Real Life Ministries is a community of college students following Jesus at Oregon State University. 'In Real Life' is a podcast where we discuss aspects of serving Christ from the perspectives of students in our community. In addition to the IRL series, messages from our gatherings on campus are also available here.
We are back for the '25-'26 school year! Kicked things off with week 0 (welcome week) by discussing The Gospel and how that drives our ministry. We will pick up our teaching series next week in Matthew. Welcome back!
We closed out teaching through 1 John 5 with a panel! Chad, Hannalei and Nemo team up to walk through the final chapter of 1 John. This wraps up our teaching series for the 2024-2025 school year. We'll see you back in the fall!
Ryan takes us through 1 John chapter 4. Thanks for listening!
Chad takes us through and finishes out chapter 3 of 1 John with verses 11-24. Thanks for listening!
Jumpin' into chapter 3 of 1 John this week. Chad covers the first 10 verses of 1 John 3. Thanks for listening!
Wrapping up chapter 2 of 1 John tonight. Chad covers verses 18-29 in chapter 2 of 1 John. Thanks for listening!
Workin' our way through 1 John! Chad takes us through a portion of chapter 2 with verses 15-17. Thanks for listening!
Nicholas takes us through 1 John 2:1-14, thanks for listening!
We're back in 1 John 1 tonight! Picking up where we left off in verse 5 from week 1. Thanks for tuning in!
Picking it back up this spring term! Chad opens up 1 John in chapter 1. Thanks for listening!
Liv, Mason, Sarah-Morgan and JB from the Traveling Team join us tonight sharing on their ministry. Thanks for listening!
Chad delivers a Daniel 9 breakdown for us tonight and dives deeper into its message. This is the conclusion of our winter term teachings, but stay tuned for more and a reveal of which book we're studying next term. Thanks for listening!
One of our staff members, Ryan, teaches out of Daniel 7 tonight. There is a ton of information given in this chapter, so get a pen and notebook ready. Stay tuned for more Daniel content. Thanks for listening!
Last week was All Campus Worship and it was amazing! Tonight, Chad is discussing the infamous Daniel 6: Daniel and the Lion's Den. Stay tuned for more Daniel content. Thanks for listening!
Chad delivers a great teaching in the Word tonight featuring Daniel 5. Thanks for listening!
Our very own men's director, Nemo, opens the Word and teaches us tonight on Daniel 3. Stay tuned for more of our staff giving sermons this term. Thanks for listening!
Tonight's message is a little different, very condensed and short, due to The Week of Prayer and Fasting. Calvary Corvallis church joined us and prayed with us this evening, it is an annual event. That being said, Chad briefly touched on Daniel 4 and some of its highlights. Thanks for listening!
Chad's doing an awesome job of bringing us through the beginning portion of Daniel, specifically Daniel 2 tonight. Thanks for listening!
Chad gives us the inside scoop of what to expect this term throughout the book of Daniel, but tonight's teaching is all on Daniel 1. Stay tuned this term for each chapter as we study our way through the book. Thanks for listening!
Chad brings us close to the end of Hebrews 11 and dives deep into its message for us. This concludes our weekly study on this in-depth chapter study. Stay tuned for next term's study on the book of Daniel! Thanks for listening!
Pastor Rob of Calvary Corvallis brings us the message towards the end of Hebrews 11. Thanks for listening!
John, also our speaker from Fall Retreat, gives us a deeper understanding of select verses from Hebrews 11. Thanks for listening!
Our very own college Pastor Chad brings us insightful teaching on Hebrews 11. Stay tuned for further studies of this chapter throughout this term. Thanks for listening!
Chad bring us along through our continuous study of Hebrews 11, by focusing on and teaching a handful of verses. Thanks for listening!
Join us in our continued study of Hebrews 11. This chapter is packed with excellent examples of God-fearing believers that have come before us and are notably mentioned in the Bible. Pastor Luke F. is bringing the Word and enthusiastic teaching! Thanks for listening!
Scott continues our study of Hebrews 11 by covering a few more verses from the chapter. Thanks for listening!
Chad teaches on the first few verses from Hebrews 11. This term we're breaking down this entire chapter, a little bit every week. Stay tuned for more! Thanks for listening!
Cliffe & Stuart Knechtle come to OSU Real Life and answer student's questions on faith. Thanks for listening!
Chad finishes out the book of Acts here in one of our last Real Life meetings of Spring Term! Thanks for listening!
Listen as a Brian leads us through Acts and comes back to RL to encourage us! Brian was an early Real Life student and helped really kickstart the ministry here at OSU! Thanks for listening!
Chad is joined by Coach Eric Ely, Head Coach for OSU Women's Basketball as well as Officer Chase from Corvallis. They field questions, discuss their takeaways from Acts, and give advice on how to be a light for Christ in the workplace!
Real Life is blessed to listen to Tom Ewers, long time friend and elder at Calvary Corvallis, as he brings us the Word. Acts 22 tonight!
Pastor Chad brings gives us a recap of the book of Acts and then continues on in our study of the book of Acts! Thanks for listening!
Listen as Pastor Luke leads us through the book of Acts tonight!
Listen as Pastor Chad leads us through Chapter 17 of Acts.
Mo opens up the night giving her amazing testimony tonight and a guest speaker from South Beach Church in Newport, Oregon, Pastor Luke comes to lead us through Acts 16. Thanks for listening!
Listen as a fellow student, Tyler shares his powerful testimony and Pastor Chad opens up Acts 15 tonight at LaSells.
Listen as Nemo leads us through Acts 14 tonight!
Listen as OSU student, Cassandra shares her powerful testimony on how God changed her life and how that ties into Ryan Tornberg message as he walks us through Acts 13.
Listen as Matt Kimmell answers questions that the audience asks about mental health and many other questions. Matt Kimmell is a certified pastoral counselor from Albany. He also walks us through Acts 12 and how important it is to "sit in the story" and observe the great narratives in the Word.
Gio opens tonight up with his testimony of how the Lord pursued him and how he came to Christ. Our very own Nehemiah or "Nemo" then leads us into Acts 11.
Ice storm hits Corvallis but doesn't stop Real Life from meeting! Hope you enjoy this week's episode on Acts 9 led by Pastor Chad.
Tonight we get to listen to Nick and Kaitlyn share their experiences in China and then dive into Acts 8 led by Chad Weaver.
Listen as Justin shares how God moved in life through the life of his grandpa. Pastor Chad then teaches on Acts 8.
Listen as Liv shares her story on how God changed her life. Then, Ian Nelson, vice-president of the organization Remember Nhu, talks about human trafficking around the world and how it parallels to Acts 7.
Listen to David share part of his story on how God transformed his life. Then Pastor Rob teaches on Acts 6 at the La Selles Stewart Center.
Listen to Taylor's powerful testimony of how the Lord worked in her life and then we'll dive into Acts 5 with Pastor Chad.
Listen as Josh and Jane Johnson talk about the importance of digging your wells deep and leaning into God's nearness in the mist of trials. This is morning 2, session five at Fall Retreat Sunriver.
Listen as Ryan and Lindsey Kelly talk about how powerful God moved in their lives. This is session four at Fall Retreat Sunriver.
Listen as Aaron Wells opens up about his powerful testimony and is/was this really Gods plan. This is evening 3 session one at Fall Retreat Sunriver.
Listen as Jordan Smith opens up about his powerful testimony and how the Lord was faithful to him during a difficult part of his life. This is morning 2, session one at Fall Retreat Sunriver.