Sermon Series

Each year at City Church we observe the season of Lent, as millions of people do throughout the world. We think it’s an excellent opportunity to be more intentional about spiritual searching and growth.

The future begins now. Later this year, when City Church opens the doors of our permanent home, it will mark a new beginning for us, a unique opportunity to reintroduce ourselves to the city we love and are dedicated to serving. 

Christianity introduces itself to the world through a book written by someone who was, in many ways, an outsider. Matthew, the author of the first book in the New Testament, was a tax collector—hated by many, including the religious elites of his time. Yet his story is central to the Christian narrative.

When asked to describe our worship service at City Church, I often say it’s a thoughtful blend of the old and the new, designed to draw us into a worshipful dialogue with God. This is especially true with what happens at the end of our service: the benediction.

This year is an exciting time at City Church as we renovate our future home. It’s also a perfect opportunity to focus on another important project: building our personal lives and our community of faith.

Faith is not just a set of beliefs to adopt or a moral code to follow. It is designed to intersect with every area of our life. Jesus imagined faith as an all-encompassing life characterized by love: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. . . and love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37, 39).