Elevate Student Ministries

Dear Parents, Hello again! We’re on week three of The Thread , and I’ve loved the conversations that have been happening in our group. I hope your teenager enjoyed it. This week, the lesson was entitled “Sin And The Fall,” and it focused on helping students understand where in the story humans rebelled against the Creator, and what it means to practically live out grace and righteousness in their worlds. We looked at the following Scripture passages: Genesis 2:15-17 Genesis 3:1-24 Romans 5:18-21 You’ll enjoy reading these powerful passages that demonstrate God’s amazing plan to make us holy in His sight. Next Steps . . . During the next week as you have time to talk with your child, consider asking the following questions: ·          You talked about the first rebellion against God, when Adam and Eve disobeyed God. What made them distrust God and believe that He didn’t want what was best for them? ·    ...

Dear Parents, Hello! I think we have certainly started this year off well. We just had our Big Fall Kick Off for Elevate Wednesday and we were really pleased with the turn out. Thank you for encouraging your student to attend ESM events! For Elevate Wednesdays we are doing a series call Discipleship 101. In it we are walking students through the basics of what it means to be a disciple of Christ. Each week we are trying to challenge them with one aspect of what it means to follow Jesus. We started off with our lesson "It Takes One To Make One" at the Soft Launch. Teens were challenged to be pointing their friends to Jesus, because a disciple makes disciples. Last week we spoke with the students about become disciples of Jesus, sharing the good news, especially with our visitors at our Kick-Off event. This week we will be talking about how the journey of Discipleship is a journey of being a life time learner at the feet of Rabbi Jesus. I also wanted to remind you abo...

Dear Parents, Hello! I wanted to remind you about the study we’re doing on teaching our students the big-picture story of the Bible. It’s a 52-week Bible study called The Thread , and this week was lesson 1. The lesson was entitled “Seeing The Gospel In All Of Scripture,” and was an introductory lesson to how this series will approach the study of the Bible. In this lesson, we helped students learn that the story of the Bible points to Jesus as God’s Son, the promised rescuer of humankind; and that Jesus was God’s Word made flesh, both the messenger and the message of God’s salvation for all people. Your teenager was challenged to commit to learning God’s story, and drawing closer to Jesus as a result. We looked at the following Scripture passages: John 1:1 John 5:31-40 1 John 1:1-4 It would be great if you could find some time today or tomorrow to take a few minutes and read these passages. Next Steps . . . During the next week as you have time to talk...

Elevate Sundays - Study Overview Dear Parents, We’re about to begin a year-long study that is going to change the way your teenager looks at the Bible. It’s called The Thread , and it’s designed to accomplish two things. First, your teenager will learn the big-picture story of Scripture. So many teenagers simply don’t have a grasp of the narrative of the Bible. Key characters. Key events. Few teenagers understand how these elements fit into the story of God and His people. The Thread aims to change this. Second, your teenager will learn the importance of the Gospel, and how God's redemptive story fits into all of scripture. Not only will your students learn the story of the Bible, but they will see that it is a story of unfailing love, as God seeks from the beginning of Creation to draw humankind to Himself. The Thread will teach your teenager God’s story. And it will teach him or her how God wove His thread of love through every page of it. I am extremely...

Welcome to Elevate Student Ministries! Thanks for stopping by our blog! This blog has been a created as a place for ESM students, parents, and volunteers to easily find tools to help them throughout their time with Elevate Student Ministries. Students will find weekday daily devotionals starting August 13 th that will go along with our 2018 Elevate Sunday Series, “The Thread”. Parents will be able to find parent letters filled with updates and follow up information to help them engage with their students in their faith walk throughout the year. Volunteers will be able to find resources to help them as they point students toward the Savior. We hope to see you again!