["Pomp and Circumstance"]
Alright good morning, welcome to the second day of the Next Generation Youth Rally the morning session
Let's take our songbooks and go to page number 409409
We're gonna sing The Fight is on 409
The fight is on, sing it out, on the first
the fight is on the chin soldier I'm sorry this is not do I have it on the
right page okay for nine are you guys on 409 I'm on 409 okay let's do it again
the fight is on this is not the right song okay what song do you have yeah
what number is it yeah no okay let's do it again one more time on the first the
fight is on the trumpet sound is ringing out the Christmas is far and near the
Lord of hosts is marching on to victory the triumph of the Christ will soon
appear the fight is on Oh Christian soldier and face-to-face in stern array
with armor gleaning and color streaming the riding on engage today the fight is
on but be not weary be strong and in his mind hold fast if God be for us his
banner or us will sing the victor's song all right 409 I I have the right song
and he's playing the right song and I'm thinking of a different song so don't
try to do this on very little sleep all right but let's sing it out on the
second the fight is on on the second verse the fight is on a row see
soldiers brave and true Jehovah leads and victory will assure go buckle on the
armor God has given you and in his strength forever will endure the fight
is on Oh Christian soldier in stern array with armor gleaning and color
streaming the right and wrong engage today the fight is on but be not weary
be strong and in his mind hold fast if God be for us his banner or us will
sing the victor's song Allah all right good on the last the fight is leading on
to certain victory the miss Benson Eastern sky his glorious name in every
land shall honored be the morn will break the dawn of peace is nigh the
fight is on Oh Christian soldier
with color steam and color streaming the right and wrong engage today the fight
is on but be not weary be strong and in his mind hold fast if God be for us his
banner or us their song at last amen all right well let's begin with a word of
prayer this morning let's power heads Heavenly Father Lord we do thank you for
today we thank you for everybody that's here these young people Lord we think
for the great day that we had yesterday and the sermons that were preached Lord
the sermons in the morning and the evening session and Lord we pray that
you would bless today as well as we hear from your word and have another day of
activities and fun we pray that you would use this time to speak to our
hearts in Jesus name we pray amen all right well let's take our song books
for the second song this morning we'll go to 413 413 stand up stand up for
Jesus you soldiers of the cross 413 sing it out on the first stand up stand
up for Jesus he soldiers of the cross lift high his royal banner it must not
suffer loss from victory unto victory army shall he lead till every foe is
vanquished and Christ is Lord indeed 413 on the second stand up stand up for
Jesus call obey for to the mighty conflict in this his glorious day ye
that our men now serve him against unnumbered foes rise with danger and
strength to strength oppose stand up stand up for Jesus stand in his
strength alone the arm of flesh will fail you he dare not trust your own put
on the gospel armor and watching on to prayer where duty calls or danger be
never wanting there amen all right well let's go ahead and take our bulletins
we'll get some announcements real quickly this morning and we'll just kind
of go through the schedule of today of course today is the second day of the
next generation youth rally and we are glad that you guys are with us of course
you're at the morning session right now and we've got some things scheduled for
you today and of course we're gonna hear a sermon from the Word of God and then
when we're done here this morning we're going to have lunch in the fellowship
hall all right so you'll probably have some time to hang out and then we'll
meet in the fellowship hall at noon and we'll have lunch there and then after
lunch we're gonna have games in the fellowship hall so more competitions for
the teams specifically we're gonna have two games one is called catch the spear
and we're actually gonna play that in the ring all right so we'll have several
kids go up in the wrestling ring and we'll play catch the spear and then the
second game is gonna be a group game and everyone's gonna be involved and it's
gonna be jeopardy but it's gonna be jeopardy on teams so it'll be one team
versus the other team and we'll have a good time with that around 2 p.m. we're
gonna finish the games and that's gonna give you about an hour to get to the
bowling alley all right in the bowling alley the address is there for you and
it's gonna be a fun time so you'll have about an hour to get to the bowling
alley here we are scheduled to bowl from 3 to 5 p.m. and brother Shaw is going to
be the one that brother Shaw you want to raise your hands everybody kind of knows
brother Shaw's he's gonna let you know what lane you're on all right so the
teams have been divided so that every Lane has five kids on it and it's going
to be one team versus another team in lanes one and two one team versus other
team lanes three and four and so on so when you bowl the games as you win the
games every game is going to be worth 3,000 points you're gonna play more than
one game so every game you play the team that wins gets 3,000 points and every
strike is 500 points and every spare is 250 points so even if your team loses
the game but you had a few strikes you can still make some points during the
game now we we rented the entire bowling alley is 16 lanes 12 of those lanes are
already just taken up by the teams so that gives us four lanes that are open
and we're going to allow the parents of the teams of the delegates to be able to
play in those four lanes obviously we're not well there's not enough room
for all of the parents to play so if you brought your own bowling ball then you
are automatically allowed to bowl all right because you obviously take this
very seriously so we want to make sure we let you bowl and then also you know
for the rest of it I don't know just kind of esteem each other better than
yourselves and we'll figure it out but maybe we'll have a wrestling match to
see who can bowl but what we'll figure it out at the bowling alley of course
want to make sure the kids get in their time for bowling and then when bowling
is done bowling we're scheduled to be done at 5 p.m. and then dinner is at 6
p.m. so and you're gonna be in Citrus Heights which is I don't like 20
