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Thee Generation Podcast

Jim Van Gelderen, Bobby Boslertheegeneration.org
The Thee Generation Podcast is an audio resource dedicated to a generation of young people who are committed to total surrender to God and total dependence on His power to reach the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. This podcast is designed to strengthen and encourage through a series of Bible-based, practical talks.
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Episodes

Make a Leader

The majority of today’s teenagers certainly do not look like the next generation of spiritual leaders, but has this kept you from investing in them? No matter your age, God wants you to be a part of training these leaders. Listen to today’s podcast to hear how personal investment can make all the difference in a teenager you know. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the wor...

Jun 17, 20178 min

Saved to Serve

Like the story of Joseph and his brothers in the book Genesis, God can take even the most wicked of man’s actions and use them for good. Today you will hear the testimony of a man whose background in addictions has given him opportunity to lead thousands to Christ. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Thee Generation for others....

Jun 10, 201710 min

How to Find Assurance of Salvation

Some of Satan’s most effective attacks are disguised so well that even the best and most genuine Christian teenager will be deceived. Today, Dr. Jim Van Gelderen will shoot down one of these attacks that is still paralyzing over 50% of teenagers in our churches. As mentioned in the podcast, the Thee Generation Youth Summit, also known as the Cola Clash+, is coming this October 11-13, 2017. Start making plans now to join us in Menomonee Falls, WI for two and a half days of intense, four-way compe...

Jun 03, 20178 min

Be a Missionary

This week’s podcast comes from nearly 9,000 miles away in the country of Cambodia. Evangelist Bobby Bosler and a team of students are seeing scores of souls saved through a series of evangelistic rallies. Listen as we hear a quick update from them as well as a stirring challenge from a local missionary. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibi...

May 27, 201712 min

The Holiness of God

Last Sunday night Evangelist Jim Van Gelderen preached the graduation service at Baptist College of Ministry. In this message he addressed what he says is the most crucial need of the day. Allow your heart to be challenged as we hear a clear and powerful exhortation on the holiness of God. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the Th...

May 21, 20178 min

Three Rookie Testimonies

Many of you were introduced to the Thee Generation through one of the Minutemen evangelistic teams. This week, a rare convergence of the War team and the War of Special Forces team has facilitated a behind-the-scenes interview with several of the team captains. Listen as the three rookies share what God taught them on their first tour. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting th...

May 13, 201711 min

You Don't Have to Be Impressive

Evangelist Bobby Bosler is still on the road reaching teenagers for Christ all across the country. Today he gives a report of the war in Lisbon, Ohio that proves God’s desire to use unlikely teenagers in unbelievable ways! If you would like to follow The War team week by week, you may read their weekly ministry updates or follow their competition highlights on Facebook , Twitter , or Instagram . For information about scheduling The War at your church, please click here . If you’ve been encourage...

May 05, 201710 min

A Life Blessed By God

The life of a teenager is a life of desires. Of course, not all of theses desires are wrong, yet too often youthful passion leads to a craving of the seen in the place of the unseen. What are you seeking today? In this podcast, we host a special guest who’s burden is for teenagers to find God’s presence. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visib...

Apr 29, 201710 min

How to Feed Your Faith

Faith is a common theme on this podcast because it is faith that unlocks the victorious Christian life. Some listening, however, may not understand the reality of a walk of faith. If faith still seems to be a foreign concept, then this podcast is for you. Today we’ll not just learn what faith is but how you can nurture it. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out an...

Apr 22, 20179 min

Eight Weeks to Change the World

As a believer facing a world full of lost teenagers, it is easy to become discouraged; that is unless you have a plan to reach them. Today we are joined by missionary evangelist Mark Gillmore. He will present a plan for the Thee Generation that could turn the world upside-down for Christ this year. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility ...

Apr 15, 201710 min

Praying for the Lost

Are you burdened for the salvation of someone you know, but understand it would take a miracle for them to turn to Christ? God has called you to a ministry of intercession that is your most powerful role in their salvation. Listen today as Evangelist Bobby Bosler explains how to effectively pray for the lost. If you would like to follow The War team week by week, you may read their weekly ministry updates or follow their competition highlights on Facebook , Twitter , or Instagram . For informati...

