RUF at Ole Miss: Recent Episodes
Brian Sorgenfrei
Regardless of your beliefs or doubts, RUF is a place for you to explore Christianity and grow in your understanding of who Jesus is and what it means to follow him in community with others at Ole Miss. We are here for the “convinced” and the “unconvinced,” the lost, the found, the burned, bored, cynical, spiritual. We invite you, no matter where you are in the process, to RUF. We meet on Wednesdays at 8pm in Paris-Yates Chapel.
This week we look at the story of Israel and the golden calf. We discuss our habit of running after idols and what repentance unto life really looks like.
This week we look at how we relate to God's law, and how it points us to our need for Jesus.
This week we look at the battle of the Christian life, how God shows up, and how we find that in the story of Exodus 17.
This week we look at how Israel grumbled with dissatisfaction even though this was right after God freed them from Egyptian slavery. We also see God's surprising response to their grumbling.
This week we look at Israel crossing the Red Sea, and see how salvation is an act of God's free grace and not a work of our own doing.
This week we look at the story of Passover, and God's gracious provision of a substitute to stand in the place for our judgement.
This week we looked at the 10 plagues that God sent as a judgment upon Egypt in order to free his people from their slavery. We dig into Exodus 7:14-24 to see how God's mercy and justice are held in tension with one another.
This week we look at the start of Moses' story. So much about Moses is relatable to us in our humanity, and yet, so much of his ministry is not relatable as he points us to our truer, and better redeemer in Jesus.
We look at Exodus 1-2 and find a familiar story of what it looks like to be a person in bondage, and yet loved by a God who works to make slaves into children.
We end our series on Psalm 23 looking at the promise of God chasing us down with his goodness and mercy to bring us home.
This week we walk through the valley of the shadow of death to try to understand why it is good news that God is with us in it.
We start our three week series in Psalm 23 by looking at the providence of God as our Shepherd.
This week we look at how Jesus is the True Vine, and we are the branches that draw life from him.
This week we look at how Jesus helps our troubled hearts by being the way, the truth, and the life.
This week we dive into the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and his claim of being the resurrection.
This week we look at what it looks like to be shepherded by the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ.
This week we are looking at how Jesus is the door of the sheepfold and how that is good news for us as sheep.
This week we are continuing our series in the I Am statements of Jesus. In John Jesus is the light of the world, and that light exposes, guides, and enlivens us.
This week we start our series in the "I Am" statements of Jesus by looking at our hunger and the bread of life.
This week we welcomed people back to RUF by preaching on a familiar story to show what RUF is about: "You are never so bad you are outside the reach of God's grace, and never so good you are outside the need of God's grace."
This week we end our series in the Gospel of Matthew by looking at how God works in unseen ways in us and the world by making peace in Christ.
This week we look at Jesus rebuking the Pharisees ministry strategy, and submit to us that mercy is our means of reaching the lost.
This week we looked at Jesus’ call to the missions field. His heart for the lost animates His mission, and He desires disciples, not fans.
This week we look at how those who know they are like Tax-collectors are able to see the goodness of Jesus in a more clear way than someone who acts like a Pharisee.
This week we look at what Jesus means when he tells us to build on the rock and not the sand.
This week we look at Jesus’ teaching to do our righteousness in secret, and explore the good news of how our Father sees us in secret.
This week we look at the back half of the Beattiudes. Seeing how Jesus calls us on a costly road of discipleship headed towards Him.
We are starting our series on 13 core teachings of Jesus in the book of Matthew. Tonight we start with seeking to look at life honestly with the courage of the Gospel.
This week we discuss Gods design for sex, how sin has led to sexual brokenness, and how God meets us in that brokenness.
Christianity stands unique to any religion, worldview, or philosophy in that its centered figure, Jesus Christ, died for his enemies. We look this week about what it means to take to heart Jesus’ radical command and compassion.
Guest preacher Jeremy Britt from Lawndale Pres in Tupelo comes to talk to us about a Biblical framework for singleness.
This week we explore the what it looks like to date with both the freedom and responsibility that comes in the Gospel.
This week in our relationships series we start our discussion on a biblically wise way to date.
