Campus Focus

Dating different means dating in a way that honors Jesus, which will always look different than how the world dates. Dan Cooper | March 3, 2022

In dating, we’re not looking for a boyfriend or girlfriend. We’re looking for a future husband or wife who will help us fulfill God’s vision and purpose for marriage with us. 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 Dan Cooper | February 24, 2022

We spend so much time focusing on who and how we’re dating when our first priority should be who we’re becoming. God’s will for us is first and foremost our sanctification, not that we’d be dating. Dan Cooper | February 17, 2022

Though dating is man’s creation, God’s design for marriage helps us understand the purpose and redemption in dating. Genesis 2:18-25 Dan Cooper | February 10, 2022

Slavery wasn’t God’s original design for humanity, but He takes this sinful invention of man and uses it as a picture of our slavery to sin to point us to the freedom we can have in Christ. 1 Peter 2:18-25 Chase Jones | January 27, 2022

Many would claim science is the biggest barrier to faith, but God’s word would claim it provides the most evidence for Him. Romans 1:18-21 Mike Castelli | January 20, 2022

If the Bible isn’t true, we’re doomed for a hopeless existence. The good news is we have no shortage of reasons for believing it’s truly God’s word. Dan Cooper | January 13, 2022

When Jesus proclaimed, “It is finished,” on the cross, it meant our sin has been paid in full. We must be people who live as if we truly believe those words. John 19:28-30 Dan Cooper | December 2, 2021

We find great encouragement and rest knowing the Spirit of God can strengthen our inner self so that we may experientially know the rule and love of Christ in a deeper way each day. Ephesians 3:14-21 Josiah Callahan | November 18, 2021

We can bring unknown and uncertainty to God in prayer because He knows what is unknown and is certain of what is uncertain. 2 Chronicles 20:1-23 Dan Cooper | November 4, 2021

A life in step with the Holy Spirit allows us to live boldly for Jesus and continually ask bold requests of our God. Acts 4:23-31 Josiah Callahan | October 28, 2021

Following Jesus means dying to ourselves daily and standing unashamed before a watching world. Luke 9:23-26 Dan Cooper | October 14, 2021

Following Jesus means pursuing and prioritizing Him as our greatest possession and source of wealth. Mark 10:17-31 Dan Cooper | October 7, 2021

Following Jesus means that the world will hate us just as they hated Him. John 15:18-25 Stephen Neumeyer | September 30, 2021

Following Jesus is costly, and we must be willing to count that cost. Luke 14:25-33 Dan Cooper | September 16, 2021

In order to rightly walk in our newfound freedom in Christ, we must walk by the Spirit. Romans 6:1-14; Galatians 5:13-26 Dan Cooper | September 9, 2021

Living in freedom means obedience to Christ. Obedience to Christ leads to spiritual growth and abundant joy. Dan Cooper | September 2, 2021

We are always bound by something. We’re either in bondage to sin or in bondage to Christ, which is where true freedom is found. John 8:31-36; Romans 6:16-23 Dan Cooper | August 26, 2021

Worldly self-care places our care solely in our hands, making everything about us. Biblical self-care places our care in God’s hands as we seek to honor Him in all we do. Philippians 4:4-9 Dan Cooper | April 22, 2021

The cross reminds us that we are not “enough.” The good news is that we don’t have to be because Jesus is, and the empty tomb proves that. 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Dan Cooper | April 1, 2021

When believers discover and use their spiritual gifts, the church grows and is built up. When we fail to do this, the body’s growth is stunted. 1 Peter 4:10-11 Dan Cooper | March 11, 2021

Christ has given us the local church and its leaders to equip believers for the work of ministry, but this requires a commitment to the local church. Hebrews 10:24-25; Ephesians 4:11-16 Stephen Neumeyer | March 4, 2021

Jesus is building His Church with His Church. It’s on His authority that we go, and He is always with us. Matthew 28:18-20 Dan Cooper | February 25, 2021

God’s plan moves through His people, the Church, which is more than a building. Matthew 16:13-20 Dan Cooper | February 18, 2021

What God has designed, we have distorted. What Christ has reclaimed, He is restoring. Genesis 1-3; Romans 1 Zac Derr | February 11, 2021