What are you telling the next generation?

… we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.  (Psalm 78:4 NLT)

Tell the next generation that God created the universe and everything in it.

Tell the next generation that God is the sustainer and upholder of all His creation.

Tell the next generation that God knows even the smallest details about His creation.

Tell the next generation Bible stories that … tell about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders.

Finally, tell the next generation how God transformed your life.

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,  in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:13-14 ESV)

 (You may want to include some or all of the following scriptures.)

… for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, … (Romans 3:23 ESV)

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 ESV)

… but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8 ESV)

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,  not a result of works, so that no one may boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV)

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16 ESV)

… because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. (Romans 10:9-10 ESV)

Tell the next generation that God reigns.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!” (1 Chronicles 16:31 ESV)

(Be sure to read the next and final post in this series, Tell the Next Generation.)

… we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.  ( Psalm 78:4 NLT)

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What are you telling the next generation?

… we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.  ( Psalm 78:4 NLT)

Tell the next generation that God created the universe and everything in it.

Tell the next generation that God is the sustainer and upholder of all His creation.

Tell the next generation that God knows even the smallest details about His creation.

Tell the next generation Bible stories that … tell about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.

Tell the next generation the story of Noah.  Noah obeyed God and built an ark to save his family as well as animals that lived on the earth from the great flood that covered the earth.

Tell the next generation the story of Abraham.  Abraham left his country, his relatives, and his father’s house to become the father of the Hebrew nation.  He was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.

Tell the next generation the story of Joseph.  Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers, but God turned evil into good by placing Joseph second in charge to Pharaoh in the land of Egypt.

Tell the next generation the story of Moses.  Moses was used by God to lead His people out of the land of Egypt.

Tell the next generation how God used Joshua to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land.

Tell the next generation the story of David and the giant Goliath.

Tell the next generation the story of Daniel in the lion’s den.

Tell the next generation these and other Bible stories that … tell about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.

Tell the next generation that God reigns.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!” (1 Chronicles 16:31 ESV)

(Be sure to read future posts that will discuss more of the Lord’s glorious deeds, his power and his mighty wonders.)

… we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.  ( Psalm 78:4 NLT)

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What are you telling the next generation?

… we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.  ( Psalm 78:4 NLT)

Tell the next generation that God created the universe and everything in it.

Tell the next generation that God is the sustainer and upholder of all His creation.

Don’t stop there.

Tell the next generation that God knows even the smallest details about His creation.

Tell the next generation that God knows every bird in the world.

I know every bird on the mountains, and all the animals of the field are mine.  (Psalm 50:11 NLT)

What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. (Matthew 10:29 NLT)

Tell the next generation that God knows every star in the sky.

 He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. (Psalm 147:4 ESV)

 Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name, by the greatness of his might, and because he is strong in power not one is missing. (Isaiah 40:26 ESV)

 Tell the next generation that God knows every detail of our lives.

 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. (Psalm 139:16 ESV)

 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.  (Psalm 139:2 ESV)

 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.         (Psalm 139:4 ESV)

 Tell the next generation that God knows the number of hairs we have on our head.

 … even the hairs of your head are all numbered. (Luke 12:7 ESV)

 Tell the next generation that God knows everything.

God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. (1 John 3:20 ESV)

Tell the next generation that God reigns.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!” (1 Chronicles 16:31 ESV)

(Be sure to read future posts that will discuss more of the Lord’s glorious deeds, his power and his mighty wonders.)

… we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.  ( Psalm 78:4 NLT)

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What are you telling the next generation?

… we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.  ( Psalm 78:4 NLT)

Tell the next generation that God did much more than create the universe and everything in it.  Tell the next generation that God is the sustainer and upholder of all of His creation.  Talk about His power and His mighty wonders by telling how He holds the universe together.

Tell the next generation that God’s power keeps the planets in their orbits.  The universe and everything in it is constantly sustained by the Son’s powerful word.

Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, [2] but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. [3] He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. … (Hebrews 1:1-3 ESV)

 Tell the  next generation that God’s power keeps electrons moving around the nucleus of an atom.

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.  And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (Colossians 1:16-17 ESV)

Tell the next generation that God has control over all aspects of nature.

And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.  And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.  And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.”  And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.  And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?” (Matthew 8:23-27 ESV)

 Tell the next generation that God reigns.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!” (1 Chronicles 16:31 ESV)

(Be sure to read future posts that will discuss more of the Lord’s glorious deeds, his power and his mighty wonders.)

… we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.  ( Psalm 78:4 NLT)

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What are you telling the next generation?

… we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.  ( Psalm 78:4 NLT)

Tell the next generation that all human life is created by God.  All humans are created in the image of God and can have spiritual fellowship with God.

