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    Spring 2025 • Questions Jesus Asked: Part 2 • Erin Gillum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 33:30 Transcription Available


    Part 2: "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • Questions Jesus Asked: Part 1 • Romano Orlando

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 53:07 Transcription Available


    Part 1: "Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?" Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • Enemies of the Heart: Jealousy • Steven Weier

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 34:09 Transcription Available


    Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • Enemies of the Heart: Anger • Erin Gillum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 38:56 Transcription Available


    Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • Enemies of the Heart: Guilt • Eric Siryj

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 37:31 Transcription Available


    We begin a new series! Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • The Gospel Unabridged: Part 2 • Bevan Unrau

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 56:18 Transcription Available


    Bevan wraps up his comprehensive breakdown of the Gospel and what it means for us today.c Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • The Gospel Unabridged • Bevan Unrau

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 48:51 Transcription Available


    Join us as Bevan begins a comprehensive two-part special on the Gospel! What is it, why is it important, and what does it mean for us? Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • Wisdom for Life: Work • Josh Mora

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2025 34:54 Transcription Available


    In the last week of the series, we are discussing wisdom in our work. We are made to do good work, so what does that look like? Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • Wisdom for Life: Defensiveness • Ian Fitzpatrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 36:00 Transcription Available


    Correction is hard to bear, and we are naturally defensive. What would it look like if we could handle it gracefully? Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • Wisdom for Life: Proverbs • Jeremy Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 51:18 Transcription Available


    In our next series, we are discussing true wisdom! Join us as Jeremy opens the topic through the book of Proverbs. Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • Wisdom for Life: Proverbs • Jeremy Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 51:21 Transcription Available


    In our next series, we are discussing true wisdom! Join us as Jeremy opens the topic through the book of Proverbs. Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • How to Build Trust: Blamelessness • Eric Siryj

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 36:55 Transcription Available


    In our final week of this series, Eric speaks on how being blameless helps build trust in relationships. Doing this perfectly is impossible, but the pursuit of it shapes our mind, and life to look more like Jesus. Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • How to Build Trust: Faithfulness • Erin Gillum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 41:25 Transcription Available


    Being faithful, reliable, and consistent are some of the most powerful things we can do to build trust. However it is hard, takes discipline, and to top it off we can never do it perfectly. But with effort, we can become closer to the example of perfect faithfulness that God has modeled for us. Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Spring 2025 • How to Build Trust: Words • Jeremy Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 37:31 Transcription Available


    Jeremy begins a new series on how to build trust! A crucial part of healthy relationships. This week we examine the power of words, and how they can build up or tear down. Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Fall 2024 • The Secret to Contentment • Jeremy Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 38:07


    In the Christmas season, being content is harder than ever. How does the Bible say we should go about doing this? Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Fall 2024 • Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control • Josh Mora

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 36:57


    Self-control is the wall that fortifies our personal "city". Without it, we can be overrun and attacked, left defenseless when real struggle hits us. What then must we do to develop this? Tune in to find out. Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Fall 2024 • Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness • Erin Gillum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 33:33


    Gentleness: a word we don't often hear anymore. Modern connotation makes it out to be a negative, passive quality, but Jesus was anything but that. How do we embody gentleness? Tune in to find out. Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    FDC 2024 • Live a Life Worthy of the Godspel Session 4 • Brian Strum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 9:43


    Session 4

    FDC 2024 • Live a Life Worthy of the Godspel Session 3 • Brian Strum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 9:43


    Session 3

    FDC 2024 • Live a Life Worthy of the Godspel Session 2 • Brian Strum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 39:55


    FDC Session 2

    FDC 2024 • Living a Life Worthy of the Gosepel Session 4 • Brian Strum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 9:43


    Session 4 Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    FDC 2024 • Living a Life Worthy of the Gosepel Session 3 • Brian Strum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 9:43


    Session 3 Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    FDC 2024 • Living a Life Worthy of the Gosepel Session 2 • Brian Strum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 39:55


    Session 2 Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    FDC 2024 • Living a Life Worthy of the Gospel Session 1 • Brian Strum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 36:27


    FDC Session 1 Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Fall 2024 • Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness • Eric Siryj

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 36:27


    What does faithfulness look like? Tune in to this week's message from Thursday Night. Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Fall 2024 • Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness • Erin Gillum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 40:20


    God is good, but what does that mean? Tune in to this week's message from Thursday Night to find out.  Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    Fall 2024 • Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Kindess • Romano Orlando

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 36:27


    What does Biblical Kindness look like? Tune in to this week's message from Thursday Night. Stay up-to-date with the latest on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscchallenge/ Find out more about the ministry on our website: https://uscchristianchallenge.com/home

    FDC 2024 • Live a Life Worthy of the Godspel Session 1 • Brian Strum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 36:27


    Session 1 FDC

    Fall 2024 • Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness • Eric Siryj

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 36:27


    What does faithfulness look like? Tune in to this week's message from Thursday Night.

    Fall 2024 • Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness • Erin Gillum

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 40:20


    God is good, but what does that mean? Tune in to this week's message from Thursday Night to find out. 

    Fall 2024 • Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness • Romano Orlando

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 36:27


    What does Biblical Kindness look like? Tune in to this week's message from Thursday Night.

    Fall 2024 • Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Patience • Steven Weier

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 35:02


    Patience: we all want it, many of us want it right now! However, it is one of the Fruits of the Spirit that takes time and discipline. What makes it so hard? Steven reveals that controlling our anger is a huge piece of the puzzle. Tune in to hear more!

    Fall 2024 • Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Peace • Ian Fitzpatrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 44:17


    We all desire peace, but are all methods to gain it equal? Turns out there is a difference between worldly peace and Godly peace. Only one of which, is actually fulfilling.

