Chi Alpha at UVA

Who are you becoming? Join us as NorthEast Chi Alpha Operations Manager and UVA alum Jenny Groff helps us uncover how we should be forming ourselves through Christ. This is the second session of our annual fall retreat

What is making you hide? Dive in as we start off our 2024 Fall Retreat with Guest speaker Tiont Williams, the director of Young Life in Richmond, Virginia, as we discover how we are to open ourselves to God's love for us. This is the first session of our annual fall retreat.

What makes up the Kingdom? Join us as Maddie Clevinger travels to Matthew 13 where we discover how an extraordinary kingdom is made of ordinary people. This is the second episode through our sermon series on the book of Matthew, the (Un)expected Kingdom.

What age are we living in? Join us as campus director Pete Bullette steps through Matthew 13, where we see how we exist in an age that is before what is yet to come. This is the First episode through our new sermon series through the book of Matthew, The Unexpected Kingdom, where we see how the Kingdom of God appears in ways different than expected.

How should we position ourselves in the world? Join us as Zach Hay takes us on a journey through Matthew 16 and we discover how we should position ourselves within the world for the sake of The Kingdom. This is the third episode of our sermon series, Unexpected Jesus, where we see how Jesus places His Kingdom among a broken world.

Who do you trust? As our campus director Pete Bullette continues through our sermon series, we journey through Matthew 8 to demonstrate the trust we should have with Jesus. Follow us through the second episode of our sermon series, Unexpected Jesus, where we see why Jesus should be the ultimate trusting entity in our lives.

What is the ultimate in your life? In our first message of the year, campus director Pete Bullette walks through Matthew 10 to demonstrate the transformation that Jesus should have within our lives with Him. This is the first episode in our series through the book of Matthew, (Un)expected Jesus, where we discover the surprising way that Jesus established the Kingdom of God on Earth.

When bad things happen, do we look to God as in control? When good things happen, do we thank Him for His greatness? Or do we look to our own strength and wisdom? To whom do we build our altars? Ourselves, or God? Listen to our last sermon in our series with David, as Savannah walks us through the story of David building an altar for the Lord.

Think of a time you did something wrong. What was your attitude going into the decision you made? The Bible shows us that sin is wrong, yet avoidable, and God always provides us a way away from sin. For our tenth sermon in our series with David, walk with us through the story of David and Bathsheba as Pete discusses God's power to help us and grace in our brokenness.

Is there an area in your life where you feel like you're not enough? Insufficient? Humiliated or lesser than others? This is the voice of shame, and it is an innate part of the human condition. But the story of the Bible voices unconditional love, kindness, and acceptance. Listen to our ninth sermon in our series on David as Pete walks us through the story of David and Mephibosheth, where we see the kindness of God on full display.

What is your legacy going to be? How do you think God sees it, and what if He called you to something else? Listen to our newest sermon in our series on the life of David as Christopher Cole walks us through how David listens to the promises of God.

As we read the second half of the story of David, we see some of the highest and lowest points of his life. This week, Pete walks us through 2 Samuel 6 and asks the questions: what is real worship, and how can we honor God through our worship? This is the first message of our series BeReal, where we look at David's life and reign with an unfiltered lens.

How can we confront our peers about serious issues in a Godly manner? Listen to our sixth sermon in our "Step by Step" series as Maddie walks us through the story of Abigail's plea with David as we see how she exudes Godly conduct in confrontation.

How does it make you feel when someone else is better than you at something that you think you're good at? When someone gives you advice regarding something you already know? When people condescend you, speak over you, or show they are better? Pride is the root and origin of all sin. Listen to guest speaker Rev. Claude Atcho discuss the great sin, and how we can overcome it in Christ.

Have you ever felt like you were at "the end of your rope"? The story of David shows us an example of a man after God's own heart, and how he processes being at his wit's end in the wilderness. Here, Pete uses this story to show how strength can be found in God in the darkest of circumstances.

What's more important, where you go, or how you get there? Here, Thomas Hamilton walks us through the story of Saul chasing David through the desert, where David must choose between his own desires and trusting the Lord. This is our fourth sermon in our series "Step by Step", where we walk through David's life and see what life is like when one pursues God's heart.

What does it mean to be a friend to someone? In the Bible, we see that friendship involves signs, sacrifices, and serious commitments. Here Zach walks us through the story of David and Jonathan as an example of love-led friendship and what it says about our lives with Christ and others.

Do you view your situation the same way that God does? In this week's episode, Pete walks us through the story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17, and how David saw the encounter through God's lens, rather than the lens of his fellow Israelites. This is the second message in our series Step by Step, where we are looking at the life of David to see what it looks like to search after God's heart.