This week we dive into what it looks like to honor our father and mother at this stage in our lives. Thanks Mac Holt for your help on this subject!
This week we tackle what it looks like to be friends. Thanks again to all former and current CMs for their help on the topic. I am grateful for their wisdom.
Credit to all the current and former campus ministers whose collective wisdom has been passed down on this subject! We are talking about making friends this week.
This week we discussed the importance of being reconciled to God as a precursor to navigating the other relationships in our life well.
This week we uncover why relationships are so painful, and where we can find hope for love. Thanks Kaylee Epps for illustration help, and Brian Sorgenfrei, Mac Holt, and others for content help!
Kicking off our series on relationships exploring the relationship that is at the center of reality, and how we are created in His image to love and be loved.
We close our series looking at the last story from Elijah's life, and considering the legacy that he leaves us with.
This week our intern Aidan taught on the story where Elijah hears from God in the wilderness.
This week our intern Aidan preached on Elijah passing the mantel of the prophet to Elisha.
Summer RUF looks at the life of Elijah, and this dramatic story of his showdown with the prophets of Baal.
This summer we are having a 5-week series on the life of Elijah. Excuse the cries from my son in the background. He did not want to go do bedtime.
Sorry for the extra noises on the recording. iPad wasn't working well. This week we finished our series in Hebrews 11 by looking to Jesus.
This week we look at Rahab, and how she risked her faith by placing it in the word of God, his mercy, and his people.
This week we look at the life of Moses, and look at how God is inviting us to a greater story.
This week we discuss the faith of Joseph as he looks to find security in God’s providence.
This week we look at the impact that shame has on our faith, and look to the One who has taken our shame.
Aidan Creel discusses the faith of Abraham by looking at how this test reveals God’s goodness to him.
This week we jump into how we are to relate to God in view of his judgment. How are judgment and love related? How can judgment help us endure in faith?
This week we look at the fitb of Enoch. Seeing how we might have to slow down to catch up to God.
This week we look at why Abel’s sacrifice was more acceptable than Cain’s. Looking at our need for a better covering and Jesus’ sacrifice of himself.
We start our series on Hebrews 11 by looking for a definition of faith, and trying to see how Christianity is both a compelling and reasonable thing to trust with your life.
This is our last week in our series on Acts, and we close by looking at how Paul approached the Christian life empowered by the Spirit.
We gathered with Greek students to talk about how a Christian worldview can change how we relate to our fraternity and sorority houses.
This week we look at two stories that show us how Christians embodied the way of Jesus in the ancient world, and how the Holy Spirit can be at work in us in the same way.
This week we look at how Paul evangelizes to the Gentiles in a way that is both contextualized to them but also faithful to the Gospel.
This week we look at Paul’s sermon in Antioch in Pisidia, and look at how the Gospel is an invitation to live into the story God is writing for the whole world. Some will embrace it as Good News, and others will reject it.
This week we look at the story of Peter’s jailbreak and Herod’s judgment. We try to see how embracing a posture of dependency and faith in the strength of Jesus is where life is found in the Kingdom of God.
This week we look at Cornelius’s conversion, and Peter’s cross-cultural conversion. We see that God is building a kingdom that is able to unite people in Christ that were once divided.
This week we look at the famous story of Saul’s conversion. In this story we find the power of grace, the beauty of the church, and the importance of suffering.
This week we look at the death of Stephen, and try to learn where Christian courage and hope is found.
This week we look at how Satan not only tries to destroy the church from the outside persecution but also from infiltrating the church with hypocrisy. This difficult passages ends with an invitation to rest in the cross of Jesus.
This week we look at this passage where the Gospel of Jesus Christ started to be met with opposition from the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem. We discuss how and why we and others often oppose the Gospel, and look at how we might endure opposition as believers rooted in the hope of the resurrection.
This week we look at Peter’s sermon at Pentecost. We consider that being a Christian involves both knowing Jesus personally and communing with him corporately in the church.
We continue our study in the book of Acts by looking at the amazing story of the Spirit at Pentecost. We seek to connect God’s growing kingdom then to how he is inviting us into his kingdom now, and why God is a reliable place for us to rest our faith in.
