RUF UWM

RUF UWM

By Nick BratcherReligion & Spirituality
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RUF UWM episodes

  • "God’s Love and Our Love" (1 John 4:7-12)

    In our pain, we often decide that we are only going to love ourselves and those who are enough like ourselves to not be too difficult. We love when it is convenient. Yet God is clear: we are to love one another without exception. So, how do we love our enemies? How are we to love one another, without exception? Campus minister Nick Bratcher unpacks this and more from 1 John 4:7-12 as part of our sermon series, “That You May Know.”

    36 min
  • "Overcoming Antichristian Deception" (1 John 4:1-6)

    All around us, there are voices with conflicting messages about what our identity is. Is it how much money we have, our sexual preferences, what we look like, or even the opinions of our friends? Into this cacophony of voices, 1 John 4:1-6 advocates the truth that Jesus is the Christ who has come in the flesh. Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches that we should believe this truth because of the worldliness of the false teaching and the godliness of the truth's audience.

    36 min
  • "Loved by God, Loving One Another" (1 John 3:11–24)

    The marker of Christians is not just how they negatively abstain from sin. They are also known by their love for one another. From 1 John 3:11–24, campus minister Nick Bratcher argues that because God has shown us such great love, we ought to love one another. How are we to do that?

    John’s provides three ways we are to love one another:

    vv. 11-15- inwardly

    vv. 16-18- outwardly

    vv. 19-24- confidently

    34 min
  • “Living as the Children of God” (1 John 2:28-3:10)
    We are all born into a world in rebellion against God. The Bible calls this sin. To our own detriment, we put our own desires ahead of God’s. But by God’s grace, we can be reborn into a new family if we place our faith in Jesus. What does it mean to be part of this family? As part of RUF’s Fall 2020 sermon series, “That You May Know,” Campus Minister Nick Bratcher unpacks from 1 John 2:28-3:10 that children of God have a different disposition toward their old rebellion and sin. This is because of their optimism, orientation, and operation.
    35 min
  • “Persevering in the Last Hour” (1 John 2:18-27)
    Because Jesus has risen and will return a second time to earth at the end of all things, we are living in the last hour of human history. In this time, forces arise to oppose Christ. How are we to persevere in the midst of these antichrists? As we continue in our series in 1 John, “That You May Know,” Campus Minister Nick Bratcher reminds us that because it is the last hour, we must reject antichristian theology and abide in Christ instead.
    35 min
  • “Choosing What To Love” (1 John 2:15-17)
    To love is to be human, but our loves also shape our identities. This is the human dilemma. We long to be “good enough” but our great loves like relationships, careers, and social acceptance are fragile. Campus Minister Nick Bratcher advocates for ultimately loving God instead of the things of the world in this sermon on 1 John 2:15-17.
    39 min
  • “God’s Nature, Our Sin, and Our Advocate” (1 John 1:5-2:2)
    We all have standards that we try to live up to—some sense of morality and some understanding of living the good life as a good person. But where does our understanding of “the good life” eventually lead us, and what do we do when we find ourselves in the dark? Campus Minister Nick Bratcher tries to answer these questions from 1 John 1:5-2:2 as part of our series, “That You May Know.”
    33 min

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Sermons from Reformed University Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.