Chi Alpha at UVA

Throughout the Gospel, Jesus uses meals to share knowledge, healing, and, most importantly, love to those around him. In this week’s message, our campus pastor Pete Bullette and pastoral staff member Rigo Herrera explore how the choosing of the seven in Acts chapter 6 sets an example of how to invite the diverse body of Christ into our lives today, with every action being centered around loving each other as God loves us. This is the sixth message of our series in the book of Acts, The Way Forward, where we are looking at the early church, how the Holy Spirit guided their path, and how the Holy Spirit guides in a similar way today.

Are you willing to be humbled in order to know and serve God better? In this week’s message, guest speaker Raydon Haskins walks through the conversion of Paul in Acts chapter 9, showing how God saw fit to humble Paul and equip him for great works in his future. This is the fifth message of our series in the book of Acts, The Way Forward, where we are looking at the early church, how the Holy Spirit guided their path, and how the Holy Spirit guides in a similar way today.

In this week’s message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, speaks on the role of prayer in the forwarding of the Gospel message, specifically in Acts chapter 4. Do you believe that powerful prayers make a powerful impact, just as we see so many times throughout the Gospels and book of Acts? This is the fourth message of our series in the book of Acts, The Way Forward, where we are looking at the early church, how the Holy Spirit guided their path, and how the Holy Spirit guides in a similar way today.

Are you expecting God to work in great and powerful ways? In this week’s message, pastoral staff member Amanda Frickie takes us through Acts chapter 3, where we see that God’s good character leads to significant action from God, specifically in the miraculous healing of a man paralyzed from birth. This is the third message of our series in the book of Acts, The Way Forward, where we are looking at the early church, how the Holy Spirit guided their path, and how the Holy Spirit guides in a similar way today.

Are you experiencing the fullness of the Holy Spirit in your life? In this week’s message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, speaks on the Pentecost narrative in Acts chapter 2, and how we can experience the Spirit’s power today just as the early church did. This is the second message of our series in the book of Acts, The Way Forward, where we are looking at the early church, how the Holy Spirit guided their path, and how the Holy Spirit guides in a similar way today.

To kick off our new series for the semester, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, walks us through the first chapter of the book of Acts and how it continues the story of Jesus where the Gospel of Luke left off! How can the presence of the Holy Spirit have an impact on your life, just like he had on the lives of the early church? This is the first message of our series in the book of Acts, The Way Forward, where we are looking at the early church, how the Holy Spirit guided their path, and how the Holy Spirit guides in a similar way today.

How are you being formed by the world? In this week’s message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, shows how the cultural values around us shape us, and how we can be shaped by Kingdom values instead. This is the third and final message in our three part series, The Resistance, where we are taking a deep dive into the battle against sin and how to trust in God for strength and guidance as we seek after him.

How do our earthly desires separate us from God’s desires? In this week’s message, pastoral staff member Sarah Fletcher shows us how leaning into spiritual disciplines in our everyday lives helps us fight the battle against our sinful nature. This is the second message in our three part series, The Resistance, where we are taking a deep dive into the battle against sin and how to trust in God for strength and guidance as we seek after him.

Where in your life have you been fed lies by the enemy? In this week’s message, our campus pastor, Pete Bullette, details how we can fight against the enemy’s deceptive whispers by looking at the truth that Jesus provides in Scripture. This is the first message in our three part series, The Resistance, where we are taking a deep dive into the battle against sin and how to trust in God for strength and guidance as we seek after him.

In our first message of the semester, Pete walks us through how the story of Nehemiah inspires us to have a powerful impact on the UVA community this year. How can we walk boldly this semester and proclaim the good news of Jesus to everyone we encounter? Let's get in the game together!