YOU Podcast

Jan 19 2025 10 ep. 19 mins 4
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YOU podcasts provide a candid overview of each YOU Bible Study session. General editor Mark Croston and content editor Christina Zimmerman casually discuss each biblical topic from a personal point of view with a strong theological and biblical emphasis. The intent of these podcasts is to provide YOU teachers with not only a time-efficient overview of each session but also creative and meaningful teaching points and ideas. These podcasts ready teachers to present a dynamic biblical yet personal teaching experience for their students.

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THE HEART OF WORSHIP: The Attitude in Worship (YOU-Win’25, Study 2, Session 3)

Jan 19 2025 27 mins  
“Can you tell a bird to just go chirp, chirp, chirp?” One of the things I love about our church is the support the choir receives during worship. We’ve all experienced the enthusiastic but off-pitched singer rendering worship from their heart but a bit off-key. Then someone from the audience would yell out, “its okay baby, take your time!” To some this would be a dist

THE HEART OF WORSHIP: The Inspiration for Worship (YOU-Win’25, Study 2, Session 2)

Jan 13 2025 21 mins  
We’ve all seen it a thousand times watching football games. A player makes a phenomenal play and returns to the sideline. He’s engulfed by his teammates and coaches. As the celebration winds down, the player recognizes a television camera is on him and almost every time, he looks at the camera and says, “Hi, Mom!” In the moment when the world is watching, mom is the one

THE HEART OF WORSHIP: The Focus of our Worship (YOU-Win’25, Study 2, Session 1)

Jan 05 2025 20 mins  
When it comes to gospel music celebrities, Israel Houghton and New Breed are certainly well known. In fact, they are six-time Grammy Award winners. One of their most celebrated albums, Alive in South Africa, captures the most amazing worship song written by Erasmus Mutanbira, from Zimbabwe; Alpha and Omega. The song acknowledges that God alone is Alpha and Omega and worthy to be p

LOOKING FORWARD TO CHRISTMAS: Looking Forward with Expectation (YOU-Win’25, Study 1, Session 6)

Dec 29 2024 17 mins  
What do dolphins, geese, and penguins have in common? It’s true, they are so different. One flies, another lives in oceans, and still another on ice. But each of these animals have a unique and incredible gift. They each sleep with one eye open. Part of their brains shut down while the other remains alert. Each of them needs to stay awake, at least partially. The dolphin must su

LOOKING FORWARD TO CHRISTMAS: Looking Forward in Worship (YOU-Win’25, Study 1, Session 5)

Dec 22 2024 22 mins  
Most churches try their best to offer convenience when it comes to worship. That’s not a bad thing. We need to try to remove any obstacle believers might have to be able to worship. We have climate-controlled spaces, preferred parking for seniors, visitors, and expectant mothers. Coffee is often available in the foyer, and since the pandemic, many churches offer a streaming opti

LOOKING FORWARD TO CHRISTMAS: Looking Forward to Love (YOU-Win’25, Study 1, Session 4)

Dec 16 2024 17 mins  
In 1997, Boyz II Men recorded A Song for Mama. The song is a tribute to mothers and the sacrifices they make for their children. If you have ever been to a wedding and witnessed a mother and son dance to this song, you know that by the time the song gets to these lyrics, there is not a dry eye in the room. “You were there for me to love and care for meWhen skies were grayWhen

LOOKING FORWARD TO CHRISTMAS: Looking Forward to Joy (YOU-Win’25, Study 1, Session 3)

Dec 08 2024 16 mins  
Michael Jr. is a Christian comedian. He has a gift to make people laugh. His performances bring joy to all those that attend. His comedy draws attendees from different age groups, life situations, and cultural backgrounds. He sees laughter and joy as an entry point to get people to think about deeper things. Once at a comedy show in California, Michael Jr. experienced the power of

LOOKING FORWARD TO CHRISTMAS: Looking Forward to Peace (YOU-Win’25, Study 1, Session 2)

Dec 01 2024 18 mins  
Hallmark Christmas movies seem to come earlier every year. Some love them. Others, not so much. One thing that’s great about these Christmas movies is that they are predictably, inevitably heartwarming. A typical movie occurs in a picturesque small town where a handsome, career-focused bachelor from the big city reconnects with his high school friend. She’s recently widowed. A

LOOKING FORWARD TO CHRISTMAS: Looking Forward with Hope (YOU-Win’25, Study 1, Session 1)

Nov 25 2024 14 mins  
Hope can take many forms. For children, hope might center on what they’ll open on Christmas Day. As we get older, hope can shift from excitement to expectation and from surprises to survival. Army Air Forces Sergeant Lloyd Ponder knew that kind of hope. In a Japanese POW camp during World War II, Ponder had an undying hope for freedom. “I remember thinking, ‘If anyone is

THE GOD WHO RESCUES (YOU-Fall’24, Special Focus Study, Session SF)

Nov 17 2024 19 mins  
People like rescue stories. Perhaps that’s why we flock to theaters to watch movies like Harriet based on the life of Harriet Tubman, a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, and Black Panther, a Marvel Comics movie featuring the fictitious nation, Wakanda. In films like these, we have seen slaves freed and kingdoms rescued. However, not every testimony of rescue is as