http://www.htcchicago.org Holy Trinity Church - Chicago Podcasts en Holy Trinity Church - Chicago Podcasts Holy Trinity Church - Chicago no HTC Downtown Sermons sandres@htcchicago.org ℗ & © 2012 Holy Trinity Church - Chicago 720 http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-hardest-thing-ever http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/the-hardest-thing----ever.mp3 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:53:50 GMT Stand Alone Messages Sometimes we view temptation as a conflict between the red and white figures on either shoulder. Too often we fall for the little guy with the pitchfork in our cartoon. Jesus faced temptation in a much more brutal, three-dimensional manner against the stark palette of the Judean wilderness. This episode has often been understood as a template for how we too could fight temptation. Nevertheless, we see in this exchange in the wilderness, the story of triumph reenacted against Israel's story--and ultimately our own stories--of failure. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/tempted-redux http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/matthew-41-11.mp3 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:41:06 GMT Joseph Kim The Kingdom is at Hand Jesus' baptism event sets the pattern of true discipleship -- following into death, opened heavens, empowered by the Spirit and welcomed by the Father. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-baptism-of-jesus-and-the-paradigm-of-discipleship http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/matthew-313-17.mp3 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:05:51 GMT Jon Dennis The Kingdom is at Hand John the Baptist prepares the way for Jesus with confrontational words and a call for 'Change!' How is the fruit of our lives? http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/offspring-of-snakes-challenging-our-superficial-spirituality http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/matthew-31-12.mp3 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:15:51 GMT Jon Dennis The Kingdom is at Hand http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/revelation-5 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/revelation-5.mp3 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:26:21 GMT Joel Miles http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/luke-21-7 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/20111225wsdhluke21-7.wav Sun, 25 Dec 2011 23:36:20 GMT David Helm Stand Alone Messages sermon,christmas_day_service,david_helm,luke_2 http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/matthew-213-23 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/matthew-2-13-23.mp3 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:51:36 GMT Joseph Kim Fulfilling Christmas: A New King for a New Kingdom http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/matthew-21-12 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/matthew-21-12.mp3 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:57:21 GMT Jon Dennis Fulfilling Christmas: A New King for a New Kingdom http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/matthew-118-25 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/matthew-118-25.mp3 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:50:45 GMT Jon Dennis Fulfilling Christmas: A New King for a New Kingdom http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/matthew-1-1-17 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/matthew-1-1-17.mp3 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:46:00 GMT Joel Miles http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/esther-8 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/esther-8.mp3 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:33:57 GMT Jon Dennis Esther: The Hiddenness of God in a life that matters http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/esther-7 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/esther-7.mp3 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:45:18 GMT Jon Dennis Esther: The Hiddenness of God in a life that matters The fall of Haman and the rise of Mordecai give us a picture of how God often causes the reversal of circumstances - working behind the scenes to care for his people. God calls us to humble ourselves under his mighty hand. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/how-the-mighty-fall http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/esther-59-614.mp3 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:05:25 GMT Jon Dennis Esther: The Hiddenness of God in a life that matters http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/ester-51-8 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ester-5-1-8.mp3 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:48:17 GMT Joseph Kim Esther: The Hiddenness of God in a life that matters http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/esther-41-17 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/esther-41-17.mp3 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:55:37 GMT Jon Dennis Esther: The Hiddenness of God in a life that matters http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/esther-31-15 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/esther-31-15.mp3 Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:14:19 GMT Jon Dennis Esther: The Hiddenness of God in a life that matters http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/esther-219-23 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/esther-219-23.mp3 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 16:42:54 GMT Joseph Kim Esther: The Hiddenness of God in a life that matters If we think we live in a culture obsessed with beauty, turn back the clock 2500 years to Esther's rise from an orphan outsider to the Queen of Persia through the favor of King Ahaseurus. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-beauty-obsession http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/acts-21-18.mp3 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:45:03 GMT Jon Dennis Esther: The Hiddenness of God in a life that matters Esther 1 introduces us to a feast-throwing King named who can't hide the flaws of his character. The gospel calls us to recognize our own flaws and be healed. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-feast-and-flaws-of-a-king http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/esther-11-22.mp3 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:17:35 GMT Jon Dennis Esther: The Hiddenness of God in a life that matters Despite his hiddenness in the book of Esther, God uses Esther to providentially care for and save his people. