Eastview Students: High School

// Prayer // - October 13th, 2024 After attending Big Church with the adults on October 6th, we're back this week with our Practicing Jesus series in the normal HS space. Our topic this week is prayer, and what it looks like to prayer as a Christ-follower. We oftentimes overcomplicate prayer, and we hope that this week's message provides practical encouragement on what prayer is, how to pray, and...

COUNTERCULTURE is back!! During our "Practicing Jesus" series, Zach & Cooper sit down weekly and dive into each week's topic. These mini-episodes are meant to give insight into the question: "how does a High School student practice (topic) in their daily lives?" This week, Zach & Cooper discuss "community", and how a student can practice community and approach friendships in their Christ-following...

// I Will Make You // - September 22nd, 2024 Who are we becoming? Who do you want to be? This week, Zach preaches from 2 Peter 1, and focuses on our Spiritual Formation, and how God wants to make us more like Him. Our daily decisions, habits, spiritual disciplines, etc affect our growth, and Zach encourages us to be intentional about these decisions, in order to let Jesus make us more and more lik...

// Come, Follow Me // - September 15th, 2024 This week, Zach preaches from John 1 & Matthew 4 about Jesus' call to follow Him. What does it look like to "Practice" Jesus? As a ministry, we are going on a journey to discover what it looks like to become more like Jesus, and this week helps set the stage for what the next few months will look like.

// VISION SUNDAY 2024 // This Sunday, Zach talks about the identity of our High School ministry, and what our vision is for who we're becoming as a ministry.

// September 1st, 2024 // In the last week of our "God & Mental Health" series, Zach spends time focusing on our individual battles with our worth, self-image/worth, and identity. In a world that's constantly changing, and in a culture that seems to be more insecure than ever, Zach reminds us that we can find our identity in Christ, even in the midst of our insecurities & the things we don't like...

// August 25th, 2024 // In the third week of our Mental Health series, Zach talks about addiction. How does the Bible address addiction? What do we do about shame? What does it look like to seek help in the midst of addictive behavior? We know that addiction is prevalent in our culture (whether it's substances, pornography, or even our cell phones), and we hope that this week's message can be a so...

// August 18th, 2024 // This week, Zach talks all about anxiety. What is anxiety? Where is it found in scripture? What do we do if we struggle with anxiety? Where is God in the midst of our anxiety? We hope that this week is an encouragement to those who struggle with anxiety, or have loved ones that experience anxiety.

// August 11th, 2024 // In any given year, about 1 in 4 adults suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder. In today's world, teens mental health is maybe at an all-time low. It can be so hard to find God in all of our struggles with mental health, so we wanted to spend a series talking about mental health, and how God meets us in the midst of our battles. Week 1 is about depression, and Zach...

This week, as we take a break between two sermon series', Allison spends time encouraging us to seek Christian community and talks about the importance and beauty of having friends & mentors that point you to Christ.

// NAMES OF THE FAITH // - July 28th, 2024 This week, Zach finishes up our Colossians series by encouraging us to reflect on those who have had an impact on our faith journey. *NOTE* - July 21st's sermon is unavailable due to recording issues

// SET YOUR MIND PART 2 // - July 14th, 2024 This week, after returning from an impactful CIY MOVE conference, Zach encourages us on how to continue following Jesus and live for Him!

// SET YOUR MIND (PART 1) // - July 7th, 2024 This week, Zach preaches from Colossians 3 about the sin in our lives, and how God calls us to rid ourselves of these behaviors. God hates our sin because it hurts us. What sin in our lives do we need to put to death? Note: *Week 3 unavailable due to recording issues*

// PROCLAIMING AND TEACHING // - June 23rd, 2024 This week, Zach preaches from Colossians 1:24-2:15 about following Jesus, and what it looks like to commit your lives to Christ. What does it mean to have a relationship with Christ & to make Him Lord in your life? If we're already followers of Jesus, what do we do with that faith?

// DARKNESS TO LIGHT // - June 16th, 2024 This week, guest preacher Austin Jones kicks off a new series based off of the book of Colossians. Preaching from Colossians 1, Austin encourages us to live in the Kingdom of Christ, reflect Christ, and to surround ourselves with those who can point us towards Christ.

// IMITATING CHRIST // - June 9th, 2024 In the last week of our Philippians series, Zach continues in Philippians 3 and encourages us in our discipleship. We are called to disciple others and encourage others in our faith, but we also need to make sure that we are imitating Christ. Are we the type of people that are worth imitating? What kind of legacy can we leave behind that points people to Jes...

// THE VALUE OF CHIRST // - June 2nd, 2024 This week, guest preacher Jason Smith preaches from Philippians 3, with a great encouragement about following Christ in today's world, and how God loves us in the midst of our sin.

// THE POSTURE OF CHRIST // May 19th, 2024 What does it look like for us to do away with pride, and to instead practice humility? This week, Zach preaches from Philippians 2 about the humility of Christ. Preaching from the well known humility poem found in chapter 2, Zach encourages us to fight against our prideful nature and embrace humility like Jesus did.

// HONORING CHRIST // - May 12, 2024 What does it look like to live less for "me," and more for Christ? Can we live a life without complaining? This week, we continue in our *new* church-wide Philippians series. Preaching out of Philippians 1 & 2, Zach encourages us to take every moment as an opportunity to honor Christ.

This week, Zach is back from paternity leave to talk about His experience as a new Father, and to talk about how God is a loving, caring Father towards us. (April 28th, 2024)

How do we approach mental health as a Christian? How can I support those in my life who are struggling? Am I failing God if I'm struggling with mental health? (Spoiler alert: no). During this message, Cooper dives into the topic of mental health, and provides scriptural insight and practical tips on how to approach the mental health crisis. Do you struggle with your own mental health? If so, you'r...

// DO YOU WANT BREAKFAST? // - April 14th, 2024 This week, guest preacher Matt McClane preaches from John 21 about Jesus interacting with the disciples and Peter after His resurrection. Matt specifically highlights how we can response to shame in our lives, and how oftentimes we neglect to remember the love that Jesus has for us.

// PEACE BE WITH YOU // - April 7th, 2024 This week, Matt preaches from John 20, which tells the story of Jesus appearing to His disciples after His resurrection from the dead. Jesus' key response to His disciples when He appears is "peace be with you." What does it look like in our lives to have peace? Especially in the midst of doubt? Check out this message to be encouraged in your faith, especi...

// JESUS' BURIAL // - March 24th, 2024 This week, Zach preaches from John 19 about the burial of Jesus. We know that this burial is not the end of the story, because just 3 days later, Jesus rose from the grave. Sin does not win, it stays buried, and we can have hope in knowing that Jesus has the ultimate victory, and that we get to share in that victory!

This week, we take a break from our John series to focus on the reality of Jesus' crucifixion. Our students had the opportunity to walk through different stations that contained different elements of what Jesus endured (crown of thorns, hammer/nails, and more), in order to have space to reflect on what Jesus' went through during his crucifixion. Zach spoke from Luke 23 about Jesus' encounter with...