Author: John Pearson
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God’s grace writes the most exciting stories.
II Corinthians 8:1-15 February 20, 2016 (High School Class) God’s grace just changes everything. This story uses a giving event to show off the power of God’s grace. This is not rich churches giving to poor churches, as we would expect should happen, but really poor churches giving to other poor churches. The churches of…
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Parent Corner: Mature Christians
Here is the lesson taught to our High School – Student Bible Fellowship last Sunday morning. This is a great resource to continue the conversation with your teenagers about what they have learned. Mature Christians Imitate Christ by Serving Others. March 28, 2015 Romans 15 This chapter continues the discussion from chapter 14 on strong…
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Parent Corner: March 1st
Submitting to authority is submitting to God. March 1, 2015 Text: Romans 13 To help our parents stay informed about what their students are learning during the Student Bible Fellowship time at church we are providing an overview of the lesson from this Sunday for you. Submitting to authority is tough at any age,…
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Parent Corner: Don’t Waste Your Advantage!
This lesson was taught in our High School Student Bible Fellowship on January the 11th. This summary is provided to help you as you talk through the lessons your students are learning as they are in a study in the book of Romans. Don’t Waste Your Advantage! Text: Romans 9:1-3 You had the advantage and…
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Parent Corner: More than Conquerors
This lesson was taught in our High School Student Bible Fellowship on December the 28th. This summary is provided to help you as you talk through the lessons your students are learning as they are in a study in the book of Romans. More than conquerors through Jesus (Romans 8:28-39) There is a great story…
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Parent Corner: We Are Who We Obey
We Are Who We Obey (Romans 6:15-23). – December 7, 2014 We have heard from our childhood that we are what we eat. It’s pretty easy to see who is eating the right stuff and who isn’t. Romans chapter 6 tells us we are who we serve. If we serve sin then we are the…
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Parent Corner: Appetites and Temptations
Appetites and Temptations (Romans 6:1-14). – November 23, 2014 Appetites and temptations are both liars. Our young people know that their new life in Christ is supposed to include something about old things being passed away and all things becoming new. They have to wonder sometimes why the appetites of the flesh still seem to…
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Parent Corner: Reconciliation
Reconciliation is more than just a truce between us and God (Romans 5:9-21). – November 16, 2014 In Christ, we go from enemies to children of God (Romans 5:10). Reconciliation is not just a truce, it’s the creation of a Father – son relationship. Since we are no longer enemies, we are safe from the…
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Parent Corner: The word “justified”
The word “justified” defines us more than any other word. – November 9, 2014 Romans chapter 5 leads off with the peace we have with God and the access we have to God. These are two of the chief benefits of our legal standing before God which is described in the word – justification. Those…
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Parent Corner
The Roman’s “positive” is the way to live. – October 12, 2014 Romans chapters 1, 2 and the first part of 3 teach that the wicked man, the moral man and the man that ignores the truth of the Bible will all face the same tragic fate. These chapters make a clear point that all…
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Bible Fixes Bad Theology
Our young people know that idols are bad. What they need to know is that it is just as wrong to form a god in their mind that doesn’t exist as it is to form one with their hands. Through an abundance of TV, movies, school, facebook, friends and all the other opinions flying around…
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Our young people need encouragement to live out the charge they have been given.
Our young people need encouragement to live out the charge they have been given. Lesson to be taught to HS Teens on 08/04/14 II Timothy 4:1-5 Salvation is the free gift of God to whosoever will accept it by faith. There is a charge that goes with being a Christian though, and the imminent return…
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Our young people need godly adult relationships
[clear-line] 2 Timothy 3:10-17 Our young people need godly adult relationships Our young people need to know our lives outside of the classroom and need to see us go through difficult times. They need a genuine and durable relationship with adults that have become the things we teach in the…
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Friendships often determine direction.
Text: 2 Timothy 3:1 “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.” Right now, dangerous and risky things are coming to our young people disguised as friendships. Friendships determine the majority of the direction in their life and the things that influence them the most. True friends will love them, not just…