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (Genesis 1:26-27 ESV)

Tell the next generation that humans are fearfully and wonderfully made.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. (Psalm 139:14 ESV)

And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. (Genesis 1:31 ESV)

Tell the next generation that each one of us was created for a special and unique purpose.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10 ESV)

Tell the next generation that we were created to glorify God.

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31 ESV)

(Be sure to read future posts that will discuss more of the Lord’s glorious deeds, his power and his mighty wonders.)

… we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.  ( Psalm 78:4 NLT)

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What are you telling the next generation?

… we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.  ( Psalm 78:4 NLT)

Tell the next generation that God is the creator of the heavens and the earth.

 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 ESV)

Tell the next generation that God created the sun, moon and the stars.

And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars.  And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, (Genesis 1:16-17 ESV)

Tell the next generation that God made the seas.

(God)  made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, … (Psalm 146:6 ESV)

Tell the next generation that God created the flowers.

Tell the next generation that God created everything.

Tell the next generation that God’s creation was (is) very good.

And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.  (Genesis 1:31 ESV)

(Be sure to read future posts that will discuss more of the Lord’s glorious deeds, his power and his mighty wonders.)

… we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord,  about his power and his mighty wonders.  ( Psalm 78:4 NLT)

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As Jesus was dying on the cross he said, “It is finished” (a single Greek word tetelestai which means “It is finished” or “Paid in full”).   Jesus had paid the penalty for all of our sins.  His redemptive work was completed.

Christ’s time on earth was coming to an end but there was still work to be done by his followers and the New Testament church.  Much like in a relay race, Christ was passing the baton on to His followers.  In His final instructions, before ascending into heaven, Christ said, “Go, make disciples …”

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20 ESV)

Jesus was saying to his disciples, and to us, “Go. Get involved. Do something.”

We are Christ’s ambassadors.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. (2 Corinthians 5:20 ESV)

We are expected to tell the good news of the Gospel to others.  We are to tell others how Jesus changed our lives.  We are to tell how

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. (Colossians 1:13-14 ESV)

We are not doing this in our own strength.  Jesus used his power and authority to empower us.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8 ESV)

God wants to use us to bring others into His kingdom.

This is certainly a big challenge for us, but Jesus said,

And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Simply stated:

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And just as Christ was raised from the dead
by the glorious power of the Father,
now we also may live new lives.
(Romans 6:4)

Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life. (John 5:24 ESV)

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (John 3:16-18 ESV)

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. (2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV)

I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.  (John 10:10ESV)

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Spring is a time of rebirth. How can people, who observe the new growth that takes place each spring, suppress the truths of scripture and deny the existence of a creator?

For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.  (Romans 1:20 NLT)

How can people, in spite of over 500 eyewitnesses, deny the resurrection of Jesus Christ?

Then he (Jesus) appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. (1 Corinthians 15:6 ESV)

How can two men have a lengthy conversation with the risen Lord and not know who they are talking to?

That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened.  While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them.  But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.   (Luke 24:13-16 ESV)

People deny the truths of scripture and the resurrection of Jesus Christ because of spiritual blindness and Satan’s deceptions.  Many people genuinely do not understand what the Bible teaches.

What can we do for people like this?

We can pray for them.  We can pray that God will open their eyes and minds to the truths of scripture

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people …  (Ephesians 1:18 NIV)

Pray that God will “open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in (Jesus).’’ (Acts 26:18 ESV)

What two things happened to the two men who were walking and talking with Jesus without recognizing who he was?

First: God opened their eyes.

… their eyes were opened, and they recognized him (Jesus)… (Luke 24:31 ESV)

Second: God (Jesus) opened their minds.

… he (Jesus) opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, … (Luke 24:45 ESV)

Do you have friends who are spiritually blind?  Do you have friends who are living in darkness under the influence of Satan?   You can pray that God  will “open their eyes” and “open their minds to understand the scriptures”.

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“Why do you seek the living among the dead?  He is not here, but has risen.”

(If you have not read the Good Friday post I suggest that you read it now.)

The Resurrection

But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared.  And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.  While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel.  And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?  He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” (Luke 24:1-7 ESV)

More than 500 people saw the resurrected Christ.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,  that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,  and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.  Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep.  Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.  Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. (1 Corinthians 15:3-8 ESV)

40 days after Easter Christ was taken up into Heaven and is now seated at the right hand of God.

So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. (Mark 16:19 ESV)

Christ is now preparing a place for all Christians in Heaven and will come again to take all believers to be with him.

 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.  In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. (John 14:1-3 ESV)

Do you believe this?

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26 ESV)

… because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. [10] For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. (Romans 10:9-10 ESV)

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13 ESV)

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