Chicago Fellowship Talks

Skye Jethani interviews Lecrae in a wide ranging conversation about faith, identy, business and more.

Chicago Fellowship Director Jon Houghton describes how leading an examined life can lead to caring well for others in our life and even in our death.

What happens when salvation comes to your house—but Monday morning still arrives? In this Chicago Fellowship podcast, Pastor Steve Carter explores the story of Zacchaeus, the parable of the minas, and Jesus' invitation to move from willful blindness to wholehearted allegiance, discovering how the Gospel reshapes not just what we believe, but how we live, lead, and steward influence. Whether you're...

Christian leaders and influencers are increasingly displaying their outrage as a sign of their passion for God and commitment to his truth. They say their anger is righteous because it reflects God's anger. But Jesus warns us about the danger of anger, and Paul explicitly says that vengeance is God's business, not ours. Drawing on vivid imagery of God's wrath in Revelation, this message reveals wh...

What does it look like to grow into full spiritual fathers for others? This talk explores the identity that is found in Jesus and the gospel, an identity to live fully loved, fully accepted, nothing to hide, nothing to prove, and nothing to lose.

Jesus raised Lazarus from the grave, but Lazarus was not transformed. He was still mortal, subject to the curse, and destined to die again. In other words, Lazarus was resuscitated; he was not truly resurrected. This message contrasts the difference between being rescued by God and being reborn, and asks whether we have accepted a lesser gospel of mere resuscitation when the life we are called to...

When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, it was his most public and spectacular miracle ever. But why were most of his miracles before this marked by secrecy and subtlety instead? In this message, Skye explores the role spectacles play in our faith, why we are so drawn to them, and why they usually fail to foster a transformative, sustainable love for God.

Every man has a calling. Not every man counts what it costs the people closest to him. Through the forgotten story of Obadiah, we examine the hidden price families pay when a man runs hard after purpose and never looks back.

In a world that can seem hopeless at times, God promises to fill us with hope! He helps us move forward by looking back at the receipts of his faithfulness through the Bible, through our lives and through the lives of others.

In this session, Rev. Dr. C.E. Campbell shares his personal experience with political polarization, how it has impacted his church, and lessons he has learned while seeking to engage those who are given over to it.

Patrick Fisher opens up Luke 10 and Classical Greek literature to explore how Jesus satisfies our hunger for immortality, transforming self-focused heroism into a life reflecting God's glory as a saint.

Believing God about his future and his presence allows us to accept God's invitations with living faith.

Dallas Willard said, "A mature follower of Jesus is almost impossible to offend." If that's true, why are so many Christians offended so often? By examining several scenes surrounding Jesus' arrest, Skye outlines three reasons followers of Jesus are offended, how each reveals our immaturity, and a spiritual practice to help us grow beyond offense.

Worship translates our day-to-day circumstances by acknowledging God's transcendence, exalting God's attributes and actions, and proclaiming God's supremacy.

Jon Houghton and Austin Carr have a candid conversation about the pursuit of Godly ambition.

There is much for followers of Jesus to endure in this life but sometimes our endurance can distract us from our love for one another. Jesus invites to return to the "love we had at first."

Jon Houghton teaches us how to turn our "right belief" that all people are created in the image of God into "right action"

Collin Hansen Editor in Chief at The Gospel Coalition shares lessons learned from the life of Tim Keller.

We now live in a world where thousands of businesses are competing every day for our most finite and valuable commodity—our attention. Skye Jethani examines the biblical concept of the Sabbath and why rest is more than a practical discipline for rejuvenation. It's about where we direct our attention to shape our lives.

Drawing on brain science, Skye Jethani explains why Jesus avoided making his communication and his community too easy, and why we need more resistance to grow as his followers.

The recording begins about 7 minutes into the talk due to a recording error—we apologize for any inconvience.   We love efficiency—but there are areas in life where we actually need redundancy. Skye Jethani explains why redundancy used wisely can build communities and save lives.

How do we avoid leading in our own strength? In this talk, Jon Kelly reminds us that the stewardship of leadership should flow from our intimacy with Jesus. This is the distinguishing mark of a godly leader.

We confess that Jesus is Savior by faith by recognizing grace, rejecting fear, and responding to God.

Jon Houghton describes the three-step cycle of the Christian life: identity as God's Beloved, formation into Christlikeness, and working for the flourishing of others.

Pastor Paco Amador shares stories of 37 years of ministry in Little Village including reflections on recent stories with ICE agents in the neighborhood.