Chi Alpha Uni - Sermon Audio

Pastor Derek kicked off the spring semester by introducing our new sermon series. This series is all about cultivating our hearts for the different things of God. In this first message, he preached about cultivating a heart for God.

In our final service of the semester, Pastor Derek preached a message on Jesus' father Joseph. He talked about how Joseph faithfully married Mary and raised Jesus even though the situation was uncertain.

We continued our sermon series on different characters from the beginning of Jesus' life, and Pastor Joel gave us a message on Simeon and Anna. He preached about how their greatness came from how they stayed completely devoted to the coming of Jesus in their lives.

Pastor Derek kicked off our final sermon series of the semester with a message on the greatness of John the Baptist. He taught on how he modeled humility in how he lived his life not for his own glory, but for the coming of Jesus.

For missions week, we got to hear from guest speaker Jake Johnson. Jake and his wife are missionaries to Botswana, and he shared a message on the importance of being sent. He highlighted how we are all sent by God to the people around us.

This week Pastor Amber finished off our sermon series on Counterfeit Truths by sharing about how the suffering we go through shapes our character. She notes how beating the temptation to give in to easy choices shapes us into the person God wants us to become.

Pastor Derek continued our sermon series on counterfeit truth with a message on fame and identity. He preached on how our identities need to be rooted in being a son or daughter of Jesus, and not in the approval of others or achievements.

This week, Pastor Derek started our new sermon series on the temptations of Jesus. He taught us how we have both strong desires and deep desires, and how we can avoid the lies in our life by choosing our deepest desires over the desires we feel in the moment.

In week two of our sermon series on the pillars of Chi Alpha, Pastor Derek preached on the importance of community. He emphasized how we cannot follow Jesus alone, and he challenged us to be our authentic selves as we engage in community going forward.

Pastor Daniel Quinby is the lead pastor of Sent Church, and we had the honor of hearing him share with us on how to be devoted to Jesus. He preached on how to spend time with Jesus constantly, and how to get our hearts in a place where it burns for the things of God.

In the final week of this sermon series, Pastor Derek explained how God wants to do a new thing through giving us more of Him. We looked at the story of the early church in Acts, and how they received power from God in a new way.

This week, Pastor Derek emphasized how Jesus does not just want to give us forgiveness and restoration, but he also wants to give us a new purpose.

In week three of our current sermon series, Pastor Derek talked about the holistic life change that Jesus has to offer. He challenged us to give every part of our lives to Jesus and to jump all in for him in order to experience new life.

Pastor Derek walked us through the story of Jesus and the woman at the well. He taught us about the living water that Jesus offers us, and how we will never be truly satisfied until we accept it.

In our first service of the new school year, Pastor Derek launched our opening series with a sermon about the prodigal son. Through this story, he encouraged us to view God as a loving father and as someone who we do not have to perform for. He challenged us to find a new way of coming to God so that we have a correct view of our relationship with him.

In our last service of the school year, Pastor Derek casted vision for what it looks like to have a good summer. He challenged us to spend extravagant time with Jesus, and to pray every day for God to move this upcoming Fall.

We continued our Ready for More series with a message from Pastor Derek. He walked us through the parable of the sower and he challenged us to make sure that the soil of our hearts is ready for God to move in our lives.

Pastor Keziah continued our final sermon series of the year with a message on the image of God. She walked us through what it means to be an image bearer, and she challenged us to be the best representation of Jesus that we can be.

Starting our last series of the school year, Pastor Derek preached a message on taking risks for the sake of the Gospel. He encouraged us with the story of Peter walking on water, and he challenged us to get out of our comfort zones so that God can use us to help change the campus.

Pastor Derek closed out our sermon series on the story of Joseph by talking about how Joseph trusted God through all of his hardship. He highlighted how God had a plan for Joseph's life, and that we too should remember God's faithfulness and trust him with our own lives.