From Generation to Generation

The "generation gap" is real.

It can be emotional, confusing, isolating. Do you feel it? Can different generations truly understand each other, appreciate each other, learn from each other?
 
Christianity, counter-cultural as it is, says that the generations can do these things. But it doesn’t stop there. The Bible says that Christians of all ages must bridge the generation gap with humility, respect, and love.
 
The spring Week of Prayer aims to bridge that gap by calling all generations to pray for one another and rejoice together in the works of the one eternal God. Our praise and prayers will be founded on two realities that are common to everyone: we all need forgiveness and we all have hope for salvation through Jesus Christ.
 
Psalm 145:4-9 says,
 
"One generation shall commend your works to another,
       and shall declare your mighty acts.
On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
       and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,
       and I will declare your greatness.
They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness
       and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
The Lord is gracious and merciful,
       slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
The Lord is good to all,
       and his mercy is over all that he has made."
 
Let’s pray that Covenant Life Church is filled with cross-generational relationships marked by gratefulness to God for his mighty acts in everyone’s lives, regardless of age.

Pray for Gen Z

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Please take a few minutes to learn about and pray for the 2- to 22-year-olds in our church.

Prayer Points:
 

• Thank God for the resolve of Gen Z Christians to stand firm in their faith and to grow in godliness in spite of cultural pressures.

• Thank God for the way he has reduced "nominal" Christians in Gen Z, so that true believers can stand out more brightly.

• Pray that God will help Gen Z Christians stand up for righteousness and that any opposition will lead to strength and growth, not shrinking back.

• Pray that God will help Gen Z press into deep relationships with him instead of the easy distractions of media.

• Pray that God's glory will fill the view of Gen Z, so that they can have a proper perspective on themselves.

• Pray that God would provide wisdom for Gen Z to find the most Christ-like, gospel-drenched combination of love and truth, so that they can show love but not compromise their convictions.

• Pray that Gen Z would live 1 Timothy 4:12 and "set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity."

Pray for Gen X

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Watch this video and pray for the 43- to 57-Year-Olds in our church.

Prayer Points:
 

• Thank God that Gen Xers are growing in authentic relationships with God, leaning less on their own works for his blessing.

• Thank God that he has infused Gen Xers with a strong work ethic and a sense of optimism, and ask God to help them use those strengths for his kingdom.

• Pray that God will help non-Christian Gen Xers understand their need for salvation and for a righteousness that is greater than their own.

• Pray that God will ground Gen Xers in his word, so that they find their satisfaction in Christ and not in the world.

• Pray that God will protect Gen Xers from the love of money and the pursuit of ungodly pleasure.

• Gen Xers are raising their own families. Many have teenage children. Pray that God will give them wisdom to disciple their children in a world filled with distraction.

• Pray that Christian Gen Xers will ground their identity in Christ and avoid the pitfalls of the "mid-life crisis."