RUF at UNC

Bonus Sermon: Jesus our Provider (John 6:1-15)--Given at Christ Central Durham

Tue, 05 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400

Bonus Sermon: The Victory of the Resurrection (Mark 16:1-8)

Tue, 05 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400

Psalm Sermon Series #8: Faith in Anxiety (Psalm 131) Guest Speaker Geoff Bradford

Tue, 05 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400

Bonus Sermon: Approaching the Throne (Rev 22) Guest Speaker Chris Horne

Tue, 05 May 2026 14:00:00 -0400

Psalm Sermon Series #7: Wading Through Grief (Psalm 42)

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0400

Psalm Sermon Series #6: Navigating Comparison (Psalm 37)

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:00:00 -0500

Psalm Sermon Series #5: Looking at Our Envy (Psalm 73) Guest Speaker Simon Stokes

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:00:00 -0500

Psalm Sermon Series #4: Handling Our Shame (Psalm 51)

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0500

Psalm Sermon Series #3: True Thankfulness (Psalm 30)

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0500

Psalm Sermon Series #2: Facing Our Insecurity (Psalm 23)

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:00:00 -0500

Psalm Sermon Series #1: Our Pursuit of Happiness (Psalm 1)

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0500

Bonus Sermon: Freedom in Christ (Gal 4:21-31)

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0500

The I am Statments of Jesus #7: I am the Vine (John 15)

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:00:00 -0500

The I am Statements of Jesus #6: I am the good shepherd (Guest Speaker Mark Upton)

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400

The I am Statements of Jesus #5: I am the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:1-11)

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0400

The I am Statements of Jesus #4: I am the Resurrection and the Life (John 11:17-27)

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400

The I am Statements of Jesus #3: I am the Door (John 10:1-10)

Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400

The I am Statements of Jesus #2: I am the Light of the World (John 8:12-16)

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:00:00 -0400

The I am Statments of Jesus #1: The Bread of Life (John 6:35-51)

Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:00:00 -0400

James Sermon Series #7: Patience (5:7-12) Guest Speaker Paul Hahn

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:00:00 -0400

James Sermon Series #6: Heavenly Wisdom vs Wordily Wisdom part 2 (4:1-6)

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0500

James Sermon Series #5: Heavenly Wisdom vs Wordily Wisdom part 1 (3:13-18)

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:00:00 -0500

James Sermon Series #4: Genuine Faith (2:14-23)

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500

James Sermon Series #3: A Gospel Grown Community (2:1-13)

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0500

James Sermon Series #2: God calls us to change (1:19-27)

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 22:00:00 -0500

James Sermon Series #1: God works in our trials (1:2-12)

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:00:00 -0500

Bonus Sermon: Receiving the Gospel as Christ’s Child (Mark 10:13-16)

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:00:00 -0400

John Sermon Series #7: Jesus meets us in our grief (John 11:1-44)

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:00 -0400

John Sermon Series #6: Jesus, the King who serves (John 13:1-20)

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:00:00 -0400

Guest Speaker Matt Mahla (Duke RUF): The Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 14:44-46)

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:00:00 -0400

John Sermon Series #5: Savior to the sinner (John 8:1-11)

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:00:00 -0400

John Sermon Series #4: Jesus our provider (John 6)

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:00:00 -0400

John Sermon Series #3: A season of waiting (John 4:46-54)

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:00:00 -0400

John Sermon Series #2: What is faith? (John 3:1-18)

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:00:00 -0400

John Sermon Series #1: Jesus turning our shame into glory (John 2:-12)

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:00:00 -0400

The Life of Daniel—Formed for Faithfulness in Exile; Daniel 6

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0400

The Life of Daniel—God's Judgement in Exile; Daniel 5

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:00:00 -0500

The Life of Daniel—God's Mission in Exile; Daniel 4

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:00:00 -0500

The Life of Daniel—Testing in Exile; Daniel 3

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0500

The Life of Daniel—Who Reigns in Exile? Daniel 2:1-45

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:00:00 -0500

The Life of Daniel—Identity in Exile; Daniel 1

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:00:00 -0500

StoryDriven—The Parable of the Great Feast; Luke 14:15-24

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 22:00:00 -0500

StoryDriven—The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard; Matt.19:30-20:16

