The Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago

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A sermon by Camille Cook Howe.
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In this episode we are focusing on hope in exile.
Today we specifically focus on the prophet Jeremiah and the boldness of promising those who are in exile that they will return home and the encouragement to continue living life to the fullest, even in a land and place they did not choose or want.  
Matt Helms invites us to reflect on how God’s grace pushes and challenges us to expand our hearts and minds — not dividing this world into “friends” and “enemies,” but seeking to broaden our definition of neighbor. 
That’s no small feat, and it won’t easily be done, but it is the base on which our collective hopes might begin to flourish — trying to build a world that cares for all people, one in which there is a future defined by hope over fear, and abundance over scarcity.  

The worship service recording includes both pre-service and post-service music.
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A sermon by Camille Cook Howe.
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On this Thanksgiving Day, we invite you to join Matt Helms for a time of centering, reflecting, and giving thanks as we stand on the cusp of an entirely new season in our church calendar known as Advent. 
As we continue along our Bible in 100 Passages journey, our scripture passages this time are perhaps discordant with the celebrations of Thanksgiving. However, one of the remarkable things about the prophets, even in the early days of the Exile, was that they refused to lose their faith in God’s future. 
The dichotomy between mourning and expectation, loss and new vision is a perfect way to enter into the season of Advent this upcoming Sunday, beginning a new liturgical year with an acknowledgement that our world is not yet the way we know God would have it be, and yet remaining ever hopeful for the day when God’s promises are known in full. 

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A sermon by Nancy Benson-Nicol.
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In this tenth week of our “Bible in 100 Passages” journey, we are exploring the prophets.
Today we specifically focus on the prophet Amos, who told the people that if they think they are following God’s will, they have failed. They have focused on the ritual of looking faithful rather than actually being faithful.  
Here, Matt Helms invites us to reflect on how the vision the prophets provide is compelling and hopeful — as it dares us to believe that a world of justice, a world where millions aren’t marginalized in poverty, might one day exist.  

The worship service recording includes both pre-service and post-service music.
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