1826 Young Adults

Joe and Christian dive into the 6 "red-lights" of dating. 

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It is easy to look around at our friends and communities and analyze them, scrutinize them and most commonly talk about them. It is hard to go to people and build them up. It is hard to do something about the problems we see. It is hard to build something that will last.In the Bible there is a man named Nehemiah. Nehemiah lives through the Babylonian empire. Nehemiah is not a pastor or a prophet. Nehemiah is just a dude. He is like you and me. He is somewhat successful. Nothing is special about Nehemiah until he steps into his calling.

Nehemiah 1:3-4 "They said to me, “Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept."

Many times the direction you receive comes when brokenness is revealed.

Do you weep about the things God weeps over?

So many dreams are lost in the waiting period. Do not be impatient with the Lord. His timing is always better than ours.

Nehemiah 1: 11 "Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of this your servant and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name. Give your servant success today by granting him favor in the presence of this man.”

Nehemiah 2:1, "In the month of Nisan in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when wine was brought for him, I took the wine and gave it to the king. I had not been sad in his presence before,2 so the king asked me, “Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.” "I was very much afraid, 3 but I said to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should my face not look sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”4 The king said to me, “What is it you want?” "Then I prayed to the God of heaven, 5 and I answered the king, “If it pleases the king and if your servant has found favor in his sight, let him send me to the city in Judah where my ancestors are buried so that I can rebuild it.”

Where are we going? We are going to the places we came from. Not literally. But we are going back for our friends and for our family. We are going back for our community. We are going to lay bricks for people who are hurting and broken and have no hope. One by one we are going to build.

BRICK BY BRICK.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 

1. What was your favorite part about this series?

2. What do you feel like your role is aka how are you going to lay your bricks?

3. What is it that you feel like you mourn over that God also mourns over?

4. Joe mentioned praying for opportunity and favor. Which opportunities do you want to specifically prayer over? What people do you need favor with?

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Take time to fast. 

According to the Bible, there are three duties of every Christian: give, pray and fast. Biblical fasting takes a lot of discipline and strength—strength which you can only receive from God. Your private discipline will bring you rewards in Heaven, says Matthew 6. When you give God your first through fasting, prayer and giving at the beginning of the year, you set the course for the entire year.

LET ME TELL YOU WHO I AM:

Week 3 of the "Let Me Tell You Series." Joe talks about Romans 12:4-8, "For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully." 

We all have different gifts that are to be used for the "body" or Kingdom of God. It is important to understand your gifts to see where you can make the most impact. While your gifting may not be forever, you should aspire to grow with God in your unique talents, gifts, and callings.

Discussion Questions:

1. What are you planning on fasting?

2. What are you planning on fasting for?

3. Take time to complete a spiritual gifts assessment (LINK IN INSTA BIO). 

4. What were your results? Were you surprised? Be sure to share your results with us. 

5. Where do you think you can use these gifts to make an impact?

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We are the future. We are courageous. What is cool is they both go hand in hand. The future belongs to the courageous. In our ministry we really want to lead with courage and train people to be courageous.  We are designed to create the future. Not only that impacts us but also everyone else. The future belongs to the courageous.  The people who are going to make it in the future are the ones who will have the courage to pursue it

Solomon in the Bible writes in Ecclesiastes 11 (1-6): "Send your grain across the seas, and in time, profits will flow back to you. 2 But divide your investments among many places, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead. 3 When clouds are heavy, the rains come down. Whether a tree falls north or south, it stays where it falls. 4 Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest. 5 Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb,so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things. 6 Plant your seed in the morning and keep busy all afternoon, for you don’t know if profit will come from one activity or another—or maybe both."

1826 Leader, Joe Ross, goes over 6 points the group is going to live by. 

Discussion Questions:

1. Point #1 said that we are generous. What’s an area of your life where you can be more generous?

2. Who are you “investing” in right now? What are you investing in them?

3. Joe talked about being so full of God that we “rain” into others. Do you think you rain into others? What are you pouring into others? Is it godly things or is it harmful things?

4. What work do you think God wants you do? Where are you called to serve?

5. What’s a time where you stood firm in your faith? What’s a time you didn’t?

6. Do you think you miss out on opportunities because you’re overanalyzing? What do you think you can do to be in the moment?

7. What is something you need to keep working at? Maybe it’s keep inviting someone to group or maybe it’s praying for a friend to receive Christ. What’s something you need to keep chipping away at?

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"It's Not Like The Picture" is a message by Joe Ross preaches at 1826 Young Adults (a ministry of Faith Chapel) on 12/1/2020. 

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Hey guys! We wanted to pull out a message from the archives for you to listen to this week. The 1826 leader, Joe, spoke "Even If" throughout the Summer of 2020 and it brought a relevant perspective to what is happening in all of our lives. We hope you enjoy it and we cannot wait to see you again soon!

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Feeling negative? This is for you. We live in a world full of doubt, negativity, and pessimism. This week 1826 leader, Joe Ross, dives into what the Bible says about optimism and provides some practical steps to live a more optimistic life. The quality of your life will never exceed the quality of your thoughts - so let's choose to believe God can work in even the darkest and hardest of times. 

5 Responses That Break Down Optimism

5 Responses That Build Optimism

Discussion Questions:

What’s something good that’s happened to you in the past week?

If you could make one thing go back to normal right now, what would you choose? Start thinking. Ask a question to get your group thinking.

Joe said, “What consumes your mind, controls your life.” Do you think that’s true? What do you think controls your life?

Have you ever thought of optimism as the expectation that God will work every situation for our good? What do you think about that?

Read Romans 8:38-39. What would your life be like if you completely trusted that God was always with you and for you?

Have you ever seen God work a difficult situation for the good of someone who loves Him? What happened?

How can you shift your mindset so that you trust, in every situation, that God is working for our good?