Podcasts by Chi Alpha at UVA
Welcome to the Chi Alpha at UVA podcast! Chi Alpha at the University of Virginia is a passionately devoted, diverse, missional community of the Spirit—building lifelong followers of Jesus. Here you will find all of the most recent messages from Monday Night Live, retreats, and seminars. You can find more content by visiting our website at www.xaatuva.com.
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The Crown&The Cross: Peter’s Tumultuous Weekend from 2023-12-06T18:06:31
Well, isn't this something special? Joining us all the way from Capernaum, it's Peter the Disciple! Listen along as this very special guest speaker walks us through the story of Jesus' death and...
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The Crown&The Cross: Counting the Cost from 2023-11-29T14:29:29
What is the cost that Jesus is asking you to give? In this week's message, Dr. Stephanie Nance walks us through Mark 14, where a woman anoints Jesus with costly perfume as a sign of respect and ...
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The Crown&The Cross: The Tragedy of Walking Away from 2023-11-21T12:58:36
As Jesus begins his crossward journey to Jerusalem, He encounters an eager young man with an important question: "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" This man approaches Jesus at the most i...
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The Crown&The Cross: The True Road to Glory from 2023-11-15T14:46:02
How are we to live under the "inner-ring" mentality the world brings? We live in a society of pressure, advancement, standards, and evaluation. Some people are considered big, important people w...
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The Crown&The Cross: Don’t Neglect Your Mountain from 2023-11-08T17:47:25
How frequently do you scale a mountain to spend time with God at the summit? Likely not often. Here, Pete walks us through the story of Jesus' transfiguration and shows us how essential our moun...
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2023 Fall Retreat - Session 4 from 2023-10-30T12:29:16
What does it mean that God is working for our good? In our last session of 2023 Fall Retreat, Blane dives into Romans 8 and calls us to recommit ourselves to God’s definition of goodness.
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2023 Fall Retreat - Session 3 from 2023-10-30T12:26:30
If God does nothing else for you, is the cross enough? In our third session of 2023 Fall retreat, Blane challenges us to rediscover the foundation of our faith. Here, we dive into Acts 16, and d...
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2023 Fall Retreat - Session 2 from 2023-10-30T12:24:42
What does impactful spiritual friendship look like? In our second session of 2023 Fall Retreat, Blane shows us how the faith of the paralyzed man’s friends in Luke 5 was impactful in his healing...
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2023 Fall Retreat - Session 1 from 2023-10-30T12:21:14
How can what we do in community point us closer to looking like Jesus? To kick off our 2023 Fall Retreat, guest speaker Blane Young, director of DC Chi Alpha, dives into Acts 2 where we see how ...
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The Crown&The Cross: The Way of the Cross from 2023-10-23T17:02:51
Have you ever heart that story where Jesus heals a man but it takes two tries? Strange, right?! See what the gospel writer is trying to tell us, and how it relates to Jesus as the suffering Mess...
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The Crown&The Cross: A Tale of Two Kingdoms from 2023-10-11T14:32:45
When was the last time you went to a large party or celebration? The Kingdom of God is like a banquet, and here, Pete draws a contrast between the banquet in Herod's court and Jesus's banquet in...
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The Crown&The Cross: The Parable of the Sower from 2023-10-04T15:32:36
Will we listen and obey? We must actionably pursue obedience in the Lord if we want our character to be transformed and our minds to be renewed in Christ. Or will we buy into the lies of culture...
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The Crown&The Cross: The King Who Sees Us from 2023-09-26T16:37:16
Jesus sees us. In this week's message, Maddie walks us through Mark 5 and the stories of Jesus healing a suffering woman and Jairus's daughter. When we endure hardship or feel unseen or abandone...
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The Crown&The Cross: Jesus Causes a Storm from 2023-09-13T14:23:53
Have you faced storms in your life? In this week's message, Pete walks us through the story of Jesus calming the storm. Whether we face physical, financial, emotional, or relational hardships, h...
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The Crown&The Cross: Your Deepest Need from 2023-09-06T16:38:30
What is your deepest need? In this week's message, our campus director Pete Bullette walks us through the story of Jesus healing the paralyzed man in Mark chapter two, and how Jesus shows that t...
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The Crown&The Cross: Call of the King from 2023-08-30T14:55:20
What will you do at the crossroads? In our first Monday Night Live meeting of the year, our campus director Pete Bullette walks us through Mark chapter 1, where Jesus calls his disciples and tel...
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Not Just The Beginning | God’s Sovereignty from 2023-05-02T15:00:33
Who do you believe is in control of your life? In this final MNL of the semester, campus pastor Josh Fairchild shares on three ways we are called to live under God's sovereignty going into the s...
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Not Just The Beginning | The Dark Night of the Soul from 2023-04-26T16:42:06
Where do you turn in the dark night of the soul? In today's sermon, guest speaker Dr. Walter Kim speaks on the humility of both humankind and God as evidenced in the story of Jacob, and of the i...
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Not Just The Beginning | God is Our Ultimate from 2023-04-20T14:17:18
In our lives, what do we make ultimate? In today's message, campus pastor Maddie Clevinger shares on the danger of elevating a good thing too highly, and on the Lord who provides. This is the si...
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Not Just the Beginning | The God Who Sees from 2023-04-12T14:46:02
Who is God there for? In today’s podcast, campus pastor Sarah Fletcher shares on the oft-overlooked story of Hagar, and on the ways God redeemed the tremendous challenges and hardship Hagar endu...
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Not Just the Beginning | Valley of Faith from 2023-04-05T15:06:30
When are you tempted to feel nervousness or fear? In today's sermon, campus director Pete Bullette shares on how fear and anxiety can often follow close behind steps of faith, and on the importa...