We kick off our series on Acts looking at how Luke plans to show us how God is at work through King Jesus by virtue of his life, death, resurrection, and ascension. What we find is that this work is a bit unexpected. The unexpected King is building an unexpected Kingdom.
As we look to see how the New Testament relates to the 10 Commandments, we go to the story of Jesus on the road to Emmaus. Here he opens the Bible with some disciples to show them how all scripture, including the law, points to him and his redemptive work in his life, death, and resurrection.
This week we dive into a story about Jesus’ conflict with the Pharisees over his supposed lack of observance of the Sabbath. Jesus uses this conflict to reveal the heart of the law and the heart of God.
We end our series on the 10th commandment looking at how the prohibition of coveting is actually an invitation to love and give ourselves away like God did for us in Jesus Christ.
We forgot to record last week! We are back this week talking through how God invites us in the 9th commandment to be people that speak life and blessing into others lives instead of death and curse. He changes our speech through the better word of Jesus Christ.
The 7th commandment addresses the complex relationship of marriage as Gods casts a vision for his sexual ethic. We see that Jesus cast a high view of marriage, and an even higher view of his transforming grace for the sexually broken.
This week we looked at not only what the 6th commandment prohibits, but what it invites us to. Also, there was a big storm hitting at the time so forgive the interjections of me asking if we are okay.
This week we started the second table of the law by trying to figure out what it looks like to honor your father and mother.
Our intern Walker taught us about Gods invitation to rest in his finished work as the foundation for the Sabbath command. We learned what rest is, why we can’t rest, and where rest is found.
The third commandment God protects us from using his name in vain. We explore why and what that looks like to break it. We also see the beauty of why we should protect God’s name.
In the second commandment God commands us to not reduce him to an image of our own making. We talk about what it looks like to do this in our pride and our shame, and are invited to see Jesus as he truly is.
We start off our series on the Ten Commandments by framing them as God’s invitation to us to “let good things run wild.” We see this in the context of the commands and the details of the first commandment in the way love is foundation for how God relates to us and how we are called to relate to him and his world.
At our last Large Group of the Fall semester we finish our series on Galatians by looking at the subversive tactics of false teachers and the subversive grace of Jesus Christ. We try to consider about how this grace can turn the world upside down with its beauty and power.
As we near the end of our time in the book of Galatians, Paul starts to get really practical. The invitation of life in the Spirit is an invitation to participate in the tall task of love of God and one another. We look at this in the context of how we often misunderstand what being spiritual really means in the modern world.
As we near the end of our time in the book of Galatians, Paul starts to get really practical. The invitation of life in the Spirit is an invitation to participate in the tall task of love of God and one another. We look at this in the context of how we often misunderstand what being spiritual really means in the modern world.
This week we took a pause from our series on Galatians and heard from our intern Walker Crow as he talked about the parable Jesus told about Pharisee and the Tax Collect.
Les Newsom, senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Oxford, joined us to help us think through a biblical and Gospel-centered approach to dating. He also answered some questions from the audience after teaching.
Les Newsom, senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Oxford, joined us to help us think through a biblical and Gospel-centered approach to dating. He also answered some questions from the audience after teaching.
This week we took a pause from our series on Galatians and heard from our intern Walker Crow as he talked about the parable Jesus told about Pharisee and the Tax Collect.
The Apostle Paul continues to apply the freedom of the Gospel to our everyday experience of life. This week we explore battle for our spiritual lives is often inside of our own hearts instead of determined on outside conditions. In the life of the believer Spirit and the flesh wage war against one another, and engaging in this battle is what the process of sanctification is grounded in.
This week we look at how Paul starts to apply his doctrines of grace to the life of the believer and the believing community. We consider three ways the cross of Jesus Christ changes how we relate to God, ourselves, and our neighbors.
This week we take Galatians 4 in whole as we try to understand what it looks like to live into the reality that through faith in Christ we have been adopted as sons of God and are no longer slaves to our idols. We contrast the experience of a life of a slave with one of a son and apply it to our own lives today as we try to walk in faith with Jesus.
If we are justified by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone then what do we do with God's law? This week we learn why God gave the law, and how he is inviting us to relate to it in view of the Gospel.