minutes from here so you just gotta you it's right off the freeway so it's not
too far but you're just gonna want to think about that and figure out how to
do that we will have the church van available to give rides to the bowling
alley and then the church van will also be coming back from the bowling alley
and brother Shaw will be driving the church van as well but just realize that
we're gonna be done at 5 and then dinner is at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall
Chick-fil-a sandwiches for dinner tonight so make sure you're there for
that and then of course at 7 p.m. we have the evening service after the
evening service we have the wrestling show and a cookie fellowship as well
tonight at the evening service we're gonna be raffling off the scooter we're
gonna be raffling off all sorts of different things for the evening service
tonight so just some real quick announcements for the adults don't
forget that we do have the mother-baby rooms available for your convenience all
of the rooms have comfortable seating it they've got monitors set up so you can
watch the service and listen to it so if you have a child has been distracting
during the service if you need some privacy we would encourage you to use
those rooms as needed for the teens please make sure you're not hanging out
in the mother-baby rooms or the daddy rooms they're just for mothers and
and babies and of course the daddy room for fathers and babies if you need to be
baptized please let us know and just talk to one of the guys in the blue
shirts and we can get you situated for baptism tonight and then of course if
you have a cell phone please make sure you have it on silent or turn it off so
that it's not a distraction during the service and I think that's it for all of
the announcements and now please welcome the winner of last night's wrestling
match Dwight Kidd
hey hey hey wait wait stop the music stop the music
hey Dwight Kidd Pastor Jimenez I have an announcement to make wait wait Moses
before you make your announcement I think I know what you're gonna say and I
think it might be better if the kids heard it from me I have a confession to
make can we cue the dramatic music I need it to be a little more dramatic
that sounds good last night during the wrestling show many of you noticed
something about me that you'd never noticed before and you noticed that I
had a tattoo on my forearm I realize you can't see it now but you'll probably see
it again tonight and I just thought it'd be better if I just came clean and
let you know that it is true I have a checkered past many of you know that I
was in the military and well you know how that goes so I just want this to be
a lesson to all of the young people don't ever get a tattoo because God may
punish you and make you a wrestler thank you okay that is not what I was gonna
say oh really but thank you pastor I appreciate it never mind that never mind
yeah okay I'll forget about it but anyway of my announcement I wanted to
announce that I actually stayed up into the wee hours of the night last night
reviewing the wrestling footage how late did you stay up till 10 15 calm down
calm down well anyway while I was staying up you know doing my official
referee duty where's our manager hey thanks for those cookies I appreciate
it yeah but anyway while I was staying up doing my official referee duties I
was reviewing the footage and I actually realized something and this might come
as a shock to everyone I know it's gonna be a huge surprise but no matter how
sly or subtle you think your deceptions are Dwight kid I'm the referee and I'm
gonna bring it to life
Dwight kid cheated it's true Dwight kid and now the referee knows what everyone
who was watching the match last night already knew yeah and pretty much the
entire world already knew that you are a cheater this reminds me of a verse the
Bible says be sure your sin will find you out yeah you know thank you pastor
this all it's actually reminds me of a verse as well cheaters never prosper
that's not a verse in the Bible I'm pretty sure it is I'm pretty sure it is
but I'll let slide your pastor well anyway it reminds me of another verse
God works in mysterious ways that's not a verse in the Bible baby okay okay well
my last one let go you know just let go and let God please stop okay okay well
anyways Dwight kid since you cheated I have no choice but to disqualify you as
the winner of last night's match and praise the Lord menace as the winner he
cheated too how did he cheat well I don't think anybody saw this but we were
wrestling late last night into the wee hours of the night how long do you stay
up to 15 anyways well we were wrestling last night when pastor men saw that he
prevailed not against me a man showed up and he touched the hollow of my thigh
my thigh was out of joint okay Jacob no no he's Jacob I'm Josh okay well you
know anyway since there's so many accusations of cheating I have no choice
but to announce a rematch tonight after the evening service there would be a no
holds barred street rules anything goes you can't cheat because you're
encouraged to cheat championship match I've also brought a contract that you
guys can step up onto this podium and sign so go ahead and do that right now
so why do we have to sign a contract it's not really more of a contract as it
is a release of liability waiver that way you can't sue the church just in
case one of you gets hit by a steel banana or a metal chair or you know one
of you gets thrown into that table specifically but yeah yeah it's really
so why about liability waiver okay that sounds good yeah so go ahead go ahead
start signing do you know how to use a pen well anyways after you're done
signing pretty much all that's left is for you guys to shake on it there's no
lint on the paper paper is gonna go on eBay for $50,000 someday okay okay well
shake on it please all right let's do it
but by the way pastor good luck cuz you're gonna need it do you know for
sure if you died today if you're on your way to heaven cuz tonight you're gonna
find out
are you okay do you need help I don't need help I have money
well white kid be able to break the rules to win again when there are rules
to break will pastor Jimenez be able to run out again and come back as a thinner
taller younger wrestling athlete find out tonight at the last evening service
of the next generation youth rally
okay where is that voice coming from I don't know kind of sounds like the voice
of God that's really weird the voice of God sounds like Deacon Oliver all right
well I'm sorry you guys had to witness that let's take our song books and go to
page number 175 page number 175 and we're gonna sing it's just like his
