Synopsis
Chi Alpha UNI is a campus ministry at the University of Northern Iowa. We exist to give every student at UNI an opportunity to grow in relationship with Jesus and others. On this podcast, we feature teachings from our Tuesday night gatherings.
Episodes
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James Part 3 - Faith Works
29/03/2017 Duration: 51minJames is a series of teachings on the book of James. It is a letter from the Apostle James to Jewish Christians on how to live out the Christian faith in day-to-day life. In part 3, we look at James 2:14-26 and see how true faith works.
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James Part 2 - Hearers and Doers
23/03/2017 Duration: 53minJames is a series of teachings on the book of James. It is a letter from the Apostle James to Jewish Christians on how to live out the Christian faith in day-to-day life. In part 2, we look at James 1:19-27 and see how God calls us to be both hearers of the word and doers of the word.
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James Part 1 - Trials and Temptations
08/03/2017 Duration: 44minJames is a series of teachings on the book of James. It is a letter from the Apostle James to Jewish Christians on how to live out the Christian faith in day-to-day life. In part 1, we look at James 1:1-18 and see how we should respond to trials and temptations.
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Nothing Less Than God's Best - Drew Meyer
02/03/2017 Duration: 39minPastor Drew Meyer, State Chi Alpha Director and Iowa State Chi Alpha Director, joins us to share his story and a message from his heart.
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A Beautiful Design Part 3 - The Beautiful Design
22/02/2017 Duration: 44minA Beautiful Design is a series of teachings on God's design for love, dating, and marriage. In every age, humans have struggled to follow God's design for relationships and have experienced brokenness as a result. In this series, we see that following God's design leads to wholeness and life. His design truly is beautiful and should be celebrated! In part 3, we answer two questions - "What is marriage?" and "What is marriage for?"
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A Beautiful Design Part 2 - Dating by Design
17/02/2017 Duration: 48minA Beautiful Design is a series of teachings on God's design for love, dating, and marriage. In every age, humans have struggled to follow God's design for relationships and have experienced brokenness as a result. In this series, we see that following God's design leads to wholeness and life. His design truly is beautiful and should be celebrated! In part 2, we discuss principles of a healthy dating relationship.
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A Beautiful Design Part 1 - Designed to Love
08/02/2017 Duration: 56minA Beautiful Design is a series of teachings on God's design for love, dating, and marriage. In every age, humans have struggled to follow God's design for relationships and have experienced brokenness as a result. In this series, we see that following God's design leads to wholeness and life. His design truly is beautiful and should be celebrated! In part 1, we discuss God's call to love our neighbor and, for some, a spouse.
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Upward Falling Part 4 - The Pure in Heart
01/02/2017 Duration: 47minUpward Falling is a series of teachings from the Beatitudes (see Matthew 5). The idea behind the Beatitudes is, as you come to the end of yourself (humble yourself before Jesus, say no to sin, and put others first) you draw closer to God. In other words, as you "fall" to the end of yourself, you move "upward" towards Jesus! In part 4, we look at "the pure in heart" and how Jesus calls us to seek purity.
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Upward Falling Part 3 - The Merciful / The Peacemakers
25/01/2017 Duration: 46minUpward Falling is a series of teachings from the Beatitudes (see Matthew 5). The idea behind the Beatitudes is, as you come to the end of yourself (humble yourself before Jesus, say no to sin, and put others first) you draw closer to God. In other words, as you "fall" to the end of yourself, you move "upward" towards Jesus! In part 3, we look at "the merciful" and "the peacemakers" and how Jesus calls us to make peace with others and forgive.
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Upward Falling Part 2 - Those Who Hunger and Thirst
18/01/2017 Duration: 46minUpward Falling is a series of teachings from the Beatitudes (see Matthew 5). The idea behind the Beatitudes is, as you come to the end of yourself (humble yourself before Jesus, say no to sin, and put others first) you draw closer to God. In other words, as you "fall" to the end of yourself, you move "upward" towards Jesus! In part 2, we look at "those who hunger and thirst for righteousness" and how Jesus calls us to hunger for God.
