Thursday Night Messages

Spring Break 2014 • Session 2: Seeking God and His Plan • Pat Woolridge

Pat shares the story of Moses and how our journeys are about God. She illustrates the fact that when we seek God He reveals His plan.

 

March 17, 2014

Spring Break 2014 • Session 3: Deliverance • Pat Woolridge

Pat shares the story of Lot, which demonstrates the way that God delivers us. She talks about how after experiencing deliverance we need to move forward in hope and grace.

 

March 17, 2014

Spring Break 2014 • Session 4: Knowing and Honoring God • Dan Woolridge

Dan talks us through how we are to know God and live lives that honor Him. He focuses in on "six divine threads": faith, hope, love, goodness, truth, and beauty.

 

March 18, 2014

Spring Break 2014 • Session 5: God Wants All of You • Bevan Unrau

Bevan speaks to the fact that we are exactly what God wants for His purpose, God wants you. Bevan expands the ideas that God wants your pain, your pressure, and your plans.

 

March 18, 2014

Spring Break 2014 • Session 6: Ambassadors for Christ • Bevan Unrau

Bevan shows that we are to be Christ's ambassadors and build relationships. He elaborates on three ways we can do this: choosing faith over force, sadness over anger, and forgiveness over bitterness.

 

March 20, 2014

Spring Break 2014 • Session 7: Life God's Way • Bevan Unrau

Bevan shares how God wants us to endure by highlighting the truth that life is not about us. He talks about how life is about God's ways, peoples' progress toward God, and having a perspective beyond this life.

 

March 20, 2014

Spring Break 2014 • Session 8: God Wants You As You Are • Bevan Unrau

Bevan wraps up the week by looking into how God wants every person specifically and how we are God's treasure. He shares that in light of this we should not classify others through judgment, compare ourselves to others, or commend ourselves by seeking approval from others.

 

March 21, 2014

Spring Break 2014 • Workshop: Professionalism in the New Normal • Dan Woolridge

Dan talks about how to prepare yourself for work in a world where "jobs" have become obsolete. Beyond an education, he lists and explains seven principles that you will need in order to be effective in today's economy.

 

March 17, 2014

Spring Break 2014 • Workshop: Heart Attitudes • Bevan Unrau

Relationships are messy, but they are a mess worth making. God created us for community and in His Word He details how we can experience the joy and blessing of sharing life with each other. Bevan discusses Heart Attitudes, which are Scripturally based perspectives that serve as guardrails in creating and maintaining healthy relationships.

 

March 20, 2014

Spring Break 2013 • Session 1: Widen My World - Power of Prayer • John Strappazon

John Strappazon shares his life story: how Jesus changed his life and how he has seen the power of prayer change his life.

 

March 17, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Session 2: Widen My World - Confidence in Christ • John Strappazon

John Strappazon talks about the difference between confidence and arrogance, and how we should have confidence in Christ. He also discusses how we put people in three categories: landscape, machine, and real, and how we should treat all as real as we widen our world.

 

March 18, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Session 3: Widen My World - Living Stategically - Being an Influence • John Strappazon

John Strappazon talks about how to be an influence to the people around you in a natural way while interacting strategically and devoting yourself to prayer.

 

March 18, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Session 4: Narrow My Focus - Being an Influence • Brett Yohn

Brett Yohn, campus ministry director in Nebraska, discusses his life story and the different influence seven different men had on him. He discusses how you can have the same influence on someone else.

 

March 19, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Session 5: Narrow My Focus - Investing in People • Brett Yohn

With my wide world, how do I narrow my focus and invest in people? Brett Yohn lists four ways to do this: Enter In, Journey With, Be Impacted, and Breathe Life In.

 

March 19, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Session 6: Your Life in Snapshots • Kirk Humphreys

Kirk Humphreys, resident of Oklahoma City, talks about three questions you will be seeking answers to during your time in college: What is my passion in life? What is my purpose in life? Who will be my partner in life?

 

March 21, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Session 7: Daniel and Lessons for Life • Kirk Humphreys

Kirk Humphreys discusses the life of Daniel and how Daniel effectively lived out his faith before others by having unshakable faith in a way that was believable to others.

 

March 21, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Session 8: Sharing Your Faith in the Marketplace • Kirk Humphreys

Kirk Humphreys talks about hindrances to sharing the Christian faith in the workplace and gives advice as to how we can intentionally share with others in this setting.

 

March 22, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Workshop: Lessons from Following • Tim Hearon

Everyone wants to be a great leader, but few in our generation aspire to follow well. Most people aspire to be President, not Vice President. Our greatest leaders have always been men and women who were great followers. What does it take to become a great follower? How does a follower work under authority? How do you develop the character of a follower? If anyone aspires to be a leader in ministry, family, and workplace, this message will be helpful.

 

March 18, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Workshop: Let's Par-tay! • Martha Moore

Discover fresh encouragement on how to create fun parties and dinners with a purpose that lead to helping your friends from class meet your Challenge friends. Learn cool ideas to be creative, while teaming up with others, and to "connect the ponds" of relationships!

 

March 18, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Workshop: Relationships without Regrets • John Strappazon

Guys and girls tend to approach relationships with the opposite sex from a different angle. Things can get messed up quickly without having a clue as to why. The same mistakes are made over and over. Information is power; let's break the cycle.

 

March 18, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Workshop: Deciding Who to Build Into • Brett Yohn

How do you know when someone (including yourself) is ready for one-on-one discipleship with an older believer? What qualities do you look for in another or seek to develop in yourself to make the experience joyful and energizing?

 

March 19, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Workshop: Hiding God's Word in Your Heart • Birthe Moller

"You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul..." (Duet. 11:18a) What does this mean? Why is this important? How can I apply this? The goal of this message is to provide answers to these questions, motivation and inspiration for Scripture memory. Essentially, it's about getting to know God better, to grow in a personal relationship with Him and to lose your prejudices on scripture memory.

 

March 19, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Workshop: A Look at Ways to Share the Gospel • Jeremy Walker

Same great story, different approaches. In this message, Jeremy discusses several easy ways of articulating the Gospel to your friends so that it makes sense to them and they remember it. He also looks at some general guidelines to consider and pitfalls to avoid when sharing with your friends.

 

March 19, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Workshop: Lessons I've Learned About Money • Kirk Humphreys

The Bible has much to say about our finances. Kirk Humphreys discusses practical financial principles and their powerful influence on our marriage, family, and career.

 

March 21, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Workshop: Abiding Through Prayer • Jonathan Middlebrooks

Jonathan Middlebrooks talks about the importance of prayer and gives ten reasons why we should pray.

 

March 21, 2013

Spring Break 2013 • Workshop: Creating Small Groups Students Love to Attend • Erin Gillum

Most of us have been a part of small groups we loved, while we may have to grin and bear it through others. Small groups are an essential element of our spiritual growth. What can you do as a leader or participant to create an environment where you and your friends connect deeply with God through His Word and each other?

 

March 21, 2013