great love 175 sing it out on the first friend I have called Jesus whose love is
strong and true and never fails how air to strike no matter what I do I've seen
against this love of his but when I know to confess single my guilt to him the
sin clouds rolled away it's just like Jesus to roll the clouds away it's just
like Jesus to keep me day by day it's just like Jesus all along the way it's
just like his great love 175 singing out on the second sometimes the clouds of
trouble be dim the sky above I cannot see my Savior's face I doubt his
wondrous love but he from heaven mercy see my despair in pity burst the clouds
between and shows me is there it's just like Jesus to roll the clouds away it's
just like Jesus to keep me day by day it's just like Jesus all along the way
it's just like his great love when or take me and break upon my head when life
seems worse than useless and I were better then I take my grief to Jesus
then nor do I go in vain for every hope he gives that cheers like sunshine after
rain it's just like Jesus to roll the clouds away it's just like Jesus to keep
me day by day it's just like Jesus all along the way it's just like his great
love good singing out on the last oh I could sing forever of Jesus love divine
of all his care and tenderness for this poor life of mine his love is in an
overall waves obey when Jesus whispers peace be still and rolls the clouds away
it's just like Jesus to roll the clouds away it's just like Jesus to keep me day
by day it's just like Jesus all along the way it's just like his great love
amen all right well at this time we're going to have our deacon brother Oliver
Gonzalez he's gonna preach for us and remember young people we have questions
after the sermon about the sermon so make sure you're paying attention you'll
be able to earn some raffle tickets for tonight's raffle man please open your
eyes to Exodus 24 Exodus chapter 24 if you need about put your hand up and
enough you can buy bring you a Bible Exodus chapter 24 if you need about keep
your head up on the shore come by Exodus 24 we will read the entire
chapter as a custom Exodus 24 being the first number one and he said it to Moses
come up unto the Lord thou and Aaron made happen by whom and 70 of the elders
of Israel and worship ye afar off and Moses alone shall come near the Lord but
they shall not come nigh neither shall the people go up with him and Moses came
and told the people all the words of the Lord and all the judgments and all the
people answered with what with one voice and said all the words which the Lord
hath said will we do and Moses wrote all the words of the Lord and rose up
early in the morning and built it an altar under the hill and 12 pillars
according to the 12 tribes of Israel and he sent young men of the children of
Israel which offered to burn offerings and sacrifice peace offerings of oxen
unto the Lord and Moses took half of the blood and put it in basins at half of
the blood that he sprinkled on the altar and he took the book of the Covenant and
read in the audience of the people and they said all that the Lord had said
will we do and be obedient and Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the
people and said behold the blood of the Covenant which the Lord hath made with
you concerning all these words then went up Moses and Aaron made happen by whom
and 70 of the elders of Israel and they saw the God of Israel and there was
under his feet as it were paved work of a sapphire stone and as it were the body
of heaven in his clearness and upon the nobles of the children visual he laid
not his hand also they saw God and did eat and drink and the Lord said unto
Moses come up to me into the mount and be there and I'll give thee tables of
stone and a law and commandments which I have written that thou mayest teach them
and Moses rose up and his minister Joshua and Moses went up into the mount
of God and he said unto the elders tear ye here for us until he come again unto
you and behold Aaron and her are with you if any man have any matters to do
let him come unto them and Moses went up into the mount and a cloud covered
the mount and the glory of the Lord abode upon Mount Sinai and the cloud
covered at six days and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of
the cloud and the sight of the glory of the Lord was like devouring fire on the
top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel and Moses went into
the midst of the cloud and got him up into the mount and Moses was in the
mount forty days and forty nights that's great heavenly father thank you for this
morning God I thank you for this youth rally God and I thank you for all the
teens that are present here Lord and I say please do a work for us today as
you've done yesterday as well and I say meet with us this morning God Lord we
love you in Jesus name pray amen so there in Exodus 24 we see of course one
of the greatest men to ever walk the face of the earth we see Moses leading
the children of Israel through the wilderness to go to the Promised Land
and we see Moses doing what he's leading his generation see Moses was the leader
of that generation but in Exodus 24 we see someone else who at the time you and
I can consider the next generation and that person in this story is Joshua
Exodus 24 look at verse number 12 again the Bible says and the Lord sent in to
Moses who we have God calling Moses to go up into Mount Sinai to receive the
oracles of God it says the Lord sent in to Moses come up to me into the mount
and be there and I will give thee tables of stone and a law and commandments
which I have written that thou mayest teach them and Moses rose up verse 13
notice and his minister Joshua we have the Lord God calling the leader of that
generation the leader Moses he's saying come up to the mount and then we see we
see what we see his minister Joshua see at this time Joshua was the next
generation just like you the generation that was to come after Moses in this
morning I want to talk about this man Joshua and the heart of Joshua and it is
the heart that is needed for the next generation see if you think about this
youth rally you know we have activities we have games we have things to excite
you so you can have some fun but all that you have to remember teens all that
is geared around the preaching of the Word of God and all that's here is to do
it so the Word of God can penetrate your heart so that the preaching of the Word
of God can go into your heart and they can do a work in your life and here we
see the heart of the next generation and there's three things about this man
Joshua I want to show you and it is a heart that you ought to have as the next
generation you see what is a heart for the next generation number one a heart
