Eastview Students: High School

Do you believe in miracles?  Do you believe that miracles still happen?  This week, to kick off our new “Christmas Miracles” series, Zach preaches from Mark 6 about the miraculous feeding of the 5,000.  In our lives, we often think that miracles like this don’t happen anymore, but what if they did?  What if God could work miraculously in your life during this Christmas season?  This week, Zach cha...

This week, Zach talks about the good news of Jesus. In just 2 simple verses, Jesus reveals his character and his mission. To fulfill a promise, to bring God close, to defeat sin, and to believe in him. When you think about your life up until this point, who is Jesus to you? That’s the question to ponder this week… (11/28/21)

Temptation is all around us and is something that we all experience. This week, guest preacher Joy Thompson talks about the temptation of Jesus in Mark chapter 1, and how Jesus withstood against Satan's futile attempts against Him. In our lives, we also encounter temptation, yet we can have hope and strength in the midst of it! (11/21/21)

Do you struggle with anxiety? Have you had a tough time adjusting back to normal life after the pandemic? Are you oftentimes stressed and anxious, and aren't sure how to deal with it? Maybe you're depressed, and perhaps even struggle with suicidal thoughts? If you resonate with any of those questions, this episode is for you. In this conversation, Zach and Cooper sit down with former counselor and...

Why should we get baptized? What is baptism? Why did Jesus get baptized? This Sunday, guest preacher Connor Wood talks about baptism, and encourages us about why it's important to take that step. Considering baptism? If so, reach out to our staff, or DM us on Instagram if you want to learn more about baptism! (11/14/21)

When you wake up, is your goal to make your name great, or to make Jesus' name great? Are our lives focused on building our own kingdoms, or the Kingdom of God? This week, Zach dives into the story of John the Baptist, and how we can learn from His example of proclaiming Jesus. Jesus has rescued us, and He has set the ultimate example of love and humility found in Philippians 2. As His children, h...

How often do we hesitate to follow Jesus? What would it look like to respond immediately to Jesus, instead of telling Him "I'll get to that in a little bit?" This week, Zach preaches about how Jesus is always worth it, and how following Him means responding "at once." A relationship with Jesus is wonderful, but this world is also full of people that need to know the Gospel. We are called to say "y...

The world desperately needs to know about Jesus. How can God use us to tell the world about Him? What God might be calling us to do in order to help more people hear the good news? Why should we care about missions? In Episode 15 of Counterculture, Zach and Cooper talk to Tommy Nika and Paul Beeghly, two pastors of Eastview Global, about what "Missons" is, and how High School students can live mor...

This week, we're starting a NEW SERIES called "Beginnings," where we'll be diving into the New Testament stories of Peter and Mark. This week, Matt takes us through the life of Mark in the scriptures, and shows how we can be encouraged by looking at his story. Mark's journey was full of ups and downs, yet God still used him for His kingdom. In the same way, we can be encouraged that our journey is...

God has a purpose for each of us. Wrapping up our study from Exodus, Zach challenges us to identify our purpose, while also encouraging us that we can have peace knowing God is on our side. Instead of going through the motions, what would happen if we chased after the purpose God has given us, while trusting that He is with us every step of the way? (10/17/21).

This week, Zach talks about the importance of doing life TOGETHER. As we follow Jesus, we need to be evaluating the people that we are influenced by. Similarly to how God sent Moses a helper in Aaron (Exodus 3), God gives us a Christian community to surround and support each other as we live on purpose. May we be encouraged to lean into our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ as we seek after Je...

Are you tired? Are you feeling the stress of a new school year? Is your schedule so full that you don't have room to breathe? We think this is a problem that spans across all ages, but is very prevalent in the lives of high school students. So, we brought in former Eastview High School pastor Matt Fogle to discuss what it looks like to practice margin in our everyday lives. After working at Eastvi...

We likely all feel insecure and inadequate at some level when it comes to serving Jesus. We feel like we’re not popular enough, not smart enough, not athletic enough, etc. This week, Zach reminds us from Exodus 3 that God is not limited by our own limitations, and that He desires for us to say “yes” to serving Him. We can serve Christ because, even in the midst of our own insecurities, sins, and d...

We are loved, accepted, and cared for. We are children of God. This week, Matt talks about how God gives us purpose, identity, and calling. God offers us a love and confidence that is much GREATER than the insecurities, troubles, hurtful opinions, and other difficult things that we face. We hope you are encouraged by this week's message! (9/26/21)

This week, Zach talks about the importance distinction between knowing God, and simply knowing about Him. In our second week of our ON PURPOSE series, we talk all about who God is, and how he wants to have a personal, intimate relationship with us. This is such an encouraging truth, and we hope you are reminded and encouraged to pursue your relationship with Jesus everyday. (9/19/21)

Welcome to the Week 1 of our all-church study "ON PURPOSE!" Are you looking for purpose in your life? Are you tired of going through the motions and living life without meaning or direction? This week, Zach preaches about how God is present with us everyday, and how He can speak to us when we seek Him. He is present and with us, and He gives us purpose. Everywhere we go is holy ground, because God...

Are you thirsty? Are you in need of living water? This week, Junior High small groups pastor (and Young Adult pastor) Josh Jacobs preaches from John 7 about how Jesus satisfies us with living water. We have a God-shaped hole in our hearts that can only be filled by Jesus, and Josh encourages us how to find this living water in Jesus. (9/5/21)

You DON'T want to miss this week's sermon! This Sunday, Zach outlined his vision for the High School ministry at Eastview, and about the importance of following Jesus EVERY DAY. If you're apart of our Eastview Students: High School family, make sure to check this out to see what God is doing! (8/29/21)

This week, Zach talks about peace. In this world, peace is often hard to come by, and Zach encourages us to look to Jesus in order to find peace. In the midst of a pandemic, mental health crisis, and intense global situations, Jesus provides the peace that we seek. (8/22/21)

This week, Zach talks about the seriousness of our sin. Everyone sins, it affects everyone, it hurts our influence, and it hurts me. Yet, there is hope because God offers forgiveness when we bring our sins before him and confess. Even in our sin, there is hope and salvation because of Jesus. (8/15/21)

We're back with an AWESOME conversation with Sports Outreach Pastor, ESPN commentator, and Zach's fiancé Ratasha Garbes about what it looks like to share your faith with non-believers! Join us as we discuss how to pour into relationships with non-believers, how to approach having faith conversations, and how to live in the world as a follower of Christ. And, of course, stick with us to the end for...

How do we share the Good News? This week, Zach dives into Acts 2 and talks about how to "Show and Tell" about Jesus. We don't want to keep this amazing truth to ourselves, and we've been pushing this idea called "Choose Your One," where you choose one person that you want to witness to. We hope you're encouraged to take the next step with your "one" and to spread the Good News about Jesus! (7/11/2...

In the first week of our "Show and Tell" series, Zach starts unpacking what it looks like to share our faith! He reminds us that Jesus has defeated the darkness in our lives, and that we are now the light of the world because of Jesus' victory. We're excited to journey through this series together as we discuss what it looks like to know and love Jesus more, which then leads to us telling others a...

Join us for Part 2 of our conversation on how social media! In this episode, we offer some challenging questions about our social media use. We specifically talk about how to keep social media from dominating our lives, and how to post and consume social media in a positive way. And, as always, we talk about the funniest thing that happened to us this week.

For the sermon this week, we answer YOUR questions about faith! Join Zach, Kim, Rich, and Aleska as they answer the questions that were given to us by students last week in our 11:00a service. (6/27/21) **Disclaimer** - (The recording starts about 12 minutes into the interview).