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Throughout this series we are going to be looking through the smaller letters of Paul.  The whole idea was that Paul wanted to address the churches and help them to “walk worthy” of their calling.  Each church has their issues but often Paul touches on the themes of unity, joy, holiness, salvation, and so much more.  We will be looking at a few of these books and Paul’s encouragement to both them and us.

Throughout this series we are going to be looking through the smaller letters of Paul.  The whole idea was that Paul wanted to address the churches and help them to “walk worthy” of their calling.  Each church has their issues but often Paul touches on the themes of unity, joy, holiness, salvation, and so much more.  We will be looking at a few of these books and Paul’s encouragement to both them and us.

Throughout this series we are going to be looking through the smaller letters of Paul.  The whole idea was that Paul wanted to address the churches and help them to “walk worthy” of their calling.  Each church has their issues but often Paul touches on the themes of unity, joy, holiness, salvation, and so much more.  We will be looking at a few of these books and Paul’s encouragement to both them and us.

Over the course of this year's retreat we wanted to land on the idea of living a life that is planted and rooted in Jesus based out of Ephesians 3:17-18.The bottom line from session 3 was "Faithfulness is abiding in Jesus. Fruitfulness is living for the sake of others."

Over the course of this year's retreat we wanted to land on the idea of living a life that is planted and rooted in Jesus based out of Ephesians 3:17-18.The bottom line from session 2 was "A planted person is shaped by the word, not colored by the world."

Over the course of this year's retreat we wanted to land on the idea of living a life that is planted and rooted in Jesus based out of Ephesians 3:17-18.The bottom line from session 1 was "A planted life begins when Jesus stops being a visitor and becomes a resident."

The church in Corinth was messed up!  Yet Paul called them to unity and to focus on what is most important, making disciples!  Through this series we are going to look at what it looks like to use our gifts, love like Jesus, and serve like Jesus.  

The church in Corinth was messed up!  Yet Paul called them to unity and to focus on what is most important, making disciples!  Through this series we are going to look at what it looks like to use our gifts, love like Jesus, and serve like Jesus.  

The church in Corinth was messed up!  Yet Paul called them to unity and to focus on what is most important, making disciples!  Through this series we are going to look at what it looks like to use our gifts, love like Jesus, and serve like Jesus.  

The book of Romans is widely considered one of the most theologically deep books in the entire Bible. However, the theme of the book is the truth of the Gospel and what that means for our walk with Jesus.Over the course of three weeks we will be looking at sin, justification, and sanctification. This week we talked about living out our santification. The bottom line was "Our new life isn't ours."

The book of Romans is widely considered one of the most theologically deep books in the entire Bible. However, the theme of the book is the truth of the Gospel and what that means for our walk with Jesus.Over the course of three weeks we will be looking at sin, justification, and sanctification. This week we talked about the grace of God in justifying us. The bottom line was "Jesus doesn’t just save you from sin; He saves you for a new life."

The book of Romans is widely considered one of the most theologically deep books in the entire Bible. However, the theme of the book is the truth of the Gospel and what that means for our walk with Jesus.Over the course of three weeks we will be looking at sin, justification, and sanctification. This week we talked about the problem of sin. The bottom line was "you can't save yourself but you can trust the one who can."

The book of Acts picks up where the Gospels leave off. Acts follows the movement of God in and through the early Church. It records the stories of early believers as the Gospel goes forth and changes the world.This week we talked about the unity and rhythms of the early church. Our bottom line was in Christ, we’re family.

The book of Acts picks up where the Gospels leave off. Acts follows the movement of God in and through the early Church. It records the stories of early believers as the Gospel goes forth and changes the world.This week we started the book looking at the boldness of the early believers in the face of opposition. Our bottom line was witness with boldness.

The world has many things to say about who Jesus is. However, in the book of John, Jesus tells us exactly who He is. Throughout this series we are going to be looking at who Jesus said he was in His seven I am statements.This week we looked at how Jesus is the good shepherd. The bottom line this week was "Jesus is the Source"

The world has many things to say about who Jesus is. However, in the book of John, Jesus tells us exactly who He is. Throughout this series we are going to be looking at who Jesus said he was in His seven I am statements.This week we looked at how Jesus is the good shepherd. The bottom line this week was "Follow the Shepherd"

The world has many things to say about who Jesus is. However, in the book of John, Jesus tells us exactly who He is. Throughout this series we are going to be looking at who Jesus said he was in His seven I am statements.This week we looked at how Jesus is the Bread of Life and the True Vine. The bottom line this week was "Everything we are is rooted in Jesus."

