For missions week, we got to hear from guest speaker Jake Johnson. Jake and his wife are missionaries to Botswana, and he shared a message on the importance of being sent. He highlighted how we are all sent by God to the people around us.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

This week Pastor Amber finished off our sermon series on Counterfeit Truths by sharing about how the suffering we go through shapes our character. She notes how beating the temptation to give in to easy choices shapes us into the person God wants us to become.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor Derek continued our sermon series on counterfeit truth with a message on fame and identity. He preached on how our identities need to be rooted in being a son or daughter of Jesus, and not in the approval of others or achievements.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

This week, Pastor Derek started our new sermon series on the temptations of Jesus. He taught us how we have both strong desires and deep desires, and how we can avoid the lies in our life by choosing our deepest desires over the desires we feel in the moment.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

In week two of our sermon series on the pillars of Chi Alpha, Pastor Derek preached on the importance of community. He emphasized how we cannot follow Jesus alone, and he challenged us to be our authentic selves as we engage in community going forward.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor Daniel Quinby is the lead pastor of Sent Church, and we had the honor of hearing him share with us on how to be devoted to Jesus. He preached on how to spend time with Jesus constantly, and how to get our hearts in a place where it burns for the things of God.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

In the final week of this sermon series, Pastor Derek explained how God wants to do a new thing through giving us more of Him. We looked at the story of the early church in Acts, and how they received power from God in a new way.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

This week, Pastor Derek emphasized how Jesus does not just want to give us forgiveness and restoration, but he also wants to give us a new purpose.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

In week three of our current sermon series, Pastor Derek talked about the holistic life change that Jesus has to offer. He challenged us to give every part of our lives to Jesus and to jump all in for him in order to experience new life.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor Derek walked us through the story of Jesus and the woman at the well. He taught us about the living water that Jesus offers us, and how we will never be truly satisfied until we accept it.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

In our first service of the new school year, Pastor Derek launched our opening series with a sermon about the prodigal son. Through this story, he encouraged us to view God as a loving father and as someone who we do not have to perform for. He challenged us to find a new way of coming to God so that we have a correct view of our relationship with …

In our last service of the school year, Pastor Derek casted vision for what it looks like to have a good summer. He challenged us to spend extravagant time with Jesus, and to pray every day for God to move this upcoming Fall.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

We continued our Ready for More series with a message from Pastor Derek. He walked us through the parable of the sower and he challenged us to make sure that the soil of our hearts is ready for God to move in our lives.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor Keziah continued our final sermon series of the year with a message on the image of God. She walked us through what it means to be an image bearer, and she challenged us to be the best representation of Jesus that we can be.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Starting our last series of the school year, Pastor Derek preached a message on taking risks for the sake of the Gospel. He encouraged us with the story of Peter walking on water, and he challenged us to get out of our comfort zones so that God can use us to help change the campus.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor Derek closed out our sermon series on the story of Joseph by talking about how Joseph trusted God through all of his hardship. He highlighted how God had a plan for Joseph's life, and that we too should remember God's faithfulness and trust him with our own lives.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

We continued our series on the story of Joseph with a message about Godly character! Pastor Joel showed us how Joseph honored God with his actions no matter what. He challenged us to look inward at our motivations for doing the right things, and encouraged us to center them on Jesus.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

We kicked off a new sermon series on the story of Joseph by getting to hear from staff member Aaron Manning! Aaron walked us through Joseph's life and how his family affected him. He then challenged us to look for the ways our own family impacts us with the encouragement that Jesus can define our future.…

Pastor Derek closed out our series on love, dating, and sex with a message about the Bible's view on sex. He showed us how to stay pure before God, and encouraged us not to see how close to the line we can get, but to see how close to Jesus we can be.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor KC continued our series on love and dating with a message on singleness. She encouraged us that singleness can be good, and that we should be content in all circumstances. In order to play the game of love, we have to be content during the pause.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor Derek kicked off our sermon series on love, dating, and marriage with a message on dating. He challenged us to look inward before dating and to make sure we are ready for marriage before we even start. To play the game of love, we need to be the person that the person we are looking for is looking for.…

Pastor Derek closed out our "Ready for Revival" sermon series by talking about the importance of faith. He challenged us to pray that God would help the areas of unbelief in our lives, and that revival only happens when we have enough faith in God to do it in our time.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

In week four of our Ready for Revival series, Pastor Derek talks about the importance of being set apart. He explained that if we want to be used by God in a special way, we have to live in a way that is aligned with the teachings of Jesus. In order to be ready for revival, we have to pursue a life of consecration.…

This week, Pastor Derek talked about how revival will not happen in our time until we are wholeheartedly devoted to Jesus. He challenged us to think through the areas of our lives that might be idols, keeping us from spending time with Jesus. To be ready for revival, we have to be fully devoted to seeking His presence.…

Pastor Victor continued our sermon series on revival by talking about how God is in the business of restoring broken things. He encouraged us that no matter what we have done, God's saving grace and restoration can make us a new creation that he can use for his glory.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor Derek kicked off our first service of the semester by proclaiming how God wants to do big things in 2024. He encouraged us that if we want to see revival on our campus, we have to be hungry for his presence, and persistent in prayer. Only when we do this, will we be ready for revival.Parts of the sermon were inspired by Jon Tyson's "God Come…

