Faith - Audio
This Monday morning Dr. Chris Confer provides a practical approach to having faith.
Sep 16, 2019•32 min
Southern Wesleyan University Chapel
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As They Went - Audio
For the last session in our Spiritual Emphasis Week Fall 2019, Rev. Zach Coffin invited all to understand that God is moving us to hearing him moment by moment instead of Sunday to Sunday. He shared from Luke regarding the leprous men who were healed “as they went”. Coffin encouraged us to do likewise, to take a step and move in obedience, no matter our circumstances. Their encounter with God came as they went and ours will too. Our journey with Jesus is a daily transformation and as we hunger f...
Sep 11, 2019•24 min
Waiting on God - Audio
Rev. Zach Coffin Continues Spiritual emphasis week by showing us the power in patience.
Sep 10, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Running Out - Audio
Temptation is a slippery slope, and oftentimes we find ourselves dealing with the aftermath. Rev. Zach Coffin continues Spiritual Emphasis Week by showing us the weapons God has for us to fight temptation.
Sep 10, 2019•40 min
Expecting God - Audio
Expectation is greater than evaluation. Using a number of biblical examples of true searchers, Zach challenges students to continue pursuing a God who pursues His people. He exhorts us to raise our level of expectation when we come before God. Where do you need to enter a new season of expectation? Where do you need to see a fresh manifestation of Jesus Christ? May we see Him in a new light today!
Sep 09, 2019•38 min
In The Pit - Audio
Have you ever felt like you are in a pit? Like you're all alone and the weight of life is bearing down upon you? Rev. Zach Coffin continues spiritual emphasis week with a sermon on finding God with you, at all times.
Sep 09, 2019•48 min
Eternally Loved - Audio
Jami Wright, student government association vice president and student chaplain, shares the verse of the 2019 – 2020 school year. Romans 8:28 “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neighed height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Aug 28, 2019•19 min
Palms Up - Audio
Rev. Ken Dill shares the theme of the Fall 2019 semester Chapel series: “Palms Up”. He poses the question, “what is it in your life that needs to be reversed?” God is the great Reverser; He can take the worst of situations and turn it to be used for His glory. As you listen today, release those things up to God that are in need of His divine touch. Live your lives in a posture of release and continual praise: palms up.
Aug 26, 2019•21 min
To The Least of These - Audio
Dr. Steve Hayduk, Faculty Member of the Year 2018-2019, shares in the opening convocation of the Fall 2019 semester. He speaks from the passage known as the Sheep and the Goats from Matthew 25:31-46, encouraging all to serve others as serving Christ. Jesus Christ admonished those who had not cared for the “least of these”, as having rejected the needy as well as him. Likewise, he praised those who had selflessly served others for in fact they had served him as well. Let us take these words to he...
Aug 21, 2019•17 min
Spring 2019 Graduation - Audio
Dr. Lisa Bross Harding, an integral member of the Southern Wesleyan University family, shared with this year's graduates as the Spring 2019 Commencement Speaker. Dr. Harding currently serves as an internal medicine specialist, assisting the population with her God-given skills in healthcare. She speaks to the 2019 graduates about rightly understanding the difference between an occupation versus a vocation. One is primarily concerned with, and measured by, worldly success, while the other is only...
May 03, 2019•16 min
Spring 2019 Baccalaureate - Audio
Rev. Wayne Otto, lead pastor of Providence Wesleyan Church in Summerville, SC, shares with the 2019 Southern Wesleyan University graduating class. Listen in as he challenges the graduates to a life lived full of God's presence and call.
May 02, 2019•28 min
Live Courageously - Audio
On this preview day at Southern Wesleyan University, Rev. Brent Dongell shares that our identity in Christ is not based upon what we do, either good or bad. Rather it is a God-given identity whereby we must see ourselves as He does. Providing a number of biblical as well as contemporary examples, Rev. Dongell shares how God uses our ordinary selves in ordinary ways. What scrap of ordinary have you held back from God that needs to be re-identified by Him?
Apr 15, 2019•20 min
Mitchell Excellence in Pastoral Ministry Award Chapel - Audio
The Mitchell Excellence in Pastoral Ministry Award, established by Dr. Virgil Mitchell and his wife Mary, is presented annually by the Division of Religion of Southern Wesleyan University. This year's recipient is Mike Hilson, senior pastor of New Life Church in La Plata, Maryland. The church has grown from 100 members when he began in 1999 to over 5,000 in weekly attendance at over a dozen locations and online opportunities.
Apr 10, 2019•26 min
When Life Hurts - Audio
Rev. Davey Blackburn, a SWU graduate, shares his own story of pain and the faithfulness of God to overcome. In November 2015 Davey's life was changed in an instant. When tragedy struck, even in the midst of great agony, God drew close to the brokenhearted. Hear his story of pain and what comfort God can bring in the midst of hurt. Visit www.daveyblackburn.com for more information; nothing is wasted.
Apr 08, 2019•40 min
Eternal Words - Audio
Christian Chapman, pastor of Radiant Church in Charlotte, NC and SWU graduate, shares with the Southern Wesleyan Community about the importance of God's Word in the life of the believer. He challenges all Christians to know, study, and live by the Word of God, living with intentionality when it comes to interacting with God's eternal Word.
Apr 03, 2019•37 min
Confessions - Audio
One of the principles involved in this season of Lent is confession. Rev. Ken Dill shares the importance of confession in our lives as well as the ability it has to transform us into the best version of ourselves. For it is written, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness" 1 John 1:9.
