Greg Laurie

So maybe we overindulged our children. Then there's a reaction to that. And it just goes on from generation to generation. But I think this is a generation that to me, having lived through a few decades, is in many ways parallel to my youth generation. I see more of a connection between the late 60s and the early 70s and today than they do in any other decade.

I don't see that with the 80s necessarily or the 90s, but today I see young people, they're looking for a cause, they're looking for meaning. I was talking to some Gen Z kids recently. I said, why do you think so many kids of your generation are out there protesting against Israel? was slogans like, from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.

I don't see that with the 80s necessarily or the 90s, but today I see young people, they're looking for a cause, they're looking for meaning. I was talking to some Gen Z kids recently. I said, why do you think so many kids of your generation are out there protesting against Israel? was slogans like, from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.

I don't see that with the 80s necessarily or the 90s, but today I see young people, they're looking for a cause, they're looking for meaning. I was talking to some Gen Z kids recently. I said, why do you think so many kids of your generation are out there protesting against Israel? was slogans like, from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.

I don't even think they know what the river or the sea are, but they're involved in it. And they said, they're looking for a cause. They're looking for something to speak up for, something to believe in. So I think that when you come to the church and you come to the Bible, If we offer theology without apology and make it understandable to people, I think there's a great appeal in that.

I don't even think they know what the river or the sea are, but they're involved in it. And they said, they're looking for a cause. They're looking for something to speak up for, something to believe in. So I think that when you come to the church and you come to the Bible, If we offer theology without apology and make it understandable to people, I think there's a great appeal in that.

I don't even think they know what the river or the sea are, but they're involved in it. And they said, they're looking for a cause. They're looking for something to speak up for, something to believe in. So I think that when you come to the church and you come to the Bible, If we offer theology without apology and make it understandable to people, I think there's a great appeal in that.

And that's probably part of the reason that young men in particular, but I think people of all, young women too, are looking for that.

And that's probably part of the reason that young men in particular, but I think people of all, young women too, are looking for that.

And that's probably part of the reason that young men in particular, but I think people of all, young women too, are looking for that.

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You know, I think the thing to start with is just that God spoke to Abraham. He's coming from a completely pagan background. And God establishes a relationship with him. And then he has a tension with his nephew Lot. And you can compare the two of them because it's like Lot was drawn to the bright lights of the big city, if you will, to Sodom. Yeah, he pitches his tent towards Sodom.

You know, I think the thing to start with is just that God spoke to Abraham. He's coming from a completely pagan background. And God establishes a relationship with him. And then he has a tension with his nephew Lot. And you can compare the two of them because it's like Lot was drawn to the bright lights of the big city, if you will, to Sodom. Yeah, he pitches his tent towards Sodom.

You know, I think the thing to start with is just that God spoke to Abraham. He's coming from a completely pagan background. And God establishes a relationship with him. And then he has a tension with his nephew Lot. And you can compare the two of them because it's like Lot was drawn to the bright lights of the big city, if you will, to Sodom. Yeah, he pitches his tent towards Sodom.

And progressively goes downhill from there. And Abraham is looking elsewhere. In the New Testament it says he was looking for a city that had foundations whose builder and maker is God. So I think there's this longing in Abraham for God. But you know, him and his wife never have a child, and they finally have Isaac in their old age. And Isaac means laughter, he's the joy of their life.

And progressively goes downhill from there. And Abraham is looking elsewhere. In the New Testament it says he was looking for a city that had foundations whose builder and maker is God. So I think there's this longing in Abraham for God. But you know, him and his wife never have a child, and they finally have Isaac in their old age. And Isaac means laughter, he's the joy of their life.

And progressively goes downhill from there. And Abraham is looking elsewhere. In the New Testament it says he was looking for a city that had foundations whose builder and maker is God. So I think there's this longing in Abraham for God. But you know, him and his wife never have a child, and they finally have Isaac in their old age. And Isaac means laughter, he's the joy of their life.

And then the Lord asks for the ultimate sacrifice from Abraham, take your son, your only son, whom you love, and offer him as a sacrifice to me. And kind of a common misconception, I think, about Isaac in some religious art is you see him portrayed as a young child, when in reality he was probably a young man.