Jake Kircher

Sticks and stones break my bones but words will never hurt me...is a complete lie! Our words have power and James was going so much deeper than just our vocabulary when we talked about taming our tongue.

When it comes to a relationship with Jesus, what's more important: belief in Jesus or doing things for Jesus? James 2:14-26 answers this question with a resounding, "Yes!"

How do you see yourself? Like, really, deep down, see yourself? What are the names you call yourself, the hurts you hold onto, the things other people have said that you cling to? And how does all that compare to the way that Jesus sees you?

We all have plans, goals or ideals for our lives yet life often has a habit of not going the exact way we planned. As Christ followers, how should we respond when life throws us a curveball and what is God's role in it.

Should a relationship with Jesus impact our TV, music, movie and other media choices? If so, how?

How should our relationship with Jesus impact how we use social media? Here are four questions to consider about our usage.

What is the big difference between Jesus and Buddha, Muhammad, Joseph Smith or other religious leaders? Was Jesus' goal to come to earth to create another religion for us to follow or did He have something much bigger in mind? Spoken word via Jefferson Bethke:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAhDG... Order Bethke's book, inspired by the spoken word:http://ow.ly/jNA68

What is your value? Are you good enough? Do you have worth? These are all important questions that we ask ourselves, especially in our teenage years. What does Jesus have to say about our value and how we earn it?

What drives your life? What motivates you? What makes you want to get up in the morning? Understand the answer to these questions is important because it says more about ourselves than we may sometimes realize.

Emotions impact every area of our lives, but what does the Bible have to say about our emotions and how they should impact our decisions and actions?

What does the Bible say about drug use? If everything God made is good, and marijuana is just a plant, why is it a big deal? Pastor Jake tackels what Scripture says and then Dr. Frank shared some research about how drugs affect your brain.

What does the Bible have to say about the topic of alcohol consumption and if I am trying to avoid it, what do I do about high school parties?

A popular belief today is that all religions are in essence different paths up the same mountain. For that to be true, all religions need to have the same origins and belief generally the same thing when it comes to who God is, what the afterlife is like and how we in fact reach God. So, do they all agree and thus are they all the same thing?

When it comes to the end times, how is the story of life going to end? What are the things that we can all agree on when it comes to the book of Revelation?

Does hell really exist and if so, what is it going to be like? More so, how do we avoid going there for eternity and help others avoid hell as well?

What is heaven going to be like once we are there? And how do we end up there instead of the "burning lake of sulfur" that Revelation 21 talks about?

It's not very often you come across someone who says evil doesn't exist. But when it comes to Satan and demons, that's a different story. Do they really exist or are they just a representation of evil in the Bible? And if they do exist what are their roles and should we be afraid of them?

Do angels really exist? What do they look like? And what are their jobs? We go through a series of beliefs about angels Mythbusters style and put them to the test by exploring Scripture.

Do miracles still happen today? What is the point of them and how should we react when they do happen?

Waiting.........not many people enjoy it very much. Especially in a culture that says to do everything now, as fast as you can! Christmas though shows us the importance of waiting expectantly because we know a God who ALWAYS keeps His promises and ALWAYS comes through.