Chicago Fellowship
Summary: Chicago Fellowship is committed to helping men experience the saving grace of Jesus Christ and work together to extend that grace to others through acts of compassion and justice in the broken places of our world. When we gather, we challenge and encourage one another through God's Word and the sharing of our lives. We laugh together, pray together, worship together, and serve others together. We commit ourselves to speaking and hearing truth from one another so that together we might pursue God's unique purpose for our lives with greater humility, integrity, and courage. In making this commitment, we seek not only our own good as men but also the well-being of our families and communities. We desire to be a community of men who embody the Gospel of Jesus Christ and answer the call of Micah 6:8 to "…act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God." This podcast covers keynote messages from our weekly meetings, covering a range of topics including urban ministry, development, spiritual growth, leadership and more.
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We pause briefly from our regular series. Joel Hamernick shares the last of three messages looking at the impacts of Chicago Fellowship. Joel considers God’s deep concern for Justice in Isaiah 58, challenging us to join the calling to “rebuild the walls” in the broken places of our world.
Continuing our series on “Things That Do Not Change”, Ray Carter looks at the eighth commandment “Thou Shalt Not Steal” in Exodus 20:15. What are some of the hidden ways we become thieves and what is the key to being good stewards of all we possess?
Continuing our series on “Things That Do Not Change”, Ray Carter examines of “The Sacredness of Human Life”. What does it mean that human life is sacred? How does this truth apply to questions regarding issues like capital punishment and abortion?
Continuing our series on “Things That Do Not Change”, Ray Carter looks at Exodus 20:12 and Proverbs 23:12-16 to consider the “Meaning and Importance of Family”. What does the Bible say a family is? How is a family suppose to work?
Ray Carter continues our series on “Things That Do Not Change”. Ray looks at Ex. 20:7 and Matthew 7:15-23 to consider “What It Means to Honor God’s Name”.
Ray Carter leads as we begin a new series on “Things That Do Not Change.” In a trembling world, there’s an immutable, unchanging, complete God – and Truth that flows from his character – around which I can order and reorder my life.
Ray Carter leads our final session of 2019. Ray examines David’s charge to Solomon 1 Kings 2:1-12, considering three types of gifts we can give to our own children and others who matter to us.
Joel shares from real-life experiences of a Muslim convert to Christianity in Africa. How does this relate to us in Chicago? We too should expect God to be at work in our world. The Fellowship provides a unique context for discerning that work.
Shifting our focus to the Thanksgiving and Christmas Season, Ray Carter shares thoughts on the importance of gratitude. Exploring various scripture passages, Ray challenges us to consider how we are expressing gratitude with both our lips and our lives.
Gracious, positive words have tremendous power; why do we so often leave them unspoken? Ray Carter continues our series on “Defining Words”, looking at Proverbs 16:24 and the importance and power of Positive Words.
Continuing our series on “Defining Words,” Joel Hamernick examines the concept of virtue, considering various ideals of virtue. Joel guides us toward the distinctive scriptural concept of virtue – anchored in the character and love of God.
Continuing our series on “Defining Words”, Ray Carter looks at Proverbs 15:31-32 and James 1:19 to consider the importance of “Hearing the Truth”, and how to overcome our natural, reflexive tendencies when confronted with something challenging.
This week, we welcome Gary Haugen, founder and CEO of International Justice Mission. Gary discusses the heartbreaking realities of modern-day slavery, as well as the hope and potential to eradicate it as we step into the Dignity of Responsibility.
Continuing our series on “Defining Words”, Ray Carter looks at Ephesians 4:15 and Proverbs 27:5-6 to consider the importance of “Speaking the Truth to One Another”.
Continuing our series on “Defining Words”, Ray takes a deeper look at Honesty and the importance of “Speaking the Truth to Myself”. Ray unpacks Isaiah 44:12-20 and other passages to consider four lies we tell ourselves, and how we can counter them.