Apr 08, 201712 min

The Girl and the Headhunters

A few weeks ago, we heard a rousing story entitled A Truckstop Miracle . Many of us were stirred to faith that God can use us to do the impossible. In today’s episode we will hear again from Dr. David Gibbs, this time of a girl who did the impossible even when all odds were against her. This podcast is an excerpt from a sermon delivered by Dr. David Gibbs at the 2017 Victory Conference in Menomonee Falls, WI. If you would like to hear more, you may listen to the full sermon here . If you’ve been...

Mar 31, 20177 min

Expecting the Impossible

As Spring moves in, the War of Special forces continues to comb the southeastern states, seeing God work in incredible ways. Today, we join Dr. Jim Van Gelderen in the action as he recounts several miraculous campaigns of 2017. If you would like to follow the War of Special Forces team week by week, you may read their weekly ministry updates or follow their competition highlights on Facebook , Twitter , or Instagram . For information about scheduling War of Special Forces at your school, please ...

Mar 24, 20179 min

Anger, Justice, and the Devil

How can you forgive someone who is not asking for it? How can you reconcile forgiveness with God’s justice? Can you really “be angry and sin not”? Today Evangelist Bobby Bosler will tackle these questions from the book of Ephesians and explain how biblical forgiveness is the only way to be free from bitterness. If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a five-star rating and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising th...

Mar 18, 201711 min

A Truckstop Miracle

In today’s episode our theme of believing God for the impossible is further developed by Dr. David Gibbs, founder and president of the Christian Law Association. Listen intently to this jaw-dropping story of a man who saw miracles every day, simply because he asked. This podcast is an excerpt from a sermon delivered by Dr. David Gibbs at the 2017 Victory Conference in Menomonee Falls, WI. If you would like to hear more, you may listen to the full sermon here . To leave question or testimony reco...

Mar 11, 20179 min

A Public School Prayer Movement

Have you ever wondered if God could use you in your peer group? Recently, we heard a thrilling account of God moving among teens in a public school in Michigan. Listen and let your faith be stirred to believe God to do it again. This podcast is only an excerpt from the full sermon delivered by Dr. Rick Flanders at the 2017 Victory Conference in Menomonee Falls, WI. If you would like to hear more, please listen to the full message here . If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the ...

Mar 04, 20177 min

Revival Every Day

Most Christians think that revival is an event, a time of preaching that results in repentance. Although this is not a wrong statement, revival is much more than this. Revival is something that you live every day. On today’s podcast, we will hear the story of a man whose prominent ministry has been attributed to his daily revival. To leave question or testimony recorded in your own voice, please call our messaging service at (262) 355-THEE. For more faith inspiring resources and information abou...

Feb 25, 20178 min

Getting in Gear

God wants us to be proactive Christians—finding God’s will and doing God’s will. It’s so easy to forget the mission at hand and begin to coast through life, but this goes against the very heart of the Thee Generation. Listen closely to today’s challenge from Evangelist Bobby Bosler, entitled “Getting in Gear.” To leave question or testimony recorded in your own voice, please call our messaging service at (262) 355-THEE. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining the Thee Ge...

Feb 18, 201710 min

A Simple Plan for Sharing Jesus

II Corinthians 4:6 tells us that the gospel has been given to us for the very purpose of giving it to others. As you have been stirred by Christ’s power in your own life, you have the privilege of sharing the good news with the lost. Today we are joined by Dr. Jim Van Gelderen who will give you a simple plan for leading someone you know to Christ. To leave question or testimony recorded in your own voice, please call our messaging service at (262) 355-THEE. For more faith inspiring resources and...

Feb 11, 20179 min

His Life or Mine

Teenagers face trials, whether at home, in the classroom, or even on the basketball court. Such conflict often brings out a side of us that we wish wasn't there. Today, we are joined with Pastor Terry Swanson, a man who understands trials that teenagers face and has spent the last four years counseling students to victory. To leave question or testimony recorded in your own voice, please call our messaging service at (262) 355-THEE. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joinin...

Feb 04, 20179 min

You Have Hope!

