Chosen Youth Ministries: Recent Episodes
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God is moving by His Spirit, and we can reach our schools now if and only if you are in the right position and at the right time!
Your Passion mixed with a Plan, wrapped in the Power of God will result in your campus hearing the Gospel of Hope, which is Jesus Christ.
Decide to follow Christ every morning you wake up. Discipline yourself with your decisions. Dwell on pure things.
Part one of our three part series TIME. Remember where you came from. Learn from others past.Take your experience of the past to impact someone's in the future.
A time of reflection over what God has done in 2008 and what He will do in 2009! www.debgraper.blogspot.com
The value we place on something is shown by what punishment or pain we are willing to go through for it. That’s a beautiful quote.....What are those things in your life that you would fight tooth and nail for?What is it that you so passionately believe in that as soon as it gets mentioned – your mind and your body jump alive?We should have those things in our lives that we love so much that we
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But what's the most you could do? It's the least that I can do. It's a saying we use when we've done something for someone after they've done something pretty nice for us. But have you ever really thought about what it means? It's the least that you can do? Is our least good enough? Is it ever good enough? Do I really want to do the least I can do in payment to those who gave all that they had
What does the Halloween of old have to do with today? This is a time of year that many Christian's hope goes by quickly. There are those who are radically opposed to the holiday of Halloween and then there are those who still take part in it. It has become something that people don't want to talk about or bring up for fear that someone is either going to judge them over it or they will be called
Meh,and then wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked. Revelation 3:15 NLT I know all the things you do - that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish you were either one or the other! But since you are like lukewarm water I will spit you out of my mouth! You say I am rich; I have everything I want. I don't need a thing. And you don't even realize that you wretched, miserable, poor, blind and
A little word that can have big consequences in your faith. Meh!..Its definition is lack of enthusiasm, lethargy, mediocrity, apathy, blah, whatever, indifference… basically the verbal equivalent of a shrug of the shoulders. We hear it all the time, and we see it all the time; written down in emails and on MySpace and face book. People use it when they don't know what to say and they use it when
Things we put on that make us fake. Last week we talked about those things that go bump in the night; those things that scare us and make us afraid; our fears. I went over with you the three types of responses our bodies can have when we experience that fear. Our physiological response is the way that our actual bodies respond when we experience fear. When our hearts pound, our breathing becomes
What fears are holding you back?When I was a teenager I used to go up to Troy Grove at night and hang out with friends. Unfortunately, what I did a lot of the time was stay out t too late and then I would have to walk home in the dark. Needless to say I never really walked – I ran! I would walk up until the very last street light and then I would take off full speed ahead and not stop or hardly
Don't fear change! Or we may just be insane. Finishing up .. Wars – I found it appropriate to speak to you about ….CHANGE. We hear the word all the time…from politicians, about climate issues, from changing our ways of thinking; over time we've heard many quotes about change. Here's a few: The more things change the more they remain the same. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr Nothing endures but change
Don't toot your own horn! Pride drowns out the sounds of God. One thing that I've learned over the years is that when a person says "I don't mean to toot my own horn or anything"…. is that they usually do. There are a lot of people who we deal with on a daily basis who just love to tell us how great they are; yet with somewhat false humility. I'm sure you've heard of the term. Toot your own horn
GIGO - garbage in = garbage out! More things to think about. Last week I spoke to you about how scientists believe that our thoughts make grooves into our brains over time and after we've practiced a skill, learned something new, or studied a topic, a new groove is actually carved into our brain tissue. I then spoke to you about how our bad thoughts also over time can also create grooves into our
GIGO! Garbage in, garbage out. The garbage you let in will eventually come out. When we put on Hose-A-Palooza this year….we brought in some huge semi trucks to bring in the water for the days' events. Unfortunately, the couple of days before Hose-A-Palooza we pretty much had a monsoon blow through the Troy Grove/Mendota area bringing us buckets of rain; and because of it the ground was softened
Go all out! Don't be a copout, holdout, or dropout in your faith. Michael Phelps went to Beijing China for the 08 Olympics and won 8 gold medals there… When someone wins something like that we need to realize that there is much more that has gone on than just in that moment in time. It's also about the past and all the hours and hard work that have gotten them to that point that we are watching.