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Not Just the Beginning | Discovering Your Gloriously Common Calling from 2023-03-29T18:38:03
What is your dream for your life? In today's message, pastoral staff member Gavin Restifo shares on the importance of surrender and stewardship in processing our calling. This is the third messa...
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Not Just the Beginning | The Start of Sin from 2023-03-29T18:37:26
What are the consequences of broken shalom? In today's episode, Sarah Fletcher shares on the fall and on three ways brokenness undermines human flourishing. This is the second message in our new...
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Not Just the Beginning | A Theology of Work from 2023-03-29T18:37:18
What comes to mind when we hear “the Lord’s Work”? In today’s message, our campus director Pete Bullette shares that what you do for work, how you do work, and where you do work all matter. This...
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The Story of Singleness from 2023-02-23T14:41:28
Do we have a dealbreaker in our faith journeys? In today's message, Sarah Fletcher shares five healthy habits to follow in all our relationships, and on the importance of contentment in singlene...
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The Story of Sex from 2023-02-20T18:23:08
Why replace when you can restore? In today's episode, Pete and Amy share about how even through something as vulnerable and consequential as our sexual history there is room for gospel redemptio...
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Writing Your Love Story from 2023-02-08T16:17:55
How should we approach romantic relationships in a Christ-like way? Today Pete and Amy Bullette discuss the three tensions we all must navigate in dating, and also share some hard-earned and hum...
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SALT 2023: Concerns of Christ from 2023-01-13T15:23:41
What final thoughts did Jesus most deeply desire to leave to his disciples? In the fourth and final session from SALT 2023, Paul works through Matthew 25 and lays out the authenticity...
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SALT 2023: Great Expectations from 2023-01-13T15:22:05
Have we set the bar too low for a great God? In the third session from SALT 2023, Paul teaches from 2 Kings 4 on the critical importance of encounter, participation, momentum, and aud...
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SALT 2023: Christlike Witness from 2023-01-13T15:21:06
How can we respond in the face of desperate need or tragic heartbreak? In the second session from SALT 2023, Northeast area director Matt Sprenger shares four practical tips for us to...
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SALT 2023: Determining Destiny from 2023-01-13T15:19:16
How should we discern the motive for life? In the first session from SALT 2023, Paul Burkhart, the Chi Alpha Director in Fairbanks, Alaska, walks us through Exodus 20 and the importan...
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Foundation for Unity from 2022-12-09T18:34:11
What does Paul have to say on the tricky topic of unity? In today's final episode, our campus pastor John Barry shares from Romans 14 on the importance of listening and respect in a culture of c...
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A Foundation for Transformational Community from 2022-11-30T17:29:13
What does it mean to be part of the family of God? In today’s message Sarah Moss Fletcher teaches on the critical importance of sharing, caring, and bearing with those around us. This is the ele...
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Foundation: A Proper Response from 2022-11-23T18:24:14
How should we respond to tragedy and heartbreak? In today’s edition our campus director Pete Bullette leads us through the importance of spiritual formation even in the midst of great grief. Thi...
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Foundation: Overcoming Hardship from 2022-11-10T19:42:49
How are we to respond to fear and suffering? In today’s edition Sarah Fletcher shares an encouraging word on resilience and persistence, and on the ways in which through God nothing can prevent ...
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Foundation: Finding your Paul from 2022-11-03T17:17:23
What can we do to make a difference in the face of overwhelming spiritual need globally? In today’s edition our guest speaker Dick Brogden shares one simple solution: fi...
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Foundation of Adoption from 2022-10-26T13:49:21
How should knowing we are children of God change how we live? In today's episode, our campus director Pete Bullette shares the power of the adoption with which God has gifted us. This is the se...
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Foundation for Freedom Part Two from 2022-10-19T14:25:03
How does the gravity of sin way us down? In this week's message, our campus director Pete Bullette shares the second half of our two-week mini series on freedom on the importance of the Spirit i...
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Foundation for Freedom Part One from 2022-10-12T14:24:02
In which areas of our lives do we crave liberation? In this week's message, our campus director Pete Bullette shares the first half of our two-week mini series on freedom, and how Jesus alone br...
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Foundation: The True Vine from 2022-09-30T15:15:36
What in your life needs to be pruned? In this week's message from our Foundation series, guest speaker Tiont Williams preaches from the book of John on abiding in the one true vine.
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2022 Fall Retreat - Session 4 from 2022-09-27T18:52:36
How are we called to share the Good News of Jesus? To wrap up our retreat, Shawn empowers us to fully live Real Responsibility each day, following the example of the early Church in the book of ...
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2022 Fall Retreat - Session 3 from 2022-09-27T18:50:12
How can we truly experience the Community of God? In our third session of the weekend, Shawn proposes three tenants of Real Community that set followers of Christ apart from every other group.
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2022 Fall Retreat- Session 2 from 2022-09-27T18:48:53
What does it mean to live in the Kingdom of God? Deb Galyen walks us through the book of Colossians to show how moving from the dominion of darkness to the Kingdom of God changes everything abou...
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2022 Fall Retreat - Session 1 from 2022-09-27T18:47:48
To kick off our 2022 Fall Retreat, missionary guest speaker Shawn Galyen dives into the book of Philippians and asks the question, how can we have a singular focus on God above all distractions?...
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Foundation: Suffering and Hope from 2022-09-21T15:12:26
Does suffering lead us to despair or to hope? In this fourth edition of our Romans series, pastoral staff member Sarah Fletcher vulnerably shares about the challenges raised by the presence of p...
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Foundation: Foundation of Faith from 2022-09-14T15:20:42
Do you place your trust in yourself or in God's good news? In tonight's message our campus director Pete Bullette explores the implications of placing our hope in our own ability to follow the l...
