Shows
South Bend City Church5.20 [CONVERSATION] An SBCC Transition...Mariah Keener and Jason Miller - We're dropping a special episode of the SBCC podcast to share some news about an upcoming change for our community. We also wanted to make sure the news is paired with the heart and story that's at work behind the change.
2025-05-2035 minSouth Bend City Church9.22 [TEACHING] A New Vision for SBCC (wk 2)Jason Miller - As SBCC grows and evolves, we want our strategies and structures for church life to grow and evolve, too. This is the second half of our new vision for our life together.
What’s Happening
Join us for the SBCC Picnic at Leeper Park on September 29 from 11a-1p. For more information, or to give towards the cost of lunch, head to our website. After the picnic, head over to the NNN for the Art’s Cafe!
RSVP to one of our next New to SBCC Tables happening via Zoom on October 7 at 8:30p ET o...2024-09-231h 00South Bend City Church9.15 [TEACHING] A New Vision for SBCC (wk 1)Jason Miller - As SBCC grows and evolves, we want our strategies and structures for church life to grow and evolve, too. This week and next, we’re sharing a fresh vision for our life together.
What’s Happening
Join us for the SBCC Picnic at Leeper Park on September 29 from 11a-1p. For more information, or to give towards the cost of lunch, head to our website. After the picnic, head over to the NNN for the Art's Cafe!
RSVP to one of our next New to SBCC Tables happening via Zoom on Octobe...2024-09-1657 minSouth Bend City Church1.22 [TEACHING] Blessed are Those Who MournJason Miller - We're taking a quick break from our money series. The SBCC family has lost a couple of beloved members through death this week, and so many of us have lost something or someone we cherished over the last few years. Beyond the personal stories of loss, we keep waking up to news like the headlines describing a mass shooting in Monterey Park, CA on Sunday. This weekend, we talked about loss, grief, and hope.
CONTENT WARNING: This teaching includes mention of suicide. If you or someone you know are at risk of self-harm, please...2023-01-2348 minSouth Bend City Church10.30 [FAMILY DEDICATION]In this Sunday’s gatherings, families of all kinds came forward to dedicate themselves in the sacred work of raising kids, and we as a church affirmed them and committed ourselves to walking with them. We culminated our time with the Eucharist, so if you’d like to join us in that practice, feel free to grab crackers and juice of some kind.
Tribune Project Update Recap - 1:59
Family Dedication - 13:25
Eucharist - 36:03
Ways to Connect
Register for New to SBCC Digital Table - https://forms.gle/kLj2PhovUuxMs3d87
If yo...2022-10-3142 minSouth Bend City Church10.9 [PRACTICE] A Liturgy of Joy, Gratitude, and HopeThis weekend we spent time in practices to point us towards gratitude and hope. Between singing songs, reading from the Lectionary, and listening to each other during an open floor, we celebrated with thankful hearts and hoped for future moments of gratitude.
Find the full transcript HERE
Register for the New to SBCC Online Table HERE
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
2022-10-1316 minSouth Bend City Church10.9 [TEACHING] Old Creed, New World (wk 5) - ...God’s only sonJason Miller - We're still exploring the particularity of the creed, discovering the personal and political implications of Jesus as son of God. If you want to jump straight to the teaching, scrub over to 11:06.
Register for New to SBCC Digital Table, sign your family up for one of our in-person Family Dedication gatherings, and/or check out Student Tables. If you're interested in the Quarterly Financial Update, head over to our website and scroll down to the "What's Happening" section!
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love...2022-10-1055 minSouth Bend City Church10.2 [PRACTICE] Breath PrayerThis weekend we spent some time grounding ourselves in the present moment by engaging in a practice called breath prayer and by listening to a song that speaks to presence, rest, and peace. Full transcript can be be found HERE
Register for New to SBCC Digital Table
Sign your family up for one of our Family Dedication Gatherings.
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@sout...2022-10-0610 minSouth Bend City Church9.11 [REFLECTION] A Liturgy of Creed, Love, and FaithfulnessThis week in our gatherings we introduced a new song that is based on the Apostle's Creed and we entered into a practice called Prayers of the People. We felt it important to pray for the Church at large, individual needs, and remembrance on a day such as September 11th, as well as center ourselves on the faithfulness and love of God through all seasons of life.
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what...2022-09-1514 minSouth Bend City Church9.11 [TEACHING] Old Creed, New World (wk 2) - ”...in God the Father...”Jason Miller - Of all the things a creed could say about God, the first thing the Apostles' Creed says is that God is Father. What does that do in a world with such complicated experiences around gender, patriarchy, parenthood, and faith?
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just...2022-09-1243 minSouth Bend City Church9.4 [TEACHING] Old Creed, New World (wk 1) - ”We believe...”Jason Miller - At a time when belief is more complicated than ever, what purpose does a creed serve? We're starting a new series on the Apostles' Creed, and before we get into the story it tells, we're asking some questions about what it does.
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: south...2022-09-0546 minSouth Bend City Church8.28 [TEACHING] The Paradoxes We EmbraceJason Miller - Some tensions aren’t meant to be resolved, and Christian theology has other language for that kind of thing. Today we consider the role of paradox in life and faith.
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast” option from the drop-down menu to let us k...2022-08-2939 minSouth Bend City Church8.21 [UPDATE] Budget Cuts and Staff ReductionsJason Miller - In this week’s gatherings, we processed some difficult decisions regarding SBCC’s general fund and staff.
