Overcoming Fear
Overcoming Fear

This four-week sermon series guide teaches children about how God can help us overcome our fear. When we live in fear, we are often scared of helping others. Fear makes the church an inward-focused house rather than an outward-focused sanctuary. We can become dim, dark, and closed off, the opposite of what the church should…

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Haunted House
Haunted House

This four-week series guide considers the ineffectiveness of fear. When we live in fear, we can become a church that is like a haunted house. We become stuck inside with the shutters drawn, haunted by fear that jumps out at any corner. Fear makes the church an inward-focused house rather than an outward-focused sanctuary. We…

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Don’t Be A Grinch
Don’t Be A Grinch

In this three-week Christmas sermon series, students will discover how Christ’s birth can teach us about generosity and sacrifice, as well as how God’s love can be the ultimate antidote to a Grinch-like attitude.

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Can’t Stop This Feeling
Can’t Stop This Feeling

This three-week series is designed to highlight the topics of happiness and contentment. We may try to find happiness through material possessions, a new job, or even a significant other. In the end, though, these things often leave us just as empty as we were before. This series talks about finding lasting joy and contentment…

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Ruth
Ruth

This four-week Bible book sermon series will delve into the grace-filled redemption that marked the lives of the most unexpected protagonists: an elderly, desolate widow and her childless, foreign daughter-in-law. The lovingkindness of the Lord, ultimately shown through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, is also present in the lives of Naomi and…

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Genesis: In The Beginning
Genesis: In The Beginning

This Bible book sermon series is a ten-week overview of the major stories and themes in the first book of the Pentateuch, Genesis. This is the story of God creating and bringing order and function into the earth, the rebellion of humanity against divine authority, and God’s unfolding plan to restore creation and humankind to…

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Change
Change

This powerful four-week series discusses various ways young people can be agents of change for God in both their schools and communities. Young people have great zeal to change the world, and this series offers guidance by detailing the lives of biblical characters who made their mark on society. “Change” not only explores ways young…

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The G.O.A.T.
The G.O.A.T.

This four-week series highlights how Jesus wasn’t just a good teacher but God in the flesh. He showed his great power through miracles, but he wielded that power not for personal or political gain but to humbly serve others—proving he is the only way and the only one worthy of true worship. He is more…

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The Jesus Story
The Jesus Story

This five-week sermon series on the life of Jesus offers theological selfies of the Savior that will inform and inspire students to behold the beauty of Christ as fully man and fully God; a coming King and Suffering Servant; a family man; a friend to sinners and defender of the vulnerable; and the crucified, resurrected,…

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Your Part Matters
Your Part Matters

This four-week series explores the important part every Christian plays in the local church. It is easy to see only certain ministries as important, but God has created everyone with gifts that have a critical role in the lives of God’s people. No matter how old we are, or what role we play, every part…

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James: A Faith That Works
James: A Faith That Works

This six-week series covers the book of James, a letter that serves as a how-to manual for the Christian life. When we deal with trials, contentions, and lack of faith, James teaches us that we can still have joy in the midst of our circumstances. The foundation of the book is the importance of faith;…

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Thanks and Giving
Thanks and Giving

This three-week Thanksgiving series addresses how we can develop a heart of gratitude to God, which in turn leads to generous giving. Thankfulness is not an occasional act but a lifestyle of intentional and spontaneous appreciation that leads us into the presence of God, empowers us to be grateful in all circumstances, and generates an…

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How to Be a Perfect Christian
How to Be a Perfect Christian

Utilizing material from the book How to Be a Perfect Christian: Your Comprehensive Guide to Flawless Spiritual Living by The Babylon Bee, this Christian living series uses satire to help believers explore what it means to follow Christ. The Bible teaches that none of us are perfect. We are all flawed human beings. Because of…

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A Generous Life
A Generous Life

This four-week series takes an uplifting look at the topic of giving, showing the blessing to be found in a consciously generous life, one which imitates the generosity of God himself. Biblical generosity seeks to please God rather than seeking human reward or acclaim. A giving life is one that does not compare giftedness or…

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Head and Heart: Loving God With Our Mind And Emotions
Head and Heart: Loving God With Our Mind And Emotions

This four-week series recovers the important unity of the mind and emotions within Christianity. Too often the church has separated thought from passion; however, the Bible reveals that true worship comes from every part of our being and includes both thinking and feeling.

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Family Feels
Family Feels

Being a part of a family isn’t always easy. In fact, it can be downright difficult at times. This four-week series looks at some of the challenges and expectations people have in their pursuit of peaceably loving and living in a family. “Family Feels” is also unique in that it delves into the kind of…

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Sacred Selfie: A New Perspective on the World
Sacred Selfie: A New Perspective on the World

This four-week series focuses on the importance of believers’ identity in Christ. The propensity to place our identity in other fleeting places affects our own spiritual growth, and our relationships with others. Self-examination and reflection on our desires will ultimately reveal what type of “selfie” we are revealing to ourselves and the world.

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The Book of Acts
The Book of Acts

This six-week series examines the remarkable spread of the gospel and the kingdom of God from Jerusalem, to Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the world. Jesus has commissioned every one of his followers to be his witness by the power of the Holy Spirit. Despite challenges from outside and within, the kingdom…

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Acts
Acts

This series tracks the beginning of the Christian movement in the Book of Acts.