Apr 01, 2019•28 min
Residence Life Chapel Panel - Audio
Join in with this panel comprised of SWU Resident Assistants and Lifeguards, hosted by Resident Director Steven Groves, as they share their personal spiritual journeys. Not every journey to a deep relationship with God follows the same pathway. Often times our experiences and circumstances differ and yet every Christian story has the same destination, salvation through Jesus Christ. Be encouraged as you hear these leaders of SWU's residence life share how God has transformed them and how they in...
Mar 25, 2019•28 min
Fighting the Giants - Audio
On this Spring Preview Day, Rev. Mark Wilson, speaks about the giants we find in our lives, much like those of the Old Testament. Sometimes the giants exist not without but within. Give a listen and find yourself armed to deal with those things that seem larger than us.
Mar 22, 2019•23 min
SGA Chapel Panel - Audio
During this week of SGA chapels, Jami Lewis, SGA Vice-President, and Student Chaplain, hosts a panel of SWU staff and faculty as they share their journey through the Christian life. Although everyone's spiritual journey may not look identical, the end goal is the same, drawing near to the heart of God and knowing Him more intimately.
Mar 20, 2019•42 min
Restoration - Audio
Pastor Dean Herman of 5 Point Church in Easley, SC brings a powerful, now word for this week of SGA Chapels. Everyone has fallen short in some way of God's best for their lives. However, what sets us all apart are those who refuse to give up and press onward to restoration. Pastor Herman shares the story of Peter's denial and subsequent restoration to a Jesus who knows our hearts as well.
Mar 18, 2019•26 min
I Will Be With You - Audio
Missionary in Residence, Dave Tolan, shares the riveting story of how his parents were called into a life of global ministry. This would translate to his own life, as he spent ten years in Zambia, sharing the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. That same passage of scripture that gripped his parents strikes our hearts today; Joshua 1:5 “As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.” God told His people to get ready, cross the river, and possess the land. ...
Mar 04, 2019•29 min
A Loving God - Audio
Zach Wheeler a junior at Southern Wesleyan University is the recipient of the Division of Religion Preaching Honors for the Spring 2019 semester. Zach shares his personal testimony of how even in the midst of great difficulty, God’s great and divine love breaks into our darkest circumstances.
Feb 25, 2019•31 min
The More Excellent Way - Audio
Cindy Trimmier-Lee, Director of Student Support Services (TRiO) at Southern Wesleyan University, shares the stories of the great visionaries and powerful leaders during this time of honoring Black History Month. Listen as she describes the power and influence of that “more excellent way”: the way of love. It is only through God’s kind of love that we can manifest His presence to others that we may see His kind of change in this world.
Feb 20, 2019•31 min
Shalom - God's Peace - Audio
Rev. Josh Ratliff, pastor of Welcome Church in Seneca, SC, shares with Southern Wesleyan University students and visitors on Preview Day. Listen as he communicates God’s eternal shalom, best translated as “peace”, which He desires to manifest upon the earth and in our every circumstance. Where could you use God’s shalom in your life today? Who can you share God’s shalom to on this day?
Feb 18, 2019•29 min
Marriage Panel - Audio
In the final session of the Spring Semester’s chapel series, Heart Breaker, four couples share their own stories of dating, marriage, love, and remaining strong during life’s challenging times. It is refreshing to hear how God’s kind of love allows couples to live for something beyond than themselves. Only He can bring the staying power!
Feb 13, 2019•41 min
Humility in the Midst of Suffering - Audio
Continuing the Spring Semester series, Heart Breaker, Rev. Brent Dongell shares the very personal journey of his family walking through the difficulty of heartbreak. He reminds us even in the midst of suffering, it is possible to have a posture of humility and complete trust in a God whose presence is assured. Let us always remember: "pride deserves -- humility serves."
Feb 11, 2019•34 min
Waiting - Audio
Continuing the Spring semester series Heart Breaker, Dr. Mike Tapper addresses that issue that no one has time for: patience. This is the virtue that we hope everyone else around us will have while we forgo waiting and speed onward with our lives. Sharing personal stories of his family’s journey through infertility and adoption, he describes how God demonstrates His faithfulness time and time again. He challenges us to find God’s story, right in the middle of our waiting.
Feb 06, 2019•29 min
Rescuing the Captives - Audio
Rev. Maggie Turner kicks off SWU Chapel’s February series: Heart Breaker, finding God’s heart in a broken world. She works with SWITCH, a ministry out of Greenville, SC committed to bringing justice and rescue to victims of human trafficking. Human trafficking is more widespread and prolific than most realize, even here in the upstate of South Carolina. Listen as she shares God’s heart for those who have been victimized in this heinous industry. Additionally, she and her husband have started a l...
Feb 04, 2019•36 min
Spiritual Emphasis Week Spring 2019 Wednesday Morning - Audio
Southern Wesleyan University was blessed to have Rev. Matt Irvine, Student Ministries Pastor at Alive Wesleyan, ministering during the Spring 2019 Spiritual Emphasis Week.
Jan 30, 2019•31 min
Spiritual Emphasis Week Spring 2019 Tuesday Evening - Audio
Southern Wesleyan University was blessed to have Rev. Matt Irvine, Student Ministries Pastor at Alive Wesleyan, ministering during the Spring 2019 Spiritual Emphasis Week.
Jan 29, 2019•37 min
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