Youth – Jonah
November 10, 2021
Last night we completed our study through the book of Jonah. As we looked into chapter 4, we saw that Jonah was exceedingly angry at the mercy and love God had toward Nineveh. Jonah had a really poor attitude throughout this entire story, except when he benefited from the plant God created for him. This […]
Continue ReadingNovember 4, 2021
Good afternoon, brothers and sisters! Last night we took a deep dive into Jonah chapter 3. We took notice of the major theme of this chapter, which is repentance. The king of the city repented, along with the people in the city. There was a brief discussion regarding fasting and sackcloth, as the people of […]
Continue ReadingNovember 2, 2021
Hello brothers and sisters! This week we are moving right along into Jonah chapter 3. We see that Jonah calls Nineveh to repent and the king and people of Nineveh listen. They show God they’re serious by putting sackcloth on them and fasting. The reason they put sackcloth on themselves was because it actually inflicted […]
Continue ReadingOctober 28, 2021
Last week the title was Jonah vs. Jesus, whereas this week it is Knowledge vs. Heart. So often we know a lot about Christianity and the Bible, but our hearts are not in the right place. We see that in Jonah’s life. Although he KNEW a lot about God, his heart was not after God. […]
Continue ReadingOctober 21, 2021
Good afternoon, friends! Last night at youth group we spent the evening finishing up the 1st chapter of Jonah. We compared and contrasted the life of Jonah with the life of Jesus. The contrasting event that was discovered consisted of Jonah having an “Eeyore” response to the sailors when asked who he was, whereas Jesus […]
Continue ReadingOctober 20, 2021
Hey friends, this is Matt Arnett. One thing I will be doing is sending out the previews and recaps in my new role! A little preview for tomorrow night – we will be finishing up Jonah chapter 1. We will be in verses 7-17. It is fascinating to see the difference between Jonah and Jesus. […]
Continue ReadingOctober 14, 2021
Last night at youth group we spent the evening tacking the first 6 verses of Jonah chapter 1. We read that Jonah, as a prophet, hears the voice of the Lord and is told to arise and go to Nineveh who has done evil in His sight. This is how many of the other minor […]
Continue ReadingOctober 12, 2021
High School Hang Details for this Week We are going to do something a little bit different for High School Hang this week. Instead of staying at the church the whole evening, we’re going to take the group to the Sauvie Island Pumpkin Patch to do the Corn Maze at Night (we’ll probably do a […]
Continue ReadingOctober 7, 2021
Last night we started our series in the book of JONAH! We did an overview of the book, reading through each of the chapters and pausing to reflect, citing our observations and questions that came up from every chapter. It was really cool to see the students dive deep (pun-intended) into a biblical story that […]
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