Godbox
(Illinois Tech's Carr Chapel)
The first words of the first chapter of the Bible open with a powerful, foundational truth: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. This shows that God exists and he is eternal. We learn that God is Spirit, and through his creation we can witness his infinite power and wisdom, and be encouraged and inspired by his infinite goodness and holiness.
A Gentile woman responds to Jesus' apparent rejection, owning up to being a dog and asking Jesus for just a crumb of His grace. Jesus did not reject nor insult her, but taught her who He was. When she realized it, He granted her request, and lifted her up from under the table to at the table as a child of God.
We have all been sick, injured, in emotional distress, weary, depressed and what we really need is healing. In this passage, we find Jesus healing a lot of different people a lot of different ways. He heals from near; he heals from far; he heals a few; and he heals many. Jesus heals because he goes to the root of the malady.
When we sinned and abandoned God, he could have easily gotten rid of us and started over. After all he is the creator right? But he didn’t he restores our failures. We can take solace in the fact that God wants to restore us.But what does restoration look like? Through this passage we get a glimplse.
Before Nehemiah started the work of rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem, he prayed earnestly to God. Through his prayer we can learn about exalting God, confessing our sins, and, and praying according to his word to enrich our own prayers as we seek to rebuild the ministry in 2022.
1 Chronicles 25:1-31
Key Verse: 25:8
In 2009, I lost my job because of the economy. It was one of the worst days of my life, but two years later God made it one of the best of my life.
On August 24, we will be starting a new sermon series called Bible 101, which will go over the basics of faith.
It’s time to kick off a new academic year at Illinois Tech, and the IIT Bible Club would like to reach out to the students and welcome them to the campus.
Knowing his time was near, Jesus showed his disciples the full extent of his love. Join us this Easter as we reflect on how Jesus in love gave his life for us, and how his death and resurrection inspire us to love one another.
Since 2007, we have been serving Illinois Tech and the surrounding community with the word of God through Bible study and worship service. We are a church composed of alum and current students, who wish to see the love and grace of Jesus shared with others.