(We didn't get last weeks recording) This week we are continuing to look at Paul's argument against the Jewish false teachers heresy they were spreading around the church in Galatia. We find out that not only does Paul argue that grace is what gets us in to God's favor but it's also the thing that keeps us in God's favor. Becoming a Christian and being a Christian have the exact same fuel source, grace.
For the last three weeks Paul has been illustrating his doctrine of grace found in the Gospel through real life stories. This week he has a confrontation with his friend and fellow-Apostle Peter when he divided with a diverse group of believers out of fear. Paul calls him back to the freedom found in the perfect love of Jesus.
We continue our walk through the book of Galatians this fall trying to understand why the Apostle Paul is fighting so hard to protect what he calls "the freedom we have in Christ." This week he takes us through a story that helps illustrate what it looks like to have full assurance in the grace of Jesus Christ and how that changes how we relate to God, ourselves, and one another.
The Apostle Paul defends his Gospel to the church in Galatia that is in danger of believing a false gospel. To do this he shows how the Gospel of Jesus Christ transformed his own story by the way God graciously drew Paul to himself, saved him, and equipped him for ministry. This text invites us to see how God can transform and use our own broken stories through his grace.
This semester we are going through a series on Galatians where we are looking at how Paul is showing us that the Gospel provides for us a freedom that is worth fighting for. A freedom in Jesus Christ that liberates us from our enslavement to sin and all of the burdens it places upon us.
God loves us enough to show us the ending of this story we live in. And we are all invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb. As for so much of this series, thank you specifically to Ricky Jones for the insights, illustration and application.
Satan is trying to battle the church and Jesus kingdom in a last ditch effort and one of the main weapons Satan uses is the allure of the world. As has been said so much in this series, big thanks to Ricky Jones for so much insight into this as well as Way Rutherford and Alex Watlington.
Incoming RUF Ole Miss Campus Minister Austin Braasch looks at John 20 and invites us to bring our doubts to Jesus.
John sees in picture book fashion, the behind the scenes story that shapes and informs the story we see. What John "sees" will begin to make sense of world history and your life. Thank you Ricky Jones for insights, etc.
Big thank you to Rickey Jones for most of the thoughts and applications behind this message. The trumpets show us world history from the perspective of the world. Hear the trumpets! They are mercifully calling for repentance.
What John sees next is an overwhelming view of God's people throughout all time. They are sealed, diverse and sheltered by God's presence.
The lamb opens the scroll and we see what world history will be like from the church's perspective. Come Jesus Come is the cry!
John continues to look into heaven. There he looks at the crisis of world history. If no one is able to open the scroll and enact the plan of God to heal the world, then weeping is all we have. But there is someone! Thank you Rickey Jones for much of this
In a world that seems out of control, God lets John see into heaven where indeed there is someone on the throne. It's what we all need to know! Thank you Rickey Jones and Alex Watlington for insights into this passage
In the letter to the church in Laodicea, Jesus sees behind the masquerade to lovingly call for change in them and in us.
What is most needed for John, for the confused and suffering churches, and for us...is to see the reality of Jesus.
Revelation peels back the curtain to capture your imagination and show you a fuller picture of history and God's work in the world.
The resurrection of Jesus vindicates everything Jesus taught and did. If the resurrection is true, it changes everything. If it's not, let's all quit wasting our time.
Thank you Ricky Jones for insights into this passage
The hero is put on trial. The gospel shines forth through Jesus interaction with Pilate, Barabbas, and the Crowds. Thank you Ricky Jones for a lot of content in this sermong...especially the last point.
If the Hero is going to set the world to rights then he must judge the world with perfect justice. Thank you Rickey Jones for much...much of this material
Jesus begins last travel into Jerusalem. As Jesus publicly proclaims to be a king, it forces the issue. Jesus is coming to conquer, but as a humble king. - Thank you Tim Keller, Rickey Jones, Way Rutherford.
Jesus tells a story about how His kingdom works, how salvation is coming, and it frustrates those of us who think we have merit.
Thank you Ray Cortese and Matt Howell, liberally borrowed from them for this.
A man known as the rich young ruler approaches Jesus with a question. Jesus loved the man enough to address the wedge keeping him from eternal life.
Thank you Tim Keller for insights...especially on point 1.
