Amplify Sermon Summaries
This blog is a recap of the weekly Youth Sermons, both Middle School and High School. It is primarily a resource for parents, though it is useful for anyone.
Start Your Engines
This sermon kicks off the summer contest by using a racing theme to encourage students to embrace the journey God has planned for them—one that requires purpose, movement, and focus—reminding them they are not accidents but were created with intention for something great.
Living with Integrity Under Pressure
Living with integrity means choosing to do what's right—especially under pressure—by aligning your actions with your faith, even when it's difficult or when no one is watching.
The Weight A Mom Carries
This Mother's Day message uses a backpack object lesson to illustrate the often unseen but heavy burdens moms carry—like managing schedules, finances, chores, and spiritual care—and challenges students to respond with honor, help, humility, and gratitude, reflecting God’s heart for those who selflessly serve.
Dealing with Pressure: Being Different
This sermon encourages students to embrace their identity as followers of Christ by standing firm in their faith and being intentionally different from the world, even when under pressure, because their true citizenship is in heaven and their lives should reflect God's values.
Dealing with Pressure: At School
Students learned how to identify the "bullies" of stress and anxiety in their minds, and were encouraged through Job's story to trust God with their pressures, especially during the stress of school life.
Be A Bringer: Who’s Your 3?
This sermon concludes the “Be a Bringer” series by encouraging students to share Jesus with others through personal testimony and intentional evangelism, using biblical examples to challenge them to identify and reach three specific people in their lives: someone unlikely to come to church, someone open to an invitation, and someone who has walked away from faith.
Changes in Our Friendships
This sermon encourages young people to reflect on the changes in their friendships, emphasizing the importance of choosing friends who positively influence their relationship with God, and challenging them to be that kind of friend in return.
Be A Bringer: Go & Make Your Mark
The sermon emphasizes the importance of sharing our personal testimonies as part of God's greater story, encouraging believers to overcome fear and simply tell others what Jesus has done in their lives, following the biblical example of people who encountered Jesus and couldn't help but spread the news.
Changes in Our View of the Opposite Sex
The message encouraged students to recognize and respect the differences between genders, emphasizing that a heart changed by Christ should lead to loving others as God does—treating everyone, including the opposite sex, with kindness, dignity, and honor.
Be A Bringer: How Our Story Fits Into God’s Story
The sermon emphasizes the importance of sharing personal testimonies to bring others to Jesus, encouraging students to recognize the value of their own faith journeys, practice telling their stories, and actively invite others to church, especially in preparation for Easter.
7 Sayings of Jesus: Night of Prayer & Worship
Jesus' final words on the cross remind us of His radical forgiveness, ultimate sacrifice, and the finished work of salvation, calling us to commit fully to Him.
Change in Our Thinking
The sermon emphasizes the importance of allowing God to bring real change in our hearts and minds, rather than just trying to appear changed on the outside, by recognizing and overcoming temptations through daily commitment to prayer, scripture, and a renewed focus on Him.
Worship: One is the Loneliest Number
This lesson explored the power of worship, highlighting how it strengthens faith, encourages others, and brings spiritual breakthrough both individually and in community.
Waiting on God’s Timing - A Follower’s Commitment
True followers of Christ remain faithful and trust in God's perfect timing, even in seasons of waiting, knowing that His delays are not denials but part of His greater plan for our growth and purpose.
Worship: God’s Always Available
Worship is not just about songs or actions but a lifestyle, and no matter our circumstances—whether in joy, fear, frustration, or repentance—God is always present and ready to receive our worship.
Why Do We Give?
The sermon emphasizes the importance of giving, particularly to Speed the Light, by exploring why giving matters, why individuals should participate, and how it enables missionaries to spread the gospel effectively, ultimately demonstrating love for God and others.
Worship Then & Now
The sermon emphasized how worship has changed over time—from the Old Testament temple sacrifices to the freedom we now have to worship anywhere because of Jesus—reminding students that worship is a lifestyle, not just a church activity, and challenging them to practice worship in their daily lives.
The Journey From A Fan to A Follower
Pastor Amanda’s message emphasized the transformation from being a mere admirer (fan) of Christ to becoming a fully committed follower, marked by allowing God's Word to dwell in us, living a lifestyle of worship, and ensuring that every action reflects Christ's love to the world.
Worship Is More Than Singing
The sermon emphasizes that worship is more than just singing—it's a lifestyle of being set apart for God, reflected in our daily choices, actions, and devotion to Him.
Living Love Out Loud
Pastor Amanda’s message emphasized the importance of living as authentic Christ followers by embodying love, wisdom, kindness, and making the most of every opportunity to reflect Christ to a watching world, encouraging students to move from being mere fans of Jesus to true disciples.