By Jacob Hantla on Sep 19, 2026 | Student Ministries
Dear Student Ministries Parents, Last Sunday evening, I taught from James 1:18–25 on A Heart Prepared to Receive the Word. James calls us to receive God’s Word humbly and become doers of what we hear. Looking intently at His Word must lead to doing His Word. You can...
By Grace Bible on Sep 11, 2026 | Announcements
This Sunday’s Equipping Hour There is no Equipping Hour this week This Sunday Morning Service 1 Corinthians 5:1-2; taught by Smedly Yates 10:15am at Avion Center This Sunday Evening Service A Heart Prepared for God’s Word; taught by Jacob Hantla 6:00pm at Avion Center...
By Grace Bible on Sep 11, 2026 | Announcements
This Sunday’s Equipping Hour There is no Equipping Hour this week This Sunday Morning Service 1 Corinthians 5:3-5; taught by Smedly Yates 10:15am at Avion Center This Sunday Evening Service Ask Pastor Jake (and Smed): Keep Looking at Your Fish; taught by Jacob Hantla...
By Jacob Hantla on Aug 17, 2026 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2026-08-17. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Dear Parents, Last night Student Ministries finally gathered again after the summer off. It was so good to be back together. It seemed like I wasn’t...
By Jacob Hantla on Jun 8, 2026 | Student Ministries
Dear Parents, As I sit down to write this email and reflect on camp, I am overwhelmed with gratitude. Thank you for entrusting us with the privilege of caring for your kids, preaching the gospel to them, calling them to faith in Christ, and encouraging them in their...
By Jacob Hantla on May 26, 2026 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2026-05-26. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Parents,One more quick camp note: students have two memory passages they can work on before camp.The short memory verse is 2 Corinthians 5:21. The...
By Jacob Hantla on May 25, 2026 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2026-05-25. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Dear Parents-With only two weeks left before camp and our summer break, we had a fun-filled evening at Student Ministries.Summer Camp TeamsAfter...
By Jacob Hantla on Apr 29, 2026 | Student Ministries
Dear Parents of Student Ministries- This is the very last week to signup for Summer Camp. Please take the time to go sign up right now. If cost is a reason you would not be able to sign up, please indicate that at signup time. There have been individuals at church who...
By Jacob Hantla on Apr 23, 2026 | Student Ministries
Dear Parents of Student Ministries, The Student Ministries schedule is a little unusual over the next month, so I wanted to send a quick note to clarify it. The students will be back together this Sunday from 6:00-7:30 p.m., and we only have four more gatherings...
By Jacob Hantla on Apr 1, 2026 | Student Ministries
Dear Parents of Student Ministries, First off, for scheduling purposes, April is an odd month. 4/5 – This Easter Sunday: No Student Ministries. 4/12 – Student Ministries meets as normal. 4/19 – 25th Anniversary Sunday: No Student Ministries. 4/26...
By Jacob Hantla on Mar 25, 2026 | Student Ministries
On Sunday, Kris Drent came to the Student Ministries and taught on why Christians sing. Singing is something that we do nearly every time the church gathers—nearly every time that student ministries gathers. So it is important that we understand why we do it and what...
By Jacob Hantla on Mar 10, 2026 | Student Ministries
Parents of Student Ministries- I want to start this email with a few important announcements and dates you need to know: Summer Camp Plans Summer camp will be June 5-7 in Prescott. Please ensure that these dates are on your calendar. We plan on leaving early Friday,...
By Jacob Hantla on Feb 28, 2026 | Student Ministries
Dear Student Ministry Parents, Now that we’re nearly one week out from Student Ministries Winter Camp, I’d like to direct your attention to the recordings and resources available to reinforce the lessons your students learned. Visit our Student Ministries...
By Jacob Hantla on Feb 17, 2026 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2026-02-17. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. On Sunday, I taught from John 15:12–15. We heard Jesus call His disciples to love one another as He has loved them, as His friends. As we prepare to...
