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  • Be the Bridge: What is a Bridge Building Church?

    Be the Bridge: What is a Bridge Building Church?
    Mar 2 2026
    For the past two years, we’ve declared: We are a Bridge Building Church. But what does that actually mean? In this opening message of our Bridge Building series, Jeanne unpacks why racial reconciliation is not optional for followers of Jesus — it’s central to the gospel itself. Bridge building isn’t a side conversation. It’s not a political issue. It’s not a bonus calling for a few. It’s part of what it means to follow Christ. This message sets the tone for the series and invites us to see bridge building not as an initiative, but as an identity. If we’re going to be people shaped by Jesus, we must also be people committed to reconciliation. 📍 Soul City Church | Chicago #BridgeBuilding #RacialReconciliation #SoulCityChurch
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    35 min
  • Coming Clean

    Coming Clean
    Feb 23 2026
    What do you do when you’ve done what you shouldn’t have done? In this message, Pastor Jon walks through 1 John 1 and reveals a simple but powerful truth: when we try to manage our sin, we damage our soul — but when we come clean, God comes close. Confession isn’t about shame. It’s about freedom. If you’ve been carrying guilt, regret, or hiding from God, this message is for you. If you will confess, God will forgive. 📖 1 John 1
📍 Soul City Church | Chicago
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    31 min
  • A Sufferer's Guide to God: Trust

    A Sufferer's Guide to God: Trust
    Feb 16 2026
    Why does God allow suffering? It’s one of the hardest questions of faith. And in Job 38–42, God finally responds. But Job doesn’t get an explanation. He gets an encounter. In Week 3 of A Sufferer’s Guide to God, Pastor Jon explores what we do when there are no answers — and how God meets us not with reasons, but with presence. If you’re walking through grief, loss, confusion, or pain that doesn’t make sense, this message is for you. God doesn’t always give a reason for suffering. But God never lets suffering go unanswered. 📖 Job 38–42 📍 Soul City Church | Chicago
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    26 min
  • A Sufferer's Guide to God: Presence

    A Sufferer's Guide to God: Presence
    Feb 9 2026
    When someone you love is hurting, the pressure to say the “right thing” can feel overwhelming. What if the best thing you can offer isn’t words at all? In this message, Jon Jorgenson walks through the story of Job and shows how well-meaning friends said many true things… that still caused deep harm. And how the most powerful help they gave happened before they ever opened their mouths. If you’ve ever thought, “I want to help, but I don’t know how,” this message will change how you show up for people in pain. Because grief doesn’t need answers. It needs presence. 📍 Soul City Church — Chicago 🔔 Subscribe for more messages on faith, suffering, and real life
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    31 min
  • A Sufferer's Guide to God: Lament

    A Sufferer's Guide to God: Lament
    Feb 2 2026
    Where were you when the world broke? That moment you got the call. The text. The diagnosis. The news that changed everything. In this teaching, Jon walks through Job 1 and introduces a powerful, often forgotten biblical practice called lament — crying out in grief while still holding on to God. Because the promise of faith was never that we would avoid suffering, but that we would have help walking through it. If you’ve ever felt the tension between being honest about your pain and trying to stay faithful, this episode offers language for both. You can be heartbroken and hopeful at the same time. Scripture: Job 1:20–22
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    28 min
  • Tap In: Praying Beyond Words

    Tap In: Praying Beyond Words
    Jan 26 2026
    Prayer is not confined to the moments when we bow our heads or find the right words. What we say in prayer matters, but some of our most powerful prayers are spoken through how we love, forgive, give, serve, and show up in the world. This week, we will learn what it means to embody and live out prayers that go beyond words.
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    32 min
  • Tap In: Praying for Others

    Tap In: Praying for Others
    Jan 19 2026
    Praying for others is about more than merely saying words. It is participation in the in-breaking Kingdom of God. When we slow down long enough to see the people around us, to notice their need, their pain, or their longing, we step into the same Kingdom reality Jesus announced and demonstrated. This week we explore a Biblical vision of why praying for others' matters and what the broader implications of our prayers are. Taught by Pastor Brandon Henderson.
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    32 min
  • Tap In: Praying On My Own

    Tap In: Praying On My Own
    Jan 12 2026
    Much of our fear and resistance to prayer is rooted in the stories we tell ourselves about prayer. That it has to be a certain way. That it has to last a certain number of minutes. That it should be answered immediately. And rather than showing up…we give up and miss the gift of prayer. This message shows us not only the value of private/personal prayer…but a simple way to pray simply throughout our day until it becomes a practice that serves us for life. Message taught by Pastor Jarrett Stevens.
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    32 min