Who We Are
Our vision for EBFC’s Youth Ministry is to glorify our Triune God by coming alongside parents in making teenage disciples of Jesus Christ. We desire to see students treasure Him above all things, know Him, BE sanctified through His Word by His Spirit, GET connected and SERVE in our local church, and have a passion to see the Gospel proclaimed in the community and among the nations.
Youth Group
Wednesdays, 6:15 – 8:00 pm
For Grades 6-12
Meets in the Youth Room (Room 12/13)
A typical Wednesday night begins with games in the gym or outside (weather permitting), then we transition into a time of worship in song, biblical preaching or teaching, and then we end with breakout Growth Groups. These breakout Growth Groups are designed to build relationships, provide a space for prayer and accountability with one another, and discuss what was taught in the lesson. Please join us every Wednesday night at the church. The first Wednesday each month is set aside for individual Growth Groups to meet together for the entire evening. The locations of these activities will be made known to each group prior to Wednesday night. Please click the calendar for a more detailed schedule.
Youth Sunday School
Sundays, 10:05 – 11:00 am
For Grades 6-12
Meets in the Youth Room (Room 12/13)
YouTube Chanel
Pastoral Discussion on Intergenerational Ministry
Resources for Parents
One main focus we have for our Youth Ministry at EBFC is coming alongside parents, who are the primary disciples of their students. One practical way we want to do this is by providing parents with a plethora of resources to better equip them in shepherding their students. Now, we want to emphasize that these are all secondary sources that do not replace, but rather help parents to better understand and apply the primary source, which is the Word of God. Paul writes to Timothy (a young pastor) that “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:15-17). It is the Word of God alone that is innerant, infallible, sufficient, and profitable for every work of the ministry, including the ministry in the home. It was Charles Spurgeon who once said that we should “visit many good books, but live in the Bible.” We believe God has gifted His church with an abundance of great secondary resources to help us in our study and teaching of His Word. Here you will find secondary resources, recommended by our pastors, that will be faithful to the Scriptures and spiritually fruitful for you as you seek to disciple your students in the home.
Family Worship
Devotionals
Dive Deeper Devotionals
Building a Foundation Books
Specific Topical Issues
Counseling
Online Resources
Tuesday Teaching Series:
Trusting God Especially in Suffering
GENESIS 1-11: THE FOUNDATION
Lesson 1: Introduction & Overview of Genesis 1-11
Lesson 2: “In The Beginning” (Gen. 1:1-2)
Lesson 3: God’s Creation – The First Four Days (Gen. 1:3-19)
Lesson 4: God’s Creation – Living Creatures According to Their Kinds (Gen. 1:20-25)
Lesson 5: The Imago Dei (Gen. 1:26-31)
Lesson 6: The Rest of God (Gen. 2:1-3)
Lesson 7: Created By Him and For Him (Gen. 2:4-17)
Lesson 8: Marriage – The Profound Mystery (Gen. 2:18-25; Eph. 5:22-33)
Lesson 9: “Did God Actually Say?” (Gen. 3:1-7)
Lesson 10: “Were Are You?” Pt. 1 (Gen. 3:8-15)
Lesson 11: “Were Are You?” Pt. 2 (Gen. 3:8-15)
Lesson 12: Jesus Suffered With Us & For Us – Pt. 1 (Gen. 3:16-24)
Lesson 13: Jesus Suffered With Us & For Us – Pt. 2 (Gen. 3:16-24; Heb. 2:8-18)
Lesson 14: The Way of Cain or Abel? – Pt. 1 (Gen. 4:1-10)
Lesson 15: The Way of Cain or Abel? – Pt. 2 (Gen. 4:1-10)
Lesson 16: Where The Way of Cain Leads (Gen. 4:10-16)
Lesson 17: Life Apart From God (Gen. 4:17-24)
Lesson 18: A New Line of Hope (Gen. 4:25-26)
Lesson 19: The Genesis of Genealogy (Gen. 5:1-20)
Lesson 20: Our Only Hope in Life and Death – Pt. 1 (Gen. 5:21-32)
