Shows
RUF at KentuckyContinuing Grace (2 Kings 2)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the tenth sermon in our series on the life of Elijah.
2026-04-0938 min
RUF at KentuckyHumbling Grace (2 Kings 1)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the ninth sermon in our series on the life of Elijah.
2026-04-0230 min
RUF at KentuckySuper Premium Grace (1 Kings 21)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the eighth sermon in our series on the life of Elijah.
2026-03-2641 min
RUF at KentuckyMissional Grace (1 Kings 19:19-21)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the seventh sermon in our series on the life of Elijah.
2026-03-1836 min
RUF at KentuckyRejected Grace (1 Kings 19:1-18)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the sixth sermon in our series on the life of Elijah.
2026-03-1227 min
RUF at KentuckyChallenging Grace (1 Kings 18:17-46)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the fifth sermon in our series on the life of Elijah.
2026-03-0634 min
RUF at KentuckyFormational Grace (1 Kings 18:1-18)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the fourth sermon in our series on the life of Elijah.
2026-02-2730 min
RUF at KentuckyResurrecting Grace (1 Kings 17:17-24)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the third sermon in our series on the life of Elijah.
2026-02-2031 min
RUF at KentuckyUnrivaled Grace (1 Kings 17:7-16)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the second sermon in our series on the life of Elijah.
2026-02-1233 min
RUF at KentuckyHappy for the Wrong Reasons (1 Kings 17:1-6)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the first sermon in our series following the life of the prophet Elijah.
2026-01-1522 min
RUF at KentuckyRelating to Tech (Gen 4:17-22; 1 Cor 6:9-12)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the twelfth and final sermon in our series on relationships.
2025-11-1334 minRUF at KentuckyRelating to Parents (Eph 6:1-4; 1 Peter 2:18-25)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the eleventh sermon in our series on relationships.
2025-11-1031 minRUF at KentuckyRelating to the Church (1 Cor 12:4–31;13:1)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the tenth sermon in our series on relationships.
2025-11-0130 minRUF at KentuckyRelating to Marriage and Roles (Eph 5:21-33)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the ninth sermon in our series on relationships.
2025-11-0129 minRUF at KentuckyRelating to Marriage and Sex (Gen 1:26–28; 2:18–25)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the eighth sermon in our series on relationships.
2025-10-2337 minRUF at KentuckyBONUS: The Fall (Gen 2:9–17; 3:1-24)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches at Tates Creek Presbyterian Church’s women’s Bible study as part of their series on the book of Genesis.
2025-10-0831 minRUF at KentuckyRelating to Dating (1 Cor 7)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the sixth sermon in our series on relationships.
2025-10-0234 minRUF at KentuckyRelating to Singleness (1 Cor 7:1, 7-9, 25-38)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the fifth sermon in our series on relationships.
2025-09-2534 minRUF at KentuckyRelating to the Body (1 Cor 6:12-20)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the fourth sermon in our series on relationships.
2025-09-1926 minRUF at KentuckyRelating to Friends (Proverbs 16:28; 18:24; 27:5-6, 9-10, 17)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the third sermon in our series on relationships.
2025-09-1134 minRUF at KentuckyRelating to the Self (1 Cor 3:21-4:7)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches our second sermon in our series on relationships.
2025-09-0528 minRUF at KentuckyRelating to God (Luke 18:9-14)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the first sermon in our series on relationships.
2025-08-2927 minRUF at KentuckyBONUS: “Why should you live for Jesus in college?” (John 15:1-17)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher was asked to teach a seminar on “Living for Jesus in College” at this year’s Pastures Retreat—a weekend conference for incoming Christian freshmen to UK. The seminar was also supposed to highlight the importance of the local church.
2025-08-0928 minRUF at KentuckyThe Ninth Invitation (Exodus 20:16)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the eleventh and final sermon from our series on the Ten Commandments, “Ten Invitations to Freedom.”
2025-04-1730 minRUF at KentuckyThe Eighth Invitation (Exodus 20:15)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the tenth sermon from our series on the Ten Commandments, “Ten Invitations to Freedom.”
2025-04-1128 minRUF at KentuckyThe Seventh Invitation (Exodus 20:14)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the ninth sermon from our series on the Ten Commandments, “Ten Invitations to Freedom.”
2025-04-0338 minRUF at KentuckyThe Sixth Invitation (Exodus 20:13)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the eighth sermon from our series on the Ten Commandments, “Ten Invitations to Freedom.”
