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RUF at Wake ForestThe King’s Cross | 8 - The Resurrection | Mark 16:1-8In his last sermon for RUF at Wake Forest, hear Rev. John Bourgeois preach that Jesus’ resurrection has changed everything. God is at work, and he is bringing His resurrection life to bear on the world as far as the curse is found.2021-11-1731 min
RUF at Wake ForestSenior Night 2021Seniors in RUF share about how they have seen God at work during their time at Wake Forest.2021-05-0641 min
RUF at Wake ForestQuick Takes, Ep. 2 | The Story of Scripture | Rev. John BourgeoisWhether we realize it or not, we make sense of our lives through stories. Hear a quick teaching from Rev. John Bourgeois on how the story of Scripture helps make sense of our lives.2020-09-1006 min
RUF at Wake ForestLiving Upside Down | 2 - The Good Life | Matthew 5:1-6How can we have a good and blessed life? In Jesus' upside down kingdom, blessing is something we receive and do not have to achieve.
Hear Rev. John Bourgeois preach on the first four Beatitudes in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. 2020-09-0923 min
RUF at Wake ForestLiving Upside Down | 1 - The Voice of Mercy | Matthew 4:23-5:2Which voices do you give authority to speak into your life? Jesus invites us listen to his voice of mercy.
Rev. John Bourgeois preaches the first sermon in a series called, "Living Upside Down." 2020-09-0219 minRUF at Wake ForestQuick Takes, Ep 1. | "Why Life Feels Horrible When You're Stressed and How to Reset" | Rev. John BourgeoisA quick word from Rev. John Bourgeois on what happens to our mind, body and soul when we're under stress, and what resources we have in Jesus and his church to reset. 2020-08-2703 minRUF at Wake ForestSummit 2020 | "My Peace I Give to You" | John 14:27 | Rev. John BourgeoisHear John Bourgeois, campus minister for RUF at Wake Forest, speak to incoming freshmen on the peace that Jesus gives them.2020-08-1316 minRUF at Wake ForestSummer RUF | The Spirituality of Jesus (with Q&A) | Luke 4:14-22 | Rev. Russ WhitefieldThe spirituality of Jesus must become the spirituality of the church. Jesus' spirituality did include his individual relationship with God, but it is more than that.
Hear Rev. Russ Whitefield preach that full spirituality moves us to worship God and love our neighbor.2020-06-171h 07RUF at Wake ForestSummer RUF | The Glory of God's Bride | Revelation 19 | Rev. Simon StokesWhere is this world going? What part do I play in it? The world is heading towards the great wedding feast, and Christians are the bride. Hear Rev. Simon Stokes preach in a time of great social unrest on the hope and power Christians have to fuel their...2020-06-0422 minRUF at Wake ForestSummer RUF | The Christian Hope and Identity | Colossians 3:1-4What is the Christian Hope? How does this hope give us a secure identity?The Christian Hope is that what has happened to Jesus will happen to you because Jesus loves you.This Summer, a handful of RUFs have gathered together to do a virtual large group....2020-05-2820 minRUF at Wake ForestSenior Night 2020 - Senior TestimoniesThe video can be found here: https://vimeo.com/410368626We love our Seniors and will miss them!2020-04-2455 minRUF at Wake ForestSenior Night Homily | John BourgeoisVideo for Senior Night can be found here: https://vimeo.com/4103686262020-04-2205 minRUF at Wake ForestChats with Friends - 2 - Prayer with Pam & George KleinThis week John talks with Pam and George Klein on the topic of prayer. Pam and George are on staff with the ministry of FOCUS - a para-church ministry that serves students in the independent schools, and are members of St. Michael’s Anglican Church in...2020-04-1619 minRUF at Wake ForestThe Gospel According to Abraham | 10 - His Identity and Our Faith | Genesis 22:1-14We finish our series with one of the most difficult stories in the life of Abraham -- God's commandment for Abraham to kill his promised son. God tests and provides, and we respond to him in faith.2020-04-1616 minRUF at Wake ForestChats with Friends | 1 - A Rule of Life with Stewart SwainRev. John Bourgeois (RUF at Wake Forest) and Rev. Stewart Swain (RUF at Alabama) on creating rhythms and