Dominique Gilliard - Acts 16
Dominique Gilliard walks us through Acts 16.
Apr 14, 2023•33 min
Chicago Fellowship Talks
Chicago Fellowship Talks is a podcast featuring keynotes given at Chicago Fellowship's weekly meetings and covers a range of topics.
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Dominique Gilliard - The Ethics of Love
Dominique Gilliard shares thoughts on the Ethics of Love from John 13, and Isaiah 58 during the Lenten season.
Mar 31, 2023•10 min
David Swanson - Pilgrimage: Rediscovering an Ancient Christian Practice for Our Divisive Days
Pastor David Swanson describes the transformative power of pilgrimage which he defines as a journey to a place made sacred by Jesus or his followers.
Mar 24, 2023•29 min
Jon Dennis - What is the work that God has us to do in the city?
Jon Houghton introduces our speaker Rev. Jon Dennis of Holy Trinity Church in Chicago. Rev. Dennis looks at the important question of the work God has for us to do in the city based on an Old Testament community, and one from the New Testament, with the goal to shift our outlook from a short-term mentality to a long-term one.
Mar 17, 2023•38 min
Skye Jethani - Engaging with God in Spirit and Truth - Part 2
Skye Jethani continues to highlight themes related to this season of Lent, and how to engage with God in spirit and truth (John 4). This week he focuses on "spirit" using David’s experience in Psalm 51.
Mar 10, 2023•37 min
Skye Jethani - Engaging with God in Spirit and Truth - Part 1
Skye Jethani highlights this season of Lent, and how to engage with God in spirit and truth (John 4). This week he focuses on truth using David's experience in Psalm 51.
Mar 03, 2023•33 min
Dr. Peter Cha - Thoughts on Our Identity in Christ
Dr. Peter Cha leads a discussion reflecting on 2 Corinthians 4, verses 7 and 10, and our identity as humans and followers of Christ.
Feb 24, 2023•59 min
Dominique Gilliard - Justice as Right Ordered Relationship with Society
Drawing from the Imago Dei in Genesis 1 and using Isaiah 58 and more to describe the hallmarks of a new life in Christ, Dominique Gilliard challenges us in how learning about our past helps us to become repairers of the breach.
Feb 17, 2023•40 min
Skye Jethani - In the Image of God - Part 2
This week Skye Jethani explores 1 Corinthians 7 and how it relates to vocation and calling.
Feb 10, 2023•46 min
Skye Jethani - In the Image of God
Skye Jethani explains that we are created to be representatives of God, not to serve Him, and why this distinction matters.
Feb 03, 2023•37 min
Jon Houghton - The State of the American Church and How We Respond
Jon Houghton describes the state of the American church, how we get here and how we respond to that. Our response includes; Humility, cleaning the inside of the invitation into communities that take Jesus seriously.
Jan 27, 2023•40 min
Dr. Phil Ryken - Ecclesiastes 2 and Work
Dr. Ryken discusses our relationship with work and shares the wisdom of Ecclesiastes. He joins the writer of Ecclesiastes in wrestling with the common human questions of "What will happen with what I have done?" and "What difference have I made?"
Jan 20, 2023•32 min
Pastor Contrell Jenkins - Godly Decision Making
Pastor Jenkins uses the scriptures to give a 5 step framework for making better decisions.
Jan 13, 2023•32 min
Ray Carter - Being Brave in a Frightful World
As we begin the New Year, Ray explores what it means as a follower of Christ to be brave in a world filled with both real and imagined reasons to be afraid. What is the key to overcoming our fears and not allowing them to paralyze and compromise our commitment to being the men the Lord has called us to be?
Jan 06, 2023•46 min
Dominique Gilliard - A vision of masculinity rooted in Christ
Dominique Gilliard concludes our series on the family by walking us through biblical passages and practical ideas for how we can faithfully follow Christ in leading our families to mutual flourishing.
Dec 16, 2022•34 min
Jon Houghton - Parenting
Jon Houghton continues our series on family by sharing thoughts from Mark 5. Regardless of the age of your kids, or whatever young people you are investing in Jon shares a framework for how we play our part in developing thriving children.
Dec 09, 2022•37 min
Jarrett Stevens - Red Flag Patterns in Our Family History
Jarrett Stevens, Co-Pastor of Soul City Church in Chicago joins us to share about how we identify red flags in our family history that need healing in order to ensure that we don't pass them on.
Dec 02, 2022•25 min
An Interview with Ken Hooten
Jon Houghton interviews Ken Hooten about calling, vulnerability, serving and investing in disinvested communities.
Nov 18, 2022•46 min
Ray Carter - Economic Justice
Ray walks through some ways the Bible describes signs of unjust economic systems and ways for us to engage in making things right.
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Skye Jethani - Justice as Right Ordered Relationship with God and with Others
What did Christ accomplish on the cross? Skye explains the contrast between our horizontal relationship with each other, our vertical relationship with God, and how being reconciled to each other first is what makes it possible for us to be reconciled to God.
Nov 04, 2022•40 min
Dominique Gilliard - Justice is Inherently Restorative
Dominique Gilliard kicks off a series that leans into spiritual maturity. Spiritual maturity includes a biblical and robust understanding of justice. This week focuses on the reality that biblical justice is inherently restorative.
Oct 28, 2022•47 min
Dr. Peter Cha - Engaging with Today's Young Adults and Their Questions.
Dr. Cha leads a discussion on the questions young people are asking today as compared to the questions we were asking when we were young.
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Skye Jethani - Being Made in God's Image
Resisting the temptation to make God in our image and instead being made into God's image.
Oct 07, 2022•36 min
Dominique Gilliard - Making God's Love Known and Shown
Expanding on 1 John 3:16-18 and John 13:34-35
Sep 23, 2022•35 min
Skye Jethani - Identity and Calling - Part 2
Skye Jethani shares at the Chicago Fellowship 2022 Annual Fall Retreat on identity and calling.
Sep 16, 2022•33 min
Skye Jethani - Identity and Calling - Part 1
Skye Jethani shares at the 2022 Fall Annual Retreat on identity and calling.
Sep 16, 2022•29 min
Jon Houghton - Christian Character Formation
Jon Houghton describes how all of the things that we care about flow out of the development of our character. This takes intentional investment and we explore 6 strategies for developing character.
Sep 09, 2022•39 min
Ray Carter - Final Thoughts on Prayer
Ray completes the series “Thoughts on Prayer” with some summary thoughts on how to personalize the instructions Jesus gives to His disciples about how to pray. Also, Ray, Tim MacKenzie, and Jon Houghton give a brief update on plans for the Retreat and Fall Season.
Jul 08, 2022•41 min
An interview with Brian Dye and Kevin Taylor about Garfield Park, Rogers Park and Cabrini Green.
Jon Houghton interviews two Chicago Fellowship members Brian Dye and Kevin Taylor about where they find God's beauty in their neighborhoods of Garfield Park and Rogers Park. We are all challenged to ask the questions, "What is the beauty to celebrate in our own community? and Where there is brokenness in our community, how might God call us to engage in addressing it?"
Jun 24, 2022•53 min
Ray Carter - Thoughts on Prayer - Intercession
Prayer has been called a “compelling wonder” and “confounding mystery”. It is certainly these things but it is mostly a “profound invitation”. As we consider the words of Jesus in Matthew 6:10 we will explore the nature of the invitation He is extending to us to participate with Him as intercessors representing His Kingdom in our present world.
Jun 17, 2022•41 min
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