By Jacob Hantla on Aug 12, 2025 | Student Ministries
The kickoff for the 2025–2026 Student Ministries year is here! I hope your student will join us this Sunday, August 17, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm in the Student Ministries Room at the church. Each week at Student Ministries, we worship together in song, listen to a lesson,...
By Jacob Hantla on Jun 8, 2025 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2025-06-08. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. What a wonderful weekend! Summer camp was truly a blessing. We had an amazing time alongside Gilbert Bible Church, and I'm sure you'll soon...
By Jacob Hantla on Jun 2, 2025 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2025-06-02. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Parents, Last night we had a great time with the students. Our seniors shared their answers to the following questions: How have you changed most...
By Jacob Hantla on May 8, 2025 | Student Ministries
This Sunday, 5/11, I will be teaching at the main service, speaking a bit to what we are aiming at in Student Ministries. We will not have Student Ministries or evening service this Sunday. For this reason, the previously announced meeting with 5th-grade parents has...
By Jacob Hantla on May 1, 2025 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2025-05-01. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Dear parents of Student Ministries, On Sunday, Alex taught the second part of his "Free to Evangelize" message from 1 Corinthians 9. You can...
By Jacob Hantla on Apr 15, 2025 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2025-04-15. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Dear Parents of Student Ministries, Below find the summary of the sermon and some important upcoming scheduling information: Love Like Your Father This...
By Jacob Hantla on Apr 2, 2025 | Student Ministries
Sunday evening, we took a break from the Sermon on the Mount, jumping ahead a few chapters to hear Jesus explain what must motivate true forgiveness from the heart without limits: God’s immeasurable mercy toward us. So for 45 minutes I shared the gospel and its...
By Jacob Hantla on Mar 24, 2025 | Student Ministries
Dear parents of Student Ministries, This year is flying by. I can’t believe March is almost done. Summer Camp is just around the corner, June 5-7 at Emmanuel Pines in Prescott. More information and registration will be sent out in the near future. This week,...
By Jacob Hantla on Mar 20, 2025 | Student Ministries
Dear parents, I’m sorry for the gap in my weekly student ministry emails. Thankfully, I was able to have a very fun vacation with my family, and Alex Deshields and David Brittain both did a fantastic job of filling in on teaching while I was gone. Last Sunday,...
By Jacob Hantla on Feb 25, 2025 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2025-02-25. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Dear Parents of Student Ministries It was a joy to be back with the students after camp. We started our evening on Sunday, watching a fun recap video...
By Jacob Hantla on Feb 19, 2025 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2025-02-19. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Camp was truly a blessing. The four lessons, as well as the Q&A, were incredibly valuable. I hope you’ve had a chance to interact with your...
By Jacob Hantla on Feb 15, 2025 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2025-02-15. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. We are about halfway through our time here at camp, focusing on the church. Our goal is for students to see God’s wisdom on display in the local...
By Jacob Hantla on Feb 14, 2025 | Student Ministries
Dear Student Ministries parents This is a fun week! Last week we had a super fun Super Bowl party and learned about Fun. You can listen to or read the message that your students received at halftime on the website: https://www.gbcaz.org/student-ministry/fun/ In our...
By Jacob Hantla on Feb 7, 2025 | Student Ministries
Dear Student Ministries Parents- This email is the first of 3 emails I will be sending today: Last Sunday’s Message Recap – Just Tell the Truth (this email) Planning for this Sunday’s Fellowship Night Camp planning details Sunday Night Recap On...
By Jacob Hantla on Feb 6, 2025 | Student Ministries
Dear Student Ministries Parents, This Sunday, February 9, we are hosting a Student Ministries Fellowship Night, and we want to be clear—this is not just a Super Bowl watch party, and it’s not meant to be a night off. This is about something much bigger. With Winter...
