RUF at William & Mary

John 12: Glory

A sermon from John 12. 

John 6: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Jesus gets offensive and people start to leave.

John 4: Thirsty

A sermon on John 4 from RUF W&M Large Group. 

John 3: A New Start

What does it mean to be born again?

John 2: More Wine, Please

RUF Large Group is for everyone: skeptics, believers, the burned-out, the broken, weird people, normal people, hypocrites, strugglers, doubters, slackers, over-achievers, and everyone in between. RUF is here for you. The sermons will inform you about the heart of Christianity if you're here to explore your beliefs and will call you back to the center if you're a long-time believer.

John 1: Come and See

Matt Terrell A Story of Joy (A Little Help From My Friends 6)

Matt is the campus minister of City Campus Ministry in New York. 

SJ Lim Wisdom For Control Freaks (A Little Help From My Friends 5)

SJ is the RUF campus minister at Wash U and wears really cool sneakers.

Joe Dentici #Blessed (A Little Help From My Friends 4)

Joe is a former RUF minister at Penn State and UAB, now in Greenville, SC. He unpacks what real blessing is and how when we think we're blessed maybe we're not so much, and when we think we're not, maybe we are more than we realized. 

James Forsyth, Ephesians 3 (A Little Help From My Friends 3)

Russ Whitfield, Outcasts (A Little Help From My Friends 2)

Russ Whitfield is lead pastor of Grace Mosaic in Washington DC. This sermon was preached at RUF summer conference in 2017. Russ also serves part time for RUF nationally as the National Coordinator for Cross-Cultural Advancement. 

Living Single, Matt Trexler (A Little Help From My Friends)

When we talk about "relationships" we usually stick to marriage and dating and all that, but the Bible has a very high view of singleness. Here's a great sermon by Matt Trexler, RUF minister at UCLA. 

Genesis 22 Final Exam

Abraham is put to the test and passes. Why would God test him this way? What does it mean for us?

Exploring our Shame: Randy Case

Randy began leading the C12 Group Tidewater in 2007 to help leaders renew their minds, hearts, and vision to better serve God in their business. He began his career in finance working on Wall Street for Merrill Lynch, in M&A for Marshall and Co. in Atlanta, and as Chief Financial Officer for IMG Ltd, an Information Services company based in Switzerland. After turning his life to God in mid-career, Randy moved with his wife and children to Philadelphia to earn a Ph.D. and teach business. He t...

Genesis 19 Fire and Brimstone

A sermon on judgment. Can God being judging and merciful? What are we supposed to do with the idea that God is judge?

Genesis 17, 18, 21 The Last Laugh

We laugh for all sorts of reasons.

Genesis 16 Sins of the Fathers

Abraham makes a huge mistake.

Genesis 15 Faith and Doubt

Abraham believes God, but still has some questions about all that.

Genesis 17 Name Calling

Abraham gets to be called Abraham for real from now on. (We technically were supposed to call him just "Abram" up till now, but pretty much nobody does that.)

Genesis 14 To the Rescue

Faculty on Faith

Leah Shaw, Peter McHenry, and Chris Tucker join RUF to talk about how their faith shapes their vocation and what insights their fields (mathematics, economics, and philosophy) offer to our understanding of the faith, with Q&A from students.

Faculty on Faith

Leah Shaw, Peter McHenry, and Chris Tucker join RUF to talk about how their faith shapes their vocation and what insights their fields (mathematics, economics, and philosophy) offer to our understanding of the faith, with Q&A from students.

Genesis 13 Responding to Grace

Genesis 12:10-20 Abraham's Exodus

Abraham makes a huge mistake, with horrible consequences, and yet God rescues him and Sarah.

Genesis 12:1-10 Intro to Abraham

RUF is a ministry to the College of William & Mary. 

Philippians 1:1-5 What We're All About

RUF is a campus ministry for the College of William and Mary. Here you can listen to sermons from our weekly Large Group meetings, Tuesdays at 7:30 in McGlothlin 020.

Peter McHenry on God and Money

Special guest Peter McHenry, professor of Economics here at W&M, takes a look a what the Bible has to say about how we relate to God and each other through money.

Mark 5:21-43 Fear and Faith

Mark 5 Q&A

Was Jesus Confused? Why some miracles but not others? Is wrong to pray to do well in school?

Mark 4:35-41 Why are you so afraid?

Jesus takes his disciples into a frightening situation.

Q&A for Mark 4:35-41

Is anxiety a sin? Is Jesus comforting or rebuking? What does it mean to fear God?

Mark 4:1-34 Stories Jesus Told

Q&A for Mark 4 Parables

Is wealth always deceitful? How do I know if I have Rocky Soil? How should Christians respond to the Las Vegas shooting?

Q&A from Mark 3

Each week at RUF we do Q&A via anonymous texts. If you'd like to text a question text Ben at 757.741.8527

Mark 3:13-35 Reacting to Jesus

Jesus is a polarizing figure. Here we explore various reactions to Jesus portrayed in the Gospel of Mark and what Jesus offers to us.

Mark 2:18-3:6 Stress and Rest

Three episodes from Mark in which the Pharisees missed the point. How does missing the point add undue stress from our lives and keep us from resting? Rest is a gift of God, it's not a burden, it's liberating.

Mark 1:1-15 Urgent

Mark 1:16-39 Follow Me

Mark 1:40-2:17 Unhealthy

Zephaniah: Reliance

RUF Intern Jacob Roberts unpacks the Old Testament "offices" of Prophet, Priest, and King from the writings of Zephaniah, points us to Christ, and towards reliance on God rather than self. Listen.

Micah: Doing Justice

We all want to see justice done in the world, but why? And what should that look like from a Christian perspective? The prophet Micah calls us to justice joined to love and humility.

Scott Ickes: Deconstructing Perfectionism

Professor Scott Ickes joins RUF to speak on the topic of perfectionism.Society places a high value on performance, and success-oriented people often have a high intrinsic value on "getting things right" or "knocking it out of the park." While our quest towards excellence has noble roots, the false promises of perfectionism rob us of freedom to take risks and to be ourselves. Through personal narrative and Biblical texts, Kinesiology Professor Scott Ickes will explore the hope for living life ...

Jonah: A Study in Self-Righteousness

It's not really about the fish (though the fish part is interesting). Give a listen.

Obadiah: Judgment Day

God's judgment isn't a popular subject. We don't like the idea of a judging God. Or do we? Do we actually need a God who judges? Can he be both judging and merciful? Listen for a intro to these questions and more, from the oft ignored prophet Obadiah.

Amos: Hypocrisy

The not-so-famous Amos gets in our grill about our inconsistency and false motives in the practice of religion.

Joel: How to Repent

a sermon on Joel 2. Locusts are coming to eat everything and this prophet tells God's people to repent.

Hosea: Unfaithful Bride

Oddly, God tells his prophet Hosea to marry "a woman of whoredom." What on earth? Give a listen.