Hello and welcome to Switch. My name is James Meehan and today we are going to talk about what Jesus says you must do if you want to be his follower. And just as importantly, we’re gonna talk about how it is absolutely worth it to give your entire [...]

Well, hello, and welcome to Switch. My name is James, and I get the incredible privilege of being a youth pastor here at Life.Church. And right now, this is the official kickoff of the fall semester. And as one of your pastors, I want you to know [...]

Hello and welcome to Switch. My name is James Meehan, and to kick us off, I have a question for you. How many of you, show of hands, when you’re watching a movie, you find yourself relating to the main character in some way? Like maybe for you, [...]

I have some terrible news for all of you. All of this stuff that we spend the majority of our lives chasing after, the stuff that so many of us are striving for, it all shares the same exact problem. And it’s important for us to know that that [...]

Well, welcome to the Bash, a very special night of Switch dedicated to our partnership with Stay Here. They are a nonprofit organization with a vision to see your generation be suicide-free. How? By training 10,000 churches, 10,000 schools, and 1 [...]

Well, today, we are talking about one of the greatest fears that plagues us as human beings. It’s a fear that prevents us from living out our God-given purpose. But more importantly, we’re gonna talk about how the good news of Jesus pushes out that [...]

If you want to lose a fight, the best thing you can do is go into it unprepared, but if you wanna have any chance of winning, you’ve got to be ready for it. Now, on the final day of my sixth grade school year, my friends and I had an incredible [...]

I have a question for you. Show of hands, how many of you have ever been asked the question, what do you wanna be when you grow up? Show of hands, anybody ever been asked the question? When I was a wee little lad, my favorite answer to give was [...]

Hello and welcome to Switch. My name is James Mi, and I’m really glad that you are here right now listening to this message. Whether you’re here because you wanted to be or because your parents forced you to be here, I think it’s a big deal that you [...]

Easter Sunday is right around the corner. And on that day, it is estimated that 2.6 billion Christians all across the globe from every country and continent will gather together to lift up and celebrate the name of Jesus, the king of kings and the [...]

Well, show of hands, how many of you have ever been disappointed or hurt by somebody that was in a position of leadership or authority? Show of hands. Okay, so like most of us. Most of us have experienced that at some point or another. Maybe for [...]

We are gonna talk about one of the most difficult concepts for people to wrap their minds around, Christians included, when it comes to the nature of God. And the reason why this idea is so important is because when we get it right, it will deepen [...]

Well, have you ever wondered if all of this Jesus stuff is actually true? Like, have you ever wondered if Jesus is really real, or if all the stuff that the Bible says that he said and did actually happened? Have you ever wondered things like that? [...]

Well, hello. We are in a Message Series, all about getting our relationships right. If you were here with us the last week, we talked about the importance of being faithfully single, because if you do not get singleness right, more likely than not, [...]

Well, in this week’s message about getting relationships right, we are talking about the people we are supposed to love the most, yet they are often the ones we treat the worst. We’re referring to family: parents, siblings—you know, those people. I [...]

Well, we are in a message series called «Getting Relationships Right». Because most people’s relationships suck, because most people suck at relationships. And, like, I don’t have to, like, tell you that, we all know it. I mean, just look at the [...]

Today we’re gonna talk about the one ingredient that is missing for most people’s goal setting plans. And it is the one ingredient that has the potential to make you 10 times, I’m not exaggerating, 10 times more likely to actually accomplish the [...]

Hello, today we are going to talk about why most people fail in their goals and their resolutions every year, and why so many people give up on following Jesus when it gets hard. And what I’m gonna present to you is the suggestion that it is the [...]

I think one of the most important lessons that a young person like you can learn is that the choices you make today determine the person you become tomorrow. The choices you make right now determine the life that you will live in the future because [...]

Why do you specifically follow the people that you follow? And on the other side of it, why do you follow the people… Sorry, why do you not follow the people that you do not follow? Some people we follow and others we don’t. Some people we want to [...]

How many of you have ever felt judged by another person? I know that I have. What was it like for you? Like, how did it feel? I imagine it felt a little bit isolating. It probably caused you to feel some level of insecurity. It maybe caused you to [...]

I believe that the words of Jesus that we are going to study today will absolutely transform many of you in ways that maybe you don't quite expect, and in ways that for some of you, you honestly don't want, because you have been living a [...]

Question for you. If you are trying to get to know somebody better, like, you wanna strengthen your relationship with them, what do you do? I would suggest that it boils down to like two main things. You spend time with them, and you talk to them. [...]

How do you know if advice is good or bad? Is it based off of the way that it sounds, how it makes you feel when you hear it, the person who gives it, whether it rhymes or not? Is that how you know if advice is good or bad? I would suggest, nope, not [...]