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast” option from the drop-down menu to let us know how you’re participating in the life of SBCC. South Bend City...2022-08-2223 minSouth Bend City Church8.21 [TEACHING] The Tensions We HoldJason Miller - In this week’s gatherings, we processed some difficult decisions regarding SBCC’s general fund and staff. This episode has the full teaching, which includes some thoughts about the tensions that shape our church life before explaining those decisions.
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just selec...2022-08-2239 minSouth Bend City Church8.14 [REFLECTION] Centering on Joy LiturgyThis weekend we asked for an influx of joy into our lives. Whether we are greatly celebrating or greatly hurting, we centered ourselves on a hope for a better tomorrow through a few songs and a practice called “Prayers of the People”.
Transcript can be found HERE
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by g...2022-08-1814 minSouth Bend City Church8.14 [TEACHING + OPEN FLOOR] None of What You Thought and Everything You NeedJason Miller - Our lead pastor returned from sabbatical this week, and after an extended open floor reflecting on the last few months of our life together as a church, he shared some of the unexpected lessons he learned while he was away.
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give...2022-08-1551 minSouth Bend City Church7.31 [PRACTICE + REFLECTION] Community and Communion GatheringThere was not a new sermon this weekend at South Bend City Church, but we instead took some time to reflect, meditate, and engage in a gathering designed to lead us to the table. We had the opportunity to have kids in our gatherings and for them lead us in different ways. Over 50 kids created art based on our four mantras and those pieces were displayed during a liturgy centered on those binding values that we hold. We also heard two spoken word pieces created by elementary aged students and had the opportunity to respond to the same prompts...2022-08-0152 minSouth Bend City Church7.24 [TEACHING] Surprises in the Text (wk 3): What’s With Babel?What is really going on in the story that seemingly signals the beginning of differing languages and the migration of civilization? In Genesis 11, we hear about the tower of babel and are left with the question: what is this about? Is it simply a story told out of order or is there a deeper lesson to be learned?
Sean Palmer explores these questions and more as he joins us via video from Houston, Texas. He is the teaching pastor at Ecclesia Houston and is the author of Unarmed Empire. He's also a contributing writer to The Voice...2022-07-2547 minSouth Bend City Church7.17 [PRACTICE] Surprises in the Text (wk 2 part 2): Seeing LiturgyAfter the teaching, in which we talked about Mark 8 and stages of faith, we engaged in a practice that contained prayer, reflection, and song to help us open ourselves to movement and growth in our own faith journeys. To hear Mike Goldsworthy's full teaching that led up to this practice, check out the last episode of this podcast.
You can follow along with Mariah, our Director of Art and Worship, and Amina, a SBCC community member, as they guide us through this progression with this transcript.
If you’re a part of the growing digital SB...2022-07-1817 minSouth Bend City Church7.17 [TEACHING] Surprises in the Text (wk 2 part 1): Seeing, but Not ClearlySometimes in our faith journey we need to see, but not clearly before our eyes can be opened to see clearly and in focus. Like the blind man who experiences a two part healing in Mark 8, our faith often progresses through stages that grow and expand. And the places where we have grown from were often necessary pieces to help bring us to where we are today. Part 2 of this gathering is a practice that helped us open ourselves up to this movement in our own faith journeys and it can be found as a separate episode.
Today’s...2022-07-1832 minSouth Bend City Church7.10 [REFLECTION] Faithfulness LiturgyTo start our gatherings this weekend, we centered ourselves on the faithfulness of God. While we recognize that there's a wide variety of experiences and feelings that come up when the "faithfulness of God" is mentioned, we hope to see goodness and faithfulness manifest in our lives and in the life of our community.
Find the full transcript HERE
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@south...2022-07-1409 minSouth Bend City Church7.10 [TEACHING] Surprises In the Text (wk. 1): Receiving The Gift of LimitsMike Goldsworthy - Perhaps the American success ethos that drives us to do more, achieve more and work harder as we defy our limits is actually not the best way to live. And perhaps there is a gift and a unique grace that we receive in the recognition, embrace and acceptance of our limits. We look at this through the lens of Hebrews 2:14-15, Matthew 5:3, and some thoughts from Richard Beck in his book Slavery of Death.
Today's teaching comes from Mike Goldsworthy, long time friend of SBCC. Mike is a speaker, resourcer, and guide with a...2022-07-1138 minSouth Bend City Church6.26 [REFLECTION] Everyone An Icon Series LiturgyIn last week’s gatherings, we engaged in some practices to help us reflect on what we’ve discussed over the last four weeks. We continued to look at what it means for us to see everyone as an icon specifically in the areas discussed by our teachers this month. We reflected on the series by using the Scriptures we explored each week, followed by some questions, and a prayer.
Full transcript can be found HERE
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a not...2022-07-0820 minSouth Bend City Church7.3 [UPDATE] Sabbath WeekToday at SBCC we did not meet in person, but, instead, took this Sunday as a Sabbath. This allows staff, volunteers, and our community as a whole to rest — in line with our Fields, not Factories mantra. We have compiled a list of “essential” sermons — teachings that heavily influence our life together as a community — and some liturgies for you to listen or process through, in case you were looking for resources to accompany your Sabbath.
Teachings
A Different Kind of Conversation About Church and Giving
A Sacred Conversation: Rooted Faith, Changing World
A Sacred Con...2022-07-0303 minSouth Bend City Church6.26 [TEACHING] Everyone An Icon (wk 4): Complexity and RedemptionRyan Yazel - We concluded our series on our "Everyone an Icon" Mantra by looking at the complexity and redemption built into the story of Egypt. (Matthew 2:1-14)
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast” option from the drop-down menu to let us know how you’re pa...2022-06-2742 minSouth Bend City Church6.19 [REFLECTION] Juneteenth LiturgyThis weekend we took some time in our gathering to recognize Juneteenth. While this day can carry tension for a variety of reasons for a variety of people, we joyfully celebrated this historic day of freedom through Scripture and song.
