South Bend City Church
A community of grace and peace for our city and the world
Episodes
Sean Palmer - Nobody told Cain the rules. He brought his offering, it wasn't accepted, and God wasn't even angry. God just asked, "Why are you angry?" In this sermon on Genesis 4, Sean Palmer follows Cain through what so many of us do when we fail or disappoint: we connive, we conceal, and we drift into distance and despair. But the story doesn't end in Nod. Even east of Eden, God keeps Cain, and God keeps us.
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Jason Miller, Karen Grant, and Becky Ykema - In our gatherings this week, we reflected on the beautiful, harrowing, and sacred work of raising kids, and then celebrated as families participated in Family Dedication.
During the gathering, families participating in the dedication were given these resources. We're linking them here in case you'd like to track down the same resources for your family.
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Jason Miller - In this week’s gatherings, before turning to the book of Genesis, we shared a vision for our ten-year anniversary coming in April. Be sure to listen to the community update at the beginning of the episode to stay up to date. And then we turned to the strange and deeply human story of temptation in the garden, shame, expulsion, and coming home.
What's Happening
- Join us for our Fall Picnic on Octo...
Jason Miller - In this week's gatherings, before turning to the book of Genesis, we shared a vision for our ten-year anniversary coming in April. Be sure to listen to the community update at the beginning of the episode to stay up to date. And then we turned to the loneliness of Adam, the challenge of "helper" language, and the power of the Gospel to create a community.
What's Happening
- Check out the Students Fall S...
Jason Miller - When Genesis 2 describes Adam made from the dust and breathed into life by God, what if the writer is telling a story about all of us? And what if poetic power of this text isn't at odds with the biological account of human origins known as evolution?
What’s Happening
- If you’re a guardian of a student in grades 6-12, join us for our Students Vision Meeting on September 27th in between our gatherings...
Jason Miller - At a time when technology, economics, and politics can leave us feeling anxious and disempowered, we're turning to a text in Scripture that comes, in part, from what might have been the most traumatic and disempowering experience suffered by the people of God. The book of Genesis invites us to a deeper perception of the goodness of the world and the power of our work within it.
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- If you're a guard...
Dr. Angela R. Logan - The story of Jesus calming the storm appears in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Yet the circumstances surrounding Matthew's telling differ from those in Mark and Luke. What can Matthew's version tell us about God, ourselves, and how we can get through the storms in our lives?
What's Happening
- Join us for our Fall Picnic on October 11 from 11a-1p at Leeper Park. Sign up to give blood with the South Bend Medical F...
Jason Miller - Many of us have been taught, in one way or another, that wants and desires are at odds with our life with God. But why does Jesus ask people to name their desires?
If you’re interested in joining a Table at SBCC, head here!
What's Happening
- Sign your family up for Family Dedication on October 18.
- Subscribe to our email newsletter.
- Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to the gene...
Becky Ykema, Sonia Yuen, and Bill Born - We had the chance to have two brief conversations with some of our Table Leaders, Sonia Yuen and Bill Born. Sonia and Bill have been leading Table groups with their spouses for several years, and will continue to do so as we re-launch our Tables strategy. They each share about what it was like joining a Table as a participant, what prompted them to become Leaders, and the impact that Tables ...
Jason Miller - In our SBCC history, we've frequently turned to two sacred questions from Scripture that help us connect at the table with one another, with ourselves, and with God. This week we're returning to the question "Where are you?"
If you're interested in joining a Table at SBCC, head here to express interest!
What's Happening
- Subscribe to our email newsletter.
- Save the date for our next Family Dedication, October 18.
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Becky Ykema and Jason Miller - If you've been following along with our Sunday teachings, you know we're relaunching our tables strategy this fall. Tables give us the chance to be together for a shared meal and some intentional conversation, but there's so much more to them. In this episode, Jason interviews Becky Ykema, our director of worship and formation, to help you learn more about what our SBCC tables will be like, and to con...
Jason Miller - At a moment in time when so many are longing for deeper connection and belonging, how does the table help us? And what does Christian faith uniquely offer to life at the table?
What's Happening
- RSVP to the New to SBCC Table happening on August 23 at 12:15p.
- Read our Quarterly Financial Update (Q4).
- Support the ongoing work of SBCC by giving to the general fund. South Bend City Church is a 501(c)3...
Jason Miller - We're living in a moment that one journalist described as "The Anti-Social Century." And whether you feel the consequences of our growing disconnection or not, the decline in community and belonging is causing real problems for all of us. But what if this modern problem can be addressed by an ancient solution - a practice that has always been within reach for the Church?
Beth Graybill - What happens when old identities get stripped and restored to something new? As we wrap up our Jesus Stories series, Beth Graybill explores the story of the bleeding woman and her life-changing energetic exchange with Jesus. And how the same exchange can be true for us, too.
What's Happening
- Interested in learning more about local Tables? Join us on August 16th after either of our gatherings to learn more ...
Becky Ykema - This is the story of Zacchaeus encountering Jesus, and the invitation for all of us to climb down and be with Jesus and among others in community. Seeing can only do so much. Being WITH, is where real formation occurs.
What’s Happening
- Sign up to volunteer on our greeter and hospitality teams. Questions? Email us!
- Join us on Discord!
- Make sure to create an account or sign in with your full f...
Sean Palmer - What would you do if you believed you could not fail, that God and God's kingdom was always near you, especially after failure? In our second week of Jesus Stories, Sean Palmer asks if it could be that God is inviting you to step into a new venture, new season, or new identity and promises to be with you.
What's Happening
- Sign up to volunteer on our band or tech teams. Questions? Email Becky Ykema.
- Join us C...
Mike Goldsworthy - Our origin stories shape us more than we know, and not always in ways that serve us. As we kick off our Jesus Stories series, Mike Goldsworthy explores the moment Nathanael nearly dismissed Jesus based on his hometown, and what that reveals about the internalized assumptions we carry about ourselves and where we come from.
What's Happening
- Sign up to volunteer in SBCC Kids. Questions? Email Karen Grant.
- Supp...
Jason Miller and Becky Ykema - As we come to the end of our series exploring the Psalms, we're taking note of the invitation to bring everything forward in the presence of God. Click here to download a digital copy of A Blessing While on the Journey.
What's Happening
- We're pleased to share that we recently received the 2026 Partners for Clean Air Award from the Michiana Area Council of Governments in recognition of our sustain...
Jason Miller - If the Psalms give us an anatomy of the soul, then we should figure out what to do with its prayers of penitence. Is "sin" a concept that still matters, and if so, how should we think about it when it's been used in such harmful or unhelpful ways?
What's Happening
- Join our Discord and check out the care channel for Meal Train opportunities or volunteer on the care team.
- Join us in observing a Sabbath Sunday on ...
Jason Miller and Shannon Cullinan - You may have seen the news about our new neighbors in downtown South Bend. The University of Notre Dame is undertaking a major redevelopment project, and the other South Bend Tribune building just to the south of our home is at the center of that project. Our lead pastor, Jason Miller, sat down with the University's executive vice president, Shannon Cullinan, to talk about the origin of the proje...
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