Church In The City, Chicago Il

When God speaks He acts - His promises and actions are inseparable.

Everything that is in the world will come with at least a twinge of condemnation. Only faith in (believing) Jesus Christ gives the free gift of salvation.

Heb 11:5 // Gen 5:21-24The good news of the gospel - what should blow our mind - is not just that in Jesus I can walk with God but that God in Jesus, by the Holy Spirit comes down to walk with me.What does it look like for CITC to walk with God?1. We walk worthy of the call (PURPOSE): Eph 4:12. We walk in the ways of God (WISDOM): Ps 86:113. We walk thru adversity (COMFORT): Ps 23:4 4. We walk in newness of life (FREEDOM): Rom 6:45. We walk the land (SALVATION): Gen 13:17 // Jos 1:36. We see the lame arise and walk (POWER): Mt 11:4-5

Settling God’s absolute and forever acceptance of us is the firm foundation to live by faith.

"By faith" is our response to the promises of God; it’s how we live as we wait for God to show His faithfulness.While we wait...1. ...we WORSHIP (SEE)2. ...we remain in the WORD (HEAR)3. ...we WALK in step with the Spirit (OBEY)

Heaven came when Jesus was born on earth. With His birth, God's unstoppable work of redemption began and His peace inhabited the earth. God has done the work and His peace is ours in Jesus. In His goodness, He now invites us to join in letting heaven come more in our lives and on earth as it is in heaven.

We step into more of our inheritance, by letting go of idols in our lives-- freedom from a "spirit of mammon" in order to embrace the call of God.

Testimony Sunday is one of our favorite Sunday Celebrations! We celebrate it each year on the weekend of Thanksgiving. On Sunday we had a number of people share stories of how God is working in and through their lives. Listen, and be encouraged by our great God!

God's original design, His intent for man is one of relationship and partnership. In Christ, intimacy is restored and we have access to natural and spiritual riches that we're called to steward and draw upon for Gods glory and pleasure. He has called us to live with Him in a garden called "Eden" and to build a city called "Eternity".

We invited Terry and Sandy Kreuger, from Redemption City Church in Westminster, CO, to come and minister at Church in the City. Terry preaches here on the supremacy of Jesus as Lord-- and the fullness of the Gospel for EVERYONE.

Gathering with God's people in God's presence to declare praises to God's Son is what heaven coming to earth looks like. It's what church should look like, too.Be AWARE of God’s presence – show me Lord.Be EXPECTANT for God to move – help me Lord.Be AVAILABLE for God to use you – here I am Lord.

Remember ALL that He’s done for you yesterday in order to walk into ALL He has for you today.

Coming to Jesus and believing Him is how we grow in LOVE, TRUST and OBEDIENCE which is the ENVIRONMENT for FAITH.

Just steps out of Egypt, God is inviting His delivered people to essential foundations of knowing Him.

The revelation of God's character comes through His name (YHWH: I am who I am) and His acts (to execute judgment on Egypt and to deliver His people).Israel's liberation from Egypt is a fulfillment of God's unconditional covenant with Abraham.The Passover is symbolic of a new beginning for God's people and is a foreshadow of Christ's death and resurrection.

We invited Jody & Vanessa Romero (from Restoration Church, East LA) to come and minister with us for a weekend. They have an incredible testimony of God's faithfulness and salvation in their own lives, and we were privileged to have them. Jody and Vanessa left a rich deposit of God's goodness and passion for those who don't profess Jesus Christ as their Savior-- and for the partnership the Church has with God to reach them.

Jody Romero visits from East LA to share about the fullness of the power of the Gospel-- and how we must not disqualify anyone from God's full intent for them: to know Jesus Christ and salvation through Him (Part 1).

Jody Romero visits from East LA to share about the fullness of the power of the Gospel-- and how we must not disqualify anyone from God's full intent for them: to know Jesus Christ and salvation through Him (Part 2).

Jody & Vanessa Romero (from Restoration Church, East LA) minister to married couples at a weekend training time.

Moses was commissioned to an epic future-- and to an intimate God. So are we.