This Fall we're looking at the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) together, which is Jesus' introduction to what it means to follow Him as He brings the kingdom of heaven. This week we look at Matthew 5:38-48, examining Jesus' teaching on our rights: is it okay to "get even?" Who are we to love? And how on earth are we to live up to this high standard Jesus has been teaching about? 

This Fall we're looking at the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) together, which is Jesus' introduction to what it means to follow Him as He brings the kingdom of heaven. This week we look at Matthew 5:17-22, examining Jesus' teaching on God's law, what it takes to be part of His kingdom, and what to do when the demands of the law seem too great for us.

This Fall we're going to be looking at the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) together, which is Jesus' introduction to what it means to follow Him as He brings the kingdom of heaven. This week, we focus in on the introduction (5:3) to the introduction (5:1-12, the Beatitudes) to the Sermon on the Mount (which is the introduction to following Jesus!), asking what it means to be "poor in spirit," why that's a blessed condition for us, and how Jesus meets us in that poverty.

Who is my neighbor? Who do I have a duty to help? Jesus' plain but challenging answer to this question is serious heart check to us! Mercifully, it's also a story about how Jesus goes out of his way to love the needy: me and you. 

In Matthew 13:44-46, Jesus tells two very short parables: one about a treasure hidden in a field, and one about a merchant in search of a beautiful pearl. In these parables, Jesus is telling us about change in our lives and what it takes. Thanks to Matt Howell for his insights into this text! 

Numbers 11 - What does the prayer part of our devotional life sound like? How do we deal with disappointment in the "in-between" we find ourself in? What does it mean to pray honestly, no matter what we're feeling? 

Many of us struggle to maintain a regular devotional life that actually changes us. Why do we find this so hard? What are our quiet times actually for? How can we actually enjoy communion with God and guard it from being just another thing to check off our list? 

These days, classes and homework and tasks are up to us: no one is telling us "you must be in this room at this time or you lose this many points on your grade." With that lack of structure, some of us overwork and some of us procrastinate. How do we, as Christians, bear the fruit of self-control when it comes to our time? How can a schedule actually free us? 

Life on campus has come to a screeching halt because of COVID-19, but the ministry of RUF continues online! This is the message from our first virtual Large Group meeting, where we look at Heidelberg Catechism 1, which asks "what is your only comfort in life and death?" 

An intro to the RUF @ WCU podcast. Thanks for listening!