By Jacob Hantla on Jan 27, 2025 | Student Ministries
Dear Student Ministry Parents On Sunday evening, we jumped back into the exposition of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, looking at His words on marriage and divorce in Matthew 5:31-32. This was a weighty topic but an important one for the students to align their view of...
By Jacob Hantla on Jan 14, 2025 | Student Ministries
It was so good to be back at Student Ministries on Sunday evening! Most weeks, we kick off the night with a small game. This past Sunday, the winners of those games competed to name a Student Ministries 2024 champion. After a first round of Jeopardy-style trivia,...
By Jacob Hantla on Dec 28, 2024 | Student Ministries, Uncategorized
I hope you all had a great Christmas. I look forward to getting back together on our normal 6-730 pm Sunday evening gatherings starting January 12th. But as we are entering the New Year, please encourage your students (and take encouragement yourself) to continue...
By Jacob Hantla on Dec 9, 2024 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2024-12-09. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Dear parents of student ministries, Last night was the final Sunday evening session of 2024 for student ministries. This year has truly been a...
By Jacob Hantla on Dec 2, 2024 | Student Ministries
Yesterday, I sent you all an email announcing the upcoming Christmas party on 12/13 at 6pm. Look for that email yesterday for details. I failed to mention perhaps the most important part: It’s going to be an ugly sweater party. So when I say “dress appropriately,” I...
By Jacob Hantla on Nov 25, 2024 | Student Ministries
Last night, our Student Ministries gathering was a Q&A led by Eric Martin and me. In the back of the classroom, we have a Q&A box where the students can drop questions. We have developed quite a database of good questions, and these questions have led to many...
By Jacob Hantla on Nov 11, 2024 | Student Ministries
Last night at our Student Ministries gathering, we had a fun game, a sweet time of worship through singing, and then I taught on James 1:19-25. The students are hopefully in a very regular pattern of hearing God’s Word, both in sermon form and as they read on their...
By Jacob Hantla on Nov 4, 2024 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2024-11-04. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Last night at Student Ministries, we continued our study of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, looking at Matthew 5:21-26: Brother's Reconcile From...
By Jacob Hantla on Nov 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Last night at Student Ministries, we continued our study of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, looking at Matthew 5:21-26: Brother’s Reconcile From the Heart. God’s Children Aren’t Angry (5:21-22) God’s Children Seek Reconciliation (5:23-24)...
By Jacob Hantla on Oct 28, 2024 | Student Ministries
Dear Parents of Student Ministries, Last night, Student Ministries met and picked up where we left off a few months ago from the Sermon on the Mount, focusing on Matthew 5:21-22: 21 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever...
By Jacob Hantla on Oct 14, 2024 | Student Ministries
Originally emailed to Student Ministries families on 2024-10-14. Event dates and schedules below refer to that time. Last night at Student Ministries, we focused on our discussion groups, which served as the culmination of several weeks of learning about worship and...
By Jacob Hantla on Oct 7, 2024 | Student Ministries
Dear Student Ministries Parents, I have recently heard statements like the following from kids and parents: “I never knew what to read in the Bible, so I just didn’t. Now I have been reading God’s Word almost every day.” “Our family now consistently reads together...
By Jacob Hantla on Sep 30, 2024 | Student Ministries
Dear Student Ministries Parents, I have recently heard statements like the following from kids and parents: “I never knew what to read in the Bible, so I just didn’t. Now I have been reading God’s Word almost every day.” “Our family now consistently reads together...
By Jacob Hantla on Sep 23, 2024 | Student Ministries
Dear Parents of Student Ministries, We had a wonderful meeting yesterday. I will continue to send weekly summaries of what your students are learning. This is because I truly desire for Student Ministries to support you in disciplining and evangelizing your children...
By Jacob Hantla on Sep 16, 2024 | Student Ministries
Parents of Student Ministries- I appologize for prematurely sending an email a few minutes ago. I have been so incredibly encouraged as I have heard how many of you have adopted the suggested reading tools into your family’s Bible time together. This Sunday,...
