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FCC Students Sermons
The official sermon podcast from FCC Student Ministry in Santa Maria, CA. It's all about Jesus!
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LOVE - Love shows up in the low point of life
This week, we're talking about the connection between love and forgiveness. For some, even seeing God as love may be challenging because of their circumstances…
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LOVE - How Far Love Goes
The story of humanity starts with the love of God. In our rebellion and sin, God could have met us with anger, wrath, and punishment...but in His Goodness He…
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What does the Bible say about Prayer
Have you ever wonder what exactly is "prayer"? Have you ever questioned if God is hearing your prayers? Do you ever shy away from prayer? This one-off message…
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New Playlist - Trusting God when Nothing is Right
It's hard to trust God, especially when everything around us feels off. Tonight we'll unpack how trust isn't a feeling, it's a verb. It's not something we…
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New playlist- Feelings are not Forever
Feelings are not Forever: Tap into the power of mindset and use the Word of God to change the soundtrack of thoughts running through our minds on repeat…
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New Playlist - Quiet the Critic
We can choose the truth of scripture to quiet the critic in our life. God created us with talents and purpose. We can trust God to help us be bold enough to…
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New playlist - Wait on the Lord
Many times we shut down when the storms and trials of life come upon us. We begin to sink in the waves of worry and doubt. Yet Christ always comes to take our…
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New Playlist - What does God call me?
In our daily lives, we tend to dwell on the lies that we have been told or told ourselves. We must face these lies and counter them with the truth that God has…
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New Playlist
Do you ever feel that you can't shut of your brain? Do negative thoughts rehearse themselves over and over in your mind? What if you could find a way to turn…
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What Makes you Great?
The disciples wanted to know who was going to be the greatest among them. They wanted honor, fame, glory, and to sit next to Jesus in heaven. Jesus turned…
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John the Baptist Prepares the Way
John the Baptist spent his ministry in preaching the truth. He spoke on tough things while keeping it simple. This simple message that he regularly spoke was…
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When everything is everywhere, joy is always a choice.
Choosing joy isn't a spiritual band-aid or a quick fix to our stress and worry. It's a chance to be honest about the stress and worry we're feeling while still…
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God uses others to help us through stressful times.
When it feels like you are facing Everything Everywhere all at once, God sometimes uses other people to help us through difficult times. We should lean into…
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Everything Everywhere
In today's world, there are so many things that might add stress to our lives. This could be relationships, family, school, or even our faith. This stress can…
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Comparison: The Thief of Everything
The trap of comparing ourselves to others steals our joy and peace. But God doesn't compare us to others. He sees us through the lens of His perfect love…
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The Bible Doesn't Have All the Answers
While the Bible doesn't contain everything we WANT to know, it sure does contain everything we NEED to know. Tonight we unpack how God designed His Word to be…
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God Uses the Bible to Change Us
the Bible is light for our life. It may not always give us specific answers that we want in the moment. But overtime, it illuminates the path of our lives…
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What Is Context?
Understanding the Bible can seem overwhelming at times, especially the hard stuff that doesn't seem to make sense to us. The reason this can happen is because…
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Is Your Bible Dusty?
Though it's the most popular book of all time, for many the Bible sits in the home collecting dust or holding down papers. What if we saw the Bible…
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Tolerance or Repentance?
No one wants to be told what to do, right? So we say things like "you do you" and allow all people to make their own decisions. That seems to work for our…
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God Defines His Creation
God gave us perfect definitions to set us up for life in its fullest, but all of those were destroyed when sin entered the world. Since then, humans have been…
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Grace is Unfair
God's grace is unfairly good! We are spared from the punishment we deserve - thank God! So often we long for what's fair, but Jesus' death on the cross was the…
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It Is Finished
Many things may come to mind when thinking about random trivial facts about our secular world. What comes to your mind when you think about God? What about…
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Finding Unity In Our Divided World
Some of Jesus final prayers were about the unity of His people. Of all the things that Jesus could have prayed for...why unity? This week we'll unpack the…
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Who Am I, Really?
You get to live out who God made you to be. You can be uniquely you, and stay true to who you really are. Scripture: Psalm 8:3-9. Genesis 1:27a Colossians 1:15…
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If You Want to be Heard, Use Gentle Words.
Reputation may be a tricky subject for students. For some, the reputation they have is the one they want. For others, their reputation feels unfair…
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The Decisions No One Sees, Build the Reputation Everyone Remembers.
Reputation may be a tricky subject for students. For some, the reputation they have is the one they want. For others, their reputation feels unfair…
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When Your Way isn't the Best Way
How do I make the right decisions when the answer isn't obvious? When we trust God's Wisdom instead of leaning on our own understanding, we have a much better…
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Why Wisdom Matters
Our world has more knowledge available to it than ever before. And yet, things seem to be getting worse and worse. Though we know more than ever, we are…
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When Christmas Costs You Everything
A long time ago, an angel appeared to a teenage girl and told her that she would be the mother of Jesus. Not only would a baby out of wedlock ruin her…
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I Wonder Series Final
Do you have questions about Faith and Science? We will look to Biblical truth to help answer your questions to this hot topic. Asking questions doesn’t mean…
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Is Modern Science and Christianity Compatible?
