Falls Creek Youth Camp

Two disciples, John and Peter, are thrown into prison for preaching the gospel in Acts 4:1-12. Yet even after being thrown into prison they continue to declare the truth that salvation is found in none other than Jesus Christ. Are you willing to stand for Christ in every circumstance?

In this message, Ryan Young teaches through the conversations that we see in John 4:5-30: John 4:39-42. We see and learn from conversations about water, sin, worship, and salvation. 

The story of Jesus raising a widow’s son from the dead is found in Luke 7:11-17. Ryan Young draws our attention to the shattered heart of the woman, and the Savior’s heart toward the woman in this message. Jesus cares for us, sees us, and can heal anything that we are walking through. Do you trust Him? 

Mark 4:35-41 tells the story of Jesus calming the storm with His voice. In this message, Ryan Young points out the promise that we have in Christ Jesus. Though we face storms in this life, we are never alone. Jesus is always with us.

In this message on the first night of week 4 of youth camp, Ryan Young challenges us to answer the question “who is Jesus to you?” To some, He is a teacher. To some, He is Lord. Who is Jesus to you? 

In this message, Tom Richter teaches us that the call to follow Jesus is not something that should be taken lightly. The call comes regardless of our past, regardless of the cost, and regardless of what anyone else might do. As believers who have surrendered to the call to follow Christ, we are saved by grace and kept by grace, therefore we must serve by grace and live by grace. 

Sometimes our obedience to the Lord seems like a waste to the world. We see this truth in action in John 12:1-11, when Mary anoints Jesus’ feet with an extremely expensive perfume. In this message, Tom Richter urges us to leave our lives broken open and surrendered at the feet of Jesus, because He is worth everything.  

Daniel 3 encompasses the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; three Jews who refused to worship any false god. As they are thrown into the fire for their disobedience, we see a supernatural protection by the one true God. In whose hands is your life placed in? Do you trust King Jesus to protect you, even to the point of death? 

In this message, Tom Richter preaches on The Parable of the Hidden Treasure found in Matthew 13:44 and encourages us to take inventory of our lives; giving up what we can’t keep, to gain what we can’t lose. 

In this message, Tom Richter teaches over the calling of the twelve disciples in Luke 5:1-11. Sometimes it can feel like Jesus is “interrupting” our lives, but He is not trying to things away from us, He is trying to give something to us. What is standing between you and what God is calling you to? 

In this message, Nick Person teaches from Mark 14 about true worship. True worship is beautiful to the King, it means that we offer all that we have, and it is rooted in eternity. May our worship be true and proper in every circumstance.  There were 125 spiritual decisions during this service, with 61 professions of faith.  

In this message from Mark 8, Nick Person teaches us that as followers of Christ, it is crucial for us to be in alignment with our King. To be in alignment with Him we must see Him accurately, deny ourselves, take up the cross, and follow Him.   During this service there were 109 spiritual decisions, with 43 of them being professions of faith. 

In Mark 6:30-41 we see the supernatural provision of God in action as Jesus multiplies something seemingly small into an unfathomable amount. It’s not about the size of the offering, but rather the hands that it is in. Perhaps it’s time for us to open our hearts and place our lives in the hands that are much more capable than us.  During this service there were 120 spiritual decisions with 64 prof...

Living the gospel-centered lives that we are called to is not always easy, but we are called to follow Christ regardless. In this message from Mark 2, Nick Person encourages us to be inconvenienced for the gospel. This may look like inconvenient compassion, inconvenient faith, and inconvenient sacrifice. In what area of your life might God be calling you to be inconvenienced for the sake of the go...

In this message Nick Person urges us to recognize that action is required in order to live as Jesus lived and love as Jesus loved, which is what we are called to do. Teaching from Mark 1, Nick shows us that Jesus invites us to walk in the steps that He has already forged.  There were 86 spiritual decisions during this service, with 49 professions of faith. 

The story of Jesus feeding the five thousand teaches us many things about God’s heart toward us, and our walk with Jesus. Shane Pruitt points out the compassion of Jesus, the call on us, and the capability of Jesus. A little bit in the hands of Jesus is better than a lot in our own hands.   During this message, there were a total of 187 decisions, with 95 professions of faith. 

As people who have entered into a relationship with Christ, we have a unique calling upon our lives. In this message, Shane Pruitt teaches from Ephesians 4 about how we can live out this calling. During this service, there were a total of 198 spiritual decisions, with 73 professions of faith. 

Salvation goes far beyond the moment when we enter into a relationship with Christ. It is a life-long experience. In this message, Shane Pruitt shares four callings that relate to being a believer, encouraging us to live Jesus only lives.  During this service, there were a total of 201 spiritual decisions, with 85 professions of faith.

In this podcast, Shane Pruitt preaches on John 3:16, a very well-known Bible verse. God showed His love for us by sending His absolute best: His one and only Son. John 3:17-18 tells us that Jesus did not come to condemn us, but rather to save us. To enter relationship with Jesus through His saving grace, we simply must repent - which Shane Pruitt describes as a changing of heart and mind – and fol...

Shane Pruitt brings a message from Genesis chapters 1-3 on the first night of Falls Creek Youth Camp. He discusses how and why God made us, our problem with sin, and how Jesus made a way for us to be in relationship with Him. May every part of our being be used to glorify Christ and point others to Him.   There were a total of 115 spiritual decisions during this service, with 74 professions of fai...

There are many excuses that can be made about neglecting to live the life that God has called us to live. Sometimes it may seem that it is too hard to follow Jesus, or that there are more important things to do than following Jesus. But God calls us to full surrender in Matthew 6:24. God’s plan and purpose is bigger than our own agenda. Are you fully surrendered to Christ?

There is an “already” aspect of knowing Christ, and a “not yet” aspect of being with Jesus. As followers of Christ we have the blessing of knowing Him, but we are not yet in His presence. In this message, Shane Pruitt teaches us how to be solid in between the time of knowing Jesus and being with Jesus. We should be solid in our salvation, solid in our time with the Lord, and solid in our calling t...

When we accept Jesus as Lord of our lives, He changes who we are and what we do. We are not just spectators of the cross, but rather participants of the cross. In this message, Shane Pruitt speaks about the universal calling to ministry, and the unique calling to ministry that is presented to us in Ephesians 2:8-9. We are saved to be set apart.

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector in Luke 18:9-14 focuses on two groups of people: the self-righteous and the Christ-righteous. Self-righteous people trust in themselves, but Christ-righteous people know that they are unable to fix themselves, and they trust in Jesus. Salvation is not trying harder, it is trusting more. Because the grave is empty, we can be full of the life, love,...

King Jesus is better than anything that this world has to offer. In this message, Shane Pruitt teaches from Matthew 13 (the Parable of the Hidden Treasure) and Philippians 3:3-9, which speaks about knowing Christ. Our biggest problem is sin, our disobedience that separates us from God. Sin is a big problem, but Jesus is a bigger solution.