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Switch Youth
Each week on the Switch Youth podcast, you'll hear messages all about the Good News of Jesus and how to follow Him as a teenager, and you'll get to listen in on conversations where we deep dive into the Bible to learn how to understand and apply God's Word to our lives. Check us out on YouTube at Switch Youth and find us on the YouVersion Bible app to start a Switch Bible Plan today!
Episodes
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The Lion and the Lamb | What Jesus’ Final Words Mean for You | Week 6
Jesus announced God’s kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. And one day, He’ll return to make all things new—but until He does, we have a job to do! His mission…
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The Lion and the Lamb | Finding Real Hope When Life Gets Hard | Week 5
Are you wrestling with the weight of shame, grief, or disappointment? Jesus sees you. Join us for Switch Easter to hear from two students who have been…
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The Lion and the Lamb | The Ultimate Demonstration of God’s Love | Week 4
Have you ever wondered why Jesus had to die? If He was truly God in human form, couldn’t He have come up with another way to save the world? If you want to…
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The Lion and the Lamb | Why Confidence Without Humility Is a Recipe for Disaster | Week 3
Trusting authority is hard, especially when you’ve been hurt by someone you looked up to. But Jesus, the King who sacrificed to serve others, is a leader worth…
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The Lion and the Lamb | The Secret to Loving Others With Truth | Week 2
Navigating conflict can be a real challenge, with most of us ending up either a jerk or a pushover. But Jesus shows us a better way, a way to love others with…
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The Lion and the Lamb | Questioning Jesus? How to Handle Your Doubts | Week 1
How confident are you in your belief in Jesus? Are you sold out or a skeptic? No matter your doubts, you aren’t alone. Together, we’re exploring the evidence…
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Getting Relationships Right | An Honest Talk on Keeping God at the Center of Dating | Week 6
Many of us have made the mistake of learning about relationships from sources that were only meant to entertain us. So, if you want to know what a real…
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Getting Relationships Right | A Guide to Healthy Dating as a Christian Teenager | Week 5
As a student, dating comes with a lot of risks. If you’re going to do it, you want to do it wisely. Watch this week’s message for wisdom and tips about dating…
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Getting Relationships Right | Honoring God in Your Singleness | Week 4
Whether single, dating, engaged, or married, God’s will is for you to be holy. God longs for His people to live free from the pain, shame, and trauma that…
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Getting Relationships Right | Wisdom for Improving Your Family Relationships | Week 3
In our families, the people we’re supposed to love the most are often the people we treat the worst. As followers of Jesus, it matters that we take the time to…
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Getting Relationships Right | Most Relationships Suck (How to Help Yours Thrive) | Week 2
Why do so many of our relationships suck? Well, because most of us suck at relationships. Luckily, Jesus shows us how we’re meant to love others—and His…
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Getting Relationships Right | Having Faith When It Doesn’t Make Sense | Week 1
A loving relationship with God is your foundation for every other relationship. The best way to love God is to put your faith in Him, and faith requires…
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3 Ways to Actually Win in Life | SwitchBowl
God has not called you to just get by—He has called you to win. Winning looks like refusing to waste your life on the sidelines and joining the greatest…
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A Letter to Young Leaders | The Key to Consistency in Spiritual Growth | Week 3
Why do so many people give up on the goal of becoming like Jesus? Often, they’re directing their attention to everything except God—and there’s nothing to keep…
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A Letter to Young Leaders | Your Most Powerful Leadership Tool | Week 2
Becoming like Jesus is the greatest calling of your life, and it is hard work! Part of becoming godly is being a godly example to those around you. Watch and…
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A Letter to Young Leaders | Choose Who You’ll Become in 2025 | Week 1
Professional athletes make daily choices to train and stay consistent, and being a great leader and follower of Jesus is no different. We have to train…
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Why Should I Follow Jesus? | Jesus Is King | Week 3
If you are unsure about following Jesus, look at the way He lived. Jesus was God in human form, and His authority as Lord was backed by the integrity of His…
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Jesus' Authority and Humility | Dive Deeper
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of…
