Chi Alpha Uni - Sermon Audio

Pastor Aaron spoke about wilderness seasons and how God can use even our hardest moments to shape us. When we choose to seek Him in those times, what feels barren can actually become a place of blessing.

Pastor Derek continued our Eremos series by teaching on the value of friendship with Jesus. To encounter the Eremos, we must learn to linger with the Lord, to “waste time” in His presence and truly know Him.

Pastor Derek Quinby preached on what it means to enter the eremos—the wilderness—with the Lord. As followers of Christ, we’re called to step away from the noise, spend time alone with Jesus, and allow Him to minister to our souls.

Pastor Derek unpacks Mark 2:13–17 and challenges us to live sent, just like Jesus did. Living sent isn’t a moment: it’s a lifestyle.

For the final week of our “All In” series, Pastor Joel Allen shared a message on how followers of Christ are called to move from being self-focused to living sent on mission.

This week, we paused our All In series for a special message called More to prepare our hearts for Fall Retreat. Pastor Derek shared about the power of the Holy Spirit and how He moves in our lives when we let Him.

Pastor Amber continued our All In series with a message on spiritual formation, showing us how Peter’s story reveals the importance of being shaped to look like Jesus.

This week, we started a new sermon series called All In. Pastor Derek taught that truly being all in for Jesus means seeking God.

Pastor Derek shared the story of the woman with the alabaster jar, reminding us of the power of going all in with Jesus. Going all in is what leads to the time of your life.

Pastor Derek preached a message on Jesus turning water into wine and how He desires to do that in our lives as well. Through allowing Jesus to use us, we can have the time of our lives while in college.

Pastor Derek preached a message on the story of the women at the well and how Jesus desires to transform our lives in the same way that He transformed her life.

Pastor Derek kicked off the new school year by preaching the first message of our new series, The Time of Your Life. Through the story of the Prodigal Son, he talked about coming home to Jesus and if you do this, college could be more than a detour, rather it could be the time of your life.

Pastor Victor gave his parting message to Chi Alpha as he transitions to a new season as the Sent Church worship Pastor.

Pastor Derek started our final sermon series of the school year. He preached a message on faithfulness and challenged us to change the world by being faithful to what God has asked of us.

Pastor Amber closed out our series on mental health with a message about having a resilient mind. She challenged us to block out our constant need for distraction as we pursue having a sound mind.

This week, Pastor Derek preached the second sermon in our current series on mental health. His message was focused on worry, and how different things can cause us to choose worry over the peace of Jesus. He challenged us to listen to the whisper of God instead of the shouts of fear.

Pastor Derek preached the first message on our new series talking about mental health. He showed us how the world and the devil can attack our mental health, and he gave us tips on how to start our journey to having a sound mind.

Pastor Derek concluded our love series with a message on sex. He walked us through the story of Samson and showed us what is can look like to live a life of sexual purity that not only pleases God, but helps us thrive.

Pastor Derek kicked off our sermon series on love, dating, and marriage with a message on how love can become our idol. He challenged us to evaluate our relationships and to ensure that Jesus is the only thing we worship.

Pastor Amber delivered a message on the topic of dating, and gave us insight into how to date well. She also walked us through what it looks like to date in a way that pleases God while also prioritizing our relationship with Him.