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!
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Centrifuge Camp 2026 will be here before we know it. Stay tuned for updates throughout the year!
Dates: June 8-12, 2026
Cost: $385
Location: SBU, Bolivar, MO
Ages: Students who have completed 6th-12th grade.
Dates: June 8-12, 2026
Cost: $385
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
Spring Break “Unwind” - March 21 - 1-5pm - We will be opening up the student center on March 21st as students begin spring break! We want the teens to have a chance to relax and unwind with friends as they begin their week off. There will be movies playing, board games, switch games, an open gym, lots of snacks, and if the weather’s nice we’ll have outdoor games available! This is a great chance for students to invite friends to come hang out for the afternoon!
Fundraiser Lunch - April 19 - Students will be making lunch and serving it to the church to raise funds for camp and missions. Students must attend to earn funds! We will be sending out a sign-up in late march for families to sign up to bring ingredients needed for the event. Please be praying about your part to play in this fundraiser!
April 29 - Spring Youth Rally - Imagine one big worship service with students from all across Northwest Arkansas and Northeast Oklahoma. You’re imagining the Area 59 Youth Rally! We are encouraging students to bring friends who don’t know the Lord, so that we can share the Gospel with them. There will be worship and a message, and lots of fun and excitement! We will take the bus from our church, or you can meet us there at FBC Gentry at 6:30pm (221 W Main St, Gentry, AR). Our bus will leave from FBC Siloam at 6pm, and we will return at approximately 8:30pm (timing depends on how long the rally goes for). This event will take the place of our normal Midweek activities for First Students. Other FBC Siloam ministries will still be having their events that night.
FUGE Camp - June 8-12 - Cost: $385 - Have your student sign up for camp on the sign up sheet in the student center!
Final Payment Due: April 29, 2026.
Who can go? Anyone who has just completed 6th-12th grade.
Location: Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO
This year’s theme: The Good Shepherd (Psalm 23)
Midweek 3-4
This week, we’re wrapping up our final session in our Single. Dating. Friendships. Romance. series. I hope this series has helped your student see God’s incredible plan for the relationships in their life. In this last message, we’re focusing on romance and how Godly romance isn’t lustful - it’s loving. Students will be challenged to think about boundaries, Godliness, and how to pursue relationships that reflect Him.
Because of the subject, I’d like for you to be aware that tonight’s message may raise some questions for your student about relationships, love, sex, and related topics. We know that this is a subject that our culture has tried to twist and corrupt to make it something God did not intend. However, we also know that God’s word is powerful, and so in looking to His word, we want to give your student a biblical understanding of these ideas, so that they are prepared when they face these things in life! I want to encourage you, don’t be afraid to have these conversations with your student! They need their parents’ guidance in their lives!
THINK:
Romance is often portrayed as something you “fall into,” fast, intense, and centered around feelings. But God calls us to something better. Real life isn’t about desire. It’s about commitment, purpose, and reflecting God’s heart. God isn’t trying to restrict us. He’s trying to protect us and reshape us to be more like Jesus. Temptation begins with stepping in the wrong direction. Wisdom means not even going near the door.
READ:
Proverbs 5:8 says, Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house.
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.
• What do you think makes real love different from lust?
• Why do you think God gives us boundaries for romance and dating?
PRAY:
Pray for your student this week that they would:
• Have the wisdom and courage to set boundaries that protect their heart and honor God.
• Trust that God’s timing and design for love are not only right, but better than anything the world can offer.
Sunday Morning 3-8
This lesson is called “Messianic Prophecy from Isaiah.” The whole plan for a Messiah and salvation was so we could be rid of our sin in order to be close to Him once again. Yet, even to this day, we get distracted and wander away from Him. Sometimes, we focus so much on the fact that our “sin has been taken care of ” that we can forget that it’s so we can be free and at peace at the Lord’s side. But what if we dedicated time and attention to continuing to seek God and ponder who He is? What if we moved our focus from what we have been saved from and focus instead on what we have been saved TO?
Lesson Overview: As we’ve progressed through the big-picture story of the Bible, this is our last lesson in the Old Testament. And it serves as a bridge, of sorts, from the story of the Old Testament to the story of the New Testament. As we’ve learned through this study, all of Scripture points toward Christ and His coming. But the Old Testament prophecies were so much more direct in doing this. There are hundreds and hundreds of prophecies that predicted Jesus’ coming. We’ll use this lesson in Isaiah as a representative example of the way God predicted the coming of the Messiah. Hundreds of years before Jesus was born, God spoke through Isaiah to give God’s people hope. The same message gives us hope today, as well.
What We Want Your Teenager To Learn: Understand that the Messiah (God’s perfect rescue plan for His people) was predicted centuries before Jesus came to earth and that Jesus was the Messiah, the predicted, once-and-for-all redeemer of all who will believe in Him.
What We Want Your Teenager To Do With What They’ve Learned: Have a better understanding of the fact that Jesus paid the price so that they could “live to righteousness” and what this looks like in their lives.
Scripture Passages We Studied:
Isaiah 9:6-7; Isaiah 53:1-6; 1 Peter 2:21-25
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:
• Have you ever really thought about what it would have been like to hear about Christ’s coming but never meet Him face-to-face?
• Why do you think the Lord waited so long to fulfill these promises of the coming Messiah?