Transcript can be found HERE
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by givi...2022-06-2306 minSouth Bend City Church6.19 [TEACHING] Everyone An Icon (wk 3): What Happens When You Don’t See Yourself As an Icon?Dr. Angela Logan - This week in our 4-week series looking at our mantra. "Everyone An Icon," we reflect on the question "What happens when you don't see yourself as an icon?" For some of us, it's easier to see the icon-ness in others than it is to see the icon-ness in the face that greets us in the mirror every morning. Looking at the story of the Apostle Peter, we will reflect on the ways we can learn to see the goodness and Godness in ourselves.
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC co...2022-06-2037 minSouth Bend City Church6.12 [REFLECTION] The Image Within Us LiturgyIn this weekends gatherings, before jumping in to week 2 of our “Everyone an Icon” series, we spent some time centering ourselves of the image of God within us. Before we can see the “icon” in others we must first seek to see it within ourselves. Through several songs, a personal story, and Psalm 8 we sought to remind ourselves of who we are in light of the inherent dignity of being human.
Full Transcript can be found HERE
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a no...2022-06-1612 minSouth Bend City Church6.12 [CONVERSATION] Everyone an Icon: The Christian Tradition of Nonviolence (wk 2)Ryan Yazel and David Cramer - Last week we asked the question, "What difference does 'Everyone an Icon' make?" This week we learn through a practical interview about the Christian tradition of nonviolence through with David Cramer, the Pastor of Keller Park Church in South Bend and co-author of "A Field Guide to Christian Nonviolence: Key Thinkers, Activists, and Movements for the Gospel of Peace".
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you...2022-06-1345 minSouth Bend City Church6.5 [REFLECTION] Everyone an Icon LiturgyThis weekend we spent time reflecting on what it means to live out our Everyone an Icon mantra. Specifically, we think through what this looks like when it comes to those that are different than us or those who we could consider enemies. We do this through quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Loving Your Enemies" sermon, a few songs, and Prayers of the People written for our community.
Transcript can be found HERE
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a no...2022-06-0909 minSouth Bend City Church6.5 [TEACHING] Everyone an Icon: What Difference Does It Make? (wk 1)Ryan Yazel - This week we start a 4 week series looking at our mantra: Everyone an Icon. Today we start with the question, "What difference does it make?", especially as we face a world that presents true evil and oppression at times. We will look at the lives of Jesus followers that lived life in radical ways as a result of their Everyone an Icon convictions and we will dive into the foundations for those beliefs found in Genesis 1 and Matthew 5. Finally, we will reflect on the wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from his sermon "Loving your...2022-06-0640 minSouth Bend City Church5.29 [REFLECTION] How to Live as Neighbors LiturgyIn this week’s gatherings, we engaged in some practices to help us reflect on what we’ve discussed these last six weeks. We continued to look at what it means for us to live as neighbors by paying attention to those around us, leaning in when it’s hard, listening well, being present and hospitable, and by seeking empathy and connection. We reflected on these things by using the Scriptures we explored each week, followed by some questions and a prayer.
Transcript can be found: HERE
If you’re a part of the growing digital...2022-06-0212 minSouth Bend City Church5.29 [TEACHING] Start With Hello (wk 6)Shannan Martin and Beth Graybill - Week 6 of a 6-week series on How to Live As Neighbors. We close out this series by talking about how important it is to take action along with our thoughts and prayers. And we explore the idea of everyday activism against the backdrop of the story of the Hebrew midwives from Exodus 1:15-22.
This series is based on an upcoming book by author Shannan Martin titled, “START WITH HELLO: And Other Simple Ways to Live As Neighbors.”
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love t...2022-05-3138 minSouth Bend City Church5.22 [TEACHING + CONVERSATION] Start With Hello (wk 5)Beth Graybill and Kathy Burnette - Week 5 of a 6-week series on How to Live As Neighbors. In a season when we’re all wondering how to be human while living as neighbors, we talk about what it means to practice empathy and build connection by acknowledging the personhood of those around us. And we explore this idea against the backdrop of the story of Paul and his scribe, Tertius, from Romans 16:17-27.
Then we get to hear from a member of the South Bend community, Kathy Burnette, who owns Brain Lair Books. Kathy shared her mission of...2022-05-2343 minSouth Bend City Church5.15 [PRACTICE] Presence LiturgyIn a morning where we explored what it looks like to be present with others, we thought we should put presence into practice by grounding ourselves in the current moment. So we spent time during our liturgy being present with ourselves and with God through Scripture, song, and breath prayer.
You can find the transcript at HERE
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
2022-05-1916 minSouth Bend City Church5.15 [TEACHING] Start With Hello (wk 4)Shannan Martin - Week 4 of a 6-week series on How to Live As Neighbors. What if living like a good neighbor is a two way street? This weekend we talked about being present, sharing in the ordinary, and why those two things made food so important to Jesus. We explored these thoughts through the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus found in Luke 19:1-10 and we finished our time by sharing in the Eucharist together. If you'd like to participate in the Eucharist with us, have some kind of bread or crackers and wine or juice ready.
