God works in each generation. We are here today as part of something that started before us and will continue way beyond our time. In seeking to honour the past and serve the future, we endeavour to bridge relationships across the life of the church. It takes great effort to interact. Encouragement, honouring, being sacrificial and learning how to release and receive, have a big role to play. We all have a duty to ensure a continuation of the church for generations to come.
The kingdom of God is hugely interdependent and reliant on each generation having the heart to encourage whatever is coming next. We are all the result of the faithfulness and commitment of those who have gone before and want the church to go on to achieve much greater things.