FBCJ SOLID Youth

Already feeling the heat and pressure of our school schedule kicking into full gear, we need to re-shift our focus on what it means to "find rest unto your souls".

**Sam Chutas opens things by answering a "lunch line scenario" born out of our Verse of the Week (1 Pt. 3:15)**School's back and with it come the day-to-day testings of our faith amidst projects, papers, presentations, practice, plays, etc. The pressures of school can be a lot on your minds as you navigate this new schedule. What can we learn from Job to help?

This is one where we need to truly ask ourselves: "Do I really know what it means to sacrifice?" Do we serve Christ at a cost or is it within our convenience? What has your faith cost you lately?**LINK TO THE SONG PLAYED AT THE END HERE**

**Opening devo by Savvy EhretWe kick-off a new series focusing on what it means to have the mind of a servant. If we want to genuinely and practically serve one another, we need to take the first step in making sure our mind is equipped and armed for battle.

8/2/26 - God laid a special message on Noah's heart to help us navigate through these lukewarm Laodicean times.

7/26/26 - Andy brings a message on keeping the momentum going post-camp & post VBS.

Caleb opens sharing a slideshow of his trip to Malawi and gives an impassioned plea to the Sr High out of Psalm 32. You do not want to miss this!

1 Peter 2:9 not only serves us the title of the message, but it also serves to illustrate what we as SOLID are all about. As we have new freshmen with us, it's good to be reminded of how we carry out our mission to Shine Our Light in Darkness!

Claire Rodgers, Emma Fogle, Casyn Wengerd, Lexi Pizor, Grant Bruno, Leah Backus, & Alex Mencini share what God did in them and THROUGH THEM this past week.

The final night served as not only a last challenge, but an encouragement that "Real Christians are repeat offenders, and regular repenters".

Yet another impromptu message of the Lord that hit us where we need to be. This AM session was supposed to be devotional, but turned into a 30-minute gut-punch of a preaching session

God's Spirit moved JR's Tuesday AM message to the PM session to get us to focus our hearts on stepping out to those who need the gospel. God did NOT disappoint with this move!

JR switched up his messages and decided to go off the cuff with a devotional from John 2. What noise in your life is keeping you from following closer?

School, sports, family situations, rough circumstances - the list of things in life that can leave a bitter taste in your mouth is endless. Are you trusting God to get you through bitter seasons of life?

What do you consider to be "a good day"? We continue our journey of making our faith our own by focusing personally on the kind of day God wants you to have specifically.

Sunday PM Session. JR talks about our future decisions and shares his personal testimony

Complacency leads to compromise which leads to corruption. We conclude this series by looking at how if we don't deal with the enemies of Chapter 1, we will live a life like Israel did through the rest of the book. These things are written for our examples! (1 Cor. 10:6-13)

Manny & Brittanie Cestari, Danny & Christi Taylor, and Dave & Tammy Peters answer students questions about marriage and relationships.

Who are the Laodicean enemies that we tend to compromise with? Who are the inhabitants of our land that we refuse to drive out?

We answer questions the students still had unanswered concerning relationships, and they didn't disappoint!

Who are the Laodicean enemies that we tend to compromise with? Who are the inhabitants of our land that we refuse to drive out?

The first 13 minutes are student evangelism testimonies from this past Memorial Day. Afterwards, we hear from Kendall Orock & Peyton Wengerd as they share their dating testimony: how God led them to a relationship, what they each noticed in the other prior to dating, and guidelines they keep to protect themselves & each other while dating.

Who are the Laodicean enemies that we tend to compromise with? Who are the inhabitants of our land that we refuse to drive out?

We conclude the lecture portion of our study on Biblical Relationships by looking at the roles of a husband and wife. Fulfilling these roles helps us to fulfill the mission of why we were put on this earth (Gen. 1:26-28; 2:18-25; Jn. 15:8, 16; Mt. 28:18-20).

Who are the Laodicean enemies that we tend to compromise with? Who are the inhabitants of our land that we refuse to drive out?

We know what NOT to do while in a dating relationship, but what should we focus on? What should be the core of what we do when we're in a relationship? Does mankind's need for the gospel and our participation in the Great Commission change when we start dating? NO! Therefore, a dating relationship should further the gospel, not hinder it.

Judges 19 is widely known as one of the most bizarre and horrid chapters in all of scripture and yet it sounds like a current event you see trending on social media. Once again, we have to ask: "how do we get here?!?". The answer lies in the 21st verse of the of the 1st chapter...

