The Painted Door Church - Chicago
The Painted Door Church is church family that gathers in Chicago, IL. We are a people who share the same story; we are sinner, saved by grace. We draw our name from the Exodus account in the Hebrew Scriptures, when God spared his people from judgement, passing over all homes that had the blood of a spotless lamb painted across their doorways. Jesus is the new spotless lamb, his death on a Roman cross sparing the people of God from judgment once for all. He reconnects us to our Maker and to each other and invites us to participate in his grand work of restoring all things.
The Painted Door Church - Chicago
“What I’ve Learned As Your Pastor” / 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
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Wes Oaks
Strength. Independence. Perseverance. We aspire to these traits and think of them as signs of a healthy personhood. We love stories of personal triumph over exponential odds. We enjoy our visions of autonomy and independence that promise joy. Yet, who among us has found the fruit of love in our own stories of standing strong? Who here has seen love birthed from staying true to ourselves? Self-love perhaps, but that kind of love hates God, it doesn’t know God, it cannot. The humility and dependence of Christ carried him to us in joy. Brothers and sisters, let us take up this mind of Christ, let us live and love, let us cherish wisdom.