Many of us have been told that modern science rules out the existence of God. Despite this, science is discussed very little in the church. What does the Bible…
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Science Can Expand Your Faith
We will look into a couple of the most asked questions, “why am I here”? And does it really matter? Come and learn how science can actually expand your faith…
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How to Friend Pt.3
Changing or even ending a friendship isn't an easy thing to do for anyone, but it can be especially difficult in high school. In this phase of life…
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How to Friend Pt. 2
The friends you choose impact the future you will have! Scripture: Proverbs 12:26, Proverbs 27:17 NIV Resources: FaceBook- FCC Young Adults Instagram- @fccya
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How to be a Friend Pt.1: It’s Work
We all love having a friend that we easily connect with and click with. But did you know that true friendships are meant to be deeper than getting along…
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Moving from Comfort to Calling
Many Christians say that they want to have a deeper relationship with God, yet they prioritize comfort and safety over following God's call to do the…
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You're a Human BE-ing, Not a Human DO-ing.
We are perpetually busy and distracted. We have full calendars and many of us spend our time trying to do things for Jesus...but is that Jesus really wants? In…
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Trusting God When It Makes No Sense
When Abraham is asked to sacrifice his only son to the Lord, Abraham trusts God and is obedient to the Lord's instruction. Thankfully, the Lord intervenes (and…
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What Are You Worried About?
Most of us worry about something…but what if there was a solution to worry? What if you could truly have peace and calm in your heart, even on the most…
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Never Give Up On Others
Never give up on others. Allow people in your life. Be a friend. Be the Church. Scripture- Proverbs 27:9, 2 Timothy 4:11 Resources: FaceBook- FCC Student…
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Never Give Up On God
Developing a resilient faith isn't, especially when you've been hurt, forgotten, disappointment, and more. In those moments, of course you're tempted to…
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God Helps Us To Never Give Up!
No matter your circumstances, background, family life, or difficulties, God gives us the strength to keep going. If we rely on Him and the strength He…
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Choosing Words Wisely
Most of us love when someone “spills the tea” or lets us in on a juicy secret. We talk about others behind their backs & on social media. We like to be in the…
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Don’t Fight Alone
We all go through struggles in life, and we all will face things that will come our way. Whether we feel close to God or not, He isn’t far. When we fight our…
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When Following Jesus Feels Like a Bunch of Rules
When we start following Jesus, we are so excited for a relationship with Him. Over time, this relationship can feel more and more like a list of rules to…
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What Does An 'Abundant Life' Look Like To You?
The culture around you says that Christianity is a set of rules to follow, and that following Jesus will result in a boring, black & white existence. But Jesus…
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You Can Be Close To God
Our connection with the One true God is possible because of Jesus. Knowing this truth, we can help others connect with God too. Scripture: Matthew 27:33-37…
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Gods Design for Sex
50% of high school students are exposed to a sexual experience before they turn 18 years old. Society has often defined the meaning of sex to our students…
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Elements of Dating
Without Jesus being the foundation of our dating relationships, those relationships are doomed to be unhealthy. There are three elements to a dating…
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When Relationships Don’t Work
Some of the greatest joys in life are the relationships that we have. At the same time, some of the most difficult situations in life are because of these same…
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What It Takes To Be Great
We all want our lives to mean something & to matter to others. We want to live a life of greatness! While this isn't a bad desire, in this weeks' text we'll…
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Comfort Won't Grow Your Faith
With growing fame comes growing opposition. As Jesus teaches to the crowds, the religious leaders begin to make efforts to undermine His ministry. Seeing that…
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Are you part of the Crowd or the Called?
As Jesus' ministry grows, people are coming from hundreds of miles away to hear Him teach, see His miracles, and be healed - the crowd grows daily! After…
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What Are You Doing Here?
In these passages, what are the Disciples, Pharisees and Jesus doing here? They were each there with distinct thoughts and purposes. Looking at their…
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Jesus is the Dividing Line
Jesus came to bear witness to the Truth and calls us to belief/faith. Jesus was crucified between 2 convicted criminals. One mocked and insulted him. The other…
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Jesus fills a need with Grace
Jesus was in the season of His ministry where He was still keeping things under wraps…He didn’t want the Roman Government cracking down on His followers or the…
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The War Within
Have you ever felt like there’s a battle within? We want to do the right things, but we often don’t. We don’t want to sin, but we often do. Sometimes, life can…
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Teenagers Will Change the World
Have you ever thought that you were too young to make a difference? Have you been TOLD that you were too young & that you should wait until you're older?…
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Are You Ready for This?
When things don't work out the way we want them to, we wonder what God is doing 'up there'. Is God even paying attention to our life? Doesn't He know what we…