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Chi Alpha @ UVA

by Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship at the University of Virginia

Welcome to the Chi Alpha @ UVA podcast! Chi Alpha at the University of Virginia is a passionately-devoted, diverse, missional community of the Spirit—building lifelong followers of Jesus. Here you will find all of the most recent messages from Monday Night Live, retreats, and seminars. You can find more content by visiting our website at www.xaatuva.com.

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Episodes

  1. Anchored: Christ’s Ambassadors

    Josh Fairchild kicks off the Anchored series with a message from 2 Corinthians about our identity as Christ’s Ambassadors.

  2. Waste Your Life on Jesus

    Are we willing to waste ourselves on Jesus? Tonight we learn about one woman’s radical response to Jesus.

  3. Pink Elephant: Race

    Pete Bullette shares God’s vision for unity in the body of Christ, and how the gospel empowers us to respond to the racial cultural issues of our day in truth and love.

  4. It’s Not Complicated: Singleness

    Sarah Fletcher shares on the myths and keys to health when it comes to singleness, and how singleness is a season in which we are meant to thrive in our relationships and walk with Jesus.

  5. XAWR17: Session 3

    National Chi Alpha Field Director Stefanie Chappell gives a powerful message on what it means for us to be Christ’s ambassadors in the marketplace.

  6. XAWR17: Session 2

    Fairmont State University Chi Alpha Director Matt Sprenger shares on how we must confront both the idols of this age and the idols of our hearts of we want to thrive in the marketplace.

  7. XAWR17: Session 1

    Pete Bullette kicks off Chi Alpha Winter Retreat 2017 with a message on the importance of why we work, how we work, and where we work.

  8. It’s Not Complicated: Purity

    What’s the big deal about sex? Tonight, Pete and Amy Bullette share on the benefits of purity and the inevitable consequences of not following God in this area of our lives.

  9. It’s Not Complicated: Guardrails

    How do we make good decisions about who to date and how to date? Pete and Amy Bullette share on the three major guardrails we need to have in our dating relationships.

  10. It’s Not Complicated: Heart Issues

    What is it that makes love, sex, and dating so complicated? And does it have to be this way? This week we look at four heart issues that we must deal with to start simplifying this area of our lives.

  11. Gospel Operating System: Overcoming Fear

    Staff member Erin Turley concludes the series with a look at how we have hope in the midst of challenging circumstances.

  12. Gospel Operating System: Politics

    In Romans 13, Paul talks politics. He gives us a whole new way to view authority and explains how we should relate to government.

  13. Gospel Operating System: Community

    Paul knew that the one place we might have the most difficult time living out this gospel operating system is in community. In Romans 12 we find how to live this new life together.

  14. Gospel Operating System: True Worship

    How should we live in response to the gospel? In Romans 12, we learn about a radically new way of living that is the only response to the radical grace we have received.

  15. Brett Fuller: Primary Words

    Brett Fuller shares on the primary words needed for the Christian life and challenges us to let God alone be who we worship.

  16. Gospel Operating System: Life and Death

    In Romans 8, Paul helps us understand the power of the Christian life, the posture we must have towards sin, and what’s at stake when we take sin lightly.

  17. Gospel Operating System: Adoption

    Who are we, and what will we build our identities around? In the Gospel Operating System, we find a totally different way of thinking about the question of identity.

  18. Gospel Operating System: Sin

    As followers of Jesus saved by grace, how should we view sin? In Romans 6 we see that the life in the Gospel Operating System takes both grace and sin seriously.

  19. 2016 Fall Retreat: Session 4

    Glen Davis shares on the necessity of the Spirit when it comes to fighting the battles ahead of us.

  20. 2016 Fall Retreat: Session 3

    Glen Davis teaches how to use the shield of faith, helmet of salvation, and sword of the Spirit.

  21. 2016 Fall Retreat: Session 2

    Pastor Eric Ojala from Summit County, CO shares on how we can live out our call to fulfill the Great Commission wherever we are.

  22. 2016 Fall Retreat: Session 1

    Chi Alpha Director Glen Davis from Stanford University begins the weekend with a teaching from Ephesians 6 on the armor of God.

  23. Gospel Operating System: Suffering

    Often in life we find that reality doesn’t match our expectations. How do we deal with this fact when it comes to the issue of suffering? As Christians how does the Gospel affect the way we deal with suffering personally and in the world around us?

  24. Gospel Operating System: Status Upgrade

    Our culture is obsessed with measuring status in various ways, and as Christians, we can fall into the same trap. The Gospel Operating System offers a status upgrade, but not in the way you may think.

  25. One Thing U.Va. Will Not Teach You

    Professor Elzinga shares on a subject that is not taught in any class, in any department at U.Va., but is essential to our lives as followers as Jesus.

