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CITYLIGHTS Church
We are followers of Jesus, devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Jon Childes
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Jon Childes
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Jon Childes
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Jon Childes
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Jon Childes
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Jon Childes
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Jon Childes
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Jon Childes
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Jon Childes
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Jon Childes
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Timothy Bayne
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Jon Childes
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Brian Onkin
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS Church is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS Church is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Jon Childes
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC that exists to be followers of Jesus who are devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. We exist to be Followers of Jesus who are Devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. CITYLIGHTS Church exists to be followers of Jesus devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. CITYLIGHTS Church exists to be followers of Jesus devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a church in Greenville, SC that exists to be followers of Jesus, devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. CITYLIGHTS Church exists to be followers of Jesus devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. CITYLIGHTS Church exists to be followers of Jesus devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Timothy Bayne
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. CITYLIGHTS Church exists to be followers of Jesus devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. CITYLIGHTS Church exists to be followers of Jesus devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. CITYLIGHTS Church exists to be followers of Jesus devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church located in Greenville, SC. CITYLIGHTS Church exists to be followers of Jesus devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Oliver Wong - Lead Pastor
CITYLIGHTS is a non-denominational church in Greenville, SC devoted to Building Family, Blessing Neighbors, and Bringing Good News to the Nations.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Who Have You Been Fighting With?
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
Is the Gospel:
- Power or Talk?
- For All or Some?
- Received by Faith or Works?
Join us as we read and pray through the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul declares to the Roman church that he is not ashamed of the Gospel because it is God's power for salvation for all who live. We pray that through reading Paul's letter our church would grow bold in the Gospel to see salvation, change, and unity through the power of Jesus.
For everything you've done, everything you face, every day between now and eternity... there is hope.
Who is a person of peace to you? What do you have to share? What would a season of friendship look like?
Where are you being eaten with fear? Where are you standing in faith?
1 Peter is a message of hope for Christian exiles. When followers of Jesus suffer loss, grief, and trial, the resurrection offers a living hope. Join us this Fall as we consider how we might walk as exiles in our day with a living hope.
What does it look like to be clothed in Humility?
- Where in my shepherding and submitting am I most motivated by guilt, greed, or power?
- Who has God given me as a willing servant example of Christ?
- How can I shepherd for the Crown and submit to the Hand this week?
1 Peter is a message of hope for Christian exiles. When followers of Jesus suffer loss, grief, and trial, the resurrection offers a living hope. Join us this Fall as we consider how we might walk as exiles in our day with a living hope.
1 Peter is a message of hope for Christian exiles. When followers of Jesus suffer loss, grief, and trial, the resurrection offers a living hope. Join us this Fall as we consider how we might walk as exiles in our day with a living hope.
Am I living from my past or for my future?
1 Peter is a message of hope for Christian exiles. When followers of Jesus suffer loss, grief, and trial, the resurrection offers a living hope. Join us this Fall as we consider how we might walk as exiles in our day with a living hope.
What is it costing you to avoid your pain? What would it change to embrace your pain?
1 Peter is a message of hope for Christian exiles. When followers of Jesus suffer loss, grief, and trial, the resurrection offers a living hope. Join us this Fall as we consider how we might walk as exiles in our day with a living hope.
Is the answer for your hope Him or something else? How do you respond respond to evil gentleness and respect?
1 Peter is a message of hope for Christian exiles. When followers of Jesus suffer loss, grief, and trial, the resurrection offers a living hope. Join us this Fall as we consider how we might walk as exiles in our day with a living hope.
What is my reputation in government, work, or home? Sacrifice or submission?
1 Peter is a message of hope for Christian exiles. When followers of Jesus suffer loss, grief, and trial, the resurrection offers a living hope. Join us this Fall as we consider how we might walk as exiles in our day with a living hope.
Where can I lay down my life and show the Gospel to someone around me?
1 Peter is a message of hope for Christian exiles. When followers of Jesus suffer loss, grief, and trial, the resurrection offers a living hope. Join us this Fall as we consider how we might walk as exiles in our day with a living hope.
What has Jesus done with your pride and pain?
1 Peter is a message of hope for Christian exiles. When followers of Jesus suffer loss, grief, and trial, the resurrection offers a living hope. Join us this Fall as we consider how we might walk as exiles in our day with a living hope.
Where might you lay down your holiness for His?
1 Peter is a message of hope for Christian exiles. When followers of Jesus suffer loss, grief, and trial, the resurrection offers a living hope. Join us this Fall as we consider how we might walk as exiles in our day with a living hope.
Will our hope be found in something living or dying?
1 Peter is a message of hope for Christian exiles. When followers of Jesus suffer loss, grief, and trial, the resurrection offers a living hope. Join us this Fall as we consider how we might walk as exiles in our day with a living hope.
Are you walking in the power of the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is God‘s personal presence in power to witness to the ends of the earth. This series is for learning to ask and test for the filling of the Holy Spirit in our day-to-day lives.
God, I love Your Church. Do you have a gift I can bring?
The Holy Spirit is God‘s personal presence in power to witness to the ends of the earth. This series is for learning to ask and test for the filling of the Holy Spirit in our day-to-day lives.
Holy Spirit, what do you want?
The Holy Spirit is God‘s personal presence in power to witness to the ends of the earth. This series is for learning to ask and test for the filling of the Holy Spirit in our day-to-day lives.
What is your relationship with the Holy Spirit?
The Holy Spirit is God‘s personal presence in power to witness to the ends of the earth. This series is for learning to ask and test for the filling of the Holy Spirit in our day-to-day lives.
Join us as we welcome one of our Mission Partners, the Danner Family, to share about their journey of discipleship in Taiwan.
Genesis 46
How has God been planting you?
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From hostility to unity?
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From control to surrender?
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From employee to shepherd?
Genesis 45
Where has God been testing you?
Joseph is the favored son in his family, a dreamer, and at 17 is oblivious to the call of God on his life. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into Egypt, God raises him up to ultimately save not only his family but the nations of the earth in the time of a great famine. In this series Joseph and the Technicolored Dream, we will explore how the dreams of Jesus for a multi-colored family are waking us up from ours. May he call us to reign with Jesus to feed nations in our time of spiritual famine!
Genesis 43
Who is sovereign over the dream?
Surrender means responsibility, repentance, and relationship.
