A key ingredient to learning more about God is by authentically seeking Him. Destination Church doesn’t hold small groups to merely re-confirm everything a person already knows about God. We hold small groups to create an environment of learning and authentic seeking. You don’t need to know anything to join a small group. You simply have to have a desire to know God more.

In Matthew 7 Jesus speaks to a crowd and says, “ Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Jesus is saying if you want to learn about God you must seek God. And if you seek God, He will reveal Himself to you. Conversely, you cannot discover something unless you seek it.

Joining a small group is a commitment to learn and a commitment to others. Through your small group you will build relationships with others and together discover God’s truths. It is an opportunity you don’t get everyday. It can even help you discover God’s plan for your life. What are you waiting for?

Discover God, Join a small group. Click here.

There’s a tendency to not make any changes, and dissatisfaction remains. Why do reasonable people think that doing the same things over and over will result in anything different? In fact, that’s one definition for insanity! The God of the Bible has more for us than just living an ordinary, run-of-the-mill life!

In Proverbs 13:4, God gives us a warning and a promise. He says, “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.” In other words, God is the source of the extraordinary life we desire. Learn how to prioritize, gain focus, and live the disciplined life that God wants us to live.

Join us at Destination Church and take part in our new teaching series: Determination 101.

We’d like to invite you to join us on December 31st from 5-6pm for an end of year celebration. This will be a much simpler service that should allow you plenty of time to get to your preferred New Years Eve destination. There will be play packets available for children and the cafeteria will be open if parents need a place to take their children.

Come join us as we seek God together and review what He has done at Destination in 2011. Happy New Year!

Please join us on December 31 at 5pm for a special one hour New Years Eve service. This will be in place of our New Years Day service. If you didn’t catch that, we have no Christmas Day or New Years Day services. Please join us on Saturday December 31st for a simple end of year celebration.

Destination will return to it’s normal weekly Sunday 10:30am gathering on January 8, 2012.

We hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

P.S. If you are a student or twenty-something, please consider joining us at the Mobilise Conference in January.

Bryan Mowrey, our recent guest speaker and Pastor of Jubilee Church in St. Louis, has posted an update about the famine. Please read this and continue to pray about the situation and participate however you can.

Kenya Crisis Update.

Volunteering with Good News Partners over the Christmas season means organizing games, providing food or planning any creative ideas you have to invest in students aged 8-19. For more information visit goodnewspartners.org or email Natalie Berg at with any questions.

Bryan has always been an important figure in the formation and ongoing support of Destination Church. We want to receive all that he has to share with us and of course, be a blessing to him as well.

Bryan is married to Rachel and they have three children, Ella, Simon, and Josie. He also leads our Mobilise conference for students and twenties. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, go to MobiliseUSA.org.

Definitely don’t miss Bryan speaking on Dec 4th!

Prayer is an important value of ours and drives all that we do. Come and seek Gods face as we exalt him and listen for his voice.

Location: Christian Fellowship Church, 3425 N. Damen Ave., Chicago, IL 60618

We also have a special Baby Dedication during the December 11 service. This dedication is for parents that are regular attenders (attended 3 or more times) or members with children under 2 years old. The dedication will take place during our regular Sunday service and consist of a special time of prayer for each child. Dedication is a decision for each parent to entrust their child’s future to the Lord and pray over them for Gods blessing.

Please sign up each child you wish to dedicate (email subscribers click here). Parents will need to write a short prayer of dedication in order to participate. This is a great opportunity to invite friends and family to celebrate together.  Sign up with this form.

We have several people who are already signed up to be baptized. If you would like to be baptized as a believer please sign up here.

Our baptisms will be held at Christian Fellowship Church, 3425 N. Damen Ave., Chicago, IL 60618. Parents are encouraged to bring their children, and while there is no organized childcare, there is plenty of space for them. Please also consider joining us after the baptisms as we grab dinner at Riverview Tavern just a few buildings south.