Podcasts by Cru Talks
Cru Talks is a collection of talks given at Penn State Cru's weekly meetings and retreats. To listen to them live, join us on Thursday nights in Forest Resources 112 at 7pm. This podcast is also available on Apple, Google, and Spotify podcasts.
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Moving Forward Virtually: Processing Emotions from 2020-04-23T23:00
Continuing with online Cru, Hannah talks about our endless cycle of emotions through quarantine.
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Moving Forward Virtually: The Power of Prayer from 2020-04-16T23:00
Continuing our online zoom meetings, Tom gives a powerful testimony about our mindset when it comes to prayer.
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Moving Forward Virtually: Resting and Fasting from 2020-04-09T23:00
Continuing with our online zoom meetings, Josh and Kathryn walk us through the disciplines of resting and fasting. Through these practices we can experience a deeper intimacy with God as he reve...
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Student Talk: Chandelle Keller from 2020-04-02T23:00
Student Chandelle Keller talks with us about how our discipline is a response to God's grace and love for us. We act in obedience because of our love for the Father.
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Moving Forward Virtually: "What Do I Have Left?" from 2020-03-26T23:00
Penn State Cru is continually learning and adapting to our new virtual reality. This week Abe talks about how Jesus is our rock. When everything feels unstable and changing Jesus is our stabilit...
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Moving Forward Virtually: Our Response to Coronavirus from 2020-03-19T23:00
With Penn State classes moving online for the remainder of the semester and campus facilities closed, we're adapting and learning how to continue our movement virtually. In our first virtual mee...
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Student Talk: Chris Madeira from 2020-02-28T00:00
Student Chris Madeira walks us through what it looks like to steward your finances with a Kingdom mindset.
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James: Part 9 from 2020-02-21T00:00
This week Tom walks us through James 5:13-20. He discusses how prayer is the key to experiencing joy in the midst of suffering.
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James: Part 8 from 2020-02-14T00:00
This week Abe is continuing our series in James 4:11-12, 5:7-12.
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James: Part 7 from 2020-02-07T00:00
This week Josh is continuing our series in James 4:13-5:6.
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James: Part 6 from 2020-01-24T00:00
This week, Kathryn is continuing our series in James 4:1-10.
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James: Part 5 from 2020-01-17T00:00
We're back from break and jumping right back into our series on James. This week, Tom is walking us through James 3:13-18.
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Understanding Advent: The Story of Noah from 2019-12-13T00:00
In preparation for Christmas break, we're taking another break from James. Listen as Hannah teaches us the story of Jesus from a Christmas perspective.
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James: Part 4 from 2019-12-06T00:00
Abe is continuing our talk series in James 3:1-12 after a short break.
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Fall Retreat 2019: Extending Your Present (Part 4) from 2019-11-03T15:00
Listen to our talk series from this year's Fall Retreat by our guest speaker Nick Nowalk.
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Fall Retreat 2019: Bloom Where You're Planted (Part 3) from 2019-11-02T23:00
Listen to our talk series from this year's Fall Retreat by our guest speaker Nick Nowalk.
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Fall Retreat 2019: Lamenting (Part 2) from 2019-11-02T14:00
Listen to our talk series from this year's Fall Retreat by our guest speaker Nick Nowalk.
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Fall Retreat 2019: Mindfulness (Part 1) from 2019-11-02T00:00
Listen to our talk series from this year's Fall Retreat by our guest speaker Nick Nowalk.
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James: Part 1 from 2019-10-24T23:00
We're kicking off a new series on the book of James. This week, Tom is introducing the book and going through James 1:1, 19-27.
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Christian Basics: Sexual Wholeness from 2019-10-10T23:00
This week, we're concluding our Christian Basics series with a talk by Abe on God's design for sexual wholeness.
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Christian Basics: Christian Growth from 2019-10-03T23:00
Josh is continuing our Christian Basics series this week by talking about growth.
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Christian Basics: Equipped in the Spirit from 2019-09-27T16:00
Tom is continuing our Christian Basics series this week by talking about being equipped in the Holy Spirit.
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Christian Basics: Empowered by the Holy Spirit from 2019-09-24T02:29:13
This week, Kathryn continues our Christian Basics series with a talk focused on receiving power from the Holy Spirit.
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Christian Basics: Confession from 2019-09-14T10:30:25
This week Hannah shows us what confession looks like using examples from her own life.
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Christian Basics: Assurance of Salvation from 2019-09-07T04:10:05
This semester, we're doing a series on the Christian Basics. Tonight, Tom starts us off by reminding us of the certainty we can have in our relationship status with God.
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Cru Introduction Fall 2019 from 2019-09-02T03:24:29
We're kicking off another year with a talk from Tom about our need for relationships.
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Questioning Christianity: The Bible from 2019-04-26T13:20:44
As yet another semester comes to a close, we're finishing up our apologetics series. Listen as Josh Himes makes an argument for the Christian faith through Biblical prophesy.
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Questioning Christianity: History from 2019-04-24T01:54:27
This week, intern Morgan Kolonauski leads us through the historical evidence for Jesus and the resurrection.
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Questioning Christianity: Armour of God from 2019-04-12T03:06:58
This week, senior student Amy leads us in a talk on the Armour of God as we continue our Questioning Christianity series. This talk takes a unique look at how Christians can defend their faith by l...
