The Student Ministry Podcast: Recent Episodes
Mt. Horeb Students
Charity Ramsey and Anna Wills - A form of worship is confession. Having a sober self assessment and being willing to be open and honest about what needs to be forgiven. This is an act that can be awkward at first but can become a regular practice as time goes on. A habit of confession keeps us humble and regularly reminds of of where we have come from.
Oakley Dickson - Worship is when we are willing to give of ourselves at great expense to honor God. Making a habit of viewing Christ as more valuable than anything else in our lives creates in us a heart of worship. We all worship something, the question is what do we worship?
Daniel Stevanus - We have a tendency to be so over stimulated with stuff and material things that we become addicted to it. There is health in stepping away and finding contentment as a habit. Developing a habit of gratitude and thankfulness makes our hearts healthy and strong.
Trevor Miller - We are creatures of habit and begin new ones all the time without even knowing it. Habits are a three step process: cue, routine and reward and we can change a habit by replacing the routine. Making studying scripture a habit of your life can help you determine the poisonous tapes that we run in our heads all day long. Many of us are in the habit of listening to all the negative input from friends, family, social media and society. The Bible offers truth that can help you reorient your entire life. It’s our choice.
Oakley Dickson - Sometimes we need some kind of aid to keep swimming. We will grow tired and weary. It is wise for us to pick friendships that will encourage us and keep us a float. If we choose unwisely, our associations may be the very reason we find ourselves drowning.
Daniel Stevanus - The world is an unforgiving place. There are countless gods that demand to be worshipped and served. It takes a certain boldness to refuse to bow down. Though it may feel like you are on your own in the fire, you will look around and find that Jesus is with you. There is only one God worthy of our worship and He will not share us with anything else.
Trevor Miller - Romantic relationships can be the greatest danger for a middle school and high school student. In an overly sexualized culture, it is important to be able to swim and make wise choices in terms of relationships. If we are not careful where we go and when we go there, we could find ourselves dead in the water.
Oakley Dickson - The world is full of such negativity that it is easy to get involved and join in the mud slinging at school, at the lunch table and on social media. But that is not what it means to have been taught to swim. We are to set an example by the way that we live. Instead of being a part of the trashy and negative actions and attitudes, we can be people who are a light in the darkness. By this we may find ourselves rescued from the consequences of a world gone nuts and those who would hear us as well.
Trevor Miller - Jesus is speaking with His disciples just before he will be arrested and put to death. He is warning them that soon he will be gone and the world will rejoice while they will be heartbroken. But he ends this discussion by telling them that in the world they will experience trouble. Expect it. You will experience friction because you will live contrary to the world. BUT, take heart, Jesus says, for He has overcome the world. What does it mean to have overcome the world? Where do we relate to the disciples as we have seen Jesus but the world is hard and tough? We should expect trouble, but we can trust in Christ.