Christian Challenge CSUC

The apostle Paul addresses everyone in the book of Ephesians, giving encouragement and advice to different people groups in this passage. In this devotional, Jacob looks at how this passage can change your perspective and help you grow closer to God. 

This week, David Clark leads us through a short devotional, covering four things we need to know about salvation from this passage in Ephesians. 

We are starting a devotional series through Ephesians! Cody Bryan shares his insights from the first chapter of this book, which has great application for how we interact with people during this time!    Fill out the connection card here.  

At our first Challenge Worship Night, Paul reminds us of why we worship. This weekly time together can be an important part of our growth in Christ this semester as we focus on God and what He has done for us! Click here to view the full video. 

In the last Challenge of the semester, Paul shares from John 15 on how we can bear fruit long term for the glory of God. 

In this message, David Clark shares qualities that a humble person pursues, as well as how to avoid pride in our lives. 

In this message, Cody Bryan shares what has helped his faith in God stay consistent and the impact this has had on his life. 

In this message, Paul talks about what integrity is and how we can continually develop it in our lives. 

Long term discipline has enormous benefit to us. Hebrews 12:2 says "No discipline is pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it." In this message, Paul tells us some disciplines that will make a significant difference in our lives and how we grow. 

In this message, Paul shares the importance of our thought life and how it affects our actions. This is especially important during this time of uncertainty - we need to focus on trusting God! 

In our first Challenge Online, Paul shares why we should have unshakable peace through any situations because of Jesus. This is a relevant and practical message for living out our hope in God! 

In this message, we get to hear the final installment of Max Barnett's Spring Break teachings. You can find the other sessions along with message notes at  oubcm.com/spring-break-resources

In this message, we get to hear the third installment of Max Barnett's Spring Break teachings. You can find the other sessions along with message notes at  oubcm.com/spring-break-resources

In this message, we get to hear the second part of Max Barnett's Spring Break teachings. You can find the other sessions along with message notes at  oubcm.com/spring-break-resources

In this message, we get to hear part one of Max Barnett's Spring Break teachings. You can find the other sessions along with message notes at  oubcm.com/spring-break-resources

In this message, the Traveling Team shares about how the Bible shows God's purpose of being glorified in the nations, and how we can be a part of that in our lives! 

1 John 5:14-15 has huge implications for how we can pray with confidence! In this message, Paul talks about how to grow in our prayer lives and see God answer when we pray. 

In this message, David Clark unpacks four directional realities of real love found in 1 John 4 and the impact they can have in our lives and on others. 

The way that we see sin in our lives is very important! If we don't fight for the right perspective, it can control us. In this message, Cody goes through three conclusions he came to by studying this passage in 1 John.

If you understand and experience how deep God's love for you is, it will transform your life. In this message, Gary talks about what the love of God is like and how it affects us. 

In this message, Paul shares about the victory we experience in Christ and what this means in light of eternity.

The relationship between obedience and grace in our walk with God can be difficult to understand. In this message, Paul shares from 1 John 2 and talks about how we should see sin and how the sacrifice of Jesus made forgiveness possible. 

The series "Real" is a study through 1 John. In this first message, Paul outlines what authentic Christianity looks like and how the truths in 1 John 1 should impact and challenge us in our walk with God. 

In this special forum, Challenge partner, Greek Legacy, brings in CEO's Randy Meinen and Jim Anderson, along with author and consultant John Strappazon to give wisdom and answer questions on how they built wealth and thriving organizations. (Note: This is a re-release of the forum from February 2019)

Making disciples should be at the core of how we live and how we do ministry. In this message, David Platt talks about some ways the Great Commission should shape how we live.