2025-03-2931 minRUF at KentuckyThe Fifth Invitation (Exodus 20:12)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the sixth sermon from our series on the Ten Commandments, “Ten Invitations to Freedom.”
2025-02-2732 minRUF at KentuckyThe Fourth Invitation (Exodus 20:8-11)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the fifth sermon from our series on the Ten Commandments, “Ten Invitations to Freedom.”
2025-02-1325 minRUF at KentuckyThe Third Invitation (Exodus 20:7)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the fourth sermon from our series on the Ten Commandments, “Ten Invitations to Freedom.”
2025-02-0629 minRUF at KentuckyThe Second Invitation (Exodus 20:4-6)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the third sermon from our series on the Ten Commandments, “Ten Invitations to Freedom.”
2025-01-3029 minRUF at KentuckyThe First Invitation (Exodus 20:3)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the second sermon from our series on the Ten Commandments, “Ten Invitations to Freedom.”
2025-01-2439 minRUF at KentuckyTen Invitations to Freedom (Exodus 20:1-2)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the first sermon from our series on the Ten Commandments, “Ten Invitations to Freedom.”
2025-01-1629 minRUF at KentuckyThe Final Feast (Revelation 19:6-21)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the twelfth sermon in our Fall series, “Taste and See: At the Table with Jesus.”
2024-11-2130 minRUF at KentuckyA Feast of Hope (Luke 24:36-49)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the eleventh sermon in our Fall series, “Taste and See: At the Table with Jesus.”
2024-11-0729 minRUF at KentuckyFeasting on the Lamb (Luke 22:7-23)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the tenth sermon in our Fall series, “Taste and See: At the Table with Jesus.”
2024-11-0129 minRUF at KentuckyThe Important and the Good (Luke 10:38-42)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the ninth sermon in our Fall series, “Taste and See: At the Table with Jesus.” Thank you to Brian Habig for his insight into this passage.
2024-10-2429 minRUF at KentuckyAccepted to the Table (Luke 15:1-7)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the eighth sermon in our Fall series, “Taste and See: At the Table with Jesus.”
2024-10-1727 minRUF at KentuckySummoned to Feast (Luke 14:1–24)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the seventh sermon in our Fall series, “Taste and See: At the Table with Jesus.”
2024-10-1031 minRUF at KentuckyA Pity Party (Matthew 14:13-21)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the fifth sermon in our Fall series, “Taste and See: At the Table with Jesus.”
2024-09-2630 minRUF at KentuckyHosting Jesus (Luke 7:36-50)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the fourth sermon in our Fall series, “Taste and See: At the Table with Jesus.”
2024-09-1931 minRUF at KentuckySaving the Party (John 2:1-11)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the third sermon in our Fall series, “Taste and See: At the Table with Jesus.”
2024-09-1233 minRUF at KentuckyA Divine Pep Talk (Luke 3:21-22; 4:1-13)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the second sermon in our Fall series, “Taste and See: At the Table with Jesus.”
2024-09-0527 minRUF at KentuckyTaste and See: At the Table with Jesus (Luke 5:27-32)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the first sermon in our Fall series, “Taste and See: At the Table with Jesus.”
2024-08-2930 minRUF at KentuckySEMINAR: Thou Shalt Not Be Sus (Day 4)From RUF’s Summer Conference, this is Campus Minister Nick Bratcher’s four day seminar on Christian ethics. This seminar borrows heavily from Carl Trueman’s book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self and John Frame’s The Doctrine of the Christian Life. Both are heartily recommended.
2024-08-2458 minRUF at KentuckySEMINAR: Thou Shalt Not Be Sus (Day 3)From RUF’s Summer Conference, this is Campus Minister Nick Bratcher’s four day seminar on Christian ethics. This seminar borrows heavily from Carl Trueman’s book The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self and John Frame’s The Doctrine of the Christian Life. Both are heartily recommended.
2024-08-2451 minRUF at KentuckySEMINAR: Thou Shalt Not Be Sus (Day 2)From RUF’s Summer Conference, this is Campus Minister Nick Bratcher’s four day seminar on Christian ethics. This portion of the seminar borrows heavily from Glen Scrivener’s book The Air We Breathe and is heartily recommended for a better and fuller treatment of the subject.
2024-08-2458 minRUF at KentuckySEMINAR: Thou Shalt Not Be Sus (Day 1)From RUF’s Summer Conference, this is Campus Minister Nick Bratcher’s four day seminar on Christian ethics. This portion of the seminar borrows heavily from Glen Scrivener’s book The Air We Breathe and is heartily recommended for better and fuller treatment of the subject.