Joseph is the favored son in his family, a dreamer, and at 17 is oblivious to the call of God on his life. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into Egypt, God raises him up to ultimately save not only his family but the nations of the earth in the time of a great famine. In this series Joseph and the Technicolored Dream, we will explore how the dreams of Jesus for a multi-colored family are waking us up from ours. May he call us to reign with Jesus to feed nations in our time of spiritual famine!
Genesis 42 / Timothy Bayne
Is there sin in my life that I need to repent from?
Joseph is the favored son in his family, a dreamer, and at 17 is oblivious to the call of God on his life. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into Egypt, God raises him up to ultimately save not only his family but the nations of the earth in the time of a great famine. In this series Joseph and the Technicolored Dream, we will explore how the dreams of Jesus for a multi-colored family are waking us up from ours. May he call us to reign with Jesus to feed nations in our time of spiritual famine!
Genesis 41
Join us in the "You Can" prayer: I can't_____, but You can_____.
Joseph is the favored son in his family, a dreamer, and at 17 is oblivious to the call of God on his life. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into Egypt, God raises him up to ultimately save not only his family but the nations of the earth in the time of a great famine. In this series Joseph and the Technicolored Dream, we will explore how the dreams of Jesus for a multi-colored family are waking us up from ours. May he call us to reign with Jesus to feed nations in our time of spiritual famine!
Genesis 40
- God is with you, are you with them?
- Who is your assignment?
- What is your assignment's dream?
- What does Jesus say about their dream?
Joseph is the favored son in his family, a dreamer, and at 17 is oblivious to the call of God on his life. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into Egypt, God raises him up to ultimately save not only his family but the nations of the earth in the time of a great famine. In this series Joseph and the Technicolored Dream, we will explore how the dreams of Jesus for a multi-colored family are waking us up from ours. May he call us to reign with Jesus to feed nations in our time of spiritual famine!
Genesis 39
- How have you forgotten that He is with you living in Egypt?
- How have you been intimidated, infatuated, or infuriated?
Joseph is the favored son in his family, a dreamer, and at 17 is oblivious to the call of God on his life. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into Egypt, God raises him up to ultimately save not only his family but the nations of the earth in the time of a great famine. In this series Joseph and the Technicolored Dream, we will explore how the dreams of Jesus for a multi-colored family are waking us up from ours. May he call us to reign with Jesus to feed nations in our time of spiritual famine!
Genesis 38
- Does my life have biological life by spiritual death?
- Men: Where am I keeping my strength like Judah instead of giving it like Jesus?
- Women: Where am I taking the blessing like Tamar instead of trusting in it like Jesus?
Joseph is the favored son in his family, a dreamer, and at 17 is oblivious to the call of God on his life. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into Egypt, God raises him up to ultimately save not only his family but the nations of the earth in the time of a great famine. In this series Joseph and the Technicolored Dream, we will explore how the dreams of Jesus for a multi-colored family are waking us up from ours. May he call us to reign with Jesus to feed nations in our time of spiritual famine!
Genesis 37
- How have I shown contempt for God's kindness?
- Where am I passive instead of honoring?
- Where am I political instead of prophetic?
- Where do I seek profits over people?
Joseph is the favored son in his family, a dreamer, and at 17 is oblivious to the call of God on his life. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into Egypt, God raises him up to ultimately save not only his family but the nations of the earth in the time of a great famine. In this series Joseph and the Technicolored Dream, we will explore how the dreams of Jesus for a multi-colored family are waking us up from ours. May he call us to reign with Jesus to feed nations in our time of spiritual famine!
Genesis 37
- Where were your dreams at 17?
- Where have you been awakened most to the dream of Jesus to feed the nations?
- What part of your dream have you been dying to?
- What typology of Joseph/Jesus do you long for most?
Joseph is the favored son in his family, a dreamer, and at 17 is oblivious to the call of God on his life. Betrayed by his brothers, sold into Egypt, God raises him up to ultimately save not only his family but the nations of the earth in the time of a great famine. In this series Joseph and the Technicolored Dream, we will explore how the dreams of Jesus for a multi-colored family are waking us up from ours. May he call us to reign with Jesus to feed nations in our time of spiritual famine!
Matthew 28:1-7
As we celebrate Easter, our series Jesus Messiah focuses on Jesus as our greater prophet, priest, and king. In Matthew 11-13, we find many opinions of who people believe Jesus to be. However, Jesus says that people won’t see the Son unless He is revealed by His Father. Join us this Easter season in Matthew, that we might see Jesus, come to Him, and find rest.
Matthew 12:15-29
Where are you seeing Heaven’s Kingdom bring justice where human kingdoms cannot?
As we look forward to Easter, our series Jesus Messiah focuses on Jesus as our greater prophet, priest, and king. In Matthew 11-13, we find many opinions of who people believe Jesus to be. However, Jesus says that people won’t see the Son unless He is revealed by His Father. Join us this Easter season in Matthew, that we might see Jesus, come to Him, and find rest.
Matthew 12:1-13
- How do you see Sabbath differently than Jesus?
- Do you see the Scripture demanding mercy or sacrifice?
- How has rebellion or religion caused restlessness in you?
- What is the effort you might take to enter His rest?
As we look forward to Easter, our series Jesus Messiah focuses on Jesus as our greater prophet, priest, and king. In Matthew 11-13, we find many opinions of who people believe Jesus to be. However, Jesus says that people won’t see the Son unless He is revealed by His Father. Join us this Easter season in Matthew, that we might see Jesus, come to Him, and find rest.
Colossians 2:6-12, 20-23
How can you put off legalism/mysticism and BEHOLD the goodness of Jesus in the season you're in?
Worship is a practice that goes beyond our singing on Sundays. Every season is an opportunity to see God is as bigger and better than our enemies and idols. Paul equips us in Colossians 2 to be rooted in our worship that we would not be swayed by “cunning philosophies” of mysticism or “shallow religion” of legalism but rather built up in Jesus.
Matthew 11
Where are you seeing the blind, lame, lepers, deaf, dead, prisoners, and poor healed in Jesus' name?
Genesis 33
What could you not give to see grace in their eyes?
Jacob was a patriarch who lived in deception for most of his life. Blessed from birth God’s grace relentlessly chased and wrestled him until his name was changed from being a deceiver to being dependent on God.
