Eastview Students: High School

This week, Zach talked about the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus from Luke 16, showing how Jesus contrasts two very different lives and their eternal outcomes. Using stories from El Salvador, Zach reminded students that our hope in Christ is enough and that eternity with God makes the struggles of this life worth enduring. He emphasized that Jesus came not to scare people into faith, but to rescue them through His grace and offer salvation to everyone. Zach concluded by challenging students to love and care for others, reminding them that the choices they make have both present and eternal consequences.

Week 2 of Tension and Triumph continues through the book of James as Zach talks honestly about sin, its dangers, and how it slowly finds its way into our lives. This message challenges students not to ignore sin, but to deal with it directly. Zach also encourages taking a step toward freedom by talking with someone you trust and not fighting sin alone.

// Unplugged - Fasting From the Noise // Week 2 of "Less of Me" takes a focused look at our phones and the digital world. Zach challenges students to examine their phone usage and how it can impact their relationship with God. This message encourages creating healthier boundaries with technology and making intentional space for God in a distracted world.

We started the year with *combined student services* as Matt shared a message on God’s grace and intercession, reminding us that there is new life available to those who belong to Christ. Matt challenged us to stop living in the old and step into the new life we have in Jesus—not tending a grave, but walking in freedom and transformation through Christ.

// When God Shows Up in Unlikely Ways // In the kickoff to our series “When God Shows Up,” Pastor Zach teaches from Luke 1, where the angel announces Jesus’ birth in a completely unexpected way. This message reminds us that God often shows up in our own lives in the unexpected, the unlikely, and the moments we’d never predict. Zach invites students to look for God’s presence in places they might normally overlook and encourages them to trust that God is at work, even when it doesn’t look the way they imagined.

// Prioritizing Jesus in How I Think // This week, Zach talks about what it means to prioritize Jesus in our thoughts. What we think about most is who we eventually will become. When we seek to think about the right things, we find that God can transform our lives. Give this is a listen on practical ways to seek God first in how we think!

// Prioritizing Jesus In How I Act // This week we kicked off our new series "Prioritize," born out of real conversations with our high school students about what’s actually happening in their lives and what’s pulling at their attention. We’re asking a big question: What does it look like to put Jesus first in everything? In Week 1, Pastor Zach talks about prioritizing Jesus in how we act—not just what we believe or say, but the choices we make every day.

// Handling Drama the Jesus Way // This week, our high school pastor Zach unpacks how to handle drama like Jesus did. Conflict is a part of life—but how we approach it makes all the difference. Looking at Matthew 18, Zach talks about what it means to confront someone with honesty, humility, and love, and how following Jesus’ example can turn drama into reconciliation.