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Foundation: Forming a Gospel Foundation from 2022-09-08T10:20:02
What is the foundation upon which your life rests? In this episode, our campus pastor Pete Bullette teaches on the importance of rooting our lives in the Word and not in our own talents or abili...
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Foundation: Three Trajectory Setting Questions from 2022-09-01T14:20:06
In our first Monday Night Live of the year, our campus pastor Pete Bullette kicked off our new series in the book of Romans! He asked us three main questions from chapter 1 of Romans: “1) who am...
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20 Year Sunday Morning Celebration from 2022-05-12T11:52:10
In this very special episode of Sunday Morning Live, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, shares some lessons he’s learned from 20 years of serving at the University of Virginia! Listen in as he wa...
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The Way Forward: Saying Goodbye from 2022-05-05T16:30:15
In our last Monday Night Live of the year, pastoral staff member Sarah Fletcher walks us through Acts 20 and asks the question: how do we say goodbye? Listen as we close out the year with Paul’s...
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The Way Forward: Sorcerers, Silversmiths, and Surrendering to Jesus from 2022-04-27T14:47:31
Are you willing to surrender everything in order to follow Jesus fully? In this week’s message, pastoral staff member Gavin Restifo dives into Acts 19 and how when we lose ourselves and fully su...
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Discerning The Way Forward from 2022-04-20T12:56:06
Have you struggled to understand God’s will for your life? Well, you’re not alone! In this week’s message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, walks through Paul’s missionary journey and how he re...
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The Way Forward: Fighting the Status Quo from 2022-04-13T14:52:52
Are you fully living according to God’s will and call, or are you holding back out of fear of rejection? In this week’s message, guest speaker Kelly dives into Paul’s missionary journey and how ...
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The Way Forward: Share a Meal, Share Love from 2022-04-05T17:30:11
Throughout the Gospel, Jesus uses meals to share knowledge, healing, and, most importantly, love to those around him. In this week’s message, our campus pastor Pete Bullette and pastoral staff m...
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The Way Forward: How Jesus Saves Crazy&Difficult People 101 from 2022-03-30T14:23:22
Are you willing to be humbled in order to know and serve God better? In this week’s message, guest speaker Raydon Haskins walks through the conversion of Paul in Acts chapter 9, showing how God ...
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The Way Forward: Prayer, The Secret Sauce from 2022-03-22T12:01:34
In this week’s message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, speaks on the role of prayer in the forwarding of the Gospel message, specifically in Acts chapter 4. Do you believe that powerful praye...
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The Way Forward: Unexpected Gifts&Changed Expectations from 2022-03-16T14:14:20
Are you expecting God to work in great and powerful ways? In this week’s message, pastoral staff member Amanda Frickie takes us through Acts chapter 3, where we see that God’s good character lea...
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The Way Forward: Experiencing Pentecost from 2022-03-01T16:38:24
Are you experiencing the fullness of the Holy Spirit in your life? In this week’s message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, speaks on the Pentecost narrative in Acts chapter 2, and how we can e...
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The Way Forward: The Spiritual Sequel from 2022-02-23T14:23:07
To kick off our new series for the semester, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, walks us through the first chapter of the book of Acts and how it continues the story of Jesus where the Gospel of ...
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The Resistance: The World Strikes Back from 2022-02-18T13:02:32
How are you being formed by the world? In this week’s message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, shows how the cultural values around us shape us, and how we can be shaped by Kingdom values inst...
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The Resistance: The Flesh Awakens from 2022-02-08T15:55:38
How do our earthly desires separate us from God’s desires? In this week’s message, pastoral staff member Sarah Fletcher shows us how leaning into spiritual disciplines in our everyday lives help...
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The Resistance: The Rise Of The Enemy from 2022-02-02T14:20:04
Where in your life have you been fed lies by the enemy? In this week’s message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, details how we can fight against the enemy’s deceptive whispers by looking at th...
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SALT 2022 Session 4 from 2022-01-21T17:36:33
What are your monuments? In the final session of SALT 2022, Alex reflects on monuments from his past and encourages us to do the same; think about moments and places that display God’s goodness ...
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SALT 2022 Session 3 from 2022-01-21T17:36:23
Are you truly owning your faith? In the third session of SALT 2022, Alex challenges us to take responsibility for our growth and personal relationship with God through prayer, devolution, and fa...
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SALT 2022 Session 2 from 2022-01-21T17:36:12
Where can you lose yourself for Jesus? In the second session of SALT 2022, Shawn Galyen, who serves in Granada, Spain, talks about how we must lose our reputation, our assumptions, and our agend...
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SALT 2022 Session 1 from 2022-01-21T17:35:50
What does it really mean to live in real community? In the first session of SALT 2022, Alex Rodriguez, the National Chi Alpha Training Director, walks through how community is both discovered an...
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Come&See: The Nature of the Journey Ahead from 2021-12-07T14:38:29
How is Jesus calling you to follow him? In our last message of the semester, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, speaks about how Jesus calls us to develop both the active and passive aspect of ou...
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Come&See: The Resurrection Changes Everything from 2021-12-01T14:15:42
In this very special Monday Night Live, our pastoral staff team retells the four resurrection accounts in dramatic fashion, highlighting how Jesus changed the lives of Mary Magdalene, Matthew, T...
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Come&See: Come See Our King from 2021-11-23T15:35:12
In this week's message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, speaks about the coronation of Jesus and how his “royal treatment” involved taking on the sin of all mankind. How can you follow the exa...
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Come&See: Abiding with Jesus from 2021-11-17T14:45:28
What in your life is molding your habits—and are your habits pleasing to God? In this week's message, guest speaker Jenny Groff talks about how spending time with Jesus builds better habits in o...
