In the second sermon of the One Church, Multiple Generations series, we looked at God’s encouragement to students and how SR Students ministry is leading our Junior High and High School students to set an example for adult believers. There may be times when students do things that are looked down upon. Immaturity occurs when a person encounters freedom without a sense of responsibility. Maturity is the ability to bridle independence and freedom through self-control and displaying a deep sense of responsibility for personal decisions. In 1 Timothy 4, Paul calls a young pastor to spiritual maturity: to live his life in such a way that he shows the older people in his church what it looks like to be truly mature in Christ. This is not a call for teenagers to disregard those who are older than them, but instead to show others who Jesus is by allowing their lives to serve as an example.