Les Newsom concludes the seminar by looking at the Bible's understanding of humanity, identity, gender and sexuality.
Les Newsom begins the seminar by addressing the present cultural setting in which questions of identity, sexuality and gender are being formed.
Through a storm, Jesus shows his power, reveals our fears, and then graciously saves us.
Thank you Way Rutherford and Ricky Jones for insights and help on this chapter
If Jesus has the Words of Life, why is it so hard to listen to Him? Jesus parable reveals the answer to that question. Thank you Ricky Jones and Tim Keller for insights and material.
Jesus claims to bring rest to the soul to a weary and restless world.
Thank You Ricky Jones, his definition of legalism AND other insights were greatly borrowed for this.
It's halfway into Jesus public life and his most devoted follower begins to doubt him. The crowds are take offense at Him. Who is this hero? Why does He offend?
David gives us a general Psalm to show us how to exercise the discipline of blessing and remembering no matter the situation or feeling.
Intern Ben Milam walks us through the feeling of doubt and how Asaph through Psalm 73 is our guide.
Shame that icky feeling we all have of not wanting to be seen. However, David shows us how through our shame we find healing through connection with the Lord and others. Thank you to Ricky Jones, Reid Jones, and Brenee Brown
Often we think of anger as something we should hide or grow out of. However, David shows us how to bring our anger to the Lord so that we can identify what is good anger, and then it be channeled into loving mercy, doing justice and walking humbly with God.
Guilt is tells us we've done something wrong and then leads us to a place of forgiveness and freedom. David leads us through the sorrow and joy in Psalm 32
Sadness is God’s gift to us in a tragically broken world. When expressed it honors the value of what is lost or missing and leads to comfort, truth, acceptance and healing. David in Psalm 13 leads us in the way to bring our sadness to God.
Through David's prayer, we discover the only stable place for significance and identity.
David is on the run and fleeing for his life. In the midst of his fear, he prays and offers us a way to trust others and the Lord in the midst of fear.
Psalm 1 wisely reveals there are only two way to live. The way of righteousness leads to a full and fruitful life, but the way of wickedness leads to an empty and shallow life.
Jesus came on a mission to save the lost and redeem all of creation. He invites others to follow Him on this mission. Thank you Ricky Jones for much of the help on this
Jesus brings deep liberation by forgiveness, but different factions of people resist His work. Thank you especially Ricky Jones for some of this
The hero comes down the mountain after teaching about the Kingdom of God and immediately begins demonstrating the Kingdom of God. Jesus came to right every wrong and push back the fall. His miracles are also multi-layered and show us our spiritual need the hero.
Jesus continues to describe what life in His Kingdom is like, and its very different from being simply religious and moral.
Intern Ben Milam!! walks us through Matthew 6 and shows the work of Jesus makes God our Father. Therefore, walking in Jesus kingdom with God as your Father starts addressing anxiety at its root.
Jesus begins teaching and describes the kind of society that He is saving people into. It's upside down because it reverses the kingdom of self, but it's the way of life and freedom.
The Hero Jesus is ready to begin his public ministry. John the Baptist is preparing the way and shows us how to prepare to meet Jesus. Big thanks to Ricky Jones for help on this.
When Jesus arrives, we not only learn about Him, but we learn about ourselves through the hearts response.
Matthew introduces us to the hero of the Scriptures and of the whole world with a genealogy and his birth story. But these events show us what kind of hero Jesus is.
The Apostle Paul encourages the Colossians to now walk in the say way they received Christ.
Paul proclaims the mystery revealed in Christ Jesus. The presence of God dwells in you by faith. However, this will be displayed differently than you imagine.
Whatever false teaching Paul may have been concerned with in the Colossian church, Paul knows the best thing is for people to know Jesus Christ. He pens an astounding poem about the beauty and sufficiency of Jesus Christ. Thank you Ricky Jones for so much of the information and application and illustrations of this sermon.
Paul prays for the Colossians be filled with the knowledge of God's will. The knowledge of God and His Will produces a beautiful life.
The Apostle Paul begins his letter to the Colossians church with a prayer of thanksgiving. Within that pray we see the marks of being in Christ. * Much Thanks To Ricky Jones for insights on this sermon, especially the introductory illustration and introduction which were stolen from him.