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Come&See: The Key to the Christian Life from 2021-11-09T14:43:26
In this week's message, pastoral staff member Josh Fairchild speaks about how living attuned to the Holy Spirit’s presence can guide us from some of the most difficult circumstances into the mos...
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Come&See: Washing Each Other’s Feet from 2021-11-03T13:36:41
Will you follow Jesus and take a step of humility and servitude in your relationships? In this week's message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, speaks about the example Jesus sets for us when w...
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Come&See: Courage, Commitment, Consecration from 2021-10-27T15:00:23
Dick Brogden shares about what it takes to live for the glory of Jesus in the nations. Listen as he shares about the Father's heart for seeing all tribes, all tongues, and all nations reached wi...
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Come&See: Welcome to Mission from 2021-10-20T00:53:51
Will you trust that God will provide for your every need? In this week's message, guest speaker Brett Fuller discusses how Jesus asks us to trust in his power and love and how different our live...
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Come&See: When Jesus Sends Signs from 2021-10-08T14:24:57
Have you ever found yourself faced with doubts? Have you ever been in a place where you just feel swamped with questions? Listen this week as pastoral staff member, Sarah Fletcher teaches us abo...
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2021 Fall Retreat – Session 4 from 2021-10-06T14:34:28
What does it mean for us live out our faith in the world? How do we engage the people around us with the Gospel? Listen, as we close out our retreat learning about how we are called to be ambass...
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2021 Fall Retreat – Session 3 from 2021-10-05T17:15:31
Do you know Jesus both as Savior and as Lord? The book of Philippians teaches us that if we miss one of these aspects of Jesus' nature then we are missing a fundamental reality of the Christian ...
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2021 Fall Retreat – Session 2 from 2021-10-04T15:08:24
Have you ever wondered what is God doing in the world? Put another way, have you ever asked what in the world is God doing? In this message, we learn about what type of community it is that the ...
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2021 Fall Retreat – Session 1 from 2021-10-04T14:38:54
As human beings, we are made to make a big deal of something. The question then is, in the equation of your life what will you choose to put at the center? Listen as our campus pastor, Pete Bull...
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Come&See: The Sabbath Giver from 2021-09-29T12:20:10
Do you want to get well? Will you trust Jesus and let his healing power cleanse your body and soul? In this week's message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, speaks about how Jesus is more power...
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Come&See: Jesus, the Thirst Quencher from 2021-09-21T20:20:13
Where do you find your satisfaction? How can you find sustenance that actually lasts? In this week's episode, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, discusses how Jesus is the ultimate giver of life ...
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The Gospel In A Nutshell from 2021-09-14T17:22:21
Where are you placing your identity? In this week's message, special guest speaker Ken Elzinga, an esteemed economics professor at UVA, discusses how aligning our lifestyles with gospel principl...
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Come&See: Vintage Jesus from 2021-09-08T14:43:39
Will you obey Jesus and receive his transformational power? In this week's message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, speaks about how Jesus can transform us from the inside out, creating "new w...
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Come&See: What Are You Pursuing? from 2021-09-01T16:49:44
What do you seek? What will you pursue? In our first message of the year, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, discusses how our lives can be radically changed when we decide to pursue Jesus over w...
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How To Live With An "Undying Love" from 2021-05-06T13:03:50
It is the end of the semester, and for all of us this means a transition into a new season of life. Whether you are simply transitioning into a summer away from your UVA community, or you are a ...
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Fight Different from 2021-04-28T12:12:53
This semester we have been looking at what it means to live differently, and this week we are talking about some of the things that stop us from doing so. Listen as staff member, Josh Fairchild,...
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A New Household from 2021-04-22T17:38:15
What does it really mean to submit to one another as in Christ? Erin Herrman delivers an detailed account of Ephesians 5:21-33. Along the way, she paints a picture of the social structure of an ...
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Walk Differently from 2021-04-13T14:35:07
We have spent the first half of the semester talking about how the book of Ephesians anchors us to know who we are in Christ, now with that identity in full view we are learning about how we are...
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Paul Ai: From Witch Doctor to Missionary from 2021-04-06T17:46:15
This week we are joined by a man who has a story that sounds as if it came straight out of the book of Acts. Our speaker, Paul Ai, went from being a Buddhist monk to being a witch doctor then af...
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Different: Our Identity in Christ from 2021-03-24T14:07:17
Is the Christian life really all that unique? Marcus Floyd, our guest speaker from Richmond Chi Alpha, teaches us that our identity in Christ is a call to change the way we think live. We learn ...
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Maturity In Christ from 2021-03-16T15:13:45
What does it mean to come to maturity in Christ? This week one of our staff members, Amanda Frickie teaches us that our maturity in Christ comes from a place of interdependence. I need you, you ...
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In Christ I am Loved from 2021-03-16T13:50
What are the things that get in the way of us experiencing the love of God? In our message this week, our campus pastor Pete Bullette talks to us about how our shame gets in the way of experienc...
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The Anchor Room: Episode 2.3 from 2021-03-04T19:09:54
It's Missions Week at Chi Alpha and we have a special episode with a UVA Alumna who works overseas. Come listen to what God is doing around the world and the way that missionaries have to prepar...
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The Anchor Room: Episode 2.3 from 2021-03-04T19:09:54
It's Missions Week at Chi Alpha and we have a special episode with a UVA Alumna who works overseas. Come listen to what God is doing around the world and the way that missionaries have to prepar...
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Riches in Christ from 2021-03-04T19:01:29
Are there any people that you find yourself unwilling to share the gospel with? This week, an XA at UVA alumna who works overseas asks us to consider what walls we have put up that prevent us fr...
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The Anchor Room: Episode 2.2 from 2021-02-24T14:38:42
On this episode, Rigo talks with Marcus Floyd from RVA Chi Alpha about the ministry of reconciliation. What roles do our ethnicities and our stories play in reconciling others to Christ? How can...
