Brandywine Students

Part 2 of 3; Melissa continues our series on Proverbs and wisdom.

Part 1 of 3; Pastor Matthew kicks off our series on Proverbs and wisdom.

Pastor Matthew gives an overview and takeaways from the book of Jude.

Part 3 of 3; Melissa Stein wraps up the retreat with a call to action. Using #Repost as a launching point, she challenged students to share their faith with those around them as they kick off the new school year.

Part 2 of 3; Pastor Matthew continues the student ministry retreat by asking the question, what does it actually mean to be a disciple?

Part 1 of 3; Jay Parry kicks off our weekend retreat by taking a closer look at who Jesus was and is, why we can believe in Him, and how that impacts us today!

All three student missions teams (Maine, Boston, Guatemala) gave reports during the first and second worship services on June 28th, 2015. This audio is all of the individual stories from the students from both hours combined into one file.

Week 1 of 6, Pastor Matthew. In opening week, Pastor Matthew looks at 1 Corinthians 1 and 5, showing the difference in God's wisdom and the world's wisdom and how that translates to thoughts on sexuality.

Week 3 of 3, Pastor Matthew. We conclude our series looking at the Old Testament books of first and second Chronicles by looking at 2 Chronicles 28-32, the story of Ahaz and his son Hezekiah. The pattern in Chronicles regarding the Kings of Judah is that they either tried to please God, tried to please God halfheartedly, or did not try to please God, and the resulting ramifications for the nation. While Ahaz was NOT pleasing to God, Hezekiah broke the mold and in many ways was reminiscent of the best qualities of his ancestors David and Solomon in his desire to honor God.

Week 1 of 3, Pastor Matthew. We kick off our series looking at the Old Testament books of first and second Chronicles by looking at 2 Chronicles 22-23, the story of Ahaziah and Athalia. The pattern in Chronicles regarding the Kings of Judah is that they either tried to please God, tried to please God halfheartedly, or did not try to please God, and the resulting ramifications for the nation. Ahaziah and Athalia, with their connections to Ahab and Jezebel, did NOT please God.

Week 4 of 5, The Joshua Team. A special combined Student hour led by the Joshua Team, a team of student leaders! Together they teach on the topic of service.

Week 1 of 5, Pastor Matthew. Special music by Samantha, a song written and performed by her! Pastor Matthew kicks off our series on why we do what we do by looking at evangelism.

Week 6 of 6, Katy McGrath. Psalm 138. Throughout Scripture, we see examples of God’s desire to look after his children. God cares deeply for us, provides for us, and uses us to advance the kingdom. Psalm 138 offers a powerful expression of praise to God, including thanks for God-given purpose. Katy helps us think about our purpose in two ways: the overarching purpose of all Christians’ lives—to bring glory to God—and the unique purpose God has for each of us. We were challenged to think about our individual purposes in terms of the passions and gifts God has already given us, in the context of God’s provision in our lives.

Week 5 of 6, Matt Ousdahl. Psalm 101. We face tremendous pressure when it comes to standing up for our faith. Pursuing a life that honors God means making a commitment to that lifestyle and not allowing other people to become obstacles along the way. Matt O gives insight into what it looks like to strive for a God-centered life in the midst of a world that is anything but focused on God.

Week 4 of 6, Jay Parry. Psalm 22. There are times in our lives when God feels far away or when our prayers seem to “bounce off the ceiling.” We all have experienced times like this; David certainly did. But we can still find encouragement. Even though God may seem far away, He is still God and is still present. And God has a track record of remaining faithful.

Week 3 of 6, Katy McGrath. Psalm 51. We are all enemies of God because of our sin, but because of God’s great love, we can experience a restored relationship through Christ. Yet sin is something we must still contend with, because of our sin nature. Katy helps the group understand how they can approach God in dealing with their sin and how they can move forward in repenting of sin.

Week 2 of 6, Matt Ousdahl. Psalm 30. Matt O builds on ideas introduced in the previous week. When we turn to God with our prayers and God responds, how do we respond? The proper response is to praise God and give God thanks for answering a prayer, a need, or a concern—or for providing comfort during a difficult situation.

Week 1 of 6, Jay Parry. Psalm 3. “Drama” seems like an almost inevitable part of our experience, and while much of this drama is “normal” and relatively harmless, some is more sinister. What do we do when it seems like everyone is against us? Who do we turn to when friendships sour? Psalms 3 helps us understand what it means to turn to God when it feels like everyone else has turned against us.

Week 3 of 3. Pastor Matthew wraps up the series on first and second Kings by looking at the pattern of failure in all of Israel's kings, with a particular look at the final king. And yet, 2 Kings ends with hope for the coming Savior!

Week 2 of 3. Pastor Matthew looks at the first 11 chapters of 1 Kings and talks about Solomon's sad story of failure and its warning to believers today.