mergestudents's Podcast

How to Annoy Your Family Part Two

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 18:32:00 GMT

This is the second of two parts of the series "How to Annoy Your Family". In this talk Pastor Jason gives practical ways that we can be others focused instead of me-focused.

How to Annoy Your Family Part One

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:10:00 GMT

This is the first of two parts of the series "How to Annoy Your Family". In this talk Pastor Jason gives a foundation as to why God created Family and what realizations we can take from that.

Kyle Johnson Testimony

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:22:00 GMT

Senior Kyle Johnson shares about how God has touched his life and allowed him to follow his dreams to serve our country in the military.

Love, Sex & Dating: High School - Sex Has a Price Tag

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:23:00 GMT

This is the "Sex Has a Price Tag" discussion that was given to the High School Students. Carolyn Johnson (surgical nurse) and Ari Henderson (counselor) share how sex outside of the way God intended it leads to lifelong consequences.

Love, Sex & Dating: Middle School - Sex Has a Price Tag

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:59:00 GMT

This is the "Sex Has a Price Tag" discussion that was given to the Middle School Students. Carolyn Johnson (surgical nurse) and Ari Henderson (counselor) share how sex outside of the way God intended it leads to lifelong consequences.

Love, Sex & Dating: The 5 Love Languages

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:44:00 GMT

The second part of the "Love, Sex & Dating" series featured a panel discussion on the 5 Love Languages.

Things that make you go Hmmm... - Divorce

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:28:00 GMT

Divorce affects everyone either directly or indirectly. This talk deals with how we can effectively cope and help others cope with the issue of divorce.

Things that make you go Hmmm... - Creation/Evolution

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:05:00 GMT

This talk was given to middle school students to challenge them to wrestle with the Creation Evolution debate so that they can Read Up, Listen Up and Speak Up when their view is challenged.

Guest Speaker - Paul Dunbar

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:51:00 GMT

Prairie Laker Paul Dunbar shared with middle and high school students about the reality of drugs, alcohol and depression.

Heros #3: Shadrach, Meshach and Obednego

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:18:00 GMT

Amy Swisher talks about Shadrach, Meshach and Obednego's amazing ability to stand firm in the face of peer pressure.

Heros #2: Ruth

Wed, 6 Dec 2006 21:15:00 GMT

Sara Fitzgerald talks about Ruth's amazing ability to surrender.

Heros #1: Nehemiah

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:00:00 GMT

Pastor Jason kicks off the Hero Series by describing how Nehemiah had the extraordinary ability to pray and act in the midst of crisis.

Identity Theft 3

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:00:00 GMT

There are numerous things trying to steal us away from what God created us to be. In the third part of Identity Theft, Pastor Jason explains the importance of following Christ in our daily loves.

Identity Theft 2

Wed, 8 Nov 2006 19:39:00 GMT

Dan O'Brien continues the discussion of identity theft by sharing that while our choices determine who we are, we can choose to change.

Identity Theft 1

Thu, 2 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT

There are numerous things trying to steal us away from what God created us to be. In the first part of Identity Theft, Pastor Jason describes how our choices define who we are.

iLife 4: Encourage

Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:04:00 GMT

The iLife series concludes with Pastor Jason Barthelemy discussing the Christians role to get involved in other Christian's lives. Instead of minding your business you are minding one anothers business in order to help the body thrive.

iLife 3:Service

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:36:00 GMT

Amy Swisher shares that if we don't serve that eventually we will end up by ourselves. This teaching contains the service video which contains testimonies of middle and high school students who serve at Prairie Lakes Church.

iLife 2: Acceptance

Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:04:00 GMT

Sara Fitzgerald, a high school small group leader, continues the iLife theme by sharing her experiences of accepting and rejecting other people in her life. She helps us realize that our lives are shaped by doses of acceptance and rejection.

iLife 1: Forgiveness

Wed, 4 Oct 2006 21:30:00 GMT

iLife deals with some of the relational rules that we need to follow. Small Group Leader Dan O'Brien tackels the first of these by sharing about forgiveness. Dan helps us realize that forgiveness doesn't really make sense unless you are a forgiven person.

Upgrade 4: Others First

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:41:00 GMT

In order to upgrade our lives no matter where they are at, we need to take ourselves out of the middle and put others first. Pastor John Fuller shares the need to serve by looking at Matthew 20:20-28.

Upgrade 3: Worship God Alone

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 20:18:00 GMT

For the third part of the Upgrade series, Pastor Jason shares that another way to upgrade your life is to worship God alone. Recognizing that other things are lobbying for your attention and priority in life, it is necessary to worship God in "spirit and in Truth" (John 4:219-24)

Upgrade 2: Read God's Word

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:17:00 GMT

There are so many things that we desire to upgrade whether it be our iPod, music collection, wardrobe, status. This night of the series we are looking at how we might upgrade our lives by spending consistent time in God's Word.

eMerge MS: "Making Fun of People"

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 21:08:00 GMT

Amy Swisher breaks down the reasons why we shouldn't get caught on the slippery slope of making fun of others. She knows this firsthand not because she was the recipient of being made fun of. Rather, because she regrets the words that she had for others.

subMerge HS: "We are One Tonight"

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:42:00 GMT

As we conclude the school year of being in small groups, Jason Barthelemy parallels an experience that he had at a Switchfoot concert to how it is important for us to focus on the journey of growth and spur each other towards love and good deeds (Hebrews 10) rather than categorizing and judging each other.

MySpace part three "Friends: My Top 8: The circle of Trust"

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:02:00 GMT

This session concludes our Series on MySpace. In this episode, Jamie, one of the 10th grade girls small group leaders who attends UNI, shares about a life-changing experience that she experienced a few months ago regarding some high school friends that she knew growing up. You will definitely be touched and challenged by this story!

MySpace part two "Feelings: Are you picking up what I'm putting down?"

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:03:00 GMT

Amy Swisher, the Student Ministries assistant, takes a good look at how the feelings that we have throughout the day, week or year will constantly change. In addition the feelings that we have about ourselves will be in constant motion. Regardless to this, God shaped us, God formed us and God wants everything to do with us.

MySpace part one "Identity: Which Ninja Turtle are You?"

Wed, 5 Apr 2006 22:09:00 GMT

Over 95% of the high school students at Prairie Lakes Church have a MySpace account. MySpace can be quite the window into people's lives. Some people are extremely honest with who they are. Others try to be something that they are not.

This is our very first podcast and is the teaching from Pastor Jason Barthelemy covering the first of three parts to this series. In it he address the topic of Identity.