The Young: Recent Episodes
Mill Creek Foursquare Church Youth
We discussed how Christians can approach the LGBT community the way Jesus would without becoming unbiblical by looking at Biblical truths and experience.
Rick is my father-in-law and was a pastor for many years and has been a counselor for about 7+ years. He came and shared with the youth group on hoe to face anxiety and depression in practical and biblical ways.
If you are interested in a counseling session with Rick you can head to https://rickmcgregorcounseling.com or email him at rlmcgcounseling@gmail.com
There is no doubt that we live in a time of extreme racial tension. As Christians, many of us are unsure of what to do. We hear a lot of voices telling us to vote for this party, post on your account, or read this great book. Sadly the quietest voice in our lives right now is the Biblical one. What does the Bible say about how we should handle and move forward in our current time. We look at the scripture to distinguish what The Christian Way is instead of my way or the world's way.
Sherry who has been our Worship Pastor at Mill Creek for the past 11 years and her husband Tim who plays the drums on the team, both joined us to share on their unique experiences and perspectives around race relations between law enforcement and black communities. This week we engaged in what it was like to come to America, being an interracial family with mixed daughters & how we can become racial reconcilers.
Micah & Rachelle are apart of our church community and have a unique perspective in the talk about race relations between law enforcement and black communities. This week we engaged with them in around what officers and their families go through on a daily basis and their thoughts on questions and beliefs in our culture.
Reconciliation means to reunite or restore a broken relationship. We as Christians are called to take an active role in the issues our world is facing and I believe no one should be better equipped for reconciliation than Christians. Racial reconciliation is not just about becoming more diverse or having more people of color coming to Mill Creek Foursquare although. Racial Reconciliation is when Christians choose to take what they see in Jesus to every relationship they interact in the world. Where we are able to love and have fellowship with people with different languages, backgrounds, experiences, religions, colors & cultures. To be racial reconcilers means we leave all our group affiliations, labels, and preferences behind for an identity in Christ and get a God-view of the church and the world!
In this episode, we interview associate pastor Trevor Horn and as his questions about his life, where resilience comes from, and how it applies to our life.
It is so easy to allow how we feel about whatever it is that we are facing to control us but if we are able to slow down and ask ourselves the most powerful question we will be able to regain control of our lives continue in the process of resilience.
With us being in the last weeks of school, summer activities and vacations up in the air, constant difficult and heavy news, not being able to see our friends or family it is the perfect storm to quit. Quit on our faith, school, friends, family, and responsibilities. Sometimes giving up feels like the best option. But God encourages us and invites us into a resilient resolve.
As Christians we know many people know how to be a Christian, they know how to talk like a Christian but not everyone lives as a Christian should. In today's sermon, we talk about how we can intentionally invest in our walk with Jesus.
This week's podcast is called "Identity Theft." It's clear that one of the main missions of the devil is to steal, skew, or pervert your identity in Christ. We are going to unpack two lies the devil tries to get us to believe with Scriptural truth from Ephesians 2.
Most of us would answer the Who Am I question with a list of things we do. When we define ourselves by what we do or what others think of us, our identity will change at every word, every failure, or mistake. But when we define ourselves by what God says about us we will no longer need to look for it in other things or people.
Jonah was so angry at God's choice to show mercy to Nineveh that he missed the joy of the moment. When we are angry with God it's because we think that we would make a better choice than he would it in a given situation. Often this has to do with the pain or suffering of those we love and care about. How do we then wrestle through anger? Listen with us to through Jonah 4.
For Part 3 of our Jonah Sermon Series, we invited Ryan Kim to share on how the climate in Nineveh that led to revival is similar to today. Many people sleep walk through life missing out on opportunities where God is moving. You are alive and breathing in this crucial moment in history. Think about this. God could’ve placed you at any point in history, in any country, in any state and he chose that you would be living and breathing right now. This is not an accident. So what does this mean? Let's listen to Ryan as he shares our God-given purpose in this season.
Jonah had to get to a really low/rock bottom/back up against the wall type of moment until he finally turned to God and prayed but you don’t have to! Jonah 2 causes us to ask questions about what we do when there is nowhere else to turn.
Worry is an opportunity for our faith to grow. In this season how we respond to worry & how we process is going to have an incredible impact on their lives. We may feel anxious but we will not let it steal our peace, our joy and our time.