Jesus summarizes his teaching about loving other people by telling his disciples to do for people the things they would like other people to do for them. This ethical principle, sometimes called “The Golden Rule,” is a great standard to apply to our actions towards others.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus invites his disciples to repeatedly ask God for what they need, trusting that God cares enough to answer.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus tells his disciples to guard against an attitude of hypocritical criticism, but to deal with their own sin first so that they can help other Christians grow In Christ.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus tells his disciples that anxiety has no place in their thinking because they have a sovereign Father in heaven who cares for them. We must never dwell on anxious thoughts, but turn to God and trust him.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus says that his disciples should make their top priority God’s kingdom and righteousness. Our students need to put God’s priorities first now and for the rest of their lives.โดย Compass Bible Church

In this section about treasure and money, Jesus uses the image of two conditions of the eye and the image of two different slave-owners to show the contrast between those who labor for earthly treasure and those who strive for heavenly treasure. It’s time for our students to kill the idolatry of materialism and serve God wholeheartedly.…

Jesus explains that is foolish to spend your life accumulating earthly treasures that are fleeting, and it is wise to invest your life storing up treasures in heaven. There is no better time for our students to learn this lesson than right now!โดย Compass Bible Church

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Jesus told “The Parable of the Two Sons” to the Jewish religious leaders to prove that repentant sinners are going to heaven before hypocritical religious people. Lots of kids make professions of faith while they are young and going to church, but only those who actually do God’s will with their lives show evidence of true saving faith.…

Jesus warns his disciples to avoid the hypocritical heart that seeks attention and admiration from others for devotional activities such as fasting. While fasting for the sake of focused prayer and increased devotion to God is rare in the modern American church, our students would gain a lot by experiencing a voluntary and devotional fast.…

Accept God’s act of love by trusting in Jesus to be saved from eternal death.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus elaborates on the forgiveness clause of the Lord’s Prayer by telling people that forgiven people should be forgiving to those around them. But sadly, many people deceive themselves about their own standing before God, and an unforgiving heart is a certain sign of a wrong relationship with God.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus tells us to pray for our basic needs, forgiveness from sin, and protection from temptation and sin. The problem is, entitled people don’t pray because they think God owes them, and self-sufficient people don’t pray because they don’t think they need God. We ought with an attitude of genuine dependence on God.…

Jesus starts the model prayer with an address to God as our Father in Heaven, and then gives three God-centered requests that should orient our prayers. We need to get our eyes off ourselves and start praying for big things that God cares deeply about.โดย Compass Bible Church

RWE 2024โดย Compass Bible Church

RWE 2024โดย Compass Bible Church

RWE 2024โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus calls his disciples to avoid hypocritical motives in prayer and go speak to God in secret because he is their Father who will listen.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus warns us that we could do righteous and religious things for our own glory, and then God will not be pleased with our actions. God investigates our heart motives and will reward us accordingly. Our chief motive must be the approval of God, not the applause of other people.โดย Compass Bible Church

Every disciple of Christ should view himself or herself as a steward of God’s gifts, who will be held accountable one day. This parable of Jesus should motivate all of his disciples to do what they can to serve God without delay or making excuses.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus was born as the rightful king of the Jews, but only a group of important foreigners recognized this! We should model our worship, sacrifice, and humility after the Magi as we recognize Jesus as the only ultimate king over our lives!โดย Compass Bible Church

The story of the conception and birth of Jesus Christ is shocking if we are willing to read it afresh. We should praise God the Son for coming to earth to be an embryo in the womb of a young girl so that we could be saved!โดย Compass Bible Church

God calls his people to do everything out of a heart that worships him. He calls his people to be transformed as they understand more from his word.โดย Compass Bible Church

For centuries, God’s people have expressed their worship through corporate singing. Pastor Roi preached from Psalm 95 about the reasons why we should sing enthusiastically to God.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus calls his disciples to a supernatural kind of love that considers one’s own enemies as the target of their love and prayers. Ultimately, we need to soften our hearts towards the people who hurt us so we can love them like God loved us.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus explains that the Old Testament civil laws about retribution are not for our interpersonal relationships. He calls us to refrain from taking revenge when we are wronged and to learn to be generous and forgiving like him.โดย Compass Bible Church

Live with an eternal mindset by keeping Christ as the focal point of every aspect of your life.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus explains that the deceptive oath formulas of his day were nonsensical and offensive to God. He cares that we tell the truth and keep our word in all situations.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus highlights the sanctity of marriage to a culture that was very lax about their rules for men divorcing their wives. For a group of unmarried high school students, it is very important for them to build a Christian worldview about the topic of marriage.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus explains that God judges the heart, and sexually immoral lust and fantasizes are evil in his sight. Every student needs to repent of all sexual immorality in their heart and in their lives, then make serious sacrifices to be pure.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus explains that God’s law about murder in the Old Testament also points to the reality that God’s people must avoid anger in their hearts toward others. Christians must be on guard against this sin and all of its manifestations.โดย Compass Bible Church

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Jesus explains that he does not intend to render the Old Testament Scriptures null and void, but to fulfill them through his life and teaching. Therefore, we need to highly value the Old Testament by reading it and developing righteous patterns from the heart.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus says that his disciples should be changing the world by their presence and behavior. We must live an obviously righteous lifestyle for God, out in the open, without fear or shame so that people will turn to God and praise him.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus says that those who make peace between others and those who suffer for doing right have a great reward in the end. I want our students to gain the courage to become peacemakers for Christ no matter the insults or opposition they face in the process.โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus explains that the people who will experience true happiness will have their hearts set on what is good, right, and pure. Jesus promises true satisfaction to their deepest longings when their deepest longings are centered in God!โดย Compass Bible Church

Jesus reverses our expectations about true happiness when he authoritatively declares that the people who are truly blessed (happy) are the ones who are humble in their hearts before God and others.โดย Compass Bible Church

Our students are going to interact with money in our world for the rest of their lives, but there are so many dangerous pitfalls. They need to learn from God’s word how to deal with and think about money.โดย Compass Bible Church

Our words are a powerful weapon that can be used for good or evil. God’s word commands us to use our words very carefully.โดย Compass Bible Church

We all need to recognize the danger of our own pride and seek to think, talk, and act humbly for the rest of our lives.โดย Compass Bible Church

Revival 2023โดย Compass Bible Church

Revival 2023โดย Compass Bible Church

Revival 2023โดย Compass Bible Church

God demands that his children speak the truth with one another. This sermon takes a deeper dive into the heart motives behind deception so that our hearts and lips can be free from deceit.โดย Compass Bible Church

Sexual sin is an attractive, powerful, and deadly trap. God’s word provides loving words of warning for how young men and women should treat their sexuality.โดย Compass Bible Church

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According to the Bible, the “heart” is the center of our thinking which affects every single area of our lives. We are commanded to watch over our hearts like a vigilant guard so that our speech and actions are righteous.โดย Compass Bible Church

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Proverbs 1:20-33 presents a stern warning for young people to heed the wisdom of God’s word or else they will face the bitter consequences of their own bad decisions.โดย Compass Bible Church

Our high school students need to seek biblical wisdom for skillful living. This starts by recognizing God as their supreme authority and submitting to his words of wisdom in Proverbsโดย Compass Bible Church