180 Chicago Church

Featuring our Pastor of Ministry Development, Ajit Christopher.

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Fruit Flies just bug us. There are fruit flies in our spiritual lives that keep us from enjoying God's best and experiencing the freedom we have in Christ.

This week, we tackled the fruit fly of self-centeredness. Listen in!

One of the major disruptors to our spiritual life is lack of personal Scripture intake. Come and learn about the importance of reading the Bible for yourself and learn practical ways you can get more out of your time in God’s Word.

Fruit Flies just bug us. There are fruit flies in our spiritual lives that keep us from enjoying God's best and experiencing the freedom we have in Christ.

Listen in for Fruit Flies: Removing the Bugs of Life

Fruit Flies just bug us. There are fruit flies in our spiritual lives that keep us from enjoying God's best and experiencing the freedom we have in Christ.

This week, we'll be zooming in on a fruit fly called Performance. Join us this week for insight from God's word on how to abide in Christ and trust Him with the rest.

Fruit Flies: Removing the Bugs of Life

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God wants to make YOU an overcomer. Don't let fear, disappointment, or temptation hold you back.

This Sunday marks the final installment of our series Overcomer. 

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God wants to make YOU an overcomer. Don't let fear, disappointment, or temptation hold you back.

This Sunday, we're diving back into Joseph's story to find what God's Word says about overcoming pain.

God wants to make YOU an overcomer. Don't let fear, disappointment, or temptation hold you back.

Listen in, because we're diving back into Joseph's story to find what God's Word says about overcoming disappointment. 

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God wants to make YOU an overcomer. Don't let fear, disappointment, or temptation hold you back.

This Sunday, we're diving back into Joseph's story to find what God's Word says about overcoming disappointment.

Will you join us?

God wants to make YOU an overcomer. Don't let fear, disappointment, or temptation hold you back.

Listen in, because we're diving back into Joseph's story to find what God's Word says about overcoming temptation.

God wants to make YOU an overcomer. Don't let fear, disappointment, or temptation hold you back.

This Sunday, we dove head-first into Joseph's story to find what God's Word says about overcoming betrayal.

God wants to make YOU an overcomer. Don't let fear, disappointment, or temptation hold you back.

OVERCOMER kicked off this Sunday. Will you join us?

Jesus's sermon on the mount echoes throughout history. His words have reshaped lives, providing the perspective and power to build His kingdom.

Listen in for the final episode of ECHO — learn how to take Jesus's ever-powerful words and apply them today.

Jesus's sermon on the mount echoes throughout history. His words have reshaped lives, providing the perspective and power to build His kingdom.

Listen for a deep dive into the book of Matthew, learn how to take Jesus's ever-powerful words, and apply them today.

Jesus's sermon on the mount echoes throughout history. His words have reshaped lives, providing the perspective and power to build His kingdom.

Listen for a deep dive into Matthew 7 and learn how to take Jesus's ever-powerful words and apply them today.

Jesus's sermon on the mount echoes throughout history. His words have reshaped lives, providing the perspective and power to build His kingdom.

Listen for a deep dive into Matthew 7 and learn how to take Jesus's ever-powerful words and apply them today.

Jesus's sermon on the mount echoes throughout history. His words have reshaped lives, providing the perspective and power to build His kingdom.

Listen for a deep dive into Matthew 7 and learn how to take Jesus's ever-powerful words and apply them today.

Jesus's sermon on the mount echoes throughout history. His words have reshaped lives, providing the perspective and power to build His kingdom.

Listen for a deep dive into Matthew 6 and learn how to take Jesus's ever-powerful words and apply them today.

We've all heard it said, "you can't take it with you when you go."

Jesus, during his famous Sermon on the Mount, tells us to live our lives in a way that stores eternal treasure for us in heaven. He describes what a treasure-storing life looks like, and two thousand years later, his words still have big ramifications for believers today.

Listen in as we jump back into Matthew 6.

Jesus's sermon on the mount echoes throughout history. His words have reshaped lives, providing the perspective and power to build His kingdom.  Listen for a deep dive into Matthew 6 and learn how to take Jesus's ever-powerful words and apply them today.