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In Christ We Are One New Humanity from 2021-02-24T14:20:24
What does it mean to image God to the world? How are we to live out that call in the midst of so much division? Listen this week as National Chi Alpha Diversity Director, Belkis Lehmann shares w...
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In Christ I Am Alive from 2021-02-18T19:03:27
What is the nature of our salvation? What are we saved from? How are we saved? And what are we saved for? These are the questions our campus pastor Pete Bullette seeks to answer in this message....
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Resources for Living in Christ from 2021-02-10T13:46:19
What is the most essential resource for living life in Christ? Listen to our message from this week as our director, Pete Bullette talks about how the Spirit of wisdom and revelation empowers us...
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Identity In Christ from 2021-02-03T14:42:44
Have you ever struggled with placing your identity in your performance or your popularity? This week our director, Pete Bullette, talks to us about what it means to place our identity in Christ....
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The Anchor Room: Anxiety from 2021-01-28T18:31:45
Episode 2.1 This week, fourth-year student Leah Andersen and Rigo talk with Jeff Jennings,PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist and staff psychologist with UVA CAPS. With more than 20 years of e...
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Advent Week 4: Love from 2020-12-21T13:44:46
Tune in for a look into Christmas traditions and the culmination of our advent series. In our last week before Christmas Rigo and Zach discuss the topic of love with special guest Michelle.
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Advent Week 3: Joy from 2020-12-14T17:30:54
Christmas day draws nearer and nearer. This week marks the third week of Advent as we prepare for the celebration of Jesus' birth. Zach and Rigo continue our series by talking about Joy in the C...
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Advent Week 2: Peace from 2020-12-06T14:17:16
Welcome to week two of our series on Advent. As we continue to press into this season of a waiting Christmas and celebrating the birth of our Lord and savior, Zach and Rigo talk to us about the ...
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Advent Week 1: Hope from 2020-11-29T20:24:52
Welcome to a special edition of the Anchor Room Podcast. Tune in for the next four weeks as Rigo and staff discuss the importance of the advent season and how we can be preparing for Christmas. ...
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The Anchor Room: Revealing How the Story Ends from 2020-11-27T13:51:44
This week Rigo and Sarah close out our sermon series, "Revelation: Revealing Ultimate Reality." They remind us of the blessed assurance of redemption that we have because our good God is a promi...
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Revelation: Revealing How the Story Ends from 2020-11-24T11:02:01
This has been a semester unlike any other, and now we find ourselves heading into an especially long break. Where will we find our rest during this break? Listen this week as staff member, Sarah...
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Revelation: Revealing the Nature of Salvation from 2020-11-17T15:37:41
What exactly is the nature of salvation? This week, Pete Bullette tells us how our relational God established a covenant relationship with us through Jesus. Pete reads us through Revelation 19 a...
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The Anchor Room: Revealing Ultimate Judgment from 2020-11-12T15:01:24
This week Rigo is joined by a very special guest - our very own Blair Brake!! Tune in this week to hear Blair dive deeper into the imagery of Revelation 17, and how what we put our faith in has ...
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Revelation: Revealing Ultimate Judgment from 2020-11-10T18:38:43
In our world, we see so much brokenness and injustice and you may be left wondering, what is God doing in the world? Listen this week as staff member, Blair Brake, shares about God's heart for j...
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The Anchor Room: Missions Interview from 2020-11-03T19:50:55
Tune in this week to here Rigo interview two of Chi Alpha at UVA's alum as they talk about what its like doing missions abroad.
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Revelation: Revealing the Playbook of the Enemy from 2020-11-03T19:39:56
Have you ever wished you could understand the tactics of the enemy? The book of Revelation does just that, giving us a peek inside the playbook of the enemy. Listen this week as we see how the e...
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The Anchor Room: Revealing the Story God is Telling in the World from 2020-10-30T10:40:06
Its Missions Week! Tune in to this week's episode to here Rigo and Matt talk about what its like to give a year to missions and pray about a lifetime.
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Revelation: Revealing the Story God is Telling in the World from 2020-10-29T17:29:45
What story are you living in? One of our XA alum who works oversees encourages us to consider the story that God is crafting around us. Through the book of Revelation and personal stories from h...
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The Anchor Room: Revealing The Story We Find Ourselves In from 2020-10-22T19:22:36
Pete and Rigo dive deep into the imagery of the book of Revelation, by taking a close look at Chapter 12. Join us this week as Pastor Pete walks us through the symbolic nature of the conflict be...
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Revelation: Revealing The Story We Find Ourselves In from 2020-10-22T12:02:33
How can we be Christians of steel? There is an ongoing cosmic battle between Jesus and Satan that engulfs our lives today. We are thankful to know that Jesus has already won, yet life remains di...
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The Anchor Room: Revealing the Power of Prayer from 2020-10-15T15:19:17
This week Rigo chats with our special staff speaker- Jen Moss!! They discuss the importance of prayer and how it is our most powerful tool in the christian life.
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Revelation: Revealing the Power of Prayer from 2020-10-13T16:27:01
Have you ever wondered about why we pray? In this sermon, Jen Moss explains that historically, when the praises go up, the blessings come down. Jen notes that God is listening to all prayers fro...
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The Anchor Room: Revealing the Standard Package of the Kingdom from 2020-10-09T18:26:04
The Book of Revelation paints a picture of a diverse community of believers from every tongue, nation, and tribe. In honor of Hispanic History Month Rigo expands on this picture by giving us a g...
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Revelation: Revealing the Standard Package of the Kingdom from 2020-10-05T23:47:25
Listen to our message this week from one of our staff members, Rigo Herrera, as he shares on every tribe, every nation, every tongue, every people. This message of reconciliation is near and dea...