Through the books of Mark and Luke we will be exploring the Miracles of Jesus. The big thing that students will be looking at is what these "cool stories" tell us about the character of Jesus.This week our Student Ministries Director, Jason Walters, talked about Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection from Luke 22-24. He talked about how Jesus laid his life on the line for us. The bottom line was "Jesus made a way for you."

Through the books of Mark and Luke we will be exploring the Miracles of Jesus. The big thing that students will be looking at is what these "cool stories" tell us about the character of Jesus.This week one of our small group leaders, John McCann, brought the word about Jesus feeding the 5,000. He encouraged students to allow themselves to be used by God with whatever gifts we have. The bottom line was "Jesus will use whatever you have to give."

Through the books of Mark and Luke we will be exploring the Miracles of Jesus. The big thing that students will be looking at is what these "cool stories" tell us about the character of Jesus.This week's message was about a woman with a bleeding disorder who was desperate for Jesus. The bottom line was "Jesus sees what goes unseen."

Through the books of Mark and Luke we will be exploring the Miracles of Jesus. The big thing that students will be looking at is what these "cool stories" tell us about the character of Jesus.This week's message was about a demon possessed man who was given freedom by Jesus. The bottom line was "Jesus is powerful."

Through the books of Mark and Luke we will be exploring the Miracles of Jesus. The big thing that students will be looking at is what these "cool stories" tell us about the character of Jesus.This week's message was about a blind man who gained sight through an unordinary method. The bottom line was "Jesus moves toward the mess."

Through the books of Mark and Luke we will be exploring the Miracles of Jesus. The big thing that students will be looking at is what these "cool stories" tell us about the character of Jesus.This week's message was about the paralyzed man on the mat. The bottom line was "Jesus uses the unexpected things to make his name known!"

We are in week three of our series on Matthew. Our Director of Student Ministries, Jason Walters, brings a message from Matthew chapters 28. We looked at the Great Commission and what it means to be sent out by the King!The bottom line for this week is "Living in the Kingdom means being sent with purpose by the King."

We are in week three of our series on Matthew. Our Student Ministries Director, Jason Walters, brings a message from Matthew chapters 18-20. Two times the disciples asked Jesus what it would take to be the most important leader and twice Jesus corrects them on what it means to be a leader.The bottom line for this week is "Following the King’s example means we value service over status."

We are in week two of our series on Matthew. Our Assistant Student Ministries Director, Hannah Gross, brings a message from Matthew chapter 16:13-24. She looks at the idea of taking up our cross and how the Christian walk isn't about us, its about Jesus!The bottom line for this week is "Living in the kingdom means living for the King."

We are in week one of our series on Matthew. Our Student Ministries Director, Jason Walters, brings a message from Matthew chapter 7. At the end of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gives us a decision to make between the wide gate and the narrow gate.The bottom line for this week is "Surrender your life to a King who wants to save you."

For the 2025-26 school year we made it our goal to go through the ENTIRE NEW TESTAMENT as a student ministry. This message is an introduction about why we need to New Testament and what the point is! The bottom line for this message is "We are saved by Jesus and sent on mission"

In this series we are talking about sharing our faith. This message, from our Student Director Jason, is about being disciples who make disciples!

In the final session of retreat we talk about Paul's identity in Jesus. God has called us to find our identity in Him and how we are not called to be like everyone else!

Unfortunately we don't have the audio for session 1 but we wanted to get the other sessions to you.In part 1 we looked at Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus and the bottom line was that God wants your surrender not your perfection. Here in part 2 we look at how we have an impact on the lives of people through our faithfulness in following Jesus.

On Saturday morning we had a virtual session. In this session we talked about having proper perspective and placing our perspective on Jesus.

As we wrap up this series we interview Rick Walters, a follower of Jesus for almost 50 years, about how to love God's word and have a lifelong faith.

We continued our series with our Student Ministries Director, Jason Walters. The Bible can be intimidating. Throughout this series we are exploring what the Bible is, how to read it, how to understand it, and how to apply it to our lives!In part 5 we discuss where to go from here and how to use what we've learned! The bottom line for this week is "In a world searching for their identity, find your identity in God and His word."

We continued our series with our Student Ministries Director, Jason Walters. The Bible can be intimidating. Throughout this series we are exploring what the Bible is, how to read it, how to understand it, and how to apply it to our lives!In part 4 we learn how to interpret and apply the scriptures. This involves doing the hard work of diving in, doing research, finding context, and then asking hard questions about what this means for our lives.The bottom line for this week is "When you read the Bible seek first to understand, then seek to live it out."

