LIFE Students Podcast

Welcome back to the LIFE Student's podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! In today's episode, Addie Sams interviews Mr. Randy Copeland about School to the Nations. Listen in as they discuss the importance of who you surround yourself with and the ways that God has been working recently!

Welcome back to the LIFE Students Podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! Today, your hosts Addie Sams and Caden Mullins will be interviewing Jonathan and Tommie Anne, LIFE Community Mission Partners in Taiwan. Listen in as they discuss testimonies, ministry, and how the Lord has been working in Taiwan. This is an episode you don't want to miss!

Welcome back to the LIFE Students Podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! Today, our hosts Addie Sams and Caden Mullins will be interviewing Rachel White, a missionary from Tanzania. Listen in as they discus ministry, discernment, and the ways God is at work both today, and in the past! This is an awesome interview, and one you won't want to miss.

Welcome back to the LIFE Students Podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! Join one of our hosts, Addie Sams, as she interviews Pastor James Copeland on missions and their importance in our lives today. Tune in as they discuss one of the most important aspects of the Christian faith, and how we can live missionally everyday!

Welcome back for the 4th installment in the Holy Week Series! Today, Benett will be joining Addie and Caden as they discuss Black Saturday and the waiting period between Jesus' death and His resurrection. Listen in to hear about the disciple's reaction to this day, the importance of this day, and how we can lean on God in the hard times. Make sure to listen in tomorrow for the final episode of the series-- the Resurrection one! Always make sure to Follow Jesus, Be Jesus, and Share Jesus!

Welcome back to the LIFE Students Podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! In today's episode, Pastor Chad joins Addie Sams and Caden Mullins in an interview on Good Friday and the crucifixion. Listen in as they discuss the events of Jesus' death, the importance of it, and what His sacrifice should mean to us today!

Welcome back to the LIFE Students Podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! Today your hosts Addie Sams and Caden Mullins interview Pastor Jason on the events of the Last Supper and the prayer in the Garden. Listen in as we talk about Jesus washing feet, the importance of prayer, and the background behind Jesus praying for God to take the cup from Him! Make sure to listen in to the rest of the series later this week!

Hey guys! Welcome to the first episode of the Holy Week Series! This episode is on Palm Sunday, and Mr. Robert is joining Addie Sams and Caden Mullins, the hosts, to discuss the importance of Jesus' ride into Jerusalem and how everyone can prepare their hearts for Easter Week. Listen in as this series is continued with an installment on Manna Thursday, Good Friday, Black Saturday, and Easter! As always, make sure to follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus!

Welcome back to another episode where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! Today, Caden Mullins joins Addie Sams to discuss Mr. Ron's recent sermon about the plagues in Exodus 7-10. Join them as they discuss the events of the story, false repentance vs. true repentance, and what we can learn from people like Pharaoh!

Welcome back to the LIFE Students Podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! Today Sydni Wilson and Addie Sams will be discussing the 2026 "Abide" Winter Retreat. Discussing things from best memories to things learned from sermons to challenges for the future, this episode is not one you want to miss. Tune in to hear about the best event of the year!

Welcome back to the LIFE Students podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! In this episode, Mya Copeland will join Addie Sams to discuss the first sermon of the new series, Rhythms and Reminders! Listen in as they discuss Exodus 1, faith in light of earthly struggle, and God's perfect promises!

Welcome back to the Life Students Podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! Today Bennet Volek will be joining Addie Sams to discuss new plans for the upcoming year. They will talk about missions, retreats, lesson plans, and so much more! Listen in to hear some plan for the Life Students Ministry this year and even to hear some practical ways to grow in your faith as 2026 begins.

Welcome back to the Life Students Podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! Today Mrs. Tami will be joining Addie Sams as they discuss Mrs. Tami's impact in the student ministry, her story, and the current Christmas season. Listen in as they dive into practical ways to lean into God this Christmas and learn more about faith in the Lord throughout all seasons of life!

Welcome back to the LIFE Student's Podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! Today, Reagan Sterling will be joining Addie Sams as they discuss a recent youth collective worship night. This gathering of believers was an amazing time to fellowship, worship, and pray as a body of Christians under one God. On this night, we gathered together to here the Gospel, make s'mores, and praise the Lord. Reagan and Addie will be discussing the role of the Gospel in the collective and all the ways that the Lord is glorified through time spent in unity! Listen in today, and as always, remember to follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus!