Because of the work of Jesus, anyone who believes in him is set for eternity — inheriting an unimaginable wealth of spiritual blessings. Jesus, in his famous sermon on the mount, teaches about the additional eternal rewards given to the exceptionally humble and obedient.

Listen in as we jump into Matthew 6.

Jesus's sermon on the mount echoes throughout history. His words have reshaped lives, providing the perspective and power to build His kingdom.

Listen in as we jump back into Matthew 5.

As believers in Christ, we have the privilege of letting go of revenge. We can't get even, but luckily, we serve a God who has ultimate authority over justice.

Listen in as we jump back into Jesus's famous sermon on the mount.

As believers in Christ, we're called to speak the truth in love. In every circumstance, we seek to follow Christ's example — the words we say and the commitments we make matter.

Listen as we jump back into Jesus's famous sermon on the mount.

During his famous sermon on the mount, Jesus taught about marriage, speaking about God's vision and intention in it. In doing so, he outlined a philosophy on how we should view marriage. In light of today's rising divorce rates, his sermon is as relevant today as it was when he originally preached it.

Listen in as we jump back into Matthew 5.

Jesus had a lot to say in his sermon on the mount. The words he spoke would encourage and instruct his followers for centuries to come.

Jesus described the danger of temptation and the extreme measures we must take to fight it. This Sunday, we're back in Matthew 5 — Jesus's famous sermon on the mount. Listen in to hear how desire can destroy us and what we can do about it.

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Jesus had a lot to say in his sermon on the mount. The words he spoke would encourage and instruct his followers for centuries to come.

Jesus warned his followers about the power of their words -- that our words have the power to build people up or tear them down, and that the words we choose reveal what's in our hearts.

This Sunday, we dove back into Matthew 5 to hear Jesus' sermon on speech and how it applies to us today.

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Jesus's sermon on the mount echoes throughout history. His words have reshaped lives, providing the perspective and power to build His kingdom.

We can't build His kingdom in our own strength. Listen in as we look at how to lean into Christ's power.

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Jesus's sermon on the mount echoes throughout history. His words have reshaped lives, providing the perspective and power to build His kingdom.

Anyone who believes in Him and puts His words into practice, has a new direction, a new purpose. Listen in as we explore what it means to live the life we've been gifted in Christ.

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Jesus's sermon on the mount echoes throughout history. His words have reshaped lives, providing the perspective and power to build His kingdom.

Listen for a deep dive into Matthew 5, and learn how to take Jesus's ever-powerful words and apply them today.

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There are times when the world seems weighed down by evil and suffering. But luckily, in Christ, we have hope. The book of Daniel is full of prophetic literature; giving us a sneak peek at God's plans to eradicate evil once and for all.

Listen in as we dive into the final chapters of Daniel.

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You may have heard about it, sung about it, or someone tried to tell you a story about it, but resurrection power must be experienced to fully understand it.

Never underestimate the resurrection power of Jesus. Those habits, hurts, and hang-ups that live in the shadows of our lives are redeemable and beatable when surrendered to the Savior of the world.

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Come join us as we unpack what it is undoubtably one of the most panoramic of texts in the entire Bible! Daniel 9 lays out God’s prophetic calendar in a masterful way that points us to Jesus, but it also contains some pointers on how we can live out our faith with hope in the midst of dark times.

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There are times when the world seems weighed down by evil and suffering. But luckily, in Christ, we have hope. The book of Daniel is full of prophetic literature; giving us a sneak peek at God's plans to eradicate evil once and for all.

Listen in as we explore eighth chapter of Daniel.

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Have you ever wondered how the end goes down? How are we to prepare for what God has in store? The second half of Daniel is packed full of prophetic literature which gives us a sneak peek at God's plans.

Listen in as we dive into the 7th chapter of Daniel.

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Do you ever feel like you’re up against something that seems impossible?

You're not alone. This week, we're exploring the sixth chapter of Daniel — the story of how Daniel was thrown into an impossibly difficult situation, and how the Lord supernaturally intervened.