for the next generation is a heart to serve verse number 12 again and the Lord
sent it to Moses come up to me into the mount and be there and I will give thee
tables of stone and Allah and commandments which I have written that
thou mayest teach them see Moses at the time he was the one leading the charge
he was the one preaching the Word of God he was the one leading the people doing
the great works but what do we see verse 13 and Moses rose up to do his thing
notice and his minister Joshua you see what is the heart that is needed for the
next generation a heart that is needed is a heart to serve here we have Joshua
doing what just ministering unto Moses you know what is it minister a minister
is someone who attends to the needs of someone else it's looking after or
taking good care of taking care of them it's being a servant unto and before
Joshua became the great leader of that next generation you know what got him
there it was the fact that he had the heart of a servant and you know you
ought to strive team you know decide in your heart that you would have a heart
to serve other people the heart of a servant ask God to give you a servant's
heart he placed her in Exodus 24 but go to Matthew or go to Philippians 2
Philippians chapter 2 you see what is a heart for the next generation a heart
for the next generation is a heart to serve you go to Philippians chapter 2
and while you go there in Matthew 20 verse 28 the Lord Jesus Christ said this
he says even as the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto you see what is
what is the purpose of our Savior coming to this earth that he come for
himself to glorify himself to live for self it's all about me me me no he said
the purpose the Son of Man came not to be ministered unto you he didn't come
here for himself to please himself to do whatever he wanted to do to live a
selfish life no it says but he said but to minister notice and to give his life
a ransom for many you see our Savior came to this earth not for the sole
purpose of living for self and like we've heard we've heard the preaching
throughout the conference that we live in a world that is focused on self it's
all about me what can I get how can you serve me mommy give me this daddy give
me this I want this we complain because we don't get what we want but we see the
purpose of the Savior he came here not not to live for self no it's to live for
others and you gotta have a heart young teen to live your life for the purpose
of other people Philippians 2 like verse number seven notice the heart of the
Savior it says but made himself notice of no reputation and look at what our
teens worried about today we're worried about they're worried about their
reputation right how they look how they're perceived but you know think
about just human history you know who who in history has had the biggest
impact outside of the Lord Jesus Christ God in the flesh came to this earth he
had he has the best reputation of all but notice when he came to this earth it
says he made himself of no reputation notice and took upon him how the form of
a servant and was made like into likeness it's the likeness of men you
see what is the heart that it is needed for the next generation and it is a
heart to serve and as a teen look you ought to have a heart to minister to
other people and this must be a theme because you know yesterday at the park
this is this is the main point of Pastoring Menace that you don't want to
live a life that is all self-absorbed that it's all about you and you're gonna
live a life that's miserable if you do that but when you choose to live for
others to minister unto others to help others look that will bring you purpose
in your life you know something our pastor always says is that when you live
for self at the end of the day all you will have is yourself and nobody wants
to live like that where it's all about me look that you gotta just decide you
know what I'm not gonna worry about my reputation I want to make myself of no
reputation I'm gonna steam others better than myself be a minister unto
other people and look there's areas that you can serve as a team look if you're a
teenager look you're strong you have strength in your youth you're strong
look you gotta use that strength for the service of God and realize look if you
go to church you gotta just serve in church find somewhere where you can
serve and be a blessing to your pastor to your church look join join the
ministry join the choir join the orchestra join the cleaning crew join
the prison ministry whatever they have like anyone can serve you see what's
greatness look greatness in the kingdom of God is when you serve other people
the greatest are those who are the servants so decide as a team look if you
want to live life of purpose and look all this is to do what the whole youth
rally is so that we can penetrate your heart and look in your heart just decide
to have a servant's heart and look we call ourselves Christian and praise the
Lord for it let's be like Christ and make ourselves of no reputation where
our life is actually not just to please ourselves and to live for ourselves look
our life is for other people so we got to just find an area in your life to
serve see a heart for the next generation is a heart to serve and a
heart to serve ministers to other people but not just that a heart to serve cares
for other people look team you gotta just take the time to give your care to
give your affection to the right people to the right things look there is a
battle today teenager to win your heart there is a battle to win your heart but
the devil wants to take your heart unto himself so he can destroy your heart and
he puts things in front of you that you can lust after that you can go after but
all that is meant to destroy you look all that's in the world it's it's just
the the lust of the world it's all filth to God I just realized that there's a
battle for your heart to decide you know what I'm gonna have a heart to serve
others I'm gonna care give my affection to other people go to numbers 11 food
numbers chapter 11 and we see the heart of a servant Joshua a man who was willing
to do what to minister unto Moses but not just that we see Joshua actually
caring for other people cuz look you can serve but your heart cannot be in it but
you see Joshua Joshua's heart he cared for Moses he cared for other people
numbers 11 look first number 27 and in numbers 11 we have the Lord taking the
spirit that was upon Moses and resting it upon 70 of the elders of the children
of Israel but notice the story in numbers 11 verse 27 it says and there
ran a young man and told Moses and said El dad and me dad do prophesy in the
