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Milwaukee Chi Alpha
Milwaukee Chi Alpha is a podcast that offers biblical encouragement geared toward college students in Milwaukee. If you are not a college student or in Milwaukee, this can still be a good listen for you. Sermons from Wednesday night Chi Alpha services and other content can be found here.
Episodes
Milwaukee Chi AlphaGospel of John - Offended By Jesus
This week Jeff talks about John 6 and Jesus as the bread of life. What happens when we thought we were doing all the right stuff the right way and yet Jesus…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaGospel of John - Living Water in the Desert
This week Pastor Caitlin preaches on John chapter 7 when Jesus stands up on the greatest day of the festival to make his own great declaration about himself…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaGospel of John - The Outcasts
This week pastor Caitlin preaches John 4.1-42 - a long but beautiful scene where Jesus meets with the outcast of outcasts; the woman at the well. What does…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaGospel of John - I Am
In John 4, Jesus uses a powerful title for himself, although it often doesn't look much like one to us. "I Am". To really feel the weight of what Jesus is…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaGospel of John - Condemned
Apologies for the audio quality this week. Pastor Jeff preaches from John 3.16-21, a very familiar set of verses and also a confrontational set of verses. John…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaGospel of John - Water to Wine
This week pastor Caitlin preaches from John 2 on the miracle (or sign) when Jesus turns water to wine. Why is this one of John's seven signs and what makes…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaGospel of John - Jesus Flips Tables
Jesus throws parties at weddings but he also throws tables in temples. What do we make of John's account of Jesus entering the temple in John 2.13-25? This…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaGospel of John - Do You Believe?
John's introduction in Chapter 1.1-18 is beautiful, poetic, mysterious and shows you he has so much depth in his writing. In these verses, John really wants to…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaGospel of John - Come and See
Jesus invites his disciples to come and see. We often think of this as intellectual knowledge and understanding. But what if what Jesus was inviting his…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaLet's Face It, We Have to Say Goodbye to Our Graduates
In the last week of the year, we love to give seniors a chance to share what God has done in their life through their time in XA, as well as pass on the baton…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaLet's Face It, You're Gonna Go Home
The year is about to end, what will you do as you transition to summer? You've grown in Christ, life is different. How will you respond to all of this? Tune in…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaLet's Face It, You're Gonna Want to Take the Easy Way
This week pastor Caitlin preaches from Colossians 3 about work, integrity and the lure to find an easy way instead of working as for the Lord himself. Cheating…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaLet's Face It, You're Gonna Be Frustrated By Authority
This week Rachel takes us through a classic scenario of dealing with frustrating professors. As followers of Jesus, what is our response to authority? What…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaLet's Face It, You're Gonna Have to Work With Difficult People
This week Jeff preaches from Romans 12.9-21 as well as 1 Samuel 24-26. God offers us a whole new way to respond to people when it is difficult or they are…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaLet's Face It, You're Gonna Mess It Up
You are going to mess up a situation, and thats gonna put you in a situation where you will need to respond well. But if we're honest, we'd rather be so…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaLet's Face It: You're Gonna Go Through Grief
This week, during Holy week, Caitlin preaches from 1 Thessalonians 4 where Paul reminds us that as believers we do grieve, but we do so with hope. Tune in this…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaLet's Face It: The Bible Calls Women Too
This week Jeff traces the biblical message for men and women as co-rulers and co-heirs. Many people have many things to say about what role women play in…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaLet's Face It: You're Gonna Like Somebody
This week Catherine preaches on the scene with king David and Bathsheba. In many ways this story is unrelatable to us, but perhaps there is more for us to…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaLet's Face It: You're Gonna Want to Make an Idol
1 Kings 12 tells us the story of Jeroboam Son of Nebat's great sin - the golden calves to replace Yahweh. Yet his choices are far more relatable than we'd like…
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Fighting Shadows: Lust
On today's episode Jeff and Catherine talk about different topics around the subject of lust like porn, fantasy and the church's reaction to the normalization…
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Fighting Shadows: Shame
Jeff and Catherine talk about the shadow of shame. Shame says we can’t let people see our weakness and that something is fundamentally wrong with us. What does…
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Fighting Shadows: Despair
In episode two of fighting shadows we talk about despair. When life hits hard, hope and vision can easily fade. How do we keep our hope alive and not fall into…
Milwaukee Chi AlphaLet's Face It: You're Gonna Want to Make Life About You
Week one of the semester means a new series. This week Jeff talks about Matthew 22.34-40, where Jesus teaches about the greatest commandments. As the semester…
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Fighting Shadows: Vulnerability
Welcome to our Fighting Shadows podcast series! This content is based on "Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive" by…
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When They Met Jesus: The Emmaus Disciples
For our last week of the 2025 Fall Semester and our conclusion to "When They Met Jesus", Jeff takes a brief look at Luke 24 and the Emmaus Road narrative…
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When They Met Jesus: Pilate
[Apologies for the quality of this recording] This week Caitlin looks at the incredible scenes where Jesus stands before Pilate on the verge of his crucifixion…
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When They Met Jesus: The Bleeding Woman
This week Daniel preaches from Mark chapter 5.21-36 about the woman who pushes through the crowd to touch Jesus and receive healing. What in this story do we…
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When They Met Jesus: The Woman Caught in Adultery
