Ruf At Ole Miss

Friendship is vital for becoming a wise and flourishing person.  It's typically most formative relationship in college.  

Emotions can be very confusing.  The Psalmist shows us how praying our emotions brings us to the heart of God.  Special thanks to Matt Howell and Dan Allender

What do people mean when they talk about God's will?  What do the Scriptures say? How much of God's will am I supposed to know? Big time Special thanks to Matt Howell for his material on this. 

Hosea provides a sobering and thrilling picture of what a relationship with God looks and feels like.  It holds in tension what we think is impossible.  That we are more sinful and broken than we ever thought but more loved and treasured in Jesus Christ than we ever dare dreamed.  **Special Thanks to Matt Howell and Tim Keller for help on this

Genesis 3 is the birthplace of all relational sin and hurt, from Racism, to abuse, to mistrust and jealousy.  ***special thanks to Ricky Jones for much of this material

The design of something tells us its purpose.  Genesis 1-2 gives us a look into his design of humanity.  And what we find is that relationships are at the core of what it means to be human.  *Special thanks to Matt Howell for help on this material

A one night Christmas celebration at RUF Ole Miss.  The NT introduces Jesus by way of a genealogy.  That may sound strange to us, but it shows us something beautiful about Jesus and His people.  Special thanks to Ricky Jones for his help on this sermon

Paul ends his letter by reminding Christians that they are in a battle.  But it's a battle that has been won by Jesus and so we are called to stand firm in Him.

Guest Speaker Anthony Forrest teaches from Ephesians 6 to show the beauty of obedience, the free life of being about the other, and the beauty of Jesus.

Paul points to marriage as a visible display of how Christ is uniting all things to himself in unity and makes an astonishing claim about its purpose. 

Paul uses clothing imagery to tell Christians to wear the clothes that fit.  Put on the character of Christ, the new self. 

Paul's prayer for the Ephesians shows that no matter what our circumstance or feelings, what is most needed is to know the love of Christ.

The Apostle Paul reveals by his message and life that the gospel produces a humble confidence that reconciles relationships.

Ephesians 2 drives us to hope not in the character of man, but in the character of God. Big thank you to Ray Cortese. Much was stolen/borrowed from his sermon on this text.

Paul's prayer for the Christians in Ephesus is instructive towards what we most need. And it's probably not what we initially think. Thank you Ricky Jones, Ray Cortese, Way Rutherford, Les Newsom and more.

The Apostle Paul begins his letter to the Christians in Ephesus by reminding them all the blessings they have in Christ Jesus. As always, nothing is original to Brian, much thanks to Ricky Jones, Les Newsom, Way Rutherford, Ray Cortese, and others.

When God draws near, you are either with Him or against Him, It's either blessings or cursings, there is no neutrality. Is God's covenant with His people conditional or unconditional. Jesus is the answer.

The Day Of Jubilee displays the Lord's passion for generosity and economic justice. Thank You Les Newsom

In the middle of the Lord's commands regarding holiness, there are explicit commands built into their calendar to rest and celebrate. What does that show us about the character of God?

When God draws near, Leviticus 19 assumes his holiness transforms His people into a new community whose distinctive is love.