Youth Factor: Recent Episodes
Jared Elrod
A Q&A show about what the Word of God says for your life. Send questions to (315) 801-1050 or jarednelrod@gmail.com
Today I talk about how a man threatened to pull his gun and kill me at the gas station.
What would you be willing to give up for the Glory of God? Would you give up a high paying job? The comforts of living in America to become a Missionary? How about your reputation? Would you be willing to go all out for God to reach a people group that others despise? Paul did, and today we are going to talk about that.
Scripture reference Galatians 2:6-9
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In the final episode of the Why Fitness series I talk about the point of all this. After all why do you want to get in the best shape of your life?
Today continues the Why Fitness series and talks about the lies we tell ourselves to stay unhealthy.
Today I start a mini series called “Why Fitness” it’s four episodes long over the next two weeks (New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday) where I talk about my fitness journey and how it relates to my faith.
Learn how to quickly and easily memorize lists of information with the peg method and sun list.
Today we start a ew series about learning in general, and how your brain works. Once finished you will be able to easily memorize the books of the Bible or any other information you choose.
Learn how your mind works with failures to accomplish your desired results.
People are often confused about the science of success. The reason is that most people don't do true scientific analysis on their own habits to see what's actually causing them the problems in their life. They look for quick fixes or "strategies".
But it's the science that comes with most failures that cause most people to accomplish positive results.
Only scientific analysis of your own habits will truly provide you with success in life. It takes a lot of time and practice, but it can be done by anyone if they're willing to do the work.
What causes most problems is trying to find the silver bullet approach to reaching your goals. It doesn't work that way. You will fail, and have to use the negative feedback to adjust your plans and keep going.
Proverbs 24:16 says
16 for the righteous falls seven times and rises again,
but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
The implication with that scripture is the righteous rise up again after they fall down. The fact is, as humans we will fall down, over and over again.
And when you fall down, you might not get up again right away, but if you do it means that even when failing is inevitable, your mind will find a way to overcome it.
People who are negative in life tend to say things like "I failed", or "I can't do this." But in most cases they never actually took the time to analyze what's causing them their problems.
To be successful in life, people need to realize that failure is integral in pushing themselves towards success. The reason why people think about failure negatively is because they don't understand how it works scientifically with the brain .
Your brain has something called mirror neurons- which mimic other experiences. When you see or do something, mirror neurons duplicate that experience in your brain. So every time you fail you receive two signals at once- the failure right in front of you, and the mirror neuron connection to all other failures in the past.
Mirror neurons are great for adjusting yourself even when life seems dark, because they create experiences behind negative feedback so that you can adjust your path. The key is knowing how to take advantage of your brain's ability to learn from repetition, so it doesn't learn incorrectly .
People need to realize that success comes with learning what habits are making them successful , and which ones aren't . So if we know we'll be failing repeatedly until we find success – why not make sure we understand exactly how?
What is the vision you are currently holding for your life? We all have one, and it will drastically effect the results we see day in and day out. Today, find out how to mold the right vision for your life to get the results you want.
1 Corinthians 11:1 is our key verse today. 1Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/psa.118.24.ESV
If you have ever tried the things I talk about but it didn't work, then todays episode is for you.
Scripture Stack
Good morning [your name] and welcome to your daily Scripture Stack. Did you stack yesterday?
If no why not?
If yes congratulations. You are building momentum in your spiritual walk.
What scripture are you stacking today?
Why that scripture? What is your current method for choosing your scripture? (Scripture of the day, Today’s Proverb, random, reading plan, etc)
After reading the scripture over a few times what stands out to you? Or what do you notice?
Good. Anything else?
Okay, now go back and read it again. But slow down. After reading it again, spend 3 minutes meditating on Gods Word.
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Okay. Now that you have spent time reading the scripture, and have gone back and meditated on the scripture answer the following...
- What lesson do you see being taught in today’s scripture?
- How does this apply to you? How would following/living this change your life?
- What action can you implement starting today?
- What action are you committing to do by the end of the day?
Good.
Now slow down again and let any anxiety or feelings of rushing to finish go.
Take a deep breath and relax.
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Okay. When I say go, I want you to set your phone down, close your eyes, take one more deep breath, and talk to God about today’s session.
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Good. You are now ready to start tour day.
See you tomorrow {your name}.
Scripture Stack
Good morning [your name] and welcome to your daily Scripture Stack. Did you stack yesterday?
If no why not?
If yes congratulations. You are building momentum in your spiritual walk.
What scripture are you stacking today?
Why that scripture? What is your current method for choosing your scripture? (Scripture of the day, Today’s Proverb, random, reading plan, etc)
After reading the scripture over a few times what stands out to you? Or what do you notice?
