Youth Sermon Calendar - Volume 1

Youth Sermon Calendar: Volume 1

A 52-week roadmap through topics like spiritual disciplines, Christianity, the church, the parables of Jesus, and more.

Streak

This one-week series examines what the story of Daniel says about the importance of spiritual disciples and worship. Designed to be used at the beginning of the year, “Streak” will encourage your students to create routines that matter. On social media, a “streak” is when users are active for days in a row. Will we create “streaks” in our own pursuit of discipleship and sanctification?

DNA: The Core of the Local Church

This four-week series addresses our DNA in Christ. Our Christ-centered DNA describes the center of who we are as a church. Our mission, values, vision, and strategy for ministry all come from our DNA. We will define this DNA in our love, truth, fellowship, and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.

Fresh

This four-week series dives headfirst into an issue that many young Christians struggle with: the image problem of the church. Even teenagers who love their church will find themselves struggling to explain to their friends outside of church what their congregation does and why it’s different from the negative stereotypes people may have. This series will look at the church at Corinth to see one of the foundational causes of our bad image, and then it will suggest that the most “fresh” approach to our community together is actually really old. Instead of creating something new from scratch, we’ll learn from the church in Acts about ways to truly live out a faithful presence in the world.

Guest Speaker

Use this bundle to welcome and announce a guest speaker sharing in your service. Included in the bundle is an announcement slide, bulletin graphic, Facebook cover photo, postcard graphic, along with several other multi-purpose layouts.

The Moral of the Story

Jesus was a master storyteller. He found a way to take objects, customs, and practices that people understood, and use them to illustrate the nature of God, salvation, and obedience. We live in an age dominated by stories. Even more than most, teenagers are captivated by stories. This five-week sermon series guide for students looks at some of the parables Jesus told about the kingdom of God as recorded in the book of Matthew. Each of these parables examines God’s desire for us to love him with our whole heart. “The Moral of the Story” is insightful, practical, and relevant for young people today.

Life In Color

This one-week series for Easter shows how Jesus’s death and resurrection was the most important event in history. It describes how we can see the significance of this event in multiple ways that together form a full understanding of the hope and life the resurrection offers.

God On Film

This 4-week series is ideal for the summer blockbuster season. With so many big-budget movies hitting theaters this time of year, your students can’t help but discuss each week’s latest theatrical release. Why? Because films move our imagination and capture our attention like good art does. The films in this guide were chosen to reflect the series topic and passages. “God on Film” contains a singular theme: What is God like? We all like to think we’re the writer and director of our own lives, but we all live under the sovereignty of another Power. God is in control of the universe, yet his love and goodness compel him to provide us redemption through Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection.

Senio Speak

Give your senior students an opportunity to share what God’s done in their lives during a series of Senior Speak nights.

Aftermath

This four-week series is designed to follow up the spiritual “high” of a big event like camp. How can students continue to grow as Christians in the aftermath of these mountaintop experiences? In “Aftermath,” participation in Christian community, the Bible, prayer, and holiness are explored as foundations to a healthy Christian life. This series is a great resource to help teenagers take what God has done through them during a “big event” and use it as fuel for personal discipleship.

Summer Sport Day

Use this bundle to announce a fun summer sports day. Included in the bundle is an announcement slide, bulletin graphic, Facebook cover photo, postcard graphic, along with several other multi-purpose layouts.

Uncertain: Answering the Questions of Christianity

This four-week series addresses some of the most common, pressing questions teens have about their faith, the Bible, and the way Christians should live. Sometimes teens in the church are afraid to ask the questions that they have, or they don’t know where to look to find them. This series will not only offer some answers but remind students of the places and people to seek counsel from.

Talking Faith

For most students, talking about God is difficult, even scary. This four-week series discusses how Christians can share their faith in a genuine, honest way, despite the fear they may feel. By loving others, understanding persecution, giving a reason for hope, and dialoguing with nonbelievers, we can discover new opportunities to share our faith in everyday life.

Crushed: When People Disappoint You

This four-week series examines the disappointments youth face in a broken world full of broken people. Using different Psalms, this series deals with expectations, disappointment, trusting God with our desires, abusive relationships, boundaries, and forgiveness. Throughout these different issues, the theme is the same: we can trust that God wants what is best for us, even when our circumstances are difficult.

See You At The Party

This one-week series uses the parable of the prodigal son to show teenagers how all humans rebel against God—either against his law or against his grace. By examining our own hearts and seeing how we are most tempted to rebel, we can learn how we can join our Father’s party, instead of running away or pouting in the house. “See You at the Party” is a great standalone series that can be used during a big event night or after a “See You at the Pole” event.

The Championship

This four-week series uses competitive games to introduce and explore the topic of Christian unity. By flipping our understanding of these games, we can explore the different ways that competition, pride, and our desire for other people’s approval can get in the way of unity. When we see the real value of unity—how it glorifies God and makes all of us better—we can work to create it without squashing diversity or ignoring our differences. In the face of the pressure most teenagers feel to “fit in” or gain popularity and acceptance, this series encourages young believers to prioritize other people ahead of themselves, and to share the gospel by the way they love each other.

Coin: Faithfulness in the Small Things

This three-week series addresses giving, possessions, and money based on Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 6:19–34. Each week encourages teens to seek a single-minded focus on Christ, instead of allowing material things or wealth to define their values and goals. This series will prepare students with biblical attitudes and beliefs about money, before they face a future with much greater financial responsibility.

Service Canceled

Use this bundle to announce a youth service cancelation. Included in the bundle is an announcement slide, bulletin graphic, Facebook cover photo, postcard graphic, along with several other multi-purpose layouts.

Present

This two-week Christmas series explores the beautiful gift of Christmas. Rather than simply sending a message, Jesus offered us his presence by coming to earth. In that same way, we should commit to being present with others—in their joy, pain, grief, and struggles. When we follow Jesus, we must also follow his example of sacrifice and love.

Youth Christmas Party

Use this bundle to invite your students to a fun Youth Christmas Party. Included in the bundle is an announcement slide, bulletin graphic, Facebook cover photo, postcard graphic, along with several other multi-purpose layouts.