If...2022-05-1641 minSouth Bend City Church5.8 [PRACTICE] Community Art LiturgyIn a gathering focused on listening well, we took time in our liturgy to listen to members of our community. We are lucky enough to have some brilliant artists in our midst, ranging from art to music to poetry to spoken word and we got to bear witness to their gifts this weekend. Join us as we listen to the stories of El Matteson, Seth Creekmore, Pam Blair, and Amina Cavallo through their original pieces.
Take a look at the art pieces HERE
Find the lyrics and words HERE
If you’re a part of...2022-05-1318 minSouth Bend City Church5.8 [TEACHING + CONVERSATION] Start with Hello (wk 3)Shannan Martin and Judge Stephanie Steele - Week 3 of a 6-week series on How to Live As Neighbors. In a time, and world, that has become increasingly polarized and complicated, we talk about what it looks like to listen well. And we explore this idea against the backdrop of the story of Jesus and the Samaritan Woman from John 4:1-30.
Then we get to hear from a member of our own community, Judge Stephanie Steele, who recently made history by becoming the first Black Woman appointed to the St. Joseph County Superior Court. She ended our time b...2022-05-0937 minSouth Bend City Church5.1 [REFLECTION] Unity LiturgyThis past weekend in our gatherings, we spent time reflecting and singing though a reading and two songs. Before we did so, we thought it important to share why we do church the way we do church and how that influences our gathering planning. Join in as Mariah, our Director of Art and Worship, talks us through what it looks like to plan gatherings through our four mantras and leads us through a liturgy specifically crafted for this series on How to Live as Neighbors.
For a full transcript click HERE
For more information on...2022-05-0513 minSouth Bend City Church5.1.22 [TEACHING] Start With Hello (wk 2)Beth Graybill - Week 2 of a 6-week series on How to Live As Neighbors. We talk about how to lean in as neighbors even when it’s hard. And we explore this idea against the backdrop of the story of The Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37.
This series is based on an upcoming book by author Shannan Martin titled, "START WITH HELLO: And Other Simple Ways to Live As Neighbors."
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how yo...2022-05-0232 minSouth Bend City Church4.24 [TEACHING] Start With Hello (wk 1)Shannan Martin & Beth Graybill - This week we're starting a 6-week series on How to Live As Neighbors. We talk about how to pay attention to the people in our proximity, and ask ourselves: What does it mean to be a good neighbor? We'll explore these ideas within the context of Jeremiah 29:5-7 and John 20:11-18.
This series is based on an upcoming book by author Shannan Martin titled, "START WITH HELLO: And Other Simple Ways to Live As Neighbors.
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear fr...2022-04-2544 minSouth Bend City Church4.17 [TEACHING] Easter 2022Jason Miller - We are living in a time in which a lot of questions are being asked - questions centered around a seemingly broken world. Is this actually the way things are? Is evil the strongest, most powerful resource? Or does love truly win in the end? This Easter, we explore some of those questions and how they might actually be answered in the resurrection.
At the beginning of today’s podcast, you will also hear some updates on our life together as a community. From the Tribune Project to our lead pastor’s sabbatical, we cele...2022-04-1824 minSouth Bend City Church4.10 [REFLECTION] The Sermon on the Mount (wk 20) - Matthew 7In this week’s gatherings, we engaged in some practices to help us reflect on what we’ve discussed around Matthew 7. We continued to look at what it means for God to live God’s life through us through these texts that tackle judging, prayer, following the path, bearing fruit, and minding the gap.
Transcript can be found: HERE
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendc...2022-04-1413 minSouth Bend City Church4.3 [REFLECTION] A Time For RestDuring this weeks gatherings we spent some time singing together and reflecting together. We took some time before Jason’s teaching to be reminded of the importance of rest. Join us as we slow down through a prayer for rest and a song that speaks to the whisper you might find in the silence.
For a transcript click HERE
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com....2022-04-0709 minSouth Bend City Church3.20 [TEACHING] The Tribune ProjectJason Miller - This week we're taking a big step toward the purchase and renovation of our future home in the heart of downtown South Bend. You'll hear the heart behind the project, some honest talk about churches and giving, the plan for how we'll make it happen, and an invitation to be a part of it. To learn more about the project, head to southbendcitychurch.com, or head to YouTube to see the film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Q9l3oJyEM
Near the end of today’s episode, there’s time to share your...2022-03-211h 04South Bend City Church3.13 [TEACHING] The TableSean Palmer, teaching pastor at Ecclesia Church in Houston, TX, and author of Unarmed Empire, shared a challenge for us to come to the table in a worthy manner. How do people formed for individualism and independence experience communion?
If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast”...2022-03-1436 minSouth Bend City Church3.6 [TEACHING] The Sermon on the Mount (wk 17)Jason Miller - As we turn toward the last teachings in Jesus' sermon, he begins to give us warnings about the consequences of not following the path he lays out. How do we reconcile this with the earlier things Jesus said about the expansive, inclusive nature of God and God's kingdom?
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of S...2022-03-0743 minSouth Bend City Church2.27 [PRACTICE] A Prayer for Ukraine and a Prayer for GroundingThere's a lot going on in the world around us and in the world within us. In our gatherings this weekend, we spent time praying in two different forms: Prayers of the People and breath prayer.
Full transcript and resources HERE
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just s...2022-03-0311 minSouth Bend City Church2.27 [TEACHING] The Sermon on the Mount (wk 16) - Matthew 7:7-11Jason Miller - Jesus tells us to ask and expect good things in response. But a lot of us have done a lot of asking for good, important things, and it seems like the answer was "no." How do we interpret Matthew 7:7-11 without being naive?
