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Sermons for Youth

  • The Devil Wants To Eat You Alive

    Contributed by Shad Comeaux on Nov 12, 2008

    This youth sermon based on Ephesians 1:1--6:10 and 1 Peter 5:8 focuses on understanding that Satan wants to do nothing but destroy us. Youth pastors will find this youth sermon powerful for challenging teenagers to follow Jesus closely.

  • If I Had Just Listen To Momma And Daddy........

    Contributed by Charles Mccall on Oct 13, 2008

    This youth sermon based on Judges 14:1--16:21 focuses on how if Samson would have listened to his parents, he would never have been involved with a woman like Delilah. Youth pastors will find this youth sermon helpful for talking to teenagers about dating.

  • Just Do It!

    Contributed by Kevin Blader on Aug 4, 2008

    This youth sermon based on passages from 1 Timothy is a sermon that admonishes young people to set an example with their lives.

  • What Are You Going To Do After You Graduate?

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on May 5, 2002

    This youth sermon based on Psalm 23:1 is a sermon filled with advice for young people and especially high school graduates.

  • Youth Of Power And Promise Series

    Contributed by Alvin Hathaway, Sr. on Mar 20, 2009

    This youth sermon based on 1 Samuel 17:12 and Matthew 1:1--15:5 focuses on how youth have the power and promise to play an integral role in the betterment of our society, community, and church.

  • Hope In The Lord

    Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jun 1, 2009

    This youth sermon based on Psalm 146:5 focuses on hope, purity, courage, surrender, and guidance for young people.

  • Fighting Between The Ears

    Contributed by Rodney Burton on Jan 30, 2009

    This youth sermon based on Ephesians 4:23 and Ephesians 6:10 highlights the battle that takes place in our minds and the need to have our minds renewed to live with the mind of Christ.

  • Prove Yourself Series

    Contributed by Jerry Mckee on Sep 19, 2008

    This youth sermon acknowledges that it’s tough to be a teenager today. This series of messages is for new seventh graders graduating into teenage life. The first message in the series explores the misconceptions that adults have about youth and how to overcome them.

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Sermon Illustrations for Youth

  • Sometimes When I'm Talking To Teens, I Draw An ...

    Contributed by Sermoncentral on Aug 17, 2001

    Sometimes when I’m talking to teens, I draw an analogy between the bonding capacity of the body and adhesive tape. Adhesive tape is not made for repetitive use. The strongest bond adhesive tape is capable of making is formed with the first surface to which it is applied. You can remove the tape and reapply it to other surfaces...

  • A High School Girl Wrote The Following Letter To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 19, 2001

    A high school girl wrote the following letter to a friend:
    I attended your church yesterday. Although you had invited me, you were not there. I looked for you, hoping to sit with you. I sat alone. A stranger, I wanted to sit near the back of the church but those rows were all packed...

  • Since The Bible And The Ten Commandments Have...

    Contributed by Sermoncentral on Jun 18, 2007

    Since the Bible and the Ten Commandments have been taken out of our schools in the last 40+ years, we now have epidemic problems with teen pregnancy and Sexual diseases; epidemic drug and alcoholic problems, and violence in our schools to such an extent that we have never seen in the history of our Nation. SOMETHING...

  • Deistic Teens- Researchers With The National ...

    Contributed by Sermoncentral on Feb 20, 2007

    Deistic Teens- Researchers with the National Study of Youth and Religion have concluded American teens believe in a combination of works based righteousness, religion as psychological well-being, and a distant, non-interfering god. With no place for sin, judgment, salvation, or Christ; their creed is a far cry from Christianity...

  • Generaton Gap Danger

    Contributed by Sermoncentral on Apr 10, 2008

    GENERATON GAP DANGER
    In America adolescence is taken for granted, but until recently, the idea of adolescence was unknown in many parts of the world, says Cynthia B. Lloyd, author of Growing Up Global, a National Research Council and...

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PowerPoint Backgrounds For Youth

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PowerPoint Backgrounds For Youth

  • Youth

    Produced by SermonCentral

    A colorful set of backgrounds for your message about youth ministry or for announcing your youth group events.

  • A Successful Graduate

    Produced by SermonCentral

    Congratulate the graduates in your congrgation and instruct them in the way they should go using these celebratory images.

  • Student Ministry

    Produced by SermonCentral

    Use this bold background to announce the activities in your student ministry or to call for volunteers.

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Video Illustrations for Youth

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Video Illustrations for Youth

  • A New Generation

    Produced by James Grocho (Grochowalski)

    A fun upbeat mini sermon inspiring the new generation of people to take a stand with God and share the love of Jesus.

  • Graduates Trust God

    Produced by Centerline New Media

    As your graduates make this important transition in life, use this mini-movie to inspire them to trust God and to listen for his voice in everything they do and everywhere they go. Great for Graduation Sunday. (Based on Proverbs 3:5-6.)

  • Beacons Of Christ (Graduation)

    Produced by Centerline New Media

    No matter how old you are, God can use you. Based on 1 Timothy 4:12, this mini-movie challenges the youth in your congregation to set an example for all believers in what they say and in the way they live. Perfect for Graduation Sunday!

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