To emphasize the importance of discipling young adults and provide practical guidance on how to do so from a biblical perspective.
Scripture Verses to Support the Sermon:
- Proverbs 22:6 - 'Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.'
- Titus 2:3-5 - 'Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.'
- 1 Timothy 4:12 - 'Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.'
Language Suggestions:
- In Revelation 3:2, the phrase 'Wake up' is translated from the Greek word 'γρηγορέω' (gregoreo), which means to be watchful, alert, or vigilant.
- The word 'strengthen' in Revelation 3:2 is translated from the Greek word 'στηρίζω' (sterizo), which means to make firm or establish.
Other Relevant Scriptures:
- Matthew 28:19-20 - The Great Commission, where Jesus commands his disciples to go and make disciples of all nations.
- 2 Timothy 2:2 - 'And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.'