2024-08-2455 min
RUF at KentuckyThe King Throws A Party (Leviticus 23)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the eleventh sermon in our series, “Leviticus: The King Has Come.” It centers around the question, “What reason do we have to party?”
2024-03-2833 min
RUF at KentuckyThe King Makes Laws, Part 2 (Leviticus 18)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the tenth sermon in our series, “Leviticus: The King Has Come.” It centers on a paradox: God is not concerned with your sex life, yet he is also deeply concerned with your sex life.
2024-03-2131 minRUF at KentuckyBONUS: Responding to the Resurrection (Matthew 28)UK is on Spring Break this week, but Campus Minister Nick Bratcher was still teaching on Wednesday! He joined the women’s Bible study at Tates Creek Presbyterian Church, a partner church to RUF at the University of Kentucky, to conclude their study on the book of Matthew.
2024-03-1335 min
RUF at KentuckyThe King Makes Laws, Part 1 (Leviticus 19)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the ninth sermon in our series, “Leviticus: The King Has Come.”
2024-03-0729 min
RUF at KentuckyThe King Pardons Treason (Leviticus 16)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the eighth sermon in our series, “Leviticus: The King Has Come.” In it, we seek an answer to the question, “How does God deal with rebellion?”
2024-02-2932 min
RUF at KentuckyThe King Receives Guests (Leviticus 12-15)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the seventh sermon in our series, “Leviticus: The King Has Come.” In it, we answer three burning questions about the purity laws of Leviticus 12-15.
2024-02-2229 min
RUF at KentuckyThe Kingdom Has a Cuisine (Leviticus 11)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the sixth sermon in our series, “Leviticus: The King Has Come.” In it, we answer three burning questions about the food laws of Leviticus 11.
2024-02-1527 min
RUF at KentuckyThe King Demands Honor (Leviticus 10:1-7)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the fifth sermon in our series, “Leviticus: The King Has Come.” In it, we answer the question, “What are the dangers of our disobedience to God?”
2024-02-0833 min
RUF at KentuckyThe King Appoints His Courtiers (Leviticus 8-9)Our normal large group was on pause this week to cheer on the Cats, but Campus Minister Nick Bratcher still taught a halftime devotional for the fourth installment of our series, “Leviticus: The King Has Come.” In it, we learn that Jesus is a greater high priest to truly wash away our sin, and we are set apart to follow his example for the world to see.
2024-02-0117 min
RUF at KentuckyThe King Anticipates Treason (Leviticus 4:1–14, 22-23, 27-28; 5:1-6; 6:1-7)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the third sermon in our series, “Leviticus: The King Has Come.” In it, we learn that our sin is grave and great, but God’s grace is greater.
2024-01-2532 min
RUF at KentuckyThe King Charts a Path (Leviticus 1:1-17)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the second sermon in our series, “Leviticus: The King Has Come.” In it, we learn three ways a whole burnt offering presents God’s people with a path forward together: a whole burnt offering is complete, costly, and continual.
2024-01-1830 min
RUF at KentuckyThe King Has Come (Exodus 40:34-35; Leviticus 1:1; Numbers 1:1)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the first sermon in our series, “Leviticus: The King Has Come.” This one centers around the question, “To what story do the laws of Leviticus belong?”
Many thanks to the various commentaries that contributed to this series: "Leviticus" from the ZECOT series by Jay Sklar, "Teaching Leviticus: From Text to Message" by G. Geoffrey Harper, "Leviticus" from the Anchor Bible series by Jacob Milgrom, and "The Book of Leviticus" from the NICOT series by Gordon Wenham.
2024-01-1124 minRUF at KentuckyThe Riches of a Born-Again Family (1 Peter 1:3-9, 13-21)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches at our twelfth large group of the semester as part of our “Life of Peter” series. It centers around one big idea: we have been born again into a new family with a glorious inheritance.
2023-11-1030 minRUF at KentuckyFill-in-the-Blank Justification (Galatians 2:11–16)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches at our eleventh large group of the semester as part of our “Life of Peter” series. It presents us with three options to seek our justification: the allure of opinions, the allure of obedience, and the apprehension of grace.
2023-11-0231 minRUF at KentuckyRestoration in Love (John 21:1–19)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches at our ninth large group of the semester as part of our “Life of Peter” series. It centers around one big question, “How does Jesus restore us into right relationship with himself?”
2023-10-1931 minRUF at KentuckyFalling Away from Jesus (Mark 14:26–31; Luke 22:54–62)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches at our eighth large group of the semester. It centers around one big question, “How does one fall away from Jesus?”