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Do you ever feel like you’re up against something that seems impossible?

God's word is chocked full of stories of people who faced extreme adversity, and Daniel's story nears the top of the list. This Sunday, we're diving into the fifth chapter of the book of Daniel. Listen in for the fifth week of our series, UNSHAKEN.

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Do you ever feel like you’re up against something that seems impossible?

God's word is chocked full of stories of people who faced extreme adversity, and Daniel's story nears the top of the list. This Sunday, we're diving into the fourth chapter of the book of Daniel to see how God intervenes in lives and turns them around for His glory.

Listen in for the fourth week of our series, UNSHAKEN.

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Do you ever feel like you’re up against something that seems impossible?

God's word is chocked full of stories of people who faced extreme adversity, and Daniel's story nears the top of the list. This Sunday, we're diving into the third chapter of the book of Daniel to see how to walk through the fire of persecution.

Listen in for the third week of our series, UNSHAKEN.

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Do you ever feel like you’re up against something that seems impossible?

God's word is chocked full of stories of people who faced extreme adversity, and Daniel's story nears the top of the list. This Sunday, we're diving into the second chapter of the book of Daniel to see what it means to speak the truth to the glory of God.

Listen in for the second week of our series, UNSHAKEN.

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Do you ever feel like you’re up against something that seems impossible?

God's word is chocked full of stories of people who faced extreme adversity, and Daniel's story nears the top of the list. This Sunday, we're starting a journey through the entire book of Daniel — gleaning from the scriptures how to stand tall during the toughest of trials.

Listen in for the first week of our new series, UNSHAKEN.

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Discipleship is a popular word in the church, but what is it? Some say it's about practicing certain behaviors, others that it's being part of a community, and others say it's about having the correct beliefs. So what is discipleship, and how do we know if we're doing it?

Listen in for part 4 in the series, How Do You Know?

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Discipleship is a popular word in the church, but what is it? Some say it's about practicing certain behaviors, others that it's being part of a community, and others say it's about having the correct beliefs. So what is discipleship, and how do we know if we're doing it?

Listen in for part 3 in the series, How Do You Know?

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Discipleship is a popular word in the church, but what is it? Some say it's about practicing certain behaviors, others that it's being part of a community, and others say it's about having the correct beliefs. So what is discipleship, and how do we know if we're doing it?

Listen in for part 2 in the series, How Do You Know?

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Discipleship is a popular word in the church, but what is it? Some say it's about practicing certain behaviors, others that it's being part of a community, and others say it's about having the correct beliefs. So what is discipleship, and how do we know if we're doing it?

Listen in as we dive into a new message series. Pastor Karl will be taking us to four central passages of scripture that provide us with defining characteristics of discipleship.

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Who has had the biggest influence on who you are today? Listen in as we look at the major influencers of a first wave disciple and think through the impact we can have on others.

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With so many things vying for our attention, the pressure's on to put our stake in the ground and choose to follow God. Listen in as we unpack what it means to live in the world but not of it.

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As 2021 comes to a close, we're looking forward to what the Lord has in store! Listen in as we look at Mary's story and what it has to say about finding the Lord's favor.

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Merry Christmas from the 180 family! This Sunday, we celebrated the birth of Christ with worship, food, and fellowship. Listen in and join us!

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In today's day and age, so many things are constantly at war for our attention, making it harder than ever to be good stewards of our time. Listen in for a deep dive into what God's Word has to say about redeeming time.

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As believers, the single most important factor in our decision-making is the will of God. Listen in as we explore what God's Word says about focusing effort, and how to apply that to our lives.

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Walking with Christ is a risky endeavor. Luckily, we have the Spirit to guide us as we go. Listen in as we open the Word to see what it says about taking risks.

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Last weekend was Global Sunday! The 180 family came prepared to sing worship songs in different languages, dressed in a way that represents their ethnic backgrounds, and challenged their tastebuds with a potluck of various ethnic foods.

