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We turned a chapter in the book of Matthew last night. Chapter six continues the “greatest sermon ever preached” by addressing the issue of prayer (versus 1, 5-8). And just as Matthew has been calling out the religious elites’ practice of religion, He continue to call them out for public performance and the applause of

As we have been working through the Sermon on the Mount, we have seen over and over how Jesus raises the bar and gets to the heart! He states the standard that the religious people of the day would have clearly known (don’t murder; don’t commit adultery; don’t break your promises), but then He cuts

It’s usually pretty encouraging to hear people at the end of a night express interest in continuing conversations, and last night was one of those nights. To be honest…I’m not surprised. Our culture is slammed with content that appeals to the flesh and creates a lot of confusion among young people…especially those who have a

Before there were the Seven Deadly Sins (coined in approximately the fourth century) there was the greatest sermon ever preached…the Sermon on the Mount. And in this sermon Jesus not only addressed the sin of adultery (a given to religious leaders in His day) but He once again raises the bar and gets to the

This week at ELEVATE was a clear reminder of why we do what we do at ELEVATE – encouraging and equipping our young people to seek, surrender to, and serve Jesus with their whole heart. Abby was a middle school student attending a conference with us when she sensed the LORD was calling her to

“Lifting up Jesus and lifting up each other.” It doesn’t always ring out loud in the auditorium, but it’s always a sweet sound to my heart. I was grateful to be back together last night and continue our walk on the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). As we have learned over the past few

ELEVATErs and Parents- As we turn the page from 2025 to 2026 tonight I have one tool I want to present to you that, should you choose to use it, will help keep you focused on our goal to “seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness” (Matthew 6:33) and grow your relationship with

ELEVATErs and Parents ~ There are two noteworthy opps to bring to your attention this week! NO ELEVATE this week (Spring Break at BEFC) – but Slope SLAMers can connect at PC’s home to share pics/videos and play some Speed UNO starting at 7 pm. If you need to learn the rules for Speed UNO,

ELEVATErs and Parents ~ Last Wednesday we stepped into a new series titled “SIDE BY SIDE”…a series that will have us unpacking biblical accounts of friendship and providing us with instruction on how to be godly-good friends with people. The big idea of last night’s study, based on the relationship of Ruth toward Naomi (Ruth

ELEVATErs and Parents ~ Last night we wrapped up our DIFFERENT series…a look into the account of Daniel and his three amigos who stood strong in their faith when faced with fierce opposition from governing authorities. The big idea of last night’s study was that followers of Jesus display inteGRITy. The accounts of these guys

ELEVATErs and Parents ~ Last night we continued our DIFFERENT series…a look into the account of Daniel and his three amigos who stood strong in their faith when faced with fierce opposition from governing authorities. We discovered that even King Nebby had a sense that we are made to worship, and the three amigos showed

ELEVATErs and Parents ~ We took a a break from our regular flow of ELEVATE nights last night, allowing those who needed a little rest to grab it while still receiving a healthy dose of life-changing truth through the movie “THE FORGE.” Parents…take a few minutes to help your child(ren) process what was presented through

ELEVATErs and Parents ~ We concluded our HABITS of Jesus series Wednesday night with a focus on Luke 9:10-17… MAKING DISCIPLES. A text that captures one of Jesus’ greatest miracles has some insights into what being a disciple entails – a call to die to self and live for Jesus by loving others. We had

ELEVATErs and Parents ~ With the start of a new year it made sense to start a new series at ELEVATE that challenges us to implement some HABITS of Jesus! After all, if we want to become more and more like Jesus we should follow His example. Last night we gleaned an insight into one