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Live Oak Church Young Adults
We have created a community where Young Adults (those who are out of high school) can gather, dive deeper, and pursue God together. We meet weekly and throughout the year on various dates for various events – whether it be in connect groups, at dinner parties and house parties, or special nights out. Visit https://www.liveoak.church/young-adults Pastor Krist Norsworthy
Episodes
Live Oak Church Young AdultsTo Live Is Christ | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Nov. 8, 2026
Does my life match the gospel I say I believe? Philippians 1:12–30 What could God be advancing through the hardest thing in your life right now? Paul is in…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsThe Moral Argument | Apologetics: Defending Your Hope Within
Romans 2:14–15; Romans 3:23–26; 1 Timothy 4:1–2 When was the last time you said, "That's not fair"? Every time we say it, we're appealing to a standard we…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsGod Isn't Done With You | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Nov. 1, 2026
Philippians 1:1–11 Have you ever wondered if God has given up on you? Paul wrote Philippians from jail, and it is still one of the most joyful letters in the…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsCreation and Design | Apologetics: Defending Your Hope Within
Romans 1:18–20; Psalm 19:1–4; Genesis 1:1 Richard Dawkins says the universe looks exactly like we'd expect if there is "no design, no purpose… nothing but…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsTrinity: Is Jesus God, or What? | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Oct. 25, 2026
Matthew 28:16–20 Is Jesus God? Is the Holy Spirit a person, or just a force? And if the Father, the Son, and the Spirit are all God, how is God still one? In…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsIs Faith Reasonable? | Apologetics: Defending Your Hope Within
Matthew 22:34–40; Hebrews 11:1–6; Isaiah 1:18; Acts 17:2–3, 11; Deuteronomy 29:29 When someone says, "You just have to have faith," what do they usually mean?…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsIs It Okay to Like Jesus, But Not People? | The Big Twenty | Oct. 18, 2026
Can you follow Jesus without His people? A lot of us have been hurt by the church, or just find church people weird. Is it okay to love Jesus and skip the…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsWhat Is Apologetics? | Apologetics: Defending Your Hope Within
If someone asked you why you're a Christian, what would you say? We kick off a new apologetics series: what it is, what it isn't, and why every Christian is…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsPrayer: Am I Talking to God, or Myself? | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Oct. 11, 2026
Matthew 6:5–13 If God already knows everything, why should we pray? Is prayer real communication with God, or just talking to ourselves? In Matthew 6, Jesus…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsAliens | What Does the Bible Really Say About…?
Genesis 1:1; Psalm 8:3–5; John 1:3; John 1:14; Hebrews 10:10; Deuteronomy 29:29 Does life exist beyond Earth? Does the Bible say anything about aliens? And if…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsSocial Justice | What Does the Bible Really Say About…?
Micah 6:8; Genesis 1:27; Leviticus 19:15; Proverbs 31:8–9; Isaiah 1:17; Ephesians 2:14; Galatians 3:28 Justice isn't optional for Christians. "Do justice, love…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsSent to Share | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Sept. 27, 2026
Acts 26:1–29 God gave you a story of grace, and part of the reason is so you can share it. In Acts 26, Paul stands before King Agrippa and tells his: who he…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsPatriotism | What Does the Bible Really Say About…?
Jeremiah 29:7; Romans 13:1; Acts 5:29; Philippians 3:20; 1 Peter 2:9–11; Matthew 5:43–48 Can a Christian love their country without giving it the allegiance…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsShaped in Time | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Sept. 20, 2026
Genesis 12:1–4; Genesis 15:1–6; Genesis 16:1–4; Genesis 21:1–7; Genesis 22:1–14 When you pray for patience, God usually doesn't just hand it to you. He grows…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsMade for More | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Sept. 13, 2026
Ephesians 2:1–10; Matthew 5:14–16 God doesn't just save us from something. He saves us for something. Ephesians 2 says we were dead in our sins, made alive by…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsGiven New Life | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Sept. 06, 2026
John 3:1–17; Numbers 21:8–9 You can go to church, know the Bible, and be a good person and still need something more. Jesus told Nicodemus, a respected…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsSelf-Control, Sharing Your Faith, and Resources | Q&A Night
Q&A Night Round two of your questions. How do you live more like Christ in the area where self-control is hardest? How do you share the gospel without…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsAtonement: Was the Crucifixion Child Abuse? | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Aug. 30, 2026
Isaiah 52:13–53:12 Why did Jesus have to die? Some people call the cross "cosmic child abuse." How can it be loving for an innocent person to be punished for…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsDating, "The One," Loneliness, and the Crusades | Q&A Night
Q&A Night You asked, we answered. Is it okay to have doubts? What advice would we give couples before marriage? How do you know if someone is "the one"? Why…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsAngels, Satan & Demons: Is There More Going On Than We Can See? | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Aug. 23, 2026
Colossians 1:15–20; Ephesians 6:10–18 Most days we live like what we can see is all there is. But Scripture talks about angels, demons, and the devil as real…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsLGBTQ+ | What Does the Bible Really Say About…?
Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4–6; Romans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–11; Galatians 5:16–24 This conversation is about more than sexuality. Underneath…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsThe Bible: What Makes It So Important? | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Aug. 16, 2026
2 Timothy 3:14–17; Hebrews 1:1–3 Is the Bible just a collection of old writings from different times and places, or is it something more? Christians call it…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsHell | What Does the Bible Really Say About…?
Matthew 25:31–46; Matthew 10:28; Mark 9:42–48; Luke 16:19–31; 2 Thessalonians 1:5–10; Revelation 20:10–15 Is hell real? Is it a literal place? Can a loving God…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsMoving Forward While Staying Rooted | Live Oak Young Adults
Colossians 2:6–7 Every new season requires us to leave something behind: home, high school, familiar routines, sometimes even our home church. As followers of…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsLegacy, Vision, and Finishing Well (Part 1) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Session 14: What Will I Leave Behind? Everyone leaves a legacy. What kind will you leave? In the final session of Adulting 101, we talk about living with the…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsLooking Back: What God Has Been Teaching Us (Part 2) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
We keep looking back over the year of Adulting 101. This time we cover spiritual growth, leadership and influence, mission and evangelism, culture, technology…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsLooking Back: What God Has Been Teaching Us (Part 1) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Before you can build a vision for the future, you need to reflect on what God has already been teaching you. We look back over Adulting 101: identity in…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsGenerosity and Faithful Stewardship | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Session 13: How Do I Handle My Stuff? (Part 4) Closed hands reflect fear. Open hands reflect faith. We finish the stewardship session by talking about…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsTime, Gifts, and Work | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Session 13: How Do I Handle My Stuff? Biblical Stewardship (Part 3) Stewardship isn't only about money. We look at how to steward your time, your God-given…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsThe World as It Is | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | May 10, 2026
I. Introduction — The Big Question The Question Beneath Every Problem • Why? Answers • Culture: the problem is external • Scripture: the problem is the human…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsThe World as It Was Meant to Be | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | May 03, 2026
1. Introduction: His Story, Our Hope • The Bible tells one unified story • Genesis gives the foundation for understanding reality. • If we misunderstand the…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsMoney and Your Heart | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Session 13: How Do I Handle My Stuff? Biblical Stewardship (Part 2) Jesus talked about money a lot, because money says a lot about our hearts. We continue the…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsBiblical Stewardship (Part 1) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Session 13: How Do I Handle My Stuff? Biblical Stewardship "My money. My time. My life." Our culture trains us to think in terms of ownership. Scripture says…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsANXIOUS — Finding Peace in a Stressed-Out World | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Apr. 26, 2026
Matt. 6:25–34, Phil. 4:6–9 The weight you’re carrying. The mind you must train. And, the peace God offers.
Live Oak Church Young AdultsWho Am I? | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Apr. 12, 2026
You will never understand who you are until you understand whose you are. Without Christ: You are created in His image, but fallen In Christ: new, forgiven…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsEnjoying Entertainment Without Compromise | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Main Passage(s): Rom. 12:2, Phil. 4:8, Acts 17:22–28, 1 Thess. 5:21–22, John 17:14–18 Theme: Christians are not called to reject culture or passively consume…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsHow Should Christians Engage Culture? (Part 1) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
PART 1 Main Passage(s): John 17:14–18; Mat. 5:13–16; Eph. 4:15; Col. 4:5–6 Theme: Faithful Christians engage culture without compromise, speaking truth with…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsHe is Sovereign | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Mar. 08, 2026
SERIES: WHO IS YOUR GOD? God reigns over all things, and His rule cannot be challenged or overturned. Daniel 4:34–37
Live Oak Church Young AdultsHe is Holy | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Mar. 01, 2026
SERIES: WHO IS YOUR GOD? God is utterly holy: set apart, exalted, and unlike anything in creation. Isaiah 6:1–8
Live Oak Church Young AdultsLiving on Mission | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Session 9: How Do I Live on Mission? When you hear "mission," do you picture overseas trips and full-time ministry? Jesus never limited mission to…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsGoing the Distance | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Feb. 01, 2026
Hebrews 12:1–3 The Christian life is a long race, run by grace, empowered by Christ, and sustained by endurance rooted in His finished work. HE IS LIFE We’re…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsLeadership in Everyday Life (Part 1) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Session 8: How Do I Lead and Make Disciples? — Leadership in Everyday Life Main Passage(s): Matthew 28:18–20 Theme: Every believer is called to lead by making…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsProclaiming Christ | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Jan. 18, 2026
Isaiah 26:8; John 10:10; John 20:31 Life with Jesus doesn’t end with us, it overflows through us. HE IS LIFE We’re not promoting a moment. We’re proclaiming a…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsSeeking the Kingdom, Abiding in Christ | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Jan. 11, 2026
Matthew 6:25–34; John 15:4–5 We’re not chasing a moment; we’re cultivating a life. We’re chasing Jesus, who is Life.
