Message from youth during Youth Sunday: 0:00 Breanna Bartlett (Colossians 3:11-13); 8:12 David Gillam (Proverbs 6:6-11) ; 14:52 Emily Hunt (1 Peter 5:9-11); and 21:19 Jack Honich (1 John 5:14)

We encourage others, especially when they see us living and sharing the Good News in tough times. Scripture: Acts 13:1-3, 42-46

We encourage others when we help them become all God created them to be. Scripture: Acts 9:22-28

We encourage others when we are generous with our time and possessions. Scripture: Acts 4:32-37

Through his tender touch and tough truth, Jesus shines his light into our dark, broken lives. Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23

In his suffering and death, Jesus removes our sin and shame. Scripture: John 1:29-36

A faith encounter with Christ erases our strange notion of a loveless God. Scripture: John 1:1-5, 10-18

Even in infancy, Jesus posed a threat to the proud and offered hope to the humble. Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12

The Christ event—his birth, life, death, resurrection, priestly intercession—has us covered in every way! Scripture: Hebrews 2:10-18

In times of confusion and doubt, God’s best gifts slip in the backdoor. Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25