Epic Students

The enemy has been using the same tactics his whole life. He tries to tempt you with the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and the pride of life. We need to be on guard and ready to fight the enemy.

In order to know our opponent we need to scout out what he is like in order to battle him well. The enemy appears a few times throughout the Bible and we look to the beginning of Job to see what we can learn about him.

In John 10 Jesus shares his third I Am statement. He tells us that if we enter through the gate/door we will be saved.

In this relationship with God there is an enemy that is trying to rip us away from this relationship. We don't often look at Satan but if we look at the instances of him in scripture we can begin to see how he works so we can fight well.

Jesus makes 7 I AM statements through the book of John. When you look at each of these statements you see how big he is and who he is.

Actions speak louder than words if probably a phrase you have heard before. If we are going to make Jesus our everything than our actions need to reflect him.

Out of all the commandments Jesus gives us the two most important are Love God and Love Others. I wonder what it what look like if we had such a heart for people that Loving Others is all we do.

Life throws so many different things at us that we need someone who is going to be enough for us through it all. Jesus needs to be our everything if we are going to truly be satisfied in this life.

As we wrap up our collection Jesus has an encounter with the Pharisees at dinner. People can often appear clean on the outside but are dirty on the inside.

How you see yourself is how you are going to live. There is a Father who has created you and believes you are special. We have to make it a habit to go see the Woodcarver everyday so we can begin to see ourselves that way he sees us.

Have you ever met someone who is so confident in who they are? We can be those people and the simple shift we have to make is learning to listen to who God says we are and not people.

Identity is something we all seem to struggle with. How we live is going to come out of how we see ourselves. In order for us to begin to see ourselves the way God does, we have to be honest in how we see ourselves right now.

Have you ever been given something that changed you? As we look at another instance of Jesus at the table we see that he offers us healing and forgiveness.

Have you ever felt like it is impossible to have your entire life continually reflect Jesus on a daily basis? We often keep Jesus as a guest in our heart but what if we let him be the owner of our life.

Jesus shows us so much from the moments he is with people at a table. What would happen if we cared more about people than their problems?

The Hall Closet is a place we store all the stuff in our lives we don't want anyone to see. All it takes is for us to give the key to Jesus with trembling hands to let him clean the closet up.

It can be awkward to talk about the "bedroom" of our lives. The area of sexual purity can be tough but God has some things to say about it and how to honor him.

When a potential relationship comes along do you have things that if that person has you won't pursue the relationship? Red flags are often indicators of people we need to be cautious with but we can easily ignore them because of how much we like them.

The friends we surround ourselves with and the things we choose to do in our free time can have a big impact in our lives. We have to let Jesus into this area of our life. If Jesus transforms the Friends and Fun in our lives it will be the most fun and deepest friendships we will have.

The second biggest decision you will make is who you spend your life with. There are a lot of different messages when it comes to dating but as we navigate dating we want to be glorifying to God and the other person.

Have you ever tried to rely on your own abilities instead of being available to be used by God? When it comes to the workroom of our lives we just need to be available and let God work through us.

When it comes to relationships we often jump in quickly because we like someone. What would happen if we stepped back and looked at the baggage we are carrying in our lives. If we don't unpack the bags in our lives first, it will affect our relationship.

Prayer is something we have grown up hearing about but don't always know how or what to do. Jesus gives us some insight through John 15 and the Lord's Prayer on our prayer life.

Jesus talks about making our home in him in John 15. What does this mean and how do we do it?