habits for a life during coronavirus. Resources referenced:-The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer -The Common Rule by Justin...2020-04-0927 minRUF at Wake ForestThe Gospel According to Abraham | 9 - Surprised by Joy | Genesis 21:1-7How the Gospel frees us to feel our sadness and let Jesus meet us with joy even in dark places.2020-04-0825 minRUF at Wake ForestGospel According to Abraham | 8 - The Righteous Judge | Genesis 18:16-27, 32-332020-04-0128 minRUF at Wake ForestGospel According to Abraham | 7 - Resistance to the Empire | Genesis 17 - Ben Milnerwe had the privilege of hearing from Rev. Ben Milner, pastor of Salem Presbyterian Church in Winston Salem. Ben loves RUF, loves Wake Forest, and is a dear friend.2020-03-2627 minRUF at Wake ForestVirtual RUF #1 | 1 Peter 1:3-9 | A Living HopeFriends, we held our first ever Virtual RUF on Tuesday 3/17. I took a few minutes to share the Living Hope we have in Jesus Christ.2020-03-1814 minRUF at Wake ForestGospel According to Abraham | 6 - Barrenness, Bondage, and Blessing | Genesis 16Much thanks to Ben Robertson and Tim Keller. Relied heavily on their insight into this passage. Very little of this material is original to me.2020-03-0431 minRUF at Wake ForestGospel According to Abraham | 5 - Abraham and Doubt | Genesis 15In this passage, God's interaction with Abraham reveals the anatomy of doubt and God's response to doubt. Much of my insight is from Tim Keller's preaching on this passage.2020-02-2033 min
RUF at Wake ForestGospel According to Abraham | 4 - Abe & the Game of Thrones | Genesis 142020-02-0532 min
RUF at Wake ForestGospel According to Abraham | 3 - The Fruit of Grace | Genesis 132020-01-2932 min
RUF at Wake ForestGospel According to Abraham | 2 - The Exodus of Abraham | Genesis 12:10-202020-01-2229 min
RUF at Wake ForestGospel According to Abraham | 1 - The Call and the Promise | Genesis 11:27-12:92020-01-1529 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 13 - Why are you weeping? John 20:11-182019-11-2029 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 12 - Why are you so afraid? Mark 4 - Guest preacher Rev. Charles McKnightRUF got the privilege of hearing from Rev. Charles McKnight on 11/12/19. Charles is the pastor and church planter of West Charlotte Church (PCA) http://westcharlottechurch.com/2019-11-1221 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 11- What is that to you? John 21:18-222019-11-0631 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 10 - Do You Want to be Healed? - Annie CarperWe had the privilege of hearing from Annie Carper at a special RUF large group, where she spoke to the issue of mental health and the gospel. Annie is a licensed mental health counselor. She also serves as an Assistant Dean at Wake Forest University...2019-10-3031 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 9 - How Many Loaves Do You Have? Mark 6:30-442019-10-2326 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 8 - Do You Want To Go Away As Well? John 6:66-692019-10-1625 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 7 - Do You See This Woman? Luke 7:36-502019-10-1029 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 6 - What do you want me to do for you? Mark 10:35-452019-10-0223 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 5 - Why Did You Doubt? Matthew 14:22-332019-09-2526 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 4 - Do You Love Me? John 21 - Chris HorneThis week we have a guest preacher - Rev. Chris Horne. Chris is an assistant pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Winston Salem and previously served as the RUF Campus Minister at App State.2019-09-1832 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 3 - What Does it Profit a Man to Gain the World and Lose His Soul? Mark 8:34-382019-09-1123 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 2 - Who Do You Say That I Am? Mark 8:27-332019-09-0429 minRUF at Wake ForestQuestions from Jesus - 1 - What are you seeking? John 1:35-392019-08-2821 minRUF at Wake ForestRUF Senior Night 2019At our final RUF Large Group of the year, Seniors shared how God had been at work in their lives during their time at Wake and offered