From January to March our Genesis series will focus on God’s relentless grace in our lives. May we have faith to see that his grace is relentless in pursuing us, wounding us, and changing our names to receive his blessing through Jesus.
Genesis 32
- Where is God's power being made perfect in your weakness?
- How is "awesomeness" keeping you from integrity?
- How does your fear project false strength?
- What does the power of the Cross look like in your weakness?
Jacob was a patriarch who lived in deception for most of his life. Blessed from birth God’s grace relentlessly chased and wrestled him until his name was changed from deceiver, to dependent on God.
From January to March our Genesis series will focus on God’s relentless grace in our lives. May we have faith to see that his grace is relentless in pursuing us, wounding us, and changing our names to receive his blessing through Jesus.
Genesis 31:22-51
Where in life is Jesus not center?
Where in barrenness are you yearning for fruit?
Where have idols given the world authority in you life?
How is the heap of Mizpah becoming the hill of Calvary for you?
Jacob was a patriarch who lived in deception for most of his life. Blessed from birth God’s grace relentlessly chased and wrestled him until his name was changed from deceiver, to dependent on God.
From January to March our Genesis series will focus on God’s relentless grace in our lives. May we have faith to see that his grace is relentless in pursuing us, wounding us, and changing our names to receive his blessing through Jesus.
Genesis 31
How might the truth of Jesus heal you and others?
Jacob was a patriarch who lived in deception for most of his life. Blessed from birth God’s grace relentlessly chased and wrestled him until his name was changed from deceiver, to dependent on God.
From January to March our Genesis series will focus on God’s relentless grace in our lives. May we have faith to see that his grace is relentless in pursuing us, wounding us, and changing our names to receive his blessing through Jesus.
Genesis 30
How is the Holy Spirit nurturing fruitfulness in your life?
Jacob was a patriarch who lived in deception for most of his life. Blessed from birth God’s grace relentlessly chased and wrestled him until his name was changed from deceiver, to dependent on God.
From January to March our Genesis series will focus on God’s relentless grace in our lives. May we have faith to see that his grace is relentless in pursuing us, wounding us, and changing our names to receive his blessing through Jesus.
Genesis 29
How is God calling you from deception to intimacy?
What is a blessing you need deception to keep?
Where is God sending you a person to be a mirror?
Who are you calling family that you were just doing business with?
Jacob was a patriarch who lived in deception for most of his life. Blessed from birth God’s grace relentlessly chased and wrestled him until his name was changed from deceiver, to dependent on God.
From January to March our Genesis series will focus on God’s relentless grace in our lives. May we have faith to see that his grace is relentless in pursuing us, wounding us, and changing our names to receive his blessing through Jesus.
Genesis 28
How are you worshiping in the wilderness?
Jacob was a patriarch who lived in deception for most of his life. Blessed from birth God’s grace relentlessly chased and wrestled him until his name was changed from deceiver, to dependent on God.
From January to March our Genesis series will focus on God’s relentless grace in our lives. May we have faith to see that his grace is relentless in pursuing us, wounding us, and changing our names to receive his blessing through Jesus.
Genesis 26
How have you been running from grace?
Jacob was a patriarch who lived in deception for most of his life. Blessed from birth God’s grace relentlessly chased and wrestled him until his name was changed from deceiver, to dependent on God.
From January to March our Genesis series will focus on God’s relentless grace in our lives. May we have faith to see that his grace is relentless in pursuing us, wounding us, and changing our names to receive his blessing through Jesus.
Genesis 25
How has the grace of God been wrestling with you?
Jacob was a patriarch who lived in deception for most of his life. Blessed from birth God’s grace relentlessly chased and wrestled him until his name was changed from deceiver, to dependent on God.
From January to March our Genesis series will focus on God’s relentless grace in our lives. May we have faith to see that his grace is relentless in pursuing us, wounding us, and changing our names to receive his blessing through Jesus.
How will you rejoice in 2020?
The Book of Philippians
Paul’s prison letter to the Philippians demonstrates and commands that we can rejoice in every season because of Christ. We have an opportunity in 2020 to exalt Christ with our lives by rejoicing in every circumstance. How are you rejoice in Christ this year as you look forward to the next?
How is Messiah Jesus delivering you from the kingdom of man into the Kingdom Heaven?
The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy that Scripture is God breathed and able to make us wise in Jesus. This seven week series is an equipping for CITYLIGHTS on how to be made wise in Jesus through daily reading of the Scriptures. If the Scriptures are a library of writings, human and divine, pointing to Jesus - how can we read them to be made wise in Jesus? In this series we will observe six major sections of Scripture, practice interpreting them according to genre, and meditating on their application in our everyday lives. May we together join the story that points to Jesus!
Where are you seeing your idols creating injustice around you?
The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy that Scripture is God breathed and able to make us wise in Jesus. This seven week series is an equipping for CITYLIGHTS on how to be made wise in Jesus through daily reading of the Scriptures. If the Scriptures are a library of writings, human and divine, pointing to Jesus - how can we read them to be made wise in Jesus? In this series we will observe six major sections of Scripture, practice interpreting them according to genre, and meditating on their application in our everyday lives. May we together join the story that points to Jesus!
Is life a generous gift or a cruel game?
The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy that Scripture is God breathed and able to make us wise in Jesus. This seven week series is an equipping for CITYLIGHTS on how to be made wise in Jesus through daily reading of the Scriptures. If the Scriptures are a library of writings, human and divine, pointing to Jesus - how can we read them to be made wise in Jesus? In this series we will observe six major sections of Scripture, practice interpreting them according to genre, and meditating on their application in our everyday lives. May we together join the story that points to Jesus!
What have you been celebrating, correcting and creating in the Kingdom of Heaven?
The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy that Scripture is God breathed and able to make us wise in Jesus. This seven week series is an equipping for CITYLIGHTS on how to be made wise in Jesus through daily reading of the Scriptures. If the Scriptures are a library of writings, human and divine, pointing to Jesus - how can we read them to be made wise in Jesus? In this series we will observe six major sections of Scripture, practice interpreting them according to genre, and meditating on their application in our everyday lives. May we together join the story that points to Jesus!
The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy that Scripture is God breathed and able to make us wise in Jesus. This seven week series is an equipping for CITYLIGHTS on how to be made wise in Jesus through daily reading of the Scriptures. If the Scriptures are a library of writings, human and divine, pointing to Jesus - how can we read them to be made wise in Jesus? In this series we will observe six major sections of Scripture, practice interpreting them according to genre, and meditating on their application in our everyday lives. May we together join the story that points to Jesus!
