What does it mean to truly invest in the next generation? In this powerful message, Jacob unpacks what it looks like to have strong, available, and faithful shoulders for the young people around you — using a simple but unforgettable moment of lifting his son up to a basketball hoop as the entry point.
Drawing from 1 Timothy 4:12, Mark 10, and Matthew 11, this sermon explores three types of shoulders the next generation needs from us: strong shoulders that call them up, faith shoulders that make room for them to encounter Jesus, and shoulders yoked to Jesus that are healed and formed through intimacy with God.
You'll be challenged to reflect on the condition of your own heart — whether life's circumstances have made it old, hardened, or guarded — and invited to receive rest and renewal from Jesus before you pour into others.
Whether you're a parent, teacher, coach, pastor, or mentor, this message is for anyone who wants to leave a legacy that goes beyond what they accumulate and extends to who they lift up.
Big Idea: True legacy is not what you leave behind — it's who you lift up.
0:00 - Introduction: Basketball, Kids & Lifting Them Up
1:55 - The Bigger Picture: Standing on Someone Else's Shoulders
2:38 - Big Idea: True Legacy Is Who You Lift Up
3:54 - Biblical Examples of Passing the Torch
4:40 - Strong Shoulders: Call the Next Generation Up
5:03 - Paul's Letter to Timothy (1 Timothy 4:12)
6:39 - Correction With Calling vs. Correction That Crushes
7:02 - Practical Challenge: Speak Life Over Someone Younger
8:18 - Faith Shoulders: Make Room for the Next Generation
8:36 - Jesus and the Children (Mark 10)
10:19 - The Kingdom of God Belongs to Such as These
10:37 - Has Life Made Your Heart Old?
11:25 - Young at Heart: A Story From the Bahamas
13:43 - Wonder, Trust & the Childlike Kingdom of God
14:36 - Receiving From the Father vs. Achieving for the Father
16:26 - LVC Kids: Discipling, Not Babysitting
17:22 - Honoring Teachers: Your Influence Changes Legacies
18:23 - Youth Ministry & Creating Belonging for Teenagers
19:41 - Strong Shoulders Must Be Yoked to Jesus
20:03 - Your Shoulders Are Only as Strong as Your Intimacy With God
20:52 - For Those Who Never Had Shoulders to Stand On
21:45 - Jesus Invites the Weary to Come (Matthew 11)
24:05 - Jesus Wants to Work In You, Not Just Through You
25:33 - Why Daily Time With God Matters 28:17 - Whatever Is Forming You Will Flow Through You
29:19 - We Pass Down What We Carry
30:12 - Jesus Wants to Be Part of Your Life, Not Just Use It
30:44 - Let Jesus Heal Your Shoulders
31:27 - Altar Call: Bringing Your Tired, Wounded Shoulders to Jesus
32:07 - Come to Simon (Coming to Jesus First)
32:43 - Closing Prayer
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