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Christian Challenge CSUC
by Christian Challenge CSUC
Talks from our weekly large group meeting as well as conference messages and classic discipleship messages that we recommend.
Episodes
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Honor God With Your Body // Cooper Payne
This week at Challenge guest speaker Cooper Payne takes us through 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 as he examines how we are to honor God with our bodies. Cooper look sat various cultural aspects both in Corinth at the time of Pauls writting as well as our current culture today and shows us what it meeans…
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The True Foundation // Jesse Blair
This week at Challenge guest speaker Jesse Blair continues our series in the book of 1 Corinthians as we take a look at how we can form a foundation of unity in a world that is constantly filled with division. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know:...
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The Subversive Cross // David Clark
This week at Challenge David Clark kicks off our new series Unity by taking a look at how the idea of the cross subverts our expectations. This series will take us through Pauls first letter to the Church in Corinth. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to...
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Session 3: Revolution // Brian Hamilton
We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Challenge is a place for you and we’d love...
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Session 2: Revival // Brian Hamilton
We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Challenge is a place for you and we’d love...
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Session 1: Revelation // Brian Hamilton
We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Challenge is a place for you and we’d love...
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Wholehearted Effort In The Pursuit Of Godliness // Gary Hamilton
In this message Founding Pastor of Chico Community Church Gary Hamilton wraps up our Lock In series with a message on pursuing godliness through hard work. Gary looks at the five uses of the term "make every effort" throughout scripture and how we can apply these verses to our own pursuit of...
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Lock In With Endurance // Tim Hearon
In this message Pastor Tim Hearon from Chico Community Church continues our series. This week Tim shares with us how the act of Patient endurance throughdifficulty can strengthen our faith. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place...
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Lock In With Dependence On God // David Clark
In this message David Clark continues our Lock In series narrowing in on our dependence on God and the value of entrusting our lives to Him. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in...
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Lock In With Your People // David Clark
In this message David Clark continues our Lock In series by focusing on the people that you surround yourself with and how importance it is to choose people who are going to help you grow. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place...
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Lock In With Your Purpose // David Clark
In this message Challenge Director David Clark kicks off our new series Lock In with a message on how we can really take advantage and make the most of our time in college. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet...
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Hallelujah: Revalation Worship // David Clark
In this Message Challenge Director David Clark wraps up our semester long series through the Bible by looking at how we can find worship in the Book of Revelation. In addition David takes a moment to honor and encourage or graduating seniors and those moving on from Challenge and stepping in to…
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Walking in the Light // Scott Lamberth
In this Message Scott Lamberth Lead Pastor of Pathfinder Church in Reno looks at 1 John 1:5-7 and how we as Christians can better walk in the light as Christians. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best...
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The Rest of Your Life: Being Like Timothy to Become Like Paul // Brian Hamilton
In this Message Brian Hamilton Lead Pastor of Chico Comminity Church takes us through 1 & 2 Timothy looking at his example and how we can apply what Paul has written to Timothy in our own lives. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a...
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The Centrality of Christ // Jesse Blair
In this Message Jesse Blair continues our message Series The Grand Narrative in the Book of Colossians. Jess takes a look at Colossians 1:15-20 and how we can see Christ at the center of Creation, The Church, and in The Gospel. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the…
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The Four Nobodies of Romans // David Clark
This week we are continuing our series The Grand Narrative by lookng at the Book of Romans. In this Message David Clark looks at the Four "Nobodies" who pose no threat to those who are in Christ. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a...
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The Word of Salvation at Work: Paul's First Missionary Journey // David Clark
In this message Challenge Director David Clark takes a look at the book of Acts as we continue our exploration of the New Testament. This week David looks at the story of Paul's First Missionary Journey and the impact of the Holy Spirit in our lives as believers. We know that navigating life in...
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Who is Jesus // David Clark
This week we are kicking of the second part of our series The Grand Narrative which focuses on the New Testament. In this Message David Clark looks at the story of Jesus through the Gospels. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a…
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Peter // Session 8 // Elliot Edwards
In the last Session of 2026 Spring Break trip Ellit Edwards take a look at the disciple Peter and how Christ used a seeamingly normal man for the kingdom of God. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best...
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Esther // Session 7 // Elliot Edwards
In this session Elliot Edwards explores the story of Esther and looks at taking risks in your faith for the purposes of God's plan. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the...
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Hosea // Session 6 // Elliot Edwards
In session 6 were introduced to the story of Hosea and the symolism behind God's Call for his life. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore...
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No Matter What // Workshop // Erin Gillum
All of us are living for something! What is your "no matter what?" The thing(s) you want to be true about your life no matter what life brings. There are so many things that compete for those "no matter what" positions in our hearts/lives and more is at stake than we realize. We know that...
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Napkin Theology: Draw-It-Yourself Tols to communicate God's Truth // Workshop // Steven Weier
WHat to share your faith and answer hard questions with clarity & confidence? In this hands-on workshop, you'll learn illustrations you can draw to explainthe Gosp[el and Key biblical truths. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a…
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Cultivating Peace: How to Pursue Unity & Reduce Reactivity // Workshop // David Clark
As God's people, we are set apart to cultivate peace in the midst of volatile times. In this workshopwe'll exlore some of the ins and outs about our calling as peacemakers, detailing how we can maintain healthy relationships & dissolve strife in a world where tensions are high. We know that...
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Prayer // Workshop // Brian Hamilton
In this workshop, we will discus a practical framework for prayer, not to master a method, but to find our way into the kind of prayer that moves us from talking at God to genuinely relating with Him. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge...
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Filtered // Workshop // Jesse Blair
In a world of endless content, noise, and hidden agendas, Christians are called to something better than passive scrolling. This workshop equips you with a Biblical framework for analyzing media, testing what you consume, and staying rooted in truth. We know that navigating life in college can be...
