RUF at UGA

"Everything Has Changed and Nothing Has Changed" (Psalm 73)

The arrival of Coronavirus has literally changed everything in our lives and the sand is shifting beneath our feet--from shopping and friendships to our finances and health.  God invites us to tell him of our troubles as these changes bring uncertainties, troubles, suffering, and fear.  But he also tells us of a rock that still sits underneath our feet--a rock that hasn't changed and isn't shifting though the rest of the earth gives way.  So, what is the Christian's response in the initial days of a pandemic, when we're still trying to wrap our heads around it's magnitude?  We cry out to God because of all that's changed and we stand firm in all that's not changed--specifically, God's redeeming and renewing work accomplished in Jesus and applied by his Spirit even tonight as sickness spreads.

"We Need a King" (Judges 19:1-30, 21:25)

Our beloved intern, Trevor Heffner, takes us through one of the darkest chapters of Israel's relationship with God and helps us see Gospel light.  

"Too Bad for God?" (Judges 16:1-31)

"Hold Onto the Mountain" (Judges 7:1-22, 8:22-28)

"The Clarity We Need" (Judges 6:12-17 and 6:36-7:2)

"Signs from God" (Judges 6:1-24, 36-40)

"Our Wounded Warrior" (Judges 4:1-24)

"Unclothed Emperors and an Unlikely Savior" (Judges 3:12-30)

"Toxic Spirituality" (Judges 2:6-19)

"Half-Hearted Disciples and a Whole-Hearted God" (Judges 1:27-2:5)

First Israel was distracted from God.  Then their distractions became their god.  Then God became a burdensome distraction from their gods.  This is the dark pathology of half-hearted discipleship.  And our whole-hearted, covenantal God is heaven-bent on delivering us from it.
 
 

"The Spirit's Collision with Our Lives" (Acts 28:1-10, 16-30)

"The Spirit's Collision with a Woman, a Slave, and a Soldier" (Acts 16:11-34)

"The Spirit's Collision with False Gospels" (Acts 15:1-34) (Trevor Heffner)

"The Spirit's Collision with Pluralism" (Acts 17:16-34)

"The Spirit's Collision with Different Worldviews" (Acts 14:8-20)

"The Spirit's Collision with an Unlikely Convert" (Acts 11:1-18)

"Jesus' Collision with a Rebel" (Acts 8:1-3, 9:1-31) (Trevor Heffner)

"The Spirit's Collision with A Seeker" (Acts 8:26-40)

"The Spirit's Collision with Persecution" (Acts 8:1-25)

"The Spirit's Collision with Opposition" (Acts 5:12-13, 17-42)

"The Spirit's Collision with Individualism" (Acts 4:32-35, 5:12-16, 6:1-7)

"The Spirit's Collision with Community" (Acts 2:42-47, 4:32-5:11)

"The Spirit's Collision with Unbelief" (Acts 2:1-41)

"The Spirit's Collision with Our Weakness" (Acts 1:1-11)

Do you see your weakness as an obstacle to the Spirit's work in you or an opportunity for it?

Senior Share Speeches (Sarah Futch, Ryan Maynard, Caroline Brannen, Ryan Taylor, Austin Leach, & Madeline Hogue)

"Returning to God" (Hosea 14)

"The Case Against You" (Hosea 10) (Trevor Heffner, Intern)

"Saved By Marriage" (Hosea 3)

"Illusion and Disillusionment" (Hosea 2)

"Walk a Mile In God's Shoes" (Hosea 1:1-11)