We continued our series with our Student Ministries Director, Jason Walters. The Bible can be intimidating. Throughout this series we are exploring what the Bible is, how to read it, how to understand it, and how to apply it to our lives! In part 3 we learn how to observe the scriptures and ask good questions. Before we can interpret and apply it, we have to know what's going on. The bottom line for this week is "When you read the Bible, ask questions."

We continued our series with our Student Ministries Director, Jason Walters. The Bible can be intimidating. There are a lot of pages, it's leather bound, and it seems like huge undertaking. However, this book has the ability to change our life! Throughout this series we will be exploring what the Bible is, how to read it, how to understand it, and how to apply it to our lives! In part 2 we tackle the issues of how can I trust the Bible and why we should read it. The bottom line for this week is "The Bible was written for your transformation, not your information"

This week we started a brand new series with our Student Ministries Director, Jason Walters. The Bible can be intimidating. There are a lot of pages, it's leather bound, and it seems like huge undertaking. However, this book has the ability to change our life! Throughout this series we will be exploring what the Bible is, how to read it, how to understand it, and how to apply it to our lives! In part 1 we tackle the issue of, "what is the Bible"? We look at the layout, the structure, and some of the history of how we got it. The bottom line for this week is "The Bible was written for you to change you!"

This message is a one off message from our Student Ministry Director, Jason Walters. As we start the new year, Jason challenged the students to Run the Race with our aim being Jesus. We looked at 1 Corinthians 9 and Hebrews 12.

One of our teaching team members, Hannah Gross, brings us part 2 of our Christmas Stories series. Through this series we will be looking at the stories of various characters whole played a role in the Christmas story. The bottom line this week was "Jesus is found by those who seek Him."

Our Student Pastor Jason, the Machine, Walters brings us part 1 of a 2 part Christmas series called Christmas Stories. Through this series we will be looking at the stories of various characters whole played a role in the Christmas story. The Bottom line for this week was, "When God decides to use us, we need to be ready to respond"

Our teaching team member, Hannah Gross, hits the topic of generosity from John 3. This week's bottom line was: Jesus gave His life, give yours.

Our Student Ministry Pastor, Jason "The Machine" Walters, hits the topic of commitment and what it means to fully commit to the mission of Jesus. This week's bottom line was: Commit to a mission that matters!

Our Student Ministry Pastor, Jason "The Machine" Walters, hits the topic of money and tithing in part 2 of our ALL IN series. Jason defined tithing as "Returning the FIRST 10% of our income to God’s church" because it isn't our to begin with. This week's bottom line was: Tithing isn’t just about giving money it’s about going ALL IN with everything we have

Our Student Ministry Pastor, Jason "The Machine" Walters, opens up our series by talking about the mission of Journey Christian Church. In this message Jason walks through Matthew 4:19 and how we can be disciples of Jesus by: Following Jesus Being Changed by Jesus Joining the Mission of Jesus

Our Student Ministry Pastor, Jason "The Machine" Walters, closes out our series talking about discipleship! This week we focused on action steps to being a disciple of Jesus. We exist to invite and help people follow Jesus, be changed by Jesus, and join the mission of Jesus. So this week was all about the practical steps that help us do that! If you are thinking we missed an episode, you didn't. Part 7 was brought to us in main service by our Lead Pastor James Brummett and you can find that over on the JourneyRVA Podcast. This series is done in conjunction with our main service series and uses content from the book Trust and Follow Jesus by Bobby Harrington.

One of our teaching team members Phil Reynolds, brings us part six of our series! In part six we talk about what it means for Jesus to be your Lord and King. The bottom line for the week is "He's either your King or He's not." This series is done in conjunction with our main service series and uses content from the book Trust and Follow Jesus by Bobby Harrington.

One of our teaching team members Josiah Robertson, brings us part five of our series! In part five we talk about the love of Jesus. While part four talked about God's holiness, part five talks about what Jesus did to provide a way for us to bridge the gap in our relationship with Him! This series is done in conjunction with our main service series and uses content from the book Trust and Follow Jesus by Bobby Harrington.

Our Student Ministries Director Jason "The Machine" Walters brings us part four of our series! In part four we walk about God's holiness and how our sin creates a divide between us and God. BOTTOM LINE: Sin is a problem but it doesn’t have to rule over our lives. This series is done in conjunction wqith our main service and uses content from the book "Trust and Follow Jesus" by Bobby Harrington.

One of our teaching team members Josiah Robertson, brings us part three of our series! In part three we talk about how we got the Bible, how we can trust the Bible, and how we can begin to read the Bible. This series is done in conjunction with our main service series and uses content from the book Trust and Follow Jesus by Bobby Harrington.