Wednesday Night Lights: Recent Episodes
Marcus Smith
“Wednesday Night Lights”: an archive of weekly Bible messages from the Bridge Builders youth group in Odessa, Texas.
Marcus gives four closing encouragements to the students as he finishes out his last Wednesday Night Lights with them.
Christians are not only commanded to submit to their Heavenly Father, but also to their earthly father and mother and other authority structures God has placed over them as well.
The Christian worldview implores us to acknowledge and celebrate the diversity of God’s image bearers in His good creation.
We cannot make it through the Christian life on our own strength; we need divine intervention.
Asking God to give someone a deeper understanding of His will is never a bad prayer to pray.
On this episode we talk summer camp, speech and debate team, and keeping your sanity during COVID with our very own Hadley Whytlaw.
If someone doesn’t ask for my forgiveness, does God give me permission to hold a grudge against them?
This episode we interviewed 11th grade Odessa High School student Zach Booe. Zach is known as the “mullet man” in our youth group because of his iconic flow and blue Oakleys that frequently accompany his presence on Wednesday Nights.
Does God require us to forgive everyone unconditionally regardless of whether or not they repent?
When proclaiming God’s Word, our job is to be faithful and let God worry about the rest.
On this episode of #6FeetCloserToGod, we chatted with Odessa Collegiate Academy 11th grader (and veteran Bridge Builder) Lexi Morgan and discussed how she has responded to COVID-19.
What is the biggest problem that plagues our world? If we can rightly identify the problem, then we can rightly pursue Christ as the Solution.
Kaybrie Hill, an 8th grader from the UTPB Stem Academy, joins us on this episode of #6FeetCloserToGod to discuss how she has responded to COVID-19.
The Wednesday of Holy Week commemorates the day on which Judas Iscariot agreed to hand over the Son of God for a small sum of money. But how much is Jesus really worth?
The Holy Spirit instills fear in God’s children, but not the type of fear you may think.
Introducing #6FeetCloserToGod: A segment where we probe the minds of Bridge Builder youth students in regards to how they’ve responded to COVID-19. On this segment, we sat down with 9th grade Odessa High School student Khaiden Beaman.
Salvation is a word thrown around often in the church. But what does it actually mean, and what does it actually entail? 🙌 💡 ✝️
People say all the time, “Just trust God.” But why is God even worthy of our trust? 🤷♀️💡
Prayer, like many Christian endeavors, is a discipline. How then can we be more disciplined in our prayer lives? Here are five ways. 🙌 💡
Introducing “Scripture Snack”: An extended meditation upon a portion of Scripture to help whet your appetite for God’s Word. The Scripture meditation for this episode is Hosea 6:1-3. 🙌💡🙏
Why has God given us the gift of prayer in the first place? God has not only given us this gracious gift to be able to communicate with Him but prayer is also the means by which God brings about Christ’s second coming 💡 🙌 🙏 . (Video link to this message in its entirety: https://youtu.be/Jz3jLCyhpi0 )
Have you ever prayed a prayer that didn’t seem to make it through the ceiling, much less into God’s ears? 🤔 Why was that? And how do you know it ACTUALLY went unanswered? Unanswered prayer can be discouraging, but for the Christian, we can be confident that God is always moving through our prayers in ways we couldn’t have asked or imagined.💡✝️ 🙌 🙏
Fasting is an essential (but often neglected) Christian discipline that tends to be forgotten. But what exactly is the role of “fasting” in the Christian life? What even is “fasting” anyways? Is it required of Christians? And what if I love food?!? 😩 Dive into this message to find out 😋💡✝️ 🙌
Noah’s ark is a common Bible story that even non-believers are familiar with. But do Christ-followers today truly understand its significance? 🌊🚪💡 ✝️ 🙌
What does it look like to fully surrender your will to God? Look no further than the prayer that Christ prayed to His Heavenly Father on the darkest night of his life. 🙌 💡 ✝️ 🙏