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The Anchor Room: Revealing Life in a Fallen World from 2020-10-01T16:50:37
This week on the Anchor Room Pastor Pete and Rigo discuss the joy of living in intentional christian c...
Revelation: Revealing Life in a Fallen World from 2020-09-29T14:52:40
2020 has been a challenging year for many of us. Pete Bulette speaks on the nature and consequences of sin and how the hope that Jesus provides us during a difficult season.
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The Anchor Room: Revealing the True Center from 2020-09-24T16:23:01
Pastor Pete and Rigo continue their discussion through the book of Revelation. Tune in this week to hear the differences between reverent fear and awe when meditating on the glory, goodness, and...
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Revelation: Revealing the True Center from 2020-09-22T09:59:01
In the book of Revelation, there is this incredible description of the throne of God where we see glimpses of His character, capacity, glory, and power. In this same passage, we also see an unex...
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The Anchor Room: Revealing the Condition of the Church from 2020-09-17T14:22:55
Do you feel as though you have become complacent in your faith? Do you find yourself feeling distant from the presence of God? If so, tune into this week's episode of The Anchor Room podcast as ...
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Revelation: Revealing the Condition of the Church from 2020-09-17T12:34:09
Listen to our message this week as our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, teaches us about the challenges faced by the seven churches described in Revelation that still apply to us today. Our passage...
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The Anchor Room: Revealing the Glory of Jesus from 2020-09-10T17:08:15
Tune in to the Anchor Room this week as Pastor Pete and Rigo continue to answer your questions about this semester's sermon series, Revelation: Revealing Ultimate Reality. Listen as they discuss...
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Revelation: Revealing the Glory of Jesus from 2020-09-10T14:53:44
When we look at adversity, nothing compares to the beauty and the glory of Jesus. Listen to our message this week as our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, shows us how Jesus is our High Priest, our ...
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The Anchor Room: Revealing How to Thrive in Adversity from 2020-09-03T11:31:10
Pete and Rigo kick off our first episode of The Anchor Room podcast. Listen in to hear some behind the scenes talk about how this semester's sermon series came to be a...
Revelation: Revealing How to Thrive in Adversity from 2020-09-02T14:45:25
Does it feel like everything in your life is not going the way that you planned? Do you feel like you are struggling to find ways to thrive in the midst of adversity? Listen to our message this ...
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Things I Need to Be Reminded Of Often - Home Edition: Our Hope is Secure in Christ from 2020-04-29T15:22:43
In our last message of the semester and of the school year, our own Erin Herrman reminds us that our hope is secure in Christ and tells us how that impacts the three anchors of Chi Alpha: Real D...
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Things I Need to Be Reminded Of Often - Home Edition: Time With God Is Not Wasted from 2020-04-22T12:08:45
In this week's message from Psalms, our own Jen Moss reminds us that when we spend time with God, that time is never wasted. In fact, it is some of the most productive time we have.
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Things I Need to Be Reminded Of Often - Home Edition: Do Not Be Anxious from 2020-04-17T12:24:47
In this week's message from Philippians, our own Josh Fairchild shares three keys to living without fear and anxiety, reminding us that the peace of God is always available to us.
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Things I Need to Be Reminded Of Often - Home Edition: Pay Attention from 2020-04-08T14:10:42
In this week's message from the Gospel of Matthew, our own Blair Brake reminds us to pay attention as we build a foundation for ourselves, sharing how important it is to have a firm foundation i...
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Things I Need to Be Reminded Of Often - Home Edition: The Glory of Jesus from 2020-04-01T17:45:28
After a brief time away to reorganize during the coronavirus pandemic, we are back with a new series, Things I Need to Be Reminded of Often - Home Edition. This week, Pete shares three points fr...
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Is Faith Wishful Thinking? from 2020-03-04T13:14:16
In this week's message, Abdu Murray of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries makes a compelling case for why faith is not just wishful thinking and hosts a live Q&A with students.
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Dropping Your Nets to Follow Jesus from 2020-02-26T14:08:05
In this week's message, Tiont Williams of Richmond Young Life, shares a powerful message from Matthew 4 about how following Christ changes us and can cause the weight we carry to drop from us. Listen
Define the Relationship: The Problem of Porn from 2020-02-19T13:10:20
Have you struggled to stop watching porn? Is it hard to pinpoint exactly why you keep watching? In this week's message, our own Rigo Herrera shares about the impact and pervasiveness of porn in ...
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Define the Relationship: Sex from 2020-02-12T13:12:40
In this week's message, Pete and Amy Bullette look at sex through a biblical lens, revealing God's intention for sexuality and showing us how sexual immorality can affect ourselves, our spiritua...
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Define the Relationship: Dating from 2020-02-05T13:38
Are you struggling to figure out how to date well? Is it hard to figure out who you should date or how to talk about boundaries? In this week's message, Pete and Amy Bullette give us a biblical ...
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Define the Relationship: Marriage from 2020-01-29T13:12:08
What does marriage mean to you? A blissful state of love with the man or woman of your dreams? A lifelong commitment to someone you deeply care about? In this week's message, Pete and Amy Bullet...
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Define the Relationship: Singleness from 2020-01-22T13:53:46
Relationships can be hard, but being single is just the worst, right? Well, what if singleness didn't have to be so bad? In this week's message, our own Sarah Fletcher breaks down some of the my...
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Define the Relationship: Heart Issues from 2020-01-15T14:02:38
Do you desire healthy relationships? Do you know what a healthy relationship looks like? To kick off our new series, Define the Relationship: a series on love, sex, and dating, Pete and Amy Bull...
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Chef's Special: God's Plan from 2019-12-04T15:05:51
Do you often wonder about your life's purpose? Do you feel like you just aren't big enough or important enough to make a difference? In this week's message from Luke, our own Erin Herrman shares...