What keeps you from the divine wisdom that comes from meditating on Scripture daily?
The Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy that Scripture is God breathed and able to make us wise in Jesus. This seven week series is an equipping for CITYLIGHTS on how to be made wise in Jesus through daily reading of the Scriptures. If the Scriptures are a library of writings, human and divine, pointing to Jesus - how can we read them to be made wise in Jesus? In this series we will observe six major sections of Scripture, practice interpreting them according to genre, and meditating on their application in our everyday lives. May we together join the story that points to Jesus!
Genesis 25
How many verses in the epilogue of your life would discuss wandering, taking, or trusting the promise of Matthew 28:18-20?
Join us for our series through the book of Genesis called God and Man. Genesis is the story of God’s plan to redeem his good world gone bad through the covenant family of Abraham. Through the accounts of Abraham, Jacob and Joseph we learn what it means to go from no faith, to being full of faith and ultimately friends with God. How might God use this Scripture to call you and your family to be a blessing to your neighbors and the world?
Genesis 24
How will you grow in friendship with God this week?
Join us for our series through the book of Genesis called God and Man. Genesis is the story of God’s plan to redeem his good world gone bad through the covenant family of Abraham. Through the accounts of Abraham, Jacob and Joseph we learn what it means to go from no faith, to being full of faith and ultimately friends with God. How might God use this Scripture to call you and your family to be a blessing to your neighbors and the world?
Genesis 23
What will you give away that you can't keep in order to gain what you can't lose?
Join us for our series through the book of Genesis called God and Man. Genesis is the story of God’s plan to redeem his good world gone bad through the covenant family of Abraham. Through the accounts of Abraham, Jacob and Joseph we learn what it means to go from no faith, to being full of faith and ultimately friends with God. How might God use this Scripture to call you and your family to be a blessing to your neighbors and the world?
Genesis 22
How will you live as a living sacrifice this week?
Join us for our series through the book of Genesis called God and Man. Genesis is the story of God’s plan to redeem his good world gone bad through the covenant family of Abraham. Through the accounts of Abraham, Jacob and Joseph we learn what it means to go from no faith, to being full of faith and ultimately friends with God. How might God use this Scripture to call you and your family to be a blessing to your neighbors and the world?
Genesis 21
Where in life are you drifting into mistrust with God?
- Do you trust Him in submitting to others?
- Do you trust Him in confessing to others?
- Do you trust Him in surrendering to His promises?
Join us for our series through the book of Genesis called God and Man. Genesis is the story of God’s plan to redeem his good world gone bad through the covenant family of Abraham. Through the accounts of Abraham, Jacob and Joseph we learn what it means to go from no faith, to being full of faith and ultimately friends with God. How might God use this Scripture to call you and your family to be a blessing to your neighbors and the world?
Genesis 21
How will I trust God’s to redeem my past through Jesus?
- Is there anything I need to own?
- Is there anything I need to forgive?
- Is there anything I need to do or say?
Join us for our series through the book of Genesis called God and Man. Genesis is the story of God’s plan to redeem his good world gone bad through the covenant family of Abraham. Through the accounts of Abraham, Jacob and Joseph we learn what it means to go from no faith, to being full of faith and ultimately friends with God. How might God use this Scripture to call you and your family to be a blessing to your neighbors and the world?
Genesis 20
How has the fear of man cost you integrity and intimacy with Jesus?
Join us for our series through the book of Genesis called God and Man. Genesis is the story of God’s plan to redeem his good world gone bad through the covenant family of Abraham. Through the accounts of Abraham, Jacob and Joseph we learn what it means to go from no faith, to being full of faith and ultimately friends with God. How might God use this Scripture to call you and your family to be a blessing to your neighbors and the world?
Join us as one of our elders, Tom Roylston, leads us in a message on dreams that go unfulfilled.
As a royal priest we can’t pray for anyone we look down on or are afraid of.
How is the Great High Priest showing you how to pray for all people?
Join us as we interview one of our deacons, Bob Hessel, in a conversation on how to carry the Gospel into the uncomfortable places around us.
Darelle Dove joins us for a conversation concerning race in our country and how the Gospel can impact those who are oppressed and marginalized.
Join us as Oliver and his wife, Kyra, lead a discussion on the impact of the Gospel within the context on marriage.
Join us for a conversation with one of our deacons here at CL, Paul Garrigan on the topic of being single and how the Lord sees singleness within the context of the Gospel.
Psalm 34
Listen in as we walk through the Psalms in our first online service. Join us live on YouTube this Sunday at 10 am!
While we aren't meeting today due to concerns around the Coronavirus, take a few minutes to listen to some encouragement from our Lead Pastor, Oliver Wong.
It’s common that married couples get more out of marital counseling than pre-marital counseling. After the tux is returned and the dress is in the closet the true covenant lived out and either established or deteriorates. In Genesis 17 God gives Abram three divine speeches giving dimension to the covenant he cut with him. As he listens to Abram learns the covenant he has cut with Yahweh is deeper, wider, and longer than he first knew.
Intentional Question: Is your daily faith established in overflow or emptiness?
For most of us, waiting does not come naturally. Today, we have access to information, products, and destinations faster than ever and we still struggle with patience and waiting. Abram leaves his home heading for a new land God has yet to reveal. As he journeys he finds the call of God putting him through a significant season of waiting. How do you respond when God tells you to wait? What is God doing in our years of waiting?
IQ: How is your faith learning to wait?
How does faith grow? The Bible teaches that faith is a gift from God and according to Jesus, can grow from small to great over time. Studying the life of Abram teaches us how God can take a person of no faith, to great faith, and ultimately friendship with Him. In his first season of Abram's walk with God, Abram’s life Abram and his family are faced with famine. How will this test ultimately affect Abram's faith?
IQ: What are you trusting to protect, provide, and promote you?
What have been the biggest moves in your life? What have been the effects of your leaving homes, jobs, and relationships? God's plan to redeem the world through Abram begins with a call from him to move from his homeland. God calls Abram to leave not only the bad parts of his past but the good parts as well: his country, his people, his family. Moving forward Abram is given a vague but powerful picture of what his life will be with God. This is enough for Abraham to trust and follow. Is this enough for you?
IQ: Where has God called you to go?
