Listen: Hear the Word
Wednesday Nights
Help! My Home Life Is Tough!
November 2, 2005
Life at home can sometimes be quite a
challenge. Mom and dad are real people and they themselves have real lives
and real struggles. Teens are living at home and yet sometimes wish they
were completely independent. The mix of the two can sometimes lead to
clashes and it makes for a difficult time at home. How do we deal with
these matters? What about the impact of divorce or workaholic parents on
life at home? In this lesson you will find that it all boils down to….
Screaming For Attention
October 19, 2005
ARE YOU SCREAMING FOR ATTENTION? We all
do from time to time but often we don’t realize the ways we are looking for
attention. This lesson addresses the issue asking the questions, “Who do we
want attention from?”, “Is that really what we want in life?” and “How are
we seeking to get their attention?” (We apologize for the poor sound
quality on this lesson).
Dot or Line? - Which are you living for?
September 28, 2005
“Thanks Jake for confronting your peers
with the Word of God!” Jake Greer makes a great point for us to think about
in this lesson. Are we living for the dot or for the line? Find out what
he is talking about and how it applies to your life today.
Duct Taped Fruit
August 31, 2005
Many Christians live their lives like a
dead tree with fruit taped to it. They want to produce spiritual fruit but
they are not doing it right. They are working to produce fruit out of their
own strength and determination. The answer to producing spiritual fruit is
found in the Word of God. This lesson will help to uncover it!
Baptism Service
July 13, 2005
Baptism Service.
Stomach acid and the Spotless Bride
July 6, 2005
We are all going to face difficulties in life but
one thing that we can avoid is having to take a bath in stomach acid in
order to get on the right path with God. Listen to find out more about how
God used stomach acid to correct one man’s faith journey.
Prayer
Blockers - Unforgiven Sin
December 1, 2004
Different than unconfessed sin, unforgiven sin is a major blocker of
our prayers and of our relationship with God. People hurt us and we often
don’t want to forgive them. Are we required to? What if they did something
really bad? How could I ever forgive some of the people who have hurt me?
This lesson explores many of these questions and raises several others.
Freedom awaits those who forgive!
Prayer
Blockers - Misguided Faith
November 17, 2004
Every person alive exercises faith everyday. From
the air we breath to the gravity that holds us down, we trust in many things
and in many people. But is our faith centered on Jesus Christ? What would
our prayers be like if our faith indeed was centered on Jesus? This lesson
explores faith – what it is, what it can do, and where it should be placed.
Prayer
Blockers - Unconfessed Sin
November 10, 2004
Is it possible that there are things in our lives that we do all of the time
that are really sin? Part of Satan’s plan to destroy our prayer lives is to
get us to do sinful things without acknowledging that they are sinful. As a
result, day after day, we accumulate more junk in our lives that will hinder
our relationship with God and render our prayers ineffective. What are some
of these unconfessed sin? What do we do about them?
Prayer
Blockers - Disobedience
November 3, 2004
Want to be more effective in your prayer time? Living in sin will
drastically impact our prayer lives. It is as if we are building a wall
between us and God and we are severing our opportunity to connect with Him.
Destroying the sin will improve our prayer lives dramatically. Discover God
promises of blessings and curses related to obedience.
The Gospel Sound Byte
October 20, 2004
If you could only know one thing in this world this would be the thing to
know. If you are ever put in a situation where you are sharing a thought
with someone who is about to die, this would be the one thing to share. The
Bible gives us the sound-byte saying, “Jesus….” Make sure you know the end
of the sentence!
Praying
Scripture
October 13, 2004
What if God gave us the perfect set of words that we could pray? Well the truth is, God didn’t do that and probably isn’t going to but we do have the perfect Word of God. How can we use the Bible in our prayer times? What can we expect when we pray through Scripture? This lesson includes 10 suggested passages and topics to pray through.
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Worthy of Our
Calling
September 22, 2004
Paul encourages believers to live a life in such a way as to be
worthy of the calling that we have received. “I call myself a Christian, a
child of God; do I live in such a way as to be considered worthy of being
called a child of God?” Find out what it takes!
Everyone’s Invited
September 15, 2004
What is it that brings all kinds of people together in our youth group and
in the Church? The Bible says that it is a mystery and that the mystery is
answered in Christ. God designed the Church to be a place where anyone can
come and be included into His family. Find out what that means for us today
and how we should treat those around us because of it.
God's
Best
September 1, 2004
God has a checkbook of power, money, wisdom, and riches beyond compare and
He offers it to us to use for Him. The problem is that most of us don’t know
what is in the checkbook and therefore we aren’t writing any checks for the
Kingdom. What would it be like if we understood what is in the Bank and then
we started writing checks?
Stop Dating God
August 25, 2004
Dating and marriage are too totally different things. Which one of the two
options best describes your relationship with God? Are you “dating” or are
you inseparably united to Him? Keep in mind that the benefits of the
marriage relationship do not come to those who are simply dating. The same
is true in our walk with Jesus. What comes when we are totally surrendered
and committed to Christ does not come when we simply treat Him as just
another significant part of our lives.
God’s
Presence Among Us
July 7, 2004
When we notice that a cop is around us on the road, we usually pay much
closer attention to how we are driving. What if we noticed and acknowledged
that God IS with us all of the time? Chances are, it would really change the
way we live our lives. This lesson explores the presence of God and what it
should mean for us everyday. God’s daily presence brings abundant life! No
more mud pies in the ghetto….
