Finding Focus Talks

Acts 2:42–47 "And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved."

The importance of surrounding yourself with people that will push you towards God is crucial to our faith. Your community will push you in either direction, find a community that pushes you towards Christ. Pray for it and the Lord will deliver.

Matthew 16:24-26 "Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?"

James 1:2-4 "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."

Following God will not always be easy and sometimes he will place trials into our lives. When these trials are presented we need to realize that God is having us grow in these moments and be thankful for the hardships he puts us through.

If you are skeptical on faith or don't know where to start this is a episode for you. Living a life of faith can be very hard to do and Jesus calls us to drop everything and follow him. As this group is made up of high schoolers, we face the trials that come with being vocal about our faith. If you are curious and maybe want to start being more passionate about your faith, please watch or listen to the whole thing. The episode gets better and better the whole time.

1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18 "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

Thanksgiving is an amazing time of the year to take a step back and look at all the blessings you are grateful for. In this process take some time to reflect on God and the things he's blessed you with.

Today we discussed the Fear and Love of God. We were blessed to be joined by Quinn Yori. Listen to the full thing its worth it :)