At the beginning of today's podcast, you will hear Jason open the floor for response to moments of prayer in our gathering. These moments, a prayer for Ukraine and time for individual breath prayer, will be available on the podcast on Thursday.
If you're a part of the growing...2022-02-2836 minSouth Bend City Church2.20 [TEACHING] The Sermon on the Mount (wk 15) - Matthew 7:1-5Jason Miller - When Jesus tells us not to judge, does he mean we can't ever call out what's wrong? And what should we make of his strange image of someone with a plank in their eye?
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the "podcast" option from the...2022-02-2133 minSouth Bend City Church2.13 [PRACTICE] The Sermon on the Mount (wk 14) - Matthew 6In this week's gatherings, we engaged in some practices to help us reflect on what we've discussed around Matthew 6. We continued to look at what it means for God to live God's life through us through these texts that tackle giving, prayer, and worry.
Transcript can be found HERE
Song Credit: At the Table by Common Hymnal
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.2022-02-1429 minSouth Bend City Church2.6 [TEACHING + REFLECTION] The Sermon on the Mount (wk 13) - Matthew 6:25-34Jason Miller - When Jesus tells us not to worry, is this just a command that adds shame to our struggles with anxiety? Or does he give us wisdom for how we can become more aware of the care and competency of God?
Song: Jireh by Maverick City Music
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of S...2022-02-0635 minSouth Bend City Church1.30 [TEACHING] The Sermon on the Mount (wk 12) - Matthew 6:19-24Jason Miller - This week we look at a short collection of teachings on the things we treasure, the spiritual consequence of how we see, and a practice for people who want to lead their hearts into wise investments.
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the "podcast" option...2022-01-3137 minSouth Bend City Church1.23 [REFLECTION] The Lord’s Prayer LiturgyThis past weekend we spent our time together learning about, praying through, and meditating on the Lord’s Prayer as it’s found in Matthew 6. We hope that this liturgy serves as a tool that breathes new life into this well known prayer.
Full Transcript HERE
Resources:
The Lord’s Prayer - Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV)
The Disciple’s Prayer - https://enfleshed.com/liturgy/the-disciples-prayer/
Song Credits:
At the Table by Common Hymnal
Great Are You Lord by All Sons and Daughters
It Is Well by Horatio Spafford
Suff...2022-01-2716 minSouth Bend City Church1.23 [TEACHING] The Sermon on the Mount (wk 11) - Matthew 6:9-13Jason Miller - At the center of the sermon on the mount, we find the prayer Jesus taught his disciples to pray. How do we approach prayer as something other than a lever to pull to make things happen, or a duty to perform to earn divine approval?
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving...2022-01-2431 minSouth Bend City Church1.16 [TEACHING] The Sermon on the Mount and an Important Update (wk 10) - Matthew 6:5-8, 16-18)Jason Miller - Jesus continues his warnings against public displays of religiosity when he talks about prayer and fasting. What is his concern and what does it mean for those of us who no longer find ourselves in a world with religious expectations? This week's episode also includes an important update on our future church home.*
*The pictures referenced in this important update can be found HERE
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and...2022-01-1732 minSouth Bend City Church1.9 [REFLECTION] You Are Not Alone Liturgy - Isaiah 43:1-7In our gatherings this weekend, we took time before jumping back into the Sermon on the Mount to reflect on and respond to the last few weeks. Sometimes we can feel alone in whatever we're going through, whether it's the deep pain of life not being what we thought it would be or experiencing a season of great joy in the midst of everyone else's chaos. We hope that this liturgy serves as a reminder to everyone in our community that "you are not alone".
Full Transcript HERE
Song: I Am Not Alone by Kari...2022-01-1313 minSouth Bend City Church1.9 [TEACHING] The Sermon on the Mount (wk 9) - Matthew 6:1-4Jason Miller - Jesus tells us to give in secret, without "trumpeting" the gift or letting one hand know what the other is doing. Why does giving in secret matter? And what do we do with the apparent contradiction between this teaching and his instruction in chapter 5 to let people see our good deeds?
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the...2022-01-1033 minSouth Bend City Church12.19 [TEACHING] Advent (wk 4) - Hope and Being HumanJason Miller - When things are hard, like they are right now, we find all kinds of ways to try to escape. Some of those paths are more destructive than others, but they all take us further away from hope.
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the "podcast" o...2021-12-2129 minSouth Bend City Church12.12 [CONVERSATION] Advent (wk 3) - Christian Hope and the Beautiful ResistanceJason Miller and Daniel Bannoura - If Advent is a time to explore the meaning of hope in the face of dark realities, we should talk about injustice. Daniel Bannoura is a Palestinian Christian and a member of our SBCC family who shared with us about the experience of violence and injustice in his homeland and the ways he seeks hope.
Books Referenced: The Other Side of the Wall by Munther Isaac
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know h...2021-12-1352 minSouth Bend City Church12.5 [CONVERSATION] Advent (wk 2) - Christian Hope and Climate ChangeJason Miller and Jim Stump - If Advent is a time to explore the meaning of hope in the face of dark realities, we should talk about one of the most difficult things we're facing in this era: climate change. Jim Stump is the Vice President of Programs at Biologos, an organization that explores the intersection between science and Christian faith. He joined us for a conversation about science and faith, creation care and climate change, and hope in the face of daunting challenges. To learn more about Biologos, head to their website for a rich archive of resources...2021-12-0655 minSouth Bend City Church11.28 [TEACHING] Advent (wk 1)Jason Miller - What does real hope look like, and where does it come from?