2023-10-1230 minRUF at KentuckyKingdom Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21–35)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches at our seventh large group of the semester. It centers around a big question: how do we forgive people? We first need to see our own forgiveness from God. And then, if we see and truly accept that forgiveness, forgiven people ought to forgive people.
2023-10-1227 minRUF at KentuckyThe Pinnacle of Human Experience (Mark 9:2-10)There is no greater good than to see God in his glory and to enjoy him in it.
To support that idea, Campus Minister Nick Bratcher made three points from Mark 9–that we are designed for glory, distracted to death, and destined for resurrection.
2023-10-1230 minRUF at KentuckyWhat’s in a name? (Matt 16:13–25)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the fourth sermon in our “Life of Peter” series. It centers around the question, “Who do you want to be?”
2023-09-1929 minRUF at KentuckyGrace for the Faltering (Matt 14:22-33)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the third message in our “Life of Peter” series. It seeks to answer the question: how does God’s compassion meet us in our faltering faith and doubt?
2023-09-0835 minRUF at KentuckyRolling Our Eyes at Jesus (Luke 5:1-11)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the second message in our series, The Life of Peter. It explores how we minimize Jesus, meet Jesus, and maintain relationship with Jesus.
2023-08-3130 minRUF at KentuckyThe Good News of God’s Presence (John 1:35-42)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the first message in our series, The Life of Peter. Its main idea is that God’s presence in our world is good news for three reasons: Jesus knows us all the way down, Jesus loves us all the way down, and Jesus won’t leave us all the way down.
2023-08-2426 minRUF at KentuckyA Song for Work and Rest (Psalm 92)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the twelfth sermon in our series, “Psalms: Songs that Shape Us.” It centers around the question, “How are we to work and rest?”
2023-04-1324 minRUF at KentuckyA Song for Depression (Psalm 88)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches the eighth sermon in our series, “Psalms: Songs that Shape Us.” It centers around what feels true in depression and what is true in depression.
2023-03-0931 min
RUF UWMSummer Conference Seminar: Ethics, Pt. 2Nick Bratcher discusses how the Gospel provides us an opportunity for an ethical life.
2022-06-0349 minRUF UWMSummer Conference Seminar: Ethics Pt. 1Nick Bratcher discusses the current ethical crisis in the post-Christian West.
2022-06-0358 minRUF UWMSEMINAR: “Let’s Get Ethical!”Fundamentally, the study of ethics aims to answer the question, how ought we to live? You and I, tragically, live in a moment of severe ethical poverty. We went looking for freedom and found ourselves enslaved to an ethical system that provides more outrage than answers, more pain than promise, and more gray than guidance. How do we get out of this mess? Campus Minister Nick Bratcher leads a one-hour seminar on Saturday morning of RUF’s Midwest Winter Conference to explore the hope found in Christian ethics.
2022-02-2649 minRUF UWM“The Sandlot God” (Exodus 1:1-21)Just as Smalls in the movie, “The Sandlot,” is freed to play the game of baseball by the strength and faithfulness of another, so also were the Israelites freed—and us, by extension. Hear more about how we find joy and freedom in the midst of oppression as Nick Bratcher preaches on Exodus 1.
2022-01-2732 minRUF UWM“Marriage, Jesus, and Joshua Bassett’s Treachery” (Ephesians 5:21–33)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher unpacks the “Distinctive Drama of Marriage” and the “Deeper Destiny of Marriage” as part of our ongoing series on relationships.
2021-12-0735 minRUF UWM“The One about Dating” (1 Corinthians 7:1-40)Campus minister Nick Bratcher unpacks why we should bother with dating or marriage in the first place, what the biblical category for dating is, and how to date as a Christian.
2021-11-0340 minRUF UWM“The Good Gift of Singleness” (1 Corinthians 7:1, 7-9, 25-38)If many of us were to describe what it means to be “single,” we’d probably describe it as a lack of relationship.But singleness is more than just the first step toward romantic connection. That’s why Paul needed to tell the Corinthian church what it truly means to be single in the eyes of God. Campus minister Nick Bratcher unpacks God’s wisdom to singles in 1 Corinthians 7:1, 7-9, and 25-38.
2021-10-3134 min
RUF UWM"God, Sex, and the Human Body" (1 Cor. 6:12-20)God telling us to forgive people, to work hard for our employers, to love our neighbors. This all seems well and good.These, we think, are societal matters. They affect everyone. They are part of what it means to be a good person.But why does God care about our sexuality? Campus minister Nick Bratcher seeks to answer that question from 1 Cor. 6:12-20.
