RUF @ Western Carolina

This week we look at the story of Cain and Abel, looking for signs of grace even as humanity moves further and further from God.

The week we look at the effects of the Fall: "there is a crack, a crack in everything."

This week we start our look at the Fall, focusing on the ways that temptation works and God's pursuit of his people, even in their sin.

Last week we looked at what humanity is for . This week we're still on the topic of humanity, but asking a more fundamental question: who are we? How has God made us? What does it mean to be human?

This week we look at the Creation Mandate and ask what it means to be human.

We kick off our series on Genesis looking at chapter 1 and what creation reveals about our God.

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Drawing the series to a close, we look at the choice that Jesus sets before us. What does it mean to be Gospel people?

What do you want to be known for? And will that ever be enough?

This week we look back at the Lord's Prayer, and Jesus' invitation to pray in Matthew 7 to "ask, seek, and knock."

This week we look at Jesus' words on judgment, distinguishing between the bad judgment of the Pharisees and the good judgment (or love!) that Jesus calls us to.

Continuing in the Sermon on the Mount, we look at Jesus' comments about worry.

We start on Chapter 6 this week, looking at the ways we practice our devotion to Jesus, and some of the dangers Jesus warns us against as we do so.

Wrapping up Matthew 5, we look at Jesus' instructions on responding to hurt and hate, and look back at Jesus' teaching in the sermon as a whole thus far.

Continuing through Jesus' correction of the misunderstanding of the Law by the Pharisees, this week we look at the topic of our speech.

This week we turn to the 7th commandment and explore what Jesus says about lust and divorce. 

This week we start looking at Jesus' teaching on the law, specifically his teaching on anger. What does following Jesus look like in this area? 

How is the church to relate to the world? And what kind of reaction should we expect from the world as believers bear the name of Christ and seek righteousness? 

Looking at the Beatitudes this week, we explore the kind of character qualities that Jesus cultivates in His disciples.

Starting our Spring series on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) this week! 

We wrap up our series on Revelation looking at heaven come to earth and exploring what eternity will be like.

Tonight we lean into the difficult topics of judgment and hell. Is it really necessary? And if it's real, how can we avoid it? 

This week we look at Rev 17-19 and the Great Prostitute riding the beast from the sea. What does she represent? What does she attempt to seduce us to?

This week we look at the beasts from the sea and the earth, and the counterfeit kings and ideologies they present to us. How can we learn to spot a fake? 

This week we look at the Christmas story with the curtain pulled back. What does Satan's hatred of Jesus mean for history? What does Jesus' defeat of Satan mean for us today?