On Wednesday August 8th, friend of Tony, Pastor Mikey Powers, spoke on Ecclesiastes 3 and asked the question, "What time is it for you?" We wrestled with what we should do with the things that grieve us and how the Lord invites us to Himself in the midst of those things.

This past Wednesday FCA Director and friend of HSM, Jake Hardy, shared on the emotion of Joy. He emphasized the difference between "happiness" and "joy" and encouraged us to know where true joy comes from: Jesus Christ! Take a moment to be encouraged by Jake's message!

This past Sunday, Pastor Tony walked us through WHY and HOW HSM loves the city of Long Beach. We looked specifically at the Great Commission in Matthew 28 and Acts 1 and how Christ has sent us out as His ambassadors. We should take that role seriously!

This past Wednesday, Tony's sister Marlea Hatch taught on what we do when we experience being annoyed. She encouraged us to be aware of the "kindling" we collect as we cross paths with others and just how easily it can ignite when we ignore it.

This past Sunday, Phoebe spoke on the HSM Value, We Build Up. She emphasized that we need to be "built up" on a solid foundation if we desire to stand firm. And as Jesus shares in Luke 6, He is the only firm foundation that anyone can build on. Check it out!

As followers of Jesus, we have received the greatest gift we could ever imagine and have joy that cannot be taken from us. Yet, our world is broken and we still experience and witness suffering. So what do we do when we feel sad?

This past Wednesday, June 26th, Brian To spoke on the emotion of sadness. He brought us through Psalm 88, which gives us permission to bring ourselves to God when we are sad. He knows our sadness and is present in it. You have permission to lament to God.

On Sunday June 16th, Pastor Tony taught on the HSM value All Are Welcome. Why do we welcome any high schooler into HSM? Because Jesus welcomes all people to Himself! But even more important than us welcoming people into HSM is welcoming others into the Kingdom of God. If we are unwilling to share the Gospel with people, we are unwilling to embody this value.

Fullerton Free youth pastor and former ARC Intern, Amy Atienza, joined us as we asked the question, "What do I do when I experience fear?" She encouraged us that there is beauty to our fears because it pushes us to God, but that we also should go to war with our fears. Let us surrender our fears to God over and over again.

On Sunday June 9th, HSM Ministry Associate Brody Austin, spoke on our Student Ministry value: We Seek Truth. We unpacked John 8:31-32 and then spent some time diving into resources provided to help us "seek truth". Remember... Truth is discovered, not created. So go out and find it!

All summer, HSM is bringing in guest speakers to teach us on "What do I do when I feel _______ ?". On June 5th, Arbor Road Pastor, Megan Marshman kicked us off with teaching on the emotion of anger.

Is anger sinful? Is it okay to be angry? What do I do with my anger? Give this message a listen to find out/