From the Mountain Pastor...(a.k.a. the High School Ministry Blog)

"Glory...and Reconciliation...and Other Things..." -- In The Word, Friday Oct. 22nd

Yesterday, the passage came from Isaiah 60:1-2. I didn't not a get a chance to post anything on it, so today we will cover both it and the passage for today, Colossians 3:12-17.   Isaiah 60:1-2  The Glory of Zion  1 "Arise, shine, for your light has come,&...

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"Love: Swimming the Deep End" -- In The Word, Oct. 20th

  Today our passage comes right after the one from yesterday, 1 Peter 1:22-2:3. 22Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart. 23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, ...

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"What Do You Set Your Hope In?" -- In The Word, Oct. 19th

Today we're scheduled to read 1 Peter 1:13-21.  This is partially to prepare for tomorrow night.   Before tomorrow though, I just want you to read through the text and think about this question: - If you had to answer the question, "What do you set your hope in?" ... how would you ...

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"How Do You See Me?" In the Word, Oct. 18th

Today, the passage we're looking at comes from 2 Corinthians 5:16-21.  If you haven't read it yet, here it is: 16So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.17Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new ...

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"In the Word" -- Immersing Ourselves in the Word of God

Yesterday, I posed an invitation to all high schoolers to join me in digging into the Word of God each day this week.  We talked about King Josiah and John Wycliffe...how they both returned to the Word of God and how it changed them.  As they encountered the Scriptures, it created a ...

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