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, c…
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.
We consider this week what Jesus means by Him inviting us to find rest under His yoke.
This week we discuss the cost of following Jesus and why it is worth spending.
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 Jesus' confrontation with two demon possessed men and some pigs.
This week we look at what Jesus means when he tells us to build on the rock and not the sand.
This week Aidan looks at how our Father desires us to bring our every need to Him.
This week we dive into one of Jesus' core teachings on how we are to relate to money.
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.
Tonight we look at what God is up to in connecting us to His Church.
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.
This week we think through a biblical framework for marriage.
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 preached on Elijah passing the mantel of the prophet to Elisha.
This week our intern Aidan taught on the story where Elijah hears from God in the wilderness.
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 how we can learn from Jacob's wrestling match with God.
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.