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:00:00 -0500

StoryDriven—The Parable of the Good Samaritan

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:00:00 -0400

StoryDriven—The Parable of the Talents; Matthew 25:14-30

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0400

StoryDriven—The Parable of the Needy Friend at Midnight; Luke 11:5-13

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 22:00:00 -0400

StoryDriven—The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus; Luke 16:19-31

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:00:00 -0400

StoryDriven—The Parable of the Prodigal Son; Luke 15:11-32

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 22:00:00 -0400

StoryDriven—The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector; Luke 18:9-14

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:00:00 -0400

StoryDriven—The Parables of a Hidden Treasure and a Pearl Beyond Price; Matthew 13:44-45

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 08:00:00 -0400

StoryDriven—The Parable of the Sower; Mark 4:1-20

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 23:00:00 -0400

Responding to Good News—Galatians 6:1-10

Wed, 19 Apr 2023 22:00:00 -0400

Good News for our Need to Change—Galatians 5:16-26

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Jackson Cole, our intern, gives his first sermon!

Good News of Real Freedom—Galatians 5:1

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 22:00:00 -0400

Good News of God's Promises—Galatians 4:21-31

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:00:00 -0400

Good News of the Father's Love—Galatians 4:1-9

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 07:00:00 -0500

Good News through the Law—Galatians 3:15-29

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -0500

Good News comes through Receiving—Gal.3:1-14

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:00:00 -0500

Good News of our Justification—Gal.2:15-21

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 09:00:00 -0500

Good News for our Dead Religion—Gal.1:11-2:15

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 22:00:00 -0500

Good News for our Quest for Merit: Galatians 1:1-10

Thu, 19 Jan 2023 06:00:00 -0500

Relationships Revised: God's Relationship to your Relationships

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 22:00:00 -0500

Song of Songs 2:8-15

Relationships Revised: Your Relationship to Marriage

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:00:00 -0400

Ephesians 5:18-32

Relationships Revised: Your Relationship to Sex

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Gen.1:27-28; 2:23-25

Relationships Revised: Your Relationship to Singleness

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0400

1 Cor. 7:6-9; 32-35

Relationships Revised: Your Relationship to Breaking Up

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:00:00 -0400

Romans 12:15-21

Relationships Revised: Your Relationship to Dating, Part 2

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 22:00:00 -0400

1 Cor.12:31; 13:4-7

Relationships Revised: Your Relationship to Dating Part 1

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0400

Prov.1:1-7

Relationships Revised: Your Relationship to being a Woman who desires to be Married, or a Man who desires such a Woman

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0400

Proverbs 31:1-2; 10-31

Relationships Revised: Your Relationship to Being a Man or Looking for a Man

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Gen.2:7-25

Relationships Revised: Your Relationship to your Self

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Proverbs 4:23-27 (NIV)

Relationships Revised: Your Relationship to Relationships

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:00:00 -0400

Gen.1:26-27; Gen. 3:6-10; 1 John 4:18-19

Our Life and Light Restores us—John 21:1-19

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Our Life and Light Reveals God's Power in Weakness—John 19:16-30

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Our Life and Light Reveals his Heart—John 17:1-26

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 12:00:00 -0400

Our Life and Light Serves and Calls to us to Service—John 13:1-20

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:00:00 -0400

Isaac Jones explains some of what it means to respond to Jesus' servanthood.

Our Life and Light Transforms through Loss—John 11:1-45

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:00:00 -0500

Go ahead and skip to 30 seconds in. There were some recording issues at the beginning. Sorry about that.

Our Life and Light Satisfies the Hunger of our Hearts—John 6:22-38

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 22:00:00 -0500

Apologies for the street noises

Our Life and Light Seeks us in our Need—John 4:1-42

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0500

Our Light and Life Gives New Birth—John 3:1-16

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500

Our Light and Life Brings Joy through Sacrifice—John 2:1-11

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:00:00 -0500

Our Light and Life Reveals God's Love—John 1:1-18

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 08:00:00 -0500

Our Light and Life meets us in our Unbelief—John 20:24-31

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:00:00 -0500

We start our series on John's gospel at the end, where he explains why he's writing and shows us how Jesus approaches us in our skepticism and unbelief.

