Thursday Night Messages

Spring Break 2021 • Total Forgiveness: How to Forgive • Bevan Unrau

Now that we've squared away why forgiveness is important, Bevan continues with the second part of his message and shows us that that Biblical forgiveness occurs in three stages: privately, before men, and before God.

April 7th, 2021

Spring Break 2021 • Total Forgiveness: Why Forgive? • Bevan Unrau

Why is the Christian doctrine of forgiveness so critical to our understanding of the faith? Bevan explains why it's so important in the first message of our Spring Break 2021 series, Total Forgiveness.

April 7th, 2021

Spring 2021 • Wisdom from Above • Challenge Seniors

If you could go back in time and give yourself some advice, what would you say? This year's seniors look back at their experience at USC and Challenge, and give advice to future generations of students.

Recorded on Zoom for Thursday Night Challenge

April 29th, 2021

Spring 2021 • Uniquely You (Part 2) • Jeremy Walker

Jeremy picks up from where Eric left off last week, and discusses the spiritual gifts that God gives to each of His children.

Recorded on Zoom for Thursday Night Challenge

April 22nd, 2021

Spring 2021 • Uniquely You (Part 1) • Eric Siryj

We all struggle with identity, some of us more than others, but it's a question we all need to have answered: who am I, and what is my purpose? Eric shows us how God sees us each as equally valuable, despite our differing strengths.

Recorded on Zoom for Thursday Night Challenge

April 15th, 2021

Spring 2021 • Making Decisions • Eric Siryj

Rice or noodles? Left or right? Life is full of decisions, but how do you choose wisely? Eric explains why making decisions is much more than asking the question "is it sinful?".

Recorded on Zoom for Thursday Night Challenge

April 1st, 2021

Spring 2021 • All In: Above All Else • Neil Walker

"Follow your heart" is advice we often hear. But today, Neil explains why the Bible puts so much emphasis on guarding our hearts, and points out some of the more common lies that can creep in.

Recorded on Zoom for Thursday Night Challenge

March 25th, 2021

Spring 2021 • All In: Your Life Objective • Neil Walker

What is your life going to be about? Neil discusses the importance of having a clear direction for our lives in accordance to what God says will last forever, and shares his own life objective with us.

March 18th, 2021

Spring 2021 • All In: Glorifying God • Erin Gillum

The term "glorify God" is used over and over again in Christian circles, but what exactly does that mean? Erin helps us define it and shows us what it looks like to glorify God in our day-to-day lives.

March 11th, 2021

Spring 2021 • ALL IN: Loving God • Eric Siryj

The Bible commands us to love God, but what does that mean? How do we love someone we can't physically sense? Eric unpacks Jesus' message to His church about what it means to love Him.

March 4th, 2021

Spring 2021 • ALL IN: Knowing God • Jeremy Walker

To be "all in" for Jesus, one of the primary things is to know Him. Jeremy shows us that knowing God helps us to love Him more, and gives us a few practical tips to build a relationship with our Creator.

February 25th, 2021

Spring 2021 • ALL IN: The Wisdom of God (7 Questions to Ask) • Neil Walker

Neil recaps the last few weeks and poses some questions about our perspectives on laboring.

February 18th, 2021

Spring 2021 • ALL IN: A Chat with a Laborer • Olga

Erin Gillum shares a special interview with Olga, a lifelong laborer for Christ. Olga reflects on how she spent her life, and why she has no regrets in giving it fully to the service of our King.

February 11th, 2021

Spring 2021 • ALL IN: The Work of a Laborer • Neil Walker

So we know that there's a need for laborers who are "all in" for Jesus, but what does a laborer do? Neil shows us that, according to scripture, laborers love people, share the gospel, and share their lives.

February 4th, 2021

Spring 2021 • ALL IN: The Need for Laborers • Neil Walker

Why does Jesus explicitly mention the need for laborers? Neil Walker brings us through why there are so few laborers to help us root out the lies that prevent us from dedicating our lives to the greatest cause of all.

January 28th, 2021

Spring 2021 • ALL IN: So That Other's May Live • Neil Walker

Neil Walker kicks off the new year and the new semester by addressing our theme for the semester: "ALL IN". He explains the need for Christians to be 'all in' for the gospel, the things that keep us back from doing so, and what the our lives would look like if we commit to the cause of Christ.

