Today we have to privilege of interviewing a dear friend of the AYA Team - Brooke Bourne Lawrence - who is a mental health counselor and all around wonderful person. We talk about everything from Brooke’s story to how to handle feeling left behind, walking through grief, supporting having a healthy view of our bodies and food, boys and marriage, and much more. You don’t want to miss it!

*Brooke wanted us to share her email address here. If you have any questions or want to utilize her as a resource, please don’t hesitate to reach out! You can contact Brooke at brookebourne11@gmail.com.

The last one (!!!!!) We’ve made it to the end of the book of Matthew. Today we’re studying Matthew 28 - the resurrection of Jesus.

We have to more weeks in the book of Matthew! Today we’re finishing up Matthew 26, and reading Matthew 27 together. We will take a closer look at the trial, death and burial of Jesus.

Today we’re reading and discussing Matthew 26:1-56, all about the betrayal and arrest of Jesus leading up to his crucifixion.

Today we’re reading and discussing Matthew 24-25. Jesus shares details about the end times with His disciples, as well as encouragement and instruction for how to wait well for that day.

Today we’re reading and discussing Mathew 23. The religious leaders have tried every way of trapping Jesus in his words, and he has bested them every time. Now he takes a moment to confront them about just how badly they have missed the point in their faith. We might not be as bad as these guys, but this is such a learning opportunity for all of us!

Today we’re reading and discussing Matthew 22. Jesus has 3 important conversations with leaders who are trying to trick him, and he also tells a powerful parable about a wedding feast. So much to learn from this chapter, hope you enjoy!

Today we’re looking at Matthew 21 together. This is Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, which we celebrate as Palm Sunday in church. But this chapter is also full of parables and conversations that we can’t wait to discuss with you!

Today we’re sharing the message from the South Carolina spring worship night! You’ll get to hear from Carley Dudley - a dear friend and one of the founding members of As You Are - as she shares on the story of Ruth. This is so good!

Today we’re sharing Anna’s talk from the Spring worship nights. She shared about the story of Jesus walking on water. What does it look like to choose faith in Jesus over our fear? So if you’ve already been to the worship night this Spring ‘25, you can re-listen, if you aren’t at one of our campuses or weren’t able to attend, you can tune in from afar. And if your spring worship night is coming up, you can have a spoiler if you’re into that kind of thing :) Enjoy!

Today we’re talking through Matthew chapters 19 & 20. There’s a teaching on divorce, and on what it means to be first in the kingdom of God.

Today we’re studying chapters 17 & 18. First, it’s the transfiguration of Jesus - a nod to the old testament story when Moses is given the 10 commandments by God on a mountain. Then Jesus and His disciples have a long conversation about what it looks like to be great in the kingdom of God.

Today we’re taking a look at Matthew 15 & 16. We’ll see Jesus feed another huge crowd, but this time they are Gentiles. We’ll also see an important conversation between Jesus and His disciples about what it looks like to follow Him.

Today we’re reading and discussing Matthew chapter 14. We’ll see the death of John the Baptist, as well as 2 of Jesus’ most famous miracles.

Today we’re in Matthew 13. Jesus is teaching a crowd using parables. He paints a picture of what the kingdom of God is like, and more specifically how different types of people receive the good news of the kingdom. There’s a lot to dig into here and a good opportunity to take a closer look at our own hearts going into the new year.

This is the last episode of 2024, and leading right into the week of Christmas. We are going to read and talk about Luke 1 - the story right before the birth of Jesus. It’s all about what it looks like to trust and obey God when the story is still in-process.

Today we’re in Matthew 12. The tension between Jesus and the Pharisees has been rising for awhile, and now it comes tot a head. We are going to take a closer look at a conversation between them, as well as Jesus’ rebuke and warning for the Pharisees.

Today we’re in Matthew chapter 11. We’ll take a closer look at this conversation between Jesus and the disciples of John the Baptist and the surrounding crowd - a conversation about doubt, and about the response that Jesus wants to his ministry.