• Leviticus 8:1-10:7 — God’s Establishes the Priesthood

• Leviticus 16:1-34 — God Ordains the Day of Atonement

• Come Thou Fount
• Grace and Peace
• Jesus, Thank You
• O Great God
• Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me

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This is the very last week to signup for Summer Camp. Please take the time to go sign up right now. If cost is a reason you would not be able to sign up, please indicate that at signup time. There have been individuals at church who do want to help ensure that all students can attend camp.

Signing up is quick and easy. Just follow this link.

Prayer Breakout Session
This week at student ministries, the students got to build on our learning about prayer as we continue to make our way through the topics of the Fundamentals of the Faith.

Each discussion group got to work through a handout on prayer, where they could look up passages and reflect on how God’s Word should inform and affect their prayer. Most groups did not have enough time to complete the handouts. In the next two weeks that they have off student ministries, I believe that it would be fruitful time, well-spent for you to work with your student through the rest of their handout, Bibles open together.

You can find the notetaking handouts here.

• Student Prayer Breakout (with blanks)
• Leader Prayer Answer key

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• Leviticus 1:1-7:38 — God’s Ordains the Sacrificial System

• Leviticus 8:1-10:7 — God’s Establishes the Priesthood

• Behold Our God
• Amazing Grace
• The Power of the Cross
• Your Words are Wonderful (Psalm 119)
• Be Thou My Vision

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The Student Ministries schedule is a little unusual over the next month, so I wanted to send a quick note to clarify it. The students will be back together this Sunday from 6:00-7:30 p.m., and we only have four more gatherings before Summer Camp.

4/26: Meet as usual, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
5/3: Off for the Parenting Roundtable
5/10: Off for Mother’s Day
5/17: We meet
5/24: We meet, and the new 6th graders join us
5/31: We meet, and this will be our last Student Ministries gathering before camp

Summer Camp
Please make sure to sign up for Summer Camp soon. Registration closes next Sunday. You can register here: https://gbcaz.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3538708

Student Ministries Website
I also want to remind you, or let you know if you were not aware, about the Student Ministries website: https://www.gbcaz.org/ministries/student-ministries/

Please bookmark it. There you can find links to the sermons, videos, and transcripts. I also post most parent emails there so you can stay up to date on Student Ministries even if you miss an email.

Your servant for His glory,

Jacob Hantla
480-241-3769 | jacob@gbcaz.org

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First off, for scheduling purposes, April is an odd month.

• 4/5 – This Easter Sunday: No Student Ministries.
• 4/12 – Student Ministries meets as normal.
• 4/19 – 25th Anniversary Sunday: No Student Ministries.
• 4/26 – Student Ministries meets as normal.

Last night, Kris Drent shared a very important message entitled “Life In the Vine” from John 15:1–11. You can watch or read the message on our website: https://www.gbcaz.org/student-ministry/life-in-the-vine/

Kris started the message by saying that if he only had one chance to talk to the students, this would be the message he would bring.

The central challenge was simple but critical for every one of us to consider: Which kind of branch are you? Jesus identifies only two kinds: (1) those genuinely connected to him, bearing fruit the Father produces in them, and (2) those who are externally around the vine but drawing no real life from it. Kris unpacked what it means for Jesus’ followers to abide in him. It entails not striving to manufacture fruit through religious performance or sheer willpower, but staying connected to Christ through his Word, trust, and daily dependence. He also explained why the Father’s pruning in hard seasons is evidence of life, salvation, and relationship, not punishment. It is critical for students and all of us to realize that we can do nothing apart from Jesus, especially bear fruit, which depends entirely on the true Vine. The good news is that though a dead branch cannot make itself alive, Christ’s death and resurrection offers real, joyful life to anyone willing to trust and abide in him.

