Some days, Overcomers just need a little reassurance regarding the ultimate victory that is headed our way. I’m in the mood to hear the inspirational hymn called The Holy City. About this hymn, The African American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920 states this story: “THE HOLY CITY.” Thirty men, red-eyed and disheveled, lined up before a […]
Chapel Worship Guide for Sunday 9 AM, September 29, 2013 The Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Worship this morning is provided by the First Presbyterian Church of Libertyville Prelude Welcome—Barbara Shafer, Christ Church Highland Park Worship in Song: Scripture Reading (Old Testament) Genesis 11:1 Now the whole world had one language and a […]
There are few things more rewarding in the Christian walk than developing a discerning mind. In a world of look-alikes, fakes, and frauds, it’s helpful to cultivate the ability to discern truth from error and gain the wisdom coming from it. Ephesians 5:11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose […]
Psalm 23:1 <A Psalm of David.> The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through […]
I wonder sometimes if I have a big sticker on my forehead that says, Talk to me. I’ll listen.” Wherever I go, people pour out their life stories to me and you know what? I like that. I like it so much that I won’t change my seat from an assigned middle seat on an airplane […]
If the goal of our instruction is love, the result of the instruction is faith. Faith makes all the difference in the world. There’s a song that I really like that has the following lyrics: “Faith makes a way to stand when others fall apart. Faith makes a path of peace for a heavy hurting […]
Today’s Scripture says the goal is love. Love is a pretty nice goal. But let’s face it: It’s hard to live out this goal in our dog-eat-dog culture. We are surrounded at every turn by those who would rather be self-righteous than kind, superior than sincere, and whose allegiance to any form of conscience died or […]
Chapel Worship Guide for Sunday 9 AM, September 22, 2013 The Nemmers Family Chapel at Advocate Condell Welcome/Announcements Prayer of Gathering: God of the Hungry God of the hungry and of the full, God of the poor and of the rich, you have spoken a strong word, a beautiful and terrible word of liberation and […]
Death of a Loved One provides the most crystal clear example of Overcoming by getting through something. One never really gets over the loss of a loved one. It’s a testament to love that we don’t just snap our fingers and get over the death of a spouse, a parent, a child, a friend, a […]
