Youth

"Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment." (Ecclesiastes 11:9 ESV)

It is beautiful to be young, life is full of wonder and possibility. Make the most of life and its possibilities, but remember that you are setting the foundation for your future.

What Your Clothes Say About You!
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What Your Clothes Say About You!

What practical steps can you take to achieve an attractive, modest personal style?
Like Little Children
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Like Little Children

Becoming like little children is something that seems easy at first glance, but what does it really mean?
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Commentaries From Our Website

Our Vertical Thought website regularly publishes commentaries on current topics from young adults in God’s Church that are relevant to the lives of young people today. Here’s a sampling.
Your Invitation to Believe the Gospel
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Your Invitation to Believe the Gospel

When Jesus talked about the gospel, He meant good news for you. He invites you to not only enjoy the world’s best news yourself, but to help spread it!
Why Vertical Thought?
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Vantage Point: Why Vertical Thought?

Remember when you were 8 years old? Life stretched out before you as an endless adventure. Seems like a long time ago, doesn't it? Vertical Thought will soon turn 8—and it's been a great adventure!
Study Aid Issue - Ebooklet

Guys, Girls, and God - Dating and Relationships That Work

Build wonderful relationships with the opposite sex while you keep God in mind! This ebooklet is a re-print compilation of a series of articles written for Vertical Thought magazine.
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Career Preparation

Planning is essential in all aspects of life.
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Feast of Tabernacles

God intends for all people to come to Him, to happily worship Him, and to choose to live by His way of life. We don't see that today, so how will God accomplish His desire? The seven feasts He gave...
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Day of Atonement

In this Teen Bible Study Guide, you'll learn about the Day of Atonement.
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Feast of Trumpets

The Feast of Trumpets is not well known in the Christian community, but it has great significance in the plan of God. In this Teen Bible Study Guide you'll see why it is so important to mankind.
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Pentecost

In this Teen Bible Study Guide you'll learn about the third step in God's plan through learning about the holy day called, Pentecost.
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Postmodernism- Facilitator's Guide

This Teen Bible Study Guide will help you to critically examine postmodernism from biblical principles.
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Postmodernism

This Teen Bible Study Guide will help you to critically examine postmodernism from biblical principles.
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Environmentalism- Facilitator's Guide

This Teen Bible Study Guide is designed to help you understand what is God's instruction to man about the care of the earth and his place in it.
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Environmentalism

This Teen Bible Study Guide is designed to help you understand what is God's instruction to man about the care of the earth and his place in it. This Teen Bible Study Guide is designed to help you understand what...
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Suicide

This Teen Bible Study Guide will begin to answer - Why do people commit or attempt to commit suicide? What is the Bible’s teaching and God’s perspective on suicide?
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Homosexuality

This Teen Bible Study Guide will begin by examining what God has to say about the moral aspects of homosexuality.
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Abortion

This Teen Bible Study Guide is designed to help you learn what God thinks about abortion.
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Gambling

This Teen Bible Study Guide will lead you to discern what the Bible says about the subject of gambling.
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Teen Bible Study Volume 7: Social Issues

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What does God think about current social issues? In this Teen Bible Study Guide, we’ll discuss what God says about important issues that effect our society.