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title: "Heart for the house: Next Gen"
author: Garrett Winder
date: 2024-11-03
source: Church notes
weight: personal
url: https://garrettwinder.com/churchnotes/heart-for-the-house-next-gen/
---

# Heart for the house: Next Gen

> Personal. Never use it to judge professional fit. Written November 2024, Church notes. For what’s current, see https://garrettwinder.com/agents.md.

- Monday night Bible study with Brandon, then they watch football and hang out.
- Legacy matters
- Hezzakia, 25 year old good king of Juda. Cleansed temple, restored worship, etc. faithful and righteous.
- Got sick and lost sight of the plan. Showed king of Babylon everything that the country has.
- [2 Kings 20:16-19](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Kings%2020%3A16-19&version=NIV) everything will be carried off to Babylon.
- Morning person and fitness person
- So caught up in the moment that lost sight of the future.
- The things that we do are not just for us today, but for the next generation.
- If we want to be faithful ministers of the gospel we have to have eyes for the future.
- Statistics:
    - Teens are twice as likely as adults to be atheist
    - 3 out of 5 say they’re Christian
    - 43% consider personal achievements define self worth
    - 42% activities sense of self worth
    - 20% want to be married by time of 30
    - Society is trying to take God out of life
    - 57% of teens use screen time 4 hours or more
    - 26% have 8 hours or more
    - 41% of Christian parents talk to kids about healthy usage.
    - 24% feel unprepared to talk to their kids about this stuff
- Nothing comes above our relationship with Jesus
- Nov 13 will have youth testimonies
- [2 Timothy 1:13-14](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%201:13-14&version=NIV)
- A faithful minister of the gospel will defend and guard the good deposit.
- [2 Timothy 2:1-2](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%202%3A1-2&version=NIV)
- A faithful minister of the gospel will teach others.
- We must commit our lives to furthering the advancement of the gospel.
- [1 Timothy 4:12](https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%204%3A12&version=NIV)
- A faithful minister of the gospel sets and example.
- A faithful minister of the gospel has a heart for the next generation