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THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER! >> HSM Pastor Eric Deeper Faith Kit: Matthew & Mark // Purpose Church // HSM START SOMETHING TODAY THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER! >> HSM Pastor Eric © PUBLISHED JUNE 2018 PURPOSE CHURCH STUDENT MINISTRIES WWW.PURPOSECHURCH.COM/HSM V 02 SCRIPTURES TAKEN FROM THE HOLY BIBLE HIGH SCHOOL PASTOR | ERIC HOLMSTROM DFK PRODUCER | BRENDAN HIDALGO DFK THEME EDITOR | LAURA IRVINE DFK CONTENT EDITOR | ANDREW BERBERIAN Deeper Faith Kit: Matthew & Mark // Purpose Church // HSM DEEPER FAITH KIT PAGE TITLE 01 INTRODUCTION 02 COVENANT 05 SALVATION 06 BAPTISM 07 SCRIPTURE 08 PRAY 09 SING 10 COMMUNITY 11 SERVE 12 TITHE 15 DEVOTIONALS / READINGS 96 WHAT'S NEXT? Deeper Faith Kit: Matthew & Mark // Purpose Church // HSM ERIC HOLMSTROM BRENDAN HIDALGO HSM PASTOR // HSM PASTOR STUDENT LEADER // DFK EDITOR I will never forget when my We are so happy you picked up the relationship with Jesus took a huge Deeper Faith Kit: Matthew and turn and became something real Mark! I personally believe that this and life-changing. It wasn’t at a devotional will be the start to a camp, retreat, or an amazing youth lifelong journey that will lead to you group night—it was when I started being the change other people will the most adventurous, dangerous to benefit from! I was personally the enemy, and powerful habit of changed by the first Deeper Faith meeting God in His Word. Coming Kit and started making the Bible a face to face with Jesus through the priority because of it—I believe this Bible has transformed my life more could happen for you too! God is a than any other thing I’ve ever done. relational God who wants to talk to We are excited for you to have the you though His Word, and His Word s a m e e x p e r i e n c e a n d s t a r t is something that needs to be taken something today that will change in on a daily basis—why not start your life forever! now! Over the next 44 days you will have the opportunity to experience: 1. Devotionals by Adult Leaders, Student Leaders, and Purpose Church Staff. 2. Readings from the entire Gospels of Matthew and Mark. 3. Songs, articles, videos, books, and more to help you grow in Christ. Beginning on page 15, you will find 44 days of devotionals. We invite you to take the Deeper Faith Challenge, which is a daily commitment to read one devotional, one chapter in the bible, and check out one resource for 44 days straight. As you take this challenge and begin this new life-transforming habit, we know God will heal you, restore you, inspire you, challenge you, convict you, and shape you. By taking the challenge, you have decided to start something today that will change your life forever! Once you complete the Deeper Faith Challenge, let your Adult Leader and your Pastor know so we can meet up and celebrate what God has done in your life. Before you jump in, we want to briefly explain the basics of following Jesus, in other words, WHY and HOW we: • Follow Jesus [ pg. 5 ] • Sing to God [ pg. 9 ] • Get Baptized [ pg. 6 ] • Live in Community [ pg. 10 ] • Read Scripture [ pg. 7 ] • Serve God and Others [ pg. 11 ] • Pray to God [ pg. 8 ] • Tithe & Live Generously [ pg. 12 ] “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you… because your love is better than life.” _Psalm 63 Deeper Faith Kit: Matthew & Mark // Purpose Church // HSM !1 BETTER TOGETHER. As you embark on the Deeper Faith Challenge, it is important you do not adventure alone. In fact, before you even read one devotional or chapter from the Bible, we want you to ask: one Adult Leader and one Student Supporter to hold you accountable and encourage you as you take this challenge. Once your Adult Leader and Student Supporter agree to hold you accountable in the Deeper Faith Challenge, we want you and them to sign the covenant below as a promise together before God. DEEPER FAITH STUDENT You are committing to taking the 44 day Deeper Faith Challenge: daily spend time with God through one devotional, one chapter of Bible reading, and one provided resource related to that day’s devotional. DEEPER FAITH SUPPORTER You are willing to support this Deeper Faith Student, by encouraging them and holding them accountable to this commitment. _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Deeper Faith Student Adult Leader Supporter Student Supporter (Printed Name) (Printed Name) (Printed Name) _____________________________ _____________________________ _____________________________ Deeper Faith Student Adult Leader Supporter Student Supporter (Signature) (Signature) (Signature) ___________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ Today’s Date Today’s Date Today’s Date Deeper Faith Kit: Matthew & Mark // Purpose Church // HSM !2 FIX THESE WORDS OF MINE IN YOUR HEARTS AND MINDS. >> DEUTERONOMY 11:18 Deeper Faith Kit: Matthew & Mark // Purpose Church // HSM !3 THE BASICS OF FOLLOWING JESUS WHY & HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO Deeper Faith Kit: Matthew & Mark // Purpose Church // HSM !4 WHY FOLLOW JESUS If there was one Bible verse that would win a popularity contest, it is John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” Packed into this well-known sentence is the entire Gospel, the center of God’s heart and message for you and me. God created the world and from the very beginning desired to be in a relationship with humanity. He wanted an authentic relationship, so He gave each of us the ability to choose Him or choose ourselves. We all too often choose ourselves which creates brokenness and a fractured relationship with God, others, and our world. So God sent His son to make it crystal clear that He has not forgotten about us or abandoned us. God has always lovingly pursued us. So much so, that He showed it in the greatest way by dying for us. Following Jesus means we surrender everything to God—our way of living, thinking, desires, passions, and all we are—because His plan for our lives is much better than ours could ever be! The Psalmist, David, had a moment where he realized this and all he could say was, “God’s love is better than life” (Psalm 63:3). We surrender to God because He gave up everything for us. We surrender to God because we were created for this—a relationship with Him! When you are saved by grace your life will have purpose, meaning, hope, healing, community, and adventure when Christ is at the center of it. You will be able to walk through seasons of suffering, persecution, pain, and doubt knowing God is with you! Eternal Life begins the moment we enter into a relationship with God—is made perfect in Heaven—and will continue forever! Jesus loves us, has always loved us, and will always love us! He can be trusted with your life because He created it. Have you surrendered your life to Jesus and received His salvation and forgiveness? Jesus has invited the whole world to follow Him. Are you? HOW TO FOLLOW JESUS 1. ADMIT - First you have to be honest and admit that you are broken and no matter how hard you try, there is no way for you to be right with God apart from His love, forgiveness, and grace. (Romans 3:23) 2. BELIEVE - Next you need to believe that Jesus Christ gave up His life for you and that only through Him can you know God. (Romans 6:23, John 14:6-7) 3. CHOOSE - Lastly, you need to choose Him! You have a clean slate, a brand new life, and the Holy Spirit lives in you. You have been forgiven and made right with God—now go and live like it! (John 5:24, Romans 8:14-17, 1 Corinthians 5:17-21) If you just surrendered your life to Jesus and received His salvation, make sure to let your Pastor and an Adult Leader know! We are so proud of you for making the most important decision of your life! Welcome to the family of God! Deeper Faith Kit: Matthew & Mark // Purpose Church // HSM !5 WHY BAPTISM The church has been baptizing followers of Jesus for over 2,000 years as a reminder to the world that God takes lost, broken, and dead people and finds them, fixes them, and brings them back to life! Baptism is an outward symbol of an inward reality that God has changed your life. As Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5:17, “anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person!” You do not need to “have it all together”—because who does? You do not need to have been a Christian for years in order to be baptized. If you love Jesus, then it is time to get baptized! Baptism begins with two questions, “Is Jesus your Lord and Savior?” and “Are you ready to live for Jesus and follow Him wherever He leads?” If your answer to both of those questions is yes, the Pastor baptizing you will dip you under water and as you are coming out of the water you will hear everyone watching cheer you on. Paul explains the symbolism in Romans 6:4, going under water is a reminder that sin equals death and we are drowning apart from God. In order to be right with God we have to believe that Jesus died for our sins and so our life of sin must die as well. Coming out of the water is a reminder that just as Jesus defeated death, sin, and Satan by rising from the grave, so we are forgiven, have new life, and are made right with God through Christ.
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