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Questioning Christianity: Personal Experience from 2019-04-01T13:22:28
One of the strongest arguments for the Christian faith is the personal stories of those who believe it. That's why we had several students share their testimonies this week. Tune in to hear thei...
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Questioning Christianity: Science from 2019-03-23T19:56:14
Continuing our apologetics series, we're taking a look at how science interacts with our Christian faith. This week, student Kyle Evernham explains how science and faith are not mutually exclusi...
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Questioning Christianity: Philosophy from 2019-03-15T22:18:15
We're excited to be kicking off a brand new series on apologetics. Over the next 6 weeks, tune in to hear different defenses for the Christian faith. This week, Tom Sperlich walks us through som...
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Living in God's Truth from 2019-02-22T02:44:39
This week at Cru, senior student Ceci Richardsen shares some wisdom God has taught her over the last four years. Listen as she shares what it means to live in God's truth and how trusting Him ha...
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40 Days on Prayer: Praying for a Breakthrough from 2019-02-09T23:20:23
A study on biblical prayer wouldn't be complete without learning how Paul uses prayer in his letters to the early church. Tune in as Tom Sperlich breaks this down with us.
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40 Days on Prayer: The Pattern for Prayer from 2019-02-01T03:18:02
We're excited to be back despite the cold weather to continue our series on prayer. Listen as Josh breaks down the Lord's prayer and speaks on the context surrounding this passage.
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40 Days on Prayer: Praying with Confidence from 2019-01-18T04:32:46
This week at Cru, Kathryn taught us what true confidence in prayer looks like and how closely it's tied to our trust in God. As we continue our series on prayer, take some time to build your con...
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40 Days on Prayer: The Purpose of Prayer from 2019-01-13T04:41:59
We're kicking off a 40 Day Prayer Challenge this week with a talk on the purpose of prayer. Join us as we learn the power of prayer and begin to apply it to our lives.
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The Greatest Chapter Ever Written: Sealed in the Spirit from 2018-12-07T03:51:29
It's Christmas time and our last meeting of the semester. Tune in as Tom Sperlich wraps up our series on Romans 8 by talking about God's love.
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The Greatest Chapter Ever Written: Hope in the Spirit from 2018-12-01T18:56:46
This week, Josh talks about our adoption into the family of God and the steps we must take to join this new family.
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The Greatest Chapter Ever Written: Life in the Spirit from 2018-11-13T02:40:32
"It's not about thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less." This week, Josh challenges us to set our minds on God's desires and not our own.
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Bonus: Discipleship Training from 2018-11-08T01:35:55
Listen as Roger Hershey leads a workshop on discipleship.
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The Greatest Chapter Ever Written: Freedom in the Spirit from 2018-11-02T02:45:07
"Biblical freedom is being released from condemnation in order to be transformed by the Spirit into the person you were created and long to be." Listen as Josh kicks off our series on Romans Cha...
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Discipleship from 2018-10-26T20:43:31
Are you looking for significance or a purpose in life? This week guest speaker Roger Hershey shares how discipleship transformed his life and ultimately became his career.
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Ruth: A Look at Proverbs 31 from 2018-10-26T20:34:54
Listen as Tom Sperlich walks us through Proverbs 31 and shows how this important chapter sheds a new light on the book of Ruth.
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Genesis to Revelation from 2018-10-22T22:40:37
How do we know how to escape the rip current of life and avoid being lost at sea? Listen as Dylan from The Traveling Team walks us through escaping the pull of the world and paints a picture of God...
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Fall Retreat 2018: Engaging God's Kingdom Vision (Part 4) from 2018-10-10T21:23:38
"If you just try hard enough, you can do anything you set your mind to." While our culture thrives on self-sufficiency, scripture tells us we need help living the Christian life. In his final talk,...
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Fall Retreat 2018: Engaging God's Kingdom Vision (Part 3) from 2018-10-10T21:20:58
"Jesus called his disciples first and foremost to be with him." In this talk, Drew Jackson lays out what it looks like to live out of the spirit's power and he invites us to accept that power in ou...
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Fall Retreat 2018: Engaging God's Kingdom Vision (Part 2) from 2018-10-10T21:17:34
"Have you seen Jesus?" Have you been living under the reality that we serve a risen Lord? Listen as Drew Jackson outlines how the disciples reacted to the life changing news of Jesus' resurrection.
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Fall Retreat 2018: Engaging God's Kingdom Vision (Part 1) from 2018-10-10T21:09:12
"What if the picture of the gospel that is so often painted is not the whole picture?" We tend to wonder if the good news is good enough based on the brokenness we experience. In Drew Jackson's fir...
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Brant's Testimony from 2018-09-21T17:20:01
We took a break this past week from our series on Ruth to listen to a student testimony. Brant Goings shared how our testimonies may not be the way we hoped, but they are still part of who God made...
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Ruth: Chapter 2 from 2018-09-07T21:12:19
Tom Sperlich continues our series in Ruth by looking at God's provision for Naomi through Ruth's interactions with Boaz.
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Ruth: Chapter 1 from 2018-09-05T15:22:57
Hannah Verseput talks on Ruth 1 and about Ruth's incredible faithfulness to Naomi.
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Series Introduction: Ruth from 2018-08-24T15:30:47
Tom Sperlich introduces our talk series for the fall 2018 semester and starts off with the historical context of Ruth.
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Cru Introduction Fall 2018 from 2018-08-24T15:24:20
Hannah Verseput introduces all of Penn State Cru's staff and talks about the staff's vision for our movement.
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