I’d encourage you to discuss weekly what your students have learned from the Sunday morning sermon, their Student Ministries lesson, and their daily time in the Word. It is our joy to come alongside you in the evangelism and discipleship of your students. That truly is the purpose of the ministry — not something you send your students to so that we train them, but rather a group of servants who partner with you and support you as the church in fulfilling your God-given responsibility to train up your children. It is amazing to watch God work miraculously to bring new life to many in this ministry. We labor and pray to be faithful servants that the Holy Spirit would be pleased to use in this way.

Your servant for His glory,
Jacob Hantla

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From passages such as Psalm 96, Psalm 103, and Colossians 3, Kris taught that when the church sings, it works in several important directions at once: upward in worship to God because He is worthy, outward as a testimony to unbelievers, inward by shaping our own hearts with truth, and toward one another by teaching and encouraging fellow believers.

You can find the sermon video and a transcript at the Student Ministries webpage: https://www.gbcaz.org/student-ministry/why-we-sing/

Upcoming Meeting
We will meet again this Sunday 3/29 at 6pm, and Kris will teach a followup to this message.

It is such an important message. I strongly encourage you to review what your students learned and even listen/watch it yourself.

Your servant for His glory,
-Jacob Hantla

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I want to start this email with a few important announcements and dates you need to know:

Summer Camp Plans

Summer camp will be June 5-7 in Prescott. Please ensure that these dates are on your calendar. We plan on leaving early Friday, June 5, and returning in the afternoon on Sunday, June 7.

Upcoming Student Ministries

This Sunday (3/15), we will not have our regular Student Ministries gathering. Instead, plan on attending GBC in the park at Tumbleweed Park at 6pm.

The next two Sundays, 3/22 and 3/29, Student Ministries will gather as normal and have the privilege of Kris Drent teaching the sessions. From there the Student Ministries schedule is weird so I want to lay it out for your reference:

• 4/5: No meeting due to Easter
• 4/12 Meet as usual
• 4/19 No meeting due to GBC 25th anniversary
• 4/26 Meet as usual
• 5/3 No meeting due to parenting roundtable evening service
• 5/10 No meeting due to mother’s day
• 5/17 Meet as usual
• 5/24 Meet as usual
• 5/31 Last meeting before camp.

It’s amazing how quickly this year is rushing by. I feel like each gathering with these students is precious. We try to make the most of the sessions, the content taught, and the time together in discussion groups.

God the Holy Spirit

On Sunday, we continued our Fundamentals of the Faith series. We have learned about God’s Word, about the attributes of God, about Jesus and salvation through His death. It was important to not neglect the third Person of the Trinity, God the Holy Spirit.

We focused on who the Holy Spirit actually is according to Scripture. He is not a force, not an experience, but God Himself, the third Person of the Trinity. We worked through the Bible’s teaching that God is three distinct Persons, yet one God, and that all true believers are indwelt by the Holy Spirit from the moment of salvation. We also considered what it means to be filled with the Spirit. Not that a Christian gets more or less of the Holy Spirit, but that the Holy Spirit increasingly controls and governs the believer’s life. A major emphasis of the lesson was that the normal work of the Holy Spirit is not spectacle or confusion, but the production of godliness, obedience, thankfulness, truth-filled speech, and Christlike character. And for of us who are Christians, who have God Himself in the Holy Spirit in us, we must glorify God in our bodies. I challenged the students to think carefully about whether they are walking by the Spirit, putting off what feeds the flesh, and pursuing a life increasingly shaped by God’s Word.

You can go to our website and watch the YouTube video of the message or review the transcript.

So many students shared that they learned much about who God is and had their thinking corrected about the Holy Spirit and the critical role He plays in the believer’s life. Please take the time over the next few weeks to speak with your students about what they’ve been learning in Student Ministries this year. You may find it helpful to use the Fundamentals of the Faith workbook to study as a family to dig deeper and study these important truths in your home.

Leading Student Ministries—coming alongside the amazing staff and you parents in the care, evangelism, and discipleship of these students—is one of the greatest privileges and joys in my life. Thank you for entrusting me and the rest of the staff with this. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to your student’s discussion group leader or me about any way we can be a great support.

Your servant for His glory,
-Jacob Hantla

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We have only one more Student Ministries meeting left in 2025, this Sunday, November 30.

