both overengaged and underengaged.

The Recommendation for the Comeback

Evangelism without discipleship is incomplete.

How are we going to reach them?

The Christian’s Job

The Church’s Job

Build your Ministry on the Word

What you win them with is what you’ve won them to.

Cultivate True Discipleship Relationships

Small groups, Sunday school.

Remember these young believers