camp you know that you think about that well that's a good thing you know
they're preaching the Word of God that's a good thing but notice in verse 28 the
heart of Joshua and Joshua the son of none notice the servants of Moses it
says notice one of his young men you know I don't know how many young men
Moses had to minister unto him but you know what Joshua just one Joshua was
just one who had the right heart who was a minister he was a servant but notice
what this young man Joshua tells his tells Moses answered and said notice my
Lord Moses forbid them and Moses said unto him envious now for my sake would
God had all Lord's people or prophets and that the Lord would put his spirit
upon them here we have you know Joshua kind of getting a little bit upset
they're saying look Moses look these people they're preaching the Word of God
you know you got to just stop them forbid the Moses because they're doing
your job you know at the time you know Joshua was a little overly zealous at
the time but you know what I appreciate the heart of Joshua you know in this
story we see that Joshua earnestly cared for Moses he had his affection he
appreciated him and yeah he was overly zealous but you know what it shows is
that Joshua he actually cared and he wanted to help Moses he was there his
heart was with Moses willing to help him to minister unto him and look when you
live for others teenager look you got to give the right people your affection you
know and I can appreciate this you know when somebody attacks you know your
parents that should make you upset it should bother you when people want to
attack your parents whether it's criticizing them and look teenager don't
you'll be the one criticizing your parents and think about how
heartbreaking would that be your parents who love you who raised you who paid for
you to be here who bought your food who bought your clothes who bought everything
you have it's it's amazing to me how teenagers you know they get to this
certain age in their life when they think somehow everything's just owed to
them you get that like did you buy your own food you know it's like did you
clothe yourself did you raise yourself did you buy your own cell phone as you
get your shoes whatever you have look all of it your parents work hard for you
you got to give them your affection you got to give them your love and even see
the heart of Joshua you know and I appreciate this in Joshua the fact that
you know what yeah he might have been overly zealous but you know what his
heart I believe was in the right place he cared for him you know even last
night with a wrestling match you know past three minutes was doing his thing
in there right and you know my three-year-old daughter she was
devastated my three-year-old thought that her pastor was getting hurt in
that ring and the tears were coming down and she was just devastated she just
couldn't she couldn't bear to watch you know I thought to myself I thought to
myself you know praise the Lord that you know what she has a heart for her
pastor that she's that she's upset that somebody's hurting him but you know what
look teenager look you ought to give your affection to the right people look
teenager your parents ought to know that you're there for them that you love them
you know that you know dear dear parents know teenager that you have that they
have your heart you know your parents do everything for you look you got a show
them appreciation and as we heard yesterday look tell them thank you tell
them I love you tell them I appreciate that and show them how by being there to
serve them because look what is a child you know when a baby's born they don't
take care of themselves they need the milk they need mom and dad to do
everything for them but look when you get to those 13 14 50 look you want to
start being an adult you want to start getting some respect look transition
from being a baby a child who needs constant care to being someone who can
take care of themselves and then serve other people so just decide in your
heart teenager to be a servant Ephesians 4 32 the Bible says and be kind one to
another it says tender hearted you know tender hearted means that your heart
breaks and so like your heart ought to break for your parents teenager who've
done everything for you look your your church should have your heart you got to
earnestly care for your church and be and you know what your church family is
hurting look you should hurt too when they're rejoicing hey let's rejoice
with them just be there give them your heart and look we live in a day where
people are just unappreciative living for self second Timothy 3 1 the Bible
says this know also that in the last days perilous time shall come for men
shall be lovers of their own selves and like this describes the look at the
world this describes the world that we live in living for the just lovers of
their own selves they take pictures but who is it of it's just of themselves let
me see how I look the selfie the I that's all me me me just living for self
look teenager that ought not to be the testimony of a Christian it says men
shall be lovers of their own selves covetous boasters proud blasphemers
disobedient to parents it says unthankful it's really that how those
two things go hand in hand disobedient to parents and unthankful
look teenager look realize that your parents your pastor your pastor's like
people around you they've invested in you they've helped you look you got to
give the right people your affection and realize that there's a devil out there
who wants to take your heart and give it to the world and give it to the lust of
the flesh the lust of the eyes and the pride of life and those things will
destroy your life but we see Joshua doing what caring for Moses upset about
the fact that Moses might be might be getting hurt we see the heart of his
servants go back to go if you were to exit a 17 you see what is a heart needed
for the next generation a heart for the next generation is a heart to serve not
only that but number two a heart for the next generation is a heart to fight a
heart for the next generation is a heart to fight look teenager you ought to get
some fight in you and decide you know what I'm I'm ready and willing to fight
and look people people naturally have this in them you say how do you know
because like people just get mad for whatever thing it's like they're always
just angry you can't look at somebody for like two seconds without them saying
with you know what are you looking at like why you mugging me you know it's
like you can't you can't just like talk to people because they were just angry
