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The Beatitudes: The 8 Types of Blessed People
Jesus delivered HIs longest sermon called "The Sermon on the Mount," and He began by identifying eight types of blessed people. Matthew 5:3-11 The Poor In Spirit: Empty of Self; Full of God The first in His list of blessed people are the poor in spirit. Some people...
Proverbs 11:24-25 – Generosity Leads to Abundance
Generosity There is one who scatters, yet increases more; And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty. The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. Proverbs 11:24-25 Thought For Today The person...
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 – Friendship: A Threefold Cord Is Hard To Break
Friendship Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm;...
Helping Youth In Juvenile Detention
A Message from Ken Turner, Founder of High Impact Teens I lead a youth outreach ministry to high-risk and fatherless youth and much of our work is done in juvenile detention centers. Our outreach is called High Impact Teens and we are in juvenile centers here in...
A Window Into Juvenile Detention Ministry
Here's a post I wrote a few years ago giving a snapshot into the real world of ministry to youth in juvenile detention. The three of us had arrived early and went through the usual process of emptying our pockets and remembering to lock everything in our vehicles...
High Impact Teens and the Ghana Project for Young Pastors
In 2009 things were a little tough in the world of ministry, to put it mildly. We were one year into the founding of our outreach ministry and you probably remember, the economy was not good! I was working in my office in the basement of our home in Indianapolis on...
Rise Up! Easter Outreach 2019
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Spiritual Discipline – Meditation
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Joshua 1:8 I will...
Spiritual Discipline – Meditation
Psalm 1:2, But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. Thought For Today Choices, decisions, and change require extra thought. We think, we ponder, and we even obsess over big decisions. Shopping for a car, looking for a new...
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 – God Gives Comfort
This Week's Theme - When You Need Comfort November 5, 2018 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with...
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News & Updates
Happy New Year – We are so close to our goal!
Happy New Year to you and your family! There's never been a more urgent time to reach a generation of youth than now. God has given us a fruitful year of ministry in 2021, and we are excited to see the miraculous, life-changing impact of the gospel in the lives...
A Window Into Juvenile Detention Ministry
Here's a post I wrote a few years ago giving a snapshot into the real world of ministry to youth in juvenile detention. The three of us had arrived early and went through the usual process of emptying our pockets and remembering to lock everything in our vehicles...
High Impact Teens and the Ghana Project for Young Pastors
In 2009 things were a little tough in the world of ministry, to put it mildly. We were one year into the founding of our outreach ministry and you probably remember, the economy was not good! I was working in my office in the basement of our home in Indianapolis on...
