TGYS

No Excuse

Sermon Series

We live in a world full of reasons to hold back, but God is calling us past every excuse. This theme confronts our self-life, strips away our justifications, and challenges us to live with raw honesty and total surrender so Christ can shine through us.

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Keeping Principles in an Unprincipled World

Many young people are lost in their purpose and direction in life. What God is seeking is for young people to live with God’s priorities and God’s purposes to change the world. Listen as Pastor Rick Savage challenges young people to live and serve with purpose based on the principles of God’s Word.

Too Cold to Care

God designed us to make a difference. He has given us everything we need to turn the world upside-down. And yet, many times we don’t even care. What is it that makes us so cold and indifferent to the needs an opportunities all around us? Listen as Bobby Bosler opens the first morning of the 2018 Thee Generation Youth Summit with a diagnostic message entitled, “Too Cold to Care.”

But It’s Mine!

We’re all naturally selfish and we all know it…so that means we can just excuse it, right? Not if we want Jesus to use us to make an eternal difference in the lives of those around us. Think about it; where would you be today if Jesus was as selfish as you are? Listen as Joe Mueller looks at Philippians 2 and gives a progression of 3 reasons that your selfishness has eternal ramifications and the only hope for victory over an obsession with self.

We’re Just Friends

“We’re just friends” is a common expression that young people think or say to an authority who questions their relationships. The Bible says a lot about what a “just” friend looks like. Do your friendships line up with Gods description of a “just” friend?

Black, White, or Shaded?

Is truth really that important? Do you really need to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth or is there a time and place for a few slight fibs? The Bible takes truth and lies quite seriously. Find out what God thinks of lying in “Black, White or Shaded.”

Smashing Strongholds

Do you feel defeated by sin in your life? Are there certain sins that no matter how hard you try or how often you confess that you just can’t get victory over? God has an answer for you! Find out what it is in John Pound’s message: “Smashing Strongholds”, where he explains God’s plan for victorious living.

The Subtlety of Anger

What is anger? We often only think of those people who have loud outbursts as being those with an anger problem. Yet, when we are honest, we all struggle with anger though our expression of anger may differ. Listen as we discuss what the Bible says regarding the emotion of anger and how to biblically deal with it.

How to Raise Your Parents

Kayleb Foerster

How well are you doing honoring your parents? Maybe you’re even wondering when the command to obey and honor your parents no longer applies? Listen as Kayleb Foerster shows from the Word of God how you should raise your parents.

Why Did This Happen to Me?

We all face challenges in life. Sometimes when the challenges come we find ourselves struggling with the question why did God allow this to happen to me? This session will give you practical help in processing the “why?” question when it pops into your mind.

The Power of Words

Words really do matter! Our words have great power to make an eternal difference in others, either for good or for ill. Let God’s words become your own and watch what God will do through you!

When God Lies

The tragedy of depression may be a far greater tragedy than we realize. Teenagers are often guilty of falling into the ditches of pessimism or optimism and miss the opportunity to see God use them by simple faith. To find out what your worry says about your God and to discover the simple answer that guarantees unparalleled victory and peace, join Ryan Swanson in this session called “When God Lies.”

Walking Upright in an Upside-Down World

Matthew Foerster

Character—some may think it is a quality only found on the endangered species list among today’s young people, but in reality it is a quality that must be developed by all who would live a life of total surrender and total dependence. What is it? What does it look like? Can I have it? These questions are answered in this session with practical instruction of how to live upright in an upside down world.

Wildfire

Mark Gillmore Jr.

Just as a wildfire burns beyond man’s control, so does the tongue of gossip. It’s destruction is shocking and its impact eternal, for it burns far deeper than any physical fire. It sears the souls of real people. Gossip is impossible to tame in one’s own strength, for it often comes out in unintentional ways. Find out God’s cure for gossip in this session entitled “Wildfire.”

The Real Reason Why

What is the real reason people commit suicide? We all have our own ideas about this very important topic, but what does God say? Suicide is the second leading cause of death among teenagers. This is a topic that we all must talk about and know how to navigate…Biblically! Listen to Matthew Weber give us some Biblical perspective on the very large topic of teen suicide in his message – The Real Reason!

Exercising Self-Control in a Gimme Gimme World

We cannot entirely avoid the objects, events, or emotions that test our self-control, and real, consistent self-control in our own strength is absolutely impossible. The ability to keep oneself under control is a fruit of the Spirit called temperance, and we can count on God to provide the critical tests that will reveal our own “work of self-discipline” and lead us to depend on the Holy Spirit to bear “the fruit of temperance” in our lives.

Three Facts About a Young Man Named Jether

Young people today have tremendous potential. However, when young people hold back in fear, disobey authority, or make excuses, they cannot be used to their full potential and waste their lives. Listen as Pastor Rick Savage challenges us to rise up and charge the gates of Hell in this lesson from an Old Testament youth named Jether.

Three Responses When Wronged

Jim Van Gelderen

The experience of hurt is a universal one—friends, parents, coworkers often do things that injure us emotionally, whether intentionally or unintentionally. How one responds to these wounds will dictate how and if the wound will heal. Listen as Jim Van Gelderen challenges the young people at the Thee Generation Youth Summit to assess their responses and identify the trends that threaten to destroy their lives.

The Power of 1 John 1:9

Jim Van Gelderen

Sin happens. It shouldn’t, but it does. What many people struggle with is how to deal with it once it happens. In this evening service, Dr. Jim Van Gelderen walks us through one of the most helpful and comforting verses in the Bible: 1 John 1:9. Listen and learn how to take advantage of this incredible promise!

It’s All Me

Sometimes, every one of us needs Nathan the prophet to stick his finger in our face and call us to deal with sin. Listen as God uses Matthew Weber to do just that in a message that seeks to get past the masks and dig deep into where the real heart of the problem lies—it’s all me.

What Faith Does

Jim Van Gelderen

Faith is an often misunderstood concept. Hebrews 11 doesn’t so much define faith as it does show us what it does. Listen as Jim Van Gelderen explains how faith can bring the invisible realities of God into your life.

Your First Missionary Journey

It’s easy to aspire toward great things in the future and neglect the opportunities that are all around you right now. Listen as Pastor Gillmore challenges us all to begin our first missionary journey just like Paul and Barnabas did—in our home town.

Conduit of Christ

God wants our lives to turn the world upside-down, but what it’s going to take is something supernatural. Good thing Jesus promised that He would provide supernatural resources to us as we totally surrender to Him and depend upon Him to flow through us. Listen as Bobby Bosler closes the final night of the Youth Summit with a challenge to start living it.