• Introduction
    • Who is useful to God when it comes to faithful service? I Timothy 4:12-16
  • God has used young people to accomplish great things
    • Joseph – Genesis 45:3-8
    • Samuel – I Samuel 3:1-4; 19-21
    • David – I Samuel 17:33, 34-38
    • Solomon
    • Josiah
    • Jeremiah – Jeremiah 1:4-10
    • Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego – Daniel 1:1-5; 3
    • Mary – Luke 1:30-38
    • Timothy – Acts 16:1-5
  • The kind of young people God can use
    • Willing to flee immorality – II Timothy 2:22; I Corinthians 6:18-20
    • Willing to trust in God – I Samuel 17:37
    • Willing to seek first things first – I Kings 3:5-9; Matthew 6:31-34
    • Willing to seek the Lord with tender hearts and with humility – II Chronicles 34:27
    • Willing to boldly do God’s will
    • Willing to be true to their convictions
    • Willing to humbly submit to God’s will – Luke 1:38
    • Willing to be an example to others – I Timothy 4:12, 16
  • Our responsibility to the young
    • Receive them – Matthew 18:5
    • Not place stumbling blocks in their way – Matthew 18:5-6; 18:14
    • Encourage them – I Corinthians 16:10
    • Not despise them – I Corinthians 16:11
  • Conclusion
    • We all need to be active in the Lord’s work.
    • We all need encouragement in that work.
    • We all need to be examples to others.
    • God can use all of us to do mighty things.