After that, on Saturday, December 20 from 6 to 9 pm, we will hold our Christmas Party at Josh Peñas’ home.

We will resume our Sunday evening gatherings on January 11.

• Why did God create mosquitoes?
• Did Jesus set aside any of His attributes, such as omnipresence, when He became man?

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• Our Response to the Gospel: Believing genuinely and avoiding legalism.
• Our Time in the Word: Seeking to know Christ deeply and understanding what pleases God.
• Our Lives: Recognizing we’re not called to isolate from the world but to live distinctly as we run our race within it.

• November 22, 3:00–5:00 pm: Student Ministries at Chuparosa Park. Activities include ultimate frisbee, volleyball, and other games at the Honeysuckle Pavilion. All are welcome! Contact the Hauptmans for questions.
• December 20, 6:00–9:00 pm: Christmas Party at Joshua Peña’s home. Students will enjoy dinner, worship through song, games, and an ugly sweater contest.
• February 20–22: Winter Camp at UCYC in Prescott. More details coming soon.

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The students learned last time we met about the attributes of our holy God. Yesterday, I used the vivid story of Nadab and Abihu from Leviticus 9 and 10 to help the students better understand God’s holiness and what is required to approach Him. We emphasized a repeated biblical theme: Sinful people can only approach a holy God in the exact ways He commands and provides. Following the narrative from Exodus to Leviticus, we noted the repeated phrase “as Yahweh commanded.” The only way sinful people can approach a holy God and not be consumed is through the means God commands and provides. For Israel in the wilderness, God gave very specific, bloody instructions (shadows of Jesus’ better, once-for-all cleansing blood) that the Levites needed to follow in order to be set apart and not die in God’s holy presence. Now for us, Jesus is clear when he says, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me” (John 14:6).

We then compared Yahweh’s acceptance of the sacrifice offered exactly as He commanded at the end of Leviticus 9 to the sobering example of Nadab and Abihu at the start of Leviticus 10. These two sons of Aaron attempted to approach God in a way He had not commanded nor provided, resulting in immediate, fiery judgment. God’s reason for judgment was clear: “By those who come near Me I will be treated as holy” (Leviticus 10:3).This powerfully demonstrates that God’s holiness is both good and dangerous. We must recognize His holiness and treat Him accordingly. Ultimately, we connected this Old Testament story to the New Testament truth that God has not changed and Jesus Christ is our perfect and sufficient sacrifice. Only He allows us to approach God, and through His blood we can approach confidently (Hebrews 10:19ff). Students were encouraged to recognize the seriousness of God’s holiness, to beware of casually approaching God on their own terms, and to trust completely in Jesus, who alone gives us secure and joyful access to the Father.

Many students appeared quite affected by the lesson. I encourage you to talk to them about it. You can watch or read it on our website: https://www.gbcaz.org/student-ministry/approach-holy-god-only-as-he-commands-and-provides/

Use questions like the following to ensure understanding and draw out an appropriate response:

1. Why was it “dangerous” for God to dwell in the Tabernacle
2. What was the purpose of all the sacrifices in Ex 40-Lev 9?
3. Why did Nadab and Abihu die? What lesson do you need to learn from their mistake and deaths?
4. What should have been the response of those who saw God’s acceptance of the sacrifice with fire and then rejecting Nadab and Abihu with fire? What should your response be?
5. What blood-way did God provide for us to approach Him? Why can the believer have confidence and full assurance drawing through by this way? (Heb 10:19-23)
6. What happens to those who try to draw near to God apart from the way He provided (blood of Jesus (Heb 10:19)?
7. What is the most life-impacting thing that you learned today?

The other servant leaders and I recognize that it is an amazing blessing and privilege to teach and lead these students. Thank you for allowing us the privilege of coming alongside you in the evangelism and discipleship of your students. If there is any way I can better support you, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

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Yesterday at Student Ministries we continued our work through the content of the great workbook, Fundamentals of the Faith. We are in the second chapter, “How to Know the Bible.” Please consider getting this workbook at the booktable or at Amazon. We will be working through the topics of this workbook for the rest of the year.

