Good morning, Bridgetown. If we haven't met yet, my name is Bethany, and like Gavin said,

would you please grab your Bibles and turn with me and them to Matthew chapter 20.

Two years ago, an article came out in Time Magazine about the Millennial Generation,

noting that we were, in so many words, the most narcissistic, an entitled generation America has ever seen.

Big thanks to Time Magazine for that encouragement this morning.

Now, this isn't just rhetoric, the writer of this article backed up his statement with some cold hard facts.

Things like 40% of millennials believe they should be promoted every two years, regardless of performance.

That according to the National Institute of Health, narcissistic personality disorder is nearly three times as high for millennials,

as opposed to those in the generation that's now 65 and older.

And the crowning jewel, a study of youth and religion, found that the guiding morality for 60% of millennials in any situation

is that they'll be able to just feel what is right.

Now, I'm not here to knock millennials, I am one, and I like us quite a bit actually,

but I do think this kind of information provokes one to ask why.

If you do a bit more research, you'll learn that there are some unique facts about our generation that contributes to our sense of entitlement or narcissism.

We are statistically speaking the most educated generation to date.

We're also the most diverse, which has afforded us this great gift of learning and having lots of perspectives that aren't just rooted in kind of a one-dimensional or linear ideal.

We're also the most healthy, which is encouraging this morning, as you eat your synabon or whatever it is that you're eating.

We statistically exercise more, we smoke less, thank you, dare, and we eat healthier than most people.

We're also the most awarded generation.

I use the word awarded very lightly because everybody got a prize.

Do you know what I'm saying?

And we are the most technologically advanced, globalizing not just our relationships, but our productivity and our creativity and development and business,

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