Rules vs.
Relationship
June 30, 2004
Got rules? Or do you have a
relationship? Jesus is all about the relationship! He wants our hearts
before He wants our external obedience. This lesson explores the difference
between three different worldviews related to life and salvation – Religion,
New Age, and Christianity. One is about rules, one is about whatever, and
one is about Him!
Little
Kiss / Big Problem
June 16, 2004
This lesson deals with some myths
and questions about sex and addresses the issues head on. Are teenagers
completely and utterly out of control? What does God have to say about the
whole issue? Where do the problems come from? Is there anything I can
practically do to keep myself out of trouble? Find out here!
Little
Lies
June 2, 2004
We live in a world full of little
lies and little deceptions. What exactly is lying? What is right? What is
wrong? How do you rate on the, “Am I a liar?” scale? Find out in this
lesson.
Making
a Dent in Something
May 26, 2004
This summer and you can either make
a dent in the sofa or you can make an eternal dent in the world around you.
This lesson seeks to answer the question, “If your life is going to progress
forward, who is responsible for making it happen?”
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Justification of Sin
May 19, 2004
If you can’t see truth or if you are
ignoring truth, you won’t be living truth. If you aren’t living truth then
you are living a lie. This lesson focuses on how we justify sin in our
lives and we ignore the truth of God’s Word. We make excuses and we
continue to live unfruitful lives of sin. There is hope though! Find out
what it is!
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We can
count on God
May 12, 2004
If we are going to be counted on and
if we are going to engage in the battle of the Lord, we need to be certain
that We Can Count on God. This lesson looks at the Book of
Psalms and the promise that even when things seem bad, God is there and God
will win! He is the only One that we can count on!
Can we
count on You?
May 5, 2004
As the summer approaches we are
going to have plenty of opportunities to accomplish cool things for the
Kingdom. We are looking for people who want to be involved. But more than
that, we are looking for the type of people that we can count on. Are you
one of them? This lesson will outline what reliability looks like and it
will describe the type of person we are looking for!
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Fishing Time
April 28, 2004
Summer’s coming and the fish are
biting! When it comes to “fishing for men”, Jesus has asked that we all be
in the middle of the lake reaching out to those who don’t know Him. Are you
on the water? Do you know what to do next? This lesson will help you
understand when the best time to share is, where you have to be in order to
share and various other details surrounding evangelism. Beware of Pirates!!
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Are you
Being Called?
April 14, 2004
The
workers in the Lord's harvest field are few. God is constantly calling
believers into greater levels of service for Him. What is the call He is
placing on your life? What are the options? How do I know if it is Him?
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The Walled Heart
March 17, 2004
Many teens find themselves feeling as though God doesn’t love
them. Why is that? How come we don’t feel this love from God if it is
really as great as people say it is? Here is a clue, it has something to do
with performance…
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Love for Jesus or for His
power?
March 10, 2004
Are you a person attracted to the man Jesus or just to the
power of Jesus? Do you simply stick with Him for what He can do for you or
are you genuinely interested in a personal relationship with Jesus? Find
out what it takes to have this relationship and then find out how you can
have the power as well!
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Jesus’ Temptation
March 3, 2004
Faced with the decision to compromise or to follow the will
of God the Father, Jesus chose to follow the Father. Because of that, He
accomplished all that He was sent to the earth to do and is now seated at
the right hand of God the Father in heaven today! Will you compromise? Or
will you follow God’s will for your life?
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Sunday Morning Sermons
Brains on an Imaginary Island
October 30, 2005
Three words combine to form the holistic approach to life that the
apostle Paul sought after. When he discovered truth, grew in knowledge
and let these things impact his experience, he found himself able to
say, “Rejoice in the Lord always!” Freedom in life is found when we
learn what Paul found out and what he explains in Philippians 3.
An Invitation to Abundant Life
August 25, 2005
If the Jews, through their worldly excuses, refused the invitation of
the Master, they would be excluded from the Great Banquet and the door
would be opened for the Gentiles to enter in. In this passage, Jesus
Christ reveals himself as the Master and He offers the world an
invitation to an incredible life with Him!
The Christmas Story - Luke
4:28-30
December 14, 2003
Jesus Can Fish??? - Luke 5:1-11
November 30, 2003
The Rule Breaker Returns
July 11, 2004
The Parable of the Prodigal Son is more than just the story of a man who
lost his son and then found him again. It is the story of God the Father's
great love for His children, even for those who have walked away from Him.
What does God do when one of His wayward children comes home? Find out here!
Religion vs. Relationship
July 11, 2004
This Sunday Morning version of an earlier discussion shares some ideas
related to rules and routines verses a genuine relationship with the Creator
of life Himself. Which do you have? Does it really matter? Find out here.
Special
Services
Youth Baptism Service – Student
Testimonies
February 18, 2004
Daniel Hernandez
August 11, 2004
This is the testimony of a former
gang member who has had his life flipped upside down but a genuine encounter
with Jesus Christ. Listen to hear Daniel's story about his former life and
about the change that God has brought about. Daniel also shares a powerful
challenge for your life and for what God wants from you!
