Kids These Days

Big Idea of the Series: This series seeks to help adults better understand what challenges children and youth are facing today in an effort to encourage greater empathy and equip adults for greater discipleship of the next generation. Each week we will look at a unique challenge that “kids these days” are facing, not just as individuals but as Christians, too. It’s important to understand the struggles of our younger brothers and sisters so that we might be able to comfort them with the comfort that we, ourselves, have received from God. 

Week 1: Dealing with “Adults These Days” 

Text: Ephesians 4:1–4; Colossians 3:21 

Topics: Parents, Children, Authoritarian, Authoritative, Generational Differences 

Big Idea of the Message: Parents and other adults in teens’ lives can cause them to lose heart if they resort to fear-based leadership; because of this, this series begins by challenging “adults these days” before we talk about “kids these days.” 

Application Point: The way we act toward teens in the midst of disagreement, the way we talk to them and hear them, will make a big impact in how they come to view God and the world.