A relationship with an enemy is usually a relationship we don't want in our lives. However, Jesus and the way He brings salvation to the world ends up creating a new ethic that is upside down. Jesus calls His people to love their enemies.
The Apostle Paul gives a beautiful description of the gift of singleness in I Corinthians 7.
God, who designed sex, says it is a gift for marriage. Why would it be only good for that context?
We tend to either idolize or undervalue marriage, but the Apostle Paul shows us that ultimately it teaches us about Christ and the church.
Dating can be very confusing. Does the Bible have any principles that help us to date in a healthy way? What if dating could be a place of freedom instead of insecurity and fear? Special thanks to Les Newsom, Matt Howell and Way Rutherford.
Friendship is vital for becoming a wise and flourishing person. It's typically most formative relationship in college.
Emotions can be very confusing. The Psalmist shows us how praying our emotions brings us to the heart of God. Special thanks to Matt Howell and Dan Allender
What do people mean when they talk about God's will? What do the Scriptures say? How much of God's will am I supposed to know? Big time Special thanks to Matt Howell for his material on this.
Hosea provides a sobering and thrilling picture of what a relationship with God looks and feels like. It holds in tension what we think is impossible. That we are more sinful and broken than we ever thought but more loved and treasured in Jesus Christ than we ever dare dreamed. **Special Thanks to Matt Howell and Tim Keller for help on this
Genesis 3 is the birthplace of all relational sin and hurt, from Racism, to abuse, to mistrust and jealousy. ***special thanks to Ricky Jones for much of this material
The design of something tells us its purpose. Genesis 1-2 gives us a look into his design of humanity. And what we find is that relationships are at the core of what it means to be human. *Special thanks to Matt Howell for help on this material
A one night Christmas celebration at RUF Ole Miss. The NT introduces Jesus by way of a genealogy. That may sound strange to us, but it shows us something beautiful about Jesus and His people. Special thanks to Ricky Jones for his help on this sermon
Paul ends his letter by reminding Christians that they are in a battle. But it's a battle that has been won by Jesus and so we are called to stand firm in Him.
Guest Speaker Anthony Forrest teaches from Ephesians 6 to show the beauty of obedience, the free life of being about the other, and the beauty of Jesus.
Paul points to marriage as a visible display of how Christ is uniting all things to himself in unity and makes an astonishing claim about its purpose.
Paul uses clothing imagery to tell Christians to wear the clothes that fit. Put on the character of Christ, the new self.
Paul's prayer for the Ephesians shows that no matter what our circumstance or feelings, what is most needed is to know the love of Christ.
The Apostle Paul reveals by his message and life that the gospel produces a humble confidence that reconciles relationships.
Ephesians 2 drives us to hope not in the character of man, but in the character of God. Big thank you to Ray Cortese. Much was stolen/borrowed from his sermon on this text.
Paul's prayer for the Christians in Ephesus is instructive towards what we most need. And it's probably not what we initially think. Thank you Ricky Jones, Ray Cortese, Way Rutherford, Les Newsom and more.
The Apostle Paul begins his letter to the Christians in Ephesus by reminding them all the blessings they have in Christ Jesus. As always, nothing is original to Brian, much thanks to Ricky Jones, Les Newsom, Way Rutherford, Ray Cortese, and others.
When God draws near, you are either with Him or against Him, It's either blessings or cursings, there is no neutrality. Is God's covenant with His people conditional or unconditional. Jesus is the answer.
The Day Of Jubilee displays the Lord's passion for generosity and economic justice. Thank You Les Newsom
In the middle of the Lord's commands regarding holiness, there are explicit commands built into their calendar to rest and celebrate. What does that show us about the character of God?
When God draws near, Leviticus 19 assumes his holiness transforms His people into a new community whose distinctive is love.
Before going into the holiness code, the Lord warns against idolatry and visibly demonstrates how it leads to death.
The Lord prescribes "The Day of Atonement" so that once a year his people could be assured of forgiveness and the nearness of the Lord. Ultimately, it was building hope for the true day of atonement that occurred 2,000 years ago.