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Chef's Special: Prayer Life of Jesus from 2019-11-26T13:37:32
Have you ever wondered how Jesus' ministry was so powerful and successful? The greatest moments of Jesus' ministry in Luke begin with one common theme: prayer. In this week's message, Blake Thom...
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Chef's Special: Rich Fool from 2019-11-20T18:20:55
This week, we begin a new series, Chef's Special. We will be looking at some of the most frequent themes that appear throughout the book of Luke. In this message, Pete shares about money, walkin...
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10 Keys to a Life of Outrageous Generosity from 2019-11-13T14:26:39
Have you ever wondered how some people can be so generous? Do you struggle to figure out how to be generous yourself? In this week's message, our guest speaker, Jenny McJunkin, shares some of he...
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Come to the Table: Eating With Jesus in Our Disappointment from 2019-11-06T14:45:07
Have you ever experienced disappointment that made it difficult to follow Jesus? How do we live out our faith when we're blindsided by unmet expectations? In this week's message from Luke, Pete ...
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Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Son from 2019-10-30T14:45:27
A guest missionary shares a message from Luke about the power and relentless nature of God's love for us and challenges us to partner with God to share that love with others.
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Come to the Table: Heart Healthy from 2019-10-16T12:28:30
Do you want to make a difference in someone's life? Do you wonder how Jesus did it so well? In this week's message from Luke, our very own Sarah Fletcher shares the story of a man who climbed up...
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2019 Fall Retreat: Session 4 from 2019-10-03T19:43
To finish off her Fall Retreat series, Sarah Malcolm poses the question: Is the Good Life What You Know or Who You Are? Sharing from a passage in Isaiah, Sarah shows us that the Good Life comes ...
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2019 Fall Retreat: Session 3 from 2019-10-03T17:38:35
For the Saturday night message, Sarah Malcolm continues her Fall Retreat message by asking: Is the Good Life Freedom from Suffering? Pulling from the story of Job, Sarah shows us how suffering c...
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2019 Fall Retreat: Session 2 from 2019-10-03T15:34:08
Sarah Malcolm continues her Fall Retreat series with another question about the good life: Is the Good Life Self-Determined? Through verses in Galatians and 1 Corinthians, Sarah consider ways we...
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2019 Fall Retreat: Session 1 from 2019-10-03T15:05:54
Sarah Malcolm starts her Fall Retreat series called "The Road to Identity: Conversations on the Good Life", which starts with a simple question: Is the Good Life an Independent Pursuit? She shar...
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Come to the Table: You Feed Them from 2019-10-02T17:44:20
Are you struggling to make an impact in the world around you for God's Kingdom? In this week's message from Luke, Pete talks about the incredible things God can do if we just make ourselves avai...
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Come to the Table: Kingdom of Man Versus Kingdom of God from 2019-09-25T14:04:33
What does a community centered around Christ look like? How does one eat a meal without elbows? In this week's message from Luke, Pete gives us some insight on both of these questions through on...
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Come to the Table: The Main Course from 2019-09-19T11:17:42
Do you ever find yourself so caught up in the things on your to-do list that you ignore the things that really matter? In this week's message from Luke, Jesus reveals the one thing that should b...
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Come to the Table: When Grace Pays the Bill from 2019-09-11T17:13
What prompts people to go all in for Jesus? What does going all in even look like? In tonight's message from Luke, a desperate woman offers Jesus an expression of gratitude that is awkward at be...
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Come to the Table: A Revolutionary Meal from 2019-09-03T14:03:06
Where do you feel like you belong? Have you ever wondered if Christianity is for you? This week we kick off our new message series exploring the meals of Jesus through the gospel of Luke. In ton...
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Wilderness University: Phony Gods 201 from 2019-04-25T17:41:57
Have you ever tried to solve a problem only to make matters worse? In our message from Exodus today, Rigo Herrera shares how Israel turned from God and suffered severe consequences, and how we c...
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Wilderness University: Balance 101 from 2019-04-17T17:52:10
Has your life ever felt imbalanced? Does life ever feel like a little too much? In this week’s message, Blair Brake shares God’s perfect solution to our frantic and hurried lives—rest.
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Wilderness University: Devotion 101 from 2019-04-08T11:51:12
When is the last time you worshipped an idol? We may not have gold or silver statues littering our culture today, but we are constantly surrounded by things that can steal our devotion and love ...
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Wilderness University: Identity 101 from 2019-03-29T11:30:23
Who are you? After coming out of four hundred years of living in Egypt as slaves, this was a very important question for Moses and the Israelites. Abigail Herrera shares from Moses' encounter wi...
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Wilderness University: Dependence 101 from 2019-03-21T16:11:48
This week we start a new series as we step into the second half of the book of Exodus. Not long after entering the desert, the Israelites encounter one of their biggest threats: themselves. In t...
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Straight Outta Egypt: Living in 3D from 2019-03-05T12:13:48
How we see the world will determine whether we live full of faith, or constantly attacked by fear. While we all go through challenging circumstances in life, we don't have to go through those ci...
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Straight Outta Egypt: Passover from 2019-02-26T13:45:06
This week we get to the high point of Exodus, the Passover and the deliverance of Israel from Egypt. Sarah Fletcher shares on what the Passover means for us today and how deliverance is availabl...
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Straight Outta Egypt: Shame from 2019-02-06T01:20:35
"I'm not _________ enough." However we fill in the blank, our lives are affected by shame. In the story of Moses' call to deliver the Hebrews, we see Moses' shame and God's response.
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Straight Outta Egypt: Burning Bush from 2019-01-31T16:51:25
Have you ever wanted to encounter God? This week, we look at Moses’ encounter with God at a burning bush, where he learned about God’s love and God’s plan.