Good. Anything else?
Okay, now go back and read it again. But slow down. After reading it again, spend 3 minutes meditating on Gods Word.
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Okay. Now that you have spent time reading the scripture, and have gone back and meditated on the scripture answer the following...
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What lesson do you see being taught in today’s scripture?
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How does this apply to you? How would following/living this change your life?
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What action can you implement starting today?
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What action are you committing to do by the end of the day?
Good.
Now slow down again and let any anxiety or feelings of rushing to finish go.
Take a deep breath and relax.
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Okay. When I say go, I want you to set your phone down, close your eyes, take one more deep breath, and talk to God about today’s session.
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Good. You are now ready to start tour day.
See you tomorrow {your name}.
Today we continue our walk through Philippians 4:4-8 with the 7th verse. And I have an announcement at the end.
What should you do when something bad is about to happen and you need an answer pronto? Let's look at a case study from Little Jimmy's life, and see how he handles it, and what you can learn from him.
Todays scripture is Philippians 4:6 6do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Todays episode could be the first day of your new life. Especially powerful is the story I tell about Ed.
What can brushing your teeth with your none dominate hand teach you about life? Join me today to find out.
Have you ever read a chapter of the Bible and had no clue what you just read? Do you get overwhelmed when you sit down to read your Bible? Then pull up a seat and grab a tasty beverage, because I’m about to change your life.
Have you ever wished you could control your subconscious? How about daydreaming about being a better version of yourself? Well today that's exactly what we are talking about.
Are you perfect yet? No? Well I guess that means your still alive. Check out todays episode.
You should be attending your youth group/ministry weekly. I know that, you know that, and your parents know that. But heres an episode with 6 reasons to to encourage and motivate you.
Do you remember the power team? A bunch of big dudes who ripped phone books, and rolled up frying pans, then talked about Jesus? Well believe it or not I was on one of these teams back in the 90's. In todays episode I talk about the main lesson i learned from my summer with them.
Not only can we not take credit for our salvation, because it is the result of Gods justifying grace, but we also can not take credit for any aspect of our obedience, because apart from the Spirits presence, we would have neither the motivation nor power to to obey.
Don’t worry, the daily devotionals are coming back. But there is going to be some new segments as well. Listen for the full details.
8-30-21 Today I talk about 1. Giving all the glory to God, How to balance prosperity and poverty, and how to be great in life.
8-28-21 On today's episode. Who is the god of this world? And why the Bible uses the term "Slave" in a positive way. Heres the link to the episode I mentioned. https://anchor.fm/youthfactor/episodes/Is-God-mad-at-me-when-I-sin-e10quc9
8-27-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
8-26-21 "I think it's one of the dirty secrets of the church of Jesus Christ that many of the things we do are done out of fear and not faith."
8-24-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
8-23-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
8-22-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
8-21-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
8-2--21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
8-19-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
Sorry about todays episode. I got a bit carried away, but I am very passionate about the topic and really get into it.
8-15-21 When things are not going well with you, do you run to a freind to pour out your troubles? Do you unload on a co worker? Or do you turn to God and cry out to Him?
8-13-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
9-12-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
8-11-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
8-14-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
Okay so you clearly don't believe the tittle so just give it a listen and hear me out.
Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
What power system would you want if given the opportunity? And how would that compare to the life of a Spirit filled believer?
Come hang out with pastor Jared as he talks about whats been going on in youth, and what's coming up. Lots nonsense, and what could have been said in a 3 minute video announcement stretched to 20 mins of fun.
Why is loving others set before loving God? Shouldn't we love God first, then others?
8-9-21 Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
8-8-21 If you do one of these things... You might be a sinner.
Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
8-7-21 How is it possible that we who have been blessed with eternal love far beyond anything that we ever could have hoped to earn could be so regularly unloving to those around us?
Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
8-6-21 What is Love? What is Truth? And can they coincide with each other? Hey, don't forget to check out the Vlog over on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNlfrx5k8cIIZmXm3IhJdwg
8-5-21 I think the tittle is enough of a description today. Check out the daily videos over on YouTube. https://youtube.com/c/JaredElrodythfactr
8-1-21 Hope can mean more than one thing. And as we will find out today, one is a powerful tool to ignite your faith, while the other will kill your faith causing you to never see the result of your prayers.
7-30-21 That’s right I said it. Now listen to the episode to find out why, and what you should do instead.
7-28-21 Are you living as a fake to impress others? Quote from today’s text. “Grace allows you to live free of false hope and the false identity of human fakery once and for all, and to rest in the honest and stable identity you have found in Jesus is his eternal work on your behalf.”
