First College Ruston

College pastor Chase Sanders takes us through 1 John 4, where the dominant theme is love. In our society, love usually implies a sort of warm fuzzy feeling  you get from someone else or the satisfaction received from material goods. The love described in the text lends itself to a much greater and deeper version of the love we see in our day to day lives. Facing the truth found in 1 John 4 is sure to make you rethink the word "love" and ask yourself if you love others genuinely. 

College pastor Chase Sanders takes us through the remainder of 1 John 3, where the Apostle Paul touches on a couple key points that should affirm and signify our relationship with Jesus Christ. No matter where you are in your walk with Christ, tonight's sermon is sure to make you reflect on actions past and and encourage you in the present pursuit of of abiding in Christ.

This week college pastor Chase Sanders finishes out 1 John 2 and takes us into chapter 3. In this text the disciple John addresses the christian audience who has accepted Christ into their life and now must take steps in maturity. The word outlines many things that children of God do, and many things that children of God do not do. No matter where you find yourself in your journey with Christ, tonight's word and message are sure to challenge us and spur us on to strive forward in the pursuit of holiness that is in Christ Jesus. 

College pastor Chase Sanders is back and takes us through the remainder of 1 John 2. Up to this point in 1 John, we have seen what it looks like to walk in the light with Christ, and we have taken up the call to be 'bout that action, but what action exactly? In this sermon we break down the action and opposition that the church at Ephesus was facing, and see how we, as modern Americans face many of the same obstacles and opposition.

Tonight our college intern Thomas Schwartzenburg continues in our study of 1 John, taking us through chapter 2, verses 1-11.  These verses challenge us to walk obediently with Christ, and begin to frame what that intimate relationship with Christ looks like. As readers, we can't go any further in our study of 1 John without stopping and asking ourselves "Am I bout that action?"

College Pastor Chase Sanders begins a new sermon series on 1 John. Starting in chapter one, Sanders unpacks what it means for us to walk in the light in the context of our crazy 21st century world.

Continuing the sermon series "Big Questions", college pastor Chase Sanders poses us with our biggest question yet: what does God have to say about my life?

Many of us struggle to find our purpose in life, but in Christ, we have a newfound purpose, displayed for us in scripture. Continuing the series "Big Questions" college pastor Chase Sanders takes us to 2 Corinthians 5 where apostle Paul clearly lays out his purpose and goal for the church and people of Corinth: a people who were seeking purpose in their lives, and were susceptible to influence from the voices of those around them. In many ways, we are in the same boat as the Corinthians and must first establish our purpose in Christ, then maintain vision and focus in that identity. Tune in as Chase brings words of wisdom to help us along this journey to live in our purpose in Christ!

Every college student toils with basic questions "Who am I?"; "What is my Purpose?"; "Does God have plan for my life?" and others. College pastor Chase Sanders starts a multipart series in an attempt to tackle some of these existential questions that keep us up at night, and weigh heavy on our hearts.

To kick off the school year, college pastor Chase Sanders takes us through Colossians 1:24-29 to remind us of our mission in Christ. Despite popular opinion in our college town, we are not here to simply get a degree or live the dream life. (whatever that means) In the letter to the church at Colossae, Paul lays out our mission explicitly: to proclaim the Gospel of Christ in everything we do, but how do we go about living out this mission laid before us? Tune in to find out!