1. Get the Fundamentals of the Faith workbook and do the exercises on Bible study from chapter 2.
2. Read the Bible aloud as a family.
3. Read the Bible prayer on their own daily.
4. Begin memorizing Bible verses. I suggested that they consider using music to help. I have found Hide the Word albums by Mark Altrogge to assist. I recommend starting with Word of the Cross or Weight of Glory. If you still use CDs, you can buy all 10 CDs for $10 total. They are streamable on Spotify and Apple Music. There are also great Bible memory apps. I also highly recommend DesiringGod’s Fighter Verses.

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• The Bible is inspired (breathed out by God)
• The Bible is infallible (cannot be wrong)
• The Bible is inerrant (without error in its original manuscripts)
• The Bible is authoritative (every word of the Bible is God’s; therefore, it speaks with the full authority of God)
• The Bible is necessary (to know God and the gospel message that reconciles us to Him)
• The Bible is sufficient (it contains everything we need for life, godliness, and knowing God’s will)
• The Bible is clear (we are not dependent on outside interpretive authority to understand the Bible)

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On Sunday, I laid out our main aim in Student Ministries from Colossians 1:28-29, Laboring to proclaim Christ in order that we may present every mature/complete in Christ. You can find the lesson and the transcript at https://www.gbcaz.org/student-ministry/aiming-at-maturity-in-christ/. I apologize for the poor audio quality; you’ll have to turn the volume up a lot to hear it.

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• “What does this say?”
• “What can we learn about God from what we just read?”
• “How should this affect us?”

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This last Sunday, I shared a similar message with the students as I did to end the year for the women of Wellspring: Train Yourself for Godliness from 1 Timothy 4:7b-9. Just as elite athletes dedicate their entire lives to temporary success, how much more should we devote ourselves—and encourage our students—to pursue godliness, which offers eternal benefit!

I encourage you to review the lesson (the audio, video, and text are on our website). I prepared some questions to help you draw your students out. Feel free to use them or make your own. But this is a lesson that needs to impact these students: Godliness is crucially mandatory for your life, and it isn’t automatic. 

1. What lessons should a Christian learn from elite athletes?
2. To obtain godliness will involve sacrifice. Is it worth it for you? Are you behaving like it?
3. What is the connection between salvation and godliness?
4. What parts of your life are consistent with the relentless pursuit of godliness?
5. What changes are necessary? What planning and preparation would show that you are committed to this and to help you train effectively?

We are almost done with the school year. As a reminder for the upcoming schedule

• May 11: Day off
• May 18: Student Ministries 6-7:30
• May 25: Day off
• June 1: Student Ministries 6-7:30
• June 5-8: Summer Camp!

It is such a blessing and privilege to come alongside you to care for and to evangelize or disciple your students.

Thank you

 -Jacob Hantla

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So for 45 minutes I shared the gospel and its implications with the students from the parable of the unforgiving servant. We saw the magnitude of our debt of sin against God—impossible to repay on our own—and how, for all who believe, God mercifully canceled this debt through Jesus’s death on the cross. This radical forgiveness from God must now motivate us to forgive others without limits, demonstrating that we truly grasp the depth of His mercy toward us. I encourage you to watch, listen, or read through this sermon, and take time this week to discuss with your students how the gospel shapes our hearts and transforms our responses when others sin against us.

The discussion guide with the outline and discussion questions can be downloaded here, and the slideshow with the images I used to illustrate the story here.

I was deeply impacted by Jesus’ story; it is my prayer that your students are too. This gospel message is something that we must rehearse, we must know, we must remember each and every day of our lives. It must affect everything that we do.

I’m excited to use this foundation to continue on into the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus’ teaching on loving our enemies. But first, we have a fellowship night in the park this Sunday. It’ll be 6 pm at Tumbleweed Park. It’s totally fine to come early.