2021-10-2236 minRUF UWM“Relating to the Local Church” (1 Cor. 12:4–31; 13:1)The church. Love it or hate it, it's Christ's body. How do we relate to this body with our various experiences of it? Some full of skepticism and pain. Others tell tales of healing and growth. Sill others, apathy and confusion. What is the local church and what does it mean for how we know Jesus? Campus minister Nick Bratcher touches on this and more from 1 Cor. 12:4–31; 13:1.
2021-10-2233 minRUF UWM"Friendship, Part III: God's Forgiveness and Ours" (Matt. 18:21-35)True friendship can be awfully messy. We hurt one another and struggle to love those who sin against us. How much are we supposed to take before hitting the proverbial "eject" button on a friend? Campus Minister Nick Bratcher unpacks this issue as part of our series on Relationships.
2021-09-3037 minRUF UWM“Friendship, Part II: Whom are we to befriend?” (Luke 10:25-37)The third sermon of the relationship series for RUF at UWM by its campus minister, Nick Bratcher.
2021-09-2232 minRUF UWM"Friendship, Part I: What is friendship?" (Proverbs 18:24; 27:10; 16:28; 27:5-6, 9, 17)God has said that it is not good for humans to be alone (Gen 2:18). Friendship is vital in meeting our need for relationship, but what does a healthy friendship look like? What are its challenges? What are its benefits? Campus Minister Nick Bratcher touches on this and more as he seeks to answer the question, "What is friendship?" from the book of Proverbs.
2021-09-1533 minRUF UWM“The Strain on Relationships” (Gen 2:9-17; 3:1-3:27)As we seek our own happiness and fulfillment, we seem to make quite a mess of it sometimes. The Bible calls this mess, “sin.” In this episode, Campus Minister Nick Bratcher unpacks what sin is and how it works in us.
2021-09-0931 minRUF UWM"Why are we here?" (Gen. 1:1-2:3)Origins—the stories of our world—are important for making sense of the present and what ought to come next. We understand the reason for Peter Parker’s crime fighting as Spiderman better when we know about the death of Uncle Ben at the hand of criminals Peter should have stopped. Getting the start right enables us to view the present through the correct lens, with the proper worldview, so to speak.As part of our Spring 2021 sermon series, Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches from Gen. 1:1-2:3, seeking to understand our origin story. We answer the question: why ar...
2021-02-0332 minRUF UWM"Not That Long Ago, in a Manger Not So Far Away" (Matthew 1:1-17)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher preaches at Christ Church Milwaukee on 11/29/20 as part of their advent series. He unpacks Matthew's genealogy which tells us at least three things about how Jesus came to us on the first Christmas:1) Jesus came as a king (v. 1)2) Jesus came with a past (vv. 2-16)3) Jesus came as planned (v. 17)
2020-12-0131 minRUF UWM"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.”
2020-11-1135 minRUF UWM"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.
2020-11-0435 minRUF UWM"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- inwardlyvv. 16-18- outwardlyvv. 19-24- confidently
2020-11-0433 minRUF UWM“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 operat
2020-10-2134 minRUF UWM“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.
2020-10-1434 minRUF UWM“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.
2020-10-0838 minRUF UWM“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.”
2020-09-2732 minRUF UWM“Pursuing True Happiness” (1 John 1:1-4)As part of our Fall 2020 Sermon Series, “That You May Know,” campus minister Nick Bratcher teaches from 1 John 1:1-4. From it, we learn that true happiness is found in the good news of the person Jesus and the community it creates.
2020-09-1629 minRUF UWM“Exclusive Truth in an Open-Minded World” (1 John 5:13-21)As part of our Fall 2020 Sermon Series, “That You May Know,” campus minister Nick Bratcher teaches from 1 John 5:13-21. From the text, we learn that if we have placed our faith in Jesus, we know the truth about ourselves and about the world.
2020-09-1630 minRUF UWM"A Song for Doubt" (Psalm 34)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches about "doubt" from Psalm 34.
2020-02-1230 minRUF UWM"A Song for Despair" (Psalm 13)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher answers the question, "How are we to despair?" from Psalm 13
2020-02-0530 minRUF UWM"The Two Paths" (Psalm 1)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher explains why the blessed path is one that submits to God's authority.
2020-01-2236 minRUF UWM"How to Become a Poor Fool" (Luke 12:13-21)Campus Minister Nick Bratcher teaches the Parable of the Rich Man from Luke 12:13-21.
2019-10-0231 min