Last week we talked some about giving advice to our teenagers. In that blog post, our challange was to create an environment that pushes our teens to become decision makers for themselves. To continue with the theme of that post, here are some further thoughts on advice and your teen: 1. Before you [...]
As a youth pastor, one of the most challenging things to do is to give advice to the teenagers that I work with. This is primarily because I hate to watch them ignore this advice and walk head on into trouble that they could have avoided by taking advice. I am sure that as a [...]
This morning as I was reading through my plan for reading through the Bible this year, I read a portion of the story of Joseph. I love this story. Being one of three boys, I can easily relate to Joseph and the torcher that brothers give each other. I have always loved the point in [...]
Have you ever really thought about the power that you choices have? Our choices have tremendous power over our lives. I believe that our choices have the power to shape and mold our lives. I believe that the following principle is true for all our lives: “The choices we make today will determine our destination [...]
Middle School Tonight the middle school spent some time talking about the destination we are heading to. We don’t always do a great job of thinking about where we are heading. Tonight we challenged students with the truth that our choices today will determine our destination tomorrow. We want students to understand that the [...]
Welcome to 2012! I can’t believe that another year has already started. As each New Year starts, we all begin to reflect on who we are and what we have accomplished in the past year. Many of us will make New Year’s resolutions, most of which will last us until the third week in January. [...]
This week I have been reading back over the Christmas story throughout the Gospels. This morning I was in Matthew, reading about the birth of Jesus and the chaos of events that followed after. In this short portion of Matthew something hit me that has never hit me before. What I noticed most was the [...]
If you are like me you probably struggle to some degree with takin action on something that involves risk. A few years ago that statement would not have been true of me. I was too much of a risk taker. Over time I have matured and in the process have be one more reluctant to [...]
If you are like me, you really do enjoy the holiday season. I love Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s an important time to get together with family, and to turn off the distractions that life brings. Instead of busy work schedules, and deadlines to meet, families relax, eat, and reconnect with people that they care [...]
Series: Epic Focus: Noah – True Obedience Family Discussion: Tonight during their large group experience students learned that obedience that is pleasing to God requires two specific actions; hearing the truth, and choosing to do what the truth says. We learned this by taking a look at the story of Noah and how he displayed [...]
Tonight we crossed a new threshold with our little girl…she had her first sippy cup of water. This new experience for her has been marked by several weeks of some pretty interesting actions on her part. We noticed a few weeks ago that Elin would intently look at us each time that we would take [...]
I am currently in a teaching series that deals with rebellion and the importance of submitting to authority. Let me first admit that this series has been a struggle for me to preach because I don’t ever want to be that person who tells other people that they have to respect or submit to me. I [...]
A few years ago I had a very profound conversation with a good friend of mine. During this conversation he encouraged me to keep s journal and to write in it on a regular basis. He encouraged me to write down all about what I went through in my job, marriage, and relationsships. He [...]
Series: Stockholm Syndrome Focus: Our Human Connection With Sin Family Discussion: This week fpStudents: High School begins a new series that is quite intense. In today’s Parent Connection you will learn two things: why we are doing this series, and how you can help. 1. “Stockholm Syndrome” is the phenomenon wherein a hostage or [...]
My wife and I just recently had the opportunity for a date night, a chance to get away from being a parent and connect with each other. My wife wanted to see the movie “The Help”, and so we forked out the $40 it now cost for 2 people to see a movie. I [...]
Heartless Series Week 1: Guys vs. Girls Recap of the Night: During the large group experience tonight we unpacked some of the differences between girls and girls. Here are those differences we unpacked: Girls are emotion (feeling) based, guys are physical (fact) based, girls are more open in their relationships, and guys [...]
I just took my wife’s car in for a routine service job that needed to be performed. When I picked it up I noticed that the tires were not completely balanced, and that the car was slightly shaking. In that moment I was definitely frustrated. I mean I spent a good bit of money for [...]
Series: Friday Night Lights Topic: Game Plan This final week is about the most important aspect of any endeavor…the Game Plan. From football to building a car or applying makeup, having a game plan is CRUICIAL! So, what is God’s game plan for our lives? And how do we live it out each day? [...]
Week 2 of this teaching series is all about the concept of “Team Over Self.” This is a common theme on virtually any team in the world. But the crucial question is how does that affect your role and attitude on the non-sports teams you are involved in…like Faith Promise Church, fpStudents, your small group…even [...]
This week can be wrapped up with two words. Hard conversations. It seems as though every day this past week I found myself having to have some pretty tough conversations with people. Did I mention how much I hate having to do that? In facing these situations I have learned a couple of [...]
Series: Friday Night Lights Topic: Preparation Parents, as we begin this school year with all the anticipation and anxiety that it can bring, our goal in this series begins with a challenge. This challenge is for you and your student to prepare for and practice what it means to follow Christ. Over the next [...]
Page optimized by WP Minify WordPress Plugin
Recent Comments