Milwaukee Chi Alpha

In the last week of the year, we love to give seniors a chance to share what God has done in their life through their time in XA, as well as pass on the baton for those returning next year. After our 5 grads share, Jeff concludes with a quick word about celebration.

The year is about to end, what will you do as you transition to summer? You've grown in Christ, life is different. How will you respond to all of this? Tune in to hear Catherine preach from themes of the exile and how they shape us and prepare us as we go home.

This week pastor Caitlin preaches from Colossians 3 about work, integrity and the lure to find an easy way instead of working as for the Lord himself. Cheating is easy as a college student in our online world, but what is God's heart behind all of this?

This week Rachel takes us through a classic scenario of dealing with frustrating professors. As followers of Jesus, what is our response to authority? What about bad authority? Have you ever struggled to love and honor while also confronting people in authority? Listen is as Rachel brings out wisdom from Numbers 12.

This week Jeff preaches from Romans 12.9-21 as well as 1 Samuel 24-26. God offers us a whole new way to respond to people when it is difficult or they are being difficult - do good! Bless! Be a peace! This is hard and we need each other to continue to grow in Godliness. Which is why Abigail is such a great example for us.

You are going to mess up a situation, and thats gonna put you in a situation where you will need to respond well. But if we're honest, we'd rather be so prepared that we never even make a mistake and pretend we never have! Tune in this week to hear Catherine preach from Genesis 3 on how we can't control the situations and avoid messes, but we have a good God who clothes us and gives us...

This week, during Holy week, Caitlin preaches from 1 Thessalonians 4 where Paul reminds us that as believers we do grieve, but we do so with hope. Tune in this week as we make room for the grief we all carry and we also welcome in Jesus, the grief master who knows how to mourn with those who mourn.

This week Jeff traces the biblical message for men and women as co-rulers and co-heirs. Many people have many things to say about what role women play in society, in marriage and in the mission of the church. Whatever your views are, it is vitally important to ask, "what is your starting point?"

This week Catherine preaches on the scene with king David and Bathsheba. In many ways this story is unrelatable to us, but perhaps there is more for us to learn as we see Yahweh's response through the prophet Nathan. Listen in to the wisdom of what we do with our desires for a relationship, because let's face it, you're gonna like somebody too.

1 Kings 12 tells us the story of Jeroboam Son of Nebat's great sin - the golden calves to replace Yahweh. Yet his choices are far more relatable than we'd like to admit. Let's face it, we are like Jeroboam and we need to address the idolatry of our hearts. But Jesus offers us the hope we all need.

On today's episode Jeff and Catherine talk about different topics around the subject of lust like porn, fantasy and the church's reaction to the normalization of sex. We hope you walk away from today with a sense of hope that you can overcome lust.

Jeff and Catherine talk about the shadow of shame. Shame says we can’t let people see our weakness and that something is fundamentally wrong with us. What does Jesus say? Jeff and Catherine get into this and more on today's episode.

In episode two of fighting shadows we talk about despair. When life hits hard, hope and vision can easily fade. How do we keep our hope alive and not fall into despair when times are tough? Jeff, Nick and Daniel get into that and more on todays episode.

Week one of the semester means a new series. This week Jeff talks about Matthew 22.34-40, where Jesus teaches about the greatest commandments. As the semester begins and schedules are formed, what do our choices reveal about our priorities? Let's face it, we like making life about ourselves. What would it look like to do life Jesus' way?

Welcome to our Fighting Shadows podcast series! This content is based on " Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive " by Jefferson Bethke and Jon Tyson. Our hope is to speak to the struggles we see men experiencing in our culture. We also want this information to turn into action, so those listening can live the abundant life Christ has for us. Episode one is an...

For our last week of the 2025 Fall Semester and our conclusion to "When They Met Jesus", Jeff takes a brief look at Luke 24 and the Emmaus Road narrative. Jesus wants to reframe the story of the entire bible for us - It is about him and always has. He invites us now to go looking for him, not only in his word, but on the road as well.

[Apologies for the quality of this recording] This week Caitlin looks at the incredible scenes where Jesus stands before Pilate on the verge of his crucifixion in Matthew 27. Whatever happened to Pilate after this is unknown but we do know Pilate is forever etched into Christian history because of this moment. How does he respond? Caitlin preaches through this passage and leads us to two clear res...

This week Daniel preaches from Mark chapter 5.21-36 about the woman who pushes through the crowd to touch Jesus and receive healing. What in this story do we miss? What does Jesus want us to see in this cultural moment as well as what does he want to invite us to do in light of it?

In John 8, the pharisees try to trap Jesus in a tense moment. This week, Catherine preaches through this beloved scene where we see Jesus beautifully respond to a difficult situation where a guilty woman stands accused by the pharisees. Listen in and immerse yourself in the story. What will Jesus do? What does that say about how he treats us?

Sometimes when Jesus shows up to bring freedom, it disrupts the local way of life. This week Caitlin preaches from Mark 5 and the story of a man possessed by a legion of demons. His freedom culminates in a wild response - pigs running into the sea and people fearful of a man in his right mind. What all is going on here? Listen in to hear Caitlin share what Jesus is up to.

This week Jeff speaks about how we often find ourselves like Martha - managing outcomes. When things don't go the way we want, how should we respond? Mary is a great example to look at in this text, but so is Martha! Listen in to see what all is happening in Luke 10.38-42

This week we look at the story in Mark 1.40-45 about a leper who encounters Jesus. Listen in to what kind of response Jesus has for him and how Jesus heals far more than we can imagine- not only for the leper, but for us as well.

This week, Catherine speaks on the disciple Andrew. Perhaps we look to Peter as the disciple to be like - reaching thousands and a clear leader among the disicples. But who brought Peter? Listen in to Catherine's words on why Andrew's role matters. - Our recording missed the ending of Catherine's sermon and the response, our apologies!

Have you ever felt unqualified to join Jesus in his work to save the whole world? This week Jeff preaches through John 4.1-42 where Jesus shows how he works and who his mission is for. But what keeps us from joining him? Much like the woman at the well we all have hangups and fears, but experiencing Jesus sets us free.

In the Gospels, Jesus confronts the Pharisees. What happened? What was it that Jesus was getting at with this group? This week Jeff looks at Matthew 23 as well as John 3 to see Jesus' heart and how he longs to pull them-as well as us- out of hypocrisy.