How do we reach the next generation for Christ? I don't think it's through screaming sermons, humming hymns, or tactful translations. Do people really think that the next generation, with all the technological advances, want to sing old songs, be yelled at, and read something they can't even understand?
I don't think so... In fact neither does Jesus.
" Neither do men pour wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved." (Matt 9:17)
Wine that has not yet fermented, bubbling, expanding, and emitting gas, cannot be put into old, brittle containers, or they will explode. Something as exciting as Jesus should not be presented with stale methods. One needs new containers that will hold in the message of Christ, longer and more effectively.
The same Jesus that has always been, brought new ways to reach others. He was radical in his approach without compromising the word of God.
Old methods won't attract new people. Preach the same Jesus, use a different message, and see the difference it will make in ministering to this generation and the ones to come.
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