Chicago, 2010

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From Soil to Soul

From Soil to SoulA ton of people have been asking about the significance of our name “SOUL CITY CHURCH” – So today a little bit about the “SOUL” part of the name.

Our collective human story begins with some dirt… complete nothingness. Dusty brown soil that God took into his hands and blew on – that is what formed who we are – our soul.

  • God formed Man out of dirt from the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life.  The Man came alive—a living soul!
  • Genesis 2:7 (Message translation)

As God’s breath reached our soil of nothingness the soul was birthed and the most beautiful relationship between God and humanity was formed. The bond of dependence between the creator and His creation began, a bond that was never meant to be broken – but sin brought separation and humanity has been trying to breath on its own ever since. We want to help people recognize and return to what they were created for – DEPENDENCE ON GOD.

Soul City Church is committed to helping people live from their Soul. We believe that as we dig in the soil of our lives we discover who God created us to be and we learn to live the life God originally intended for us. To do that we know that Soul City Church needs to help people in the journey of identifying their basic soul needs and then walking with them on the road of transformation. There are more reasons why we choose the word “SOUL” to be in our name – but this is the primary vision for us – Helping people LIVE & LOVE & LEAD from their Soul.

So here are just a few of our basic soul needs….

The Soul needs

  • The soul needs breath
  • The soul needs intimacy
  • The soul needs healing
  • The soul needs truth
  • The soul needs forgiveness
  • The soul needs Encouragement
  • The soul needs love
  • The soul needs inspiration
  • The soul needs creativity
  • The soul needs beauty
  • The soul needs relationship
  • The soul needs comfort
  • The soul needs hope
  • The soul needs affection
  • The soul needs affirmation
  • The soul needs commitment
  • The soul needs security
  • The soul needs safety
  • The soul needs acceptance
  • The soul needs correction
  • The soul needs council
  • The soul needs perspective
  • The soul needs vision
  • The soul needs reminders
  • The soul needs understanding
  • The soul needs sleep
  • The soul needs food
  • The soul needs laughter

These are just a few.  There is much more.

The real question is – What does your “Soul” need today?

Oct 16, 2009 | Church, Transformation | 2 Comments »