Youth: Problems, Causes, and Solutions Sermon Outline

(I just finished this outline and am scheduled to preach it Sunday the 2nd of January- my last Sunday in New York)
Youth: Problems, Causes, and Solutions Outline

By: David Scott Harris, July 2010

1.       Introduction      

2.       Is there anything new under the sun? (Ecclesiastes 1:1-3, Psalms 51:5 )

3.       What’s missing?

A.      Low expectations (1 Timothy 4:12, examples of David, Mary, Timothy)

B.      Parental neglect (Deuteronomy 4:9-10, Deuteronomy 6:6-9, Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 23:13-14, Proverbs 29:17, Ephesians 6:4, Colossians 3:21)

C.      The Cultural Shift

4.       The Root of the problem

A. False Conversions (Hosea 4:6, Matthew 13:24-30)

B. Unbiblical Theology (Galatians 1:8, 2 Peter 2)

C. The Church’s Failure (Acts 2:42, Ephesians 4:14, Romans 12:10, Romans 15:14, Ephesians 4:32, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 1 John 3:11)

        5. The Manifestations

              A. Disrespect for Authority (Proverbs 30:11, 1 Samuel 15:23, Proverbs 30:17, Deuteronomy 6:6-9, Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:4)

              B. Worldly Cares (Job 21:11-15, Proverbs 21:17, Ecclesiastes 11:9-10, Matthew 10:39,

Matthew 16:26, Luke 21:34, John 12:43, Colossians 3:2, 2 Timothy 2:4, 1 John 2:15-17)

              C. The Dating Game

         6. Biblical Solutions

              A. Cross-Centered Youth Groups (Acts 2:42, Ephesians 4:14, Romans 12:10, Romans 15:14, Ephesians 4:32, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 1 John 3:11, 1 Corinthians 11:33)

              B. Cross-Centered Parenting (1 Timothy 3:4,5, Titus 1:6, Proverbs 29:15, Proverbs 29:17,  Proverbs 23:13-14)

              C. Personal Repentance (2 Thes. 2:13, 2 Tim. 2:25-26, Acts 17:30, Acts 17:30, Jn. 6:28-29, 2 Tim. 2:22, Rom. 10:11-13,