Welcome back to the Life Students Podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! Today your host, Addie Sams, interviews Halleigh Carr and Tempi Vaughan as they discuss a recent sermon on an attitude of gratitude. Have you ever wondered why Christians can be grateful or what the difference between happiness and join is? If you have, listen in as these three ladies discuss these topics and more! As always, practical ways to apply this you your life will be included, with a special emphasis on prayer this week! Remember to follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus-- we'll see you next time!

Welcome back to a new episode of the Life Students Podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! Join our host Addie Sams, as she invites Aiden Hall to discuss the myth that we are the main characters of the Bible. If we aren't the focus, who is? Listen in to answer this question and to hear real-world applications to the Biblical response to the Gospel and the focus of our lives.

Join Addie Sams and Benett Volek as they discuss another common myth, or misconception, in the Christian faith. In this episode, Addie and her guest debunk the notion that Christians can't have assurance of their faith. It is easy to doubt your own salvation, but the Bible gives many reasons as to why Christians can, and should, be confident in their own faith. Listen in as they discuss Hebrews 10 and provide a Biblical basis for assurance. As always, remember to follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus!

Welcome back to the LIFE Students podcast where we follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus! Anabelle Copeland joins Addie Sams today as they dive into the myth that a faith-filled life in a pain-free life. In Bennet's last message, he dove into the life of Job and how His life reflects that pain is real, even with a relationship with Jesus. Today they will address the importance of truth, Job's response to pain, and the promises we have in Jesus through the hard times. As you go, don't forget to follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus!

In today's episode, Krislyn Vaughn joins Addie Sams to talk about Benett's recent sermon on finding your identity in Christ. Focusing on the beginning of Ephesians 2, these two ladies dive into what it means to keep your identity in Christ and the Gospel and not in the world. Join them as they discuss this topic, one that many teens struggle with. As you go, always remember to be Jesus, follow Jesus, and share Jesus!

In today's episode of the Life Student's podcast, Paxton introduces the two new hosts of the podcast--Addie Sams and Noah Flanders! A bittersweet episode, as one season of the podcast is ending while a new one begins. Throughout this episode Addie and Noah give the audience a glimpse into their own lives and give a little get-to-know-you information about themselves. Listen in to learn more about these two students and to hear Paxton's last episode as a host--but not his last one forever. Thanks to all the listeners for continuing to listen and lets give a shout out to Paxton for starting the podcast and seeing it through! Remember to follow Jesus, be Jesus, and share Jesus!

In today's episode of the LIFE Students Podcast, Jason McLeod—LIFE Community Church's Family Ministry Pastor—is back on the podcast to recap his great message on Psalm 18.Where do we go in times of trouble? What does it mean that God is our refuge? Why does God sometimes let us hit rock bottom?These questions and more are discussed and explored through this episode. We've all gone through—or will go through hard circumstances in our life. It's important to know who to run to and who to trust during those moments.Join us as we talk about the refuge and trust that can only be found in God. And if you haven's already, make sure to check out our previous episodes in the Psalms of the Summer series to encourage you and help you grow in your walk with Christ!

In todays's episode of the LIFE Students Podcast, the tables have turned as host Paxton Bryant takes a step back and LIFE Community Church's Student Minister, Bennett Volek, leads the conversation. Tune into a great discussion about desiring God in uncomfortable circumstances, building your life on the Rock, and keeping the faith alive. Through this episode you will hear testimonies of God's goodness in the midst of challenging situations and how to trust in God even when it seems impossible. If you haven't caught up on earlier episodes in the Psalms Of The Summer series, make sure to go back and listen and share them!

In this episode of the LIFE Students Podcast, host Paxton Bryant and student guest Addie Sams, dive into the wonderful passage of Psalm 121. Throughout theur conversation, they explore how God is our help when we feel helpless, finding protection in God, and being in complete and utter awe of His creation. If you need a reminder of God's goodness and help in times of need, then this episode is for you!

School is over and summer is finally here! This time marks a big transition for those who are either graduating from middle school, high school, or simply moving on to a different grade. These are all steps leading closer to adulthood. As we take those steps, we have to start thinking about our future, which can sometimes be daunting and stressful. However, with godly advice and encouragement, we can have confidence in moving forward. In this special episode, two people from the LIFE Young Adult ministry, Elizabeth Peck and Hannah Soots, come on the podcast to share some great advice and lessons they’ve learned as college students and young adults. If you’re stressed out planning your future and don’t know which path to take, this episode is for you!