Do you feel unseen or unheard? David's story shows us that God loves and chooses those who society deems as unworthy or lesser. Join us as Pete walks us through David's anointing in our new series "Step by Step", where we see what it looks like to search after God's heart.

Is loneliness the new normal? Why do we feel so disconnected in such an interconnected society? Listen to guest speaker and apologist Nathan Rittenhouse discuss the role of community in our lives, and what Christian faith says about its nature.

What was God doing before he created the world? What did Jesus mean when He said that the love the Father has for Him may be in us and that He Himself may be in us? Listen to the first sermon of the spring semester at Pete kicks us off with a vision of what it looks like to joyfully coexist with each other in love in the community of God.

What does it mean to be an "approved worker"? How does God send us, and how do we submit when we are sent? Learn what it's like to be used for God's glory in the final session of SALT 2024.

Is following Jesus a safe route, or a dangerous one? What are the greatest dangers to this new way of life? Listen to the third session of SALT 2024 as we are reminded of what Jesus asks of us in order to follow him.

What is the cost of following Christ? Listen to the first session of SALT 2024 as guest speaker Nichole Schreiber walks through Nicodemus' relationship with Jesus, and what his story tells us about following the Son of God.

Well, isn't this something special? Joining us all the way from Capernaum, it's Peter the Disciple! Listen along as this very special guest speaker walks us through the story of Jesus' death and resurrection from his perspective, from the lowest moments of shame to the amazement at Jesus' return. This is the final message in our series through the Gospel of Mark, The Crown & The Cross, where we see Jesus establish the Kingdom of God and serve as our ultimate Savior.

What is the cost that Jesus is asking you to give? In this week's message, Dr. Stephanie Nance walks us through Mark 14, where a woman anoints Jesus with costly perfume as a sign of respect and sacrifice. The others around him only focus on the amount that was given, and they mock her for her actions, but Jesus sees and affirms the woman for being willing to count the cost. Listen along with us as we continue our series through the Book of Mark, The Crown & The Cross, where we see Jesus establish the Kingdom of God and serve as our ultimate sacrifice.

As Jesus begins his crossward journey to Jerusalem, He encounters an eager young man with an important question: "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" This man approaches Jesus at the most important moment in his life and is offered the opportunity of a lifetime; what will he do? There are moments in each of our lives when we are faced with decisions that can change the trajectory of our lives. Moments that require great wisdom and sacrifice. Join us this week as we unpack what it means to choose obedience and life as we stand at a fork in the road.

How are we to live under the "inner-ring" mentality the world brings? We live in a society of pressure, advancement, standards, and evaluation. Some people are considered big, important people whereas others are seen as small. Here, Pete walks us through Jesus' way of seeing the world as described in Mark. We are to give ourselves up and serve others, seeing everyone as big people. This is the ninth message in our series through the Gospel of Mark, The Crown & The Cross, where we see Jesus establish the Kingdom of God and serve as our ultimate Savior.

How frequently do you scale a mountain to spend time with God at the summit? Likely not often. Here, Pete walks us through the story of Jesus' transfiguration and shows us how essential our mountain is to our spiritual growth. This mountain isn't a metaphor for hardship or calamity, but a time and place set aside to meet with the Lord in deep, contemplative abiding. This is the eighth message in our series through the Gospel of Mark, The Crown & The Cross, where we see Jesus establish the Kingdom of God and serve as our ultimate Savior.

What does it mean that God is working for our good? In our last session of 2023 Fall Retreat, Blane dives into Romans 8 and calls us to recommit ourselves to God’s definition of goodness.

If God does nothing else for you, is the cross enough? In our third session of 2023 Fall retreat, Blane challenges us to rediscover the foundation of our faith. Here, we dive into Acts 16, and draw upon the attitudes of Paul and Silas through their suffering and subsequent deliverance.

What does impactful spiritual friendship look like? In our second session of 2023 Fall Retreat, Blane shows us how the faith of the paralyzed man’s friends in Luke 5 was impactful in his healing. Here we’re called to redefine what our friendships look like to spur each other on to Christ-likeness.

How can what we do in community point us closer to looking like Jesus? To kick off our 2023 Fall Retreat, guest speaker Blane Young, director of DC Chi Alpha, dives into Acts 2 where we see how discipline and delight lead us to devote ourselves better to fellowship with others and thus refocus us on Christ.

Have you ever heart that story where Jesus heals a man but it takes two tries? Strange, right?! See what the gospel writer is trying to tell us, and how it relates to Jesus as the suffering Messiah. Here, John walks us through Mark 8, where we see how this same crucified Savior asks each of us to pick up our cross and follow him. This is the seventh message in our series through the Gospel of Mark, The Crown & The Cross, where we see Jesus establish the Kingdom of God and serve as our ultimate Savior.