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the "podcast" option from the drop-down menu to let us know how you're participating in the life of SBCC. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3...2021-11-3037 minSouth Bend City Church11.21 [TEACHING] Thanksgiving?Thanksgiving doesn't exactly show up on the church calendar, but it does have a place for us. This week we look at the pattern throughout scripture of God asking God's people to remember experiences of goodness with physical, tangible markers.
Referenced Texts:
Exodus 12-13
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You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving...2021-11-2328 minSouth Bend City Church11.14 [PRACTICE] The Sermon on the Mount (wk 8) - Matthew 5In this week's gatherings, we engaged in some practices to help us reflect on what we've discussed around Matthew 5 and God wanting to live God's life through us.
Read along with the transcript
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the "podcast" option from the drop-down menu...2021-11-1522 minSouth Bend City Church11.7 [TEACHING] The Sermon on the Mount (wk 7) - Matthew 5:38-48Jason Miller- When Jesus speaks to people in abusive situations and tells them to turn the other cheek, is he prescribing passive acceptance? Or is he teaching something more subversive?
If you're a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we'd love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the "podcast" option from the drop-down menu to let us know how...2021-11-0938 minSouth Bend City Church9.26 [VISION] SBCC and the Future Possibilities of Where We Call HomeJason Miller - This week we opened up an important conversation about the place SBCC calls home. We moved into Studebaker 112 in 2017 as renters, and while we have loved our home and flourished here, we've also begun evaluating the wisdom of renting versus owning. In this episode, you'll hear us talk about those questions and share a possibility that we've been exploring that would allow us to own a building. As you listen, you'll notice that we shared some visual resources during the gathering to help illustrate the possibilites we're considering. If you'd like access to a video version...2021-09-3045 minSouth Bend City Church8.9 [TEACHING] Sacred Questions: Where are you?Jason Miller - We're returning to one of our communal practices: letting ourselves be drawn out by the questions God asks in Scripture. This week we find ourselves in the story of Adam and Eve in Genesis 3. They're hiding in shame and fear, and the voice of love calls them out by asking, "Where are you?"
This teaching was recorded at Four Winds Field, where we're holding outdoor Sunday night gatherings instead of our regular gathering schedule at Studebaker 112, which has been suspended due to COVID-19. You'll hear an audio glitch for the first minute or so...2020-08-1120 minSouth Bend City Church7.12 [TEACHING] 1 Corinthians 13: Moving Forward Together (wk 1)Ryan Yazel - This week we turn our attention to 1 Corinthians 13 as we see there's more to a chapter often just reserved for weddings. Over the next 3 weeks we will track Paul's advice to the young church in Corinth as they figure out how to keep moving forward together. We begin by looking at verses 1-3 and some of the divisions that are creeping up in the Corinthian community.
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If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you foun...2020-07-1224 minSouth Bend City Church6.28 [TEACHING] Philippians (wk 5)Jason Miller - During COVID-19, we’re turning to the text of Philippians for a new teaching series meant to help us consider the possibility of God that meets us in this difficult time. This week's teaching considers the challenge to abandon perfection and embrace the pursuit, or as we often say it at SBCC, practices, not performances.
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If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.2020-06-2831 minSouth Bend City Church6.21 [TEACHING] Philippians (wk 4)Jason Miller - During COVID-19, we’re turning to the text of Philippians for a new teaching series meant to help us consider the possibility of God that meets us in this difficult time. This week's teaching wrestles with how faith can matter when the world is breaking.
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You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC b...2020-06-2132 minSouth Bend City Church6.14 [TEACHING] Philippians (wk 3)Jason Miller - During COVID-19, we’re turning to the text of Philippians for a new teaching series meant to help us consider the possibility of God that meets us in this difficult time. This week's teaching considers two different visions of unity and the example of Christ who gave up his privilege. If you'd like to watch, rather than just listen, you can view this teaching film here.
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If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us...2020-06-1426 minSouth Bend City Church5.31 [TEACHING] Philippians (wk 2)Jason Miller - During COVID-19, we’re turning to the text of Philippians for a new teaching series meant to help us consider the possibility of God that meets us in this difficult time. This week's teaching explores the real meaning of Gospel and Christ as realities that relativize the pursuits of the ego, and as mandates for the pursuit of justice in a world that is aching with the pain of racial oppression. If you'd like to watch, rather than just listen, you can view this teaching film here.
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If you’re a part of the g...2020-05-3129 minSouth Bend City Church5.24 [TEACHING] Philippians (Wk 1)Jason Miller - During COVID-19, we’re turning to the text of Philippians for a new teaching series meant to help us consider the possibility of God that meets us in this difficult time. This week, Jason introduces the letter and teaches Philippians 1:1-11. Beginning this week, you can also watch these teachings on Vimeo - find this week's here.
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If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com....2020-05-2429 minSouth Bend City Church5.17 [TEACHING] Jesus, His Friend Peter, and UsDr. Jessica Hughes - In the weeks after Easter, we're finding ourselves in stories of Jesus from the Gospels. This week we consider His interaction with Peter in John 21.
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If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast” option from the drop-down menu to let us know ho...2020-05-1635 minSouth Bend City Church5.10 [TEACHING] A Mother Named Mary (When God Uses Us Just Where We Are)Melissa Marley Bonnichsen - This Mother's Day, Melissa Marley Bonnichsen helps us consider the experience of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Melissa is the director of leadership formation at Notre Dame's Center for Social Concern and a member of the SBCC family.
