This week with the majority of our students being on Christmas break we decided to record the Compass Worship teaching so that all our listeners could be connected with the teaching. We plan to do this over the course of Christmas break in hopes that after you listen you will continue the conversation with those around you. So you won't hear any discussion rather you can create your own discussion after listening to the teaching.

Our hope and prayer is that through the Beyond the Building podcast you would continue the conversation of God's Word in your home, on your campus, in your workplace and neighborhood so His gospel can be shared with all.

This week Jeff, Katelyn and Stella discuss their takeaways from Compass Worship. As we continued our Advent series we were reminded that Christmas is not our birthday. We looked at the origin of gifts from the Wise Men and discussed what Jesus may have on His Christmas list this year. A couple suggestions were: To give generously beyond ourselves, to give an invitation for someone to attend a Christmas service, and to give yourself.

Our hope and prayer is that through the Beyond the Building podcast you would continue the conversation of God's Word in your home, on your campus, in your workplace and neighborhood so His gospel can be shared with all.

This week Ian, Selah, Angie and Jeff discuss their takeaways from Compass Worship. We started a short series about practicing Advent. This week we saw that we have from Day 1-24 to prepare for a very special guest and we should be doing everything we can in our lives to make sure we are ready to celebrate His arrival. We looked specifically at John 1:1-14, and would encourage you to read these verses and to seek the majestic in the mundane so you don't miss out on Christ this Christmas.

Our hope and prayer is that through the Beyond the Building podcast you would continue the conversation of God's Word in your home, on your campus, in your workplace and neighborhood so His gospel can be shared with all.

This week Lucas, Angie, Lake, Jordan and Joe discuss their takeaways from Compass Worship. We continued our series on the book of Acts looking at Acts 2:42-47 and talking about how the people continued to move the gospel message of Jesus after they believed, repented and were baptized. We saw from these few passages that it takes devotion to God's Word, learning what Jesus did and then doing it. We also saw the people were united in a common belief, they shared life together and they were devoted to going to the Father in prayer.

Our hope and prayer is that through the Beyond the Building podcast you would continue the conversation of God's Word in your home, on your campus, in your workplace and neighborhood so His gospel can be shared with all.

This week Lucas, Caleb, Carter, Leah and Naomi discuss their takeaways from Compass Worship. We continued our series on the book of Acts looking at Acts 2:22-41 and talking about the biblical response to hearing the gospel message of Jesus. We learned that when people are captivated by the truth of the gospel, they responded to that belief by repenting and surrendering in baptism.

Our hope and prayer is that through the Beyond the Building podcast you would continue the conversation of God's Word in your home, on your campus, in your workplace and neighborhood so His gospel can be shared with all.

Enjoy this special edition of Beyond the Building as Jeff, Angie, Paige, Brooke and Amaya give you a few highlights from this years Compass Girls Conference This year the theme was Under Pressure and it focused on 2 Corinthians 4:8-12. Through the course of the day we saw that pressure, even when it isn't fun, or easy can forge us into a position with Christ that will give us the power to not just endure but live as more than conquerers.

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This week Lucas, Nathan, Paige and Ty discuss their takeaways from Compass Worship. We continued our series on the book of Acts looking at Acts 2:1-21 and talking about the the boldness and confidence that Peter and the apostles displayed as they received the Holy Spirit and moved. We were challenged to consider how the Holy Spirit was prompting us to move the gospel message forward "as we go" through our daily lives.

Our hope and prayer is that through the Beyond the Building podcast you would continue the conversation of God's Word in your home, on your campus, in your workplace and neighborhood so His gospel can be shared with all.

This week Lucas, Harrison, Brayden and Corbin discuss their takeaways from Compass Worship. We began our series on the book of Acts looking at Acts 1:1-11 and talking about the church being a movement, not just a place you go. It was a movement of people who had their hearts and minds captured by the gospel message, and yielded to the Holy Spirit's leading. We were challenged to continue the movement by using the gifts God has given us to continue to proclaim the gospel to everyone we encounter "as we go."

Our hope and prayer is that through the Beyond the Building podcast you would continue the conversation of God's Word in your home, on your campus, in your workplace and neighborhood so His gospel can be shared with all.

This week Lucas, Carter, Caden, and Isaiah discuss their takeaways from this week's teaching. We finished out our series this week looking at Philippians 4:8. From that passage we learned we are to meditate on what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy. By allowing those thoughts and God's Word to "land" in our minds we reduce the space for anxious thoughts to overcome us.

**While we are focusing on the spiritual issues that can help us overcome anxiety we also understand that there are instances where it is absolutely necessary for someone to seek professional care and or medication to help with their anxiety. Our hope is that through this series people are empowered to seek whatever help they may need but that we will also see this as a spiritual battle that God wants us to overcome as well.

Our hope and prayer is that through the Beyond the Building podcast you would continue the conversation of God's Word in your home, on your campus, in your workplace and neighborhood so His gospel can be shared with all.

This week Lucas, Kaleb, Nolan, Drew and Carter discuss their takeaways from this week's teaching. We focused again on Philippians 4:6 where not only did Paul tell us to pray specifically but to pray with gratitude. We learned that graditude is a pathway to peace because it changes our perspective, creates a mindset of abundance, builds grit, and reminds us of the community God has given us.

**While we are focusing on the spiritual issues that can help us overcome anxiety we also understand that there are instances where it is absolutely necessary for someone to seek professional care and or medication to help with their anxiety. Our hope is that through this series people are empowered to seek whatever help they may need but that we will also see this as a spiritual battle that God wants us to overcome as well.

Our hope and prayer is that through the Beyond the Building podcast you would continue the conversation of God's Word in your home, on your campus, in your workplace and neighborhood so His gospel can be shared with all.