  26. Gospel Operating System: Two Truths

    This week we continue in our series through the book of Romans by looking at two fundamental truths that are essential for understanding the gospel.

  27. Gospel Operating System: Beginning Well

    Our lives are dependent on operating systems, but the most important system isn’t on our phones or laptops. Our most important operating system is the one inside of us. As we begin a new year we need to take a look inside and see what’s running our lives.

  28. Elements of Life: Finale

    Staff member Josh Fairchild concludes the Elements of Life series with a look back of some of the essential elements we need to remember as we go into summer.

  29. Elements of Life: Sovereignty

    Guest speaker Joseph Jacobson shares his personal testimony of how through tragic circumstances God revealed His sovereignty.

  30. Elements of Life: Alvin Edwards

    Alvin Edwards, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Charlottesville, shares on the necessity of understanding who we are and whose were are, to live the life God intended for us.

  31. Elements of Life: Grace Part 2

    Katie Moran shares from the life of Jacob on how God offers us grace in our moments of weakness.

  32. Elements of Life: Grace

    Joshua Moran speaks on the essential element of grace and how that shows up in the life of Jacob in an unlikely place.

  33. Elements of Life: Faith Part 3

    In our final week of faith, we look at a moment when God tested Abraham's faith and protected him from falling into idolatry.

  34. Guest Speaker: Mark Good

    Mark and Dalene Good, missionaries to France, share from Luke on the importance of seizing the opportunities God give us to fulfill His Kingdom purposes.

  35. Elements of Life: Faith Part 2

    How do we have faith in the difficult seasons of life? This week we see how God responds to Abram's doubts by challenging his perspective.

  36. Elements of Life: Faith

    Want to go deeper and further in your relationship with God? Learn the not-so-secret element that produces spiritual growth revealed through the life of Abraham.

  37. Elements of Life: Suffering

    If God is good, why do we and people we love suffer? The Bible doesn't ignore this issue, but instead explains why there is suffering in the world and how we can have faith in a world full of suffering.

  38. Elements of Life: Temptation

    This week we wrap up the first half of the Bible. Really. The world today as we know it is a product of the element we hear about today.

  39. Elements of Life: Work

    Work, work. We will spend over half our life doing it, but does it even matter from God’s perspective? This week we take a look at the creation story and how all work can be Kingdom work.

  40. Elements of Life: Fellowship

    What were you created for? Chi Alpha Director Pete Bullette kicks off the Elements of Life series with a look at the creation story and what is says that points to our intended purposes.

  41. (Re)Framed: Value of the Kingdom

    Staff worker Rigo Herrera concludes the (Re)Framed series with a message on the value of the Kingdom and what the Kingdom requires of us.

  42. (Re)Framed: Kingdom of God

    How do we manage the tension of living in a world where we see both the light of God's kingdom and the darkness of this present age? Director Pete Bullette shares a parable used by Jesus to explain the nature of the Kingdom of God.

  43. Who is the Holy Spirit?

    Guest speaker Tim E. demystifies the person and work of the Holy Spirit and encourages us to seek more of the Holy Spirit's transforming power and presence.

  44. (Re)Framed: Forgiveness

    What is forgiveness? Campus pastor Sarah Fletcher corrects our understanding of this crucial topic as she shares a parable that reframes our definition of forgiveness.

  45. 15 Year Celebration MNL

    Pete Bullette shares a message at the 15 Year Celebration Monday Night Live on the importance of being faithful to the journey that God has called us to.

  46. (Re)Framed: Money

    Director Pete Bullette shares a parable that reframes how we are to view money and possessions.

  47. (Re)Framed: The Value of Lost Things

    Why do we search for lost things? What determines how intensely we search, or how happy we are when we find our lost stuff? Campus pastor Joshua Moran shares from Luke 15 on the immense value of lost people in the Kingdom of God.

  48. (Re)Framed: The Kingdom is a Party

    What images come to mind when you think about God and His Kingdom? Joy? Celebration? A party? Jesus describes the Kingdom in unexpected terms in this week's parable.

  49. 2015 Fall Retreat Session 4: We Are Different

    Lennon wraps up the weekend by challenging us to live counter-culturally, but in such a way that draws others to Christ.

  50. 2015 Fall Retreat Session 3: We Are Loved

    During the Saturday night session, Lennon challenges us to reframe our view of God as a loving father who chooses to adopt us into the family, and not by our own merit.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to the Chi Alpha @ UVA podcast! Chi Alpha at the University of Virginia is a passionately-devoted, diverse, missional community of the Spirit—building lifelong followers of Jesus. Here you will find all of the most recent messages from Monday Night Live, retreats, and seminars. You can find more content by visiting our website at www.xaatuva.com.

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Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship at the University of Virginia

Produced by Josh Fairchild

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