As humans, we are all builders by nature. As kids, we build legos and forts, and as we grow we continue to build our homes, careers, communities, churches, businesses and beyond. Genesis 11 presents a moment when humans built a tower to ‘reach the heavens’ and ‘make a great name for themselves’. In response, God interrupts their plans by scattering them and installing diverse languages in the nations. Have your plans ever been interrupted by God? In this passage, we reflect on the things we build and listen for what God may be calling us to build in light of the finished work of Jesus.
IQ: What is God building in and through you?
Noah’s family exit the ark in the same place as Adam and Eve have eaten the fruit. One of his sons repeats the sin cycle of their forefathers but two of the sons respond to temptation in a new way. Join us as we continue our study through Genesis.
IQ: How do you respond to sin around you?
For our first Sunday Service of 2020, we took time as a church to remember who we are. Reflecting on the Scriptures, our church mission, and stories from the year we considered how God might grow us as in community and calling this year.
IQ: How will the spiritual family at CITYLIGHTS grow in 2020?
Join us as we celebrate Jesus; the King that brings good news, of great joy, to all people.
This week we look forward to Christmas and ponder the trust and wonder Mary had when she discovered the coming of Christ.
IQ: How will you worship this Christmas?
Throughout the Bible, God uses covenant to define the relationship between man and Himself. Following the flood, God establishes a covenant with all people of all generations. What does God's covenant with Noah tell us about the heart of God?
IQ: Am I living aware of the mercy of time?
Do you know someone who walks with God? Enoch and Noah were known to walk faithfully with God and find life. Continuing in our study of Genesis, the Flood and the Ark become a powerful portrait of the grace of God and the only path to life.
IQ: Do you know the grace of God?
The story of the flood is a tipping point moment of the curse. The violence, evil, and corruption in God's world have become so great that a flood is sent to revert the creation to the waters of the deep.
How will God rescue and redeem His good world gone bad? The story of Noah and the flood is written without dialogue and from Noah's point of view to invite us into his story. Like Enoch, Noah finds grace with God and walks with Him. Noah's faith in Genesis6-8 reveals to us God's rescue plan for humanity. How can we find grace in our time of need? How can we find salvation in the chaos-waters of life?
IQ: How is Jesus saving you through the chaos-waters of life?
Genesis 1-5 tells the story of humanity living in the reality of life apart from God. For more than 1,000 years the families of Cain and Seth are unable to find a way back to the right relationship with their Creator. This week CITYLIGHTS paused its study of the fall to look into the Gospel's power to bring us into spiritual life and freedom. We were so thankful for our family members, Paul and Ashley, who vulnerably shared their testimony in this podcast. Their stories were a powerful remembrance of God's power to change our life. We hope you are encouraged by this reflection of Genesis 1-5 through testimony.
IQ: Where is the Truth needed to bring freedom in your life?
Have you experienced family, community, vocation or even church where evil was called good and good was naive? Down the family tree of Cain and his brother, Seth is two distinct family cultures that reveal God's redemptive work in the world and our lives.
IQ: Since 2009 what curses have God turned into blessings? What will your answer be in 2029?
The sin problem spirals rapidly as the first son born outside the garden kills the second. The Story of Cain and Abel is written in with seeming gaps and ambiguities but with thoughtful meditation, it offers us important insight into life with God outside the garden of Eden.
IQ: When you don’t understand will you trust God or take control?
We continue our study of Genesis 3 as Adam and Eve experienced the pain of their decision to redefine good and evil. They are not cursed like the serpent but their decision exiles them from the presence of God. How can the humans ever get back to their garden home with Yahweh? Listen in as we unpack how sin in the Bible is more relational than legal and how it affects us every day more than we think.
IQ: Where have you redefined good and evil in your world and what are the consequences?
Many secular intellectuals today have come to see that evil is not just a systemic problem of humanity but part of its nature. Genesis 3 unveils how evil entered our world. Adam and Eve encounter a mysterious serpent who strategically undermines the relationship between God and man.
IQ: Where is there wisdom without intimacy with Jesus in your life?
The same way God separated the light from dark in creation, He separated rest from work, and God rested. This tells us that rest and work are not just for survival but something divine in us to image Him. As we conclude the Creation segment of Genesis, we consider how work and rest are more than compensation and vacation.
IQ: What is robbing you of the joy-filled rhythm of work and rest?
When Jesus was asked about divorce, He immediately responded with a reflection on Genesis 1 and 2. For Jesus, the meaning of marriage, divorce, sexuality, and gender were directly tied to what it means to be human. As we continue in our study of Genesis we are reminded of what it means to be human and therefore what it means to be married, divorced, or single.
IQ: Where has intimacy come before imaging Jesus for you?
In Genesis 2 the writer gives a second creation account that portrays God being even more intimately involved in His creation than in Genesis 1. Here, we see a picture of God, creating the Garden of Eden, a place where He could dwell with Adam and Eve. In this part of the creation story, we learn what it truly means to be human and how Jesus is a new answer to human hope in a broken world. (Genesis 2:1-17)
IQ: How are you called to ‘work and keep’ the Garden of Eden around you?
As we kick off our series in Genesis we meditate on the Creation Story in Genesis 1. Though there are valid debates of science, history, and physics within the accounts of Genesis we are reminded that Genesis 1 is written in the language of worship. Listen in to this first message as we reflect on the wonder of creation and how we might live in God’s Genesis 1 blessing in the midst of the Genesis 3 curse. (Genesis 1:1-28)
IQ: Who is God, and what is he up to in the world?
Oliver Wong This week we conclude our series Defining Discipleship by discussing our plan to make disciples at CITYLIGHTS. Through the book of Acts, a pattern emerged that strengthened the early church for centuries.
IQ: How is God using your home for discipleship?
Oliver Wong If someone asked you how to follow Jesus what would you tell them? This Sunday we continued our defining discipleship series by intentionally reflecting on the kinds of relationships that help people us follow Jesus to look like Him.
IQ: How could relationships around you grow more in invitation and challenge in Jesus?
Oliver Wong At CITYLIGHTS we see a disciple as someone following Jesus to look like Him. From the beginning, God created man in His image: to agree in perfect intimacy, identity and authority with their Creator. Tragically, this creation became utterly shattered by man's sin. Jesus primary message: the Kingdom of Heaven is near was not just an invitation to go to Heaven when we die but to return to shared intimacy, identity, and authority of the garden. ‘Follow me’ was not just an invitation to be close to Jesus but to restored to look like God. In this message we answer and important question: what does it mean to follow Jesus to look like Him? Through study and reflection of the Scriptures, our prayer and plan at CITYLIGHTS is not just to know Jesus but look like Him in every part of our life.