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/living-with-a-national-tragedy http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/esther-412-17.mp3 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:22:15 GMT Jon Dennis Esther: The Hiddenness of God in a life that matters http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/ephesians-610-20 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ephesians-610-20-september-4.mp3 Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:17:07 GMT Joseph Kim Ephesians: Profound Mystery and Personal Reality http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/ephesians-610-20 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ephesians-610-20.mp3 Sun, 28 Aug 2011 03:48:24 GMT Jon Dennis Ephesians: Profound Mystery and Personal Reality Paul continues to address the ramifications of the cosmic scope of the Gospel by addressing Slaves & Masters—the third household relationship, but one that connects to into the Roman society at the time. We can see that a contextual understanding of this provocative text touches upon Monday-Friday cubicle life and the inhumanity of modern slavery. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/master-of-all http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/110921dtjkepesians659.mp3 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:05:05 GMT Joseph Kim Ephesians: Profound Mystery and Personal Reality Marriage, gender and sexuality are volatile topics today. In 5:22-33 Paul turns from gospel ethics and applies the mystery of Christ to Christian marriage. When understood properly, the gospel radically reshapes how we view and live out marriage. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/ephesians-522-33 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ephesians-522-33.mp3 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:10:44 GMT Jon Dennis Ephesians: Profound Mystery and Personal Reality Marriage, sexuality and gender are explosive topics in our culture. The gospel radically reshapes marriage according to Christ's life of sacrifice - not according to traditions of men or culture. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/ephesians-51-21 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ephesians-51-21.mp3 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:15:39 GMT Jon Dennis Ephesians: Profound Mystery and Personal Reality As with any story of personal transformation; it's what happens on the inside that matters most. Change is not just about losing weight, getting into that prestigious program, and getting promoted --it's about the feeling of accomplishment and worth. In this text in Ephesians, Paul addresses the greatest kind of personal transformation that touches even into areas of who we are that are unconscious. Power transformation comes not from the outside in, but the inside out towards a new way of being human. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/newly-human http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ephesians-417-52.mp3 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:20:11 GMT Joseph Kim Ephesians: Profound Mystery and Personal Reality We have been habituated to think and live that faith in Christ is a personal spiritual journey to be lived out in relationship between you and God. Paul upends our cultural, individualistic conventions and frames the Gospel life as one walking together with other in common unity. What does it mean, then, to "go to church?" http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/common-unity http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ephesians-41-16.mp3 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:19:09 GMT Joseph Kim Ephesians: Profound Mystery and Personal Reality In Pauls prayer for the Ephesians, we see his heart for people to experience Gods power in their souls. We might typically understand the Christian life as a decision for conversion, an emotional experience, or an intellectual pursuit (whether youre a skeptic or a believer). However, we are reminded in this text that at the heart of the unimaginable things that God can do in our lives is his power. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/empowered-from-within http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ephesians-314-21.mp3 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:41:33 GMT Joseph Kim Ephesians: Profound Mystery and Personal Reality In this seeming digression in Ephesians, Paul gets personal as he reflects on the great mystery plan of God revealed now in the Gospel through his own call be a messenger of that good news to non-Jews everywhere. God has not only transformed his people to include all nations with genuine equality, but he has transformed Paul’s life and the prison cell from which he writes. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-transforming-plan-revealed http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ephesians-31-13.mp3 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:11:26 GMT Joseph Kim Ephesians: Profound Mystery and Personal Reality Outside of Jesus Messiah, our spiritual community is either non-existent or hopelessly distant. The latter half of Ephesians 2 focuses on the corporate dimensions of Christ's work of peace on the cross and how that through his body, he killed hostility so that we in turn might be one new body. Simply stated, Jesus makes peace between the hopelessly distant. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/from-strangers-to-family http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ephesians-211-12.mp3 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 14:22:44 GMT William Pareja Ephesians: Profound Mystery and Personal Reality Our understanding of the nature of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is typically couched in moral or religious categories—good/bad, sacred/secular, righteous/corrupted and others. However, in this brief summary of the Gospel in Ephesians 2, Paul uses the most stark and relevant category possible: death and life. He includes a supernatural quality to what living apart from the Creator’s grace is like as well as what the life of grace is like. The former is death; the latter is life towards an epic story. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/saved-from-death-by-grace-for-life http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ephesians-21-10.mp3 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:49:29 GMT Joseph Kim Ephesians: Profound Mystery and Personal Reality gospel,life,death,story Paul, though writing locked in a jail cell, unlocks some of the richest spiritual mysteries of our faith and salvation. He unveils a breathtaking mountain of theology and blessing – we are chosen by the Father, redeemed by the Son, sealed by the Spirit. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/a-mountain-of-theology http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ephesians-11-14.mp3 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:18:01 GMT Jon Dennis Ephesians: Profound Mystery and Personal Reality The city, as Edward Glaeser, describes recently in his The Triumph of the City, is an "engine of innovation." In the book of Acts, God uses the city -- filled with people -- as a tool to spread the good news of Jesus Christ. Acts 19:8-10 shows how "The Way" spreads not just from city to city, but also from the city to the surrounding regions, even in opposition. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/gospel-primacy-of-the-city http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/acts-198-10.mp3 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:39:14 GMT Jon Dennis Christ & City The work of Jesus Christ is mainly two-fold: his humiliation and his exaltation. The ascension of Jesus Christ is an oft forgotten doctrine with rich meaning and relevance for the church today. It forms part of Christ's exaltation. Upon his ascension, did Jesus return to heaven only as God leaving his manhood behind? What is Jesus doing now in heaven and what does it matter for us here on earth now? This message tries to "blow off the dust" to a vital doctrine today elucidating the historical fact and current reality that Jesus is the exalted Son. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-ascension-of-jesus-going-where-no-man-has-gone-before http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/110529dtwpacts1611.mp3 Sun, 29 May 2011 16:30:34 GMT William Pareja The work of Jesus Christ is mainly two-fold: his humiliation and his exaltation. The ascension of Jesus Christ is an oft forgotten doctrine with rich meaning and relevance for the church today. It forms part of Christ's exaltation. Upon his ... ascension,acts_1,downtown,sermon Paul's talk in Athens is perhaps one of the most studied speeches that takes place in arguably the most influential city in human world history. It is typical, as a result, to look at Paul's method on how he addresses a skeptical, urbane audience. However, the medium is not the full message here: he addresses the seat of what is unknown driving our lives and yet intuitive with how the Gospel allows us to know the Creator. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/altars-in-the-city http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/acts-1716-34.mp3 Sun, 22 May 2011 15:49:30 GMT Joseph Kim Christ & City joseph_kim,downtown,acts_17,sermon The manual for child-rearing biblically is contained in an urban-named book containing a vision of a resurrected Lord who has poured out all blessings upon his people. Paul teaches that the gospel is the key to families thriving in the city. We are called to raise our urban children in view of the resurrected Lord. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/children-and-the-city-raising-city-kids-who-prevail-and-thrive-through-the-gospel http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ephesians-61-4.mp3 Sun, 15 May 2011 02:41:21 GMT Jon Dennis Christ & City The gospel has relevance, urgency and power and is the answer to the problem of race in a great urban context. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/ethnicity-and-the-city-greeks-barbarians-and-the-gospel-of-god http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ethnicity-and-the-city-greeks-barbarians-and-the-gospel-of-god.mp3 Sun, 08 May 2011 01:51:48 GMT Jon Dennis Christ & City The greatest city in the world is not New York, London or Paris. The greatest city in the world is God's people - through whom He shines eternally, powerfully and consequentially. God calls Christians to be a light-producing community: reflecting Christ's light in our lives in a way that shines with God's glory. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/city-on-a-hill http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/110501dtjdmatthew51416.mp3 Sun, 01 May 2011 01:56:55 GMT Jon Dennis Christ & City The two women who visited the tomb of Jesus as well as many Chicagoans have misconceptions about Easter. The angel clears the misconceptions away and replaces it with astonishment at the gospel of Jesus. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/gospel-astonishment-at-easter http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/mark-161-8-easter-2011.mp3 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:46:54 GMT Jon Dennis The two women who visited the tomb of Jesus as well as many Chicagoans have misconceptions about Easter. The angel clears the misconceptions away and replaces it with astonishment at the gospel of Jesus. mark_16,jon_dennis,easter The story of the Passion march of Jesus to the cross is wrought with irony against what parades as apparent power. Juxtaposing the Roman Triumph March against Mark's account, we see that beautiful and ironic story of the Passion March of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-god-who-would-be-man http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/mark-1516-39.mp3 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:48:18 GMT Joseph Kim The story of the Passion march of Jesus to the cross is wrought with irony against what parades as apparent power. Juxtaposing the Roman Triumph March against Mark's account, we see that beautiful and ironic story of the Passion March of the ... If there are two images that have been joined in the modern human imagination, it is, perhaps, these two: Sex and the City. But, having heard from the silver screen, we should ask: what does the inspired word of God have to say about romantic love? In Song of Songs 5:2-8 we encounter an urban love poem about the intoxicating power of erotic love. Once awakened, erotic and romantic desire needs the protection of the covenant community. In a world of romantic disappointment, frustration and even violence, our challenge is to continue to build the covenant community and the sisterhood of the daughters of Jerusalem. **Please note: Due to technical difficulties, the last 5 minutes of this sermon are not recorded. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/sex-and-the-city http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/song-of-songs-52-8.mp3 Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:21:52 GMT Jon Dennis Christ & City In Jonah 4 we meet a very angry prophet, disturbed that God doesn't destroy Nineveh but does destroy a plant giving him shade. What we get angry about tells us a great deal about what we value, idolize and think about God. We get concerned about our comfort, while God is concerned about the masses of lost people. (v. 10-11 esp.) http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/anger-in-the-city http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/110403dtjdjonah4.mp3 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:36:21 GMT Jon Dennis Christ & City jon_dennis,downtown,jonah_4,sermon God sends a letter from Jeremiah in Jerusalem to his exiled urbanites in Babylon with a simple plan: Seek the Shalom of the City. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-babylonian-plan-seek-the-shalom-of-the-city http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/jeremiah-291-7.mp3 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:40:32 GMT Jon Dennis Christ & City jon_dennis,downtown,jeremiah_29,sermon Many of us have a certain stand in relation to the city. Some might bow against it because of its crime and moral corruption. Some might bow towards it in embracing all that the city stands for and has to offer. In this account of Abraham’s prayer of intercession to God about the city of Sodom, we discover a different kind of stance: Standing before God for the city. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/prayer-for-the-city http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/genesis-1822-33.mp3 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:13:22 GMT Joseph Kim Christ & City city,abraham,sodom,intercession In the story of one of Genesis' first cities, we're warned about the futility of human achievement projects separated from God. While man is constantly reaching ambitiously for heaven, grace means that 'God comes down.' http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/god-came-down-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-first-great-city http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/110313dtjdgenesis11.mp3 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:20:58 GMT Jon Dennis Christ & City The apocalypse of John 21 gives us a vision of a renewed city that will replace all reality. Our future should be shaped not so much by the American dream, but by God's vision for his people, God calls us to join his global urban movement. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-urban-future-of-the-church http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/110306dtjdrevelation.mp3 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:48:17 GMT Jon Dennis Christ & City Jesus teaches his disciples that the importance of his mission far outweighs his need for food and that the opportunity for the harvest is now: Jesus is Savior of the World. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-fields-are-white http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/john-427-44.mp3 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:23:26 GMT Jon Dennis Jesus and the Outcast jon_dennis,downtown,john_4:27-44,sermon Jesus shows us that True Worship involves not only rearranging the idols of our hearts, but also completely reorienting from rituals to a relationship and places to a Person. We learn to worship in the power of the Spirit by encountering the Truth. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/true-worship http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/john-416-26.mp3 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:19:22 GMT Jon Dennis Jesus and the Outcast jon_dennis,downtown,john_4,sermon http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/john-41-30 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/110213dtjkjohn4130.mp3 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:13:27 GMT Joseph Kim Jesus and the Outcast In John 4, God shows his extraordinary love for the world through the thresholds he is willing to cross to save us. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-barrier-crossing-love-of-god http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/john-41-30.mp3 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:57:36 GMT Jesus and the Outcast Many people today are weary; some are tired emotionally, physically or spiritually. In John 4:1-7 we encounter something startling: a weary Messiah. Can God be tired?! Why does John want us to know that Jesus was fatigued? Come find strength for your life from a weary Messiah who offers living water http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/jesus-the-weary-messiah http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/john-41-7.mp3 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:29:14 GMT Jon Dennis Jesus and the Outcast Artist Makoto Fujimura, Founder of the International Arts Movement from New York, gives a major lecture on "Illumination and Imagination in Reading the Scriptures." His lecture is in conjunction with his recent completion of The Four Holy Gospels project--an extraordinary commission celebrating the 400th anniversary (1611-2011) of the King James Version of the Bible. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/makoto-fujimora-lecture http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/makoto-fujimora-lecture-january-23-2011.mp3 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:31:53 GMT Stand Alone Messages http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/exodus-35-40 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/exodus-3530-37-and-4034-38.mp3 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:43:14 GMT Jon Dennis God of Beauty downtown,sermon,beauty,jon_dennis,makoto_fujimura Genesis 4 depicts immediate life east of Eden - what happens to the first family after the shattered relationship with God and with people in Genesis 3. More broadly, this is a narrative of the birth of human civilization. There is a progression of sin and brokenness from the murder of Cain to the revenge of Lamech. In between, we find God’s grace and the onset of culture. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/genesis-41-26 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/genesis-41-26.mp3 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:57:49 GMT Joseph Kim God of Beauty Genesis 1 is in reality a beautiful, ancient, and elegant Hebrew poem that describe First Cause of Creativity. God takes a look at all that he makes and declares that it’s good. Perhaps, no different than when you paint a beautiful portrait, play in a symphony, lay bricks in symmetry, make a compelling Board room presentation—that rush, that feeling of having made something out of nothing, had a beginning somewhere. In the Beginning, let’s say. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/genesis-126-23 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/genesis-126-23.mp3 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:57:49 GMT Jon Dennis God of Beauty http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-proper-perspective-on-trials http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/110102dtjmhebrews12111mp3.mp3 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 23:06:29 GMT Joel Miles Stand Alone Messages sermon,joel_miles,hebrews_12,downtown http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/matthew-1110-2-kings-211-0 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/matthew-1110-2-kings-211-9.mp3 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 03:57:02 GMT Jon Dennis [im]Perfect Christmas Matthew 1:1-6 Joshua 2:1-14 Joshua 6:22-25 http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-prostitute-who-gave-us-christmas http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/101205dtjondennismatt116josh211462225.mp3 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 02:06:15 GMT Jon Dennis [im]Perfect Christmas matt_1,joshua_2,joshua_6,christmas,rahab,sermon,downtown,jon_dennis http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/matthew-11-3-genesis-3812-30 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/101128dtjkgenesis38matthew1.mp3 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:11:51 GMT Joseph Kim [im]Perfect Christmas http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/jesus-and-gods-love http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/101121dtjdjohn31621.mp3 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:16:17 GMT Jon Dennis Jesus and the Intellectual downtown,sermon,nicodemus,john_3,jon_dennis http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/john-31-8 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/101107dtjdjohn31-8.mp3 Sun, 07 Nov 2010 06:24:45 GMT Jon Dennis Jesus and the Intellectual jon_dennis,john_3,downtown,sermon,nicodemus,intellectual In John 3 we learn the fascinating story of a learned intellectual who comes to Jesus under the cloak of night. But Jesus' response to Nicodemus shows us that: great intellect and great learning do not qualify us for the Kingdom of God. Rather, as Jesus teaches: We must be born again. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/nicodemus-coming-at-night http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/103110dtjdjohn1114312.mp3 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:28:46 GMT Jon Dennis Jesus and the Intellectual coming_at_night,nicodemus,john_1,john_3,downtown,jon_dennis http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/john-119-28 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/101024nsjkjohn119-28.mp3 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 14:34:00 GMT Joseph Kim Jesus and the Intellectual sermon,john_1,joseph_kim,north_side Acts 2.42-47 is one of the most famous and beautiful descriptions of the church in all literature. From their humble beginnings in the gospel, to the spread across Asia Minor, the early church lived according to four powerful rhythms that might be called "The DNA of Gospel Community." http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/all-church-worship-celebration-dna-of-gospel-community http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/j-dennis-on-october-17th-2010.mp3 Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:24:00 GMT Jon Dennis Stand Alone Messages all-church,worship_celebration,october_17,jon_dennis The quality of our Christian work depends not on our earthly master or on enjoyable circumstances or on the watching eyes of the world, but on our heavenly master, and gospel changed hearts. The secret of quality in Christian work is a changed heart working with eyes on the Lord. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/eyes-on-the-lord http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/eyes-on-the-lord.mp3 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:11:54 GMT Jon Dennis Theology of Work downtown,sermon,jon_dennis,theology_of_work,colossians Most of us know how working in monotony can erase our sense of destiny. Are we really created for important work? Paul deepens our understanding of salvation to widen the canvas of our lives as masterpieces. Through the Gospel, God destines us as His masterpieces to perform a life-long work of good deeds. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/working-masterpieces http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/101003dtjdephesians28-10.mp3 Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:15:20 GMT Jon Dennis Theology of Work sermon,theology_of_work,ephesians_2,ephesians_4,jon_dennis,downtown Often we are persuaded by the world and Solomon (traditionally held to be the author of this text) certainly bought this myth that greatness equals some kind of excess: wealth, great pleasure, works, or lovers. Can an ordinary life be great? Ecclesiastes 9:7-10 teaches that in our urban-jungle, full of thistles and thorns, we can still celebrate the simple joys of meal, marriage and work knowing even a simple life, lived well by faith can honor God. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/ecclesiastes-97-10 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/ecclesiastes-97-10.mp3 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:36:58 GMT Jon Dennis Theology of Work downtown,sermon,jon_dennis,theology_of_work Genesis 3 teaches that people are alienated from their work because of something much deeper than class struggle, the industrial or information revolution, globalization or the WTO. According to the Bible we discover that there is a fundamental disjointedness; that the world is not the way it was created to be. Though we were created to work – work has become defiled by what theologians call The Fall. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/genesis-317-19 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/genesis-317-19.mp3 Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:57:21 GMT Jon Dennis Theology of Work theology_of_work,downtown,jon_dennis,genesis_3,sermon http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/genesis-21-17 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/20100912nstbgenesis-2-1-17.mp3 Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:58:15 GMT Tom Barrett Theology of Work http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/exodus-161-20- http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100829nsjdexodus16.mp3 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:31:19 GMT Jon Dennis Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People jon_dennis,downtown,exodus_16,sermon http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/exodus-151-21 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/exodus-151-21.mp3 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:33:18 GMT Jon Dennis Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People downtown,sermon,jon_dennis,exodus http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/exodus-141-31 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100815dtjdexodus141-31.mp3 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:23:25 GMT Jon Dennis Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People sermon,exodus_14,downtown_north_side,jon_dennis http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/what-we-value-most-death-of-the-firstborn http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/exodus-1229-32.mp3 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:09:19 GMT Joseph Kim Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People exodus_12,downtown,joseph_kim,sermon http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/substitution-the-blood-of-the-lamb http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100718dtobexodus127-28.mp3 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 16:36:40 GMT Tom Barrett Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People sermon,exodus_12,tom_barrett,downtown The preparation for the Passover is foundation for our understanding of Christian faith. Rather than a perspective of Christianity being violent and ultimately not spiritually unique, the story of the perfect lamb helps us understand that the Gospel deeply distinct from religion. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-gospel-according-to-the-passover-lamb http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100711dtjkexodus1216.mp3 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:30:23 GMT Joseph Kim Exodus lamb,passover,exodus,moses,communion,gospel,apologetics http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/gods-sovereignty-and-human-responsibility http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100704nsksexodus71-1110.mp3 Sun, 04 Jul 2010 23:19:26 GMT Kevin Schwartz Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People sermon,exodus_7,exodus_11,kevin_schwartz,north_side,downtown In an epic match between the God of Israel and the gods of Pharaoh, the God of Israel demonstrates his all-surpassing power and sovereignty. Because of God's power and justice demonstrated in the Cross, we can have peace and should serve Him with humility. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/exodus-7 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100627dtjdexodus71425.mp3 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:19:48 GMT Jon Dennis Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People jon_dennis,downtown,exodus_7,sermon http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/hope-in-a-hopeless-world http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100613dtjdexodus522to613.mp3 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:56:13 GMT Jon Dennis Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People jon_dennis,downtown,exodus_5,sermon Pharaoh’s hard heart of defiance, exploitation, and his own enslavement to control is branded by his self-justifying question, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice . . .?” His escalation of enslavement of an oppressed people is a telling image of the manner in which we ourselves are enslaved to impossible expectations that drive us to endlessly gather up “straw” off of the ground in our lives. That’s a hard way to live. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/enslaved http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100606dtjkexodus51-23.mp3 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:31:45 GMT Joseph Kim Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People slavery,enslavement,bondage,moses,pharaoh,hard_heart,freedom,liberation Earnest Gray speaks to us as Moses and challenges believers to accept the responsibilities God has given us. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/exodus-41-30 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100530dtegrayexodus41-30.mp3 Sun, 30 May 2010 02:33:03 GMT Earnest Gray Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People gray,exodus,moses,downtown Life doesn't go how you expect. But God is sovereign over his mission--initiating on his terms according to his good plans because of his eternally gracious character for his people. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-burning-bush http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100523dtjdexodus3122.mp3 Sun, 23 May 2010 16:33:34 GMT Jon Dennis Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People moses,burning_bush,mission God hears the deep and desperate cries of his people to be set free from bondage. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/groaning-prayer http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100516dtjdexodus223-25.mp3 Sun, 16 May 2010 14:15:05 GMT Jon Dennis Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People sermon,north_side,exodus_2,jon_dennis http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/exodus-211-22 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100509dtjdexodus21122.mp3 Sun, 09 May 2010 14:04:54 GMT Jon Dennis Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/pillars-of-wisdom http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100502nsdjproverbs822-36.mp3 Sun, 02 May 2010 17:51:15 GMT David Jackman sermon,david_jackman,proverbs_8,north_side http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/exodus-21-10 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100425dtjkex21-10.mp3 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:50:56 GMT Joseph Kim Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-value-of-life http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100418nsjdexodus18-22loud.mp3 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:05:18 GMT Jon Dennis Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People sermon,north_side,exodus_1,jon_dennis God is growing an unstoppable people through the blood of the Lamb. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-gospel-according-to-exodus http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100411dtjdexodus11-7.mp3 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 13:52:25 GMT Jon Dennis Freedom: The Rise of an Unstoppable People exodus,israel,lamb,seed 41:21 Many in our culture, both religious and secular, live with a blindness to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-cleopas-syndrome-resurrection-blindness http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100404dtjdluke2413-35.mp3 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:23:51 GMT Jon Dennis Many in our culture, both religious and secular, live with a blindness to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. blindness,resurrection,gospel,sermon,jon_dennis,luke_24,north_side 43:11 The story of Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem and his final moments on the cross as told in Mark's Gospel can become overly familiar to us that we miss the textures of story behind the story. Here's just layer of this powerful and healing account: clothing. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/naked-and-clothed http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100328nsjkmark111-11mark1516-32.mp3 Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:59:55 GMT Joseph Kim The story of Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem and his final moments on the cross as told in Mark's Gospel can become overly familiar to us that we miss the textures of story behind the story. Here's just layer of this powerful and ... sermon,joseph_kim,north_side,mark_11,mark_15,triumphal_entry,clothing,nakedness,shame,gospel,passion,cross 43:17 Despite Paul's distance from the Roman Christians he speaks powerfully to their community. The gospel creates a family of warmth and fragility for Christ's glory. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/relationships-in-the-city-church http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100321dtjdromans16.mp3 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:24:33 GMT Jon Dennis Renew: Gospel Change from the Inside Out protecting_the_church,relationships,glory 40:04 Paul's conclusion to his letter to the Romans highlights his call in his life to preach the gospel where Christ is not being confessed as Lord and his travel plans in commitment to his full understanding of the gospel as inherently missional. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/driven-by-the-missional-gospel http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100314nsjkromans1514-33.mp3 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:39:42 GMT Joseph Kim Renew: Gospel Change from the Inside Out gospel,missional,paul,consumerism,romans,call 39:30 God's plan to welcome all peoples through Christ. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/gods-welcome-of-all-peoples- http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100307dttbromans157-13.mp3 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:30:48 GMT Tom Barrett Renew: Gospel Change from the Inside Out 33:22 To the complex cosmopolitan environment of Rome, Paul teaches that Jesus takes our reproach on himself so that we welcome all. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/welcome-one-another http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100228dtjdromans1413--157.mp3 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:10:20 GMT Jon Dennis Renew: Gospel Change from the Inside Out weaker,brother,eating,welcome 44:09 The gospel calls out our relational disdain and our judgmental attitudes towards those who are socially different from what we are used to and provides a new social fabric for us to live in community welcoming the other. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/welcomed http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100221nsjkromans141-12.mp3 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:48:16 GMT Joseph Kim Renew: Gospel Change from the Inside Out gentiles,jews,hospitality,welcome,gospel,food,strong,weak 47:29 God calls his followers to a counter-intuitive revolution that includes submission, love and walking in the light. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/jesus-the-revolutionary http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100214dtjdromans13.mp3 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:21:17 GMT Jon Dennis Renew: Gospel Change from the Inside Out submission_to_authority,revolution,law 39:30 If you want your mind and life to be renewed by the gospel, they must be re-shaped by love. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/let-love-be-genuine http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100207dtjdromans129-21.mp3 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:19:48 GMT Jon Dennis Renew: Gospel Change from the Inside Out love,gospel,romans,community,vengeance 39:03 Paul teaches the urban church what it takes to stay together and on mission in a diverse, cosmopolitan context. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/use-your-gifts http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100131dtjdromans123-8.mp3 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:47:09 GMT Jon Dennis Renew: Gospel Change from the Inside Out church,body,gifts,unity,diversity 37:49 http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/romans-1133-1222 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100124dtjkromans11-12.mp3 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:20:35 GMT Joseph Kim Renew: Gospel Change from the Inside Out 40:43 Paul appeals to the church he planted in Corinth to respond with generosity to the need of the church in Judea. He motivates them to generosity, establishing principles and showing the purpose. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-pattern-of-generosity http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100117dtjd2corinthians8.mp3 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:17:39 GMT Jon Dennis Generous Joy generosity,giving 41:27 We hear a lot of talk about money today. What is tithing? Should urban Christians in Chicago tithe? What kind of generosity does God expect from us? http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/tithing-and-the-windows-of-heaven http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100110nsjdmalachi36-12.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:49:41 GMT Jon Dennis Generous Joy tithing,generosity,joy,grace,malachi 42:49 We all have messed up priorities that need constant recalibrating or redemption. The disciple under the King's reign trusts in the King's priorities. What will you do this year that will outlast your life? http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-disciple-and-kingdom-priorities http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100103nswpmatthew619-34.mp3 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:29:03 GMT William Pareja Generous Joy sermon_on_the_mount,counter-cultural,matthew,priorities,money,discipleship,kingdom 51:18 Because of her disobedience to God, Israel will be judged, but she will receive salvation after a period of waiting. Now we, as God's people, wait for final salvation in the second coming of Jesus Christ. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/waiting-for-gods-salvation- http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/sermon091227dtschwartzmicah71-7.mp3 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:55:22 GMT Kevin Schwartz Stand Alone Messages micah,advent,wait 32:42 http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/beyond-the-manger-return http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/091220nsjkrev226-21.mp3 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:47:59 GMT Joseph Kim Looking Beyond the Manger 40:01 http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/looking-beyond-the-manger-death http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/091213ddjdmark1035-45.mp3 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:47:03 GMT Jon Dennis Looking Beyond the Manger 41:43 The nativity scene of the manager typically frames our vision of the first Christmas along with a sentimental picture of Mary. Mary's song ("The Magnificat"), however, provides a fuller picture of the kind of Advent she was planning for and why we should call her blessed. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/marys-song http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/091206nsjkluke139-56.mp3 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:49:13 GMT Joseph Kim Looking Beyond the Manger mary,magnificat,elizabeth,nativity 39:11 To more fully understand what God accomplished in Christ's first advent, we need to see Jesus' birth in light of the promises of the Christ, the Savior, and God-with-Us, and how Jesus fulfilled those promises. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/looking-beyond-the-manger-promise http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/091129dttbmatthew118-25.mp3 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:07:16 GMT Tom Barrett Looking Beyond the Manger promise,christ,savior 35:14 God arranges salvation history to maximize his glory. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/all-israel-will-be-saved http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/091122dtjdromans11.mp3 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:21:35 GMT Jon Dennis Great News for a Great City israel,jews,gospel,salvation,inscrutable_wisdom_of_god 57:56 God has one means of salvation. All who call upon the Lord will be saved. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/saved-by-faith http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/091115dtjdromans10.mp3 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:01:51 GMT Jon Dennis Great News for a Great City righteousness_of_god,faith,saved,gospel,religion 43:04 God is glorified in our dependence. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-paradox-of-god http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/091108nsjdromans9.mp3 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:51:22 GMT Jon Dennis Great News for a Great City gospel,romans,mercy,salvation,paradox,great_city,religion 42:54 The gospel transforms more than just our worldview and religious affiliation; in it God brings us out of death and brings us to our fullest life possible beyond our life circumstances. The Holy Spirit empowers us to a life liberated from the bondage of sin to live out God's unbreakable love for us in Jesus Christ http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/supernatural-life http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/091101dtjkromans8-9.mp3 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:22:00 GMT Joseph Kim Great News for a Great City sanctification,obedience,holy_spirit,death,life,god's_love 52:26 The righteousness of God is through faith. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/romans-321-511 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/sermon091025dtjdromans321-511.mp3 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:31:50 GMT Jon Dennis Great News for a Great City 43:50 Paul carefully demolishes the arguments of the righteous - the most religious (Jew) and the most philosophical (Greek) to show that none is righteous but God. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/who-is-righteous-how-religion-and-culture-distort-the-gospel http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/091018dtjdromans21-320.mp3 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:04:59 GMT Jon Dennis Great News for a Great City gospel,righteous,culture,jew,religion,city 45:03 Rather than a polemic against particular social/moral issues, nor a permission for absolute self-determination, the Gospel starkly demonstrates the depths to which our identity as the Image of God is corrupted and the salvation and transformation that is offered in Jesus Christ. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/the-exchange http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/091011nsjkromans118-32.mp3 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:00:17 GMT Joseph Kim Great News for a Great City idolatry,worship,wrath,image_of_god,sin,depravity 56:36 Missional. Mature. Movement. Ministry Training. Leadership. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/october-4-program http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/100409allchurchworshipprogram.mp3 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:07:14 GMT Jon Dennis One City. One Story. One Church for God's Glory. missional._mature._movement._ministry_training._leadership. 42:23 The confidence of a church that exists for God's glory is rooted in the name of Jesus. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/speaking-in-the-name-of-jesus http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/091004acjdacts527-42.mp3 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:01:56 GMT Jon Dennis One City. One Story. One Church for God's Glory. jesus_christ,salvation,name,city,chicago,jerusalem,vision 37:12 We are unashamed of the gospel when we realize it (alone) is God's power to save all who believe - the religious, highly educated and uncivilized. The gospel reveals the righteousness of God. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/unashamed-believing-in-the-gospel-dt http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/090927dtjdromans116-17.mp3 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:09:06 GMT Jon Dennis Great News for a Great City gospel,romans,salvation,righteousness 38:32 Paul comes writing to the Romans not showing his intellectual or Jewish credentials but simply the fact that his identity has been changed by the gospel of Jesus. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/changed-identity-god-changes-a-man-by-a-message-and-sends-on-mission http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/090913dtjdromans11-7.mp3 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:01:12 GMT Jon Dennis Great News for a Great City mission,gospel,romans,apostle_paul 44:07 The power of God's saving work is still at work in you whether your realize it or not. The Apostle Paul models a prayer of thanksgiving for the faith of a fledgling church. He praises God the Father for the unstoppable nature of salvation specifically for the new ethic, faithful example and passionate evangelists that the Gospel produces. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/gods-unstoppable-act-of-salvation http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/gods-unstoppable-act-of-salvation.mp3 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:08:29 GMT William Pareja The power of God's saving work is still at work in you whether your realize it or not. The Apostle Paul models a prayer of thanksgiving for the faith of a fledgling church. He praises God the Father for the unstoppable nature of salvation ... salvation,thessalonians,acts,example,faith,evangelism,joy 57:16 Paul, the most successful church planter ever, abandoned to a jail cell in Rome, writes to prepare Timothy for the difficult days ahead by: reminding Timothy of his spiritual heritage (1:3-5), his gifting (6-7), calling him to willingly suffer (1:8-18) to multiply his ministry in others (2:1-15), pursue holiness (2:16-26) all the while expecting great opposition (3:1-13) and ultimately to finish well like Paul (3:14-4:22) by standing on God’s inspired Word and fulfilling his ministry. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/7-life-end-lessons-from-a-jail-cell http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/7-life-end-lessons-from-a-jail-cell.mp3 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:57:57 GMT Guarding the Gospel: A Call to Endure difficulty_in_ministry,gospel,endurance 55:44 Do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord. http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/do-not-be-ashamed-of-the-testimony-of-our-lord http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/2-timothy-18-1962809barrett.mp3 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:24:40 GMT Tom Barrett Guarding the Gospel: A Call to Endure faith,fear,gospel 44:55 http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/2-timothy-21-7 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/090705dtpareja2timothy21-7.mp3 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:05:42 GMT William Pareja Guarding the Gospel: A Call to Endure 56:52 Praying 312 http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/continue-steadfastly-in-prayer http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/090524dtdenniscolossians42-4.mp3 Sun, 24 May 2009 19:24:32 GMT Jon Dennis Praying 312 prayer,praying_312,chicago_code,colossians 35:55 http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/psalm-110 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/090104dtparejapsalm110.mp3 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:33:37 GMT William Pareja 52:16 http://www.htcchicago.org/learn/sermons/james-46-12 http://www.htcchicago.org/mediafiles/james-46-12.mp3 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:21:50 GMT Stand Alone Messages sermon,downtown,jon_dennis,james_4