No less important that physical purity, emotions unchecked in a relationship can be incredibly toxic. How do we navigate through these rough waters? Tune in to find out!

Today, we look at the cause of all of Israel's problems in the Book of Judges. Though, at first glance it doesn't appear that way due to the victory they had on the mountain! But that's the essence of Laodicea: we can be so caught up on our victories that we miss where it counts the most - in the valley.

Junior Warren Lafferty brings the word tonight on a message that God has laid on his heart - are you being diligent with what God has given you?

What can we glean from a wicked king cuts off the thumbs and big toes of his conquered foes? An insight to the tactics that our adversary uses against us every day (1 Pet. 5:8).

If you're dating, you need set plan of boundaries. If you're not dating, you need a set plan of boundaries for when you do date. As we'll see through the scriptures, there is no negotiation when it comes to your purity and protecting the other person you're dating.

Projects. Papers. Presentations. Practice. Spring wears us down & sometimes brings out the worst. With school ending, and camp around the corner, we need to learn some lessons from the OT book that best describes the time in which we live (Jdgs. 21:25; 8:16, 7).

In this Laodicean church age where we have become masters of self-deception, it can be easy for us to tell ourselves what we know to be the right thing only to mask what we really want. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the realm of what we're looking for in a potential date. BEWARE!

We conclude our Sunday series by looking at the greatest gap-filler, and our model for how we are to stand. Personalize this message and evaluate your walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.

The Lord took us on a bit of a detour with this one. Maybe that detour was specifically for you. While it might seem obvious after last week's message on who NOT to date, Genesis 24 gives us a hearty outline as to what specifically to look for when God readies you to date.

As we get ready to wrap up our "Standing in the Gap" series next week, we have to look an all important principle that every gap-filler embodied prior to fulfilling their call: dealing with their own wicked hearts (Jer. 17:9-10).

No - dating is not a "gray" issue in the Bible. Yes - the Bible is clear on who not to date in both the lost world AS WELL AS THE SAVED...

This battle has always been personal. Our faith was always meant to be our own and not someone else's. This is not your typical "David & Goliath" story. Have you personalized your own walk with God?

If God is leading you to be intentionally single and to wait upon him, the question then becomes "For how long? When do I know I'm ready". Obviously every case is different, but here are a few guidelines that should help you in your walk.

This is a question that came from our Northwest Bible Club, and who better to answer it biblically than our own resident Jackson Police Officer!

**OPENING TESTIMONY BY EMILY FURNEY** Contrary to how it sounds, the title of the message doesn't necessarily have to do with waiting for the right person. It's much more personal to that. Join us as we kick off the dating section of "Biblical Relationships"

Samson doesn't immediately come to the mind when thinking about "gap-fillers". Yet, he serves as a constant reminder that it's not how you start but how you finish that counts. What do you need to die to in order to stand in the gap?

We pause to talk about an all-important aspect that affects all previously discussed relationships as well as dating, engagement, and marriage relationships: conflict resolution. If you don't know how to biblically confront someone and to work out a situation, you'll have a rough road ahead with any future prospect of a spouse.

Today's lesson focuses on the first mention of the word "zealous" or any form of the word. Interestingly, the last mention of that word shows up in God's charge to those living in Laodicea. Unfortunately, there aren't many Phinehas' in Laodicea...will you change that?

Just as your relationship with your parents and siblings tie in to who you're going to date & potentially marry, the friends you choose will have a similar affect. What does the Bible say about what kind of friends you should and should NOT have?

There is perhaps no greater picture of a gap filler in Scripture than Moses. Countless times, he is found interceding on Israel's behalf before a holy God. A close examination of this reveals how close Israel was to a second or third world-wide flood. This begs to question: who in your life can be spared from judgment if you'll simply stand in the gap on their behalf?

Junior Grant Bruno takes the pulpit with a message on the judgment seat of Christ. Will this be the judgment you appear before the Lord, or will it be the Great White Throne judgment?

Many are familiar with the battle plan of Gideon, few remember the circumstances of his calling. Tune in for the specifics concerning this gap-filler.

Unfortunately, most of the examples of sibling relationships are centered around conflict. What can we learn from these scenarios and how can we even apply them to the relationships with our brothers and sisters in Christ?

Before you can stand in the gap, you need to make up the hedge. Today, we look at someone in the Old Testament who decided to step outside of God's protection and boundaries and as a result affected his fellow brothers and sisters in their walk with the Lord.