everyone's just ready for a fight but you know what you ought to get some
fight in you to Christian and realize look that the Christian life is a fight
exit of 17 look at verse number 8 it says then came Amalek notice and fought
with Israel in Rephidim and what's amazing is that you know this is the
first time that we see Joshua's name ever mentioned in the Bible it says then
came Amalek notice and fought and just get this in your head teenager the life
is a fight the Christian life is a fight and look there's a fight right now
going on for your attention trying to wake you up so you can pay attention
open your eyes and just it's funny how like yeah life is fun and easy and it's
all fun and games when mommy and daddy are picking the bills it's all fun and
easy when mommy and daddy are providing the food it's all fun and easy one we
have pastor and pastors while doing everything for you serving you hand and
foot but you know what if you if you if it's like teenager if you want to be an
adult and you and go pay it go pay your mortgage and let's see how hard life
gets raise a child for the Lord and we say let's see how hard life gets I look
realize like all this is to prepare you for the fight because look there is a
fight the Bible says in Psalm 144 one blessed be the Lord my God which
teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight you know on Sunday night you
know pastor preach a sermon called the next generation and in that sermon he
said we must prepare the next generation to fight you see what what are we doing
yet we're having a great time with the games and have a great time getting the
jump houses you know go bowling have fun but look realize that the preaching of
the Word of God comes from a man of God who's fought the battles who's been
there for you they're trying to prepare you they're trying to train you why
because look life is hard and the Christian life is a fight and it's gonna
come in verse number nine and Moses said unto Joshua notice again the first time
he's mentioned in the Bible and Moses said unto Joshua choose us out men he
said go out he said fight with Amalek you know I don't know why Moses chose
Joshua it says that Joshua was just one of his young men Joshua could have
mostly could have chosen anyone but I wonder if it's because he saw some zeal
in Joshua he saw some fight he saw a young man ready and willing to fight for
the Lord he said fight with Amalek tomorrow I will stand on the top of the
hill with the rod of God in my hand so Joshua did as Moses had said to him and
fought with Amalek and Moses Aaron and her went up to the top of the hill and
like Chris teenager you got to just decide today decide I'm gonna fight for
the faith decide look I'm gonna fight for lost souls because look there's
there's a battle there's a war going on people are dying and going to hell
people are constantly attacking our churches there's a fight against
Christianity you may not see it but look but it's out there and just get the
mindset look I'm ready for a fight look there's a fight for your purity the
devil wants to corrupt your mind you gotta just learn to flee fornication
and decide today I'm gonna be pure it's the day that I'm married walk up to the
altars of virgin why cuz like there's a fight to destroy your life and just
decide you know what I'm willing to get in the fight go if you want to Jude one
if you're Jude chapter number one in verse 76 12 the Bible says fight the
good fight of faith it says fight sounds like a command look fight the
good fight of faith you go to Jude fight the good fight of faith Lee hold on
eternal life with weren't without also called and has professed a good
profession before many witnesses second 74 7 the bow says Paul said I have fought
a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith I look realize this
look Joshua at this time he was that next generation and here we have Moses
leading the people God's giving him the faith and Moses job is to teach them
teach that next generation prepare them for the battle and look that's what
we're doing we the faith that has been given unto us we are giving it unto you
and it is your job to continue that fight Jude 1 verse 3 the Bible says in
verse 3 beloved when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the
common salvation it was needful for me to write unto you and exhort you they
should earnestly contend for the faith which was notice once delivered unto the
Saints you know that faith you see these great men of God you see pastor
Pemanos pastor Anderson pastor Brzezinski preaching the Word of God
but look that faith it didn't just come from them that faith was delivered unto
them it was given unto them and they have chosen to it to take up the battle
to take the Word of God preach the Word of God fight for your purity fight for
your minds fight for your heart fight for the faith fight for lost souls look
that's what we're doing we're delivering unto you the face that you can take up
that battle for us as well because look one day Moses won't be there Joshua one
day your parents aren't gonna be there one day then the next generation will
have to rise afterwards and it has to the battles have to be fought so decide
to earnestly contend for the faith go back to Exodus 17 Exodus chapter 17 you
see what is the heart for the next generation it's a heart to fight and you
see look I'm just I'm just one teenager what can I do well look Joshua was just
one servant he was just one young man one servant just deciding to have what
to have some heart in his life that was a fight in him Exodus 17 notice again
verse some notes for summer 13 Exodus 17 verse 13 and Joshua this competent
Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword and the Lord sent it to Moses
write this for memorial in a book notice and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua
like after the battle was over you know God says you know what I don't want you
to forget this fight I want you to write what happened write it in a book and
then do it and rehearse it remind Joshua of the fight you see why because look
because the fight is coming again and realize like teenager the battles that
have been fought in the past against the filth against the sodomites look against
whatever the word the devil has thrown at you at us look that fight is coming
again but look guess what Moses won't be there and God wants to make sure that
you know what remind Joshua of the battles that have happened why because
like the battles will come to you and look you ought to be ready look the
Bible says you got to be sober you gotta be vigilant why because the devil has a
roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour and one thing if you watch
