HSM Blog

Getting Parents and Kids Talking

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:18:52 GMT

Click HERE to find a great family exercise that can foster some conversations between parents and kids!

New Sermon Series: "Lovesick"

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:46:47 GMT

LOVESICK: Series Overview Here is an overview of what we’re talking about. Listed below the summary is a “parent cue” to help you dialog with your child about the session. The question is intended not just to be asked by you, ...

Stuff You Need To Know

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:15:36 GMT

Next week is a Question & Answer weekend. We'll give students the opportunity to ask questions that Ryan will answer during the service. This is a great weekend to come if you have doubts or questions about Christianity. The Mexico ...

Updated HSM Schedule for New Year's Eve/Day

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:17:10 GMT

We circled up as a team and realized we needed to make changes to our New Year's weekend services to accommodate families that attend and serve on the weekends. Our Saturday gatherings will be the same as usual: High School will ...

Schedule for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve/Day.

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:41:02 GMT

Hello Student Ministries families! Can you believe it's the week of Christmas?! We hope you and your family will be able to make it to one of our Christmas Eve services on December 23rd or 24th! Here's a reminder of those service ...

Things You Need to Know

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:32:42 GMT

Here's the video that won BEST OVERALL at our Christmas Party. Way to go fellas! FLAG FOOTBALLWe are meeting at Gilbert Christian High School right after the Sunday High School service this weekend! Grab some lunch and come hang out with us ...

2012 Mexico Mission Trip

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:58:41 GMT

You can download an application for the trip HERE. The High School Ministry is heading to Rocky Point this March 16-18th. This mission trip will be our church's first partnership with WEEKEND MISSIONS! I'm excited to have our students lead the ...

Message Recap: Life Hurts

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:54:48 GMT

Scripture Used: Job 38-40:5, Jeremiah 20:7-18, and these were mentioned but not looked up- John 11:33, 1 Kings 18/19, Numbers 11, Exodus 4:10. Main Point: You will take a beating in this life, but God is powerful and supremely loving, and He ...

Message Recap: "Two Things"

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:18:10 GMT

Scripture Used: Matt 22:34-40, Deut 6:4-9, Prov 4:23, Rom 12:2, Phil 4:13 Main point: God's desire for us can be summed up in these two commandments: to love God and love people. We can't genuinely love people until we love God, and we can't ...

New Staff Member: Nathan Del Turco

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:18:49 GMT

If you were at the High School service last weekend you got to meet Nathan Del Turco. Nathan has been hired onto the MISSION team full-time to lead worship in Junior High and High School each week, as well as at REMIX once a month. We ...

Message Recap: "Hosanna!"

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:07:14 GMT

Scripture studied: Matthew 21:1-17, Zechariah 9:9, Genesis 3:24, Isaiah 53:8, Mark 15:38. The podcast for the sermon can be found HERE. The message from this past weekend made it clear that Jesus was the long-awaited messiah, the king that the ...

The Landing

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:03:42 GMT

Some teens feel that their life is a little bit (or a lot) out of control. Many of them are carrying huge burdens around with them every day! They're taking no breaks and are stressed about their future. Often times they're not getting along ...

Message Recap: "Walk it Out"

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:21:49 GMT

Scripture studied: Acts 17:24-27, Exodus 36:1-7, 1 Corinthians 10:31 The message from last weekend was all about serving. We gave the students several different options to consider serving right here at MISSION. The opportunties included ...

Serving Opportunities for HS Students

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:56:52 GMT

This weekend I'll be teaching a sermon titled "Walk it Out", encouraging students to take the next step in their walk with Christ: SERVING. It's easy to find out what serving opportunities there are at Mission! If you're reading this on the ...

Message Recap: "Missional Living"

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:18:50 GMT

You can find the podcast for last week's message HERE. Scripture studied: Genesis 12:1-3, Ezekiel 16:49-50, Isaiah 1:10-17, Isaiah 58:1-7 After returning from the Mexico Mission Trip, which was great by the way, I spent the weekend teaching ...

Mexico: Day 3

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:42:58 GMT

I didn't think I would have time to send a blog out tonight but I snuck away for a few minutes to update you. After waking up early again, we left the dorms in four different directions to build four more homes for families in need. My group ...

Mexico: Day 2

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:11:13 GMT

The team woke up early this morning, spent some time in the Word, ate some breakfast and then got to hear from a man named Brad Buser. Brad shared part of his family's story as missionaries to a people group in Papau New Guinea for many years. ...

Mexico: Day 1

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:35:31 GMT

We left for Mexico this morning at 8:15a and finally arrived at 6p. That's a lot of driving! The students have been great so far- very respectful and full of anticipation. Tomorrow we will load into 4 groups and head out to build 4 shelters in ...

Prayer Guide for the HSM Mexico Trip

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 17:56:51 GMT

I'm so excited to take 51 students and 8 other leaders to Tijuana tomorrow for our third Mexico Mission Trip! This group is almost twice as big as the group we took last Spring, and that group was almost twice as big as the first one. God has ...

Lasting Impact: Next Steps

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:35:28 GMT

If you missed last night's parenting workship with Dan Webster you can listen to the audio by clicking HERE. Here are a few things I loved about the workshop. I love the idea of writing a "What's Right With You" letter to your child. Dan named ...

Mexico Mission Trip

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:59:39 GMT

We just opened up more spots for the Mexico Mission Trip! You can register online by clicking HERE.

House Groups Launch This Week!

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:40:48 GMT

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock." - Jesus, Matthew 7:24 Our weekend services are a great place to come and HEAR the words of Jesus, but ...

Back to Mexico

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:33:31 GMT

The High School Ministry is going back to Tijuana, Mexico for another mission trip! We're partnering with Mexico Caravan Ministries once again (mexicocaravanministries.com). We'll be building homes for the homeless and visiting the orphanage ...

2011 Summer Camp Photos

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:25:47 GMT

Photos from our 2011 Forest Home Summer Camp have been posted on Facebook! Share them, tag yourself & your friends. Enjoy! Album #1 Album ...