Elevate Student Ministries

  Objective - Students will be encouraged to invest daily time with God through Bible reading, prayer, and reflection and will be challenged to take purposeful action to live out what they learn.   Key Scripture - 1 Peter 2:2-3 “As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.”   Key Thought - Investing time in your quiet time is a valuable use of time.   Lesson Summary – Tonight’s lesson was the second lesson in a four-part series called Game Plan: A Strategy for Spiritual Growth. The goal of this series is to help students understand the need for them to exercise the spiritual disciplines necessary to function as strong Christians in the game of life. In this lesson, we discussed the importance of spending time with God daily in prayer and the study of His Word, applying God’s Word to one’s life, as well as the significance of sharing what God is teaching them with others. Once w...

  Objective - Students will understand biblical salvation and will be challenged to trust Christ as their Savior and share that truth with their friends.   Key Scripture - Romans 5:1 – “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”   Key Thought - Jesus gives the peace you are missing.   Lesson Summary - Today's lesson was the first lesson in a four-part series called Game Plan: A Strategy for Spiritual Growth. The goal of this series is to help students understand the need for them to exercise the spiritual disciplines necessary to function as a strong Christian in the game of life. In this lesson, we discussed how to have peace with God through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Specifically, we learn three truths: the truth about us, the truth about God, and the truth about forgiveness. The truth about us is we all miss the mark and all are missing peace with God. The truth about God is that He is both just an...

  Did you know according to our church covenant "...[Members] promise, by God's grace and the aid of the Holy Spirit, to maintain family and individual devotions..." We talk a fair amount about "individual" or "personal" devotions around here (Quiet Time), but what do/does "Family Devotions" or "Family Worship" entail? To be completely honest your Youth Pastor, who writes this to you, is very much still trying to figure this out. I found an article written just for me that I found helpful, so I thought I would share it with you all here. https://bit.ly/FamilyWorshipForDummies