On today’s episode, Student Pastor Benett Volek comes back onto the podcast to talk about pursuing purity. Last Wednesday we were in Psalm 119:9-16 and learned how young people can live pure lives that honor God. Through this conversation you will hear how God’s Word helps us, brings us closer to him, and radically change our lives. You don’t want to miss it!

In this special episode, we meet LIFE Community Church's new Student Pastor, Benett Volek! Throughout the conversation, you will hear Benett's testimony, his heart for God, and some fun facts about him. We've also just begun a new series called Psalms of the Summer. Each week we will go through a different Psalm and explore its meaning. To kick off the series, Pastor Benett led us through Psalm 23. In this episode we recap that message and go deeper into this comforting and powerful passage.

Today’s Episode is filled with great conversations on great topics found in Philippians 2:12-18. What does it mean to set apart? Why shouldn’t we try hard? How do we workout our salvation with fear and trembling? These questions and more are answered as Tyler Underwood comes onto the podcast to recap his awesome message and dive deep into these verses. Listen in as Paxton and Tyler share incredible stories of the goodness and awesomeness of God.

As Christian’s, we are citizens of Heaven. But what does that mean and how is it lived out? These questions are answered in today’s awesome episode with LIFE Community Church’s Elder, Jack Bailey. Mr. Bailey and Paxton have a great conversation on how to live for Christ and what it truly means to be intentional and disciplined in our walk with Him. Life on earth can be difficult yet through this episode you’ll see how God can bring redemption out of suffering and how it is a privilege to suffer for Him.

In today’s episode Paxton and LIFE Community Church intern, David Le, recap the first message from our new series “Filled with Joy” where we are going through the book of Philippians. Philippians is an incredible book written by the apostle Paul that is filled with so much knowledge and encouragement for our Christian walk. As Paxton and David recap the message, they cover topics about strategies for evangelizing, God’s faithfulness, and the importance of community.

Today we continue our series in joy and the different circumstances we find it in by talking about having joy in the midst of storms. Storms are inevitable in the Christian walk , so it is important that we learn to see the joy in the midst of all the choas, fear, and stress that come along with them as well as cling to Jesus through it. In this episode Paxton and Student guest Abby Poston talk about those things along with how storms play a crucial role in our lives and God's unwavering character during them.

Today’s episode is a rich one as we cover the topic of joy in being convicted and being truly forgiven. In case you forgot, we started a new series where we are learning about joy and the circumstances we find it in. We begin our second week in this series recapping Pastor Jason’s sermons about conviction and forgiveness with student guest Anabelle Copeland. Through this episode we talk about what joy and the sweetness of God’s forgiveness looks like in our lives. As well as what true conviction is and why it isn’t a bad thing as many may think. Tune in as we go deep into what it means to have Joy in conviction.

Todays episode kicks off the new month with boldness! in this episode Paxton and student guest Katie talk about what it means to be bold for christ and live a life that honors him. Together they look at the life of Stephen, a man from the Bible who was on fire for God, and the impactful legacy he left. If your'e struggling with fear or worry then this episode if you. you don't want to miss it!

We have recently begun a new year, which gives us the opportunity to start over and change the course of our lives. One way we do this is by creating resolutions and goals for ourselves to set the vision. In this episode Pastor Aj and Paxton talk about setting the vision for a year set on Christ. Together they talk about Paul and how we can follow his example to make waves in 2025, as well as defined steps to take in order to make this year count and live it out for the One who matters. So, if you're struggling to keep good habits or worried about how to live for Christ in 2025, then this episode is for you!

We just got back from an incredible Winter WKND where we learned how to be bold for Christ. Thankfully that lesson didn't end there but continues in today's last episode of our mini series where we asked leaders in our church what is worship, discipleship and now evangelism. LIFE Community Church's Outreach and Sports Pastor Marco Dyrivera hops onto the podcast to share some radical truths about sharing the Gospel with non-believers. Through this episode we learn what evangelism is and what it isn't as well as hear an awesome testimony about how Pastor Marco found God.

In this episode we ask the question "What is discipleship?" and to help answer that question, LIFE Community Church's LIFEstyle Discipleship Director, Abi Copeland comes onto the podcast. Abi shares false truths about discipleship, who it's for, and a great testimony of her own experience with discipleship. Discipleship is an awesome way that we, as Christ's ambassadors can further the kingdom of God and through this episode we will see what it looks like in our day-to-day lives.