January 21st, 2021

Fall 2020 • Faith, Hope, and Love: Love • Ian Fitzpatrick

Love means a great many things in the English language, but it means something very specific to Jesus as He commands his disciples to "love." Ian takes us through what love really means to God and challenges us to examine our love with a passage from 1 Corinthians 13.

November 12th, 2020

Fall 2020 • Faith, Hope, and Love: Hope • Erin Gillum

In a bleak year full of worry and a pandemic with seemingly no end in sight, Erin reminds us of what hope is, who our hope is in, and how we can cling onto hope today.

November 5th, 2020

Fall 2020 • Faith, Hope, and Love: Faith • Neil Walker

What exactly is "Faith," and how do you grow in it? Neil kicks off a new series on Faith, Hope, and Love by looking at two individuals in the "Hall of Faith" found in Hebrews 11, and points us in the direction of growing in faith.

October 29th, 2020

Fall 2020 • Global Grads

Those in Christ are a family, united by the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In this short segment, we get to hear from our "extended family"- USC Christian Challenge alumni who live around the world- and learn how their time at USC shaped their lives and continue to impact the way they live.

October 22, 2020

Fall 2020 • Creatures of Habit: Repentance • Eric Siryj

Eric examines the lives of King Saul and King David and how they reacted when a prophet points out their sin. In the seventh and final message in the series, he delineates worldly sorry from Godly sorrow and gives us some tips on developing a repentant heart.

October 15th, 2020 

Fall 2020 • Creatures of Habit: Intentional Rest • Neil Walker

Why are we anxious? How do we find true rest? Neil takes us through the causes of restlessness and points us in the direction of real peace. He also gives some practical tips on achieving it in this sixth installment of the series.

September 30th, 2020

Fall 2020 • Creatures of Habit: Seeking Advice/Mentorship • Jeremy Walker

Jeremy is joined by Jeep, Karlene, Steven, Jenna, and Jon in this fifth installment of the series. The panel shares why finding Godly mentors is so important to them and share stories of what happens with and without good advisors.

October 1st, 2020

Fall 2020 • Creatures of Habit: Gratitude • Elliot Edwards

In these turbulent times, why should we be grateful? In the fourth installment of the series, Elliot from Seabreeze Chruch in Huntington Beach reminds us that gratefulness centers our hope in an unchanging God.

September 24th, 2020

Fall 2020 • Creatures of Habit: Prayer/Practicing God's Presence • Enoch Chow

In our third installment of the series, Enoch walks us through the discipline of prayer, why it's important, and how we should approach it.

September 17th, 2020

Fall 2020 • Creatures of Habit: Verse Memorization/Meditation • Seth Gatchell

"You develop good habits then good habits develop you." Seth continues the series on habits by sharing both how and why he memorizes scripture, as well as sharing a starting point to begin memorizing from.

September 10th, 2020

Fall 2020 • Creatures of Habit: Daily Time in the Word • Erin Gillum

"You develop good habits then good habits develop you." Erin kicks off a new series on developing lifelong habits by looking at the life of Jesus and His regular habit of spending unhurried time with His Father. She addresses two areas of caution that can take away from quality quiet time, as well as tips on how to begin spending time alone with God.

September 3rd, 2020

Spring 2020 • A Life of Worship: Defining Worship • Neil Walker

Worship is our response, personal and corporate, to God, for who He is and what He's done, expressed in and by the things we say and the way we live. Everyone assigns supreme value to something, but God is the only thing of ultimate value. Paul describes a life of worship in Romans 12:1 when he instructs us to "offer our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God". We were designed for many things but created for worship.

 

January 16th, 2020

 

Spring 2020 • A Life of Worship: Purpose • Neil Walker

Everyone centers their life around something, whether consciously or not. As Christians, our life should be centered on our God-given purpose, which is discovered through a relationship with God. God’s purpose for us is three-fold: He wants us to know Him, love Him, and glorify Him. Once we discover our purpose, we will find courage, passion, and perseverance!

 

January 23rd, 2020

 

Spring 2020 • A Life of Worship: Thoughts • Jeremy Walker

Behavior modification is not the same as inner transformation, and God wants to transform our hearts! We worship God with our thoughts when we follow his way of life because we've come to know and trust his way is best and preferred. If you want to live a life of worship you need to change the way you think, not just the way you behave.

 

January 30th, 2020