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Galatians: Freedom Through Christ
Galatians: Freedom Through Christ

This four-week series focuses on the book of Galatians. The church community highlighted in this book had traded the simplicity of the gospel for a false message of works. Throughout this series, we will learn how the simple message of the gospel can cause huge transformations in the lives of people: a life of walking…

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Proverbs: Fool-Proofing Your Life
Proverbs: Fool-Proofing Your Life

The book of Proverbs was originally written to a young man by his elder in an attempt to pass down both godly wisdom and instruction. In this six-week study, the book’s themes of wisdom and folly are explored, with specific touchpoints for both students and adults. How can followers of Jesus build their lives on…

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Free For All
Free For All

This four-week series focuses on the book of Galatians, with specific application for teenagers. The church community highlighted in this book had traded the simplicity of the gospel for a false message of nitpicky rule following. Throughout this series, we will learn how the simple message of the gospel can cause huge transformations in the…

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Don’t Waste Your Work
Don’t Waste Your Work

Many people either hate their job or simply endure it because they have to. Others become workaholics because they find their identity in an occupation or because of a deep-seated obsession with money. This four-week series discovers the Christian theology of work and what that means for those in the church today. While work can…

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The Gospel
The Gospel

Many Christians talk about “the gospel,” but what does this phrase actually mean? Just as important, how does it apply to us today? This three-week series theologically and practically defines the gospel so that listeners, whether new or well-established in their faith in Christ, not only know the depth of the Christian message, but are inspired…

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We Are the Church
We Are the Church

This three-week series has a compact theme: what is the purpose of the local church? By calling out the selfish deceitfulness of consumerism, this sermon set defines what church is supposed to be, and declares what it is not. The church is a place to serve, to be connected, and to live on mission for…

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Chapter 2: What Comes After Salvation
Chapter 2: What Comes After Salvation

This three-week series is intended to be used after a big evangelism push, as both an introduction for visitors or new believers and as a reminder to more mature believers about the work God continues to do in our lives after salvation. “Chapter 2” is about the next steps after salvation, the gifts God graciously…

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Prophet: The Book of Jeremiah
Prophet: The Book of Jeremiah

How can we remain faithful to God even when many of the people around us are not? What are ways we can share the gospel even when we face opposition? This five-week series explores the life and ministry of the prophet Jeremiah. Jeremiah’s ministry was characterized by opposition, suffering, and a message that his people…

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Talk Is: Putting Words Into Action
Talk Is: Putting Words Into Action

This two-week series is a brief reminder for students to reflect God’s glory by acting on the faith they profess. Honoring the Lord with our hearts, minds, and words is only the first step in our journey. Real faith moves us toward loving and compassionate acts that change the world around us.  

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The Hidden Option
The Hidden Option

We live in a polarized world. We want everything to fit in box A or B, option 1 or 2. Fight or flight. Black or white. Left or right. But the Bible is filled with unexpected, hidden options. This two-week series, based on The Hidden Option by Jonathan Malm, will explore how God can take seemingly…

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Fully You
Fully You

This six-week series, based on Fully You by Joël Malm, will help you recognize the spiritual roots of shame (and the defenses we use to cover shame), see anger as a gift to help recognize where we are sensitive to shame, see how lasting change happens, forgive past hurts, and walk out who God says…

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Reality: The Battle Between Good and Evil
Reality: The Battle Between Good and Evil

This four-week series explores the reality of supernatural forces—the spiritual attacks students will face, the temptation and fears, and the powerful resources that God provides for us. Ultimately, there is peace and hope in knowing that he is for us and will be eternally victorious over the forces of sin and evil in the world.

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Becoming The Villain
Becoming The Villain

This five-week series examines the life of King Saul in 1 Samuel. How did Saul move from a humble young man to a vindictive and jealous king? This series explores the pride, jealousy, and lack of faith factors that were present from the beginning of Saul’s story and led to his eventual demise, offering biblical…

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Snapshot
Snapshot

This four-week series addresses a common question of Christian liberty: “What am I allowed to do?” Young believers struggle especially with this question, as they navigate the various authorities in their lives and the different ways Scripture talks about our freedom. With the freedom of summer comes even more questions about what’s “allowed” and what…

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Doctrine: The Pastoral Epistles
Doctrine: The Pastoral Epistles

This four-week series explores how 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus address false teaching and the cultivation of good doctrine within the church. These epistles provide a framework for evaluating theological disputes—their significance, when to avoid them, and how to discern the right way to respond. In a world infatuated with controversy, this series explores…

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Sex In A Broken World: How Christ Redeems What Sin Distorts
Sex In A Broken World: How Christ Redeems What Sin Distorts

Sexuality is a fundamental part of what it means to be human. And yet, sex in our world today looks nothing like the way that God intended it to be. This four-week series, based on the book Sex in a Broken World by Paul David Tripp, explores the underlying causes of sexual sin and points to the…

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Songs of the Summer
Songs of the Summer

The Bible is full of emotions. This myriad is best highlighted in the rich and artistically beautiful book of Psalms. This four-week series explores four emotional themes found in the Psalms, detailing what they mean for our relationship with God today. “Songs of the Summer” discusses God’s delight in our joy, his presence in our…

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