Revealing the End of All of our Longings: Revelation 21:22-24; 22:1-7; 16-17

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0500

Revealing the Bride: Revelation 21:1-5; 9-24

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:00:00 -0500

Revealing the End and the Beginning: Revelation 20:11-21:8

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 10:00:00 -0400

Psalm 88: Where is God when Darkness is my Only Friend?

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0400

This sermon was originally preached three years ago in the Psalms series, but due to two on campus suicides the previous weekend, we moved away from Revelation for a week to talk about depression.

Revealing the Warning of Judgement Rev.8:6-9:20

Thu, 07 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Revelation 6:1-16 and 7:9-14; Revealing the Tribulation

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 06:00:00 -0400

Revelation 5: Revealing Our Sanity and Hope

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:00:00 -0400

Apologies for the audio quality on some of this, as well as the break in the sermon that came due to rain.

Revelation 3:14-22 Revealing His Presence in our Need

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 12:00:00 -0400

Revelation1:9-20 Revealing Our Exile

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400

Revelation 1:1-9 Revealing Jesus' Purpose

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:00:00 -0400

A brief update on our podcast this past year

Mon, 03 May 2021 16:00:00 -0400

What happened to the rest of the Sermon on the Mount and the end of Galatians?

The Sermon on the Mount: Matt.7:7-11 Jesus and our Prayerful Requests

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 09:00:00 -0400

The Sermon on the Mount: Matt.5:38-48; Jesus and our enemies

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0500

The Sermon on the Mount: Matt.5:27-30; Jesus and our Lust

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 16:00:00 -0500

The Sermon on the Mount: Matt:5:21-26; Jesus and our Anger

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:00:00 -0500

The Sermon on the Mount: Matt.5:17-20; Jesus and the Bible

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:00:00 -0400

Special credit to Rev.Robert Cunningham for his own sermon on this topic. It was helpful in preparing.

The Sermon on the Mount: Matt.5:13-16; Salt and Light

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:00:00 -0400

The Sermon on the Mount: Matt.5:10-12; Blessed are those who are Persecuted for Righteousness Sake

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 22:00:00 -0400

The Sermon on the Mount: Matt.5:9; Blessed are the Peacemakers

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 06:00:00 -0400

The Sermon on the Mount: Matt.5:8; Blessed are the Pure in Heart

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 06:00:00 -0400

The Sermon on the Mount; Matt.5:7; Blessed are the Merciful

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0400

The Sermon on the Mount:Matt.5.6; Blessed are those who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:00:00 -0400

Recorded at Christ the King Presbyterian Church

The Sermon on the Mount: Matt.5:5; Blessed are the Meek

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 20:00:00 -0400

Recorded at Christ the King in Wilmington, NC. The audio ends right before the closing prayer.

The Sermon on the Mount: Matt.5:4; Blessed are those who Mourn

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 06:00:00 -0400

How can Jesus bless his people in their mourning?

The Sermon on the Mount; Matt. 5:1-3; Blessed are the Poor in Spirit

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 06:00:00 -0400

Preaching from Matthew 5:1-3.

Blessed are the poor in Spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

What does it mean to not be poor in spirit?

What does it mean to be poor in spirit?

The Sermon on the Mount: Matt.4:23-5:1; The King and the Kingdom

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 06:00:00 -0400

Moving towards Justice: Lifting up the Downtrodden

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0400

Pulling from Nicholas Wolterstorff's "Quartet of the Vulnerable", this episode focuses on the question, who are the people that God is most concerned for?

Moving towards Justice: Gospel-Shaped Justice

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:00:00 -0400

What does God have to do in order to bring justice to the complexity of a fallen world? How does Jesus, the Spirit, the gospel, and the Church work with that plan, and what does it have to say about this present moment? Using insights from Richard Hays' The Moral Vision of the New Testament, this episode focuses in on Luke's gospel and Acts to explain that justice is a key fruit of the gospel.

Moving Towards Justice: Righteousness and Justice

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 21:00:00 -0400

This is part one of a longer teaching (as opposed to preaching) series on justice and the gospel in our world.

In this episode, we talk about what the Hebrew words sedek (righteousness) and mishpat (justice) mean, and how they frame our conversations around the topic of biblical justice.