IQ: Which pattern of Jesus’ life is most challenging for you to follow: UP, IN, or OUT?
Oliver Wong At CITYLIGHTS we are devoted to building Family. Family plays a vital role in making disciples; while communities can assimilate people, but only Family can multiply disciples. In this family message we looked at Ephesians 4 and how the HS builds Family to follow Jesus and look like Him.
IQ: How will you build a church Family with the Holy Spirit that multiplies disciples this year?
Andre Griner and Timothy Bayne IQ: What is your Gospel Story and what are the Gospel stories around you?
This July at CITYLIGHTS we are hosting five conversations on our church values:
WORSHIP: When we BEHOLD the goodness of God we leave the HAVE-TO life to live the GET-TO life.
FELLOWSHIP: When we BELONG to the family of God we leave the life of ME to the life of WE.
DISCIPLESHIP: When we BELIEVE in the authority of Jesus, we are not conformed to the WORLD but transformed by the WORD.
MINISTRY: To BUILD the church of God we must GIVE to GIVE not GIVE TO GET.
EVANGELISM: We can BRING the Good News to the neighborhood and nation because ever MEMBER is a MISSIONARY.
Sheila Dotson and Oliver Wong IQ: What are the needs of others? How might God supply those needs through you?
This July at CITYLIGHTS we are hosting five conversations on our church values:
WORSHIP: When we BEHOLD the goodness of God we leave the HAVE-TO life to live the GET-TO life.
FELLOWSHIP: When we BELONG to the family of God we leave the life of ME to the life of WE.
DISCIPLESHIP: When we BELIEVE in the authority of Jesus, we are not conformed to the WORLD but transformed by the WORD.
MINISTRY: To BUILD the church of God we must GIVE to GIVE not GIVE TO GET.
EVANGELISM: We can BRING the Good News to the neighborhood and nation because ever MEMBER is a MISSIONARY.
Oliver Wong and Julianne Welch IQ: What is God saying to you through scripture, community and the Holy Spirit, and how will you respond?
This July at CITYLIGHTS we are hosting five conversations on our church values:
WORSHIP: When we BEHOLD the goodness of God we leave the HAVE-TO life to live the GET-TO life.
FELLOWSHIP: When we BELONG to the family of God we leave the life of ME to the life of WE.
DISCIPLESHIP: When we BELIEVE in the authority of Jesus, we are not conformed to the WORLD but transformed by the WORD.
MINISTRY: To BUILD the church of God we must GIVE to GIVE not GIVE TO GET.
EVANGELISM: We can BRING the Good News to the neighborhood and nation because ever MEMBER is a MISSIONARY.
Oliver Wong and Matt Chocran IQ: With who in the family of God do I BELONG in predictable, vulnerable, and generous ways?
This July at CITYLIGHTS we are hosting five conversations on our church values:
WORSHIP: When we BEHOLD the goodness of God we leave the HAVE-TO life to live the GET-TO life.
FELLOWSHIP: When we BELONG to the family of God we leave the life of ME to the life of WE.
DISCIPLESHIP: When we BELIEVE in the authority of Jesus, we are not conformed to the WORLD but transformed by the WORD.
MINISTRY: To BUILD the church of God we must GIVE to GIVE not GIVE TO GET.
EVANGELISM: We can BRING the Good News to the neighborhood and nation because ever MEMBER is a MISSIONARY.
Oliver Wong and Timothy Bayne || Acts 2:46-47 This July at CITYLIGHTS we are hosting five conversations on our church values:
WORSHIP: When we BEHOLD the goodness of God we leave the HAVE-TO life to live the GET-TO life.
FELLOWSHIP: When we BELONG to the family of God we leave the life of ME to the life of WE.
DISCIPLESHIP: When we BELIEVE in the authority of Jesus, we are not conformed to the WORLD but transformed by the WORD.
MINISTRY: To BUILD the church of God we must GIVE to GIVE not GIVE TO GET.
EVANGELISM: We can BRING the Good News to the neighborhood and nation because ever MEMBER is a MISSIONARY.
IQ: How is God revealing himself to me as bigger than my problem and better than my idol?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 28 On Father’s day, we wrapped up our series in Matthew, Covered in Dust. The life of Jesus challenges every part of our life as a disciple with His final words: go make disciples. In this message, we discuss five practical ways to live out our calling to make disciples that make disciples today: Come and See, Come and Be, Come and Know/Do, Come and Die, Go and Make.
IQ: Who are you following and who is following you?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 25 Jesus teaches his disciples that Heaven will be like a wedding. Because of sin, the world is divorced from Heaven but the Holy Spirit today is calling all people back to God.
In this parable, Jesus teaches about the gift we bring God at the Great Wedding. A master leaves gold for his servants to invest but one of them fearfully hides his portion in the ground.
What has God entrusted to you? If you trusted that Kingdom investment was always multiplied how would you invest in the Kingdom today?
IQ: Will you live a safe life or an invested life?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 22 Jesus gave several prophecies in Matthew to explain the future to his disciples. His primary picture to explain Heaven was a wedding; the Spirit, preparing the Church as Bride for her husband, Jesus. Sunday at CITYLIGHTS, we opened our final segment in Matthew, from the Ring to the Wedding. For three weeks we are asking: Spirit how are you preparing us for the Great Wedding of Heaven?
IQ: From the ring to the Wedding, will you wear your clothes or his?
Timothy Bayne || Matthew 16 Like Peter, we have been called and given identity from God, yet in the same breath that we express gratitude and faithfulness, we live a life of self-focus. The way we spend our money and resources, how we fight for and chase success, and how we live our lives for the approval of others instead of the approval found in the finished work of Jesus all reflect this inner-selfishness. Join us as we conclude another chapter in our series Covered in Dust, look back at the way others interpreted Jesus' purpose, and understand how to get back on track with His vision for our lives.
IQ: How can I die to selfishness and come alive to Christ’s selflessness?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 20 The disciples initiate a conversation about greatness with Jesus that reveals they are more cultured in Greek than they are the Kingdom of Heaven. As westerners and Americans, we are heavily influenced by our culture concerning greatness. In today's message, we find one simple question that can free us from the tyranny of self and cultivate the Kingdom of God wherever we are.
