08/23/2026
RESCUE MISSION: Rescue for the Next Generation
Who made space for you?
And maybe more importantly, who are you making space for?
Our youth pastor Valerie shared a powerful reminder this weekend: the next generation needs people who are willing to listen, lead, love, and make room for them. Young people are not just the future of the church. They are part of what God is doing right now.
And it starts with us.
1. If Not the Next Generation, then Who?
“Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity.”
1 Timothy 4:12 NLT
We have to talk with the next generation, not just at them. They are watching how we live, love, serve, and follow Jesus. If we don't help point them toward God, we have to ask ourselves who will.
2. If Not God, then What?
“Christ died for us while we were still sinners. In this way God shows his great love for us. We have been made right with God by the blood of Christ’s death. So through Christ we will surely be saved.”
Romans 5:8-9a ICB
“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”
Galatians 6:9 NLT
It is not our job to change people. That's God's job. Our job is to keep showing up, keep loving, keep planting seeds, and trust God with the harvest. We must lead the next generation towards His goodness. The world can distract with so many obstacles.
3. If Not Now, then When?
The first sign of new hope in the world was a baby. Jesus came into a world that wasn't ready for Him, yet God still made a way, using the next generation to do so.
Luke 2:5-12 NIV
And that mission continues through us:
“Christ changed us from enemies into his friends and gave us the task of making others his friends also.”
2 Corinthians 5:18b GNT
It only takes one person to change the trajectory of a family. One person to make space. One person to say, “I see you. You matter. God has a purpose for you.”
So who are you making space for?