In our last service of the semester, Pastor Derek talked about how we can share the light of Jesus to others. He explained how we can't show others the light, however, until we clear out the things in our heart that blocks it. If we can make a path in our hearts and pursue holiness, God will make the light shine through.…

This week we got to hear from Amber Enos, who is an associate staff member with Chi Alpha! She continued our current series about the coming of Jesus in the book of John. She explained the importance of Jesus coming in the flesh, and how his ultimate sacrifice on earth means never-ending grace for us.…

Kicking off our final sermon series of the semester, Pastor Derek preached on John chapter one. He talked about how Jesus is the light against darkness, and how the light always wins. No matter how dark our lives get, the light is always present.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

In part five of our Becoming series, Pastor Derek talked about what greatness looks like within the Kingdom of God. He highlighted how Jesus modeled true greatness through servant-hearted leadership by washing the disciples feet. We are all called to live service by humbling ourselves and serving others.…

Pastor Derek continued our sermon series about the areas in our lives we can grow in to become more like Jesus. This week, he walked us through Genesis and how the devil tempted Eve with lies. He then encouraged us to find freedom from the lies and sins that entrap us in our own lives by confessing them to God and to others.…

Pastor KC continued our sermon series on what it looks like to be a healthy Jesus follower by teaching us how to find friendship. She showed us how Jesus modeled what it looks like to be the ultimate friend to others, and she challenged us by calling us to something deeper than surface level relationships.…

Pastor Derek continued our teaching on the Holy Spirit, and this week he talked about the baptism of the Holy Spirit. He walked us through how the Disciples in Acts received this baptism and how it was necessary for them to obtain the power of God in order to start the early church. Similarly, we also need the power of the Holy Spirit so that we ca…

To kick off our sermon series about the Holy Spirit, we welcomed Daniel Quinby, who is the pastor of Sent Church, as a guest speaker. He outlined for us who the Holy Spirit is and his role in our lives. He then emphasized our need for him to be active in our lives if we are to fulfill all that God has for us.…

Pastor Derek continued our series on the six elements that help make us a healthy disciple of Jesus by talking about the importance of knowing ourselves. He challenged us to dig deeper into ourselves in order to discover why we do the things we do. Knowing ourselves helps us know who God has made us to be.…

We kicked off our second sermon series of the school year, and it is all about the six areas that we believe make up a healthy disciple of Jesus. Pastor Victor started us off by walking us through what it looks like to know God. He talked about how Moses climbed Mount Sinai to be with God, and likewise, he challenged us to ascend the mountain daily…

Pastor Derek finished our first sermon series of the year by telling us the story of Lazarus' death and resurrection. He taught us how Jesus wept with Mary, showing us how Jesus cares about our present circumstances even though he knows the future. The journey of a lifetime is about journeying back to the future that we have in Jesus.…

In the third week of our new sermon series, Pastor Derek continued to take us on a journey of what it looked like to follow Jesus on earth. He highlighted the story of Jesus turning water into wine, and how Jesus wants to make us new in him. To embark on the journey of a lifetime, we have to start a new journey.…

Pastor Derek preached the second sermon of the new school year by walking us through the story of Jesus and the woman at the well. He talked about how Jesus is the only thing that will fulfill us, and how the things of this world will only leave us wanting more. The Journey of a Lifetime is about journeying to Jesus, who is the well of living water…

We kicked off a new school year with a brand new sermon series titled: Journey of a Lifetime! Pastor Derek told us how Jesus is like a forgiving father who loves us no matter our background. He showed us how following Jesus is the journey of a lifetime, and we start it by journeying home.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor Derek closed out our last service of the school year by casting vision for where Chi Alpha is headed. He shared that the vision of Chi Alpha is Jesus, and that the dream is for every student to run after Him.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor KC gave us a message continuing our series titled "Awaken". She preached on how Jesus is the only one who can give us true rest and fulfill our needs. She challenged us to sacrifice our need to be self-sufficient in order for Jesus to give us so much more.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Amber, one of the Chi Alpha interns, continued our series titled "Awaken". She preached on how we need to follow the crucified Jesus of the Bible and not the Americanized Jesus that we so often believe in.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor Derek kicked off our new sermon series by talking about spiritual awakening! He explained how God comes where He is wanted, and he challenged us by asking what we really want most in our lives.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

This week, Pastor Derek preached on how to find our calling in life, and how to know whether or not our plans are in line with God's. He encouraged us all by reminding us how we are called to reach those around us no matter what our vocation is.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor Derek continued our marketplace ministry series with a message about service. He emphasized how we can live for a greater purpose in Jesus through serving those around us and in the marketplace.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

We kicked off our new sermon series by welcoming guest speaker Clint Whitcome! He outlined what it can look like to be in ministry in a career field, and he encouraged us to always be on mission at our workplaces.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

This week, Pastor Derek brought us a message on sex to continue our love and dating series. He walked us through what Jesus has to say about our sex lives, and he challenged us to set healthy boundaries in our lives to help us avoid sin.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor KC continued our love and dating series with a message on the four different types of love, and how each one can be applied to our lives. She highlighted "agape" love, and taught us how this Godly form of love can be best practiced in our lives.Oleh Chi Alpha UNI - Derek Quinby

Pastor Derek kicked off our new dating series by not only outlining what dating should look like as a Jesus follower, but also how we can assess whether or not we are ready to start dating in the first place. He challenged us to give over our relationships to Jesus and let Him lead us in a healthy direction.…