IQ: What are the needs of the people around me?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 19 How does your heart dream for the future? When a rich and successful man speaks with Jesus about discipleship, Jesus asks him a question that draws a line of discipleship for us: where do you dream without God?
IQ: Where do you dream of joy and power without God?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 18 Jesus invitation to us disciples to ‘come and die’ does not mean to be passive, permissive, or apathetic in life. In Matthew 18, Jesus shows us how dying to self means confronting sin and setting boundaries in the church. Listen in as we discuss what dying to self looks like in a Gospel community.
Who is trusting you to lead them back to Jesus when they wander? Who are you trusting to lead you back to Jesus when you wander?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 16 We kick off this segment with an important discipleship conversation between Jesus and Peter. At first, Jesus affirms Peter for his revelation of Him as Messiah but then reveals to Peter a misconception of the kind of Messiah Jesus would be. The conclusion of this passage gives us important insight into where Jesus will lead his disciples for the rest of the journey and where Jesus is leading us as disciples today.
Intentional Question: Jesus, where am I losing my life by trying to save it? Where am I finding my life through losing it?
Oliver Wong || 1 Corinthians 15 This Easter CITYLIGHTS celebrated the Resurrection with a spoken word from Darelle Dove and a message on how the empty tomb affects every day of our lives
IQ: If the tomb is empty, and death is the beginning, how will you live your life today?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 21 Through history, God has used provoking and iconic images to communicate his heart to people. Initiating his final Kingdom proclamation in Jerusalem, Jesus enters the city on a donkey as crowds proclaim him as King. This image alongside the image of the crucifixion speaks loudly about the kind of King Jesus is today.
IQ: Do you follow and lead with an authority that arrives on a donkey and leads to the Cross?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 13 Have you ever read Scripture and found it confusing? Jesus often spoke in mysterious parables to explain the unseen, and to speak past the head to the heart. In this message, we look at Jesus first eight parables and find one important theme to move from blindness to belief.
Intentional Question: How do the parables of the Kingdom guide you to live low, slow and sacrificial rather than fast, flashy and comfortable.
Oliver Wong || Matthew 12 What is the culture of your family? What do you celebrate, create and correct? While Jesus is speaking with his disciples his mothers and brothers try to find him. Refusing their visit he explains that the spiritual family he was forming took priority over his blood family. In this message, we discuss the difference between blood family and kingdom family.
IQ: How does your family gather around the will of the Father?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 12 How do you discern if God is speaking or another voice? How can we tell the difference between God’s work or man’s influence? When Jesus heals a blind man the Pharisees say Jesus was partnering with an evil spirit. From here Jesus prepares his followers to discern the spirits to understand the difference between the work of God and the work of the enemy.
Intentional Question: Where have you put the Kingdom of God in a box and how has it affected your relationship with the Holy Spirit?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 12 Are you in a season of struggling to see or hear God? In a confrontation with the Pharisees, Jesus highlights an important verse that can cause spiritual blindness. In this message, we discuss how to see God in every moment.
Intentional Question: For you, is following Jesus compelled by sacrifice or mercy?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 11 Do you ever feel like you can’t hear or see God anywhere? In Matthew 11, John the Baptist is let down in his expectations of Jesus and starts to doubt Jesus identity. He sends his disciples to asks of Jesus if he is the messiah or if they should wait for someone else. Listen in as we consider what keeps us from recognizing Jesus even if he’s near us.
Intentional Question: How is the disappointment of what God’s yet to do keeping you from seeing what God is doing in your life?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 10 Do you wrestle with purpose? In Matthew 10, Jesus enlists his disciples into Kingdom mission with one simple statement. Join us for the final message of our second segment of "Covered in Dust" as we look at the practical practice of aligning our lives with the call of the Kingdom.
Intentional Prayer Questions: Is there anyone around me anxious? Is there anyone around me discouraged? Is there anyone around me that needs healing?
Timothy Bayne || Matthew 9 Psychologists have found within our society that when threatened, human beings will respond in a form of either fight, flight, or freeze. This wasn't just found when faced with physical stress, but in emotional stress as well. These responses to the environment around us is simply a fruit of deeply-rooted brokenness. In Matthew 9, the Pharisees "fight" back when Jesus walks in His divine authority to forgive sin, exposing a root of pride and control. Could we, like the Pharisees be walking around with unknown brokenness? How does Jesus handle our brokenness compared to the way we might handle it ourselves?
Intentional Question: What might be keeping you from trusting Jesus for the healing that you need?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 8 Anxiety and depression is a prevalent reality for people both in and outside of the church. Jesus led his disciples into storms and a demonic encounter early in their following where they learned how Jesus delivers people from affliction. If you struggle with worry or panic, listen in as we ask the question: how does Jesus offer peace within the affliction?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 8 How do you deal with guilt or shame? Leprocy, in Jesus' day, was a horribly contagious and excruciating disease that meant a person was unclean, unlovable, untouchable, and un-healable - all identified by guilt and shame. When a leper approaches Jesus, he has been cast aside by his community and the law, but the touch of Jesus does for him what no one else could. Listen in as we talk about guilt, shame, and how Jesus cleanses us in ways no one else can.
Intentional Question: How do you speak and act towards people who feel unclean before God?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 5 and 8 Have you noticed that it's easier to argue with someone when they're not there? Often it's easy to judge, label, and assume when we are far from someone but love comes more easily when we move in close. In the final blessing of the Beatitudes, Jesus teaches us that peacemaking comes at the price of persecution. Listen in as we look at how to continue loving those that come against us.
Intentional Question: How might you pray for those that have attacked you?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 5 Where can we find mercy in a time of need? Jesus teaches that mercy is what the Kingdom of Heaven looks like for broken people in broken places. In this message, we process what wholehearted mercy looks like and how secret moments of generosity can lead us into the Kingdom of Heaven more than ever before.
Intentional Question: Where has God shown you mercy and where might God supply mercy through you?
|| Oliver Wong || Matthew 6-7 || Who inherits the earth? In Jesus' day it seemed evident that the strong and powerful Romans were the owners of the earth but Jesus challenges this paradigm. How can we live with a perspective of Heavenly inheritance? In this message we continue the conversation on inside-out change through following Jesus.