When was the last time you went to a large party or celebration? The Kingdom of God is like a banquet, and here, Pete draws a contrast between the banquet in Herod's court and Jesus's banquet in the wilderness. We find that God's Kingdom is about love, service, and God's power. This is the sixth message in our series through the Gospel of Mark, The Crown & The Cross, where we see Jesus establish the Kingdom of God and serve as our ultimate Savior.

Will we listen and obey? We must actionably pursue obedience in the Lord if we want our character to be transformed and our minds to be renewed in Christ. Or will we buy into the lies of culture and wither under the trials of life? Here, Gavin walks us through the parable of the sower in Mark 4 and teaches us that action is indispensable in following Christ. This is the fifth message in our series through the Gospel of Mark, The Crown & The Cross, where we see Jesus establish the Kingdom of God and serve as our ultimate Savior.

Jesus sees us. In this week's message, Maddie walks us through Mark 5 and the stories of Jesus healing a suffering woman and Jairus's daughter. When we endure hardship or feel unseen or abandoned by the world, Jesus reminds us that we are God's children. This is the fourth message in our series through the Gospel of Mark, The Crown & The Cross, where we see Jesus establish the Kingdom of God and serve as our ultimate Savior.

Have you faced storms in your life? In this week's message, Pete walks us through the story of Jesus calming the storm. Whether we face physical, financial, emotional, or relational hardships, here we learn that Jesus is Lord over these storms and offers us rest in the midst of them. This is the third message in our series through the Gospel of Mark, The Crown & The Cross, where we see Jesus establish the Kingdom of God and serve as our ultimate Savior.

What is your deepest need? In this week's message, our campus director Pete Bullette walks us through the story of Jesus healing the paralyzed man in Mark chapter two, and how Jesus shows that the man's greatest need was forgiveness over physical healing. This is the second message in our series through the Gospel of Mark, The Crown & The Cross, where we see Jesus establish the Kingdom of God and serve as our ultimate Savior.

What will you do at the crossroads? In our first Monday Night Live meeting of the year, our campus director Pete Bullette walks us through Mark chapter 1, where Jesus calls his disciples and tells them to follow him, and at once they drop their nets, leave their lives behind, and follow Jesus and his ministry. This is the first message in our series through the Gospel of Mark, The Crown & The Cross, where we see Jesus establish the Kingdom of God and serve as our ultimate Savior.

Who do you believe is in control of your life? In this final MNL of the semester, campus pastor Josh Fairchild shares on three ways we are called to live under God's sovereignty going into the summer. This is the eighth and final message in our series on Genesis called Not Just the Beginning.

Where do you turn in the dark night of the soul? In today's sermon, guest speaker Dr. Walter Kim speaks on the humility of both humankind and God as evidenced in the story of Jacob, and of the importance of responding through prayer. This is the seventh message in our series on Genesis called Not Just the Beginning.

In our lives, what do we make ultimate? In today's message, campus pastor Maddie Clevinger shares on the danger of elevating a good thing too highly, and on the Lord who provides. This is the sixth message in our series on Genesis called Not Just the Beginning.

Who is God there for? In today’s podcast, campus pastor Sarah Fletcher shares on the oft-overlooked story of Hagar, and on the ways God redeemed the tremendous challenges and hardship Hagar endured. This is the fifth message in our series on Genesis called Not Just the Beginning.

When are you tempted to feel nervousness or fear? In today's sermon, campus director Pete Bullette shares on how fear and anxiety can often follow close behind steps of faith, and on the importance of believing in the midst of this challenge. This is the fourth message in our new series on Genesis called Not Just the Beginning.

What is your dream for your life? In today's message, pastoral staff member Gavin Restifo shares on the importance of surrender and stewardship in processing our calling. This is the third message in our new series on Genesis called Not Just the Beginning.

What are the consequences of broken shalom? In today's episode, Sarah Fletcher shares on the fall and on three ways brokenness undermines human flourishing. This is the second message in our new series on Genesis called Not Just the Beginning.

What comes to mind when we hear “the Lord’s Work”? In today’s message, our campus director Pete Bullette shares that what you do for work, how you do work, and where you do work all matter. This is the first message in our new series on Genesis called Not Just the Beginning.

Do we have a dealbreaker in our faith journeys? In today's message, Sarah Fletcher shares five healthy habits to follow in all our relationships, and on the importance of contentment in singleness. This is the fifth and final message from Love Story, our series on love, sex, and dating.

Why replace when you can restore? In today's episode, Pete and Amy share about how even through something as vulnerable and consequential as our sexual history there is room for gospel redemption. This is the fourth message from Love Story, our five part series on love, sex, and dating.