In John 8, the pharisees try to trap Jesus in a tense moment. This week, Catherine preaches through this beloved scene where we see Jesus beautifully respond…
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When They Met Jesus: The People of the Decapolis
Sometimes when Jesus shows up to bring freedom, it disrupts the local way of life. This week Caitlin preaches from Mark 5 and the story of a man possessed by a…
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When They Met Jesus: Martha and Mary
This week Jeff speaks about how we often find ourselves like Martha - managing outcomes. When things don't go the way we want, how should we respond? Mary is a…
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When They Met Jesus: The Leper
This week we look at the story in Mark 1.40-45 about a leper who encounters Jesus. Listen in to what kind of response Jesus has for him and how Jesus heals far…
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When They Met Jesus: Andrew
This week, Catherine speaks on the disciple Andrew. Perhaps we look to Peter as the disciple to be like - reaching thousands and a clear leader among the…
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When They Met Jesus: The Woman at the Well
Have you ever felt unqualified to join Jesus in his work to save the whole world? This week Jeff preaches through John 4.1-42 where Jesus shows how he works…
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When They Met Jesus: Pharisees
In the Gospels, Jesus confronts the Pharisees. What happened? What was it that Jesus was getting at with this group? This week Jeff looks at Matthew 23 as well…
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When They Met Jesus: Peter
This Week Catherine preaches from Luke 5, when Peter met Jesus and called him. What about this encounter changed everything for Peter? What makes this scene so…
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The Table
This week Jeff speaks on Psalm 23, which describes what kind of Lord the God of the Bible is. In this psalm, it says that He prepares a table before us, full…
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What Are You Longing For?
Welcome back! The Fall semester has begun and with it a new season of excitement, dreams and hopes for the coming year. Listen in this week as Rachel poses the…
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Seven Deadly Sins: Pride
Pride can be thought of as stroking one's ego, but in this episode, Catherine expands the definition, explores what pride is and how to fight it.
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Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony
Jeff talks about something we do everyday, eat. How does it relate to our walk with Christ?
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Seven Deadly Sins: Lust
What makes lust deadly? Where do we turn when we are stuck? And how does Jesus rescue us? Jeff focuses on these questions in today's episode.
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Seven Deadly Sins: Greed
Catherine looks at greed from Luke 12:13-21. How can Jesus tell us to stop being greedy when there are people with so much more than us? She looks at greed and…
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Seven Deadly Sins: Anger
If anger is one of the seven deadly sins, why does God get angry in the Bible? Jeff dives into the nature of anger, what it is and how it gets twisted.
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Seven Deadly Sins: Intro
We’ve all heard the word “sin”, but what does it mean to you? What did it mean to the Biblical authors along with their original audience? Catherine dives into…
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Formed by the King: Shaped and Molded
Jeff discusses Galatians chapter five. While he talks about the fruit of the spirit, he also preaches on the long game of our everyday choices. How are they…
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Formed by the King: Faithfulness
Caitlin talks about the book of Ruth. She looks at Ruth's devotion to Naomi and God’s faithfulness to them.
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Formed by the King: Idols
Catherine talks about the idols around ancient Israel and dives into the modern-day equivalent.
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Formed by the King: New Name
Catherine talks about stories in the Bible where people get new names. She connects their experience of name change, to how Jesus wants to change our identity.
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Formed by the King: Debts
Caitlin talks about forgiveness. She breaks down the parable in Mathew 18:21-35 where the king forgives his servant's debt, but the servant does not forgive…
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What God does in you, He wants to do through you
A few days after our annual Fall Retreat Jeff and Catherine share two short words. Catherine talks about the new name/identity Jesus gives us. Jeff talks about…
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Formed by the King: Our response to a God who loves us
Today marks the start of our new sermon series, “Formed by the King.” In this series, we hope to show what it means to be a follower of Jesus who is molded and…
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The Holy Spirit
At times, we as Christians can downplay the role of the Holy Spirit in our journey of faith. Catherine talks about who the Holy Spirit is and what he does in…
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Jesus Wants To Be Our Lord
Jeff dives into Mark chapter eight. He discusses how Jesus didn’t come to fulfill our dreams but to be our Lord.
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The Father's Pursuing Love
Catherine breaks down two passages, 2 Samuel 9:1-11 and Luke 15:11-20. She looks at God the Father in these two passages and His pursuit of us.
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The Gospel Bigger Than Me
While the gospel includes us as individuals, Catherine explains it was intended to be lived out in community, not alone.
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OGOT: The Wilderness - Moses and the Rock
Catherine talks about Moses failing to obey the Lord and the consequences that follow. She focuses on Moses' response to missing out on the promised land.
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OGOT: The Wilderness - Manna and Quail
Jeff talks about cravings. He explores Israel's desire for meat instead of manna and brings up the cravings we have today.
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OGOT: Mount Sinai - The Golden Calf
Daniel explores Israel's rebellion in the wilderness. He talks about how today, while we don't make idols in God's place, we do the same thing Israel did more…
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OGOT: Mount Sinai - Creation
Tradition says Moses gave the first five books of the Bible to the Israelites at Mount Sinai. This week, Catherine looks at the first message the Israelites…