Chicago Fellowship

We continue our study of the Book of Mark, looking at Mark 6:30-44 and “The Revolutionary Life”. In this familiar story of Jesus feeding the multitude, Jesus came bringing a revolution completely different than people hoped for or expected.

Ray Carter leads as we continue our study of the Book of Mark. Ray looks at Mark 6:14-30 and the importance of “Facing Our Doubts and Fears” – considering how our times of doubt can actually become times of opportunity for growth.

Continuing our study of the Book of Mark, Ray Carter looks at the story of the Gerasene demoniac in Mark 5:1-20. Ray considers how the forces of evil are at work in our world, and the “good news” of how we can can effectively push back against them.

Ray Carter leads as we continue our series from the Book of Mar. Ray unpacks Mark 5:21-43 to help us consider “When God Delays.” What can we learn when the patience and timing of Jesus frustrate our own?

Ray Carter leads as we continue our study of the Book of Mark. Ray looks at Mark 4:35-41 to help us consider “The Christ Who is Lord of the Storms.”

Joel Hamernick looks at Psalm 113 and Luke 6 to consider our calling to be generous to the poor and needy. How are we to reflect God’s great generosity? Could Jesus really mean it when he commands us to “give to everyone who begs from you”?

Continuing our series from the Book of Mark, Ray Carter looks at Mark 4:21-34 and what Jesus says about “The Organizing Principle of Life.” What is the single truth that must govern how we prioritize and live our life?

Ray Carter continues our series from the book of Mark. Ray looks at Mark 3:6-19 to consider “How We Discover Our True Identity.”

Joel Hamernick continues our series from the Book of Mark. Looking at Jesus’ Parable of the Sower in Mark 4:1-20, Joel challenges us to consider what it means to be a good listener. “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Continuing our study of the Book of Mark, Ray Carter looks at Mark 2:23-3:6 and the “Difference Between Religion and the Gospel.”

What happens when a group of guys comes together and acts on their audacious faith in Jesus, on behalf of the hurting and vulnerable? Continuing our series from Mark, Joel Hamernick draws lessons from Jesus’ miracle in Mark 2:1-12.

Continuing our study from Mark, Ray Carter looks at Jesus’ example in Mark 1:35-37. In the midst of a successful, growing ministry, Jesus made solitude and prayer a supreme priority, orienting himself to the presence of his Father.

Continuing our series from the Gospel of Mark, Ray Carter looks at Jesus’ call to discipleship in Mark 1:14-45. How is Christ’s call unique, and what can learn from the disciples about what it means to respond?

We begin a new series this week on the book of Mark. Ray Carter looks at Mark 1:1-3 to consider the following questions: Who is Jesus? Why does it matter to my life? Where am I likely to encounter him?

As we wrap up our series from the book of James, Ray Carter looks at James 4:13-5:6. James has a serious word of wisdom for us on the Illusion of Control. What is it rooted in, what makes it worse, and how can we be freed from it’s grasp?

How diverse are your communities and relationships? Ray Carter looks at James 3:18-4:12 to consider the role that diverse community plays in forming us as individuals and as a people.

Drawing from examples from Jesus’ disciples in Matthew 9 and 19, Ray Carter looks at what it means to reorder our lives to follow Christ. God always goes before us, and has far more in mind for us than we are able to imagine or think. Always.

As we enter the Season of Advent, Patrick Fisher reminds us of some of the deeper truths and reasons for joy that can easily be forgotten in this Holiday Season.

Joel Hamernick explores the Biblical concept of Gratitude – how it frees us from resentment and enables us to receive the gifts of others. Pushing back on the tide of our culture, Joel challenges us to cultivate Gratitude in our homes and communities.

Ray Carter continues our series from the Book of James, looking at James 3:1-12 and the “Power of Our Words”. We consider what our words tell us about the condition of our heart and what we can do to experience the healing of both.