In life, there’s a lot you can’t control, but your mindset is something you can. Romans 8 teaches that your mind is always leading you somewhere: either toward the flesh or toward the Spirit and life. God’s goal isn’t just to change what you do, but who you become; to make you look more like Jesus. We want to help students begin to choose to fix their minds on Christ, letting His Spirit shape their thoughts, peace, and direction.
Read MoreMany people may feel a desire deep within them to change the world around them for the Gospel, but how do we actually do that in our everyday lives? This week, we explore the power of living as a follower of Christ in a world that goes its own way. Students will be reminded of the reality that their obedience to Christ and refusal to be influenced by culture can be their most powerful testimony!
Read MoreTonight we will talk about how everyone faces hardship, and how we respond—whether we vent, stuff it, isolate, or distract—reveals where our hope truly rests. Paul writes to believers in Rome who were suffering deeply and reminds them that real hope isn’t just a feeling or a slogan like “Just trust God.” It’s something solid, anchored in two unshakable truths
Read MoreIn this discussion night, we will be hearing from our residents on how to share the Good News with the way we talk to others. Often, “sharing the Gospel” can seem so intimidating and make others uncomfortable, but what if it doesn’t need to be that way? Sharing the Gospel is less about quoting scripture and more about making the Truth of Jesus Christ good news to an individual's circumstance.
Read MoreTonight we will see that Paul reminds both the Jewish and Gentile believers that no one is righteous on their own — everyone has fallen short of God’s standard. We can’t fix our brokenness by comparing ourselves to others or pretending everything’s fine. However we know, it is only through faith in Jesus, not by our own efforts, we’re made right with God and given a new kind of life that rests in His grace, not our performance.
Read MoreWe’ll be focusing “just on today”. In 4 different practices, we’ll look at the past, present, and future of today. The intention is to show students that today has plenty to offer and focusing one day at a time can be powerful for our walk with Christ.
Read MoreTonight we’ll be wrapping up our Ephesians series, “Blueprints,” by diving into Chapter 6. In this chapter, Paul makes it clear that believers are in a spiritual battle—but he also gives us the strategy for how to stand strong in it. He reminds us to know and live out the truth: that even in the middle of our battles, we already have victory in Christ.
Read MoreThis week’s teaching compares living according to the flesh to living according to the Spirit. We’ll walk through what the process of sanctification entails and how the Holy Spirit works through a believer to say no to sinful desires.
Read MoreAs we turn the corner to the back half of the book of Ephesians by entering in to chapter 4, 5, & 6 our focus changes. In the first three chapters our attention is upon the spiritual blessing be have in Christ. But starting in chapter 4 our focus shift towards instructions towards right Christian living. Within tonight’s message Paul will show us the things we do are “because of” the love he has shown to us, not “for” or to earn his love and acceptance.
Read MoreAs we launch a new series we’ll be covering the reality of sin’s infection of human nature and the world around us. Looking at Paul’s progression in Romans 7-8, we’ll uncover the problem that’s before us, and the solution we have in Christ.
Read MoreWhat makes Jesus... different? Different from other religions, different from other ways of life, different than just doing your own thing? During this teaching, we will discover that the grace of God for us while we were sinners is different than anything else have experienced! During this teaching, students will be given the opportunity to respond to God’s grace by committing to following Jesus with their life.
Read MoreWe are off this week, Sunday October 12 as we will be returning from a weekend retreat with many of our students. We resume next Sunday the 19th with a new teaching series titled Transformed which will look at how God changes us and makes our heart more like his. This is a part of our overall yearly focus to become more like Jesus every day!
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