Posts in Middle School
October 1

As we conclude our series on the first half of Acts, we are going to look at the interaction between Peter and Cornelius. Once Jesus came onto the scene, the Jewish understanding of who was invited into God’s family needed to expand. God was inviting Peter to see that the message of Christ was not meant to be guarded but rather meant to be shared! 

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Middle SchoolAl Shepard
September 24

At Lifeline tonight we are going to talk about the interaction Saul has with Jesus on the road to Damascus. Saul was fully against Jesus and his followers, persecuting them and hunting them down. On the road to Damascus Jesus met him, and despite what he had done Jesus invited him to be a part of his family and to become an important part of the early church family. We want students to see how if that was true for Saul, then it’s true for them. That God wants to meet them, despite their past or what they’ve done.

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Middle SchoolAl Shepard
September 17

This week we will look at the very first days of the early church in Acts 2. When 3,000 people believed in Jesus, the disciples had to figure out “Now What?” for this brand-new community of faith. Their answer was to build around five key practices: Evangelism, Discipleship, Community, Service, and Worship. These same pillars can create a healthy environment for our faith to grow today.

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Middle SchoolAl Shepard
September 10

This week we kick off our Acts series by looking at the disciples’ first “Now What?” moment after Jesus went back to heaven. They didn’t know what to do next, but they trusted, obeyed, and waited — and when the Holy Spirit came, everything changed. Peter preached boldly, and thousands of people believed in Jesus. We will ask our students how their own “Now What?” moments could change if they trusted in Jesus when their unsure.

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Middle SchoolAl Shepard
September 3

Tonight, we kicked off the year at Lifeline by talking about what makes this place special. Lifeline exists to help students grow in Truth, Relationships, and Experiences. We looked at how God’s Word equips us, how community encourages us, and how meaningful experiences point us closer to Jesus.

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Middle SchoolAl Shepard