With You: Arbor Road Church

On Wednesday August 8th, friend of Tony, Pastor Mikey Powers, spoke on Ecclesiastes 3 and asked the question, "What time is it for you?" We wrestled with what we should do with the things that grieve us and how the Lord invites us to Himself in the midst of those things.

This past Wednesday FCA Director and friend of HSM, Jake Hardy, shared on the emotion of Joy. He emphasized the difference between "happiness" and "joy" and encouraged us to know where true joy comes from: Jesus Christ! Take a moment to be encouraged by Jake's message!

This past Sunday, Pastor Tony walked us through WHY and HOW HSM loves the city of Long Beach. We looked specifically at the Great Commission in Matthew 28 and Acts 1 and how Christ has sent us out as His ambassadors. We should take that role seriously!

This past Wednesday, Tony's sister Marlea Hatch taught on what we do when we experience being annoyed. She encouraged us to be aware of the "kindling" we collect as we cross paths with others and just how easily it can ignite when we ignore it.

This past Sunday, Phoebe spoke on the HSM Value, We Build Up. She emphasized that we need to be "built up" on a solid foundation if we desire to stand firm. And as Jesus shares in Luke 6, He is the only firm foundation that anyone can build on. Check it out!

As followers of Jesus, we have received the greatest gift we could ever imagine and have joy that cannot be taken from us. Yet, our world is broken and we still experience and witness suffering. So what do we do when we feel sad? This past Wednesday, June 26th, Brian To spoke on the emotion of sadness. He brought us through Psalm 88, which gives us permission to bring ourselves to God when we are...

On Sunday June 16th, Pastor Tony taught on the HSM value All Are Welcome. Why do we welcome any high schooler into HSM? Because Jesus welcomes all people to Himself! But even more important than us welcoming people into HSM is welcoming others into the Kingdom of God. If we are unwilling to share the Gospel with people, we are unwilling to embody this value.

Fullerton Free youth pastor and former ARC Intern, Amy Atienza, joined us as we asked the question, "What do I do when I experience fear ?" She encouraged us that there is beauty to our fears because it pushes us to God, but that we also should go to war with our fears. Let us surrender our fears to God over and over again.

On Sunday June 9th, HSM Ministry Associate Brody Austin, spoke on our Student Ministry value: We Seek Truth. We unpacked John 8:31-32 and then spent some time diving into resources provided to help us "seek truth". Remember... Truth is discovered, not created. So go out and find it!

All summer, HSM is bringing in guest speakers to teach us on "What do I do when I feel _______ ?". On June 5th, Arbor Road Pastor, Megan Marshman kicked us off with teaching on the emotion of anger. Is anger sinful? Is it okay to be angry? What do I do with my anger? Give this message a listen to find out/

This Summer, we are teaching through our Student Ministry Values. We will look at what Scripture teaches us about that Value and then take time engaging a practice that lives it out. On Sunday June 2nd, Pastor Tony brought us to John 15:11 to unpack how Jesus is for our joy. Because of Jesus, we have the freedom to worship God with all that we are.

On Sunday May 26th, Pastor Phoebe walked HSM through our last "sense" of experiencing God. While Jesus had a physical body and physically touched many, He is no longer physically present. Now, we have the Holy Spirit and embody the "hands and feet" of Jesus as the Church.

This whole series is all about experiencing God personally. If God is able to be known, we should be able to sense Him. On Sunday May 12th, Pastor Tony spoke on the idea of SMELLING & TASTING God. While God doesn't have a smell or taste (as far as we know), we still use our noses and tongues to glorify Him.

This whole series is all about experiencing God personally. If God is able to be known, we should be able to sense Him. On Sunday May 5th, Pastor Phoebe spoke on the idea of HEARING God.

This Sunday our HSM Intern, Brody, spoke on our 3rd Sexy Lie: My other half is out there. We learned instead that Scripture teaches us that 1) God fully knows us, 2) God fully loves us, & 3) Only God completes us.

On Sunday April 21st, Pastor Phoebe taught on the lie, "I'm pure because I'm a virgin." We learned that 1) Virginity is not salvation, 2) Chastity is God's design, & 3) Worship God in temptation. It's a hard hitting reminder that true purity is not found in what we do, but what Christ has done.

This Sunday, Pastor Tony introduced us to the new series Sexy Lies . We are addressing the alluring lies about sex & relationships that we will fall for if we aren’t carefu l. The first lie we tackled is "My sexuality is the most important thing about me". Give this a listen to find out what this lie is so convincing and what God has to say in response. ** Our microphone cut out for 2...

On March 24th, HSM volunteer Solomon wrapped up our series on Heaven.

On March 17th, Pastor Phoebe broke the seal on all things regarding the eternal address for those who are in Christ: Heaven.

HSM Pastor Phoebe Morris teaches on the Present Heaven - where we go when we die. We know that the Present Heaven is now, it is accessed by faith, and it is a physical place. Revelation 6:9-11

HSM Intern Brody Austin shares about the afterlife; why heaven and hell are our only two possible destinations for eternity. 2 Thessalonians 1:5-12

HSM Intern Alexa Moormeier teaches on Justice and how wherever there is justice, there is God's will. Jeremiah 29:3-4

HSM Pastor Phoebe Morris speaks on Science and how God's perfect design of the universe and our bodies reveals His character. Romans 1:20

HSM Intern Morgan Hartman spoke to us about our identity and how the truest thing about you is that you are loved. 1 Peter 2:9-10

This Sunday, Pastor Tony spoke on Mary, the mother of Jesus. We learn from Mary's life about how God desires faithfulness and Mary was very faithful!