How many of you know that you are actually far more than you might think you are? For me, when I was growing up, I always wanted to make a difference. I wanted to be seen as significant. I did not want to be average. And it could be because I [...]

Well, it's pretty common as Christians here in the US of A to talk about how blessed we are to live in a nation where we can practice our faith without the fear of persecution. Because there are actually places in the world today where public [...]

Well, today, we are talking about the problem of perfectionism. But more importantly than just talking about the problem, we were talking about how the grace of God takes that crushing weight off of our shoulders and place it it gently onto His. [...]

Well, how many of you know those people who are different in all of the right ways? Like, they are kind, they are patient, they are confident, they are selfless. Like, how many of you know those kinds of people? When I think about that person in my [...]

So what does it actually mean to be blessed, though? That's like a pretty important question. And I think if we were to ask like 100 people in your school, we would get a whole lot of answers that sound something like, "Blessed are those [...]

So what are you gonna do with your life? Like what are you gonna do after you graduate high school? Are you gonna go to college or straight into the workforce? Are you gonna pursue a career in ministry? Do you think that you're going to get [...]

You have been lied to. And the worst part is that most of us don't even realize it. And yes, this means you, watching from wherever you're watching, whether at Switch in real life or watching this video on YouTube, you have been lied to. [...]

When you look in the mirror as you are brushing your teeth in the morning, who do you see? Do you see somebody that is kind and interesting and courageous? Or do you see somebody that you wish was different, somebody that maybe isn't as kind as [...]

Quite frankly, most Christians suck at following Jesus. That includes me. Most of us don't really do a good job of actually following Jesus. We do a really good job of talking about following Jesus, and talking about Jesus-y things, but [...]

Over the years, I've seen countless stories of students be used by God to make a profound difference. And I've watched countless students waste their potential because they were chasing after things that promised so much, but took so much [...]

Well today to, close out our series, "Big Questions, Honest Answers", we're answering 10 of your questions with our best and most honest answers. So we're going to move fast because we've got a lot of ground to cover. Make [...]

Well, we are in week two of our series, Big Questions, Honest Answers. And this week, we are answering the question, how do I live a good life? Now you can find answers to that question in lots of different places, but most of the answers you will [...]

Well, if life was a test, there would certainly be a whole lot of questions on that test, questions about like what are you gonna do for a living? Where are you gonna live? What school are you gonna go to? Who are you going to marry? Who will your [...]

Getting what you want most in life will almost always require you to give up the stuff that you want now. And this is true of pretty much anything that you want most in life, like if what you want most is to be a professional athlete, then [...]

Well, today we are talking about how to live free from insecurity, and filled with authenticity. Because now possibly more than ever before, that is something we all desire in our lives, authenticity. We want that in our relationships. We want that [...]

We are talking about prayer, which is simply having a conversation with God. But the reason why we're talking about this is because how we think about prayer and how God responds to our prayers has the potential to make or break our faith. How [...]

Well, today we are looking at a passage of scripture that illustrates Jesus' surprising strategy for separating the crowd from the committed. Now, show of hands, how many of you would say that you have ever been confused by the Bible? Show of [...]

How far would you go to help someone you care about get the care they need? Like what steps would you take to help someone you love, overcome whatever struggle they are going through? The friends that we're gonna read about in today's [...]

Well, Jesus is better than anything and following him changes everything. Jesus is better than anything and following him changes everything. And as I say those words, I literally see some of you looking at me nodding your head, saying yes and Amen. [...]

Have you ever hoped that God would show up in your life in a big way, but he didn't? Like maybe for you it was when your parents were getting divorced and you were crying out to God night after night that he would fix your family. But here you [...]

Music is a really big deal. Like, it has a huge influence on us and the world. Like, if we were just to count up the dollars that are made every year in the music industry, that would be a whole lot of dollars. If you were just to add up all of the [...]

All of us want to become someone. We want to become someone great, someone admired, someone respected, someone loved. We wanna become someone who makes a difference, who leaves a legacy that outlasts us. And while that's like a really awesome [...]

Fulfilling your God-given purpose of loving him with your whole self and loving others as you love yourself is a really big deal. And it can be very intimidating because it is so much more than what most of us do most of our lives. It is so much [...]

Well, my name is James Meehan and we are currently in our series, The Calling, where we are learning how to actually discover our God-given purpose. Today we're answering two big questions. How do I find my purpose and how do I fulfill my [...]

So what are you gonna do with your life? Like what are you gonna do after you graduate high school? Are you gonna go to college or straight into the workforce? Are you gonna pursue a career in ministry? Do you think that you're going to get [...]

Well, if you were to hear the greatest news on the planet and you knew that this news had the potential to change your best friend's life, how would you tell them? Like you are writing up a text right now getting ready to tell them about this [...]