First College Ruston

Tonight we start a new sermon series through the book of Exodus, wherein we see God's faithfulness and provision for us, as his children

In view of the Valentine's Day season, we host a panel of married couples who attempt to answer some of our most burning questions about how to find and maintain a righteous relationship and marriage.

Finishing our series in the Book of Psalms with Psalm 48, we are reminded that we are to praise God simply because of who He is and because it is what we were created to do, along with the rest of creation. No matter where we are in life, our God is stable and constant, and he deserves all praises.

Continuing our sermon series through the book of Psalms, we take a look through Psalm 57. This Psalm is written by David, during a particularly tough portion of his life, and there is much to be learned from the way he responds to his circumstances.

Today we continue our series in Psalm 51, where in King David repents for some of the terrible things that he did in his lifetime. Through this Psalm, we are able to see how we should approach God with our struggles and sins, and give us insight as to some of the next steps in our spiritual walks.

Due to technical difficulties, we lost the first 15-25 seconds of this message and Chase's classic "How's it going guys?" but you're still in for a treat. In tonight's message, we go through Psalms 42 and 43, where the psalmist cries out in agony to God who seems far and distant from him, a circumstance that you may relate to in your own life. Tonight's message r...

We resume our journey through the book of Psalms in chapter 16, where King David shines light on how we ought to give glory to God in all seasons of life, including the good times.

We begin 2023 with a new sermon series through the book of Psalms. Beginning in Psalm 1, we learn how we can praise God through a life of righteousness. Join us in the remainder of this series, where we learn to praise God through all seasons of life.

College pastor Chase Sanders takes us through the remainder of 1 John where we see the author summarize many central points in this epistle and we see words of encouragement for the future. Join us in the new year as Chase begins another sermon series!

College pastor Chase Sanders takes us through 1 John 4, where the dominant theme is love. In our society, love usually implies a sort of warm fuzzy feeling  you get from someone else or the satisfaction received from material goods. The love described in the text lends itself to a much greater and deeper version of the love we see in our day to day lives. Facing the truth found in 1 John 4 is sure...

College pastor Chase Sanders takes us through the remainder of 1 John 3, where the Apostle Paul touches on a couple key points that should affirm and signify our relationship with Jesus Christ. No matter where you are in your walk with Christ, tonight's sermon is sure to make you reflect on actions past and and encourage you in the present pursuit of of abiding in Christ.

This week college pastor Chase Sanders finishes out 1 John 2 and takes us into chapter 3. In this text the disciple John addresses the christian audience who has accepted Christ into their life and now must take steps in maturity. The word outlines many things that children of God do, and many things that children of God do not do. No matter where you find yourself in your journey with Christ, ton...

College pastor Chase Sanders is back and takes us through the remainder of 1 John 2. Up to this point in 1 John, we have seen what it looks like to walk in the light with Christ, and we have taken up the call to be 'bout that action, but what action exactly? In this sermon we break down the action and opposition that the church at Ephesus was facing, and see how we, as modern Americans face m...

Tonight our college intern Thomas Schwartzenburg continues in our study of 1 John, taking us through chapter 2, verses 1-11.  These verses challenge us to walk obediently with Christ, and begin to frame what that intimate relationship with Christ looks like. As readers, we can't go any further in our study of 1 John without stopping and asking ourselves "Am I bout that action?"

College Pastor Chase Sanders begins a new sermon series on 1 John. Starting in chapter one, Sanders unpacks what it means for us to walk in the light in the context of our crazy 21st century world.

Continuing the sermon series "Big Questions", college pastor Chase Sanders poses us with our biggest question yet: what does God have to say about my life?

Many of us struggle to find our purpose in life, but in Christ, we have a newfound purpose, displayed for us in scripture. Continuing the series "Big Questions" college pastor Chase Sanders takes us to 2 Corinthians 5 where apostle Paul clearly lays out his purpose and goal for the church and people of Corinth: a people who were seeking purpose in their lives, and were susceptible to inf...

Every college student toils with basic questions "Who am I?"; "What is my Purpose?"; "Does God have plan for my life?" and others. College pastor Chase Sanders starts a multipart series in an attempt to tackle some of these existential questions that keep us up at night, and weigh heavy on our hearts.

To kick off the school year, college pastor Chase Sanders takes us through Colossians 1:24-29 to remind us of our mission in Christ. Despite popular opinion in our college town, we are not here to simply get a degree or live the dream life. (whatever that means) In the letter to the church at Colossae, Paul lays out our mission explicitly: to proclaim the Gospel of Christ in everything we do, but...

Justin Shipley speaks on Hebrew 12:1-2 and how we can only reach our true potential by pursuing a relationship with Christ, and how often times we hinder ourselves from our potential by not eliminating sin in our lives.

BCM Intern Zach Brown comes and delivers the Word on Jonah 2, and what our response to being saved should be.

In this new sermon series, Chase breaks down Jonah 1, and how we as believers (or nonbelievers) need to respond to God's call.

This week, Chase goes through Romans 12:3-8, speaking on what service should look like as the body of the church.

In this message, Chase speaks on the Great Commission in Act 1:1-8 and how we as believers are called to live on mission-- everywhere and all the time.

In this sermon, Chase dives into Romas 1:1-2 and how we as believers need to live a live of worship, and what that looks like.