Podcasts by RUF at William
Each Wednesday we meet to sing, hear from the Bible, ask questions and get to know each other. These are the recordings of the sermons from RUF large group.
Further podcasts by Ben Robertson
Podcast on the topic Religion und Spiritualität
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John 6: Should I Stay or Should I Go? from 2019-10-08T08:00
Jesus gets offensive and people start to leave.
ListenFaculty on Faith from 2019-09-25T11:00
William & Mary Professors Alexandra Joosse (Public Policy), Justin Stevens (Physics), and Aaron Griffith (Philosophy) discuss how their Christian faith interacts with their academic discipli...
ListenJohn 2: More Wine, Please from 2019-09-04T08:00
RUF Large Group is for everyone: skeptics, believers, the burned-out, the broken, weird people, normal people, hypocrites, strugglers, doubters, slackers, over-achievers, and everyone in ...
ListenJohn 1: Come and See from 2019-08-29T11:00
ListenMatt Terrell A Story of Joy (A Little Help From My Friends 6) from 2019-07-15T12:00
Matt is the campus minister of City Campus Ministry in New York.
ListenSJ Lim Wisdom For Control Freaks (A Little Help From My Friends 5) from 2019-06-22T16:00
SJ is the RUF campus minister at Wash U and wears really cool sneakers.
ListenJoe Dentici #Blessed (A Little Help From My Friends 4) from 2019-06-18T00:00
Joe is a former RUF minister at Penn State and UAB, now in Greenville, SC. He unpacks what real blessing is and how when we think we're blessed maybe we're not so much, and when we thi...
ListenJames Forsyth, Ephesians 3 (A Little Help From My Friends 3) from 2019-06-13T21:00
ListenRuss Whitfield, Outcasts (A Little Help From My Friends 2) from 2019-06-03T10:00
Russ Whitfield is lead pastor of Grace Mosaic in Washington DC. This sermon was preached at RUF summer conference in 2017. Russ also serves part time for RUF nationally as the National Coordinat...
ListenLiving Single, Matt Trexler (A Little Help From My Friends) from 2019-05-30T11:00
When we talk about "relationships" we usually stick to marriage and dating and all that, but the Bible has a very high view of singleness. Here's a great sermon by Matt Trexler, R...
ListenGenesis 22 Final Exam from 2019-05-30T10:00
Abraham is put to the test and passes. Why would God test him this way? What does it mean for us?
ListenExploring our Shame: Randy Case from 2019-05-06T11:00
Randy began leading the C12 Group Tidewater in 2007 to help leaders renew their minds, hearts, and vision to better serve God in their business. He began his career in finance working on Wall St...
ListenGenesis 19 Fire and Brimstone from 2019-04-08T00:00
A sermon on judgment. Can God being judging and merciful? What are we supposed to do with the idea that God is judge?
ListenGenesis 15 Faith and Doubt from 2019-03-27T00:00
Abraham believes God, but still has some questions about all that.
ListenGenesis 17 Name Calling from 2019-03-27T00:00
Abraham gets to be called Abraham for real from now on. (We technically were supposed to call him just "Abram" up till now, but pretty much nobody does that.)
ListenGenesis 14 To the Rescue from 2019-02-20T00:00
ListenGenesis 13 Responding to Grace from 2019-02-13T00:00
ListenGenesis 12:10-20 Abraham's Exodus from 2019-01-31T00:00
Abraham makes a huge mistake, with horrible consequences, and yet God rescues him and Sarah.
ListenGenesis 12:1-10 Intro to Abraham from 2019-01-23T00:00
RUF is a ministry to the College of William & Mary.
ListenPhilippians 1:1-5 What We're All About from 2018-08-30T00:00
RUF is a campus ministry for the College of William and Mary. Here you can listen to sermons from our weekly Large Group meetings, Tuesdays at 7:30 in McGlothlin 020.
ListenMark 5:21-43 Fear and Faith from 2017-11-07T00:00
ListenMark 5 Q&A from 2017-11-07T00:00
Was Jesus Confused? Why some miracles but not others? Is wrong to pray to do well in school?
ListenPeter McHenry on God and Money from 2017-11-07T00:00
Special guest Peter McHenry, professor of Economics here at W&M, takes a look a what the Bible has to say about how we relate to God and each other through money.
ListenMark 4:35-41 Why are you so afraid? from 2017-10-20T00:00
Jesus takes his disciples into a frightening situation.
ListenQ&A for Mark 4:35-41 from 2017-10-20T00:00
Is anxiety a sin? Is Jesus comforting or rebuking? What does it mean to fear God?
ListenMark 4:1-34 Stories Jesus Told from 2017-10-18T00:00
ListenQ&A for Mark 4 Parables from 2017-10-18T00:00
Is wealth always deceitful? How do I know if I have Rocky Soil? How should Christians respond to the Las Vegas shooting?
ListenMark 3:13-35 Reacting to Jesus from 2017-10-10T00:00
Jesus is a polarizing figure. Here we explore various reactions to Jesus portrayed in the Gospel of Mark and what Jesus offers to us.
ListenQ&A from Mark 3 from 2017-10-10T00:00
Each week at RUF we do Q&A via anonymous texts. If you'd like to text a question text Ben at 757.741.8527
ListenMark 2:18-3:6 Stress and Rest from 2017-10-02T00:00
Three episodes from Mark in which the Pharisees missed the point. How does missing the point add undue stress from our lives and keep us from resting? Rest is a gift of God, it's not a burden,...
ListenMark 1:1-15 Urgent from 2017-09-21T00:00
ListenMark 1:16-39 Follow Me from 2017-09-21T00:00
ListenMark 1:40-2:17 Unhealthy from 2017-09-21T00:00
ListenZephaniah: Reliance from 2015-11-09T00:00
RUF Intern Jacob Roberts unpacks the Old Testament "offices" of Prophet, Priest, and King from the writings of Zephaniah, points us to Christ, and towards reliance on God rather than self...
ListenMicah: Doing Justice from 2015-11-09T00:00
We all want to see justice done in the world, but why? And what should that look like from a Christian perspective? The prophet Micah calls us to justice joined to love and humility.
ListenScott Ickes: Deconstructing Perfectionism from 2015-10-12T00:00
Professor Scott Ickes joins RUF to speak on the topic of perfectionism.Society places a high value on performance, and success-oriented people often have a high intrinsic value on "getting thi...
ListenJonah: A Study in Self-Righteousness from 2015-09-29T00:00
It's not really about the fish (though the fish part is interesting). Give a listen.
ListenObadiah: Judgment Day from 2015-09-24T00:00
God's judgment isn't a popular subject. We don't like the idea of a judging God. Or do we? Do we actually need a God who judges? Can he be both judging and merciful? Listen for a int...
ListenJoel: How to Repent from 2015-09-08T00:00
a sermon on Joel 2. Locusts are coming to eat everything and this prophet tells God's people to repent.
ListenHosea: Unfaithful Bride from 2015-09-01T00:00
Oddly, God tells his prophet Hosea to marry "a woman of whoredom." What on earth? Give a listen.
ListenHosea: Unfaithful Bride from 2015-09-01T00:00
Oddly, God tells his prophet Hosea to marry "a woman of whoredom." What on earth? Give a listen.
ListenHosea: Unfaithful Bride from 2015-09-01T00:00
Oddly, God tells his prophet Hosea to marry "a woman of whoredom." What on earth? Give a listen.
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