UGA Wesley

In seasons of change, there can be a lot of unknowns. While we don’t always know the specifics of what the future holds, we can live with the assurance that God has good purposes for us and is a waymaker in the wilderness. 

In its essence, worship is living our wholes lives in service to God, our King. One of the most important ways we can do that is by loving others. Jesus called this the second greatest commandment. As we do this, the songs of praise we offer with our lips are pleasing to Him when we sing.

Starting college involves a lot of changes in our lives and sometimes can feel like navigating the wilderness, where we don’t feel settled and at home just yet. By looking at the story of the Exodus, we can see how God leads us through the wilderness with purpose.

In this message, Bob talked about Jesus revealing to us the unfailing love of God. God’s love for us isn’t a function of how we’ve been living, but of who He is. God is love. He’s always true to Himself. Thus, no matter where we find ourselves, we can always turn back to Him.

In this message, Bob teaches that Jesus is the King of kings and the Lord of lords; that He is fierce and gentle all at once. Fierce to those who want no part of Him, but gentle to everyone who comes to Him broken and repentant, hoping for a new beginning and a new chance.

Jesus is "the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being," which means that God is who Jesus reveals Him to be. In order to decide WHY Jesus is worth our whole lives, we must come to the realization that God isn't who our pain and life experiences tell us He is. To discover who God is, we must look at the story of Jesus, who, for the good of the world, became flesh and made...

God speaks His 'musts' into every one of our lives. 'Musts' are the inner knowings He calls us to; things that lead us into the plans and purposes He has for our lives. Three 'musts' He has for every student are: ‘I MUST live for more,' ‘I MUST find healthy community,' and ‘I MUST develop my own real relationship with Jesus Christ.’

Because of Jesus’ resurrection, we are invited into a new way of thinking and a new way of living that may look different than we expect. As we come to terms with that, we respond by realigning ourselves to the truth of Jesus and His Kingdom ways.

From the beginning of time, humanity has been trapped by the power of sin, shame, and death. But when Jesus died on the cross, he overcame all of those things and changed everything! The cross changes our lives because it restores our hope, covers every sin, and makes freedom possible.

Jesus prays in the garden, “Not my will, but yours be done." In this prayer, He shows us what true love looks like. We are called to love God like Jesus does. To do this means surrendering our desires to His perfect and pleasing will. Jesus shows us how we can discern God’s will and carry our cross as we join with Jesus saying, “Not our will, but yours be done."

Many of us have had experiences with God that feel like a mountaintop moment—an encounter, a breakthrough, a deeper revelation. And while those moments are wonderful, it can sometimes be hard to know how to move forward into the hard parts of life or into the everyday ordinary moments that make up our day-to-day life. In the Transfiguration story, we see the disciples have an incredible experience...

Testing is such a core aspect of the human experience, and oftentimes the circumstances associated with being tested are fertile soil for temptation. How do we navigate this? By looking to Jesus... He is our model for overcoming temptation and living an abundant life in the Kingdom of God. 

In His hometown of Nazareth, Jesus read the prophecy of Isaiah 61 that begins by saying, “The spirit of the Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor.” Jesus's fulfillment of this prophecy showed that He sees us and is near to the broken. The life of Jesus ushered in a new found hope for those who are written off by society. Jesus deeply cares about those who are...

The message of the birth of Jesus is that God came to us. Not for perfect people who didn’t need Him, but for sinful, broken people who He could save, heal, and deliver. The right response to His coming is to fully repent of our sins and to worship Him as King. 

Latasha Morrison is a bridge-builder, reconciler, and a compelling voice in the fight for racial justice. Latasha gracefully brought us a message this week about living an uncomfortable life in order to keep Jesus at the center of racial reconciliation as we pursue the Kingdom of God, "on earth as it is in heaven." Our world needs renewal; we need a fresh anointing to stand against the sins of thi...

John Wesley once said, "Give me one hundred people who fear nothing but sin, or desire nothing but God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergy or lay, such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of heaven on earth." In this message, Bob shares about the heart posture we are called to have as we pray for God to ignite a revival fire on our campus, in our city, and in our w...

It was a blessing to host Bishop Ricardo Pereira from Cuba! He encouraged us to seek the anointing of the Holy Spirit and prayed for the release of God's power into our students' lives. Listen to hear the amazing testimonies of revival that are happening in Cuba!

True worship happens when we position ourselves to see whatever glimpse of God's glory He sees fit to reveal to us, and then respond by spiritually bowing down before Him and physically expressing our reverence in our own authentic way. God willingly gave His Son, who knew no sin, to become sin for us. This merits our full and complete surrender to anything and everything He might ever want our li...