Have circumstances in your live quenched all the joy you once had? Today, Evangelist Bobby Bosler recounts the tragedy that led him on a search for hope. What he found is your answer as well. To leave question or testimony recorded in your own voice, please call our messaging service at (262) 355-THEE. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining the Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org . If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us a...

Jan 27, 201711 min

The Importance of Decisions

We are just twenty days into the new year and its time for an evaluation. Have you taken your new commitment to the Lord seriously? Today, Dr. Jim speaks to those who have found the Thee Generation pledge difficult, and points back to the only way of consistent victory. To leave question or testimony recorded in your own voice, please call our messaging service at (262) 355-THEE. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining the Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org...

Jan 21, 20179 min

Faith's Greatest Enemy

We talk a lot about faith here at Thee Generation because believing God is the biblical means of accessing divine enablement. Today Evangelist Bobby Bosler will go one step further by revealing Faith’s greatest enemy: fear. To leave question or testimony recorded in your own voice, please call our messaging service at (262) 355-THEE. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining the Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org . If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, p...

Jan 14, 201710 min

From the Parties to the Pulpit

Today we have the privilege of hearing another testimony from a man deep in ministry. Join us in Bonita Springs, Florida to hear how divine circumstances took one man from the parties to the pulpit. To leave question or testimony recorded in your own voice, please call our messaging service at (262) 355-THEE. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining the Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org . If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to gi...

Jan 06, 20179 min

How to Win in 2017

Do you find yourself growing anxious about the new year? One man described this anxiety as "anticipation with a drop of fear." Anticipating the possibility of victory while fearing familiar defeat. Today we learn how you can face January 1st resting in victory. To leave question or testimony recorded in your own voice, please call our messaging service at (262) 355-THEE. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining the Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org . If you...

Dec 31, 20168 min

Jesus IS the Gift

During the mad rush of last minute Christmas shopping, millions are still trying to find the ultimate gift. But is that gift a gift you eat, or a gift you wear, or even a gift that you drive? In today’s podcast, Bobby Bosler explains that the best gift is actually gift you live. This holiday season, instead of seeking victory, peace, or power, recognize that God has already given you all of those things in Jesus. Just as no one would ever leave presents unopened under the tree, so should we not ...

Dec 24, 201610 min

Seeking the Presence of God

Are you making a difference? As you have probably learned, each day lived without meeting with Jesus is empty and meaningless. In today’s podcast, Dr. Jim explains the importance of God’s presence and how each of us can know we have it. Seeking God's face is not only important, it's critical. 1 Chronicles 16:11 tells us we should be seeking His face " continually ." Though we all know we should be seeking after God, how to do it sometimes eludes us. Today's podcast offers two simple steps to see...

Dec 17, 20168 min

The Miracle that Made a Difference

This week, we are joined by a current pastor who has a deep love and concern for struggling teens because he was one. Listen now as he tells the story of the miracle that made the difference in his life. Pastor Bill Lytell has been the pastor of Gospel Baptist Church in Bonita Springs, FL since 1992. His story, though it happened decades ago, still has relevance to young people today. To leave question or testimony recorded in your own voice, please call our messaging service at (262) 355-THEE. ...

Dec 10, 20166 min

How to Handle Failure

In today's episode, Evangelist Jim Van Gelderen addresses one of Satan's most subtle, yet powerful weapons. Listen carefully to learn of the victory that is always available, even when we fail. To leave question or testimony recorded in your own voice, please call our messaging service at (262) 355-THEE. For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining the Thee Generation, please visit theegeneration.org . If you’ve been encouraged by this podcast, please take the time to give us...

Dec 02, 20168 min

Teens Doing the Impossible

Has persistent failure ended your walk with Christ in frustration? In this episode, Evangelist Jim Van Gelderen reminds us of the one and only way the victorious Christian life can be yours today! This recording is a segment from Jim Van Gelderen's Friday session in the 2016 Thee Generation Youth Summit , the Cola Clash+, in Menomonee Falls, WI. To hear the rest of this message, please visit his sermon Walking on Water . For more faith inspiring resources and information about joining the Thee G...

Nov 26, 20169 min
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