The summer is officially here! And do you know what this means? Yes, BBQs. We love hanging out with our family and we know it can be hard to find time in the busy summer to connect, so that is why we are continuing the tradition of Real Church Summer
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We continue our Church Reading Plan and head into 1-2 Chronicles, and as we’ve done in the past, here’s a quick overview of the book to help you dive deeper into your daily reading. While reading through Chronicles you may think, “Hmm… well this seems familiar. Didn’t I just read
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Kindred, the women’s ministry of Real Church, will host their monthly gathering on Thursday, April 20, from 7:00pm-8:30pm at the ReCreation Room (basement of 2447 N Monticello Ave). Worship will be led by Shae’Von Huerta, teaching on “His Promises” by Holly Smith, and a time for reflection and fellowship. Small snacks and
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We continue our overview of the Liturgical Calendar with Passion week, Easter, Ascension, and Pentecost. Remember, the goal is not to focus on how we celebrate, but why we celebrate. These traditions, celebrations, and festivals are all about Jesus. They are to act as an encouragement to you, and if you feel
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We continue our Church Reading Plan and head into 1-2 Kings, and as we’ve done in the past, here’s a quick overview of the book to help you dive deeper into your daily reading. 1-2 Kings covers the period of the monarchs in ancient Israel (970-586 BC). This does not include the stories of King
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It’s time for the men’s half-day workshop introducing healing from co-dependency, Saturday, April 1 at 1:00pm-5:30pm at the reCreation Room. We will look into what co-dependency and addiction are and how and why they work together. We all need healing in this area! (Or know someone who does). By learning
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This week begins the Lenten season, starting with Ash Wednesday on March 1 and concluding on Saturday, April 15, the day before Easter. For some, this may cause flashbacks of you as a child or adult with ashes on your forehead; for some, you may know this time when you would abstain
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We are honored to have Pastor Heath Tibbetts return as our guest speaker this Sunday, February 19. Pastor Heath is the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Machesney Park. The vision that drives his church is Reaching Upward, Reaching Outward. We strive to grow closer to God through worship, study of
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Today we head into the two books of Samuel in our Church Reading Plan for the next two months. I don’t know about you, but wasn’t Ruth refreshing? Instead of reading the endless apostasy (rejection of God) in Judges, it was beautiful to read a story of a woman and a
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We are honored to have Pastor Tim Bailey as our guest speaker this Sunday, February 5. Pastor Tim is the Church Planter Catalyst for the Illinois Baptist State Association (IBSA). Part of his role is to serve church planters in Chicagoland. Tim is on the same team at the IBSA with Dennis
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