If dating makes you less like Jesus…you might be a fan. Harsh? Maybe. Truth? Yes. Will this article upset someone? Probably. These last couple weeks our church started teaching a series called “Not A Fan.” Everything from our Sunday worship service, to our weekly connect groups, to even our student ministry is going through this …
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In my last 3 years as a youth pastor- I would say the number 1 killer of revival in the students heart’s would be getting into a relationship with the opposite sex, second to that would be the strong desire to be in one. Let me say this first- I don’t want to sound like …
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“God teaches us through circumstances, both good and bad. He wants to use them as teaching points so others can see His work in you.” – That Makes Two of Us What do you think of when you hear the word mentoring? Is it the Big Brothers, Big Sisters organization? Maybe you’ve seen commercials for …
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Finding time and finding your way can be a little stressful wherever you are in life right now. I started college in August and am going part time and working part time. To say the least my life has been very busy. For the first few weeks all my mind could comprehend was school, work, …
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In this article Jaret Alvis picks up where we left off with our series; “Get Real.” It’s time to be real, honest and open. It’s time to be YOU! I was there looking into their eyes, several teens were down praying to Christ. Tears filled their eyes and mine. The thoughts raced through mind why …
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What do you see when you look in the mirror? Is it what God sees or what the world sees? About a year ago I had the honor and privilege to lead a bible study of 15-20 teen girls. The study we were doing was “Designed to Shine” by Christina DiMari. We really dove into …
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To be honest this article was even harder for me to write than the one about clothing, so here it goes… Modesty in speech and conduct is about being gentle and kind, humble and decent; Christ-like. “That’s what she said!” This famous line gets everyone laughing. If you never heard this phrase you’re lucky. It’s …
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In our latest video Brian and Janel share with the Impact students from Agape’ Christian Church the negative affects of gossip in our lives.
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And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. – 1 Timothy 2:9 I was asked to write an article about modesty. My first thought: …
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Have you ever seen the movie Mean Girls? Most everyone has. It’s about Cady Heron, (played by Lindsey Lohan) a homeschooler who goes to a public school for the first time. The Plastics are the three most popular girls who “rule” the school. Everyone is scared of them because they’re so mean but they want …
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Role Models No, I’m not talking about the movie I’m talking about who we look up to. Who are some of the women or girls you look up too? Maybe some of the ones I mentioned in my last article? Or maybe Miley Cyrus, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan. Or it might not even be any …
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You have heard those condemning thoughts before, “You are not good enough; you will never amount to anything.” “Just give up, you won’t get through to your friend, so what’s the use.” “You shouldn’t have done that, now God won’t use you.” Shame. Guilt. Hurt. No motivation to share your faith. I know the feeling …
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My name is Brian Ford. I'm a husband to my beautiful wife Kim, Student Ministries Pastor at Agape Christian Church & founder of Xposed2Jesus. Be sure to check out the X2J Crew. They are an amazing team!
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