School is coming to a close, and with that comes the lazy days of summer. If your family is like ours, then you are definitely in the middle of planning for summer activities. One powerful experience for teenagers is our Summer Beach Camp for all teenagers sixth through twelfth grade. Here are the reasons [...]
This week fpStudents: High School is continuing the series “There’s No Place Like Home” with a discussion on our true home, Heaven. That destination is the “end” that we as Christ-followers are all striving towards. As parents, we must interact with our students with the end in mind, as well. As such, we have [...]
On Monday night, in case you missed, Faith Promise Church was highlighted in the 5:00 news by WBIR in Knoxville. I love seeing our church in the headlines! We had a great chance to promote what God is doing through our community, and in this instance, Pastor Chris was able to share about how we [...]
A Special Note To Parents: It is likely that you are familiar with the concept of the classic film “The Wizard Of Oz”. In the movie, Dorothy is transported away from her home during a tornado to the magical land of Oz and is forced to find her way back to Kansas. I believe [...]
Series: The Dead Topic: Salvation Service Summary: This special series called “The Dead” was concluded with a special movie premiere of our newest short film, with a unique zombie theme. After experiencing this movie event, we discussed the reason that Jesus came to earth. As Jesus communicates in John 3 to Nicodemus, he didn’t come [...]
Middle School Week 1: Dead to ourselves, living for God! Recap of the Night: Tonight in the large group experience, we talked about a tough saying that Jesus made. Jesus told us that if we wanted to follow Him, that we would have to die to ourselves, and choose to be alive in Him. [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhG-tkQ_Q2w (Penn Jillette gets a Bible) A few weeks ago I saw this video online, and to be honest, I am still trying to get over the impact it has had on me. As Penn explains in his story, he (an atheist) was approached by a Christ-follower who chose to give him a Bible as [...]
Overview the night: In FPstudents: Middle we took a close look at dating to see what God’s word had to say about it. What we discovered is that the Bible doesn’t say that dating is either right or wrong, it’s an issue where we need to decide is it wise for us to do. We [...]
This is a BIG week for the Wallace family… That’s right: it’s Potty Training Boot Camp! I know you all have been looking forward to this moment as much as Holly and I have! Since our daughter Emmy turned 2 years old, she has continually asked us to use the potty like her big [...]
Parent Resource: Week 1: The Dangers of Waking up Love too Early! Recap of the Night: During this night your students took a closer look at the Song of Solomon to learn what the Bible has to say about love, and the dangers that can come from waking up love too early. [...]
Tonight, fpStudents High School begins a very unique series. It’s called “The Dead”. And it’s about zombies. There are probably a billion questions rolling through your mind right now. Let me help by answering 3 of them. 1. Question: Why in the world would you do a series about zombies? Answer: Because [...]
Parent Connection: Week 4: Be Unstoppable Recap of the Night: In large group tonight you student got the chance to watch the latest YouTube sensation, The Kony 2012 Video. It is a powerful illustration of how God can use someone who understands the gifts that He has given them, and chooses to use those [...]
Series: Unstoppable Topic: Live It Out! Service Summary: “What can I do?” This is a common question that students ask when it comes to their involvement in God’s unstoppable mission. We all have insecurities and a sense of inadequacy that makes us timid or scared to step out and reach our world. Unfortunately, this [...]
Deuteronomy 6:5-9 “Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when [...]
Series: Unstoppable Topic: Live It Out! Service Summary: Opposition is typically something that you don’t wake up in the morning hoping to experience. Most of us prefer to avoid conflict and live as comfortable a life as we can. However, comfort is not a crucial aspect to following God’s unstoppable mission. More often, God [...]
Series: Unstoppable Topic: Get Up And Go! Service Summary: This week we began a series called “UNSTOPPABLE” by discovering where God’s unstoppable mission started in the Book of Acts. Jesus gave His disciples the command to “GO” into the earth and share the Gospel with everyone. This is the inception of the church! In this [...]
This past weekend as Pastor Chris wrapped up the “Hero” series a phrase he said resonated deeply with me. He outlined the two basins referred to in the New Testament, one used by Jesus to wash His disciples feet, the other by Pilate to symbolically abscond himself from Jesus’ fate. Pastor asked us the heavy [...]
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Jesus, Matthew 7:13-14 Jesus asks us to do some [...]
One of the Family Ministry Values that guides Faith Promise as we lead and minister to families all over East Tennessee is “Imagine The End.” This is a crucial concept for anyone who sets out to run a race, save for retirement or graduate college, and it is a vital aspect to setting priorities for [...]
Series: Fusion Weekend Topic: Weird, part 2 Service Summary: At Fusion Weekend hundreds of fpStudents discovered God’s call on our lives to be WEIRD! Why? Because chasing after NORMAL is neither good for us, not what God wants for us! Tonight at fpStudents we will wrap up our discussions on being weird by diving head [...]
Fusion Weekend is all about connection. Students will spend the majority of the weekend in a “life group” that is designated based on their age and gender. Throughout the weekend they will grow in their relationships with each other and with God while experiencing fresh and relevant discussions, engaging in live worship, crazy games and [...]
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