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Gilead Chicago: LIVE
by Gilead Chicago
Welcome! For 8 years, we were Chicago's queer storytelling bar church, and we're so glad you found us. We made beautiful worship, threw great parties, and told true stories that save lives. Listen to our podcast to get a taste of who we were: open and affirming, anti-racist, local, organic, slow-church, just peace, free range, "real-butter-Christians." ❤️ 🏳️🌈
Episodes
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Every Story is Still a God Story
Hey there, welcome back to the Gilead podcast. And WELCOME to the final sermon of Gilead! With a last will & testament, pomp & circumstance, on May 4, 2025, we closed the church. The Reverend Rebecca Anderson preached this final service. And members of the service read our Last Will & Testament…
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"I felt safe when..."
Rebecca this week, as a part of our Everything Must Go theme, reminds us that the world is always ending somewhere. She also references the play Mr. Burns: a post electric play, which, if you haven’t seen it or read it, you don’t have to in order to understand the sermon, but it’s really good and…
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Everything Must Stay
Continuing our final theme of Everything Must Go, Vince takes a moment to speak to the opposite of the truth that everything must go: that spirituality and God is multitudinal, expansive, inclusive and that perhaps maybe everything must stay. We’ve been Gilead Chicago, a queer storytelling bar...
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"Let's Burn It"
Continuing our theme of Everything Must Go, Rebecca preaches about ridding ourselves of physical objects. And why we might hold onto them in the first place. SUPPORT As we continue to have services and celebrations so that we can close Gilead with celebration and joy, we still could always use…
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Speaking Plainly
As a part of our Lent “Everything Must Go” series, Vince speaks in his sermon about language. About how keeping our language simple can cut to the core of the real message. ----- SUPPORT As we continue to have services and celebrations so that we can close Gilead with celebration and joy, we…
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"I traveled light when..."
From March 9th, at the beginning of Lent, we began stories in our very final Gilead service theme: Everything Must Go. Rebecca speaks of what we let go of as we grow up and grow old. From March 9th, at the beginning of Lent, we began stories in our very final Gilead service theme: Everything Must...
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Forgiveness and Mercy
On the theme of Forgive us Our Debts, Rebecca's sermon is not only about forgiveness but about mercy, what Jesus says about the two and how necessary they are in some of the darkest places in our society today. This sermon was originally recorded on February 16th. ----- SUPPORT As we continue to...
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"I owed them one when..."
This week’s sermon comes from Vince, preaching on the theme of Forgive Us Our Debts: stories of making good, settling scores and loan forgiveness. Vince says that he has two sermons on forgiveness, and he shares them both with us today. SUPPORT As we continue to have services and celebrations so...
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"I sweat my ass off when..."
This week’s sermon comes from Rebecca. She preaches for the final week of January’s “Blood, Sweat and Tears” theme and specifically, on the sweat part of it. It’s about sweating our asses off to interpret, to spread the word of the gospel, to adapt and change and bring these old stories into the...
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Every Story is a God Story
This week’s sermon is a little different, because in it, Rebecca addresses the heartbreaking decision to end Gilead. I attended service in person for this sermon, and I gotta say, I’m glad I was there. But for those of you who weren’t, or for those of you who would just like to listen again, here...
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Epiphany
Today’s sermon comes from Vince. Vince gave this sermon on January 5th, so the theme for the week was Epiphany. And in his story, Vince touches on the history of the Magii, their origins as firekeepers. He offers the thought that maybe, rather than journeying for self knowledge, journeying to…
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"I had to improvise when..."
Today’s sermon comes from Rebecca as a part of our Advent series, for which our theme is “preppers”. Yes, like doomsday preppers… This week, specifically, Rebecca works with improvisation as a form of readiness. She talks about a time she had to improvise, when all she wanted to do was be at…
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What We'll Need When The World Ends
Today’s sermon comes from Rebecca as a part of our Advent series, for which our theme is “preppers”. Yes, like doomsday preppers…And through her sermon, Rebecca explores the idea of prepping for the apocalypse as an act of hope…after all, doesn’t prepping for the apocalypse assume that when all…
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Alpha vs. Omega
Today’s sermons once again come from both Vince and Rebecca, originally told on November 24th during our Fight Club series. Our topic this week was “Alpha vs. Omega”. Rebecca, representing the viewpoint of Alpha, makes a case for the beginning of things being what leads to all other things.…
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A Time to Weep vs. A Time to Laugh
This week we get sermons from both Vince and Rebecca, as a part of Gilead's "Fight Club" series, where each pastor gives a sermon on (seemingly) opposing viewpoints. This week, our theme is "A Time to Weep vs. A Time to Laugh". Vince explores how sometimes the act of weeping is also an act of...
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“I got what I needed when…”
This sermon is a special one from Rebecca - originally preached on Oct 6th to celebrate National Coming Out day in partnership with the Lighthouse Foundation. They’re an extremely cool social justice organization fighting for black queer equity across Chicago, and we’re proud to be a part of…
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"I needed protection when…"
Sometimes it’s like… We could totalllyyyyyy tough it out and deal with 99% of our problems alone… but then other times it's like… “Okay but why do it alone tho?” — Vince is preaching on that today (with more nuance 😜), as part of our “Home Away From Home” series. *** SUPPORT You can help us keep...
