Fannin Student Ministry

Our decisions and actions have the power to shape the world we live in, and God desires the world to be a place where people are cared for and treated justly. When we realize how God has cared for us, our actions should help bring about His desires. So, we can love God with all our soul by loving the world around us because we are doing His will and loving those He loves.

When we perceive God's love for us, we respond by loving God with all our heart, which means that we devote everything within us to Him. When we love God with all our heart, we begin to see Him more clearly, and He begins to make our hearts look more like His. As His love captivates, engages, and changes our hearts, the love we receive overflows to those around us.

It's normal and important to wonder what our purpose is, to ask, “Why am I here?” Jesus was asked a similar question, and to answer, He quoted Deuteronomy 6:4-5, whose very first command is to hear. God's love and presence radically transform us, but we must first hear and accept His love to pursue Him with all we are.

Ryan was out of town for week 3, so we don't have a recording of that week's lesson. This is the final lesson in the series and today we look at the life of Elijah in 1 Kings 17 and see that the book of James says he “was a man with a nature like ours,” and that through the power of the Holy Spirit we can be like Elijah.

A look at 2 Kings 20 and how Hezekiah prayed for his life to not end, and for God to give him 15 more years.

This series isn't about how to pray, but about learning to trust in the God we are praying to. We know He listens, and we know that God is with us if we are in His will, He will fight for us if we are in His will and He listens when we are in His will. And to be in God's will is to simply obey Him.

We take a look at the proper way to meditate, by focusing on the Word of God.

A look at 2 Timothy and how Paul charged Timothy to preach the gospel, and how that same charge is for us.

A look at the life of Moses and how he was dependent upon God to lead the Israelites.

A look at David and what we can learn about being called to be difference makers.

A look at the life of Samson and not letting our own desires dictate how we live our lives.

Part 2 of our series “Love God Love People” (I was gone for week 1, so we don't have the audio for that one).

How often do you think about God's will for your life when you make your own plans? Or do you even allow God to be a part of the process? Listen in to find a helpful tool to discern what God's will is for your life and how you can come alongside HIM and seek out what that is.

James is very clear in our text today. You either love God or love the world. You can't do both. Which one will you choose?

A Quick Look at the power of the tongue, and how something so small can bring life or destroy.

Does James contradict what Paul teaches, that we are saved by grace alone and faith alone? Give it a listen!

Digging in to James 2, and several other passages that talk about partiality and how we are not to show favoritism to people.

A new series diving into the book of James. Today's lesson talks about temptation and to realize that it is not God who is tempting us, but that he offers a way out when we are tempted. And we don't have to fight those temptations alone.

A look at Jonah's response to God's forgiveness of the people of Nineveh, and what 1 Peter 2 tells us about our identity in Christ.

A brief look at a guy named Rick and how God helped him overcome addiction, and that no matter what you have done, you are not too far gone for God to use you.

A look at what the Bible says about homosexuality and our response to people who live that lifestyle.

Doubt is something we all struggle with and it's time we talk about it and realize it isn't the end.

Tonight we wrap up our series titled “Dangerous Prayers” with a look at a short but powerful prayer in Luke, and the power of forgiveness.

While short in its length, the prayer “Increase our faith!” Is a quite dangerous prayer to pray.

When you pray, be ready and expect God to answer!

The second and final part of our Elf themed Christmas series.

A short Christmas series that took snippets of the movie “Elf” and tied into a story about Christmas.

A look at the first part of Luke 2 and how the providence of God led to the birth of Jesus. Was originally preached in December 0f 2024.

New series (January 2025) I Know, I know, it has been a while since I posted on here. But kicking off 2025 with a series on Dangerous Prayers. This first one looks at the prayer of Jacob and how and why we should ask for God's blessings for ourselves more.

Finished up our study on the I AM statements of Jesus with Jesus being “The Vine” and how important it is for us to remain connected to Him.

Looking at our 5th “I AM” statement from Jesus in the Gospel of John, found in John 14:6. Jesus is exclusive, if you count being available to everyone exclusive.

Week 2 of our series titled “I AM,” as we look at the 7 I AM statement of Jesus in the Gospel of John. This week's lesson we looked at Jesus is the light, and we are to share that light with others.

We as parents have a job and responsibility of raising our kids in a Godly manner, before they leave the house. We only have some much time before that happens. So what are you doing to make the countdown count?

A look at Acts 1-2 to see what our graduates can learn about their own graduation and futures.

We dive into Jeremiah 29 and see the true context of Jeremiah 29:11, that it is not about us, but about HIM.

This new series looks at popular verses in their CORRECT context, and tonight we begin with all athletes favorite verse: Philippians 4:13.

Our last lesson of our Three Beautiful Words series, as we look at one of the most beautiful things we could ever say.

The church is a place you should feel like you belong. We don't always do a great job of that, but let's try and get better. Telling someone they belong can have a huge impact on their lives. People say they are fine, but inside, they could be hemorrhaging. Something as simple as letting them know they belong, being like David, is what we need to do.

You never know what kind of trajectory you can set for someone's life by simply inviting them to church.

A look at Luke 5 and the calling of Peter, and what that looks like for our lives.

Full church sermon on what it means to belong to a covenant church.

By taking a look at Luke 2 and the story of the Shepherds, we see their reaction to the Messiah and we must also make a choice.

A short two week series looking at prayer

A look at the woman caught in adultery in John 8, and what it means for us. Too often we are both the crowd, accusing others, and the woman, called out on our sin.

Listen in as we start a new series for 2024, titled GO! We will spend 3 weeks looking at three times Jesus told someone to “Go and…” Tonight we explore Luke 10 and the Parable of the Good Samaritan, and how we are called to Go and do likewise.

A walk through the Bible to see the Anticipation of the Messiah, the Joy that comes with the arrival of the Messiah, and the Hope that comes with His return.

God is a God of the living, not of the dead. Take a look with us at Luke 20:27-40 and His encounter with the Sadducees.

God is not mocked, He is not fooled, and in Galatians we read that we reap what we sow, so let's reap the fruit of the spirit and stop trying to fool God. It won't work.

As we study Hebrews 11:13-16, we can see that God is not ashamed to be called our God.

Looking at Colossians 3:12-16, at the things we need to put on.

We wrap up our series tonight looking at the holiness of God through the lens of Isaiah 6:1-8.