    Fall 2024 • Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Joy • Jeremy Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 39:04


    People want to be happy, but how often do people talk about being joyful? Is there a difference? Good question! Jeremy unpacks this concept at Challenge's Thursday Night Meeting.

    Fall 2024 • Fruit of the Spirit: Love • Eric Siryj

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 36:27


    Eric speaks on the first Fruit of the Spirit: Love. This love is a specific kind of sacrificial (Agape) love. It isn't always easy, but it is always a choice. 

    Fall 2024 • Fruit of the Spirit: Overview • Jeremy Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 41:56


    What is spiritual fruit? And why should I care? In this episode, Jeremy unpacks the idea that our actions and habits produce "fruit"- learned qualities that become so ingrained to the point they are a part of us. It's good to ask what fruit you are developing in your life today, but the real question is this: what fruit does scripture say we should cultivate for a full life?

    Fall 2024 • The DNA of Challenge • Jeremy Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 41:56


    Our first week back from Summer! This evening, Jeremy welcomes students to a new school year, and explains who Challenge is as a ministry. He answers questions like who is Jesus? Why is scripture important? How do we conduct our lives on mission for Him?   September 9th, 2024 Recorded in TCC 450

    Spring 2024 • Wisdom from Above • Seniors

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 42:53


    Some of our beloved seniors share some meaningful lessons that they've learned during their time in college – ranging from "finding your Barnabas" to being faithful with your finances.    April 25th, 2024 Recorded in SAL101

    Spring 2024 • Great Cloud Of Witnesses: Nehemiah • Jeremy Treat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 39:05


    "God is a God who can take us from ruin to restoration." "Hurt people hurt people...and restored people restore people." Tune in to hear more bars as Pastor Jeremy Treat from Reality Church of LA walks us through Nehemiah's story.    April 18th, 2024 Recorded in SAL101

    Spring 2024 • Great Cloud Of Witnesses: Gideon • Eric Siryj

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 49:46


    Does your current manner of walking with God require courage? Eric shares the story of Gideon in Judges, challenging us to look to God, instead of ourselves, to complete our God-given tasks.   April 11th, 2024 Recorded in SAL101

    Spring 2024 • Great Cloud Of Witnesses: Adoniram Judson • Romano Orlando

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 45:38


    Adoniram Judson's life was marked by courage. It was through his courage that he was able to give his life to the people of Burma. Romano dives into how courage can impact our lives today.   April 4th, 2024 Recorded in SAL101

    Spring 2024 • Pivotal Moments: Life After College • Tyler Beebe, Kevin Kang, Ifelola Ojuri

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 52:31


    Tyler, Kevin, and Ifelola share some pivotal moments during their time at USC and how choosing to lean into their relationship with God in college has changed the trajectory of their life.    March 21st, 2024 Recorded in SAL101 

    Spring Break 2024 • Session 8: Equipping • Neil Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 32:31


    An impactful life is an invested one. Followers of Christ are called to make even more disciples of Christ, how do we begin? Neil walks us through the 3 principles of equipping (aka training people to make disciples).    March 14th, 2024 Recorded at Hume Lake Camp

    Spring Break 2024 • Session 7: Establishing • Neil Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 50:49


    In Acts 10, we see that God has given us humans the unique privilege of sharing Jesus with others! Neil shares tips for us whether we're the ones establishing someone in their faith, or the ones being established in our faith.   March 14th, 2024 Recorded at Hume Lake Camp

    Spring Break 2024 • Session 6: An Impactful Life is a Prioritized One • Neil Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 36:44


    Our purpose is to know, love, and glorify God in a growing relationship with Him... What would happen if we had a hunger and heart to know and hear from God? How do we start? Neil outlines 4 tips and 3 resources for finding God right now.   March 13th, 2024 Recorded at Hume Lake Camp

    Spring Break 2024 • Session 5: An Impactful Life is a Focused One • Neil Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 42:24


    Neil shares 4 principles that he's learned throughout his walk with God, touching on choices, priorities, relationships, and purpose.   March 12th, 2024 Recorded at Hume Lake Camp

    Spring Break 2024 • Session 4: Whatever You Want, Whatever the Cost • JT Kliewer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 40:57


    Tune in as JT shows us how Philippians 3:1-11 helps us all understand the value and worth of what we invest our lives in.   March 12th, 2024 Recorded at Hume Lake Camp

    Spring Break 2024 • Session 3: Reclaimed • JT Kliewer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 39:06


    JT uses Acts 9:1-31 to illustrate how we are all "reclaimed wood projects" – we have a new purpose, despite having our old marks. Let's be reclaimed. Let's be fashioned into something new.   March 11th, 2024 Recorded at Hume Lake Camp

    Spring Break 2024 • Session 1: Life Snapshots • JT Kliewer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 37:28


    JT Kliewer shares some snapshots from his own life, showing how there's infinite satisfaction and eternal joy – and it's in our grasp (through Christ Jesus)!   March 10th, 2024 Recorded at Hume Lake Camp  

    Spring 2024 • Great Cloud Of Witnesses: John The Baptist • Eric Siryj

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 29:16


    Despite his popularity amongst the people, John the Baptist was one of the most humble followers of Jesus. Eric uses John's life to illustrate the life-giving outcomes of humility.    March 7th, 2024 Recorded in SAL101    

    Spring 2024 • Great Cloud Of Witnesses: George Mueller • Jeremy Walker

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 45:16


    What would our lives look like if we earnestly prayed like George Mueller? Jeremy explores how Mueller's simple dependence on God was used to make a difference in the world around him.   February 29th, 2024 Recorded in SAL101

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