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About

Ministry

180 Ministry

As the high school ministry of Grace Church, 180 teaches students that life is about Christ (Colossians 1:28–29). Our desire is to see students come to true saving faith in Jesus Christ and grow in love, obedience, delight, evangelistic zeal, and service for His glory. We seek to accomplish this through the regular preaching of God’s Word and small group discipleship, which takes place weekly through our Sunday morning service and Wednesday evening Bible studies.

Through intentional investment, we strive to walk with young people as they mature into adulthood and see this season in a teenager’s life as vital toward forming spiritual convictions through understanding, applying, and cherishing God’s Word.

To get connected to a weekly Bible study, visit the Bible study page or contact the Student Ministries office.

Teacher

Josh Petras

Josh served as high school pastor at Grace Community Church from 2014 until 2022 and earned his degree from The Master’s Seminary (M.Div., D.Min). Having been saved in student ministries, Josh has a passion to see young people place their trust in Jesus and become functioning members of the local church. Josh has been married to Katie since 2010, and they have three children—Jude, Chloe, and Sophia.

Transcript

Great Expectations

Discussion Questions

  1. What is your first response when you are in a trial? How has your prayer life been during this difficult season?
  2. In suffering, how do we pour out our hearts to the Lord while at the same time practicing Phil 2:14 (Do all things without grumbling or disputing)? Is that possible?
  3. What are some verses that you can think of that remind us that God is our comfort, our refuge or our help?
  4. What are somethings that you rely on to relieve suffering in trials other than the Lord?
  5. What are some verses that can fix our eyes on the cross and the steadfast love of God to bring us hope while we are in the midst of suffering? If you are a believer, will your sorrow ultimately end?