Brainerd Students

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passages referenced: Hebrews 11-13 Main Point: Enduring faith is an invitation that moves us towards a greater hope, dependence, and enjoyment of God. Faith invites us to believe in a better reality. Faith invites us to race, not just run. Faith invites us to imitate our leaders.

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passage: Hebrews 13:7-16 Main Point: Remembering God's work in the past fuels our hope for God's work in the future. Remember your leaders Remember Jesus Remember the Gospel Remember to serve others

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passage: Hebrews 12:25-29 (John 15:2-8) Main Point: Once saved, always remaining and always serving.

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passage: Hebrews 12:18-24 (with John 15:2-8) Main Point: Spiritual highs can't sustain enduring faith in God — only abiding in Christ can. God was unapproachable in the Old Testament because of our sin. God is approachable in the New Testament because of Jesus, who bore our sin.

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passage: 12:1-11 Preview: Observations and themes from this week's passage in our "Enduring Faith" Hebrews Bible Study.

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passage: Hebrews 11:32-40 Preview: Observations and themes from this week's passage in our "Enduring Faith" Hebrews Bible Study.

Speaker: Paul Christensen. Passage: Hebrews 11:20-31. Preview: Observations and themes from this week's passage in our "Enduring Faith" Hebrews Bible Study.

Speaker: Jackson Bowman. Passage: Hebrews 11:11-19. Preview: Observations and themes from this week's passage in our "Enduring Faith" Hebrews Bible Study.

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passage: Hebrews 11:1-10 Preview: Recap of the value and purpose of this semester's Hebrews Study booklet Explaining the four "Ds" of Bible study Breaking down the passage on screen, so students learn how to do it on their own

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passage: Psalm 19 What the Bible Is Not What the Bible Is The Goal of Bible Study This message is the beginning of a new study to help students love God's Word and be mastered by it. 

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passage: Jude 20-25 Main Point: We show that we are kept in Jesus by keeping close to Him in Joy. Keep Close to Jesus Keeping close to Jesus keeps us close to Joy

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Main Point: God calls His people to care for and protect others' bodies like we would our own We are brothers and sisters in Christ Brothers and sisters prioritize their sanctification by controlling their bodies Brothers and sisters have received God's Spirit

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passages: Genesis 1:27, 31; Psalm 139:13-16; Genesis 3:7-10; Galatians 2:20; Romans 12:1-2 Main Point: God cares about your body because he made it and wants to redeem it. Your body belongs to God and exists for His glory and your joy. Big question: Why does God care about what we do with our bodies? God made our bodies Sin distorts our bodies God redeems our bodies How t...

Speaker : Jackson Bowman Passages : Genesis 2:8-9; Psalm 37:4; Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 Corinthians 10:13 Main Point : What do I do with my strong desires if they are not part of God's design? Answer : Believe that nothing satisfies like Jesus, and trust that Jesus can give you freedom from those desires. What is Desire? What is Temptation? What is the right response to temptation?

Speaker: Hannah Christensen Passages: Genesis 1:27-28; 2:18-25; John 14:6; 10:10 Main Point: Christ gave His life so that women can give their lives to others. Womanhood created Womanhood distorted Womanhood redeemed

Passage: Jude 3-4 Main Point: "The called" are called to contend for the faith. Where do we contend for the faith: We contend for the faith in our souls. We contend for the faith in our culture.

Passage : Jude 1-2 Main Point: You are fully known and loved by God. Mercy: not getting what we do deserve Peace: the assurance that you are taken care of and belong Love: both a feeling and a choice that sacrificially holds truth and mercy together

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passage: Psalm 139:13-16 Main Point: God created you on purpose, for a purpose. How does God feel about you? How do you feel about God? How does it make you feel to know that God is writing your story?

Speaker: Paul Christensen Passage: Matthew 7:24-27 Main Point: Build Your Priorities On Jesus Both houses experience the storm Both builders were genuine about their work

Speaker : Jackson Bowman Passages : Hebrews 10:24-25; Proverbs 11:14, 18:1; 2 Timothy 2-4 Main Point : God designed us to live in community, so we can better know God and make His name known. 2 Implications If community is God's design, isolation is the enemy's design. If community is God's design, then we must understand what community should look like.

Speaker: Paul Christensen Main Point: Because God is invisible, He gives visible people gifts to show what He is like. God has gifted Christians with special grace gifts. How do we know what our grace gifts are? Community Discovery

Speaker: Jackson Bowman Main Point: God has a place for you in His grand story. God's Story Creation Fall Redemption Restoration Your Place In God's Story Blessing in Your Story Suffering in Your Story

Main Point: Following Jesus is an invitation to join a battleship focused on reaching the lost rather than a cruise ship focused on entertaining the saved.   Christians Live on Mission Christians Place Jesus First Christians Go All In

Main Point: Surrender involves dreaming about what God could do with our lives and running after that dream. How do we let God build our dreams? How do we stop those dreams from fading away? How do we know we are following God's dreams wholeheartedly?

Main Point: We experience the pleasure of God when we live out the will of God. The Pleasure of God The Will of God