Is Jesus Real? With Alex McFarland

Is Jesus Real? With Alex McFarland

Is Jesus real? The proof will blow your mind. ✝️ 💝 Support the mission: https://givebutter.com/uncommonteen 🎟️ Get your Known 2026 tickets: https://uncommonteen.com/conference 💛 Join the SOAR Collective: https://uncommonteen.com/collective [https://uncommonteen.com/collective] Learn more about Alex McFarland: https://alexmcfarland.com/ [https://alexmcfarland.com/] 📱 Follow along on Instagram: https://instagram.com/uncommon.teen [https://instagram.com/uncommon.teen]   Have you ever wondered if any of this is even true? In this episode, Coach Jamie sits down with evangelist, author, and speaker Alex McFarland to answer one of the biggest questions teens are asking today: Is Jesus real? Alex has spent over 30 years traveling the world sharing the gospel — and he's not your typical "churchy" guest. He grew up a poor farm kid in rural North Carolina, plays guitar every single day, used to play in a band at frat parties before he ever knew Jesus, and had only $58 to his name the day he got married. Fast forward 30 years: he's written 21 books, spoken on 5 continents, shared the stage with the Beach Boys, and watched around a quarter million people come to faith in Christ. His story is proof that God doesn't need you to have it all together — He just needs you willing. In this conversation, Alex and Jamie talk about: ✨ How one person's quiet example (not a sermon) changed the course of Alex's life ✨ Why God gives us "do-overs" no matter how many times we need one ✨ What to do when your mind is stuck on repeat with lies like "I'm not good enough" ✨ What he'd say to a teen who's on the fence about fully following Jesus Verses referenced: Psalm 119:93, Psalm 119:18, John 6:40, Psalm 37:4 💬 This week's challenge: Think of one person in your life who's watching how you live. What's your life pointing them toward? 🌟 Declaration: I am beautiful. I am valuable. My beauty and my value — they don't change. Even if someone fails to see how incredible God made me.

Would You Speak Up? Part 2

Have you ever known exactly what needed to be said... and said nothing? This week, Rosie, Kayleigh, and Sadie join Coach Jamie for an honest conversation about the difference between speaking up and starting drama, why truth without love falls flat, and what it actually looks like to confront someone the way Jesus would. The girls get real about the fear that keeps us quiet — and share the moments their faith gave them courage to speak anyway: a divine coffee shop encounter, a cry-night prayer that came full circle, and a lunch table where nobody else was a Christian. If you've ever shrunk back when God was nudging you to speak, this episode is your reminder: your voice matters, and you never know who's listening. Verses referenced: Ephesians 4:15, Ephesians 4:29 This week's challenge: The next time you feel God leading you to speak up, step out in boldness — and watch what He does. Timestamps   * 0:00 – Opening question: would you actually speak up? * 0:45 – Rosie, Kayleigh, and Sadie's "strong opinions" icebreaker * 2:33 – Speaking up vs. starting drama * 4:19 – Ephesians 4:15 and 4:29 — truth in love * 5:38 – Courage isn't the absence of fear * 7:36 – The "felt need" vs. the real need * 10:21 – Rosie's coffee shop story * 12:59 – Kayleigh's lunch story * 14:05 – Sadie's camp story * 15:02 – What would you say to the girl staying quiet? * 17:38 – Weekly declaration + SOAR Collective Links * Join the SOAR Collective: uncommonteen.com/collective [https://uncommonteen.com/conference] * Grab Your Conference Tickets: uncommonteen.com/conferenc [https://uncommonteen.com/conference]e [https://uncommonteen.com/conference] * Share your story: Tag @uncommon.teen with a time you chose to speak up Declaration I am beautiful. I am valuable. My beauty and my value — they don't change, even if someone fails to see how incredible God made me.

Would You Speak Up?

Have you ever known exactly what needed to be said... and said nothing? Maybe it was standing up for someone being talked about behind their back. Maybe it was telling a friend a hard truth. Maybe it was just raising your hand when you knew the answer, but you didn't want to look like you were trying too hard. This week, Coach Jamie sits down with Rosie, Kayleigh, and Sadie for an honest conversation about fear, faith, and finding the courage to use your voice. They get real about the moments they stayed quiet when they knew they shouldn't have, what actually stops us from speaking up, and the difference between speaking the truth in love and just starting drama. You'll hear real stories about choosing courage over comfort, why "sin of omission" is a real thing, and how one person's willingness to speak up can change a life they'll never even know about. Plus, a rapid-fire round putting these real-life scenarios to the test. Because courage isn't the absence of fear — it's being afraid and doing it anyway. This episode is part of our August "Courageous" series.

Body Image and the Pressure to Be Perfect

She hasn't even gotten out of bed yet, and she's already exhausted from trying to be smart enough, pretty enough, likable enough, spiritual enough. Sound familiar? This week Coach Jamie gets real about her own battle with perfectionism as a teen — the comparison, the workouts done out of self-hatred instead of health, the constant feeling of falling short. Together we're unpacking why perfectionism is so suffocating, what it does to your mind and body, and the truth God says about you instead. Your body was never the problem, ladies. The lies you believed about it were. Time to start believing what's actually true. 🎯 #UncommonTEEN #BodyImage #Perfectionism #FearfullyAndWonderfullyMade

Modesty: It isn't What you think Part 2

Is modesty just about hemlines and necklines? Or is it something way deeper than that? In Part 2 of our modesty conversation, Jamie sits down with Rosie, Kayleigh, and Sadie to dig into what modesty actually looks like from the inside out. They talk about the difference between expressing yourself and seeking attention, why confidence in Christ changes everything about the way you carry yourself, and what it looks like to be the kind of girl that makes everyone around her feel more secure — not less. This episode will challenge you to ask yourself one honest question: Am I doing this for God, or am I doing it for attention? Real talk, real faith, real girls. This is UncommonTEEN. In this episode we talk about:     •    Whether modesty is really about the clothes or something deeper     •    How you can feel someone's heart intention behind what they wear     •    Why seeking attention is human — and what God says about that void     •    What a truly modest girl actually looks like in real life     •    How confidence in Christ makes you magnetic to the people around you This week's challenge: As you get dressed each morning this week, ask yourself — am I doing this for God or am I doing it for attention? Declaration: I am beautiful. I am valuable. My beauty and my value, they don't change. Even if someone fails to see how incredible God made me.   🎙️ UncommonTEEN Podcast — Real Life. Real Faith. Real You. 📲 Follow us on Instagram: @uncommon.teen [https://instagram.com/uncommon.teen] 🌐 www.uncommonteen.com (http://www.uncommonteen.com/) [https://uncommonteen.com] 📬 Join the Collective: https://uncommonteen.com/collective [https://uncommonteen.com/collective]