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"I wasn’t planning to stick around when…"
This week Vince is preaching about all the times when it feels impossible to find home in this world, as part of our “Home Away From Home” series. *** SUPPORT You can help us keep doing our thangggg (i.e. existing) by supporting us here on our website! We operate on a shoestring budget, so any...
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What Was I Made For?
This week Rebecca's preaching about the God-given superpowers we have that we wish were anything else. *** SUPPORT You can help us keep doing our thangggg by supporting us here on our website! We operate on a shoestring budget, so any and all donations are incredibly appreciated. JOIN US IRL!...
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"I was making it up as I went when…"
This week Rebecca's preaching about the times when life gets messy and the only way forward is to make it up as you go along. *** SUPPORT You can help us keep doing our thangggg by supporting us here on our website! We operate on a shoestring budget, so any and all donations are incredibly...
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"I took a shortcut when..."
Rev. Vince Amlin 2024.8.18 For the Record...We believe in the Word of God for the People of God
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"I liked what I saw in the mirror when…"
Izzy Collazo 2024.8.4 For the Record...We're Made in God's Image
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"In this house, we believe...."
Rev. Rebecca Anderson 2024.7.21 For The Record
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"I was free too choose when...."
Rev. Vince Amlin 2024.7.7 Taking Liberties: The Freedom to Choose
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“I wrestled with my demons when…”
Rev. Jamie Frazier 2024.6.23 Taking Liberties: Breaking Free
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“I felt like there was no way out when...”
Vince Amlin 2024.6.9 "Taking Liberties"
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June 9, 2024 Story
Cillian Green 2024.6.9 "Taking Liberties"
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"I turned the page when..."
Izzy Collazo 2024.5.26 What Was I Made For? Changed for Good
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"I knew exactly what to say when..."
Rebecca Anderson 2024.5.12 "What Were You Made For?": Plus One Ordination!
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April 28, 2024 Story
Anne McNamee Keels 2024.4.28 "What Was I Made For?" Where to Find Anne and her Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/anniemackeels/ https://www.facebook.com/anne.mcnamee.31 Lapsed Podcast tags: https://www.facebook.com/lapsedpod https://www.instagram.com/lapsedpodcast/
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April 14, 2024 Story
Storyteller: Soren Hodshire 2024.4.14 "What Was I Made For?"
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"It felt so good when..."
Vince Amlin 2024.4.14 "What Was I Made For?"
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March 31, 2024 Story
Storyteller: Hart Lang 2024.3.31 Easter is for Losers
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"I thought it was all over when..."
Rev. Rebecca Anderson 2024.3.31 (EASTER) Easter is for Losers
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"I felt the pain of friendship when..."
Izzy Collazo 2024.24.3 Love/Hate: Betrayed with a Kiss
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"I would've done anything for them when..."
Rebecca Anderson 2024.3.17 Love/Hate Relationships: (Not) Here to Make Friends
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"We were like oil and water when..."
Vince Amlin 2024.3.10 Love/Hate Relationships: Enemy Territory
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"I was burning the candle at both ends when..."
Vince Amlin 2024.3.3
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"It had run its course when…"
Rebecca Anderson 2024.2.25 Love/Hate Relationships: How to Say Goodbye
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“I couldn’t stop freaking out when...”
Vince Amlin 2024.2.18. Love/Hate Relationships: Besties and Worsties
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"It/they didn't go far enough when..."
Rev. Rebecca Anderson 2024.2.4 Gray Areas: All or Nothing
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"I felt justified when..."
Vince Amlin 2024.1.28 Gray Areas: Life between Black and White
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"Seven years ago I was...."
Rev. Rebecca Anderson 2024.1.21 A Moveable Feast: Anniberthary Edition!
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January 14th, 2024 Second Story
Storyteller: Charlotte Long 2024.1.14 A Moveable Feast: A Moving Body
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January 14th, 2024 First Story
Storyteller: Jessica Anne 2024.1.14 A Moveable Feast: A Moving Body
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“I felt the earth move when...”
Student Pastor Izzy 2024.1.14 A Moveable Feast: A Moving Body
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“I discovered my superpower was ______ when…”
Rebecca Anderson 2024.1.7 A Moveable Feast
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"I got carried away when..."
Vince Amlin 2023.12.17 Bright & Wild: Joy to a Burning World
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"I got the help I needed when… "
Ez Pence 2023.11.12 La Petite Mort (Theme): What if Asking for Help Was Sexy
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"I felt like the walls were closing in when…"
Rebecca Anderson 2023.12.10 bright & wild: outside the lines
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Welcome! For 8 years, we were Chicago's queer storytelling bar church, and we're so glad you found us. We made beautiful worship, threw great parties, and told true stories that save lives. Listen to our podcast to get a taste of who we were: open and affirming, anti-racist, local, organic, slow-church, just peace, free range, "real-butter-Christians." ❤️ 🏳️🌈
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