Cru and Coffee: Recent Episodes
JMU Cru
Study the Bible and other life topics with staff and other guest speakers from Cru at James Madison University. Grab a coffee and stay a while!
Listen along as Tim Henderson looks to the Bible about how to love others well in our college community.
Special guest from Journey Counseling, Ally Padilla, gives us a view from a licensed counselor about mental health and Jesus. (2/16/2023)
Listen along as Sara Beth walks us through scriptures that clarify what the Bible says about Heaven and Hell (2/09/2023)
Jesse Fury comes to visit Large Group. He discusses the way God uses us for His mission.
Join us as we continue our series in Colossians. We have a special guest this week! (From 11/03/2022)
Our guest speaker, Tim Henderson, goes through some hints on how to make the most at college!
We are continuing our series in the book of James, led by our guest speaker Troy Pearson!
Staff explores how to discern grey areas in our walks with Christ, specifically with alcohol.
Merry Christmas everyone! Listen to the birth of Jesus told in a new way via Matthew 1:1-17! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
We are continuing the series where staff takes us through the book of Jonah. Jerry Riendeau discusses the fourth and final chapter! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
We are continuing the series where staff takes us through the book of Jonah. Dan Castle discusses the third chapter! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
We are continuing the series where staff takes us through the book of Jonah. Jerry Riendeau discusses the second chapter! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
We are starting a new series during large group where staff takes us through the book of Jonah. Jerry Riendeau discusses the first chapter! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Tim Henderson discusses eschatology and what the Bible talks about concerning the end times. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jerry Riendeau discusses truth: the different definitions, common misconceptions, etc. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Matt talks about what it means to follow and submit to Jesus.
- Count the cost.
- You're a theologian. Become a good one.
- You're a Christian. Submit to a church.
Matt Smethurst is managing editor of The Gospel Coalition and author of Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church (Crossway, 2021), Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures for Approaching God’s Word (10ofThose, 2019), Before You Share Your Faith: Nine Ways to Be Evangelism Ready (10ofThose, forthcoming), and 1–2 Thessalonians: A 12-Week Study (Crossway, 2017). He and his wife, Maghan, have three children and live in Richmond, Virginia, where they are in the process of planting River City Baptist Church.
Matt discusses the shape of the Christian life and what it means to believe the Gospel! This is a must listen sermon for anyone and everyone about what it means to be a Christian. Whether you have been a Christian for 40+ years or are a devout atheist, you can learn something from this talk.
Matt Smethurst is managing editor of The Gospel Coalition and author of Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church (Crossway, 2021), Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures for Approaching God’s Word (10ofThose, 2019), Before You Share Your Faith: Nine Ways to Be Evangelism Ready (10ofThose, forthcoming), and 1–2 Thessalonians: A 12-Week Study (Crossway, 2017). He and his wife, Maghan, have three children and live in Richmond, Virginia, where they are in the process of planting River City Baptist Church.
Dan Castle discusses the importance of church and the need to become a member from Ephesians 4:7-16. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Listen to our speaker talk about the attributes of God and who He is to us. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Eric Dolce, a pastor in Washington D.C. discusses what is true about the Bible and what the doctrine of Scripture means from Jeremiah 29:1-14. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Currently, Eric is an ordained deacon and serves as Director of Discipleship Ministries for The New Macedonia Baptist Church in Washington, DC. As a church member, his greatest passions are also his greatest concerns: communicating the gospel message in all of scripture and encouraging each believer to carefully articulate and defend essential Christian doctrine. To this end, he has been blessed to continue in Christian education through the Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) where he is pursuing a Master of Divinity degree. Originally from Queens, NY, Eric was born to Rodrigue and Ghislaine Dolce, who are Haitian immigrants. He is happily married to Nana A. Dolce and together they are raising their daughters Jael and Noel.
This is a new series we are starting at JMU Cru focusing on the core doctrine of what Christians believe. Jerry Riendeau discusses what it means to be saved as a believer in Christ from Ephesians 2:1-10. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jerry Riendeau discusses how to make the most out of your college experience! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jerry Riendeau discusses why its important to stay connected to a church and why its important to follow Jesus and love Him above all else from John 21:15-19! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Christie Newberger (a senior in Cru at JMU) discusses how to deal with and overcome doubt in the Christian faith! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Ryan Shallow (a senior in Cru at JMU) discusses satisfaction in and through Jesus Christ from John 6:22-27! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jerry Riendeau discusses the mission of Jesus Christ from John 20:19-23! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Dan Castle discusses Jesus' radical claims to be God and how He sacrificed everything to save us from sin from John 18:1-11! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jerry Riendeau discusses how faith in Jesus is the only way to reach Heaven from John 14:1-7! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Aubrey Pearce discusses how God's love for us is beyond anything we could ever imagine from John 13:1-20! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Dan Castle discusses the story of Jesus cleansing the temple from John 2:13-22! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jerry Riendeau discusses the story of Jesus turning water into wine from John 2:1-11! To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jerry Riendeau discusses the meaning of the word "Logos" in John 1:1-18. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jesse Settle discusses the importance of stepping up and taking on more responsibility while in college and Jackson Brunk discusses the dangers of justifying our sins. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jerry Riendeau discusses Romans 13 and how that relates to following and obeying authority. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jerry Riendeau discusses Philippians 4:6-14. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Dan Castle discusses Philippians 3:10-4:1. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Shelby Abbott discusses how God is greater than our doubts. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Pastor Mathew Kirkland discusses discouragement. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jerry Riendeau discusses why we should not compare ourselves to others. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jerry Riendeau discusses how every story in the Bible points back to Jesus. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Katherine Riendeau discusses how we can have faith even in the midst of suffering. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Tim Henderson discusses how Jesus is the center of every story in the Bible. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Pastor Tim Frost discusses Philippians 2:12-18. To find out more information, check out our website https://www.jmucru.com!
Jerry Riendeau discusses Philippians 2:1-10. To find out more information, check out our website!