The YA Podcast

What's in a parable? Paralbes include secrets and mystery to the kingdom of God. Parables help us better see Jesus and His kingdom. Ordinary stories, extraordinary meaning. Ordinary people, extraordinary God.  This month, we kick off our new series EXTRAORDINARY: Ordinary stories, extraordinary meaning. 

Interested in hanging out with Saylorville YA? Check us out here. YA NITE is hosted at Saylorville Church (DSM, IA) the third Thursday  of every month at 7PM during the fall and spring semester. Come join us if you're a young adult!

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Interested in hanging out with Saylorville YA? Check us out here. YA NITE is hosted at Saylorville Church (DSM, IA) the third Thursday  of every month at 7PM during the fall and spring semester. Come join us if you're a young adult!

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How many of your friends pick up an ancient text book everyday and read it? Probably, none of them! That would be really weird. But let's be honest, that's what Christians are supposed to do and if we are being honest, it can be really difficult. But when you do, when you actually read it and get into the story of the Bible, it does something to you that no other book can do. It transforms you!

Interested in hanging out with Saylorville YA? Check us out here. YA NITE is hosted at Saylorville Church (DSM, IA) the third Thursday  of every month at 7PM during the fall and spring semester. Come join us if you're a young adult!

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What makes the tongue so dangerous? It's dangerous because words reveal a lot about who we are. As young adults, we often profess faith in Jesus but have words that are incongruent with the Jesus we profess. Can we find wisdom in how we use our words so that our faith and words match up? Andrew Bush, Student Director at Saylorville Church, shares wisdom we can find in the book of James as we tackle the dangers of the tongue.

Interested in hanging out with Saylorville YA? Check us out here. YA NITE is hosted at Saylorville Church (DSM, IA) the third Thursday  of every month at 7PM during the fall and spring semester. Come join us if you're a young adult!

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Want to live your best life now? Pastor Pat, lead pastor at Saylorville Church, reminds us that as young adults if you want your best life now, you'll live a life of a wisdom. Not just any wisdom, but wisdom from above. 

1. Pray for it - from God
2. Look for it - in others
3. Apply it - to yourself

Interested in hanging out with Saylorville YA? Check us out here. YA NITE is hosted at Saylorville Church (DSM, IA) the third Thursday  of every month at 7PM during the fall and spring semester. Come join us if you're a young adult!

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We all have jobs. We either focus on that dream job we'll get when we finish school, look for the next best job, work our hardest in a current job or try to find joy in a job that we don't actually love and just want to quit. It can be consuming. 

Our job is not what gives us value. This week we hear from Caleb Fisher as he reminds us where our confidence should be as we work for the Glory of God. 

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The Grind shows up in different ways for all of us, but it has the same common thread. It  is the hard and seemingly hopeless work of doing the same thing over and over without a clear vision for the future. It’s the pressures of life that grate on us, push us down, drain our energy, and steal our joy. 

There’s nothing that The Grind can throw at you that Jesus hasn’t faced first.

Interested in hanging out with Saylorville YA? Check us out here. YA NITE is hosted at Saylorville Church (DSM, IA) the third Thursday  of every month at 7PM during the fall and spring semester. Come join us if you're a young adult!

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While influence isn't everything, we all have it and the question is what are you doing with it? Are you leveraging your relationships in a way that is encouraging and building each other up to the greater good of Jesus? Are you considered a leader among your peers because of your encouragement? It's an important question that could reveal where your heart is with Jesus. 

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Time for a family talk. Curtis + Lisa speak to the YA community about singleness, dating and marriage. Get ready for an authentic, real, funny and to the point conversation. For the young adult struggling in the grind of relationships we pray this conversation encourages and motivates you to make Jesus the main story in your life! Psalm 107:9 - For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

10 Dating Hot Takes 🔥 

1. Don’t date only for fun. 
2. Guys, say what you’re thinking.
3. Girls, give an answer. 
4. Be intentional, but don’t rush. 
5. Evaluate your own heart first. 
6. Communicate like crazy. 
7. Sex is off the table. 
8. Allow others to speak into your relationship. 
9. Breaking up is okay. 
10. Marriage is not the finish line, it’s the starting line. 

Interested in hanging out with Saylorville YA? Check us out here. YA NITE is hosted at Saylorville Church (DSM, IA) the third Thursday  of every month at 7PM during the fall and spring semester. Come join us if you're a young adult!

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Ever wish life looked a little different? Looking to find beauty even in the things that feel like a grind? Cam Wagner shares his heart as he kicks off the four part series we are calling The Grind: Beauty in the Process.

Interested in hanging out with Saylorville YA? Check us out here. YA NITE is hosted at Saylorville Church (DSM, IA) the third Thursday  of every month at 7PM during the fall and spring semester. Come join us if you're a young adult!

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