Undergraduate Chapel: Spring 2014 [Video]

Mary Poplin shares her extraordinary testimony, including her conversion from New Age experimental religion and her work with Mother Theresa. She urges her audience to be aware of their decision to follow Christ, as well as to forgive others and to accept forgiveness from God. Additionally, she encourages listeners to seek out their calling to impact the world for Christ.

Pastor Dave Gibbons discusses how radical things will happen when Christians pay attention to God. He exhorts his audience to make bold steps of faith and fulfill the callings on their lives. He emphasizes the amazing power of the Holy Spirit that God manifests through his people if they are willing.

Professor Jamie Campbell explains that a Christian's role is to be a part of the unified body of Christ. She emphasizes the unity that is necessary to function within the body but acknowledges the difficulties of caring about others when it is easier to just care about oneself. She draws parallels to the early church's dichotomy between Jew and Gentile to show that unity is the Christian reality and it is God's work in his people.

Three Latino speakers share their experiences growing up and living in the cross-cultural world of America. They speak of the factors that shaped their identities and encourage their listeners to understand others who are different from them and work for greater social equality. Furthermore, they urge their listeners not to be limited by social expectations, but to let God work his plan and will through their lives.

Dr. Barry Corey speaks at the Fall 2012 Day of Prayer chapel. He is joined by esteemed runner Tim Borland. Borland and Dr. Corey look at the example of Nehemiah, who asked a question in prayer, heard an answer from God, and responded with action. Borland shares his experience in responding to such a call, and together he and Dr. Corey discuss how other Christians can position their hearts to do the same.

The Importance of Prayer / Jamin Goggin

Willie Jordan, President of Fred Jordan Ministries, speaks about loving the world through ministry. She explains that, as Christians minister to the physical needs of the world, it is vital that Christ remain their central and foremost message. Jordan shares some of her own testimony and talks about how her organization works to help the poor. She especially urges her audience to view the hurting people of the world with love and compassion.

The Spiritual Development staff lead their audience in reflection on the previous Monday's message from Pastor Adam Edgerly. The speakers encourage their audience to listen to God's call to engage the world in word and deed. Dr. Todd Pickett asks listeners to consider before God the activities they are engaged in at the moment and whether those are serving God's purposes.

Artist Linnea Spransy looks at two biblical analogies of humanity (stars and sand) to understand human uniqueness. She notes that with so many unique people on the earth, God is expressing through diversity the many aspects of who he is. Spransy explains that, because of this, Christians have the responsibility to create and innovate in a way that expresses their God-given individuality.

Sanctification Gap / Chad Miller

AS Chapel / Laura Cook

Pastor Adam Edgerly encourages his audience to engage the world as Jesus did. He points out how Jesus tied his words and his works together inseparably, and so reminds his audience not to shirk their responsibility to do good works in the world. Additionally, he shows that Jesus was savior to the people the Jews did not like or did not associate with and urges his audience to be inclusive toward people who are different from them.

Dr. Todd Pickett offers insight into how guilt should function in the Christian life. He points out that guilt is a poor motivator, and making efforts to alleviate the feeling of guilt is a temporary fix that often ends in failure. Instead, Christians should present themselves before God where they are, sorrowful for their failures but grateful for God's grace.

We are the Kingdom of God, Part 2 / Curtiss Deyoung

Dr. Curtiss DeYoung uses Hebrews 13:8 to show that Jesus was and is and will be a multicultural and diverse savior. He encourages his audience to look beyond their comfort zones to include different cultures in their view of Christianity. To show the significance of holding a broad view of various cultures, Dr. DeYoung shares several statistics that show increasing diversity in America.