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If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com...2020-05-1035 minSouth Bend City Church5.3 [TEACHING] Jesus and Our CircumstancesRyan Yazel with Michael Yoder - In the weeks after Easter, we're finding ourselves in stories of Jesus from the Gospels. This week we return to some of the Sermon on the Mount.
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If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast” option from the drop-down...2020-05-0337 minSouth Bend City Church4.26 [TEACHING] Jesus and Our FriendsJason Miller - In the weeks after Easter, we're finding ourselves in stories of Jesus from the Gospels. This week it's the story of a paralyzed man whose friends bring him to Jesus for healing, which is for all of us who find ourselves carrying burdens of empathy and compassion, and feeling some of the helplessness that comes with those burdens. Mark 2:1-12 and Matthew 9:8
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If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what...2020-04-2633 minSouth Bend City Church4.23 [OPEN FLOOR]While our gatherings are suspended due to COVID-19, we’re bringing one of our most cherished practices to the podcast: the open floor. This episode features responses to Beth Graybill's April 19 teaching about Jesus and our grief.
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You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “po...2020-04-2407 minSouth Bend City Church4.19 [TEACHING] Jesus and Our GriefBeth Graybill - In the weeks after Easter, we're finding ourselves in stories of Jesus from the Gospels. This week, Beth Graybill takes us into Luke 24. At the end of Beth's teaching, she asks these questions for our Open Floor:
How are you making meaning in the midst of your grief?
What practices, old or new, do you find comforting and healing in this season?
How has Jesus made himself real to you in the midst of your grief right now?
If you'd like to share with us, please call 574-387-2151 and s...2020-04-1936 minSouth Bend City Church4.12 [TEACHING] EasterThis Easter, we're celebrating resurrection in our homes, socially distant but together in spirit as our world faces COVID-19. We've released a special Easter 2020 film, shot in Studebaker 112, that you can view anytime here: https://vimeo.com/406564098. This podcast episode features the teaching from that film. He is risen!
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You can also support the ongoing work...2020-04-1219 minSouth Bend City Church4.9 [OPEN FLOOR]While our gatherings are suspended due to COVID-19, we’re bringing one of our most cherished practices to the podcast: the open floor. This is a special Holy Week episode, and we asked the members of South Bend City Church to be our preachers by talking to us about how they have known or experienced Love or Forgiveness in their lives.
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If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listeni...2020-04-0916 minSouth Bend City Church4.5 [TEACHING] Palm Sunday and PandemicJason Miller - On Palm Sunday, Jesus wept for the city that didn't know what makes for peace. And in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we're finding out that the world we've built is broken in more ways than we realized.
This week, we'll release another [OPEN FLOOR] episode on Thursday, but since it's Holy Week, it'll be a special Maundy Thursday Open Floor. We'd like you to be one of our Maundy Thursday preachers by calling 574-387-2151 and sharing one clear picture of forgiveness or love that you have seen in your life.
...2020-04-0529 minSouth Bend City Church4.2 [OPEN FLOOR]While our gatherings are suspended due to COVID-19, we’re bringing one of our most cherished practices to the podcast: the open floor. This episode features responses to our March 29 teaching on holiness, picking up the theme “set apart” and asking ourselves “for what purpose?” and “to what extent?” The prompts offered for response were:
Consider how you can create some beauty or goodness for the world in this unsettled time, let us know what you did and how it went.
Return to some practices this week: prayer, meditation, almsgiving, the examen, or another favorite. Let us know how...2020-04-0211 minSouth Bend City Church3.29 [TEACHING] The Sacred Fire - Holiness for Lent (wk 5)Ryan Yazel - Matthew 8, Matthew 5:13-16
As we continue our lenten series on holiness, we pick up the theme "set apart" and begin to ask ourselves "for what purpose?" and "to what extent?" The church has taken many approaches through the centuries, regarding how distant or engaged it has been with the world around it, with some approaches looking more like the example of Jesus than others.
At the end of this week's episode (and future episodes while our gatherings are suspended), you'll hear some questions for response. Call 574-387-2151 and leave a voicemail r...2020-03-2935 minSouth Bend City Church3.22 [TEACHING] The Sacred Fire - Holiness for Lent (wk 4)Jason Miller - In this unexpected moment of social distancing and quarantines, we're considering the power of holiness as a communal project. It's not just a private, personal thing. It's an "us" thing. In that spirit, we're also bringing one of our favorite features from our in-person gatherings to the podcast -- the open floor. At the end of this week's episode (and future episodes while our gatherings are suspended), you'll hear some questions for response. Call 574-387-2151 and leave a voicemail response. Then, on Thursday, Mar 26, we'll release an [OPEN FLOOR] episode featuring your responses.
H...2020-03-2228 minSouth Bend City Church3.15 [TEACHING] The Sacred Fire - Holiness for Lent (wk 3)Jason Miller - Our in person gatherings are suspended in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, but we're continuing our Lent teaching series on holiness. You might have heard the word holy defined as being "set apart", but that raises all sorts of questions. Set apart from what? For what? And what could it possibly mean when God is described as set apart, if God also fills everything everywhere?
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If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you f...2020-03-1535 minSouth Bend City Church3.1 [TEACHING] The Sacred Fire - Holiness for Lent (wk 2)Jason Miller - This week we explored holiness as being present to the presence of God. Ephesians 5, Matthew 25, Matthew 5, Galatians 3
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If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you found us and what keeps you listening at: info@southbendcitychurch.com.