7-27-21 Today we look at confession vs hiding our sin. Quote from today’s text. “Denial is rooted in fear and confession is rooted in hope.”
7-26-21 Today I start a new devotional series that will take us through the next year. Let’s jump in every day and grow deeper in our understanding of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Have you ever wanted to just pick up a phone and call God? Today I talk about that and how you can get direct access to Him and you can avoid all the pitfalls that people fall into when they start trying to talk to God.
Just spent about 10 minutes to record a little note for you guys encouraging you and telling you God loves you.
Do you wonder what heaven is like? Or do you struggle with thoughts of uncertainty not knowing what is going to be like and who you will be once you get there? All right well then today’s episode is really going to help you out as we talk about this book Intra Muros 1898 and get a little bit of a glimpse of what heaven may just be like and how awesome it is.
Do your thoughts matter? Can your thoughts control your life? And does it matter how you talk and what you watch?
Here are today’s questions. 1. What was your first thought when you decided to help kids? 2. If you could have a have a specific power with kids what would it be?
Okay, so you want God to use you in a mighty way. Maybe as Missionary planting Church’s in other countries, or an evangelist leading thousands to the lord in great evangelist crusades. But or you willing to serve God faithfully and boldly where you are? Are you willing to look at your school as a mission field and pray for the lost students you see every day? I can’t reach them, your pastor can’t reach them, but you can. Will you?
Looking at Luke 9:1-6 when Jesus sends out the 12 Apostles with nothing I survive on. Could you do it? Would you?
Our first clubhouse hangout. We talk about Stephen and living a life so on fire for God people want to kill you... Yikes!
Imagine the title of this episode said in the voice from the old He-man cartoon. Oh, and I done screwed up the verse. It’s Proverbs 18:21.
You have healing through the work of the cross. Healing in your body yes, but also your mind and emotions. Verses from today’s episode Isaiah 53:3-5 & 1 Peter 2:24
Do you remember the first thing you ever published online? Jonathan does. Learn the back story to how Jared and Jonathan got into this internet thing, and as happens in most episodes, they talk about cassette tapes.
Join us for a packed episode featuring a new law concerning Netflix, Man wakes up from Coma and thinks he missed the rapture, & what Easter 2020 may look like. All this plus more, and we add a new segment called “Intern Jeff”
Have you ever been in a situation where you didn’t know if it was time to retreat into your prayer closet and set Gods guidance, or justo up and start working on the problem? Today we talk about that balance and give examples from our own lives to help you decide what you need to do next.
When is it time to participate in civil disobedience and when are we to give unto Cesar what is Caesars?
If you struggle to read your bible and pray without falling asleep or daydreaming then this episode is for you.
Today we jump into the books of 2 Kings and read some messed up stuff about a city under siege and what they had to eat.
How to make the most of the opportunity we have been given, and how to avoid a HUGE potential trap.
We are back. Did you miss us? We planned on taking two weeks off to figure out the future of the show. The. The coronavirus hit and we felt we needed to come back early to deliver news with a Biblical perspective and bring hope.
Before watching Rhett & Links “Deconstruction” videos, I wrote down 3 assumptions about what happened. Today I dive into each of those to see if I was right, or if I was completely wrong. Let’s talk about it.
Originally a “MVS S.O.A.P.” episode, we dive into the topic of eternal security and if Rhett & Link proved this Bible verse wrong.
Summarizing the first two videos about Rhett & Link’s back story so you have some context for upcoming episodes.
I’m kicking off a series discussing Rhett & Links announcement that they are no longer Christians.
I cover a bunch of stuff in this episode including what the next few episodes will be about.
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3:17
Part two of the story about the time I got into a fist fight with a drug dealer who was trying to sell weed to my students on church property.
No joke. In this episode I talk about the time I threw down with a skinhead drug dealer for pushing his merchandise to my students. Homie don’t play.
Life is hard when it’s all about you and your problems. Let’s talk about how changing our perspective can change our life.
Let’s talk about missions trips. Why do we do them? Are they effective? And should I go if I’m still struggling with depression or emotional issues? Let’s talk about that.
Today I discuss some tips and tricks on how to get out of a fun I when the day starts off bad. And at the end I recommend a great book that will really help you out if you struggle with balancing your emotions. “I Declare War” by Levi Lusko.
Today, Sunday November 17th 2019, I talk about having something you are passionate about can save you from depression and raise your self esteem.
Jump into episode 00 and let me tell you why I started a podcast for you, the students of MVC and really any and all students who stumble upon the show. Let’s go.