Hope through Tears: Ruth 4

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 21:00:00 -0400

God's Provision in Loss: Ruth 3

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 21:00:00 -0400

God's Providence and Our Character: Ruth 2

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 21:00:00 -0400

From Bitter to Sweet: Ruth 1

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 16:00:00 -0400

Intro to RUF: John 1:43-46

Thu, 22 Aug 2019 11:00:00 -0400

Why RUF exists; What we do; and how to get involved

Many thanks to Rev.Matt Howell for the outline and analogies in this intro sermon.

Ephesians: Putting on the Armor of God

Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:00:00 -0400

Eph.6:10-20

Ephesians: Living in Christ

Thu, 11 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Eph.5:1-14

Ephesians: The So What of the Gospel

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Ephesians 4:11-16

Ephesians: The Grace of Reconciliation

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Eph.3:1-13

Ephesians: From Death to Life

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Eph.2:1-10

Ephesians:Having the Eyes of our Hearts Enlightened

Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Eph.1:15-23

Ephesians: A Story of Unity

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Eph.1:1-14

Images of the Church: The Body of Christ

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0500

1 Cor.12:12-27

Images of the Church: The Vine and the Branches

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0500

John 15:1-9

Images of the Church: A Priestly Temple

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0500

1 Peter 2:4-9

Images of the Church: The Bride

Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Revelation 21

Psalm 103: Blessed and Blessing

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 10:00:00 -0500

Psalm 88: Sad Songs Say So Much

Thu, 08 Nov 2018 08:00:00 -0500

Psalm 73: Taking our Longings to Worship

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Psalm 51: The Forgiveness of God

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Psalm 29: The King of Glory

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Psalm 27: Seeking the Face of God

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Psalm 23: Our Shepherd

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Psalm 8: Made in God's Image

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Psalm 1: People are like Trees

Wed, 29 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

2 Kings 5:1-15 Intro to RUF

Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Acts 28:16-31; The Hope of Mission

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Acts 17:16-32; Paul at the Areopagus

Wed, 18 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Acts 16:25-34; The Effects of the Gospel

Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Acts 8:23-39; Seeking the Lost

Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Acts 10:9-33; Me as a Barrier to Mission

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Acts 9:1-20; The Way of Grace

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Acts 6:8-8:1; Love unto Death

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Acts 2:1-13; The Spirit of Reconciliation

Wed, 28 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Acts 1:1-8; Compelled to be a Witness

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500

True Love; 1 Cor.13

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500

The Character of Community; Romans 12:3-8

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Part 3 of 3 in a short series on community.

A Prayer for our Community; John 17:20-26

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Part 2 of 3 in a short series on community.

The Story of our Community is the Story of Jesus; Phil.2:1-11

Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500

Part 1 of 3 in a short series on community.

A Christmas Homily

Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500

Exodus 40:34-38; God Dwells with his People

Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500

The Priestly Clothing; Exodus 28:4-28

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500

The Law; Exodus 20:1-21

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0400

The Song of the Sea; Exodus 15

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400

The Wilderness; Exodus 13:17-22

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 00:00:00 -0400

The Passover; Exodus 12:1-12

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400

The True God against our idols; Ex.9:13-35

Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Listening to God's Word; Exodus 7:1-13

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Hearing God's Call-Exodus 3:1-15

Wed, 06 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0400

God is a Deliverer-Exodus 1&2

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Introduction to RUF; 2 Kings 5:1-17

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Who we are What we do What we want to see happen in students' lives

Dealing with Lust and Sexual Shame: Three Questions and Three Steps

Tue, 23 May 2017 00:00:00 -0400

The second of two summer conference men's only talks on dealing with lust and sexual shame. Here are three questions every person struggling with with sexual shame and sin must ask themselves, as well as three steps to take. FYI listener, both of these talks delve pretty deeply into the nitty gritty of this subject.

Dealing with Lust and Sexual Shame: Breaking the Vicious Cycle

Mon, 15 May 2017 00:00:00 -0400

This is the first of two talks for a guys only seminar on sexual sin and shame. This first talk opens up the subject and unpacks the cycle of sexual sin and shame, offering a new cycle at the end. FYI listener, both of these talks delve pretty deeply into the nitty gritty of this subject.