• Tell me what it means to you to not just be saved from sin but to have a relationship with Jesus.
• If we are all like sheep who wander off, how can we stay true to remembering to follow Christ?
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
Spring Break “Unwind” - March 21 - 1-5pm - We will be opening up the student center on March 21st as students begin spring break! We want the teens to have a chance to relax and unwind with friends as they begin their week off. There will be movies playing, board games, switch games, an open gym, lots of snacks, and if the weather’s nice we’ll have outdoor games available! This is a great chance for students to invite friends to come hang out for the afternoon!
Fundraiser Lunch - April 19 - Students will be making lunch and serving it to the church to raise funds for camp and missions. Students must attend to earn funds! We will be sending out a sign-up in late march for families to sign up to bring ingredients needed for the event. Please be praying about your part to play in this fundraiser!
April 29 - Spring Youth Rally - Imagine one big worship service with students from all across Northwest Arkansas and Northeast Oklahoma. You’re imagining the Area 59 Youth Rally! We are encouraging students to bring friends who don’t know the Lord, so that we can share the Gospel with them. There will be worship and a message, and lots of fun and excitement! We will take the bus from our church, or you can meet us there at FBC Gentry at 6:30pm (221 W Main St, Gentry, AR). Our bus will leave from FBC Siloam at 6pm, and we will return at approximately 8:30pm (timing depends on how long the rally goes for). This event will take the place of our normal Midweek activities for First Students. Other FBC Siloam ministries will still be having their events that night.
FUGE Camp - June 8-12 - Cost: $385 - Have your student sign up for camp on the sign up sheet in the student center!
Final Payment Due: April 29, 2026.
Who can go? Anyone who has just completed 6th-12th grade.
Location: Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO
This year’s theme: The Good Shepherd (Psalm 23)
Midweek 3-4
This week, we’re wrapping up our final session in our Single. Dating. Friendships. Romance. series. I hope this series has helped your student see God’s incredible plan for the relationships in their life. In this last message, we’re focusing on romance and how Godly romance isn’t lustful - it’s loving. Students will be challenged to think about boundaries, Godliness, and how to pursue relationships that reflect Him.
Because of the subject, I’d like for you to be aware that tonight’s message may raise some questions for your student about relationships, love, sex, and related topics. We know that this is a subject that our culture has tried to twist and corrupt to make it something God did not intend. However, we also know that God’s word is powerful, and so in looking to His word, we want to give your student a biblical understanding of these ideas, so that they are prepared when they face these things in life! I want to encourage you, don’t be afraid to have these conversations with your student! They need their parents’ guidance in their lives!
THINK:
Romance is often portrayed as something you “fall into,” fast, intense, and centered around feelings. But God calls us to something better. Real life isn’t about desire. It’s about commitment, purpose, and reflecting God’s heart. God isn’t trying to restrict us. He’s trying to protect us and reshape us to be more like Jesus. Temptation begins with stepping in the wrong direction. Wisdom means not even going near the door.
READ:
Proverbs 5:8 says, Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house.
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.
• What do you think makes real love different from lust?
• Why do you think God gives us boundaries for romance and dating?
PRAY:
Pray for your student this week that they would:
• Have the wisdom and courage to set boundaries that protect their heart and honor God.
• Trust that God’s timing and design for love are not only right, but better than anything the world can offer.
Sunday Morning 3-8
This lesson is called “Messianic Prophecy from Isaiah.” The whole plan for a Messiah and salvation was so we could be rid of our sin in order to be close to Him once again. Yet, even to this day, we get distracted and wander away from Him. Sometimes, we focus so much on the fact that our “sin has been taken care of ” that we can forget that it’s so we can be free and at peace at the Lord’s side. But what if we dedicated time and attention to continuing to seek God and ponder who He is? What if we moved our focus from what we have been saved from and focus instead on what we have been saved TO?
Lesson Overview: As we’ve progressed through the big-picture story of the Bible, this is our last lesson in the Old Testament. And it serves as a bridge, of sorts, from the story of the Old Testament to the story of the New Testament. As we’ve learned through this study, all of Scripture points toward Christ and His coming. But the Old Testament prophecies were so much more direct in doing this. There are hundreds and hundreds of prophecies that predicted Jesus’ coming. We’ll use this lesson in Isaiah as a representative example of the way God predicted the coming of the Messiah. Hundreds of years before Jesus was born, God spoke through Isaiah to give God’s people hope. The same message gives us hope today, as well.
What We Want Your Teenager To Learn: Understand that the Messiah (God’s perfect rescue plan for His people) was predicted centuries before Jesus came to earth and that Jesus was the Messiah, the predicted, once-and-for-all redeemer of all who will believe in Him.
What We Want Your Teenager To Do With What They’ve Learned: Have a better understanding of the fact that Jesus paid the price so that they could “live to righteousness” and what this looks like in their lives.
Scripture Passages We Studied:
Isaiah 9:6-7; Isaiah 53:1-6; 1 Peter 2:21-25
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:
• Have you ever really thought about what it would have been like to hear about Christ’s coming but never meet Him face-to-face?
• Why do you think the Lord waited so long to fulfill these promises of the coming Messiah?
• Tell me what it means to you to not just be saved from sin but to have a relationship with Jesus.
• If we are all like sheep who wander off, how can we stay true to remembering to follow Christ?
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