Brokenness—Don't say no to regrets; Say yes to them! Sorrow and remorse are the scars of brokenness upon our hearts proving that we belong to Jesus; in the same way that His own broken body proved His identity as our coming Messiah. There is a saying in our society; NO REGRETS. It's the thought that we can just throw all of our mistakes and hurts into a pile and just walk away from them and never
Hard dirt, rocky dirt, thorny dirt, and good dirt, how receptive are you to God's Word? Tonight we are going to spend some time in looking at Matthew 13:1-23; where Jesus tells his disciples about the parable of the sower, i.e.…the farmer or the planter – whichever makes it easier for you to understand. This is the story that Jesus used to explain what happens after we've shared the word of God
The Ten Commandments...do you know them? Do you keep them? 1. No other Gods, only me. 2. Don't make for yourself an idol of anything on heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; don't put those things above your worship of God. 3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God; that's in curses or silliness. 4. Remember the
Are you worth your salt? Do others thirst for Christ because of you? How salty are you? Matthew 5:13 you are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it useful again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless. This scripture is from what people say is the greatest sermon ever preached. Jesus Himself spoke it from the sermon called the
Five simple questions to ask yourself so that you can be sure your going to heaven 1 John in the bible was written by John who was one of Jesus' original twelve disciples. John also wrote the gospel of John, this letter and the two other letters called 1, 2, 3 John and also Revelation. This letter was written to believers but there was no specific mention as to a certain person, place or time.
Four weeks of summer gone, eight weeks to go… what have you done with your summer? Ah, it's good old summertime; there's just something special about summer… its freedom baby. Just the chance to open up your windows in your house and breathe in the fresh air after a long, cold winter feels freeing. Who doesn't enjoy driving in a car on a warm summer day with the windows down and a breeze blowing
Alien or Earthling, Jesus was an alien, how about you?Chances are you've seen a movie or two about aliens in your life as you've gotten older. Alien, E.T., Mars Attacks, Independence Day, Star Wars, Star Trek, X- Files, Signs… ….to name just a few. You could have even seen Sesame Streets' Yip Yip aliens when you were a kid. All these movies or shows investigate the possibility that
Often times our most difficult struggles are not with others but within ourselves.A message from the movie Spiderman 3. Romans 12:21 don't let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good. It could be Spiderman's mantra…. His life's quote; especially in this movie. The movie in condensed form: Having turned to crime fighting to avenge the death of his Uncle Ben; Peter Parker
The saying goes,"Nice guys finish last."Whats true in the dating world is also true in the spiritual sense.We are in need of some troublemakers; there's not enough of them around. A troublemaker is a person who either consciously or unconsciously causes trouble everywhere they go. There is just something about them. Their presence shows up even before they do. There is an air of expectancy when
Leave your mediocrity and dry bones, and move on to maturity and put some meat on your bones. God grabbed me. God's spirit took me up and set me down in the middle of an open plain strewn with bones. He led me around and among them, a lot of bones. There were bones all over the plain, dry bones bleached by the sun. He said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? I said Master God, only you know
Are you strategizing about your potential in life?Benjamin Franklin, in his article "The Morals of Chess" (1750), wrote: "The Game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions; for life is a kind of Chess, in which we have often
Have you been pruned lately? Pastor Deb's sixth message of the I AM sayings of Christ I am the real vine and my Father is the farmer. He cuts off every branch that doesn't bear grapes. And every branch that is grape bearing he prunes back so it will bear even more. You are already pruned back by the message I have spoken.Live in me; make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way
Oops! You're Going the Wrong Way!The way, the truth and the life.After Jesus dealt with Mary and Martha concerning Lazarus and brought him back to life after 4 days – He goes on to do some pretty interesting things in a very interesting time frame. He makes His triumphal entry into Jerusalem atop a donkey and many of the same people who had witnessed the resurrection of Lazarus were there waving
Jesus couldn't attend a funeral.Week 4 - Jesus called Himself the Resurrection and the Life.I have something to share with you guys – if I can be serious with you for just a minute….. I have recently been diagnosed with a fatal disease called Senescence…. Actually, I've had this disease for all my life and just didn't know it. It is………………………. the advancing of age… and it's fatal! And sadly –worst
Are you a sheep or a goat? Pastor Deb's third message on the I AM statements of Jesus. Continuing on with the seven I am's of Jesus in the book of John in chapter 9; right after Jesus spoke of Himself being the light of the world and then healed the man who had been blind since birth - Jesus seeks out this man who was thrown out in the street and asks him, "do you believe in the Son of Man?" The