The Parable of the Great Banquet; Luke 14:12-24

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0400

What is God's Kingdom like? A party. Come to it.

Matt 18: The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Why is forgiveness an important trait to develop in God's Kingdom, and how do we start to do that?

The Sheep and the Goats; Matthew 25

Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0400

Jesus provides a warning of judgement, as well as a promise of joy for those who know and serve him.

Matt 13: The Wheat and the Weeds

Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:00:00 -0400

What's the story of God's Kingdom? Growth, Conflict, and ultimately Glory.

Matthew 20:1-16; The Workers in the Vineyard

Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0500

John 21:1-19; Jesus and Peter; Encountering Jesus

Wed, 02 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0400

How does Jesus approach us in our failure?

Luke 23:32-43; Jesus and the Thieves; Encountering Jesus

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Matthew 26:36-46; Jesus and the Cup; Encountering Jesus

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400

How do you really get to know someone? See them on one of their worst days.

John 14:13-26; Jesus and the Holy Spirit; Encountering Jesus

Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Who is the Holy Spirit and why do we need to know him in order to encounter Jesus?

Jesus and the Powerful; John 13:1-17; Encountering Jesus

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Luke 10:1-20; Jesus and the Missional; Encountering Jesus

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Being missional is a big buzzword on our campus, but what's a healthy way to think about it, and how should it be properly motivated?

Luke 7:32-50 The Proud Man And The Humble Woman; Encountering Jesus

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0400

How does Jesus deal with legalism and license? And what do we need to give to Jesus in order to get a heart that actually wants to follow God's laws and loves him well?

Jesus and the Religious-John 3:1-16; Encountering Jesus

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 00:00:00 -0400

How does Jesus love and challenge religious people with grace and the necessity of God's work in his life? See what happens when he meets Nicodemus.

Jesus and the Skeptics-John 20:24-31; Encountering Jesus

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0400

See how Jesus deals with people who are skeptical or doubting in Christianity.

John 2: Meeting the Winemaster; Encountering Jesus

Wed, 24 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The first in our series on Encountering Jesus. See how Jesus is the true source of joy, and how he deals with our fears. John 2:1-11

A Greater Home Hebrews 12:18-29

Wed, 20 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

A Greater Endurance Hebrews 12:3-11

Wed, 13 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

A Greater Race Hebrews 12:1-2

Wed, 06 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

A Greater Faith-Hebrews 11:1-2

Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0400

What's a right way to think about faith? What's a wrong way to think about faith? What does faith get us?

A Greater Covenant-Hebrews 10:1-14

Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Joshua 1:1-9 Courage and Strength

Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500

A Greater Priest-Heb.4:14-5:9

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500

A Greater Rest-Heb.4:8-10; 12-13

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500

Why is the Sabbath a big deal?

A Greater Community-Hebrews 3:7-19

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500

Heb.2_10-18 A Greater Savior.m4a

Thu, 21 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500

A Greater Story-Hebrews 1:1-4

Wed, 13 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500

We all live in and through stories, and the Bible itself is telling one. What is this story about, and how does Jesus play a role in it?

The Goodness, Purpose, and Not-aboutness of Sex

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Everything, Nothing, and the Way to Freedom: Three Myths about Sex

Wed, 04 Nov 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Thanks to Rev. Brent Webster his work in this area and the talk that he gave on this subject at an IPC Missions Conference last February.

Eph.5 The Pattern, Power, and Motivation for Marriage

Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400

1 Cor.7-Singleness

Wed, 21 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400

What do we do with our singleness? The myths, the gifts, and the hope of singleness are explored.

1 Cor.13: Love and Marriage

Wed, 07 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Keeping love through covenants

Friendship Part I: Friendship and Intimacy

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Intimacy is one of the most important parts of friendship and relationships, but also one of the hardest. What is it? And how do we forge into a relationship where we know that we will inevitably sinned against?

Authority of Scripture

Sun, 20 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0400

A talk that I gave on the authority of scripture for Chapel Hill Bible Church.

Genesis 3-Ruin in Relationships Part 2: Rebellion, Blaming, and Authority

Tue, 08 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Gen.3-ruin In Relationship Part 1_ Self Centeredness, Insecure Idols, And Avoidance,.m4a

Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Real Community: John 1:1-10

Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400

What's necessary to have real community? What is it like to be in real community?

