Seven years ago, we were reading reports about Gen Z dropping out of church.

We were reading about Gen Z being twice as likely to be atheists as their parents.

Well, things have shifted dramatically.

The question is, what is going on with the younger generation?

Hey, friends, Michael Brown, delighted to be with you. I was recently in Greece at an international

leaders conference, about 400 leaders from 60 different nations from around the world,

gathering in Athens for a Jerusalem to council. That's what it was called. It would have been held in

Jerusalem, but because of the war and the aftermath of things, it was moved to Greece.

And I was asked to do a keynote message on what God is doing among young people today.

The organizer calls them Gen Now.

I focused in particular on Gen Z.

I went through a PowerPoint presentation. I think you find it

really helpful eye-opening, so I want to go through that with you now. The call of God and

Jen Now. First Chronicles 1232 speaks of the sons of Issaqar. These were among those that joined together with David and

Khambron to establish the kingdom in his hands. And the list begins in the 23rd verse of the chapter,

and in First Chronicles 12, it speaks of mighty men from the different tribes, warriors, ready for

battle. And then the sons of Isachar, they were the

smallest in terms of number. It doesn't mention that they were great in battle, et cetera. But here's

what it says, NIV, from Isikar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do,

or in the NJV of the Isacharites, men who knew how to interpret the signs of the times

to determine how Israel should act.

In Hebrew, Yodavina, the Itim, the Itim, which is literally knowers of understanding for the times,

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