animal shows one thing you know about lions is that they always seek the weak
they seek those who are falling behind they're seeking the babies they want the
easy pickings and look right now teenager you may not realize it but look
you may not see the fight why because like you have a mom and a dad who are
fighting for you you may not see the fight because look you have a pastor and
a pastor's wife you have people who are older than you who are fighting those
battles for you but one day they won't be there and she had to just decide in
your mind in your heart you don't I'm gonna learn to fight I'm gonna prepare
I'm gonna read the Word of God I'm gonna pray I'm gonna make sure that I'm right
with God I'm gonna fight for lost souls and just prepare yourself to be that
next generation to carry on that torch to fight that good fight of faith you
see what is a heart for the next generation it is a heart to serve to
live for others what is a heart for the next generation it is a heart to fight
and lastly what is a heart for the next generation it is a heart for God go to
Exodus 33 go to Exodus chapter 33 you gotta have a heart for God teenager and
you know in this in Exodus 33 you know when you read about Joshua you there's a
lot of exciting things about Joshua to talk about I mean you could talk about
the walls of Jericho you could talk about all the battles with the book of
Joshua there's a lot to talk about Joshua but in here in this in this
passage you know this one short phrase that really sticks out to me the most
about Joshua who at this time is that next generation he's not yet leading the
charge but in Exodus 33 look at what it says in verse number eight it says that
it came to pass when Moses went out into the tabernacle that all the people rose
up and said every man at his tent door notice and looked after Moses until he
was gone into the tabernacle you have all the people just when Moses go is in
they're just watching Moses verse 9 and it came to pass as Moses entered into
the tabernacle the cloudy pillar descended and stood at the door of the
tabernacle and the Lord talked with Moses and all the people saw the cloudy
pillar stand at the tabernacle door and all the people rose up and worshipped
every man in his tent door and look at verse number 11 it says and the Lord
spake it to Moses face to face as a man speaketh unto his friend you know I
don't know about you but I would have loved to have been Moses and you know to
be there just to be someone who who God can say to you say to me look he's
speaking to you as if it's face to face as a man speaketh unto his friend and
look we can have that today in the Word of God when he could read the Word of
God and God can penetrate your heart if you want to just allow him to I just
pray to God see God just please speak to my heart let the Word of God penetrate
and let it change your life but notice what it says it says in the Lord
speaking to Moses face to face as a man speaketh unto his friend and he turned
again into the camp and notice his phrase that God just has to throw in
about Joshua it says but his servant Joshua the son of none a young man
departed not out of the tabernacle and it's amazing but you know all the people
are the people are mentioned what's everyone doing they're just at their
tent door just watching Moses go in and go out and you know this passage to me
really shows the heart of Joshua and it shows that Joshua had a heart for God
you see Joshua doing what Moses goes in he's talking to God he walks out the
people go back into their tents but what does Joshua do Joshua just stands there
Joshua says you know what where shall I go God is here God is talking to Moses
and we see the heart of Joshua just I want to be where God is and like
teenagers you gotta just decide to have this heart for God to say you know what
in my life I'm gonna be where God wants me to be and look I believe Joshua loved
God's people I mean he's fighting for them he might die against the Amalekites
he's putting his neck on the line I'm sure he loved Moses but you know when it
comes to a heart for God you gotta just decide you know what God is gonna have
the preeminence of my life that you know what wherever God is that's where I'm
gonna be look get this mindset look if people come and go in your life just
decide in your mind in your heart look I want to be where God wants me to be I
want to be in the will of God and just have a heart for God because if there's
one thing that God wants from you teenager it's your heart he wants you to
love him he wants you to have a passion for him and decide you know what I'm
just not gonna depart out of God and we see Joshua just not willing to go
anywhere wherever God is you know what that's where I'm gonna be dude on me
six-five the law says and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine
hearts and with all thy soul with all thy might you know a prayer for the next
generation ought to be you know what we pray that this next generation has a
heart for God that that God will look down at his people and say you know what
these people they have my heart and if God has your heart Christian yet you
look you'll live for other people if God has your heart look you'll you'll you'll
do whatever God wants you to do you'll be able to fight those battles to help
serve others to win lost souls but just decide to have a heart for God you see
what is a heart that is needed for the next generation it is a heart for God
go if you were to Joshua 24th with Joshua 24
so number one a heart for the next generation is a heart to serve number
two a heart for the next generation is a heart to fight and lastly a heart for
the generation is a heart for God you're going to Joshua 24 but in numbers 27 I
want to read this for you in numbers 27 here we have God just choosing Joshua to
be the successor to be that next leader you're in Joshua 24 but in numbers 27
verse 18 the bow says and the Lord said unto Moses take thee Joshua the son of
men the son of none it says a man in whom is the spirit and lay thy hand upon
him you see God chose Joshua to be that next generation leader you see why was
it I think it's cuz he had a heart to serve because he had a heart to fight
and God knew you know what this person has my heart see his heart was ready for
what God had for him in life and look teenager you have the rest of your life
ahead of you and the reality is you look you can have all these plans in your
mind but look you have no idea what your life's gonna look like in ten years and
look you gotta just decide you know what I'm gonna prepare myself today by how by
serving other people getting involved giving you the right people your
