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Building a Fire in the Snow: Spiritual Disciplines

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In the first message in a series titled "Building a Fire in the Snow", Heather Erickson emphasizes how periods of rest are ideal times to cultivate spiritual disciplines to follow the Lord more intimately and love the people around us more wisely.

Missions Emphasis: Every Student Prays

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Jeff Alexander, the national personnel director of Chi Alpha, continues the missions emphasis series with a message about prayer and overcoming unbelief. Jeff also introduces another point of the Chi Alpha motto, "Every Student Prays."

Missions Emphasis: Every Student Welcomes

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Heather Erickson continues our missions emphasis series with another point of the Chi Alpha motto, "Every Student Welcomes."

Missions Emphasis: Every Student Goes

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Andy Erickson kicks off the missions emphasis series with a message about missions and one of the key points of the Chi Alpha motto, "Every Student Goes." This message also introduces the Chi Alpha 10:2 (Luke 10:2) prayer campaign focusing on interceding on behalf of the unreached.

Discipleship: Living Life on Life

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Andy Erickson wraps up the final week of the Mark Gospel series with a message about discipleship and living life on life, infusing Jesus into everything we do together.

Never Forget

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Steve Brannan, the director of the Great Lakes area Chi Alpha, speaks on the annual anniversary of the 9-11 attacks in a continuation of the Mark Gospel series. He delivers a message about the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Don't Delay

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Heather Erickson kicks off the fall Gospel series in Mark with a message encouraging us to not delay and get plugged into community.

Does Your Soul Need Others

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Andy Erickson welcomes Dayton Chi Alpha back from summer break with a message on our need for community and discipleship within the body.

The Crucifixion of Jesus

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The death of Jesus on the cross deeply illustrates the Father's love for his children. For one, Jesus shows heavy compassion and grace when he's surrounded by mockers and shamed by his people. The events following his crucifixion also speak of the intimate, cosmic love of Jesus, prompting us to seek his love, forgiveness, and healing.

The Legacy of John the Baptist

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John the Baptist was a radical, God-fearing man, and he was not interested in making himself more well-known. Heather Erickson emphasizes the value of leaving a legacy and describes how John used his life to make a lasting impact and make Jesus as famous as possible.

It's Always Gospel Season

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Andy Erickson ends our semester and school year by getting back to the basics. The Gospel is always relevant to every person in every season. Our beliefs are tied to our actions. We cannot help but to live out what we believe, whether it's the true Gospel or another false gospel.

Missional Heart of God

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The missional heart of God is vital to our lives and the way we give to the people around us. If the anatomy of God's heart is sending love, and the physiology of God's heart is missions, then God's heart in us stirs a love of missional generosity inside of us.

Culture of Honor: Messaging

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Ohio Superintendent John Wootton finishes our series on having a culture of honor by discussing the topic of messaging. How do we resolve conflicts biblically? How do we know when to speak up and when to keep quiet? What do we do differently with different audiences? John addresses each of those concerns with personal experience and biblical reasoning.

Culture of Honor: Washing Feet

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Jay Seidler continues our series on having a culture of honor. A culture of honor is more than just having respect for each other, but it's elevating each other above ourselves. Honor is not zero-sum, it calls out the gold in people, and it protects relationships in the process.

The Invaluable Bible

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Great Lakes Chi Alpha Director Steve Brannan speaks on the value of the Bible. The Bible is bread for the soul, weaponry for the spirit realm, and a map for life. Most importantly, it tells us the story of Jesus from beginning to end.

Culture of Honor: Women

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Heather Erickson takes a deeper dive into a "Culture of Honor" by taking a look at the biblical role of women. The role of women in the world wasn't meant to be a place of submission but one of mutuality and equality. Women were meant to reign and fashioned so by God from the beginning. Jesus through the redemptive gospel is restoring their place.

Culture of Honor: Biblical Honor

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Andy Erickson kicks off our end-of-the-semester series on a Culture of Honor. We value honor because our heavenly Father values honor. Therefore, we must commit ourselves to developing a culture of honor.

Getting Out of the Boat

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Missionary Glen Smith challenges our thinking about a comfortable life in Jesus. Fear is what keeps us from fulfilling the potential that God has planned for our life. The end of our ability is the beginning of God's power, and His power is often in the middle of the storm, not in the boat.We must learn that the glory of God is found in our simplest steps of obedience.

#TooJuicy

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It's #TooJuicy! Andy and Heather Erickson share together a fresh perspective on healthy, godly relationships: How does our relationship effect the other person's relationship with the Lord or with others? It's not always about defining what's "not okay"; sometimes we need to know what's "okay" to do when it comes to relationships.

The ACTions of the Apostles: Acts 29

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Great Lakes Chi Alpha Director Steve Brannan finishes our Acts series with a commission. We are the 29th chapter of Acts who continues the work of the Holy Spirit even today.