advice to underclassmen. I hope you are encouraged by these testimonies!2019-05-2928 minRUF at Wake ForestImages of the Church - 4 - Church as Family - Mark 10:13-312019-04-1826 minRUF at Wake ForestImages of the Church - 3 - The Church as a Body - 1 Corinthians 12:12-272019-04-1029 minRUF at Wake ForestImages of the Church - 2 - The Bride of Christ - Ephesians 5:22-33 - Ben Milner2019-04-0827 minRUF at Wake ForestImages of the Church - 1 - A Temple of Priests - 1 Peter 2:4-92019-03-2732 minRUF at Wake ForestEphesians - 9 - The Schemes of the Devil and the Armor of God - Ephesians 6:10-18aI am deeply indebted to Tim Keller and his teaching on this passage. None of this content is original to me.2019-03-2029 minRUF at Wake ForestEphesians - 8 - Work as Calling - Ephesians 6:5-92019-03-0827 minRUF at Wake ForestEphesians - 7 - A Healed Home - Ephesians 5:20-6:42019-02-2728 minRUF at Wake ForestEphesians - 5 - Threats to Community # 1: Competition - Ephesians 4:24-5:12019-02-1331 minRUF at Wake ForestEphesians - 4 - A Counter-Cultural Witness - Ephesians 3:1-132019-02-0627 minRUF at Wake ForestEphesians - 3 - A Counter-Cultural Unity - Ephesians 2:11-222019-01-3031 minRUF at Wake ForestEphesians - 2 - A Counter-Cultural Religion - Ephesians 2:1-102019-01-2328 minRUF at Wake ForestEphesians - 1 - A Counter-Cultural Identity - Ephesians 1:1-142019-01-1625 minRUF at Wake ForestParables - 11 - A Parable About Forgiveness - Matthew 18:21-352018-11-2825 minRUF at Wake ForestParables - 10 - A Parable About Repentance - Luke 13:1-92018-11-1420 minRUF at Wake ForestParables - 9 - A Parable About Faithfulness - Luke 19:11-272018-11-0733 minRUF at Wake ForestParables - 8 - A Parable about Loving Your Neighbor - Luke 10:25-37A lot of this content is from Steve Garber's book Visions of Vocation. I am thankful for the way he thoughtfully engages with the question: "What is the relationship between knowledge and responsibility?" Knowing what I know, what am I going to do?2018-10-3131 minRUF at Wake ForestParables - 7 - A Parable about Friends and Money - Luke 16:1-14To cite my sources: most all of this comes from Tim Keller and his sermon on this parable.2018-10-2430 minRUF at Wake ForestParables - 6 - A Parable about Prayer - Luke 11:1-132018-10-1726 minRUF at Wake ForestParables - 5 - A Parable About Evil - Matthew 13:24-43Through the parable of the Wheat and the Weeds, Jesus helps us see the problem of Evil and how to live in light of it. 1. Why is Evil a Problem? 2. How do we live in light of the Reality of Evil? 3. What answer does the Christian Faith give to the...2018-10-0329 minRUF at Wake ForestParables - 4 - A Parable about Happiness and Joy - Luke 152018-09-2628 minRUF at Wake ForestParables - 3 - A Parable About Grace - Matthew 20:1-16Citing my sources: I leaned on the work of Rev.'s Matt Howell and Ray Cortese for this sermon.2018-09-1926 minRUF at Wake ForestPsalm 2 - Ben MilnerWe're taking just one week off from the Parables, and Ben Milner (pastor of Salem Presbyterian Church) preached to us from Psalm 2.2018-09-1325 minRUF at Wake ForestParables - 2 - A Parable About Insiders, Outsiders, and Outcasts2018-09-0530 minRUF at Wake ForestParables - 1 - A Parable About Justification2018-08-2922 minRUF at Wake ForestFOCUS Pre-College Weekend '18 - 1 - Who Am I?Who we name as king we give the authority to name us2018-07-1227 minRUF at Wake ForestFOCUS Pre-College Weekend '18 - 2 - Where Do I Belong?John Bourgeois was the guest speaker at FOCUS Pre-College Weekend in July of 2018 (infocus.org). He gave a series of talks on Identity, Community, and Mission to a group of rising college freshmen.2018-07-1232 minRUF at Wake ForestFOCUS Pre-College Weekend '18 - 3 - What do I do with my Freedom?John Bourgeois was the guest speaker at FOCUS Pre-College Weekend in July of 2018 (infocus.org). He gave a series of talks on Identity, Community, and Mission to a group of rising college freshmen.2018-07-1228 minRUF at Wake ForestPursuing the Peace of Your Place - Jeremiah 292018-04-2532 minRUF at Wake ForestRest in a Frenetic Culture - Deuteronomy 5:12-15We have a bad rhythm - we don't know how to rest.
Into our bad rhythm God graciously gives us Sabbath.
