Rockharbor Youth

The Holy Spirit brings us into community with people who both think similar and different to us. As we mourn with events happening in our own backyard, celebrate the end of a school year and graduations— the Holy Spirit meets us where we are at in each season. It’s something to be grateful to knowing He is faithful and we can trust Him. This week we invited students as they felt lead to share stories of how the Holy Spirit has showed up in their lives.

Through this series the hope is we all feel empowered by how the Holy Spirit has and is moving in our lives. One of the fun ways we get to hear it is through our leaders as well. Emily, Tanner and KJ share stories of how they were simply available to how the Holy Spirit was working in their lives. Each situation Brought them to serving with us today and we’re SO grateful for that!!

Everywhere we are surrounded by a consumer culture, even at church. The Holy Spirit is working and moving in us but we need to be available to the how he might be trying to move. Sienna and Liz share even their experience with the Holy Spirit and following Jesus-- it’s not always easy but it’s always worth it! As we continue to be empowered by the Spirit, how might he be prompting you and wanting to use you to lead where you’re at?

The only way for us to truly grow is to step into the uncomfortably things. Sam shares about his time in youth group, and his journey of how he had made his faith his own.

We live as aware of the Holy Spirit living and moving in us. As we enter this next series the question of “how is the Holy Spirit empowering you and how can you live out of it?” We get to live differently because Jesus said it was better for the Holy Spirit to be with us than him. We’ve seen him move before but how is he wanting to move now?

Take a listen as we have a small panel talk about their experiences with words, why they matter and are all words bad?? We aren’t saying to go use any and all words but to think about the words we use and the impact they could have on both our lives and those around us. Words are hard and words matter!

James biggest reminder to us is to love God and love others, to follow the golden rule. Which means showing favoritism, judgement is not the way of Jesus. Jesus invites us to calling everyone friend. It doesn’t mean we have to be close to everyone, but we should be kind and treating others how we would want to be treated. Then in listening to God, being intentional with prayer we get to be friends and share what God has given us.

As we start not only Lent but our new series in James, it’s clear God is on the move. But we often miss him. As we enter this next season the call is to invite Jesus into our lives to see how He wants to move in our lives. Through that no matter the trial or temptation we learn we have a friend in Jesus. Which helps us be better friends to everyone around us.

Take a listen as we have 5 leaders join the stage of various relationship statuses discuss friendships, family-ships and relationships. When we're rooted in Jesus it affects every relationship in our lives.