LEading Students to know and follow JEsus
Whoever you are, everyone is welcome at First Students! First Students gives 7th-12th grade students the opportunity to get connected with a group of people their own age who are growing closer to the Lord each day. We want to see students know and follow Jesus Christ! First Students is a place for teenagers to deepen their relationship with Christ while simultaneously growing their relationships with others!
We're pre-registered for FUGE 2026!
Centrifuge Camp 2026 will be here before we know it. Stay tuned for updates throughout the year!
Dates: June 8-12, 2026
Cost: TBD
Location: SBU, Bolivar, MO
Ages: Students who have completed 6th-12th grade.
Dates: June 8-12, 2026
Cost: TBD
Location: SBU, Bolivar, MO
Ages: Students who have completed 6th-12th grade.
FIRST STUDENTS - WEEKLY PARENT EMAIL
We send out an email to our parents each Wednesday! If you would like to be added to the email list, send a message to tim@fbcsiloam.com! Here is the latest edition:
Upcoming Events
Youth Rally - November 12th - We’ll be loading up the bus and heading to Gentry for our next youth rally! The bus will leave at 6pm! This will take the place of our Midweek service. Encourage your students to bring their friends who don’t know Jesus! We will return to the church around 8:15.
No Midweek - November 26th - Thanksgiving Week
Dessert Auction - December 7th - 2pm - Encourage your students to make and bring some desserts/bread/or other foods, and we will auction them off to raise money for your students to go on the mission trip in March, and to Fuge camp next summer! Have your students invite their grandparents and other friends and family to come bid on their desserts to support them and our ministry!
Youth Rally 11-12
Tonight, instead of midweek, we’ll be going to the Area 59 Youth Rally! More information above!
Sunday Morning 11-16
This lesson is called “The Exodus and the Red Sea.” God’s timing is always perfect. He parted the Red Sea at just the right time to show His mighty power to both the Israelites and the Egyptians. God’s actions saved His people from dying at the hands of their oppressive enemy. In Romans, Paul says that God’s timing for sending His son Jesus to the earth was also perfect. Jesus’ death and resurrection once again saved God’s people, this time from the oppressive enemy Satan.
Lesson Overview: God is a miracle worker. In the book of Exodus, we see the power of God displayed in His mighty works. After the Hebrew people were delivered from captivity in Egypt, their joy quickly turned to fear and anger as they found themselves trapped with the Red Sea ahead of them and the approaching sound of Pharaoh’s mighty army behind them. God led Moses and His people into this situation so His mighty power could be revealed. In this lesson, students will discover that God is the God who saves, both then and now.
What We Want Your Teenager To Learn: See how powerfully God acts to accomplish His purposes and understand that, just like God rescued the Israelites when they were hopeless, Jesus rescues us from our sin while we are at our most helpless.
What We Want Your Teenager To Do With What They’ve Learned: Think of a few people in their lives who, even though they may not deserve it, could really benefit by being shown God’s love.
Scripture Passages: Exodus 13:17-22; Exodus 14; Romans 5:6-8
Please Take A Few Minutes This Week To Read These Passages.
NEXT STEPS...
During the next week, as you engage in conversations with your teenager, remember that one way that will help them to understand and apply what they have learned is to explain it to someone else. Use the following questions to guide your conversation:
• Read Exodus chapters 13 and 14 to better understand the context of what your teenager was taught in this lesson.
• Ask your teenager why the crossing of the Red Sea was such a big deal.
• Take some time to recall your own experience of how God saved you, and allow your teenager to talk about his/her salvation experience. If your teenager has never accepted Christ, pray that God will continue to lead him/her to make that decision.
Thank you for all you do. As a parent, you are the primary spiritual influence in the life of your teenager, and they desperately need you. I’m praying for you! If you have any questions or if I can help with anything, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
Tim Conley
Student Minister
FBC Siloam Springs
tim@fbcsiloam.com
Youth Rally - November 12th - We’ll be loading up the bus and heading to Gentry for our next youth rally! The bus will leave at 6pm! This will take the place of our Midweek service. Encourage your students to bring their friends who don’t know Jesus! We will return to the church around 8:15.
No Midweek - November 26th - Thanksgiving Week
Dessert Auction - December 7th - 2pm - Encourage your students to make and bring some desserts/bread/or other foods, and we will auction them off to raise money for your students to go on the mission trip in March, and to Fuge camp next summer! Have your students invite their grandparents and other friends and family to come bid on their desserts to support them and our ministry!
Youth Rally 11-12
Tonight, instead of midweek, we’ll be going to the Area 59 Youth Rally! More information above!
Sunday Morning 11-16
This lesson is called “The Exodus and the Red Sea.” God’s timing is always perfect. He parted the Red Sea at just the right time to show His mighty power to both the Israelites and the Egyptians. God’s actions saved His people from dying at the hands of their oppressive enemy. In Romans, Paul says that God’s timing for sending His son Jesus to the earth was also perfect. Jesus’ death and resurrection once again saved God’s people, this time from the oppressive enemy Satan.
Lesson Overview: God is a miracle worker. In the book of Exodus, we see the power of God displayed in His mighty works. After the Hebrew people were delivered from captivity in Egypt, their joy quickly turned to fear and anger as they found themselves trapped with the Red Sea ahead of them and the approaching sound of Pharaoh’s mighty army behind them. God led Moses and His people into this situation so His mighty power could be revealed. In this lesson, students will discover that God is the God who saves, both then and now.
What We Want Your Teenager To Learn: See how powerfully God acts to accomplish His purposes and understand that, just like God rescued the Israelites when they were hopeless, Jesus rescues us from our sin while we are at our most helpless.
What We Want Your Teenager To Do With What They’ve Learned: Think of a few people in their lives who, even though they may not deserve it, could really benefit by being shown God’s love.
Scripture Passages: Exodus 13:17-22; Exodus 14; Romans 5:6-8
Please Take A Few Minutes This Week To Read These Passages.
NEXT STEPS...
During the next week, as you engage in conversations with your teenager, remember that one way that will help them to understand and apply what they have learned is to explain it to someone else. Use the following questions to guide your conversation:
• Read Exodus chapters 13 and 14 to better understand the context of what your teenager was taught in this lesson.
• Ask your teenager why the crossing of the Red Sea was such a big deal.
• Take some time to recall your own experience of how God saved you, and allow your teenager to talk about his/her salvation experience. If your teenager has never accepted Christ, pray that God will continue to lead him/her to make that decision.
Thank you for all you do. As a parent, you are the primary spiritual influence in the life of your teenager, and they desperately need you. I’m praying for you! If you have any questions or if I can help with anything, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
Tim Conley
Student Minister
FBC Siloam Springs
tim@fbcsiloam.com
