Church In The City, Chicago Il

We cannot hope to see a dying world come alive thru a lifeless // powerless gospel of our own interpretation or preference.(Jn 7:37-38) If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.

How we view Jesus determines the way we live our daily lives. This teaching explores the story of the Samaritan woman and how her life was transformed as her view of Jesus went from “just a man” to “just a prophet” to “Savior of the world”. Jesus challenges us to live our daily lives with a view into eternity. This passage is a beautiful picture of how Jesus meets with us by his grace and gently lifts our gazes heavenward to see who He truly is. What does daily life look like when lived with fresh revelation of Jesus as Savior world?

Faced with challenging political and cultural questions of His day, how did Jesus respond to those who questioned Him and what can we learn?

Understanding what grace is and how its power can transform us in our suffering, sharing, seeking and striving.

Just as individuals from the Bible were transformed by encountering Jesus, we are transformed by encountering the Word of God made alive through the Holy Spirit.

The Gospel is given by God for everyone, but can't be changed for anyone.At the same time, God has prepared the Gospel for everyone and has prepared every heart for the Gospel. No one is disqualified.

Healing is not a distraction (something to be avoided or ignored) but neither is it the final destination. Rather, it’s a signpost to the reality of a new kingdom – the Kingdom of God where there is joy, freedom, hope, justice and healing but ultimately forgiveness of sins and relationship with God available to all who trust in Jesus.

In Jesus the unknowable God, the One we cannot fully grasp intellectually, can be intimately known. Somehow God “makes sense” relationally in Jesus.

God has chosen us to partner with Him. Prayer is the key to see personal and corporate promises come to pass. The Lord is encouraging us to press in during this season individually and corporately in prayer.

Mike Hanchett joins us to impart equipping towards a faith that is strengthened for God to move-- right where we are today.

What a joy it is to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ! This Easter we heard from members of CITC's family how Jesus has changed their loves forever...Testimony Sunday!

On Good Friday, we celebrate the fullness and completeness of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross-- for our sins, because of His great love.

Being a prophetic people is a Biblical, wonderful, mysterious thing. But that doesn't mean it needs to be an inaccessible mystery. God's voice, spoken by His people, destroys the lie of His distance and shines a light on His nearness.

God flips the script on Abraham’s (and our) expectations of His character and subsequently the very nature of religion.- Are you on a journey of faith like Abraham was?- Are you not clear on the details of his plan?- Are you being confronted with choices which go against conventional reason and logic?- Is God testing your faith as you seek to trust His will?- Are you trusting for God’s provision in the face of overwhelming odds?As God blessed Abraham and reiterated His promises, He wants to do the same for you.

Imagine CITC being a church so grounded and secure in God and the Gospel that when God puts before us the outcry from our city, our hearts break for both the oppressed and the oppressor - and our response is to rise up and cry out to Him on behalf of a people that don’t know how to cry out to God themselves. In God, such a church can change their city.

God gives us what we would ask for or He asks us to do what we would want to if we knew everything He knows.Know that God......sees me,...finds me,...goes with me,...which is why I can trust Him.

The promises of God are guaranteed (they become reality in God’s perfect time) when we respond to His faithfulness with faith.In Jesus, we're perfectly positioned to live by faith...- to live in His Presence- to live on His faithfulness- to be secure in my status in the Kingdom- to learn how to wait patiently for God's perfect timing

The ultimate goal of faith is not God’s promises fulfilled-although He does fulfill them-but intimacy and closeness with God Himself.Remember, Jesus is the ultimate promise!

Returning to the grace of God allows you to once again rest in the faithfulness of God and be reminded of the promises of God.