If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to Change Your World through Mission, there’s a perfect opportunity coming this Saturday as we’re gearing up for Fall Fest! It’s a perfect onramp to invite your friends and neighbors to experience The Moody Church family. And it’s a wonderful opportunity for each of us to join … [Read More…] October 23, 2022
Today we join in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Jewish Studies program at Moody Bible Institute. For a century, this program has equipped students to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to Jewish people throughout the world. The mission field also exists right here in Chicago where around 319,000 Jews (roughly 4% of … [Read More…] October 16, 2022
Dear Moody Church Family Member, Do you aspire to greatness? Or maybe you feel like you lack the talent or opportunity to achieve greatness? In Matthew 20:26-28, Jesus teaches us that those who aspire to greatness must become servants. As you explore your next steps along The Journey of a Lifetime, please consider joining … [Read More…] October 2022 Stewardship Letter
One of our goals in The Journey of a Lifetime series we just finished was to help people get connected into Community life here at The Moody Church. By the grace of God, I’m pleased to report that on a year-over-year basis, there are 371 additional people gathering throughout our Communities this fall! Many … [Read More…] October 9, 2022
Salt and Light Read: Matthew 5:13-16 As we’ve seen, in our role as ambassadors for Christ, we are actually fulfilling the creation mandate of being God’s image bearers. We’re coming under the rule of God and extending His reign into all aspects of our lives wherever we go. We’re bringing our little kingdoms … [Read More…] October 7: Salt and Light
Ambassadors for Christ Read: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Jesus is the new Adam, the perfect image of God, the firstborn of a new creation. Instead of hijacking His own life for Himself, He brought Himself under the rule of God, and through His life, extended the reign of God wherever He went. In Christ, … [Read More…] October 6: Ambassadors for Christ
A Better Adam Read: Matthew 4:1-11 Paul refers to Jesus as the “second Adam” (1 Corinthians 15:45). Just as Adam represented humanity and plunged us all into death, Jesus came to represent humanity and make a way for us all to live again. Jesus is the “new Adam,” who prevailed against the temptation … [Read More…] October 5: A Better Adam
Hijacked Kingdoms Read: Genesis 3:1-7 The third chapter of Genesis is where everything goes terribly wrong. The perfect world was shattered as Adam and Eve decided to believe the great lie that they’d be better off as their own gods, and so ate the fruit in disobedience of God’s one and only command, … [Read More…] October 4: Hijacked Kingdoms
Vice-Regents of Creation Read: Genesis 1:26-31 God created humanity as His image bearers. In the Ancient Near East, divine images were a cultural fixture. People worshipped what we now call idols: crafted statues made to represent their gods. Wherever the image of a god was placed, be it in a household, a temple, … [Read More…] October 3: Vice-Regents of Creation
The Journey of a Lifetime is more than a sermon series, it’s what it means to follow Jesus here at The Moody Church. It’s our discipleship pathway that connects all our ministry efforts to each of our individual journeys. When someone walks through our doors, they are already on a spiritual journey. We … [Read More…] October 2, 2022
