Campus Focus Messages

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Test of Prayerfulness

God is our help in times of need and especially worthy of our praise in times of abundance, so no matter our circumstances, we ought to pray.

James 5:13-20

Dan Cooper | April 20, 2023

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Test of Truthfulness

Followers of Jesus should be the most trustworthy people nonbelieving friends and family know because we reflect a God who always has and always will keep His promises.

James 5:12

Dan Cooper | April 13, 2023

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Test of Patient Endurance

When we’re wronged and experience injustice, we can either retaliate against sin with sin or establish our hearts with patience, trusting the Lord and looking to Jesus as our example.

James 5:1-11

Dan Cooper | April 6, 2023

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Test of Dependence

A life of following Jesus means submitting all of ourselves to Him in worship, which includes the plans we make for the future.

James 4:13-17

Dan Cooper | March 30, 2023

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Test of Works

Faith without works is not a genuine, living faith but a dead or lifeless “faith.” Our faith in Jesus is proven genuine when our lives reflect the faith we claim to have.

James 2:14-26

Dan Cooper | February 23, 2023

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Test of Temptation

While God tests us, He never tempts us. When we face temptation, we can have confidence that He will provide a way of escape because He is faithful.

James 1:13-18

Dan Cooper | February 2, 2023

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Test of Suffering

Trials are the refining fire God uses to draw out the sinful impurities in us, so that we grow in our faith and better reflect Jesus.

Note: the first portion of this recording was unfortunately lost due to technical difficulties.

James 1:1-12

Dan Cooper | January 26, 2023

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Idol of Beauty

While much of our culture prioritizes the outer beauty of the body, God values the inward beauty of the heart more.

1 Samuel 16:1-13

Dan Cooper | October 6, 2022

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Idol of Sex

We’re so prone to making sex an idol because it represents our greatest longing, which is the gospel itself.

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

Dan Cooper | September 29, 2022

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Idol of Love

We are most prone to fashion an idol out of love when we forsake the One who first loved us.

1 John 4:7-21

Dan Cooper | September 22, 2022

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Making the Good Ultimate

We were created to worship, which means when we’re not worshipping the God we were created for, we will always worship something in His place.

Exodus 20:1-6; Romans 1:18-25

Dan Cooper | September 15, 2022

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We are the Light

God has invited us into His mission to bring the light of Jesus to people walking in darkness.

Matthew 5:14-16; Ephesians 5:1-16

Dan Cooper | September 8, 2022

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Jesus is the Light

In our search for a light to defeat the darkness, we must acknowledge that victory is only found in Jesus, the true Light.

John 1:1-14

Dan Cooper | September 1, 2022

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Darkness Exposed

We have the choice to remain in the darkness of our sin or step into the light of Jesus. One leads to eternal separation from God. The other leads to eternal life with Him.

Isaiah 59; John 3:16-20

Dan Cooper | August 25, 2022

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Faithfully Correcting Falsity

Rather than fighting against those who believe what is false, the follower of Jesus is to engage them with kindness, proper handling of God’s Word, patient endurance, and gentleness.

2 Timothy 2:14-26

Dan Cooper | March 31, 2022

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A Call to Faithfulness

Even the most “spiritually mature” among us face the danger of discouragement and spiritual weakness. In these times, we either shrink back in shame or share in suffering for the gospel by God’s power.

2 Timothy 1:1-18

Dan Cooper | March 10, 2022

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