Lesson 21: Our Only Hope in Life and Death – Pt. 2 (Gen. 5:21-32)
Lesson 22: “The Wickedness of Man Was Great” (Gen. 6:1-8)
Lesson 23: “I Will Establish My Covenant With You” (Gen. 6:9-22)
COLOSSIANS: THE CENTRALITY OF CHRIST
Lesson 1 : Survey of Colossians
Lesson 2: The Greeting: Listen to, Trust in, and Rest in Christ
Lesson 3: We Thank God Alone for the Gospel
Lesson 4: Be in Remembrance of These Things
Lesson 5: Jesus is Lord of All
Lesson 6: The Hope of the Gospel, Part 1
Lesson 7: The Hope of the Gospel, Part 2
Lesson 8: Servant of the Church
Lesson 9: How Great a Struggle I Have for You
Lesson 13: Christ Is Enough! (Part 1)
Lesson 14: Christ Is Enough! (Part 2)
Lesson 15: Christ Who is Your Life
Lesson 16: The New Person (Part 1) – Putting to Death our Earthly Natures
Lesson 17: The New Person (Part 2) – Put on the Lord Jesus Christ
Lesson 18: The New Person (Part 3) – What Rules in your Heart?
Spring Retreat Sessions:
The Five Solas
Session One: Sola Scriptura
Session Two: Sola Gratia
Session Three: Sola Fide
Session Four: Solus Christus
Session Five: Soli Deo Gloria
JOHN’S LETTERS: Description & Lessons
When you consider The Apostle John’s 3 short letters recorded in Scripture it is evident that his heart is for the church and even individuals within the church. At a time when the truths of the Gospel are under attack, John writes in order to bring people back to truth. 1 John provides a reminder of John’s witness of Christ as well as Christ’s witness to the Father. 2 John provides a warning to the church to remain steadfast in truth. And finally, 3 John challenges a friend to continue walking in the likeness of Christ. These letters are necessary for our lives today. Through Christ’s Holy Spirit we are witnesses to Christ. Because we are witnesses we must consider Christ’s warning to be on guard while we continually walk in His ways.
IDENTITY: Description & Lessons
The Bible declares that we are created in the image of God. As followers of Christ our identity is secure in Him. Sadly, with the predominant message in our culture encouraging us to be true to yourself, follow your heart, and do whatever makes you happy, we may find ourselves confused and in identity crisis. This leads to asking the question, who am I? As elusive as the answer to this question might seem to be, there is one. I’m convinced that the majority of people in our society spend their entire lives trying to figure it out. At our core, we long to identify with something or someone. Society encourages us to be our own god and glorify ourselves with our physical image, the choices we make, our relationships, or accomplishments we achieve. As followers of Christ our true identity is in Him and in glorifying Him. The world continually encourages us to pursue our own desires in order to glorify ourselves, but Christ tells us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him. He is the only way to true life; He IS life. So, in order to understand who we truly are, we must first understand who He is.
Lesson 1 Summary: Identity Study Introduction (3/9/2021)
Lesson 2 Summary: Identity Study: Image Is Everything (3/16/21)
Lesson 3 Summary: Identity Study: Choices are Made (3/23/21)
Lesson 4 Summary: Identity Study: Who are We? (4/13/21)
Lesson 5 Summary: Identity Study: The Boasting of Fools (4/20/21)
RUTH: Description & Lessons
The Book of Ruth is one of the greatest love stories recorded in Scripture. The Lord takes a foreigner from a wicked land and brings her to a place of restoration and healing in the land of God. Her life and her story are redeemed as the Lord provides a kinsmen redeemer to bring her into the very lineage of Christ. While this is a beautiful story of love and sacrifice it is simply reflective of a greater love story, an eternal love story. The Book of Ruth is ultimately intended to draw our attention to the eternal love story of our Savior.
