January 16, 2022 by Jeremy Barahona
Pastor Jeremy Barahona wrote this post in the summer of 2021 shortly before he and Angelica were sent by The Brook to plant a new church in West Palm Beach, FL. Learn more about their passion and how to support them at this post....
March 25, 2020 by Eric Rivera
Fasting is something Jesus expects of his followers as an expression of our yearning for him to act. It is an intensified kind of prayer that expresses the urgency for the matters for which we pray. ...
June 12, 2019
Financial giving is part of our worship to God. It is an expression of our gratitude to God for his gracious provision in our lives. It’s also a recognition that all we have truly belongs to God....
September 30, 2016
At The Brook we want to call a remnant of men to rise up to the kind of biblical manhood that infuses men with a God-glorifying and Gospel-informed purpose that will rock the lives of youth, single men, and married men. ...
September 29, 2016
At The Brook, the word WATER functions as an acronym that expresses what we want to be about....
September 29, 2016 by Eric Rivera
Who should I date? What are qualities I should look for in a spouse? How do I protect my heart and yet feel the passions that I feel? How do I rekindle love, resolve conflict, and communicate better?...
December 22, 2016 | Tags: Christmas, MontClare, Elmwood Park, Chicago, Portage Park
Christmas is that time of the year that reminds us of God's extravagant love. It's when we remember that God became a man to save broken people like us. This makes Christmas a wonderful season to refocus your relationship with Jesus, to reconnect with God, to invite others to learn about God's love, and move our hearts to worship Jesus in a fresh way. So take advantage of ...
Keep ReadingMay 3, 2016 | Tags: Community, MontClare, Chicago, Art, Steinmetz, Artist, Culinary, Refurbishing, Home Repair, Real Community
Many students in Chicago are searching for their purpose in life but often feel the pull from many distractions that surround them. There is a movement of students in our city that are committed to rising up and discovering their calling. As a reflection of this rising current, The Brook, in partnership with Steinmetz College Prep, want to announce “TIDE- A Showcase of R...
Keep ReadingMay 3, 2016 by Jeremy Barahona | Category: Always on Mission | Tags: Mission, Real Community, Community, Gospel, MontClare, Elmwood Park, Always on Mission, Portage Park, Dunning, Steinmetz, Austin, gospeltunities, Tide, Belmont Cragin
At the TIDE Showcase, we are on a mission to provide a well of water in a community that is marked by spiritual famine. Jesus said, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” This Friday, the students will display repairs they’ve done in our building, o...
Keep ReadingMarch 2, 2016 | Category: Easter | Tags: The Brook, Jesus, Children, Gospel, MontClare, Elmwood Park, Church, Worship, Chicago, Easter, Resurrection, Celebration, Alive, Portage Park, Belmont-Craigen, Galewood, Dunning, 2016, Austin, Schiller Park, Church Plant, Program, Eggs, Choir
Hope is Rising! When Jesus rose, Hope rose from the dead to make hope rise in our hearts. Join us to celebrate Jesus' resurrection on Sunday, March 27 at our 9:15am and 11:00am services...and invite someone to join you!...
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