Dimas Salaberrios: True Happiness

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Dimas Salaberrios: True Happiness

Pharrell Williams’ peppy anthem “Happy” declares that life is all about being happy. What do kids need to know about the centrality or insignificance of happiness in the Christian life?

Jacob Smith: Performance-Based Identity

Nike’s iconic slogan “Just do it” continues to embody the motivation thrown at athletes and non-athletes alike. Performance-based identity runs rampant among the “get to college, get a job, be successful” high school culture our students are steeped in. In this Rooted2014 talk, Jacob Smith explores what concepts of identity, motivation and purpose Scripture offers us.

Andrew Wilson: Freedom

“Let it go, let it go” has become one of the great refrains of our day – now, just what is it actually saying about freedom? In his talk on Romans 6, Andrew Wilson explores true freedom and reveals the differences between Frozen’s message of self-actualization and Scripture’s picture of true freedom in Christ. Is freedom more than being liberated from external constraints (such as “what they expect of you”)? What impact does Jesus have on freedom for the believer?

Andrew Wilson: Beauty

Selena Gomez once asked the pivotal question “Who says you’re not pretty? Who says you’re not beautiful?” It cuts to the core of the definition of beauty, a concept subject to strident voices. This question tortures young women in particular. Andrew Wilson explores what God has to say about beauty to teenagers.