You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast” option from the drop-down menu to let us know how you’re participating in the life of SBC...2020-03-0429 minSouth Bend City Church2.23 [TEACHING] The Sacred Fire - Holiness for Lent (wk 1)Jason Miller - During Lent this year, we'll be considering the problems and power of holiness. This pre-lent introduction raises some questions about the word "holy" and sets a trajectory for our journey through this season.
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You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast...2020-02-2740 minSouth Bend City Church2.19 [CONVERSATION] Philippians 2 and the Mystery of ChristJason Miller and Josh McManaway - Bonus episode! In the last week of our series on The Anatomy of Spiritual (R)Evolution, we looked briefly at the kenosis hymn in Philippians 2. In this conversation, Jason talks with SBCC community member and theologian Josh McManaway for a deeper dive into the meaning of the hymn.
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You...2020-02-2730 minSouth Bend City Church2.16 [TEACHING] The Anatomy of Spiritual (R)Evolution (wk 4)Jason Miller - In the conclusion of our series about spiritual growth, we considered the challenge of being a community for people in different places or stages of faith. It’s a conversation for our church, but also any marriage, family, or friendship where people are growing in their own ways. Philippians 2
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You can also s...2020-02-2136 minSouth Bend City Church2.9 [TEACHING] The Ministry of Ordinary PlacesShannan Martin - This week we heard from author Shannan Martin on the power of living close to the ground and close to our neighbors, following Jesus by loving the people and places in our ordinary, every day lives.
She closed our gatherings with this moving benediction:
May you go out into this cold day
warmed by the fire in your own bones.
May you come to see walking shoes, soup spoons,
mini vans, and wrinkled hands as worthy tools for the kingdom.
May you crave low places—the messy, the bo...2020-02-1241 minSouth Bend City Church2.2 [TEACHING] Let's Talk About PoliticsJason Miller - In the past few days, our community has faced some pressing questions about faith, politics, and the kind of church we want to be. Our lead pastor took a quick break from our current series - The Anatomy of Spiritual (R)Evolution - to address some of those questions this week.
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You can...2020-02-0342 minSouth Bend City Church1.26 [TEACHING] The Anatomy of Spiritual (R)Evolution (wk 3)Beth Graybill - In week three we look at our own narrative journeys through stages of faith, including the liminal spaces between each stage. Beth also gives an encouraging word to those parenting through the order, disorder, and re-order stages of our spiritual journeys.
Parenting Resources:
BOOKS:
The Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith by Janet O. Hagberg and Robert A. Guelich
Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning by James W. Fowler
Faith Shift: Finding Your Way Forward When Everything You Believe is Coming Apart by Kathy Escobar (parenting sec...2020-01-2950 minSouth Bend City Church1.19 [TEACHING] The Anatomy of Spiritual (R)Evolution (wk 2)Jason Miller - In week two, we looked at some of the stages and disruptions that often characterize the spiritual life.
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You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast” option from the drop-down menu to let us know how you’re participating in the life...2020-01-2257 minSouth Bend City Church1.12 [TEACHING] The Anatomy of Spiritual (R)Evolution (wk 1)Jason Miller - It’s a new year, and we’re talking about growth. How do we keep going when the things that brought us this far can’t take us further? (John 20, Hebrews 5, and Philippians 1)
We close by reflecting on our own spiritual journeys. Here are some of the questions from the guided meditation.
Movement 1: What are some beliefs or experiences that marked the start of your spiritual journey?
Who are some people that impacted your journey at the time?
What were some of the emotions, positive or negative?
Moveme...2020-01-1456 minSouth Bend City Church12.22 [TEACHING] Advent (wk 4)Jason Miller - In week 4 of Advent, we considered Isaiah 7, King Ahaz's problems, and Simeon's vision in Luke 2. We also introduced a new component of our global strategy - partnering with The Telos Group for peacemaking pilgrimages in 2020-2021.
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You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just selec...2020-01-1346 minSouth Bend City Church1.5 [CONVERSATION] Jason Miller + Dave ArmstrongA conversation between Jason Miller and our friend Dave Armstrong, pastor of Redeemer Central Church in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Dave closes our gatherings with this benediction, an adaptation of the Prayer of St. Patrick:
May Christ protect you today
Against anger, against jealousy,
Against fear, against timidity,
So that His justice may flow through you
and you may share in its reward.
Christ with you,
Christ before you,
Christ behind you;
Christ within you,
Christ beneath you,...2020-01-1336 minSouth Bend City Church12.15 [TEACHING] Advent (wk 3)]Jason Miller - In week 3 of Advent, we studied one of Isaiah’s texts of return, considered the sometimes inconclusive nature of the arrival of God, and wrestled with the temptations of politics and hope.
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You can also support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving at: southbendcitychurch.com/give. Just select the “podcast” option from the dr...2019-12-1736 minSouth Bend City Church12.8 [TEACHING] Advent (wk 2)Jason Miller - This Advent, we’re learning to wait and hope with the prophet Isaiah. The text this week promises the peaceable kingdom, where the most vulnerable are made safe, but not without a prophetic disruption.
In this recording you'll catch the end of Jesus, Oh What a Wonderful Child and a refrain of Come Thou Long Expected Jesus. Find them both songs our growing Advent Playlist.
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If you’re a part of the growing digital SBCC community, we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a note letting us know how you...2019-12-1142 minSouth Bend City Church12.1 [TEACHING] Advent (wk 1)Jason Miller - This Advent, we're learning to wait and hope with the prophet Isaiah, who calls us to a future where our instruments of violence and destruction are transformed into instruments of peace.
To close the gathering, Zach sings Your Peace Will Make Us One by Audrey Assad. Find it on our growing Advent Playlist.
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