UGA Freshley: Recent Episodes
UGA Wesley Foundation
A collection of talks from our Monday night services called Freshley. Freshley happens every Monday night at 8PM in the Wesley Main Chapel and is specifically catered for first-year students.
The night before Jesus went to the cross, He had a moment of excitement. He communicates that Him leaving was actually a good thing because it meant that the Spirit was coming. The problem is: we don’t buy that. The Spirit wants to move through us to see “even greater things,” and He moves best when we are available, aware, and willing to act!
People often say, “God told me this…” or “I heard God say…,” but what do they actually mean? This week, we talk through some practical steps for beginning to hear the voice of God in our lives through the Scripture and the Holy Spirit dwelling within us.
The Holy Spirit is the person of God dwelling inside of us. His presence offers us the ability to have an abiding relationship with God, interacting with His voice and power in everything we do. We cultivate this relationship by living with our attentions and affections set towards Him.
The Holy Spirit is the way we can know God here and now. This week, we answer the question “Who is the Holy Spirit?” so that as we explore life with the Spirit, we can have a foundation of what it means to interact with the Spirit of God.
Another facet of our identity in Christ is that we are called disciples. This week we break down what the bible means when it says that followers of Jesus are his disciples: we are meant to be with him, become like him, and do as he did.
What does it mean when believers are addressed as saints in Scripture? This week, we dig into the forgiveness made possible by the perfect sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross, and how he changes our identity from sinners to saints.
In Christ, God is our Father, which makes us sons and daughters who can live secure in His love.
Trying to follow Jesus and become like Him by giving Him a couple hours on Mondays is like trying to have a healthy and deeply connected relationship with someone by only spending a couple hours a week with them. The math just doesn’t add up. But, there are things we can do daily in our normal routines to experience His Presence on a consistent basis in our lives.
We can feel a lot of pressure to make our lives everything we hope for, and we can think we need to be someone else to make that happen. By looking at the story of God calling Moses to lead the Israelites in Exodus, we see that when we feel pressure, the Lord says we are enough.
In seasons of change, there can be a lot of unknowns. While we don’t always know the specifics of what the future holds, we can live with the assurance that God has good purposes for us and is a waymaker in the wilderness.
Starting college involves a lot of changes in our lives and sometimes can feel like navigating the wilderness, where we don’t feel settled and at home just yet. By looking at the story of the Exodus, we can see how God leads us through the wilderness with purpose.
In college we can be surrounded by people all the time, but still wonder if anyone really knows us. Loneliness is a reality we experience, but it isn’t something we were made for, and community is the answer! Community is meant to help us know others, be known by them, and navigate following Jesus together. Life is too hard to do it alone.
We belong to a God who is able to do infinitely more than we could ask or imagine. While it can be easy to get focused on all the questions we can’t answer yet about how freshman year is going to go, we want to start the year by believing God for big things–that he has more for us when it comes to our relationships with Him, with our community, and with healing and transformation.
In light of recent events at UGA, Daniel gave us a powerful message on grief, fear, and hope.
In this message, Daniel kicks off a new series discussing how we as Christians can step from shame into freedom through the power and love of Jesus. Here, Daniel sheds light on what it means to be truly free, and provides context for how we can live in the fullest extend of freedom that God has for us.
In this message, Bob discusses how to encounter God during everyday life and activities. Recognizing the ways God has already moved in your life opens your eyes to the fact that God has already been moving. This will then begin to stir up both faith and hunger to desire more of God's presence in your life, increasing your awareness of the ways He is moving.
In this message, Daniel discusses the importance of establishing a healthy rhythm of community in college. We are constantly undergoing the process of transformation, and the events of Freshman year can often affect the decisions we make through college and beyond. Placing ourselves in the company of believers will encourage us to live in fellowship with both God and each other.
For the last Sunday night Freshley service of the year, Tim and Megan speak about the anchors that will hold us in relationship with God for the rest of our lives.
Bob came in to speak to the freshmen about what it looks like to grow in your faith as you progress in your college career. He gives practical opportunities for next steps at Wesley and advice on how to grow spiritually and biblically in college.
Erin spoke about how we were created with a need for love and belonging. She shares how God is the only one who can meet that need for everybody.
Daniel speaks about the misconceptions we make about the commands God has for us. We hear the things we are supposed to do and not supposed to do, but we don't understand God's heart behind His commands.
Relationships are complicated- especially when it comes to family. Tim talks about how we can look to biblical truths to use our influence in our families and participate in generational blessings.
Relationships are complicated, especially when it comes to dating relationships. Daniel speaks on how we can use biblical truths to make good decisions about romantic relationships.
In the second week of our series, Tim talks about relationship with our friends. In the midst of this season, building friendships takes initiative, but we were built for community and intimacy. Be the type of friend you want to have.
Daniel kicks off our new series about relationships. This week's message is about our relationship with ourselves, and where we should go to find our identity.
When does eternal life begin? Daniel speaks about how we, as Christians, should be living for eternal life. Check out the message!
In the first Freshley service of the year, Daniel Simmons talks about lies that we believe in college. Can we grow spiritually in college? Listen to Daniel's message and find out!
What to look for in the woman you will marry and the type of woman that you should hope to become.
There's more to your life than what you've been living in. God's created you for an epic story - but you're not the main character of that story - He is.