affection by getting in the right fight choosing to fight for the Christian life
choosing to fight for lost souls fight for your purity fight for yourselves
fight for each other fight for your brethren and decide you know what God's
gonna have my heart and in Joshua 24 we see the end of the life of Joshua but I
want to point the set because here we have Joshua already at the end of his
ministry he's about to pass away get off the scene and he's speaking to the next
generation famous passage of verse 15 Joshua speaking to the generation that
is to come after him and if it seemed evil unto you to serve the Lord he said
he asked this question he says choose you this day whom you will serve you
know if Joshua's here today he'd ask you the same thing teenager hey you know
what make a choice and like you have to just make a choice in your mind or your
heart it says choose you this day whom you will serve whether the gods which
your father served that were on the other side of the flood or the gods of
the Amrites in whose land you dwell he said but as for me and my house we will
serve the Lord that is a question you got to just ask yourself answer for
yourself make that choice and choose in this youth rally you know what I'm gonna
serve I'm gonna love the Lord I'm gonna serve others I'm gonna fight the good
fight of faith make that choice Christian teenager and like you don't
know what God has for you but you gotta prepare yourself today for that next
generation let's close in prayer Heavenly Father thank you for this
morning God I thank you for your work and for all the teenagers that are here
I pray that you be with them Lord as they grow up to to serve you to live for
you and to be able to one day take up the baton and fight that good fight of
faith through God Lord I thank you for this conference and if everyone that's
here we love you in Jesus name pray amen
amen all right well great sermon you can Oliver thank you very much okay let's go
ahead and ask some questions I am NOT going to go based off who gets their
hand up first because it seems like some of you have some really good skills with
that all right so I'm just gonna ask questions and try to just give other
people a chance even if your hand-eye coordination is not the greatest all
right so here's the first question this question is gonna go to Spartacus all
right so if somebody in Spartacus knows this question who was the next
generation for Moses go ahead Joshua got it all right you want to give okay let's
give him a ticket there all right all right this question is for Atilius what
was the first thing the first point mentioned in the sermon that is needed
from the next generation a heart to serve go ahead all right I gave you the
answer good night you're smart give her a ticket okay I'm not having a good day
at least I didn't go through a table okay let's ask this team who took upon
him the form of a servant Jesus all right the Lord Jesus Christ got it all
right what question am I on I'll try not to give you the answer this time
what was the second point mentioned in the sermon that is needed a heart to
fight all right go for it good all right what was the third thing mentioned go
ahead a heart for God all right praise the Lord I think that's it so we got one
of the twins I still after a decade still don't know which one's which so
okay all right well that's it for the tickets one thing for the questions one
thing we are going to do we want to make sure tonight we're gonna raffle off so
we do want everyone to be to have their name at least one time in the raffle so
when we're done with the service this morning make sure everybody all the
teenagers just the teens not the adults just the teens see brother Shaw and so
that everybody gets at least one ticket so we want you to at least have one one
a chance to win something from the raffle tonight so just see brother Shaw
raise your hand after the morning session here and we'll make sure that
everyone gets at least one ticket to put into the the raffle bowl and I'm not
sure what the raffle bowl it's right here so make sure everybody write your
name legibly write your name legibly and put it into the raffle bowl there the
container so that we can get you some things raffled off tonight okay so it is
11 we're gonna go ahead and sing a song to dismiss the service and then after
that we're gonna have lunch at noon so let's go ahead and go to page number
355 page number 355 what a friend we have in Jesus let's go ahead and sing it
out on the first 355 what a friend we have in Jesus all our sins and griefs
to bear what a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer oh what
peace we often forfeit oh what needless pain we bear oh because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer 355 sing it out on the second have we trials and
temptations is there trouble anywhere we should never be discouraged take it
to the Lord in prayer can we find a friend so faithful who will all our
sorrows share says knows our every weakness take it to the Lord in prayer
oh we we can have the laden cumbered with a load of care
Savior still our refuge take it to the Lord in prayer do thy friends despise
forsake thee take it to the Lord in prayer in his arms you'll take and
shield thee will find us all is there amen all right good singing so we're
gonna go ahead and dismiss with the word of prayer like I said it's 11 so you'll
have some time to just hang out and of course if you want to go get coffee or
whatever you're welcome to do that lunch is at noon we might start a little early
depending on how the ladies are doing in the fellowship home but we will will
announce that if we do that but we're scheduled to have lunch at noon in the
fellowship hall games at one and then bulla thon at 3 p.m. let's go ahead and
bow our heads and have a word of prayer and we'll be dismissed this morning
Heavenly Father Lord we do thank you for this youth conference Lord and we thank
you for the great sermon this morning and Lord I do pray that these young
people would consider the things that were said to them Lord and what every
adult in this room wants is for these kids to serve you for them to give their
hearts to you for them to grow up and to raise up as the next generation to
carry on the faith and the fight Lord we pray that you would help these kids to
get that help ministered to their hearts that the Holy Spirit would convince them
of that Lord and that we might be able to rise up a great generation that would
have served you with their lives we love you in the matchless name of Christ we
pray amen all right God bless you you are dismissed lunch at noon
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