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4 Daily Decisions Faithful Jesus Followers Make | Jesus Is King | Week 2
Becoming a faithful follower of Jesus looks like going where He goes, thinking how He thinks, doing what He does, and trusting what He says—but that’s hard to…
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Judging Like Jesus, Part 2 | Dive Deeper
A conversation on Matthew 7:7-12. | SWITCH IRL | Find a location near you here: https://www.life.church/locations/ | SOCIAL | Switch YouTube…
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The Greatest Obstacle to Loving Like Jesus | Jesus Is King | Week 1
Jesus shows us how to move from condemnation to compassion, from hypocrisy to integrity, and from pride to humility—by learning to judge rightly. Because one…
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Judging Like Jesus, Part 1 | Dive Deeper
A conversation on Matthew 7:1-6. | SWITCH IRL | Find a location near you here: https://www.life.church/locations/ | SOCIAL | Switch YouTube…
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Does God Care About My Worries? | Don’t Worry | Week 3
What if what you’ve been told about worry is actually robbing you of the life you were made for? The truth is that Jesus can help you replace your worry with…
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Which Reward Do You Want? | Dive Deeper
On this episode, we discuss the bookends to this section of the greatest sermon ever preached where Jesus highlights the ideas of righteousness and reward. |…
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6 Questions to Help You Determine Who’s First in Your Life | Don’t Worry | Week 2
It’s no secret that when you put your energy, attention, and time into something, you become better at it. The same goes for your relationship with Christ. The…
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How To See Like Jesus | Dive Deeper
The way you see the world will dictate the choices you make and the choices you make shape the person you become. That's why this conversation matters!…
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Find Freedom From Worry and Anxiety | Don’t Worry | Week 1
Can you imagine a life without worry? This may sound far-fetched, but we can live with that kind of peace—because of Jesus. His sacrifice means we can have a…
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Why Do We Worry? | Dive Deeper
Did you know that Jesus has something to say about worry and anxiety? In the greatest sermon ever preached, the greatest Preacher who ever lived tackles one of…
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Transform Your Prayer Life With This as a Guide | How to Pray | Week 3
How do you get to know someone? You talk to them and spend time with them. We do this with God through prayer. So, if we want to get to know God, we need to…
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Our Top 10 Most Frequently Asked Questions about Prayer | Dive Deeper
On this episode, we are answering your questions about prayer by addressing 10 of the most frequently asked questions on the topic! | SWITCH IRL | Find a…
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God vs. Our Assumptions | How to Pray | Week 2
Because God is holy, He doesn’t always answer our prayers the way we want Him to. But because God is a good and loving Father, we can trust He will give us…
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When Prayer Doesn't Work | Dive Deeper
Have you ever prayed for something so long and so hard only for nothing to noticeably change? What do you do with that discouragement? How can you keep coming…
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Stop Being a People Pleaser (Here’s How) | How to Pray | Week 1
Jesus wants you to be free from living for people’s approval—so you can stop doing good for the sake of your own reputation. God loves you and doesn’t require…
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An Honest Conversation about Prayer | Dive Deeper
If you had to rate yourself on a scale of 1-10 (10 is the best ever, 1 is terrible), how's prayer going for you right now? Maybe you grew up praying at meals…
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Does Jesus Expect Me To Be Perfect? | Dive Deeper
Jesus wraps up this section of the Sermon on the Mount with some weighty words. His command is to be perfect as our Heavenly Father is perfect. We know Jesus…
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How Small Lies Destroy Relationships | Bad Advice | Week 3
We’ve all told lies—to get what we want, get out of trouble, or avoid hurt feelings. So, is lying really that bad? In this message, we’re exploring Jesus’ call…
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What Integrity Really Means | Dive Deeper
Jesus is raising the bar and getting to the heart when it comes to the words we say and the people we become. In this episode, we talk about commitments…
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Overcoming Temptation as a Teenager in 2024 | Bad Advice | Week 2
In a world that glorifies sexual expression, how can you make choices that honor Jesus? Culture offers a lot of bad advice, but only Jesus can restore our…
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How Can I Understand the New Testament? | Dive Deeper
A great question to ask when you read the gospels is, "What did Jesus mean when He said that?" To help us answer that question, we remember that Jesus is King…