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We're not meant to walk alone. Choosing allies is a crucial tenet of our spiritual and emotional health. How do we choose good allies? Listen in to last Sunday's message as we open scripture to answer this very question.

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The Holy Spirit has equipped us with everything we need to kill the sin that's eating our lunch. Pastor Karl returns to guide us through what the Word has to say about this topic. Join us for the sixth session of Come Alive!

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Last Sunday we heard from Pastor Ajit Christopher on 2 Kings 18-19. Let's dive into how to persevere when facing hardship!

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Last Sunday, we had the privilege of hearing from our friend Dr. Lina Abujamra on Mark 5:21-23, a passage about perseverance and hope.

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Aligning our thinking with truth is a crucial step in our walk with God. Last Sunday, we took a deep dive into this very topic. Join us for the fifth session of Come Alive!

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The most important decision we can make in our lives is the decision to join God. But what does that mean? What does "joining God" entail? Listen in for a biblical deep-dive into this very topic.

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As humans living in a sinful world, we're bound to experience trials in life. In Christ, God provides the recovery we need through community and vulnerability. Listen in to learn more!

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Last week, we kicked off an exciting new series called COME ALIVE! Listen in for a continuation of what it means to be "in Christ."

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This Sunday, we kicked off an exciting new series called COME ALIVE! Listen in for a deep dive into what it means to be "in Christ."

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This Sunday, we had the blessing of hearing from Leslie Haskin, a survivor of the September 11th attacks, on the Lord's faithfulness to her through one of the most horrific events in our nation's history. Listen now for her inspiring story.

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This Sunday, we heard from Dr. Jim Coakley about the biblical case for baptism, along with a handful of powerful testimonies from members of the 180 family.

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This Sunday, Pastor Duncan joins us in person for a message about how to handle pain prayerfully.

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This Sunday, Karl shares what it means to partner with God by praying for the harvest and His workers.

Message Notes & Discussion Questions

1. What are some of the things we measure in the church that don't matter the most?

2. Why does it feel so good that Jesus was filled with compassion for and hurt for people?

3. What do we need the most: see the potential, have the workers, or be sent by God?

4. Pray now...

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In the 7th installment of Moving Mountains, Karl explores what it is to "pray hungry," and how doing so affects how God hears those prayers.

Message Notes & Discussion Questions

1. Have you ever felt like your prayers went nowhere?

2. Do you understand why God would want us hungry for people's freedom and their needs to be met.

3. Why is it important to align our hearts with God for him to hear our prayers?

4. What is God calling you to do with regard to this message?

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What does it mean when the Bible says to "pray in the Spirit?" How can we leverage this ability to make a difference?

1. How would praying in the Spirit most change your life?

2. When did you surrender control of your life to God?

3. How can we keep getting filled with the Spirit?

4. Where do you need to make room for the Spirit to speak?

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1. How has Satan worked to take you down? Where does he hit you?

2. What piece of armor do you most neglect?

3. How will you best remember to "pray in the Spirit?"

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This week, Pastor Karl speaks on how to have revolutionary prayers that make a difference.

1. Have you ever been part of an Acts 5 church?

2. Do you want to be part of an Act 5 church? Do you have any fears?

3. Is God calling you to be bolder in his strength?

4. Will you pray for God to bring revival to 180?

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In today's message, Pastor Karl Clauson dives into a heavy topic - the horrid injustice in today's world. What does God think of injustice? How can we pray against injustice?

1. How have you been treated unjustly?

2. Which of the first three ways are you most inclined to respond to injustice?

3. Which of the six ways to pray most touch your soul? What is the story behind that?

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In the second entry in our series on prayer, Pastor Karl dives into how to pray for wisdom in tough times.

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Welcome to the first episode of 180 Chicago Church's podcast! This week, we kick off our new series on prayer called Moving Mountains.

Message Notes & Discussion Questions

1. Did this Psalm give you motivation for God's direction?

2. Did you hear God speak to you? (Be sure to make a note of this)

2. Do you feel comfortable sharing what God revealed to you in this prayer?

3. What changes need to be made to go God's way?

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