Weekly messages from the Chosen Generation Youth ministry of Odessa First Assembly of God in Odessa, TX.
When the time comes for people to go their separate ways, how does the world handle it? More importantly, how should we handle it?
When people don't meet our expectations of them, when they let us down, when they hurt us... what does it mean to forgive them?
When we expect God to do something, it's not always quick and easy. Sometimes there are some sidetracks, and then He might not even do the thing the way we thought He would.
Have you ever felt like God didn't come through? Maybe you expected Him to do something for you, and it hasn't happened yet? Sometimes when it feels like God didn't meet our expectations, He's actually just trying to teach us how to be patient.
Often times, we put our focus on things that don't matter in the scope of eternity. But Jesus showed us how to make sure our priorities are in order.
We get all kinds of labels put on us, both by ourselves and by the world. But when we let Jesus label us instead, we get to live in His purpose.
It's our nature to want to be in control. But what happens when a situation in our lives gets to the point where no matter how hard we try, we simply don't have the control anymore?
When we encounter Jesus, things can flip in an instant. We start this series with a look at a wee little man in the Bible whose expectations got flipped when he met Jesus.
Would you guess there are similarities between the Star Wars saga and the Gospel story? Tonight, we look at some of the similarities, and then some of the differences.
After two weeks of looking at where we get our identity from, this message looks at how our identity affects our actions.
Who gets to label you? What labels are you letting the wrong people give you? And how does that affect our daily lives?
Guest speaker Aaron Moroles opens up our new series on Identity with a message about our names.
What does your story look like?Recorded Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
Three weeks ago, we talked about how a relationship with God should be our primary focus. But there are all kinds of things that can take our attention off of Him.Recorded Wednesday, February 3, 2016.
Who better to ask about relationships than those who have been in them a long time? In this special Relationship Goals Discussion Panel, we get some Godly advice on how to handle relationships from three married couples.Recorded Wednesday, January 27, 2016.
A special guest speaker brings a word to Chosen Gen.Recorded Wednesday, January 20, 2016.
We all want a real relationship, right? Especially as we move towards Valentine's Day, it is increasingly at the forefront. So what does a real relationship look like?Recorded Wednesday, January 13, 2016.
As we start the new year, let's do more than just resolve to change things about ourselves. Let's actually move closer to Jesus.Recorded Wednesday, January 6, 2016.
This time of year, we spend lots of time waiting for and anticipating things. But what do we do when it seems like we're stuck in a long-term period of waiting?Recorded Wednesday, December 9, 2015.
In this holiday season, we talk a lot about being grateful and generous. But what does the Bible have to say about it?Recorded December 2, 2015
We've talked about our friends, and we've talked about our family, and now it's time to talk about the squad that has a goal: our church.Recorded November 11, 2015
We get to choose our friends, but we don't get to pick our family. How can we do our part to help have an awesome family squad?Recorded November 4, 2015
We begin our new series by answering a few questions: What is your squad? And how can you build an awesome squad?Recorded October 28, 2015
In the finale of our series on answering question about our faith, we look at how Christianity relates to some of the world's other popular religions.
People seem to think that people have to choose between science and Christianity. Do we?
We look to the Bible for guidance, wisdom, answers, and a host of other reasons. But how could we explain to a non-Christian that the Scriptures are trustworthy?
We begin a new series by learning from how Jesus approached a stranger and shared His own good news with her.
Pastor Tony finishes up our series on the tools that God has given us to help fulfill the Great Commission.
We know our task, and we know we don't have to do it alone. The next step is knowing who gives us the authority to complete it.
As we enter a new school year, we know we're called to share the Gospel, but how do we do it? With a team.
When camp is over, how do you experience the presence of God when you're back home?
Sometimes it's hard to believe in things we can't see. Will you?
It's so easy to stay angry at both others and ourselves. What does it take to replace that anger with forgiveness?
First Priority Director Natalie Kenney brings a special message as part of our Once Upon A Time series.
Childhood was fun, right? So how do we grow up while keeping a child-like faith?
Our last series asked, "What is worship?" and "What happens when we worship?"Now, we begin our new series answering one more question about worship.
Pastor Tony shares a message with Chosen Gen.
Pastor Tony shares a message with Chosen Gen.
Pastor Tony shares a message with Chosen Gen.
Pastor Tony shares a message with Chosen Gen.
Pastor Tony shares a message with Chosen Gen.
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