By Jacob Hantla on Feb 11, 2026 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2026-02-11. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. We had a wonderful evening together this past Sunday! During the Super Bowl halftime, I introduced our upcoming camp topic—a biblical view of...
By Jacob Hantla on Jan 26, 2026 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2026-01-26. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Last night at Student MInistries we had a Q&A on the question "Can young children be saved?" Then each group split to spend about 50...
By Jacob Hantla on Jan 21, 2026 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2026-01-21. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. This week in Student Ministries we studied Jesus’s parable in Luke 18 about the Pharisee and the tax collector, focusing on the central question: Whose...
By Jacob Hantla on Jan 9, 2026 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2026-01-09. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Dear Parents, Student Ministries resumes this Sunday, January 11, from 6:00–7:30 PM. For our first gathering of the new year, rather than our typical...
By Jacob Hantla on Dec 1, 2025 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2025-12-01. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Dear Parents, Last night we completed our final Student Ministries meeting for 2025! It's been a fun semester. I think the students have grown a...
By Jacob Hantla on Nov 24, 2025 | Student Ministries
We have only one more Student Ministries meeting left in 2025, this Sunday, November 30. After that, on Saturday, December 20 from 6 to 9 pm, we will hold our Christmas Party at Josh Peñas’ home. We will resume our Sunday evening gatherings on January 11. ...
By Jacob Hantla on Nov 17, 2025 | Student Ministries
Dear parents of Student Ministries, We had such a sweet evening of teaching and discussion last night. Moving on into chapter 5 of Fundamentals of the Faith, we are now learning about “The Work of Christ.” We focused specifically on the work of Jesus as the believer’s...
By Jacob Hantla on Nov 3, 2025 | Student Ministries
Dear Parents, Last night at Student Ministries, we built upon the message I preached to the whole church in the morning. We particularly focused on how the command to “run with endurance” (Hebrews 12:1–3) requires intentional application. We will not run...
By Jacob Hantla on Oct 28, 2025 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2025-10-28. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Dear Parents, You may have heard that all of Student Ministries is invited to a costumed hangout on October 31, starting at 6:00 pm at the Yates'...
By Jacob Hantla on Oct 20, 2025 | Student Ministries
Dear Parents— The students learned last time we met about the attributes of our holy God. Yesterday, I used the vivid story of Nadab and Abihu from Leviticus 9 and 10 to help the students better understand God’s holiness and what is required to approach Him. We...
By Jacob Hantla on Oct 7, 2025 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2025-10-07. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Dear Parents, We had a great time together in Student Ministries on Sunday evening.The students learned a new song, His Glory and My Good. Kris...
By Jacob Hantla on Sep 30, 2025 | Student Ministries
Parents- Yesterday at Student Ministries, we began our evening with the weekly Q&A. One of the questions submitted was, “Why did God make pigeons?” I walked the students through a biblical answer to show that even a seemingly silly question can help us think...
By Jacob Hantla on Sep 23, 2025 | Student Ministries
Yesterday at Student Ministries we continued our work through the content of the great workbook, Fundamentals of the Faith. We are in the second chapter, “How to Know the Bible.” Please consider getting this workbook at the booktable or at Amazon. We will...
By Jacob Hantla on Sep 17, 2025 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2025-09-17. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Dear parents, This last Sunday at Student Ministries, I planned a Q&A evening to answer some of the many questions that the students had dropped in...
By Jacob Hantla on Sep 2, 2025 | Student Ministries
Let me lead with a few important updates you need to be aware of. First, no Student Ministries this Sunday, 9/7. The church will gather for a song night. Please attend together as a family. Looking ahead, we will not meet on the following Sundays: 10/12 (GBC in the...
By Jacob Hantla on Aug 27, 2025 | Student Ministries
On Sunday, I laid out our main aim in Student Ministries from Colossians 1:28-29, Laboring to proclaim Christ in order that we may present every mature/complete in Christ. You can find the lesson and the transcript...