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Straight Outta Egypt: Having a Bifocal View of God from 2019-01-15T11:11:08
Where is God when we can't see Him at work? And if He can do it all, why does He need us? This week Pete Bullette kicks of our series through the book of Exodus with a look at the nature of God'...
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Immersed: Jesus is Worth It from 2018-12-06T11:31:34
"Is following Jesus worth it?" In the final message of the series, Josh Fairchild addresses this question with a look at the topic of the resurrection.
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Immersed: The Holy Spirit from 2018-11-30T10:56:54
Are the gifts of the Spirit for today? From the context of Paul's famous chapter on love, Sarah Fletcher shares on the importance of seeking the Spirit's gifts today in order to love others full...
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Immersed: The Greatest of These from 2018-11-20T16:15:25
What is the essential element of healthy Christian community? Erin Herrman speaks on one of the chief virtues of the Christian life and how it can help us thrive in community.
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Immersed: Alcohol from 2018-11-15T10:36:38
What should be a Christian's relationship with alcohol? From Paul's discussion on meat sacrificed to idols, we pull some extremely relevant and useful guidelines when it comes to alcohol.
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Immersed: Sexuality and Singleness from 2018-11-07T15:49:13
Who is the authority on sex? Tonight we look at six lies popular culture feeds us on the topic compared to the Biblical realities of sex found in 1 Corinthians 6 & 7.
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Dick Brogden: This Gospel from 2018-10-30T10:47:45
Dick Brogden shares on the importance of being proclaimers of the gospel among the unreached.
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Immersed: Forgiveness from 2018-10-25T13:26:32
As followers of Jesus, do we have the right to take offense? Forgiveness is an essential element of the Christian life, yet it is costly. Joshua Moran shares on from 1 Corinthians on the power o...
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Immersed: The Most Loving Thing from 2018-10-17T12:44:51
Sometimes the most loving thing we can do for a friend is the most difficult thing. Tonight we look at how Paul addresses conflict in the church and the radical love he shows those caught up in ...
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Immersed: Jesus Makes Your Life Harder from 2018-10-04T15:06:34
Is the American Dream-dipped Christianity what Jesus had in mind? Director Pete Bullette reveals one of the most incovenient truths of Scripture—Jesus makes your life harder.
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Podcast Mini: Housing from 2018-10-04T14:41:03
An excerpt from a recent Immersed message about the importance of viewing your house as a temple of the Holy Spirit, and some simple practices to follow when forming a house.
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XAFR18: Power of Prayer from 2018-10-01T11:31:15
What are the keys to powerful prayer? Alex closes out the retreat with a message on prayer that will change your perspective on prayer.
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XAWR18: Knowing Jesus from 2018-10-01T11:27:59
What does it mean to be saved? Alex shares what it means to experience salvation and know Jesus as Friend, Savior, Bridegroom, and King.
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XAFR18: Don't Drink the Poison from 2018-10-01T11:25:27
What has the greatest potential to destroy Real Community? It's a poision with only one cure.
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XAWR18: Dead to Self, Alive to Jesus from 2018-10-01T11:20:12
Why are you alive to Jesus? The answer is that someone before you chose to live like Stephen. Chi Alpha National Training Director, Alex Rodriguez, kicks off the weekend with a study of the life...
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Immersed: "Who Do You Think You Are?" from 2018-09-25T11:26:40
When you think of the church, what comes to mind? Understanding why God made the church, which is often a weak spot in our theology, could actually lead to incredible transformation in our lives...
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Ken Elzinga: What It Means to Deny Jesus from 2018-09-19T16:43:42
How do we remain faithful to Jesus despite fears, insecurities, and doubts that tempt us to deny Him? Professor Ken Elzinga shares his answer to this question through stories from his own life a...
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Immersed: Reality Check from 2018-09-11T13:50:50
Can you trust what you see? We all go through life with a set of beliefs that color everything with which we interact. In Corinth, the church has gotten off track and needs to be reminded by Paul o...
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Immersed: Living on Purpose from 2018-09-04T14:22:58
"How did I end up here?" That's a question we never want to end up asking ourselves, but one we can run into if we don't live our lives on purpose. Chi Alpha Director Pete Bullette introduces us to...
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Things I Need to Be Reminded of Often: It's Not All About Me from 2018-05-02T01:06:23
Humble service is one of the pillars of the Christian life. Staff member Rigo Herrera closes out our series, Things I Need to Be Reminded of Often, and the school year, with a message on service ou...
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Things I Need to Be Reminded of Often: Jesus is Better from 2018-04-25T18:11:02
We live in a world that places a high value on wealth, success, and total control over our lives. However, none of it compares to the sweetness of Jesus. Staff member Abigail Herrera gives a powerf...
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Things I Need to Be Reminded of Often: Forgiveness from 2018-04-18T18:52:14
Have you ever wondered what it means to forgive someone? Staff member Sarah Fletcher gives a sermon out of Matthew 18 and tells us what God's definition of forgiveness is.
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Things I Need to Be Reminded of Often: Obedience from 2018-04-11T19:03:59
Do you sometimes think that the Bible is just full of rules? Staff member Erin Herrman shares a message from the book of Exodus on how our obedience to God's commands actually leads to freedom.
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Steve Garland: The Lie of Fear from 2018-04-03T14:49:25
Have you ever been afraid to go where Jesus has called you? UVA Head Wrestling Coach Steve Garland preaches a sermon out of Matthew 14 about how we need to have our eyes locked in on Jesus to be ab...
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Things I Need to Be Reminded of Often: A Holy Interruption from 2018-03-27T14:09:25
Do you ever feel like no one knows or notices you? Speaking for the first time at MNL, staff member Jenny Shin gives a message from Mark 5 on how we are known individually by God.
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