Riverbend Youth

Sometimes, for one reason or another, friendships END. Let's talk about some things that can be helpful when that happens!  BOTTOM LINE: Being a friend means walking away friendly.   SCRIPTCH: Acts 15:36-41 (NIV) Follow us on IG!

BOTTOM LINE: The friends you choose impact the future you will have. SCRIPTURE: The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray (Proverbs 12:26). Follow us on IG :)

BOTTOM LINE: Being a friend means serving your friends. GOAL: To encourage teenagers to think about what being a goodfriendtootherslookslike. SCRIPTCH: So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him (John 13:4-5 NLT). Do to others as you would li...

BOTTOM LINE: Build your faith on what matters most. GOAL:  To point teenagers toward making Jesus the foundation of their faith. SCRIPTCH: There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they sh...

BOTTOM LINE: You can trust Someone before you know everything. GOAL: To help teenagers realize that their questions don’t have to keep them from growing in faith; being curious can actually grow their faith. SCRIPTCH: The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones...

BOTTOM LINE: As you explore science, your faith can expand. GOAL: To give teenagers the space to wonder and process their views about faith & science and to encourage them to see how learning about one can help them understand the other. SCRIPTCH: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1 NIV). Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all yo...

BOTTOM LINE: The Spirit helps you see the good in life. GOAL: To show teenagers how the Spirit can change the way they see others and the world around them. SCRIPTCH: "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them" (Genesis 1:27 NIV). "Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spiri...

BOTTOM LINE: Following the Spirit leads to experiencing the good life. GOAL: To show teenagers how the Spirit can change the way they see their own lives and experiences. SCRIPTCH: Galatians 5:22-25; Galatians 2:20 (NIV) Follow Us On IG: http://instagram.com/rbyouth/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC72blIqXT5qqWxFbHPMrJLg

BOTTOM LINE: If you want to live the good life, you have to understand what the good life really is. GOAL: To encourage teenagers to dive beneath society's surface level definitions of words like "love, joy, peace" and to see God's better version of the fruit SCRIPTCH: But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentle...

BOTTOM LINE: Stay in step with the Spirit and be transformed. GOAL: To help teenagers see that growth and transformation are possible in the areas that matter most when we commit to life with the Spirit. SCRIPTCH: But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23a NLT). Follow...

Reyn brings a message on the importance of how we spend our TIME at the RBY Lock-in 2022!  Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rbyouth/

Rodnei finishes out the series by talking about the "where" and "when" of worship.  Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rbyouth/

Session 2 of 3: WHO do I worship?  https://www.instagram.com/rbyouth/

Why do we worship?  http://instagram.com/rbyouth/  

BOTTOM LINE: Be Kind To Yourself GOAL: To help students recognize unhelpful thoughts they have about their bodies and to encourage them to choose to be kind to themselves in place of those thoughts. SCRIPTURE: Search me, God, and know my heart: test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me (Psalm 139:23-24a NIV). I will praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfu...

You get to decide what your years of being young will be about. In this series finale, Pastor Reyn Harpole aims to point students toward choosing to make the most of their time in middle/high school. Scripture: 1 Timothy 4:12, " 12  Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity."; 1 Timothy...