Deb speaks on how God is the I AM and Christ is the light of the world. We have been speaking about the words I am; and how God calls himself, I am. It is no surprise that Jesus who is part of the trinity also calls himself I am, in fact; Jesus speaks seven I AM, statements in the chapter of John driving home this point and fulfilling scripture in the Old Testament. John 6:35. I am the bread
I want to talk to you about the great I AM. The God that we serve has no CONFUSION as to who He is. The definition of I am: I am is the first person singular present tense form of the main copular verb in English. God describes himself in the bible as I am, and we serve the ONE TRUE God – with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit making up that one true God; it is first person, singular. The bible
What kind of friend are you? Circle the following statements that best describe you. 1. I'm a dependable friend; if I promise to do something, I follow through. 2. I expect my friends to be loyal to me no matter what. 3. I'm a little shy; I like my friends to make the first move. 4. I come up with the fun and crazy things for me and friends to do. 5. My friends say I
Discover Your Personality Here is a small test to take to find out what your personality is . . . In each box note the words that best describe your personality then double the number of words you chose and record that number in the box. ..>..> Lion Beaver Likes authority Confident Firm Enjoys challenges Problem solver Bold Goal driven Strong willed Self reliant Persistent Takes
Part one in our series TrueYou.If you want to listen to the podcast - hit the link above.For the next few weeks we are going to try to delve inside ourselves and see who we are; why we are the way we are, and why we do the things that we do. Hopefully it will be a time for us to get a true sense of what is and isn't working in our lives. To do that we first need to go back to the beginning… we
Two women call out from Proverbs, Wisdom and Lady Folly.The bible has some interesting things to say about wisdom.One of the most interesting things that I found is that it describes wisdom in feminine terms. In: Proverbs 4:6, 7 Never walk away from wisdom, she guards your life; love her – she keeps her eye on you. Above all and before all, do this: get wisdom! Write this at the top of your list:
Pastor Deb Speaks on Christians who try to walk on both sides of the fence. Last week I spoke to you about having one foot in the grave. I told you that it is a place most people don't even realize they are. They aren't aware that they don't even need to move or make a choice to be there because that is the place they are in and it puts them inside their coffins just waiting for that final
Evaluate : to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of; assess: Appropriate : to set apart, authorize, or legislate for some specific purpose or use: Something to think about since we are in the month of January and can do things differently IF we choose. Something New? The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results...: 1
Get out of your coffins. What are you going to do with your new year?listen to this message!
There is a scripture verse that is always spoken of in youth ministries - 1 Timothy 4:12 which says, Don't let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you teach, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. Most people emphasize the first part of that verse but what I want to challenge you on and speak to you about is the second
Cameron and Russell talk to the girls about sex from a boys perspective.listen to this message!
Cassie and Gina discuss purity and the sex topic girls don't talk about. Week three of our four week series Let's Talk About Sex.listen to this message!
Taught by Brad Crockett:Pornography has changed quite drastically from the time when I was growing up. What used to be found in magazines inside truck stops or ordered through the mail arriving at your house in a plain brown wrapper or what was playing in a XXX movie house like the old Stage 212 is now a thing of the past. Whereas at one time people snuck into places to see it, or at least tried
Taught by Cameron Graper:Masturbation. This a predominate sexual sin that men face, and it's one that no one ever wants to talk about. People are uncomfortable with this word, especially in the church - but it deserves to be spoken about there. What has happened instead is that this word has become quite common in the world of jokes and raunchy entertainment but it isn't spoken about where it
Deb speaks about her history and how sex is more than just a physical act. Week two of our four week series Let's Talk About Sex.listen to this message!
Taught by John Graper: This isn't a health class discussion about sex first off. Hopefully, you have already heard the simple basics. Boys have penises, girls have vaginas. It all sounds so simple - yet it can be so difficult and can cause a multitude of blessings or curses. What this first study is about is purity and what God has to say about sex. Matthew 5:27,28 "you have heard that the law
Pastor Deb speaks on God's favor.Does God like you? That may sound like an odd question to ask but there are reasons for asking it. The bible says that all good and pleasing gifts come from God. It is God's desire to give us gifts. The most wonderful gift that He has ever given mankind is salvation; NO MAN can earn it… it is a free gift that we can accept if we so desire. But there are other
A message from Shelby about valuing yourself and your sexuality. For the girlies.listen to this message!