Today we step into in our three week mini series where we dive into what is worship, what is discipleship, and what is evangelism. Today we begin with what is worship with LIFE Community Church's Worship Pastor Greg Harris. Throughout this episode Pastor Greg shares what real worship is and how important it is for our lives as well as share some false beliefs people may have about worship. Make sure you stay tuned through the whole episode to hear Pastor Greg's most memorable experience as a worship pastor and see how we can implement worship into our daily lives.

Christmas is right around the corner which means it's time for the Lottie Moon Christmas offering! In this episode, LIFE Community Church's Sending Pastor James Copeland comes onto the podcast to talk about who is Lottie Moon, what impact she made on the world, and why she has a missions offering named after her. Throughout this episode we talk about missions and why it is important for us to support missionaries across the world as well as why we should take up our calling to further the Gospel wherever that may be.

On this special episode of the LIFE Students Podcast guest speaker Daniel Brooker joins us to talk about grief and heartache. Daniel Brooker is the founder of Refuge Widowers, a Christian ministy that supports widowers as they go through their process of grief. In this episode you will get to hear his first hand experience with grief and how God helped him through it. As well as share some great ways and encouragement to overcome the grief and heartache in your own life. Make you listen all the way through because you don't want to miss any of it.

We all will come to a day where we will have to make a big decision and seek God's will. But how do we know if we're making the right choice that also honors God? Well, in this episode we answer these burning questions with the help of LIFE Community's family ministry Pastor, Jason McLeod. In this episode we talk about how Pastor Jason used God's Word to help him take the next step in his life and how we can use it to help us in our lives.

We are on our third episode for the "Asking For A Friend" series. Today's question is about lust and secret sins. This topic can seem like an uncomfortable conversation to have but it is essential to have as christians teens walking through the world. Through this conversation Paxton talks to Student Pastor AJ Ruff who guides us through what lust is and how we can overcome it with God's help.

We have begun a new series "Asking For A Friend" where hard questions about life and faith are answered. Last week we talked about how to share the Gospel with people of other faiths and in this weeks episode we are talking about dating and relationships. Jason McLeod, LIFE Communitie's family ministry Pastor joined us as a special guest to answer our big questions on relationships. He shared some great wisdom on how to date and honor God through it. Get your pens and notepads ready because you will not want to forget anything said in this awesome episode!

On the LIFE Students Podcast we are beginning a new series called "Asking For A Friend" where our church leaders answer questions our student ministry submitted. In this episode the first question answered in "How to share the Gospel with people of other religions". Together Pastor AJ Ruff and Paxton discus this topic. Make sure you stay tuned for new episodes in this series coming out soon!

Today's episode is a special one about "Invite Night" that we have a couple times during the year. In this particular one guest speaker Pastor Jack Easton spoke about expecting the unexpected from God where he dived deep into the story of the woman at the well. He also talked about God being our spiritual refreshment and everything that we could ever need. With the help of today's student guest Victoria, they go deep into these impactful topics what they mean.

So far in our series “Why Not Now?” we have talked about Asking Big of God, Getting in the Word, and Praying for Revival. To finish up this series Paxton and student guest Noah talk about “Being Broken for the Broken”. Together they go through what it means to be truly broken for unbelievers, why knowing your identity in Christ is essential, and our purpose as Christians who are the light of the world. This episode is filled with impact so you want to make sure you listen all the way through!

As we go through our series "Why Not Now?" the next topic running up is Praying for Revival. Today's guest on the podcast is Evan. Together Paxton and Evan talk about what prayer is and how important it is in our daily walk with Christ. They also go deep into revival and how it plays a big role in our lives. Make sure you listen all the way through because you don't want to miss anything in this incredible episode.

In todays episode Paxton and guest Aiden talk about Getting in the Word, what it means and how we can implement it into our daily lives. As well as where our focus should be as a Christian and the importance of God's Word in our life.

In this episode Paxton and Student Pastor AJ Ruff talk about what it means to "Ask big of God" and how we can do this in our lives. Through this episode they talk about having faith and trusting in the Lord as well as how humility and obedience play a big role in this. Make sure you listen all the way through because you don't want to miss it!

Welcome to the LIFE Student's Podcast! In this episode Paxton and LIFE's Student Pastor AJ Ruff talk about the vision for this podcast as well as what it means to Follow Jesus, Be Jesus, and Share Jesus in our lives.