In our Rest, we proclaim our salvation and we protest a culture that seeks to tell us our identity is our work.2018-04-1824 minRUF at Wake ForestGod is Love - 3 - 1 John 2:28-3:10 - The Love of the Father2018-04-0426 minRUF at Wake ForestGod is Love #2 - 1 John 2:3-14 - Commanded to Love2018-03-2827 minRUF at Wake ForestGod is Love #1 - 1 John 1:1-2:3 - Fellowship with God2018-03-2127 min
RUF at Wake ForestJonah - 5 - Jonah's Foolishness and God's FaithfulnessWe finish out the book of Jonah and see God's response to Jonah's foolishness.2018-02-2133 min
RUF at Wake ForestJonah - 4 - What are Christians For?2018-02-1430 min
RUF at Wake ForestJonah - 3 - How Grace WorksIn Jonah's prayer in chapter 2 we see how grace works, why grace works, and how we get grace to work for us.2018-02-0729 min
RUF at Wake ForestJonah - 2 - Fear, Repentance, and GraceIn Jonah 1:4-17 we see the Sailors fear, Jonah's repentance, and God's compassion. What does the Bible have to say to our fear? How do we have real peace? What does God's grace have to do with any of this?2018-01-3130 min
RUF at Wake ForestJonah - 1 - The Determined Pursuit of God in our DefianceIn the first few verses of Jonah we see that Jonah is both a mirror and a window for us. A mirror to see ourselves as we actually are and a window to show us the compassion of God. We run from God and God comes after us in compassion.2018-01-2426 min
RUF at Wake ForestRelationships - 11 - Marriage - Ephesians 5:1-2, 22-332017-11-1527 min
RUF at Wake ForestRelationships - 10 - Wisdom for Dating #22017-11-0826 min
RUF at Wake ForestRelationships - 8 - Singleness - 1 Corinthians 72017-10-2526 min
RUF at Wake ForestRelationships - 7- Friendship2017-10-1834 min
RUF at Wake ForestRelationships - 6 - Real Women Proverbs 31:10-31Very little of this series is original to me. Much of it is borrowed from other preachers. If I quoted everything I stole from other preachers and thinkers, then this semester would be one long footnote. So here is my footnote for the series: Les...2017-10-1122 min
RUF at Wake ForestRelationships - 5 - Real Men - 1 Timothy 1:15-16, 3:1-7Very little of this series is original to me. Much of it is borrowed from other preachers. If I quoted everything I stole from other preachers and thinkers, then this semester would be one long footnote. So here is my footnote for the series: Les...2017-10-0426 min
RUF at Wake ForestRelationships - 4 - Saved by Marriage - HoseaWe see in the book of Hosea that God does not punish us nor does he abandon us, but in Christ he marries us.
DISCLAIMER: Very little of this series is original to me. Much of it is borrowed from other preachers. If I quoted everything I stole from...2017-09-2727 min
RUF at Wake ForestRelationships - 3 - The Risk of Relationships - Genesis 3:6-24God meets our shame with his grace2017-09-2026 min
RUF at Wake ForestRelationships - 2 - The Brokenness of Relationships - Genesis 2:25-3:15Very little of this series is original to me. Much of it is borrowed from other preachers. If I quoted everything I stole from other preachers and thinkers, then this semester would be one long footnote. So here is my footnote for the series: Les...2017-09-1327 min
RUF at Wake ForestRelationships - 1 - Created for RelationshipsVery little of this series is original to me. Much of it is borrowed from other preachers. If I quoted everything I stole from other preachers and thinkers, then this semester would be one long footnote. So here is my footnote for the series: Les...2017-09-0630 minRUF at Wake ForestWhat is RUF? 20172017-08-2918 minRUF at Wake ForestThe Cost of Being Close - 11 - Blessings and CursesCreated for Blessing. Cursed for Disobedience. Restored by the Love of God.2017-04-1925 minRUF at Wake ForestThe Cost of Being Close - 7 - Day of Atonement2017-03-2224 min
RUF at Wake ForestThe Cost of Being Close - 6 - Clean Laws2017-02-2827 min
RUF at Wake ForestThe Cost of Being Close - 5 - The Food Laws2017-02-2125 min
RUF at Wake ForestThe Cost of Being Close - 4 - The Priesthood2017-02-1426 min
RUF at Wake ForestThe Cost of Being Close - 3 - Sacrifices #22017-01-3124 min
RUF at Wake ForestThe Cost of Being Close - 2 - Sacrifices #12017-01-2523 min
RUF at Wake ForestThe Cost of Being Close - 1 - Why Leviticus?2017-01-1719 minRUF at Wake ForestThe Gospel of John: Jesus and Death - John 112016-11-1526 minRUF at Wake ForestThe Gospel of John: Jesus and the Darkness - John 9Into our Present Darkness shines God's Penetrating Light.2016-11-0126 minRUF at Wake ForestThe Gospel of John: Jesus and Judgement - John 8:1-11The Courtrooms of Judgment in this world flower into Courtyards of Love through the grace of Jesus Christ.2016-10-2523 min
RUF NationalIs God Good- Psalm 132- John Bourgeois- Wake Forest UniversityA message from John Bourgeois, campus minister at Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, North Carolina.2016-08-1700 minRUF at Wake ForestPsalm 127: Work Forest and the Work of God2016-02-0229 min