What a privilege this is to share the truth of God’s Word and this glorious good news of His mercy with so many students. Please pray for them, for me, and for all in this ministry. Thank you for entrusting us to come alongside you and support you and help you in the evangelism and discipleship of your students.

Your servant for His glory,
-Jacob Hantla

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38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. 41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42 Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.

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I’m sorry for the gap in my weekly student ministry emails. Thankfully, I was able to have a very fun vacation with my family, and Alex Deshields and David Brittain both did a fantastic job of filling in on teaching while I was gone.

Last Sunday, on the 9th, Alex used 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 to encourage us to follow Paul’s example of selfless and purposeful sacrifice of personal freedom for the sake of winning others to Christ. He challenged us to examine whether we love our own freedoms and comforts more than we love the lost, calling us to follow Christ’s example of sacrificially giving ourselves for others. You can listen to or watch the message, and then follow up conversation with your students following the discussion guide. Alex did a great job, and I’m looking forward to having him back in front of our students to challenge us with a follow-up message.

Then, just a few days ago, on Sunday evening, David Brittain challenged the students to listen well and to prioritize receiving God’s Word as the necessary thing in our lives using Martha, Mary, and Jesus from Luke 10:38-42. I’m sure it would be encouraging and helpful for you to listen to/watch the sermon and use the discussion guide to interact with your students about what they learned in this wonderful lesson. I found myself being more aware of the importance of listening well, listening purposefully every chance I have to receive God’s Word.

David also created a great extra handout with “practical heart habits to hear and heed the preached word.” You can download it and review it with your student.

Please express your gratitude toward David and Alex as well as the other servants who tirelessly lead discussion groups every week. We do not take this privilege lightly. We love coming alongside you parents in evangelizing and discipling your students. So if there is any way we can do this better or any information or feedback you have to offer so that we are better equipped or aligned with you, please reach out.

Lord willing, we will be back together this Sunday evening from 6-7:30 as I lead us back into our next verses in the Sermon on the Mount.

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• What are you most excited about at camp? How can you enjoy it in a way that glorifies God?
• Have you ever been frustrated when something fun was taken away? What did that reveal about your heart?
• When you’re having fun, do you ever stop to thank God for it? How can you do that more?
• How can you encourage others at camp to enjoy fun without sinning—whether in competition, conversation, or activities?
• Why do you think the world chases fun as an ultimate goal, and how is the joy found in Christ different?

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1. Last Sunday’s Message Recap – Just Tell the Truth (this email)
2. Planning for this Sunday’s Fellowship Night
3. Camp planning details

• Why do people feel the need to bolster their words with extra promises or dramatic swearing? Why is this ultimately a heart issue before God?
• How does Jesus’ teaching on honesty contrast with the Pharisees’ use of oaths to manipulate and avoid truthfulness?
• Consider Jesus’ command in Matthew 5:37—“Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’”—what does that tell us about the kind of honesty that should characterize Christians?
• What are some situations where you feel tempted to exaggerate, use half-truths, or hide behind technicalities instead of speaking plainly and honestly?

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•  Students and families welcome to arrive and settle in

•  Super Bowl kickoff
• Game rooms and activities begin

•  Younger siblings → Keepers/Defenders meetings
• Parents → Evening service
• Students → Halftime lesson (during Halftime Show, which will be turned off)

•  Families welcome to return after service
• Feel free to stay until game end (approximately 8:00- 8:30 PM)

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On Sunday evening, we jumped back into the exposition of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, looking at His words on marriage and divorce in Matthew 5:31-32. This was a weighty topic but an important one for the students to align their view of marriage with God’s.

What particularly struck me during my study, preaching, and then interaction with the students after the lesson is the relevance of Jesus’ words for all of us. This isespeciallytrue for students who are not yet married but whose decisions regarding sexual purity, dating, and pursuit (or lack thereof) of marriage are influenced by their view of marriage.

At their age, students constantly absorb messages about relationships from media, friends, and even family. Their worldview is being shaped, often by perspectives contrary to Scripture. Jesus’ teaching offers a countercultural view, showing marriage as a God-ordained covenant—permanent, exclusive, and sacred. God makes two into one, a bond that man must not break.

