Devoted Youth

New site!

2009-03-01T11:41:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!

I apologize for not being "devoted" to this site! The service I was using to record audio was cut off and I was unable to find another good one.

I'm back now, writing this time. If you'd like to jump in again, please visit the new site:

http://devotedyouth.tumblr.com/

Thanks for participating, and I hope to see you on the new site!

Matthew 25

2005-12-27T21:02:00.000-08:00

Have you been faithful with the things God has given you? When we get to Heaven, God won't be so concerned with how much we accomplished, but rather with how faithful we were with the things he gave us. Listen in for today's devotion!

Matthew 24

2005-12-16T20:25:00.000-08:00

The more sin we let into our lives, the colder our love gets towards Christ and others. Listen in to hear about keeping our love for Christ and others on fire!

Matthew 23

2005-12-15T19:11:00.000-08:00

There are too many hypocrites in the church! Have you ever heard anyone say that? Unfortunately, it's true! However, we can fight that stereotype and be a good testimony by practicing what we preach. Listen in to hear about doing what we say we should do.

Matthew 22

2005-12-14T20:06:00.000-08:00

How do you answer when people challenge your faith? It's important to study God's words and know the scriptures, so we can answer the critics with the authority of the Bible.

Matthew 21

2005-12-13T18:02:00.000-08:00

Many Christians are just playing church, but that doesn't please Christ at all. Listen in for a challenging devotion about being real and living a life that is pleasing to Christ.

Matthew 20

2005-12-12T19:20:00.000-08:00

Get what you can, can what you get, and sit on the can! That's the world's view of life, but Christ lived something else altogether. Listen in to hear about Christ's example of serving others before we serve ourselves.

Matthew 19

2005-09-06T12:37:00.000-07:00

What are you lacking? Maybe we think we have this Christianity thing down... but then Christ asks you to take another step out in faith...

Matthew 18

2005-09-06T12:27:00.000-07:00

With all the stuff in our lives, it's easy to lose focus on the most important thing. Listen in to hear what Christ's main purpose on earth was, to find out what our purpose should be as well.

Matthew 17

2005-08-09T14:06:00.000-07:00

What happens when you have a "mountain-top Christian experience", then its time to go back to everyday life? Listen in to find out.

Matthew 16

2005-08-03T07:39:00.000-07:00

What if you had the whole world, but didn't have Christ? What if you did great things here on earth, but did nothing that effects eternity? Listen in for a challenging devotion.

Matthew 15

2005-08-02T12:22:00.000-07:00

Ever heard of the blind leading the blind? Let's look at where that phrase comes from, and make sure we're following someone who know's where they are going!

Matthew 14

2005-07-27T18:53:00.000-07:00

Do you have compassion on those around you? Listen in to hear about "The Compassion of the Christ"!

Matthew 13

2005-07-26T09:15:00.000-07:00

Can you hear me now? Why is it that some people can hear the Lord but some just don't seem to get it? It all depends on if you're really listening, or if you don't really want to hear.

Matthew 12

2005-07-25T07:56:00.000-07:00

What's in your heart? What comes out of your mouth is a good indicator.

Matthew 11

2005-07-24T19:36:00.000-07:00

Something got you down? Listen in to hear how Christ can help you with your burdens.

Matthew 10

2005-07-23T08:46:00.000-07:00

What happens when we have plans for our own life, but God has other plans? Listen in to hear about taking up our cross, dying to ourself and our will, and following Jesus Christ. Warning! This podcast contains a challenge toward serious dedication to Christ!

Matthew 9

2005-07-22T11:36:00.000-07:00

When you do right you'll get opposition. Listen in to hear how Jesus handled it!

Matthew 8

2005-07-21T09:13:00.000-07:00

Where is Jesus when we have problems? Listen in to find out!

Matthew 7

2005-07-20T09:07:00.000-07:00

Will your faith stand up to the tests of life? It's up to you, so listen in to find out how to make sure that it will.

Matthew 6

2005-07-19T09:00:00.000-07:00

Hypocrites in the church? Sure, there are plenty of them... let's make sure that we aren't one. Listen in to find out what Jesus Christ thinks about hypocrisy.

Matthew 5

2005-07-18T07:39:00.000-07:00

"Don't get mad, get even..." That's the world's way, but what's a Christian to do? Listen in to find out.

Matthew 4

2005-07-17T06:09:00.000-07:00

What's more important than food? Liten in to find out!

Matthew 3

2005-07-16T07:49:00.000-07:00

Do Christians sin? Sure, but the secret to following Jesus isn't living a sinless life, but confessing that sin and getting back in fellowship with the Lord and asking him to help you with it in the future. Read Matthew 3, and listen in for the devotion.

We're in iTunes!

2005-07-15T21:51:00.000-07:00

Man, it's so surreal to see the podcast in iTunes! I hope evryone enjoys it. Make sure you tell your friends... send them a link and encourage them to join in and keep up a daily devotion. Subscribing to the podcast in iTunes might be just the thing that will help many youth to do a daily devotion, since its automatically downloaded. It might help remind everyone about devotions for the day... at least that's what I hope!

Matthew 2

2005-07-15T06:51:00.000-07:00

Did it ever occur to you that nothing ever occured to God? Well, actually, there is one thing that even God had to learn... listen in to find out!

Matthew 1

2005-07-14T08:15:00.000-07:00

Today's devotion covers Matthew chapter 1. Listen in for the most important message in the Bible!

New to the podcast?

2005-07-14T07:28:00.000-07:00

This is a short podcast to welcome newcomers. I hope you get a blessing by subscribing to this podcast.

New to the site?

2005-07-13T13:25:00.000-07:00

Welcome! Let me introduce myself. My name is Sam, I am a Youth Director in Florida. One of the most effective ways I've found to stay close to Jesus Christ is by spending some time with him each day in prayer and Bible study. With this in mind, I've always wanted a way to encourage youth (and older Christians as well) to keep up a daily devotion.

Well, with the advent of blogging, I started to see an easy way to do just that. However, it wasn't perfect until podcasting hit it big. Now I can call in each day and do the devotion, and you can get it with your podcasting software (or hopefully iTunes in the future), or just listen online at this site.

So here's how it works. It's nothing fancy... I just do my devotions as usual each morning, and then I call in and leave an audio clip about it. We'll go chapter by chapter, so you can read the chapter for the day, then listen in to my comments to see what the Lord has shown me for that chapter. I encourage you as well to leave your insights in the comments section after each post so we can learn something from what you received from the passage.

So that's it. I'll start with Matthew Chapter 1. The next post after this will be about that chapter, then I'll remind you to read Matthew chapter 2 for the next day.

So, bookmark this site, subscribe to the RSS feed, subscribe to the podcast, and tell your friends! The more we have doing this, the more support we'll have for each other, and the easier it will be to keep up a daily devotion!

I hope to see some devoted youth as a result!