Greenwood Students

Ever had a friend who seemed cool one day… and then totally disappeared when things got hard? 😬 In a world where it’s sometimes hard to tell what’s real and what’s fake, friendships can feel the same way. In this first message from the Real Ones series, we look at the story of Jonathan and King Saul from the Bible; two people both thought they were David’s friend—but only one of them actually act...

How can we know that we are saved? Like, for real know?

The gospel has been God's plan from day 1. It's all been because of His love for us. If we miss this, we miss the gospel itself. This week, MSM Pastor Ty Hirsch continues our Good News series with an explanation of where the gospel comes from.

What even is the gospel? As we kick off our first official series of Season 7 in Fuse MSM, Middle School Pastor Ty Hirsch walks us through what the gospel is and what it isn’t.

We're kicking off Season 7 of Fuse MSM with a BANG! In this message from the Fuse Season Kick-Off, MSM Pastor Ty shows us how thinking about Jesus leads us to care about Him, and caring about Him leads us to being like Him.

Some of the worst things ever done in middle school - bullying, gossip, sarcasm that hurts - all come out of a deep feeling to be liked by others. In this sermon, Ty Hirsch kicks off the UP series with a message on how we can find security in Jesus when we look UP at Him. He already loves us infinitely more than could imagine!

If we're not careful, we'll lose the high view of sex that God has from His created intent for it. This week's message closes out the Base Camp series talking about the reality that we MUST view sex the way God does and take Him at His Word for it or we will get hurt and hurt badly.

God cares about marriage. Big time. That's because it tells us a lot about Him, for good or for bad. So we'd better see how He designed it and think about dating in this way or we're going to end up in places and with people that will hurt us.

There is a lot of confusion about what dating is and how to do it right in our modern world. This week, Jake Valdez preaches about how to know what God thinks about dating, and how to do dating in a way that honors him.

To kick off our Season 6 series on Relationships & Dating, we dive into the reason why romance exists in the first place: to reflect how much God loves us. For the full sermon manuscript, click here.

Have you ever heard the phrase "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain?" Do you know what it means? Maybe you think it just means that God doesn't want us to say "Oh my God". And that might be it. But what if we told you that there was so much more to this command than we think? In this message, Fuse MSM tackles the question, "What does it men to take...

Why do we gossip? Honestly, some of us don't even realize that we ARE gossiping when we do - so how do we know what it is an why we do it? In this message, we break down what gossip is, why we participate in it, and why Jesus is a MUCH better option for us than gossip is.

We might not want to admit it, but we like bragging on ourselves. Even if we tell others, "Oh no, not me - I don't brag!" we're still bragging about the fact that we don't brag! It's harming relationships all around us, and we can't seem to figure out why. Thankfully, Jesus, through Paul, shows us in 1st Corinthians 1 and other scriptures how we don't need to brag...

We often treat our speech like the words we use aren't worth much. "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me," might have good intentions - attempting to teach us to value who we are regardless what people say. But it has an unintended weakness we may have missed - it trains us to devalue words as pointless. But this is far from the case. Words are eternally...

Anxiety might be the most prevalent pressure middle schoolers today are experiencing. So how do we navigate it? Is there a way out of it? Jesus says there is, and it's in community with other believers, not alone.

One of the highest pressures we face every day is the pressure of suffering. How can we make it through it? Is there even a point to it? Jesus has a lot to say about it in Matthew 11. In this sermon, we mention an amazing organization called Abel Speaks. If you want more info or would like to get involved with Abel Speaks, you can check out their website http://abelspeaks.org We also mentioned a p...

The pressures of life don't have to catch us by surprise; they are coming whether we're ready for them or not. The good news is that Jesus has offered a way for us to prepare for them: by putting ourselves under the pressure of His teaching to enable us to not just make it through the pressures of life, but to thrive in them.

Life is full of unbearable pressure. So it's a good thing for us that Jesus wants to take the weight off our shoulders!

People who can't admit their faults are not good friends; living a self-righteous life leaves too much room for selfishness for good friendships to occur. In God's family, we know we're sinners and therefore we acknowledge our faults. In this message, Fuse MSM continues our series on friendships, Welcome Home.

Not everyone who calls themselves a Christian truly is. In God's family, there's a clear definition from Jesus about what it takes to follow Him. The kinds of friends we are will depend entirely on how we respond to Jesus's test. In this message, Fuse MSM continues our series on Friendships - Welcome Home.

The best kinds of friends we could ever have are people who follow Jesus - God's family! When the family of God acts like we should, we become a home for those who have none. In this message, Fuse MSM kicks off our series Welcome Home; inviting all, no matter who you are, into the family of God.

Cussing starts around middle school age for many people, but why? Generally, it's because we want to be liked by others, but cursing in the Bible hurts not only others, but us as well. This week, Fuse MSM wraps up our series on words: Use Your Voice.

In Ephesians, Paul says the only words that should come out of our mouths are words that build up and encourage. That's not easy to do, but the world that would come from it if we all did it would be epic. In this message, Fuse MSM continues our series on words: Use Your Voice.

This week, we’re continuing our series on our words; why they’re important, how to use them, & why it’s so important to know what God thinks about them. In this message, we’re focusing on lying and the truth; we were made in the image of a God Who cannot lie. So every time we lie, we use our voices for something they were never made for, & it leads to death. But when we’re truthful, we use...