Chi Alpha at UVA

In which areas of our lives do we crave liberation? In this week's message, our campus director Pete Bullette shares the first half of our two-week mini series on freedom, and how Jesus alone brings true peace. This is the fifth message of our series in the book of Romans, Foundation, where we are looking at Paul’s letter to the Roman church and seeing how we can lay a strong foundation through the wisdom and lessons found inside.

What in your life needs to be pruned? In this week's message from our Foundation series, guest speaker Tiont Williams preaches from the book of John on abiding in the one true vine. 

How are we called to share the Good News of Jesus? To wrap up our retreat, Shawn empowers us to fully live Real Responsibility each day, following the example of the early Church in the book of Acts!

How can we truly experience the Community of God? In our third session of the weekend, Shawn proposes three tenants of Real Community that set followers of Christ apart from every other group.

What does it mean to live in the Kingdom of God? Deb Galyen walks us through the book of Colossians to show how moving from the dominion of darkness to the Kingdom of God changes everything about how we live and how we experience the freeing power of Jesus.

To kick off our 2022 Fall Retreat, missionary guest speaker Shawn Galyen dives into the book of Philippians and asks the question, how can we have a singular focus on God above all distractions? Join us as we look at our three XA anchors this weekend, starting with Real Devotional Life!

Does suffering lead us to despair or to hope? In this fourth edition of our Romans series, pastoral staff member Sarah Fletcher vulnerably shares about the challenges raised by the presence of pain in the world. This is the fourth message of our series in the book of Romans, Foundation, where we are looking at Paul’s letter to the Roman church and seeing how we can lay a strong foundation through the wisdom and lessons found inside.

Do you place your trust in yourself or in God's good news? In tonight's message our campus director Pete Bullette explores the implications of placing our hope in our own ability to follow the law compared to the security given to us by God's grace. This is the third message of our series in the book of Romans, Foundation, where we are looking at Paul’s letter to the Roman church and seeing how we can lay a strong foundation through the wisdom and lessons found inside.

What is the foundation upon which your life rests? In this episode, our campus pastor Pete Bullette teaches on the importance of rooting our lives in the Word and not in our own talents or abilities. This is the second message of our series in the book of Romans, Foundation, where we are looking at Paul’s letter to the Roman church and seeing how we can lay a strong foundation through the wisdom and lessons found inside.

In our first Monday Night Live of the year, our campus pastor Pete Bullette kicked off our new series in the book of Romans! He asked us three main questions from chapter 1 of Romans: “1) who am I? 2) where will I receive my encouragement? 3) will I be ashamed of the Gospel?” How can you answer these three questions to start off your year on a trajectory towards God? This is the first message of our series in the book of Romans, Foundation, where we are looking at Paul’s letter to the Roman church and seeing how we can lay a strong foundation through the wisdom and lessons found inside.