What does an 18 to 20-something adult do with a family series?
Each January, Willow launches a series featuring several weeks of family related messages. At first glance, you might think a “family” theme would have limited appeal to certain demographics in our congregation. Do these messages apply only to married couples with kids? What about singles? What about college students? What about young professionals who haven’t started a family... Read More
It’s All Worship Here
Our worship experience at the AXIS Gathering was something to be remembered. Really excited to have dedicated this entire evening to worshipping God and seeing our community pouring out their hearts in praise! Tyler Grissom challenged us from the stage with the question, “Where in your life do you need to trust that God is good?” Check out the worship set below. WORSHIP... Read More
God Doesn’t Need Our Worship
God does not need our worship. So why do it? Last week we had conversations about attributes of God that he keeps hidden from us. As created human beings we do not share these attributes with God. They are unique only to him. One of these was the attribute of “aseity,” the idea that God self-exists and doesn’t need anything outside of him. If this is true – that he doesn’t... Read More
Incommunicable Attributes
Jake Smith Jr. gave a rundown of five incommunicable attributes of God; attributes that we as a creation do not share with our Creator… +SIMPLICITY: God is not made up of many parts that come together to form a compound. Rather everything flows equally & perfectly from the essence of his being. While he is loving he is also just. While he is righteous he also saves sinners,... Read More
Journeys From Pads To Hope
During the past two weeks, construction teams from the AXIS and Trades Ministries worked with Journeys from PADS to Hope. This organization assists men, women, and families in northwest suburban Cook County who have become or are at risk of becoming homeless. Teams worked to rehab the PADS offices by painting, flooring, cleaning, and doing some minor construction and office renovations. From... Read More
What does it mean to believe in Jesus?
What does it mean to believe in Jesus? For many this question can be a bit nebulous. Often attempts to describe personal faith in Christ become overly simplistic perhaps even reductionist. None-the-less Peter presents four truths about Jesus in Acts chapter two. And upon hearing his message people were, “…cut to the heart…” and asked, “…Brothers, what shall we do?”... Read More
Are You An Adult?
What does it mean to be an adult in today’s America? To achieve a comfortable life? To become important? Acquire property? Gain Control? Survive? Perhaps we don’t know what it means to live in a grown up way? In his book Adam’s Return, Richard Rohr lists five things every child and adolescent must know if they are going to have the ability to live in the world as a grown... Read More
An Axis Story: Kim Sobeski
Kim was a lukewarm Christian growing up. A good kid? Yes. A young girl with morals and good values? Absolutely. But until recently, Kim’s faith didn’t go beyond that. She was going through the motions of what it looked like to be a good Christian but was not being challenged or pushed. Willow Creek has always been a part of her life but not in a consistent way. She came to... Read More
AN AXIS STORY: RYAN
Growing up, Ryan’s favorite part of church was the random days when the kids got to watch Jesus cartoons because it meant free popcorn and watching TV. “I would hide under my bed, I would lock my door, I would fake being sick and come up with any and every excuse to not go.” But in an ironic yet fluid turn of events that only God could be responsible for orchestrating, Ryan’s... Read More
THE NEW DIGS (WEBSITE THAT IS…)
What? I think I just heard Axis has a new website! Yep that’s right. New season. New look. Read More Read More