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Letting Go of Your Anger | Bad Advice | Week 1
Jesus cares about who you become, so much so that He raises the bar. Those things we let ourselves get away with? Jesus addresses them. Not because He’s a…
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What Jesus Came To Do | Dive Deeper
We're entering into the next movement of the Sermon on the Mount. And it kicks off with what seems to be a contradiction. But, when we do the work of coming…
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You’re Made for Greater Things | Salt and Light
You are more than you think you are. Your identity is not what others say about you—it’s what Jesus says about you. And when you follow Him, He invites you…
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How To Get a New Identity | Dive Deeper
In a world where there's so many voices trying to tell us who we are and who we need to be, the invitation to who you were actually created to be is on the…
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How Jesus Transforms Our Pain Into Something Better | The Blessed Life | Week 3
The blessed life is rarely easy, but it’s always better. Jesus doubled down on this idea, saying that persecution leads to blessing. Can pushback produce…
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Blessed Are the Persecuted ... | Dive Deeper
Have you ever felt isolated, frustrated, or insulted by the way people have treated you for doing your best to follow Jesus? If so, you're going to want to…
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Why Small Choices Change Who You Become | The Blessed Life | Week 2
If we want to live the blessed life, it begins with believing in and becoming like Jesus. But who we become is a result of the choices we make every single…
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If You Want to Be Blessed, Become This Kind of Person | Dive Deeper
We are continuing the conversation on the Beatitudes by looking at the next 3 blessings. These seem really different than the first series, and that's on…
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The Surprising Secret Formula to a Blessed Life | The Blessed Life | Week 1
Who is blessed? Those with money, power, and influence? Actually, what Jesus says, is the exact opposite. He says that the blessed are the poor in spirit…
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There Are Hyperlinks in Your Bible | Dive Deeper
As we start breaking down the greatest sermon ever preached, we talk about the shocking way Jesus starts this message. What's so special about Jesus'…
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Why This Sermon Is Considered the Greatest of All Time | The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached
The Sermon on the Mount, given by Jesus over 2000 years ago, has changed countless lives and impacted cultures all over the world. This sermon is considered…
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An Overview of the Greatest Sermon Ever Preached | Dive Deeper
We are kicking off a brand new semester talking about the greatest sermon ever preached—the Sermon on the Mount. In this episode, we will dive into the context…
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Answering the Top 10 Questions Teenagers Are Afraid to Ask | Big Questions, Honest Answers | Week 3
Today, we’re talking about 10 questions many teenagers are afraid to ask. Through this conversation, you’ll discover that it’s safe to bring your doubts to God…
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Why YOU Should Take the Switch Summer Challenge | Dive Deeper
Growth doesn’t happen inside our comfort zone. If you want to see growth, development, or change in your life, you’re going to have to get uncomfortable, be…
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4 Questions Every Person Should Ask to Live a Good Life | Big Questions, Honest Answers | Week 2
Throughout history, every person has had to answer four questions. With these questions as landmarks and Jesus as our guide, we will follow Him on the path to…
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Is Jesus Worth Following? | Big Questions, Honest Answers | Week 1
If life were a test, the pass or fail question would be: Who are you following? In this message, we talk about why life with Jesus is better than anything—and…
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Is This Actually Good News? | Dive Deeper
The gospel is the good news of what God has done, is doing, and will do though Jesus. And, when we call this good news, we aren’t joking. This isn’t “okay”…
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Destroy the Lies You’ve Told Yourself | Becoming Healthy Humans | Week 4
When it comes to your body image, whose voice are you listening to? The enemy wants to destroy your confidence. But, with Jesus, there’s always good news. In…
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This View of You Changes Everything | Dive Deeper
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and…
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How to Get Your Mental Health Back | Becoming Healthy Humans | Week 3
Mental health matters. But knowing it matters and experiencing healing are two different things. In this message, we’re talking about how to take back our…
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Becoming Mentally Healthy | Dive Deeper
So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. Romans 8:6 NLT We all want to…