Lesson 1 Summary: The Book of Ruth: A Downward Spiral (10/20/20)
Lesson 2 Summary: The Book of Ruth: The Journey Home (11/3/20)
Lesson 3 Summary: The Book of Ruth: Faith, Favor, and Faithfulness (11/17/20)
Lesson 4 Summary: What Will Happen Next? (12/1/20)
Lesson 5 Summary: A Tale of Two Men (1/20/21)
I AM: Lessons
Lesson 1 Summary: I AM Series: Intro (6/16/20)
Lesson 2 Summary: I AM Series: I Am the Bread of Life (7/1/20)
Lesson 3 Summary: I AM Series: I Am the Light of the World (7/15/20)
Lesson 4 Summary: I AM Series: I Am the Door and the Good Shepherd (7/29/20)
Lesson 5 Summary: I AM Series: I Am the Resurrection and the Life (8/25/20)
Lesson 6 Summary: I AM Series: I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (9/8/20)
Unfortunately this series was shortened and remains incomplete due to the Covid-19 epidemic.
HEBREWS: Description & Lessons
The greatest temptation in all our lives is to remove Christ from His throne and insert ourselves. Satan’s temptation in the Garden suggested that we “would be like God” and we’ve struggled ever since. The author of Hebrews goes to great lengths to prove Christ’s superiority over all things while also challenging us to continue to keep Christ in His position as Lord of our Life. As we engage the book of Hebrews we will be challenged to “place Christ upon the throne” of our lives. We must surrender all that we hold in higher regard, humble ourselves of our pride and arrogance, and embrace Christ as Lord.
Lesson 1 Summary: Jesus is Better Than… (4/16/19)
Lesson 2 Summary: Superior to Angels and All Things (4/23/19)
Lesson 3 Summary: Be Careful Little Ears What You Hear (4/30/19)
Lesson 4 Summary: Radical Transformation (5/14/19)
Lesson 5 Summary: The Servant and the Son (5/21/19)
Lesson 6 Summary: The Danger of Unrest (9/3/19)
Lesson 7 Summary: Running Toward Rest (9/10/19)
Lesson 8 Summary: Deciding to Commit (9/17/19)
Lesson 9 Summary: A Priestly Calling and Coronation (9/24/19)
Lesson 10 Summary: Milk or Meat (10/8/19)
Lesson 11 Summary: The Fallen and the Faithful (10/15/19)
Lesson 12 Summary: Faithful and Forever (10/22/19)
Lesson 13 Summary: A Partial Picture (10/29/19)
Lesson 14 Summary: From a Partial Picture to a Perfect Picture (11/12/19)
Lesson 15 Summary: A Better/Superior Covenant (11/19/19)
Lesson 16 Summary: A Picture of Pre-Christ Worship (12/10/19)
Lesson 17 Summary: Is Anything Permanent? (1/21/20)
Lesson 18 Summary: When the Battle’s Been Won (1/28/20)
Lesson 19 Summary: When a Relationship Changes Everything (2/11/20)
Lesson 20 Summary: Deliberately Sinning or Dedicatedly Following? (3/10/20)
JONAH: Description & Lessons
The story of Jonah is likely one familiar to many, both inside and outside of the church. However, most often the focus is on Jonah’s fantastical deliverance through a “great fish”. Much time has been spent debating the “scientific” validity of such an event, which, unfortunately, draws our attention away from a much more fantastic story about a loving and abundantly gracious God. As we prepare to dive, pun intended, into the book of Jonah, my prayer is that God would open our eyes to the deep, I did it again, truths about God’s love and grace. The story of Jonah is really a story about God. The story of Jonah is a picture of a much greater story to come. The story of Jonah is all about grace for the graceless.
Lesson 1 Summary: A Prophet On the Run
Lesson 2 Summary: Confirmed vs. Transformed Identity
Lesson 3 Summary: A Prayer of Rescue or Repentance?
Lesson 4 Summary: From Repentance to Revival