Intern Tyler Burch walks us through Jesus interaction with two individuals that would be considered ceremonially unclean. The passage teaches us something about faith and Jesus
The clean laws, as bizarre as they seem, drive home in a very concrete way, that God is holy, sin has infiltrated everything, and we need the God of cleansing. Many thanks to Les Newsom for much of this sermon
The food laws seem so strange, but perhaps embedded in them is a teaching tool about the character of God.
Humanity is made for the presence of God, but ever since sin entered the world...our hope to get back to the presence of God is a go-between, a priest.
The Sin and Guilt offerings teach us that when God draws near, something must deal with our sin. There is a need of forgiveness and a need for repentance to God and to others. Many thanks to Les Newsom and Brent Corbin for their help on this.
Leviticus opens with God speaking from a tent of meeting. Leviticus is God's Word and the book shows us a God who overcomes any and every obstacle so as to be near his people.
The resurrected Jesus singles out Peter in a conversation. The interaction with Peter shows Jesus grace for failures and commissions Peter out into the world on a mission of love and care.
The historical bodily resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of hope for Christians and is what makes Christianity more than just a nice bedtime story.
John records the turning point in all of world history in chapter 19. By the death of Jesus we can have life reconciled to God and to one another.
Jesus uses the metaphor of a vine and a branch to call his believers to draw life in Him.
Jesus on the night before he dies washes his disciples feet and invites his followers to live the same kind of loving life.
Jesus claims to be the Light of the World, which exposes the dark truth about humanity, but the beautiful truth about God.
Do you want to be healed is an odd question? But, Jesus showing us how we try to manage life apart from Him and it is avoiding healing
Jesus' interaction with a Samaritan woman shows us how Jesus has the power to satisfy our desires and remove our shame.
Jesus conversation with Nicodemus reveals how our efforts do not bring life, but how God's efforts do! Many thanks to Matt Howell and Ricky Jones.
John places Jesus clearing out the temple right after the wedding at Cana, forcing us to deal with the real Jesus.
Jesus brings his disciples to a wedding to demonstrate to them that He is the only source of true joy. Special thanks to Ricky Jones and Tim Keller for many of the insights
John invites his hearers to interact with Jesus as the God who heard our cry and entered into the world He made at great cost to Himself to bring life. Thank you Ricky Jones, Jason Sterling and Jonathan Keenan for the help in sermon prep.
Paul and Barnabas take the gospel to a place unfamiliar with the Scriptures, Idolatry is revealed and opposition follows.
The life of Peter, James and the early Christians stand in stark contrast from the life of Herod. The differing situations, weapons, and power show the difference between spiritual and worldly living
Intern Matthew Roelofs shows us how Acts 10 repeatedly displays that the gospel is for EVERYONE, and that is supposed to change the way we live.
Stephen becomes the first martyr of the church, but his interaction with the religious leaders shows us how the Holy Spirit casts out fear.
The disturbing account of Ananias and Saphira shows us the dangers of spiritual hypocrisy. The biggest threat to the church is NOT persecution from outside, but corruption from within.
The healing of a crippled man demonstrates to everyone that Jesus is alive and still at work. The miracle shows us something important about humanity and where King Jesus is taking this world. Special Thanks To Way Rutherford..from whom Brian borrowed heavily from.
Peter's sermon and the church that follows shows us that when the Holy Spirit shows up, people repent, think, and love.
Luke shows us that the key to the explosive growth of Christianity is wrapped up in what occurred at Pentecost. In seeing the Holy Spirit poured out, we learn what it truly means to be "spiritual." - Special thanks to Les Newsom and Russ Whitefield
What is the end goal in store for Christians anyway. The Bible's answer for what God's people have to look forward to is....Glorification. Listen into a Saturday Seminar with RUF Mississippi State. Much credit to Brian Habig, Ricky Jones, Tim Keller, and CS Lewis
Special Speaker, Former Campus Minister Ricky Jones, talks about the reality of Jesus Resurrection and why it matters at RUF MS State.
Abraham trusts the Lord with his one and only son and thus gives us a picture of the ultimate proof of just how much the Lord loves HIs people.
In Abraham's interaction and prayer to the Lord, we see Abraham's friendship with God and How that is possible.