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Upward Falling Part 1 - The Poor in Spirit / The Meek
11/01/2017 Duration: 37minUpward Falling is a series of teachings from the Beatitudes (see Matthew 5). The idea behind the Beatitudes is, as you come to the end of yourself (humble yourself before Jesus, say no to sin, and put others first) you draw closer to God. In other words, as you "fall" to the end of yourself, you move "upward" towards Jesus! In part 1, we look at "the poor in spirit" and "the meek" and how Jesus calls us to a life of humility.
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Unstoppable Part 6 - A Powerful Legacy
07/12/2016 Duration: 37minUnstoppable is a sermon series over the book of Acts. Throughout this series, we look to Acts as a model for how we can live an unstoppable life full of faith, hope, and love that pushes the gospel to the ends of the earth. In part 6, we look at Acts 19 where the demons recognized Paul to see how God calls each of us to leave a powerful legacy.
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Fall 2016 Senior Night
07/12/2016 Duration: 23minEvery semester our graduating seniors share about their experience in Chi Alpha and also give advice to our younger students. This semester, Rachel McLellan, Lydia Raim, Jacob Hance, Elizabeth Noser, and Ashley Baker share.
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Unstoppable Part 5 - Power in the Pain
30/11/2016 Duration: 42minUnstoppable is a sermon series over the book of Acts. Throughout this series, we look to Acts as a model for how we can live an unstoppable life full of faith, hope, and love that pushes the gospel to the ends of the earth. In part 5, we look at Acts 16 and the story of the imprisonment of Paul and Silas to see how God calls us to praise Him in the midst of our pain and suffering.
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Unstoppable Part 4 - Power in the Midst of Fear
16/11/2016 Duration: 47minUnstoppable is a sermon series over the book of Acts. Throughout this series, we look to Acts as a model for how we can live an unstoppable life full of faith, hope, and love that pushes the gospel to the ends of the earth. In part 4, we look at Acts 6 and 7 and the stoning of Stephen to see how we can live free of the fear of man and the things of the world.
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Unstoppable Part 3 - Power in the Marketplace
14/11/2016 Duration: 38minUnstoppable is a sermon series over the book of Acts. Throughout this series, we look to Acts as a model for how we can live an unstoppable life full of faith, hope, and love that pushes the gospel to the ends of the earth. In part 3, we look at Acts 17 to see how we can be powerful witnesses for Jesus in the marketplace. This week, Clint Whitcome joins us to unpack this idea.
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Unstoppable Part 2 - Filled with Power
02/11/2016 Duration: 54minUnstoppable is a sermon series over the book of Acts. Throughout this series, we look to Acts as a model for how we can live an unstoppable life full of faith, hope, and love that pushes the gospel to the ends of the earth. In part 2, we look at Acts 2 and other passages in Acts to study the baptism in the Holy Spirit and how it can draw us closer to Jesus and give us power in evangelism.
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Who We Are Part 5 - We Are Servants
19/10/2016 Duration: 51minWho We Are is a sermon series about five values that God calls us to hold to as His people and as a ministry. In part 5, we look at our fifth value, "We Are Servants," and how Jesus calls us to live a life of servanthood. This week, Pastor Jonathan Barthalow, from Crosspoint Church in Waverly, IA, joins us to unpack this value.
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Who We Are Part 4 - We Are Expectant
12/10/2016 Duration: 45minWho We Are is a sermon series about five values that God calls us to hold to as His people and as a ministry. In part 4, we look at our fourth value, "We Are Expectant," and how Jesus calls us to have a heart of faith and expectation. We look at the story of the Nazarenes' unbelief in Matthew 13 to see how we must believe and have faith if Jesus is going to move in our midst.
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Who We Are Part 3 - We Are On Mission
05/10/2016 Duration: 48minWho We Are is a sermon series about five values that God calls us to hold to as His people and as a ministry. In part 3, we look at our third value, "We Are On Mission," and how Jesus calls us to reach our friends with the gospel. We look at the story of the paralyzed man being lowered through the roof to meet Jesus in Luke 5 to see how we should do whatever it takes to get our friends to Jesus.