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FBCJ SOLID Youth
by Cory Howell
This podcast contains messages from the SOLID Youth Ministry at the First Baptist Church of Jackson in Massillon, OH.
Episodes
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Two Enemies of Desire: Laziness
**Link to the video at the end of the message as well as the study sheet can be downloaded here.** As we inch closer to our series on "Desire", we look at the second enemy most commonly identified to stifle us in our pursuit of God.
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Spiritual Gifts: Getting to Know You
We kick off our two-part introduction to Spiritual Gifts with a learning style survey. How well do you actually know yourself? If you'd like to partake with us, pause the Podcast at the 12:22 mark, and then fill out the survey found in the post hyperlinked in this description above. Resume the…
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Two Enemies of Desire: Fear
In preparation for our new series centered on desire and what it means to passionately pursue God, we’re going to look at two specific enemies to SOLID that aims to quench the fire God has placed in our hearts. Where does fear first show up? How do we deal with fear when it rears its ugly head in...
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Abiding in the Vine: Ensuring a Fruitful Year
We conclude this miniseries that was started to combat the onslaught that has been the school year already. In need of a recalibration of you walk with God and what it means to "abide"? This one's for you.
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Let this Mind be in You: One Mind (Trent Mars)
Now that we have seen the mind of Christ throughout this study, we examine our lives to see are we truly yielding to it? Do we have a ministry that is of one love, one accord, and one mind (Phil. 2:1-4)?
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Settling on your Lees (Ben Mays)
Ben shares a bit of his takeaways from Ireland as well as a message that God placed on his heart.
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Let this Mind be in You: The Obedient Mind (Trent Mars)
This week we see that after humbling himself, Jesus Christ had an obedient mind towards the cross allowing nothing to stop him from fulfilling it. Do you have this mind with your obedience toward the Lord?
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Ireland Testimony & Devotional - Peyton Wengerd
Peyton shares his takeaways of what he was expecting out of Ireland verses what God expected out of him.
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Let this Mind be in You: The Humble Mind (Trent Mars)
**Opening devo's by Bella Pizor & Paisley Lallathin** Who's will is getting the preeminence in life: yours or God's? Consider the areas discussed in today's message and take some time to self-reflect afterwards on who is really in charge and who's life it is your living (1 Cor. 6:19-20; 2 Cor....
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Abiding in the Vine: Purging Fruitful Branches
We finish the final point on last week's lesson on Pruning UNFRUITFUL branches out of our life before diving into when Jesus said he purges FRUITFUL branches. What does that look like in our life? We end with a challenge to be undertaken over the next three weeks.
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Abiding in the Vine: Pruning Unfruitful Branches
There's two types of branches Jesus tells us needs pruned. Today, we look at unfruitful branches and the three reasons why there might not be any fruit thereon. What needs to change?
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Let this Mind be in You: The Servant's Mind (Trent Mars)
Today, we contrast the disciples attitude toward a poor, smelly, blind beggar with the mind of Christ to serve without respect of persons. Do we pick and choose who we wish to "serve" or approach with the gospel? Or do we see others through the eyes of Christ?
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Abiding in the Vine: Resting in Christ
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".
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The Suffering of Job (Andy Speight)
**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…
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Let this Mind be in You: The Sacrificial Mind (Trent Mars)
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**
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Let this Mind be in You: The Battleground of the Mind (Trent Mars)
**Opening devo by Savvy Ehret We 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.
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The Antidote(Noah Werstler)
8/2/26 - God laid a special message on Noah's heart to help us navigate through these lukewarm Laodicean times.
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Staying on Fire for God (Andy Speight)
7/26/26 - Andy brings a message on keeping the momentum going post-camp & post VBS.
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Simplicity of Christ (Caleb Werstler)
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!
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SOLID: A Peculiar People
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!
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Camp testimonies
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.
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Follow Thou Me Summer Camp: Never Stop Following
The final night served as not only a last challenge, but an encouragement that "Real Christians are repeat offenders, and regular repenters".
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Follow Thou Me Summer Camp: Follow with Desire
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
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Follow Thou Me Summer Camp: The Somebody God wants to use is You
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!
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Follow Thou Me Summer Camp: Follow Him through the Noise
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?
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Follow Thou Me Summer Camp: Follow Him Past the Bitter Waters
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?
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Follow Thou Me Summer Camp: A Good Day
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.
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Follow Thou Me Summer Camp: Following Jesus through an Uncertain Future.
UPDATED!!! Sunday PM Session. JR talks about our future decisions and shares his personal testimony
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Laodicean Lessons from the Book of Judges: From Compromise to Corruption
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)
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Biblical Relationships: Conclusion - The Marriage Panel
Manny & Brittanie Cestari, Danny & Christi Taylor, and Dave & Tammy Peters answer students questions about marriage and relationships.
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Laodicean Lessons from the Book of Judges: From Complacency to Compromise, pt 4
Who are the Laodicean enemies that we tend to compromise with? Who are the inhabitants of our land that we refuse to drive out?
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Biblical Relationships: Addendum - Q&A
We answer questions the students still had unanswered concerning relationships, and they didn't disappoint!
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Laodicean Lessons from the Book of Judges: From Complacency to Compromise, pt 3
Who are the Laodicean enemies that we tend to compromise with? Who are the inhabitants of our land that we refuse to drive out?
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Biblical Relationships: Peyton & Kendall Dating Testimony
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...
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Laodicean Lessons from the Book of Judges: From Complacency to Compromise, pt 2
Who are the Laodicean enemies that we tend to compromise with? Who are the inhabitants of our land that we refuse to drive out?
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Biblical Relationships: Something to Work Towards
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).
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Laodicean Lessons from the Book of Judges: From Complacency to Compromise, pt 1
Who are the Laodicean enemies that we tend to compromise with? Who are the inhabitants of our land that we refuse to drive out?
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Biblical Relationships: Guidelines while Dating - Spiritual Growth
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…
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Laodicean Lessons from the Book of Judges: The Little Things that Kill
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...
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Biblical Relationships: Guidelines while Dating - Emotional Stability
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!
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Laodicean Lessons from the Book of Judges: Failure in the Valley
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...
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Laziness (Warren Lafferty)
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?
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Laodicean Lessons from the Book of Judges: Get a Grip
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).
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Biblical Relationships: Guidelines while Dating - Sexual Purity
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.
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Laodicean Lessons from the Book of Judges: Hot or Cold?
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).
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Biblical Relationships: Knowing Who to Date, pt. 2 of 2
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!
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Standing in the Gap: Jesus Christ standing in your gap (Trent Mars)
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.
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Biblical Relationships: Knowing Who to Date, pt. 1 of 2
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.
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Unrepentant Hearts Cannot Carry Others: A "Standing in the Gap" Addendum (Andy Speight)
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).
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Biblical Relationships: Knowing who NOT to date
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...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This podcast contains messages from the SOLID Youth Ministry at the First Baptist Church of Jackson in Massillon, OH.
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Cory Howell
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