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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Podcasts:
We are common men, called to live uncommon lives. In session one of the fall retreat, Ray Carter unpacks the first characteristic of the uncommon life: Men who live uncommon lives make a commitment to consistent, ongoing growth.
Ray Carter kicks off our 2018-19 season with an overview of the Fellowship and a sneak peek of the retreat and fall series. Ray reminds us: “There is no healing for the human soul or this world apart from Jesus. But with Jesus, there is hope.”
Ray Carter summarizes key lessons from the 2017-18 ministry season. David Dillon and other leaders from Together Chicago share from their lives and ministry work – providing powerful examples of how God is at work tearing down strongholds in our city.
Gerard Long is the former head of Alpha USA and now leads Awakening to God Ministries with his wife Jeannie. Gerard shares their personal story – one of tremendous loss, redemption, and hope. We trust you’ll be blessed and challenged on your journey.
Everyone experiences seasons of Spiritual Dryness. Ray Carter looks at Psalm 42 for insights on both the causes and remedies for Spiritual Dryness, pointing us to the ultimate cure: Jesus Christ.
Joel Hamernick and David Dillon reflect on 28 years of friendship in the context of Christian community. Hear how God has used them to encourage, inspire and support one another on their journeys.
Ray Carter looks at Psalm 95, Romans 12:1 and Col 3:16 to consider the Discipline of Worship. Ray unpacks what true worship is and the role all the disciplines play in helping us become more mature in our response to God.
What’s wrong with deciding to keep final authority in my life to myself? How can I submit to God’s authority in a way that’s life-giving and not stifling? Ray Carter explores these questions through the lens of Psalm 119 and James 1.
By global and historical standards, we’re all wealthy. Ray Carter distills principles from 1 Timothy 6 to help us grow in the wise stewardship our resources for God’s purposes.
What do we do with the injustice we see in the world? In Psalm 137, the Psalmist owns his anger, prays through it, and allows God to direct it. Ray Carter challenges us to follow this pattern, and go beyond it in light of the gospel.
Ray Carter examines the Spiritual Discipline of Confession. With insights from Psalm 32 and elsewere, Ray considers the NEED for confession, the WAY of confession, and the SECRET to it.
In our culture of instant gratification, few ideas seem more foreign than fasting. Yet fasting is pervasive throughout Scripture and church history. Patrick Fisher explores the benefits of fasting, and offers practical guidance in applying this practice.
This talk begins a new series titled “The Disciplines of Grace,” looking at the practices that enable us to grow deeper in our relationship with God. Ray Carter examines Psalm 1 to distill insights about the spiritual practice of Meditation.
In this final installment on the marks of a life immersed in the love and grace of Christ, Ray Carter looks at 1 Corinthians 9:23-27 and the key to self-control.
It almost goes without saying … we all desire happiness. What is unique about the Christian concept of Joy? And how might we experience more of it? Ray Carter explores what scripture has to say about these questions in Romans 5:1-5 and Nehemiah 8:10.
