The Last Barn of the semester, the last Barn of the year, the last Barn forever.  Bitter sweet, but super sweet to have some alumni return to honor us and to say farewell.  A truly beautiful evening with Barnadillas and the same sweet setting we&apos;ve enjoyed with students for 18 years (36 semesters).  That&apos;s 360 sermons preached in the Barn!  Well, make that 340, with about 20 preached in the pasture.  Love ya&apos;ll.  Paul and Marie.

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The Sword of the Spirit (Which is the Word of God) BARN FINALE

70 degrees and Papa John&apos;s for the next to the last Barn!  Thankful for the chance to speak Gospel truth into the lives of students and future parents.  #LastLap

Equipped with the Helmet of Salvation ("Cover My Defenseless Head in the Shadow of Your Wing")

A BEAUTIFUL Spring evening at the Barn!  Barnadillas, some Homerun Derby, background music and decent little crowd made for some good time together as we talked about Faith and Friendship from Ephesians 6.

Take up The Shield of Faith: "TESTUDO!" and your Spiritual Friendships

Better weather than expected for our BBQ Pork Loin cookout!  30+ Erskine students for an important talk on the future and what is needed to be able to "stand" offensively and defensively in the Christian life!

"Get on your Boots!" Equipped with Fleet and Sturdy Feet (The Footwear of a Soldier) Ephesians 6:10-20

70 degrees and Sunny for a DST Tailgate Cookout at the Barn! Barn Burgers, Hot Dogs, Brats, Sausages, Bacon, Chili, Potato Salad, Chips, Cookies, etc.  (Thanks to alumni and churches who help to provide this!)  Tonight we considered our "Righteousness Problem" and that God has given us his own Breastplate to cover our vulnerable vital organs, which if struck in battle, lead to a quick and bloody death.  Some new faces tonight, probably hearing things they have never heard before.  Thank God for that!

Equipped with the BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

A Cold night with fires and propane heaters and blankets and hot chocolate to bring some comfort.  Powder Puff football, Soccer games and Volleyball Games on campus on Sunday nights have made it hard to gather our usual crowd, but we press on with 20+ in attendance and overcoming the elements and obstacles to campus ministry as we consider the Belt of TRUTH.

Equipped with THE BELT OF TRUTH (Gird Up Your Loins!)

73 degrees in February?  The LORD is good!  It is Mid-Term week, but only week 2 of Large Group, thanks to COVID.  Students were tired, I was too, but this was time well spent as it is an imperative subject for the Christian life!

When the "Day of Evil" Comes (The Importance of Knowing Your Enemy)

February, in the Barn field, due to COVID, but with 4 fires, 3 Patio heaters, blankets, hot drinks and S'mores to make it bearable.  It was not bad!  Time well spent and students "showed up" really surprised me and really showed up in good number (35-40), for this current state of Erskine.  Better than I thought, as usual!

Spiritual Warfare: An Honest Introduction and Orientation to the Christian Life

This is a recording of the report at Synod 2011 and their action to make RUF Erskine official with an affiliation agreement between Erskine, Synod and RUF.

Synod 2011 and RUF Erskine Official History

Next to last Barn for the weird COVID Fall of 2020.  Warm, August-like weather for November, but a small, small crowd as tests and papers are due.

It's Hard to be Humble! (But, Grace Changes Us)

54 degrees, cold and all alone in COVID-19 2020,  BUT here is a sermon from 2009 (I think) on the text we would have covered.  Hard to realize Savannah is finishing her Frosh year at Clemson now (was drawing pictures of cats then) and Reece is turning 11 (was learning to walk that week!).  Miss you all very much, whether students or alums!

Contrasting Two VERY Different Kinds of Love (Covenant Mercy IS Amazing Grace) Hosea 11

A replay from 10+ years ago since the COVID-19 has cancelled our semester and ability to meet.  What a beautiful day today was!  I wish we could have met, BBQ&apos;d and Fellowshipped together.  Sad we cannot, but God&apos;s will be done, because it is always good!  Even when (especially when) we can&apos;t see it!

Worry! Don't Be Happy.

Lessons from "Flat Cakes, Dumb Birds and Slack Bows" about the Christian life from Hosea 7.  This is a replay from 10 years ago due to the COVID-19 cancellation of the semester and inability to meet with students.  Go for a walk and listen as you keep up with Hosea!  The early reference to Mario and family is who you think it is.  Yep, he came out from ARA Mark work on campus and brought a portable clay oven to bake us some flat cake (pita) bread to go with our dinner.  It helped to illustrate one of Hosea's points about Israel in Chapter 7!

How to Live a Worthless, Reckless, Powerless Christian Life (Hosea 7)

With COVID-19 cancelling the semester, I am going to attempt to post something from present or past, in an effort to conclude this series.  We miss Sunday nights at the Barn, we miss students and we miss RUF!  May the Lord end this virus quickly and may the Lord continue RUF at Erskine into the future!

The ONE THING God Wants Most of Us (HESED)

Spring Cookouts are Back!  We hosted NC State RUF (who was here for the Widows&apos; Ministry and as our students drove back from Spring Break) with a tailgate cookout of burgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, sausages and pork loin.  Then, we played  kickball on the Barn field.

Meatloaf Religion (God's People Exchange God's Worship and Glory for Baal, and have Boatloads of Shame to show for it)

Sunday nights with RUF at the Barn for Erskine students has been a tradition since the Fall of 2003. We post our sermons for alums, prospective students and current students who are not able to join us. If you want a handout for a particular night, just email paul.patrick@ruf.org

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