Live Oak Church Young AdultsHow Do I Grow in Faith? (Part 2) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Growing in faith is not about being perfect. It’s about being planted in the right environment so God can grow fruit in your life. Spiritual habits don’t make…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsHe Is Life | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Jan. 04, 2026
More Than a Moment What happens when the experience ends, and real life begins? Jesus doesn’t just improve your life...He is life. And what God began in a…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsThe Incomparable Worth of the Kingdom | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Nov. 23, 2025
Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl Matthew 13:44–46 What happens when you truly see the worth of Christ and His Kingdom? We often overlook what is…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsHow Do I Grow in Faith? (Part 1) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Spiritual HabitsPSALM 1:1-3 God causes growth, but habits make room for Him to work. I. Growing Spiritually II. What Does a Healthy Christian Life Look Like?…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsSmall Beginnings, Big Kingdom | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Nov. 16, 2025
The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven Matthew 13:31–35
Live Oak Church Young AdultsWhy Do I Need the Church? (part 2) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Belonging to the church is about commitment, not convenience. Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
Live Oak Church Young AdultsFaithful in a Mixed World | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Nov. 9, 2025
Kingdom Secrets: Jesus’ Parables in Matthew 13 The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43
Live Oak Church Young AdultsWhy Do I Need the Church? (part 1) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Main Passage(s): Hebrews 10:24–25 The Church isn’t a place you go—it’s the family and mission you belong to and serve. “And let us consider how we may spur one…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsWhat Kind of Soil Are You? | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | Nov. 2, 2025
Kingdom Secrets: Jesus’ Parables in Matthew 13 The Parable of the Sower: What Kind of Soil Are You? Matthew 13:1–23 I. Introduction – The Question Jesus Asks •…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsHow Do I Keep Going When Life Is Hard? (Part 2) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Session 5: How Do I Keep Going When Life Is Hard? — Perseverance & Emotional Health (James 1:2–4) V. Jesus and Perseverance Jesus promised trouble (John 16:33)…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsSolus Christus + Soli Deo Gloria | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | October 26, 2025
Salvation is in Christ alone, for the glory of God alone. Acts 4:12; Romans 11:36 SERIES: Reformation Month: The Five Solas In this sermon, we close out our…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsHow Do I Keep Going When Life Is Hard? (Part 1) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Session 5: How Do I Keep Going When Life Is Hard? — Perseverance & Emotional Health James 1:2–4 Theme: True perseverance is Spirit-empowered trust that sees…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsSola Fide | Pastor Trent Barnett | October 19, 2025
What does it really mean to be saved through faith? You’ll learn how “Sola Fide” reminds us that salvation is not earned but received, and how genuine faith…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsHow Do I Build Healthy Relationships? (Part 2) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Session 4 — God designed us for relationship. IV. Marriage — Reflecting Christ’s Covenant Scriptures: Ephesians 5:21–33; Genesis 2:24 Marriage is a picture of…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsSola Gratia | Pastor Krist Norsworthy | October 12, 2025
SERIES: Reformation Month: The Five Solas Salvation by Grace Alone (Ephesians 2:8–9). Discover the revolutionary truth that salvation is not something we earn…
Live Oak Church Young AdultsHow Do I Build Healthy Relationships? (Part 1) | Adulting 101: A Biblical Guide to Life and Faith
Session 4 — God designed us for relationship. I. Introduction — Created for Connection God designed us for relationships - first with Him, then with others…