What name have you been answering to on the inside? This week at ChosenRVA, we dig into the names God actually gave us — blessed, chosen, adopted, beloved, redeemed, and workmanship — and why none of them depend on how together a person feels in the moment. Grounded in scripture, with honest testimonies from the room on rejection, identity, and what it takes to really sit with being loved.

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Nobody likes sitting in the waiting room — but this week at ChosenRVA, we dig into why the wait itself might be doing more than we realize. We walk through five things God builds in the in-bet ween: patience, trust, preparation, character, and perspective, grounded in Psalm 27:14, Proverbs 3:5-6, and the story of David waiting in the field before he was ever called by name. Honest, real testimonies from the room on what it actually takes to keep waiting well.

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We wrap up the "Called to It" series this week with the final piece: remembering who the ministry is actually for.

Grounded in scripture, we dig into what genuine compassion looks like, why confusion tends to snowball if left alone, and one honest question worth carrying into the week — if someone watched how you served, would they see you building something bigger than yourself?

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Real fruit rarely looks like a packed room. This week at ChosenRVA, we dig into what a genuine calling actually produces, why applause was never the goal, and why your job is only to be faithful with what's already in your hands. Grounded in Matthew 7:16 and 1 Corinthians 3:6, with honest stories from the room on staying planted when the fruit is quiet.

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Ever wonder if you're really cut out for what you're doing?

This week at ChosenRVA, we dig into two clear signs of a real calling — a burden that keeps coming back, and a pull that always lines up with God's word — plus why feeling strongly about something doesn't automatically make it true. Grounded in scripture with honest stories from the room on staying the course when the fruit isn't showing yet.

Even Jesus asked God to take the hard road away — and then walked it anyway. This week at ChosenRVA, we step into the Garden of Gethsemane and sit with the real emotion, exhaustion, and betrayal Jesus faced before the cross, plus what it means to find clarity in a season you can't avoid.

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Your GPS says turn left. You turn right anyway. Two minutes later it says recalculate, and somehow the GPS gets the blame. That's chaos in a nutshell — and this week at ChosenRVA, we lay it side by side with clarity, walking through what each one actually sounds like in real life. The teaching lands in the story of Joseph, sold out by his own brothers and stuck in one hard season after another, and how he came out the other side without carrying bitterness. Grounded in scripture, with a closing prayer for anyone ready to hand off a grudge they've been holding onto.

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Ever caught yourself finishing someone's sentence before they got the chance? This week at ChosenRVA, we build on last week's teaching with a new habits: listening before assuming and thinking before acting. We break down James 1:19 and dig into real stories about decisions made in five seconds that took years to repair, plus a question worth sitting with — whose voice do you hear first when a big decision hits: emotion, other people, or God?

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Ever fired off a text, a comment, or a comeback and wished you had an unsend button? This week at ChosenRVA, we break down two simple habits that can save you years of regret: pausing before you speak and praying before you decide. Grounded in Proverbs 17:27 and Philippians 4:6-7, with honest, live stories from the room on choosing peace over panic.

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Ever wonder why you can't seem to shake a thought, a reaction, or a habit no matter how hard you try? This week at ChosenRVA, we dig into strongholds — the mental prisons and repeated lies that quietly shape emotions and decisions — and hand you a practical, three-step way to break free: Capture it, Question it, Replace it. Grounded in scripture, with honest, live testimonies from the room.

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