Spent time today considering what we have been doing in our churches! We have divided our church down the middle; the older generation and the younger generation. I have heard many of the older generation folks say; "it time for the younger generation to take over, I served my time." Ouch, served my time sounds like a prison sentence. Also I have found it funny when it is said that the younger generation should takes over, and when they do and change something; it doesn't go over too well. I don't think these thoughts are healthy or how Jesus intended the older generation to respond!
Now at the same time, I am of the younger generation and I believe that we are just as bad. Let's change everything because everything is wrong and disrespects the foundation that the older generation has built. We don't take the time to sit under the older generation and to learn from them. Changing the music will never bring people into the church; people bring people into the church!
This is where I see the Titus 2 Principle coming into play. Christ designed His church to be made of both the older and the younger generations! The older generation needs to come alongside and disciple the younger generation. Pray for the younger generation. Encourage the younger generation. Live life with the younger generation. Also the younger generation needs to sit and glean from the older generation. Seeking wisdom, direction, knowledge, and whatever they can learn off of people who have lived a life studying their Bible and loving God. The younger generation needs to respect the time the older generation invested in building the church. When we work within the structure of Titus 2 Principle; we do church the way Jesus intended! Then, the church will live long after the older generation passes and the younger generation becomes the next older generation!
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