Longing, Disappointment, and Love

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Does the bible have a place for us to make sense of the longing that we all have for relationships, the disappointment that we've all felt as we've idolized them, and the love that we were all made to experience? Yep.Special thanks to Les Newsome for his talk on this, and the major influence it had.

Psalm 115: The False Glory of Idols/The True Glory of God

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Psalm 103: Blessed and Blessing

Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Psalm 51: A God to Repent To

Tue, 17 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400

Repentance can be hard, but it's a necessary part of God's work of redemption.

Psalm 29: The King of Glory

Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0500

God is a holy, glorious king who rules. Find out what that means for your life. Also, apologies for the first two minutes. There was something distracting going on with the mic.

Psalm 23: Our Shepherd

Wed, 11 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500

Psalm 19: God's World and his Word

Tue, 03 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500

What are the means by which we know God, and what are they pointing us to?

Psalm 8: Made in God's Image

Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500

What does it mean to be made in God's image, and why is this important for us to know as we think about people and our involvement in the world?

Psalm 1: Two types of People

Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500

What do we delight in and where does that lead us?

Galatians 6:1-5-Community and Confession

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500

What's a core ingredient to a gospel shaped community? Honesty, vulnerability, repentance; in short, confession.

Galatians 5:1 For Freedom Christ has Set us Free

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500

What is false freedom, and what is false freedom?

Galatians 4:1-7 The Spirit of Slavery and the Spirit of Adoption

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400

The privilege of adoption through the blessing of forgiveness.

Galatians 3:21-28: The Purpose of the Law and the Purpose of Faith

Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400

What was God's intention for His Law? And what does faith do? Is it just faith for faith's sake?

Galatians 3:7-14 Faith in God

Tue, 07 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400

We can struggle a lot to know if we are "doing" faith right, but the real question is what does our faith stand on?

Galatians 3:1-5

Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400

The Person and Work of the Spirit

Galatians 2:15-21; Union with Christ

Tue, 23 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Galatians 2:15-16 Works and Faith

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Why don't our works work in getting us "in" with God? How come faith in Christ does work? Find out here!

Galatians 2:12-14 Legalism and Grace

Tue, 09 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Legalism is a big barrier to understanding grace. Find out what legalism is, and how God's grace deals with it.

Galatians 1:11-24 Life through Grace

Tue, 02 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400

What is grace? And what are some of the ways that the grace God gives transform us?

Galatians 1:6-10, No Other Gospel

Tue, 26 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Grace, grace, grace, God's free, unmerited grace!

Galatians 1:1-5, The Story We Live In

Tue, 19 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0400

Kicking off our series on Galatians! We ask, what did Jesus save us from and what did he save us to?

Romans 12:1-2, Transformed by the Gospel

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0400

The gospel deals with our cynicism and pride by transforming our minds.

Acts 26:2-29, Testifying to the World

Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0400

How does the gospel look to the world? Weak. Yet, it is the power of God to change the world.

Acts 17:16-34, Engaging our Moral Neighbors

Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0400

We can struggle to talk to the very moral people in our lives about the goodness of the gospel? Who should we go to? How should we go? and with what should we go? The Bible has the answers

Acts 10:23-43, Me As The Barrier To Mission

Tue, 25 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0400

There are lots of barriers out there that keep people from knowing God, but I am the only one that I can control.

Acts 5:27-42, Persevering in Love

Mon, 17 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0400

We all encounter opposition in mission. What do you need to keep going? Love.

1 Corinthians 1:18-31: The Wisdom of the Cross

Sun, 09 Mar 2014 00:00:00 -0500

What is the wisdom of the world? The wisdom of the Cross? How do we get true wisdom?*originally preached at Church of the Good Shepherd in Durham, NC*

Acts 8:26-40; Philip And The Ethiopian Eunuch

Tue, 25 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500

God's mission is for all the people of the world.

Acts 2:14-21, Christ the Key to History

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500

How can we have hope in the world, or confidence that our actions matter?

Acts 2:1-13, An Inclusive/Exclusive God

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0500

How do we wrestle with the exclusive claims of Christianity?

Acts 1:1-8: The Mission of God

Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0500

How does mission flow out of Jesus' work?

Mark 16:1-8, The Resurrection