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IT TAKES A CHURCH. Charley Hill Church at Carbondale November 26 2006. Prov 27:23-24 23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; 24 for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. NIV.
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IT TAKES A CHURCH Charley Hill Church at Carbondale November 26 2006
Prov 27:23-24 23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; 24 for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. NIV
Josephson Institute on ethics report – In the last 12 months who…. • Was satisfied with their ethics and character • 91% non Christian youth • 90% professed Christian youth • Physically hurt someone when they were angered • 67% non – Christian youth • 63% Christian youth • Lied to a parent • 93% both groups
Cont… • Lied to a teacher • 85% non Christian • 83% Christian youth • Cheated on a test • 76% non Christian • 74% Christian
What our kids believe…. • 85% public school don’t embrace Christian world view • 79% of Christian school don’t embrace a Christian world view • 65% want a closer relationship with Jesus • 63% don’t believe Jesus is the son of God • 50% don’t; believe he rose the from the dead
George Barna Divided born again youth in two categories Those who believe in Christ, but their lives don’t reflect christlikeness Those who believe in Christ and live a Christlike life 98% of teenagers and 20 somethings say they believe in Christ but do not reflect Christ like attitudes or actions 70 -94% leave the church and never return
Prov 22:6 6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. NIV
Deut 4:9-10 9 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. 10 Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when he said to me, "Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and may teach them to their children." NIV
Prov 22:5 5 In the paths of the wicked lie thorns and snares, but he who guards his soul stays far from them. NIV
Prov 27:23-24 23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds; 24 for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations. NIV