Christ Church IL Podcast

13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.”14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house...

Today we begin the third section of our Renewal series.  In the fall we turned to Romans 12  for instruction on personal renewal. In the Winter we were in the Book of Acts thinking about church renewal. Today we turn to the Sermon on the Mount to think about Community Renewal.

This morning we welcome Edmond Vanderpuye (Vander - pew) from International Needs in Accra, Ghana.  Edmond is the recently appointed General Secretary of International Needs worldwide, having previously served with IN Ghana in various capacities since 2005.  He holds two master’s degrees - one in Business Administration and the other in Theology and Mission and is currently pursuing his Doctorate...

We are continuing to look at the various attributes of God. Today we want to talk about The All Knowing God. You think you really know someone until you attend a special occasion or hear a friend eulogized. You only encountered maybe a chapter of their life and you come to find out that there was so much more to them. You start hearing stories from others about this friend you thought you knew. Th...

Happy Mother’s Day! Pastor Mike will be talking about God’s love.

Last week we started our series on 4 different attributes of God and how we can have hope because of who God is. Today we will consider God’s power. What God has accomplished by his power and what it means for us that he has power.

Good morning. To those of you who are new – perhaps this is your second week at church in a long while, or ever – great to have you.  Today we start a new series. We are exploring reasons for hope. And we are going to do that by looking at four aspects of God.

This week, Mike will be directing us to a classic Easter passage – it’s from John 20 and it completes the series we have been doing on seven aspects of Jesus from the Gospel of John.  

As we continue our series today, Jesus Is___, Mike will be looking at the claim that Jesus is the Sacrifice. The passage today is from John 19. As you may know, this is Palm Sunday – which is a uniquely challenging weekend for churches to navigate. Jesus parades into Jerusalem. It’s a high energy moment. He is hailed as King. The crowds love him. But it all changes quickly and dramatically and so,...

This week we dive into another investigation of who Jesus is. Campus Pastors will be teaching from John 5, the story of Jesus healing on the Sabbath, and exploring Jesus the Rebel.

We are in week four of our six week series on Jesus from the Gospel of John. Last week we were in the John 3 and examined a conversation Jesus has with one of the Jewish religious leaders. This week we’ll see how Jesus is an evangelist.

We are in week three of our six week series on Jesus from the Gospel of John. Last week we were in the opening chapter of John’s Gospel, focusing on Jesus as the Man. Today we move onto to John 3 and look at a conversation Jesus has with one of the Jewish religious leaders.

We are in week two of our six week series on Jesus from the Gospel of John. Last week we were in the opening chapter of John’s Gospel, focusing on Jesus as the Logos. Today we return to John 1, where we focus on verse 14, which tells us that “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” As you will see, this is a radical and radically important passage.

This is the final week of our six-week series on church renewal. In the fall we focused on personal renewal. In the Spring we will be thinking about cultural renewal. But over the last six weeks we have been mining the book of Acts for insights about the church. Today Mike is in Acts 15 and thinking about church unity.

As we come to the fifth week in our series on renewal, we are looking at the vital role equipping, or training, plays in the life of the church. Pastor Mike shared in the video that we are going to further invest into the training and educational opportunities we provide. This morning, we will look at Acts 19 and see that God has strengthened and empowered the church through study and dialogue fro...

This is the fourth week of our six-week study on the renewal of the church. Today, Mike will be returning to Acts 4. A couple weeks ago we turned there to explore the topic of community. We turn there today to think about sacrifice.

As we continue our series on community renewal, we turn our attention to what impact the sacraments of baptism and communion have. How do these holy mysteries that have been celebrated by Christians over the past two thousand years impact our renewal as the body of Christ?

Today we continue our series on renewal, which started in the fall with an exploration of how we might be personally renewed. That first part of our year-long study was based out of Romans 12 and Mark 12. This winter we are focused on church renewal, and the messages are based in the book of Acts. Mike will be up in a minute to think about some of what is contained in the idea that the early churc...

Today we return to the theme of renewal. This past fall, we spent six weeks exploring the idea of personal renewal, mostly from Romans 12 — where Paul instructs us to “be transformed by the renewing of our minds.” This winter, our focus is on church renewal, and Mike will kick off that series — based mostly in Acts — in just a few minutes.

 At the heart of Peter’s last words to the church, he encourages us to remember and keep paying attention to the prophecies of scripture that Jesus will return. The fact that he was an eyewitness to Jesus’ appearance after the resurrection confirms the truth of prophecies, and we should rely on them like a light in a dark place. In verse 19, Peter speaks both to the darkness of the world and the i...

Set Up: Welcome to the second Sunday of 2022 and the second of our three sermons from second Peter. Last week Mike noted that this was a “last letter,” and that it is full of seasoned advice from Peter as he faces martyrdom.  In a moment, Mike will continue our study of 2 Peter chapter 1.

As we launch into a new year full of fresh beginnings, we are going to look at old words that were written as Last Words. Today Mike will start a three week series on 2 Peter, which are the last words the Apostle Peter wrote. He knew he was close to death and was sharing some final thoughts.