ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – February 26

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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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – February 19

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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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – February 5

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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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – January 29

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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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – January 22

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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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – January 8

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“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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – December 31

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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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – March 25th

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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,
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – March 6, 2025

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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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – February 27, 2025

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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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – February 20, 2025

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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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – February 13, 2025

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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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – January 31, 2025

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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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – January 9, 2025

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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
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – December 11, 2024

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December 11, 2024 ELEVATE UPDATE ELEVATE DEETS This week at ELEVATE our study came out of Romans 5:12-17 and 1 Corinthians 15:42-49 where we learned the differences between the first Adam (Adam of Creation) and second Adam (Jesus). Where one brought sin and death, the other delivers the answer in forgiveness and life…and so much
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ELEVATE – Weekly DEETS – December 4, 2024

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December 4, 2024 ELEVATE UPDATE ELEVATE DEETS Thanksgiving served up a little break, and while it’s nice to pull back on all the preps that go into a night of ELEVATE, I want to share with you a little interaction I had with one of our leaders while cleaning up after ELEVATE on November 20.
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