Church In The City, Chicago Il

Because Jesus is the vine and we are the branches, there is the promise of fruit. But the time between the promise of the bud and the fulfillment of the fruit can be a lonely and difficult time. How do we navigate our way through that difficult season? We abide in Jesus; more specifically we abide in His word and in His love.

Jesus reveals that God has made a way to be with him, to know him and to live in him now.

Greatness in the Kingdom of God is so counter-cultural to greatness in the world. By washing His disciples' feet (a foreshadowing of his death on the cross), Jesus demonstrates unconditional love and that serving others is the hallmark of true greatness.

The Father reveals His shepherding heart through his Son, and leaves us with the essential question, "What do you make of Jesus?".

Jesus reveals that holiness and grace are carefully crafted partners in the heart of God the Father.

Despite how difficult the storms are, we encounter Jesus and see Him in ways like never before; He is the God who rescues us from storms and calms the roaring seas.

The Sabbath was an enforced day of rest but what kind of rest comes with following rules and regulations? True rest - rest for the heart - is found in Jesus. We can rest because Jesus is at work.

We're surrounded by so many good things that masquerade as ultimate things but they will never quench our thirst - the longing for "more than this" - that we all have. Jesus is the giver of living water.

We are studying the Gospel of John in the hope of answering the question, "Who is God?" From arguably the greatest verse in all of Scripture (Jn 3:16) we learn that our God is a God who saves.

We Know God By Knowing JesusThe Greatest Command calls us to "Love the Lord your God...". But who is He? The Gospel According to John answers that question by telling us about Jesus since, in Jesus' own words, "If you've seen me you've seen the Father." Today's sermon is an introduction to the 14 week series through John's Gospel.

A look at what we are trusting for in 2015 -- Exalting Jesus as Lord in our lives and in our city. We desire to fulfill the Great Commission by obeying the Greatest Commands, and we are excited for the year ahead of loving God and loving others.

Jesus inaugurated “a new way to be human” by which man can live at peace with man. Those who follow Jesus are called to be peacemakers……demonstrating the reality of Jesus’ reign as King and Prince of Peace,…making tangible the transformational message that we preach.

Celebrating God's plan for peace, Christ, our Peacemaker.

We invited several people from our body to share what God has been doing lately in their lives. We hope you are stirred by these testimonies of God's goodness and faithfulness, and we join you in trusting for more great things in each of our lives, families, and our church.

Nancy preaching a word from her heart on the overflow of intimacy with Jesus: Living a life of service and sacrifice out of a love relationship with Him.

Mat preaching on advancing the Kingdom of Jesus in meaningful and lasting ways.

Mike ministered to us about God's great heart for all people and His desire to use us to be a blessing and bring about His mission of healing, redemption, and restoration.

Jody ministered at our Sunday Celebration about the simplicity of our call to love God and love others: the 2 Greatest Commandments, the only "rules" that we live by in Christ.

Scripture is packed with inconvenient truths, especially related to finances. We tackle 3 of them, (1) I am blessed ... in order to be a blessing, (2) Knowing God changes everything ... I can't keep anything back, and (3) Loving God means loving others ... we give where we enjoy partnership.

God is our PRIORITY and we are His PRIZE and when we know our POSITION in Him, what we do is an extension of who we are. And who we are is sons and daughters of God and with that we all have a new PURPOSE which radically effects our PRODUCTIVITY in the work place.