Pastor Derek continued our sermon series on counterfeit truth with a message on fame and identity. He preached on how our identities need to be rooted in being a son or daughter of Jesus, and not in the approval of others or achievements.

This week, Pastor Derek started our new sermon series on the temptations of Jesus. He taught us how we have both strong desires and deep desires, and how we can avoid the lies in our life by choosing our deepest desires over the desires we feel in the moment.

In week two of our sermon series on the pillars of Chi Alpha, Pastor Derek preached on the importance of community. He emphasized how we cannot follow Jesus alone, and he challenged us to be our authentic selves as we engage in community going forward.

Pastor Daniel Quinby is the lead pastor of Sent Church, and we had the honor of hearing him share with us on how to be devoted to Jesus. He preached on how to spend time with Jesus constantly, and how to get our hearts in a place where it burns for the things of God.

In the final week of this sermon series, Pastor Derek explained how God wants to do a new thing through giving us more of Him. We looked at the story of the early church in Acts, and how they received power from God in a new way.

This week, Pastor Derek emphasized how Jesus does not just want to give us forgiveness and restoration, but he also wants to give us a new purpose.

In week three of our current sermon series, Pastor Derek talked about the holistic life change that Jesus has to offer. He challenged us to give every part of our lives to Jesus and to jump all in for him in order to experience new life.

Pastor Derek walked us through the story of Jesus and the woman at the well. He taught us about the living water that Jesus offers us, and how we will never be truly satisfied until we accept it.

In our first service of the new school year, Pastor Derek launched our opening series with a sermon about the prodigal son. Through this story, he encouraged us to view God as a loving father and as someone who we do not have to perform for. He challenged us to find a new way of coming to God so that we have a correct view of our relationship with him.

In our last service of the school year, Pastor Derek casted vision for what it looks like to have a good summer. He challenged us to spend extravagant time with Jesus, and to pray every day for God to move this upcoming Fall.