Purpose

So you’ve come to youth and got fired up to live a set apart life. You want to say
a bold “yes” to God’s good ways, and a firm “no” to the world’s ways. But now
it’s Monday morning and you’re back in the same old school. Now what? Let's dive into the word and look at the lives of people who yes to God and no to the world.

YEAH NAH: Saying Yes to God & No to the World

Magazines, influencers, blogs, trends. The beautiful is defined. Success is prescribed. The different is provided. Even when society shouts comparison, God whispers acceptance.

Comparison

Life with Jesus involves an awakening of our passions and a focus of our time, attention, and resources. We can tend to be apathetic about brokenness in the world when we are unexposed or engaged in other activities. Rather Jesus calls us to engage, to respond, and to allow our hearts to be broken as we pursue a path toward biblical engagement and advocacy.

Following Jesus From Apathy to Advocacy

Christians are different. They can’t help it. When you’re in Christ and filled with the Spirit, it changes you. This leads to weird ideas and alternate beliefs about reality. This series of 5-day plans uses classic Christian Creeds as a vehicle to explain the Christian worldview compared to the world’s, and help us see reality through Jesus’s eyes.

Weird Ideas: Crucified, Dead, and Buried

Is there anything sacred about the place we worship?  Is the church really God's House?  What is my part in the church? These and many more questions are answered in this study of God's House from the pages of Scripture.  Not only are we called to gather in God's House, but we are also called to help build it.

Build The House: A Call To Build The Church

Worry, anxiety, comparison, stress - they might as well be real chains around our wrists for all the power they have. They also keep us separated from God and paralyzed in our own lives. This 4 day plan reminds us of the freedom men can find in Him, the only one with the power to cut these chains.

No More Chains // Step Into Holy Freedom

The 'THRIVE' Devotional Series is a guide to living and thriving in God's Purpose. The 'Mindset To Thrive' focuses on developing the right kind of mindset you need to walk in God's purpose for your life.


THRIVE Mom Devotional Series Part 1: The Mindset to Thrive

Competition can be harmful when it becomes a source of worship for you—either you worship the glory itself or what the title of "athlete" gives you, things like money, influence, or identity. If you don’t know from the outset what you’re competing for, you’ll miss the real prize and be easily enticed away from your original passion for the game and the full use intended for your athletic gifts.

Sports Maturity: Competing as an Athlete

One of the many beautiful things in life is the fact that God made every individual on Earth in his image, yet also managed to make sure that no two people are exactly alike. God has given you a unique purpose, which I like to refer to as your “it.” In this plan, we will go over this concept of finding your “it” and using it to benefit the world.