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Transforming ordinary to passionate. The Element is Discovery Church's middle school and high school student ministry.


    • Mar 17, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 59 EPISODES


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    God As Father

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2010


    He is King of Kings, Lord or Lords, and Creator of All... But to often we forget that God is also Father!

    God's View of Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2010


    Continuing our pursuit of finding our identity in who God says we are rather than who the world says we are. Listen as we read over you all what God says about you. Read the list with scripture references at http://www.davidmillerblog.com/?p=1902

    Identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2010


    We've allowed the world to define us and tell us what our identity is. It's time for us to find our identity in who God says we are, placing Him at the center of who we are.

    Print - In Your Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2010


    What is the Print you will leave behind in your family?

    thElement in the City - Leaving your PRINT on your city

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2010


    There needs to be a change in our life for us to change our city.

    Print - In Your Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2010


    What is the Print you will leave behind in your community?

    Print - At School

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2010


    What is the Print you will leave behind at your school?

    Under The Chuppah - Covenant

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2009


    Under The Chuppah - Preparing A Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2009


    We can learn so much about our relationship with Jesus by looking at the traditions of the Jewish wedding ceremony. This week we see that, traditionally, the groom goes to prepare a place for his bride. Jesus has gone to prepare a place for us (his bride). The question is how are we preparing ourselves for his return?

    Jonah - Chapter Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2009


    God asks. Johan runs. God pursues. Jonah surrenders. God saves.

    Jonah - Chapter One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2009


    God asks. Johan runs. God pursues. Jonah surrenders. God saves.

    Follow Me - From Disciple to Apostle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2009


    Jesus desires His disciples to become apostles (the ones sent) and teach what they have learned. We look at the need to go from student to teacher.

    Follow Me - Inner Circle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2009


    What is it about us that we feel we are doing Jesus a favor by following Him?

    Follow Me - The Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2009


    To often we believe that the journey we are called on with Jesus is intended to be a comfortable one but, Jesus called us to a life changing journey rather than a comfortable one. Does your love of comfort get in the way of your journey with Jesus?

    Follow Me - Called

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2009


    Understanding the disciple rabbi relationship is so important in our understanding with Jesus. This week we see that Jesus called His disciples to Him and we talk through the fact that we have also been called.

    The Being Human Project - What It Means For David To Be Human

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2009


    Continuing to unpack the question: “What does it mean to be human”?

    The Being Human Project - What Does It Mean To Be Human

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2009


    We ask ourselves the question, "What does it mean to be human?"

    Well, That's Not Natural - Part 2: Sharing Your Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2009


    Sharing your faith is simply not natural yet God tells us to go and tell the world about Him. In this message we talk through how to make it a way of life.

    Well, That's Not Natural - Part 1: Finding God Amidst Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2009


    There seems to be so many things we are called to do that don't seem natural. Finding God as we transition in life is something we talk about often but struggle to actually do. This week we highlight the transition of Timothy from student to teacher and The Element Seniors as they graduate and do the same.

    Elephants Can Swim Part 6: In Awe of His Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2009


    God has offered us grace though we don't deserve it. To accept His grace is to accept His love for us.

    Elephants Can Swim Part 5: In Awe of The Sprit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2009


    This week we look at the purpose of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives.

    Elephants Can Swim Part 4: In Awe Of His Sacrifice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2009


    If we truly understood God as father and that He sent His son to to Earth, we would be in awe of His Sacrifice. As you listen to this talk, I would suggest doing what the students did here in the room. You'll understand when you hear it. We edited out the breaks, so you may need to pause as to complete the task.

    Elephants Can Swim Part 3: God As Creator - Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2009


    God ended His great symphony of creation with the crescendo of man. He looked upon His creation and said it was good!

    Elephants Can Swim Part 2: Creator - Heavens and The Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2009


    Josh takes us through the complexity of God's creation of the heavens and earth.

    Elephants Can Swim Part 1: Intro to Awe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2009


    If we were to truly live our lives in awe of God, it would change every aspect of who we are! Too often we get caught up in our personal religious checklist and completely overlook the awe factor of the God we serve. This series will be highlighting just a few of the characters of God and reminding us how truly awesome He is.

    ...And Prayer Part 2: Relational Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2009


    Prayer has become something we do before a test or a meal and we use God as a “get out of jail free card”. What would our prayer life look like if our prayers were based in our relationship with God?

    ...And Prayer Part 1: Practical Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2009


    To often prayer becomes so large that it becomes overwhelming. This week we hear some stories from our ministry and break down how to practically pray.

    The Roots: Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2009


    The early church devoted themselves to prayer! We look at the foundational elements of The Lords Prayer and how it applies to our lives today.

    The Roots: The Breaking of Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2009


    We continue our conversation about the Acts Church. They devoted themselves to the breaking of bread... Why? We attempt to answer that question and help to refocus our mindset on communion.

    The Roots: The Fellowship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2009


    We are continuing to dive into and learn from the movement of the Acts Church. The early Church devoted themselves to “The Fellowship” and became a movement that exists today

    The Roots: The Apostle's Teaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2009


    We focus on the roll and purpose of "The Apostle's Teaching" in the Acts Church

    Print in Our Schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2008


    We ask what is the print we will leave on our school?

    Print In The City

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2008


    Do you have a heart for your city?

    Contradictions of Jesus - Be The Church - Orange Ave Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2008


    Contradictions of Jesus - Relationship vs. Religion - East Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2008


    Contradictions of Jesus - Do I Truly Have a Relationship - Orange Ave Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2008


    We say that we have a relationship and not a religion, but so often our actions contradict that. We take a look at the relational dynamic of our faith.

    Contradictions of Jesus - The Most Pivotal Moment in History - Southwest Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2008


    Jesus enters the scene with the Sermon on the mount, one of the most pivotal moments in history. When He teaches, it requires you to do something with what you hear. "The way you live, is what you believe and everything else is just talk"

    Sex, Drugs, Rock and Soul - Part 7 - Freedom from Religion - Orange Ave Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2008


    What would it look like to shed our religion and live in true freedom with God?

    Sex, Drugs, Rock and Soul - Part 6 - Pride - Southwest Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2008


    Sex, Drugs, Rock and Soul - Part 6 - Media - Orange Ave Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2008


    We surround ourselves with a variety of media outlets and we forget to leave room in our lives to hear the voice of God.

    Sex, Drugs, Rock and Soul - Part 5 - Addictions - East Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2008


    Sex, Drugs, Rock and Soul - Part 5 -False Humility Southwest Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2008


    Sex, Drugs, Rock and Soul - Part 5 - Pride - Orange Ave Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2008


    Often we tear others down to make ourselves feel better about our shortcomings. Tearing others down masks our flaws seem small in comparison. It's time to realize that God does not compare us to one another.

    Sex, Drugs, Rock and Soul - Part 4 - Pride - East Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2008


    Sex, Drugs, Rock and Soul - Part 4 -Substance Abuse Southwest Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2008


    What are the things we use to cover or mask the void we all have?

    Sex, Drugs, Rock and Soul - Part 4 - Self-doubt - Orange Ave Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2008


    We buy into the lie that we are worthless and begin to tear ourselves down. We attempt to find freedom in the way God views us.

    Sex, Drugs, Rock and Soul - Part 3 - False Humility - East Campus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2008


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