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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 going back to FUGE 2027!
Centrifuge Camp 2027 will be here before we know it! Stay tuned for more details! Save the date!!
Dates: June 7-11, 2027
Cost: $399 ($350 if you sign up by January 13, 2027 by paying the $125 deposit)
Location: SBU, Bolivar, MO
Ages: Students who have completed 6th-12th grade.
Dates: June 7-11, 2027
Cost: $399 ($350 if you sign up by January 13, 2027 by paying the $125 deposit)
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 a recent email:
Upcoming Events
Every Sunday Morning - 9:30-10:30am
Midweek Worship - Every Wednesday - 6pm-8pm
If any parents would be interested in supporting us by providing a meal for a Wednesday night this fall, please let me know! Reaching out to ask questions doesn’t lock you in to serving.
September 25 - 5th Quarter Hang Out - 9:30-11:30pm - Come hang out with us after the Siloam and Gentry football games end on the 25th! We’ll share more details in the coming weeks.
Sermon Overview 9-1
This week, we wrapped up our Image series with our final session looking at fear in our faith. Over the past few weeks, we’ve challenged students to examine the image they project to the world and what the Bible says about it. This week, we’re addressing one of the biggest obstacles that keeps students from living out their faith boldly: fear of what others think.
THINK:
Following Jesus comes with cost. Sometimes, it’ll cost students socially. They might be misunderstood, labeled, left out, or even made fun of because of their faith. In Luke 7, we read about a woman who was known to have a bad reputation, but she didn’t let fear of what others thought stop her from worshipping Jesus. She chose boldness, and Jesus didn’t reject her; He received her and declared her forgiven. The question for all of us is: will we be bold like her, or will we hold back because we’re worried what others might think?
READ:
Luke 7:37-38 says, 37 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38 and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.
ASK:
Use the questions below to ask your student questions about the truths from our series. Look for ways to share personally, bring encouragement, and create a space for meaningful conversations.
• When and where have you felt pressure to hide your faith or stay quiet about Jesus? What was that like?
• What’s one way you can be bolder in your faith this week?
PRAY:
Use the prompts below to pray with or for your student this week.
• Not to let fear of what others think control their faith.
• Take a step of new boldness, even if it feels uncomfortable or unpopular.
Lesson Overview - Sunday 9-6
In John 3, Jesus emphasized the necessity of being born again through faith in order to experience eternal life. He stressed that the way to eternal life is only through Himself, reminding Nicodemus (and us) that we all need a healing that is impossible apart from God. Belief in Jesus is the only way to achieve salvation. Salvation is indeed by faith in God’s Son alone.
Lesson Overview: In John 3:1-16, we learn that you don’t gain eternal life through education, status, reputation, money, or works. Nicodemus had them all. Only by being “born again” do we gain eternal life. This new birth comes solely through faith in Jesus. Nicodemus was having difficulty understanding Jesus’ teaching on the new birth. Jesus used two earthly analogies to explain the new birth to Nicodemus. Ultimately, Jesus called Nicodemus to believe in Him as the only way to enter Heaven and have eternal life.
What we want students to learn: That belief in Jesus is necessary to have eternal life.
What we want students to do with what they’ve learned: To accept the eternal life God offers through faith in Jesus.
Scripture Passages We’ll Study: John 3:1-16
Next Steps...
During the next week, as you engage in conversations with your student, 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:
• How has this lesson helped you better understand John 3:16?
• Do you think Nicodemus’ reaction to Jesus’ call to be reborn was strange? Was it fair? How would you have responded?
• If you could explain this passage to a friend who has never heard of Jesus, how would you do it?
Tim Conley
Student Minister
FBC Siloam Springs
tim@fbcsiloam.com
Every Sunday Morning - 9:30-10:30am
Midweek Worship - Every Wednesday - 6pm-8pm
If any parents would be interested in supporting us by providing a meal for a Wednesday night this fall, please let me know! Reaching out to ask questions doesn’t lock you in to serving.
September 25 - 5th Quarter Hang Out - 9:30-11:30pm - Come hang out with us after the Siloam and Gentry football games end on the 25th! We’ll share more details in the coming weeks.
Sermon Overview 9-1
This week, we wrapped up our Image series with our final session looking at fear in our faith. Over the past few weeks, we’ve challenged students to examine the image they project to the world and what the Bible says about it. This week, we’re addressing one of the biggest obstacles that keeps students from living out their faith boldly: fear of what others think.
THINK:
Following Jesus comes with cost. Sometimes, it’ll cost students socially. They might be misunderstood, labeled, left out, or even made fun of because of their faith. In Luke 7, we read about a woman who was known to have a bad reputation, but she didn’t let fear of what others thought stop her from worshipping Jesus. She chose boldness, and Jesus didn’t reject her; He received her and declared her forgiven. The question for all of us is: will we be bold like her, or will we hold back because we’re worried what others might think?
READ:
Luke 7:37-38 says, 37 And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, 38 and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment.
ASK:
Use the questions below to ask your student questions about the truths from our series. Look for ways to share personally, bring encouragement, and create a space for meaningful conversations.
• When and where have you felt pressure to hide your faith or stay quiet about Jesus? What was that like?
• What’s one way you can be bolder in your faith this week?
PRAY:
Use the prompts below to pray with or for your student this week.
• Not to let fear of what others think control their faith.
• Take a step of new boldness, even if it feels uncomfortable or unpopular.
Lesson Overview - Sunday 9-6
In John 3, Jesus emphasized the necessity of being born again through faith in order to experience eternal life. He stressed that the way to eternal life is only through Himself, reminding Nicodemus (and us) that we all need a healing that is impossible apart from God. Belief in Jesus is the only way to achieve salvation. Salvation is indeed by faith in God’s Son alone.
Lesson Overview: In John 3:1-16, we learn that you don’t gain eternal life through education, status, reputation, money, or works. Nicodemus had them all. Only by being “born again” do we gain eternal life. This new birth comes solely through faith in Jesus. Nicodemus was having difficulty understanding Jesus’ teaching on the new birth. Jesus used two earthly analogies to explain the new birth to Nicodemus. Ultimately, Jesus called Nicodemus to believe in Him as the only way to enter Heaven and have eternal life.
What we want students to learn: That belief in Jesus is necessary to have eternal life.
What we want students to do with what they’ve learned: To accept the eternal life God offers through faith in Jesus.
Scripture Passages We’ll Study: John 3:1-16
Next Steps...
During the next week, as you engage in conversations with your student, 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:
• How has this lesson helped you better understand John 3:16?
• Do you think Nicodemus’ reaction to Jesus’ call to be reborn was strange? Was it fair? How would you have responded?
• If you could explain this passage to a friend who has never heard of Jesus, how would you do it?
Tim Conley
Student Minister
FBC Siloam Springs
tim@fbcsiloam.com