The Lord reiterates His promises to Abraham and gives him a sign to confirm his promises.
The Bible tells us that those who share in the faith of Abraham are children of God. The Lord's interaction with Abraham show us the pattern of how God saves His people.
The Tower of Babel gives us a picture of the seed of a serpent community. God graciously disperses it to make room for the Kingdom of God.
The flood shows us God's attitude towards sin, his determination to eradicate sin, and his commitment to save.
Cain gives us an up close look at the conflict of the seed of the serpent and the seed of the women. It's a continual refusal to receive God's mercy
Genesis 3 tells us to expect a world of pain, sorrow, sin and shame. But there is a God who wills stand with Adam and Eve in the wreckage and make incredible promises
Genesis 3 is a lesson into just what went wrong with the world. It's window into how temptation, deceptions and sin work.
Genesis 2 shows us that being made in God's image means that we are created for relationships.
Humanity enters the scene for the first time. God's original design shows us the value and purpose of humanity.
Every good story has a beginning, Genesis 1 introduces us to the main character of the Bible and this universe.
The 10th commandment goes all the way to the heart and shows us that the beautiful life is a life of contentment. Ultimately, the 10th commandment is supposed to drive us to the satisfaction of God's love.
The Lord guards the beauty of truth by forbidding all forms of false witness. The 9th commandment invites us to see the trustworthiness of God
The 8th commandment reveals how we are takers by nature, but the generosity of the Lord saves us and changes us.
The Lord thinks so highly of sex that he issues a command to guard its beauty and purpose. Amazingly, sex ultimately points us to the always and forever love of Jesus.
The 6th commandment shows us the value of human life, the destruction of our hearts and the depths of God's love for people.
Former RUF Ms State student Wilson West shows how the 5th commandment is both the gateway to loving your neighbor and the hope being a Child of God.
The 3rd commandment shows us that a healthy relationship involves respecting the name of the person you are in relationship with.
The Second Commandment jealously guards the distortion of God's image. Because if God is going to have a relationship with people, then it must involve God is He is...not a distorted image.
The first commandment holds out an explanation for our behavior and shows us the beauty of God.
In a conversation with a lawyer, Jesus helps us understand the 10 Commandments. The Law of God reveal a beautiful life, our sin, and a beautiful savior.
Les explains that good news has a way of coming out of us....and the gospel is endlessly good news.
Les demonstrates from Luke and II Peter that any idea of evangelism must be centered on God's Word as the power of salvation.
Over and over, the Bible points to marriage and says, that is a picture of God's love for the church. No picture may be more vivid that Hosea's marriage to Gomer
Roles make little sense unless you embrace a purpose. Paul holds out for his readers two primary purposes for God's creation of marriage.
I Corinthians 6 and Matthew 5 give us a vivid picture of the different manifestations of sexual immorality.
The Bible has an incredibly high and good view of sex. The Song of Solomon shows us its power and purpose.
Your first and longest relationship is with your parents. The work of Jesus changes the way you relate to your parents even in the complicated world of college.
Dr. Duncan examines the instructions for examining a woman accused of adultery. Far from the passage having a low view of women, it actually protects the innocent and shows forth Jesus love
Dr. Duncan looks at God's judgment through the venomous snakes on the Israelites and shows us the healing power of the gospel.
Dr. Duncan shows how the holiness of God cannot be in the presence of sin or imperfection.
The Bible is not a manual for dating. However, there are wisdom principles that will challenge our current assumptions about dating. The gospel enables you to date in freedom not fear.
Proverbs 31 gives us a picture of how true beauty looks in a woman's life. The standard is too high to attain and therefore begins with repentance and the need of Jesus.
1 Timothy gives us a window into the character and heart of a man who others will follow as he follows Jesus. The Bible commands wives to respect their husbands, so men should be worthy of respect.
The book of Proverbs highlights the necessity of friendship. Marriage is optional, friendship is not.
Sin has made all of our relationships dysfunctional to one degree or another. Genesis 3 shows us all the outworkings of sin.
Gods' creation in Genesis 1-2 show that our desire for relationship is more than just chemical wiring. Relationships are at the heart of what it means to be made in the image of God.