STF YA

This summer we have been diving into the great commandment found in Luke 10:25-27. In this episode, Danny breaks down what it looks like to love yourself. It is hard to love someone as yourself, if you do not love yourself.

What do you do when your belief system or worldview is shaken? Are you afraid to ask questions? Who do you go to to ask those questions? In this episode, Danny & Jay sit down with Pastor JJ (Senior Pastor At South Tampa Fellowship) and have a conversation about these vary things while processing through Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus in John 3.

What holds us back from dropping everything and following Jesus? Is it the fear of the unknown? Maybe not knowing the truth? Maybe even the pull of cultural influence in the world around us? In this episode, Ari (Our YA Coordinator) and Danny (Our YA Pastor) have a conversation about what it looks like to follow Jesus in the world we live in today by looking at a specific moment when Jesus called...

Do you ever feel stuck in the waiting? How do you usually act in while you wait? are you patient, or are you restless? The waiting can be exhausting and we can sometimes feel stuck because of some of the fears that come while we are in the waiting. In this episode, Danny shares some fears we have and some ways we can work through those fears to have courage to step into whatever we are waiting for...

How do we have meaningful friendships in a stage of life where there are so many transitions happening in our life and in those all around us? In your 20's, it may be the first time in your life that "friends" are not handed to you. From elementary school to college, at some level, you have people around you that you have opportunities to have friendships with. But as you get older, if you do not...

Ever feel stuck in a transition in college, after college, and as you begin your career? Transitions can be difficult and confusing as we get older and it is even more difficult to find purpose when you feel stuck. In this weeks episode, Jay shares an encouraging and helpful message as we process how we live in the in-between college and career.

Have you ever felt like you are in-between a season, transition, moment, or a decision in your life? We tend to always be in-between something in our lives especially as young adults. This episode, Danny shares the framework of the sermon series, and guides us through the tension we may feel when we are in the in-between.

How is being persecuted a part of the "Good Life" according to Jesus? In this weeks episode, Danny shares what persecution is, and how we can stand firm in the midst of it.

What does it look like to be a peacemaker? How do we take on conflict resolution and not just ignore it? In this episode, Danny & Jay have a conversation centered around practical ways to walk out the good life by being a peacemaker.

What does it truly mean to see God? Pastor Chris Dotson shares a powerful message on the pure in heart and what it means for us to truly see God.

The good life can be described many different ways, especially by the world & culture we live in. The good life that we are focusing on is the good life according to the way of Jesus as He shared in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 by way of the Beatitudes. This episode, our Young Adults pastor - Danny Hardy - shares about how we have received mercy and what that means for us.

What are you hungry for or thirsty for? We all have an appetite for something, but what do your appetites tell you about yourself? In this episode, Danny shares how we can begin to develop an appetite for God, to truly hunger and thirst for righteousness.

What does it mean to be MEEK? This can be a concept that brings a lot of questions or simply we can be unclear about. In this episode Danny and Jay have a conversation that challenges us to live in such a way that represents Jesus in all that we do.

What do you do when you are at the end of yourself and there is no where else to turn? Many of us of done things, thought things, seen things, or even said things that are not glorifying to God. Have you ever mourned your sin? Have you ever sat in the magnitude of what breaks the heart of God? In this episode, One of our Church partners - Trevor Lovingood (Pastor in Denver, Colorado) - shares abou...

Do you ever feel like you are going through the motions? How do we find gratitude in the mundane of life? In this episode, Jay shares some truth from scripture and thoughts that will help us find gratitude in the everyday life.

What do you do when life throws a curveball at you? What do you do when things do not make sense, or life is more difficult than you thought it would be? Do you pack it up and call it quits, or do you reposition yourself to have gratitude in the moments that do not make sense? In this episode, Danny shares how we can press on to have gratitude even in the midst of suffering.

How do we practice gratitude? In this episode, Chris Dotson (STF Teaching Pastor) shares with us what it looks like to practice and actively live out gratitude.

Do you find yourself being set free yet running back to what has held you in bondage? In this episode, Danny shares about how shame can keep us in bondage, when in reality if we are in Christ, we have been set free.

It's easy to believe the Gospel is true when everything is going our way, but do you believe the Gospel is true even in challenging times? In this episode, STF Communications Director and STFYA's very own Brie Fernandez vulnerably shares the struggles and temptations she has faced while walking with the Lord. She challenges us to honestly answer the question "Do You Believe the Gospel is Always Tr...

Stop. Drop. Roll. You probably heard this phrase in elementary school when the local fire department came by to teach you about fire safety, but did you know that it can actually help you more clearly hear the voice of the Holy Spirit? In this sermon, Jay Mike takes us on a "journey" to explain how being more like penguins and taking the time to "stop, drop, and roll" will lead to greater discernm...

The Lord has been moving in our midst and moving through our worship! In this sermon, Shannon breaks down how we can live connected to Jesus through our worship. He calls us to walk with Him, work with Him and watch how He works... will you answer that call?

Are you paying attention to your attention? When it comes to us communicating with the Holy Spirit, the idea is often surrounded by confusion. In this sermon, Chris breaks down how we can spend intentional time in God's presence to communicate with the Holy Spirit.

What does it mean to walk intimately with the Holy Spirit? The walk begins when we recognize our own brokenness. In this sermon, Chris breaks down the formula Holiness + Brokenness = Intamacy and how that influences our daily walk with the Holy Spirit.

How do we position ourselves to preach the gospel in a post-modern world? It starts by understanding that the Gospel moves at the speed of relationships. In this episode, missionary Mike Taylor shares his story of saying "yes" to God and what it looks like to live life on mission.

Have you ever wondered how Jesus could say that it was better for him to leave us than for him to walk alongside us? The answer to that question is not found in focusing on Jesus' absence, but on what will be present in his absence. In this sermon, Chris walks STF YA through Holy Spirit 101, setting the baseline for our new series, "Scared of the Ghost."