Jesus’ words call us to honor marriage, not just in our actions but in our hearts. The Pharisees taught that divorce was permissible for trivial reasons, but Jesus emphasized that marriage is a sacred bond created by God, not a mere contract to be easily dissolved. Unbiblical divorce leads to adultery because it disregards the covenant commitment made before God. Jesus’ correction here in Matthew 5, expanded in Matthew 19, roots itself in God’s original design for marriage that Christians must be committed to if we are going to stand out as salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16, see that sermon).

I encouraged the students that having God’s view of marriage matters deeply for how they live today. It affects:

• How they pursue purity now – guarding heart, eyes, and body – as an act of faithfulness to their future spouse, even before knowing who that person is
• How they approach dating – not as casual entertainment, but seriously and under parental guidance, with marriage as the purpose
• How they resist cultural lies that reduce relationships to self-gratification, especially the massive industry telling young men that women exist to fulfill desires
• How they understand that marriage is more than a legal arrangement – it’s a supernatural joining by God that creates an inseparable, permanent bond
• How they view marriage as a picture of Christ’s sacrificial love for His church, which shapes their understanding of love and commitment now

The gospel gives us hope. While God’s standard is high and we all fall short, Christ’s death and resurrection provide both forgiveness and the power to live differently. As I shared with the students, they were bought with a price; therefore, they can glorify God with their bodies today (1 Cor 6:20), whether or not marriage is in their future.

You can listen to the sermon, watch the video, or read a transcript at our website. Then please review our discussion guide with some questions to help draw out your students on what they learned and how it should affect them. These should help you be able to better disciple your child toward a heart-level commitment to the Biblical view of marriage and the life that should result.

Here are some ways to follow up with your student this week:

1. Discuss God’s High View of Marriage
   
   1. Ask your student how Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5:31–32 challenges the world’s casual view of marriage
   2. Talk about how purity today prepares them for faithfulness in marriage later.
2. Encourage Heart-Level Reflection
   1. Ask: What steps can we take as a family to guard our hearts and minds against the culture’s low view of marriage?
   2. Discuss the importance of boundaries to guard against sin, such as lust or selfishness, and how these boundaries honor God’s design for relationships.
3. Point Them to the Gospel
   1. Remind your student that we all fall short of God’s perfect standard, but the gospel gives hope. Through Christ, we are forgiven, freed from sin’s power, and empowered to live in purity and faithfulness (Titus 2:11-12, Galatians 5:24-25, etc).
   2. Share how the gospel has impacted your own view of marriage or relationships.
   3. Speak specifically about strategies to pursue holiness through faith in the gospel, and help them know the importance of confession and faith (1 John 1:9-2:2) when there is sin. Invite them to involve you early in that.

I recognize these conversations aren’t always easy, but they’re invaluable. If you’d like to discuss how to approach these topics with your student or have questions about the content we covered, please reach out to me or your student’s discussion group leader. We’re here to support you—to come alongside you—as you fulfill your God-given duty and privilege to disciple your children toward a biblical understanding of pleasing God through sexual purity and marriage. May our thoughts be aligned with His Word. Thank you for entrusting me and the fantastic team of Student Ministries leaders with this privilege.

Let me encourage you that the discussions in many of the groups after this week’s lesson were some of the best that we have had so far. Many students are already thinking deeply and soberly about these things.

Remember, the goal isn’t just to help them avoid wrong views of sex, marriage, and divorce – it’s to help them embrace God’s beautiful design and purpose for sex and marriage (and hatred of divorce) as a picture of Christ’s faithful love for His church.

Your servant for His glory,
Jacob Hantla

PS Winter Camp is coming up quickly, February 14-16. These concentrated times of teaching, fellowship, discipleship, and fun are often transformative for our students. You will be getting more specifics soon. I spoke at length with Josh Kellso from Gilbert Bible, finalizing many of the details. I am beyond excited for this camp.

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