RUF at James Madison University

Guest preacher George Boomer reads and explains John 15 at a RUF ministry meeting on JMU's campus. What does Christ mean that He is the true vine and that we are to abide in Him? George uses four Rs to help us understand what abiding is all about. 

Pastor Joe Slater talks about the suffering of persecution using John 15 and how its guaranteed if you walk with Christ. Joe focus on three points within the passage: Jesus' warning of hatred from the world, bearing witness, and that Jesus says these things so we may not fall away from Him. 

Guest Pastor Burrress McCombe teaches on Covenant Theology, taking us through the series of promises God makes to His people.   

A talk from pastor Joe Slater at a college ministry meeting on JMU's campus. Joe uses Psalm 42 to outline how to preach to our souls in the midst of despair and how hoping in God can help us in times of deep sadness. 

A talk from pastor Joe Slater during a campus meeting at James Madison University. Joe talks about anxiety and uses Matthew 6 to describe how we ought to respond in times of worry. Disclaimer: Joe is not talking about the medical problem of anxiety. 

A talk from pastor Joe Slater during a campus meeting at James Madison University. Joe talks about relational harm and uses Ephesians 4:25-32 to show how we can respond and heal from relational pain. 

Pastor Joe Slater examines how we can understand the nature of grief and how we can grieve with hope through the story of Job. 

A talk from pastor Joe Slater during the first campus meeting at James Madison University. Joe uses Romans as our guide through storms and times of suffering.