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Spiritual Maturity: Holding Sorrow and Hope Together
01 October 2026

Spiritual Maturity: Holding Sorrow and Hope Together

Chicago Fellowship Talks

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What does it mean to become a spiritually mature Christian? Jon Houghton explores how learning to carry sorrow and hope together helps cultivate a durable faith and grows our capacity to love. Drawing on Jesus' prayer in Gethsemane and his own experience, Jon introduces two practices: lament and remembering God's faithfulness. Part one of a two-part series on developing spiritual maturity.