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The Way Up is Down: Practicing Humility and Teachability // Workshop // Brandon & Amy Wortman
In a culture that exaults self-promotion & pride, Scripture instead presents a foundational truth: the path to greatness in life begins with humility. This workshop will unpack what it really looks like to be humble & teachable, and what it means to practically walk humbly with God and others. We...
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Elijah // Session 5 // Elliot Edwards
In thiss session Elliot Edwards Connection Pastor of Seabreeze Church in Huntington Beach takes a deep dive into the story of Elijah and how his story should help to humble ourselves in our own lives. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge...
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The Knowability of God // Session 4 // Neil Walker
In Neil Walker's final session we take a look at how we can better know God by trusting him through our daily lives. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of...
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The Grace of God // Session 3 // Neil Walker
In the third session of our 2026 Spring Break Neil Walker explores the Grace of God in the Biblke itself and in our own lives. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the...
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The Glory of God // Session 2 // Neil Walker
In this session Neil Walker takes a look at the characteristics of God's Glory and how we can better reveal it in our own lives. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the...
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The Concept of God // Session 1 // Neil Walker
In the first session of our Spring Break Trip to Hume Lake Neil Walker Founding Director of Challenge at USC Kicks off our week with a message on how we percieve God and how it can be better shaped to understand his love and character. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so…
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Habakkuk // David Clark
This week our series The Grand Narrative we look ath the prophetic books of the Bible. In this message Challenge Director David Clark dives into the book of Habakkak. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your…
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The Psalms // Tim Hearon
This week our series The Grand Narative looks into the book of Psalms with Guest Speaker Tim Hearon. Tim takes us through his joy for the Psalms and how they have helped him through his own life. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a...
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The Kind of Person God Uses // David Clark
In this message Challenge Director David Clark dives into the story of Jonathan and his Armor Bearer as seen in 1 Samuel 14. Looking at the characteristic held by these men David outlines atributes that God looks for to fulfil his will and how we can be people that God uses. We know that…
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The Great I Am // Jesse Blair
In this message Jesse Blair takes a close look at the story of Exodus. Jesse explores the character and power of God shown in the old testimate and the story of Moses as he dives into the plauges of Egypt and how deliberate God is in his judgement. We know that navigating life in college can be...
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Presence Over All // Brendan Allen
In this message Brendan Allen continues our series The Grand Narrative and fineshes off our time in the book of Genesis. In this message Brendan highlights the life of Joseph and how God's presnce in our lives transends temptation, circumstances and abandonment. We know that navigating life in...
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The Man of Faith // David Clark
In this message Challenge Director David Clark continues our series The Grand Narrative and looking once again at he book of Genesis. In this message David looks at Abraham and how we like him can be men and women of God. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main…
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Fresh Start // David Clark
In this message Challenge Director David Clark kicks off our series The Grand Narrative by introducing us to the book of Genesis. David gives us an overview of humanities creation and fall, but also how we can experience a fresh start in God. We know that navigating life in college can be hard…
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A Force Outside The Human Race // David Clark
In this message Challenge's director David Clark closes out the semester with an encouraging message on the Coming of Jesus Christ. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the...
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Humility // Matt Bustamante
In this message guest speaker Matt Bustamante from Challenge Reno, walks us through how we can approach life with Humility and the pitfals that we oftentimes run into as we seek to live a life worthy of God. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know:...
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Past, Present' and Future Joy // Brian Hamilton
In this message guest speaker Brain Hamilton Lead Pator of Chico Community Church walks us throu expereincing Joy in our lives and how we are to rejoice in our circumstances and in God's plan for our lives. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know:...
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The Facets of Faithfulness // David Clark
In this message David Clark looks at faithfulness in our walk with God. Using biblical examples he shares with us where our faithfulness comes from and ho we are to steward that faithfulness. We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a…
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Sinners & Saints // Bryce Burditt
Scripture resonates with paradox, speaking in a language where opposites embrace. Death becomes the doorway to life, weakness is transfigured into strength, and the lowest seat becomes the place of honor. What seems like contradiction is, in truth, a deeper cohesion-threads of mystery woven into…
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Suffering With Joy // Tim Hearon
Scripture resonates with paradox, speaking in a language where opposites embrace. Death becomes the doorway to life, weakness is transfigured into strength, and the lowest seat becomes the place of honor. What seems like contradiction is, in truth, a deeper cohesion-threads of mystery woven into…
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The Love & Wrath of God // David Clark
Scripture resonates with paradox, speaking in a language where opposites embrace. Death becomes the doorway to life, weakness is transfigured into strength, and the lowest seat becomes the place of honor. What seems like contradiction is, in truth, a deeper cohesion-threads of mystery woven into…
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Faith and Reason // Dr. Adam Groza
Scripture resonates with paradox, speaking in a language where opposites embrace. Death becomes the doorway to life, weakness is transfigured into strength, and the lowest seat becomes the place of honor. What seems like contradiction is, in truth, a deeper cohesion-threads of mystery woven into…
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When I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong // David Clark
Scripture resonates with paradox, speaking in a language where opposites embrace. Death becomes the doorway to life, weakness is transfigured into strength, and the lowest seat becomes the place of honor. What seems like contradiction is, in truth, a deeper cohesion-threads of mystery woven into…
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God The Holy Spirit // Brian Hamilton
We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Challenge is a place for you and we’d love...
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God The Son, Jesus Christ // Brian Hamilton
We know that navigating life in college can be hard, so here’s the main thing to know: Challenge is a place where you meet your best friends, grow in navigating the challenges of life, and explore what it means to have a personal relationship with Jesus. Challenge is a place for you and we’d love...
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