FG Students (HS)

You will make mistakes in life. In the midst of consequences you might even begin to blame others and God. James reminds us that God is good, gives good, and does good.

The book of James is like a collection of really profound fatherly wisdom. James begins his letter by drawing our attention to his first nugget of life advice: we live in a broken world, but joy positions us to see the bigger picture of what God is doing in the midst of that brokenness. 

In the midst of sin our tendency is to hide from God, but His pattern is to seek out His children. Shame can rule our life if we let it, but the story of the Bible is not just that God seeks His hiding children, but begins to work in them from the inside out.

Our kick-off to the year! Matt teaches us that everyone has a place to belong in the family of God and that Jesus created belonging as people were on the journey of discovering what it means to believe in Him. No matter where you’re at, you have a place to belong.

We all want peace, but tend to think of peace as the absence of difficult circumstance. Jesus teaches it’s the presence of His Spirit. Follow along as we take an in depth look at anxiety and how to reframe our perspective when we’re in the midst of worries.

This week we look at the concept of dating. We learn the four cultural pillars of dating and how unhealthy they are and we learn four biblical principles of dating and how they set us up for success within our relationships.

A dinner party with Jesus and a Pharisee gets interrupted by a prostitute. Jesus offers grace, compassion, and dignity. The religious leader offers judgement, assumptions, and separation.

Jesus heals a man by the pool of Bethesda who, due to his circumstances, might be convinced that he has no hope. Jesus shows us that He and He alone is the source of true hope. 

This week we look at the concept of fear. What does Jesus have to say to us in our fear? How should we respond when life seems terrifying? How do we move forward when we are frozen in fear? We study the disciples in the midst of a hurricane and see how even the most seasoned of fishermen were terrified, how they let their fear lead them to conclusions about Jesus, and how Jesus responds to it all.

Hey everyone and welcome back to the Fellowship Greenville student ministry podcast. This week Matt Densky is challenging us to examine our hearts and identify the one thing that we usually withhold from Jesus. We study the story of the rich young ruler and observe that often times we’re willing to give Jesus most things, but not the one thing that we place the most value on. The question on the table is, “Jesus is good, but do you consider him good enough to give him all?” We hope you enjoy this message!