Intentional Question: What is something you can't control that you need to release to God, and what is something you can control that you need to take responsibility for?
Oliver Wong || Matthew 5-6 Poverty comes in all different forms. We experience it in health, finance, emotions and even knowledge, all while experiencing our own definitions of wealth. Jesus' first sermon teaches us that His blessing comes to those who are spiritually impoverished. Listen in as we discuss how Jesus makes us rich through spiritual poverty.
Intentional Question: What part of the Father's character, provision, and protection are you thankful for?
Oliver Wong - Matthew 4 Where do you turn when you're looking for answers to life's hardest questions? In Jesus' day there were many rabbis with many teachings, yet people saw that Jesus taught with authority. In our new series we are looking at the teachings of Jesus as well as those He called to follow after Him.
Oliver Wong - Matthew 3 Has the craziness of Christmas ever caused you to lose hope? The manger was God's sign language to a deaf world, that hope is not lost, that its actually holding on to us. In this Christmas message we remember the practical meaning behind the manger and the unexpected hope that the birth of Jesus brought.
|| A THRILL OF HOPE WEEK 1 ||
Are there areas of life that you feel hopeless in? The birth of Jesus came during a time of hopelessness for God's family but ushered in a future of impending hope. This message follows the story of Joseph and Mary who sought out hope in the midst of a hopeless Christmas.
|| Oliver Wong ||
The older son in Jesus' parable finds himself close to home but far from his father. In Scripture and in history, we find it common to be close to church but far from God. The older son was working for his father but forgot the whisper of his father. Closing our series on the Prodigal Son, we look at how to move from a slavery paradigm to a sonship paradigm with the Father.
|| Timothy Bayne ||
Have you ever felt ashamed of yourself? Has your view of God ever brought you fear, same, doubt, or insecurity? Join us for part 1 of our series Prodigal Son as we journey through the disconnection we tend to feel towards the Father, and how we can begin to walk in the freedom we have in Christ to fail.
As you journey through this week's podcast, we'd love for you to consider these three questions for yourself:
Have you ever really been home with Him?
How have you been running from home?
Who can you call home this season?
|| Oliver Wong ||
Join us as we take an opportunity to look into the story of the Samaritan man who stopped to show mercy to his neighbor and how we carry that same responsibility for those who are close to us but far from God.
Also, join us in our #myneighborchallenge through the end of the year as we reach out to the four houses surrounding our own in order to show the mercy of God!
|| Oliver Wong ||
The word "grace" appears 14 times in Ephesians but it inhabits every single page of Paul's letter to the church in Ephesus. Paul declares that it's by grace that saints are saved from destruction and seated in Heavenly places. As we conclude our series "INHERIT" we finish with a final exploration of what grace means for our lives.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Sometimes it seems like our inner strength can't match the challenging circumstances around us. From bills, to relationships, to health we are never lacking in battles that confront us each and every day. In Ephesians, Paul teaches us that every battle we face is spiritual, and that all of our weapons come from our strength in the Lord. Listen in as we identify the source of our battles and the weapons we have for victory.
|| Oliver Wong ||
The authority and power of the parent child relationship is a sacred thing. For better or worse, a child's time with their parents will shape the rest of their lives. In Ephesians 6, Paul teaches us how parents, children, and generations can strengthen the family of God.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Marriage is the vulnerable place where our hearts have no walls and we experience both brokenness and bliss. Paul's letter to the Ephesians portrays marriage as a blessing and God's living drama to express his love for the church. In this message we discuss the roles of husbands and wives in building healthy families where the presence of Jesus is made evident.
|| Oliver Wong ||
We are all hardwired to imitate the people we admire most. Paul teaches us in Ephesians 5 that our impulse to imitate was made for God. In this passage we see three practical ways to see and be like Jesus right where we are.
|| Stephen Lewis || Elder ||
In Ephesians 4, Paul explains to us what true transformation of both the heart and mind look like. As a follower of Jesus, our goal isn't behavior modification, but soul transformation.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Jesus is the only leader that gives gifts to His captives. When He is raised up everyone that follows His wake is lifted up as well. In this message we unpack the five-fold ministry and how apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers build up the family of God.
|| Timothy Bayne ||
Have you every walked into a church and felt uncomfortable during the musical worship? Have you found yourself more ready and willing to participate in listening to a sermon rather than singing a worship song? Here at the end of Ephesians 3, Paul gives a stirring exhortation, imploring us to grasp a love that "surpasses all knowledge--that you may be filled to measure of all the fullness of God". Is there something that singing can give us more than it actually gives to God? Can worship brings us closer than simply studying the Word? Join us as we discover this love that can only be found when we make the journey from our heads to our hearts.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Paul opens Ephesians 3 sharing some of his story and heart for ministry to the Gentiles. In these verses, we can find a powerful mission statement for all missionaries of the Gospel as well as those of us who are on mission right here in our city!
|| Oliver Wong ||
Hostility between believing Jews and Gentiles in Ephesus grew as they attempted community together in Christ. Paul's letter to this young church teaches us how the fellowship table of Jesus establishes community for families, neighbors, and nations today.
|| Oliver Wong ||
In our personal lives we are often poor historians and therefore live out of confused identity. In Ephesians 2, Paul proclaims our spiritual past to in order to help us understand our spiritual future. Listen in as we discuss how to more fully INHERIT our spiritual life in Jesus.
|| Oliver Wong ||
The Apostle Paul earnestly wrote Ephesians to remind the believers at the church of Ephesus of all they have in Christ. In his closing comments in the first chapter, Paul prays that we would know the power of the resurrected Christ. What happens to believers when we fail to remember the power in the resurrection?
|| Oliver Wong ||
Law is a gift that governs society, but blocks relationship. Paul, an ex-legalist, was sent by God to lead the early church from the courtroom of God into the living room of the Father. How does legalism operate in our lives and how has Jesus set us free to live in the living room with Him?
|| Oliver Wong ||
When Jesus calls Himself the vine and refers to us as His branches, He offers us a rich metaphor in understanding how we bear spiritual fruit in this life. Listen in as we close this two-part series discussing the powerful methods God uses to bring spiritual fruit into the world.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Life moves fast and often leads us to busyness that lacks in fruitfulness. This week we look at John 15 to understand how God cultivates fruit in our lives through the process of pruning.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Rahab was a prostitute and an outsider when she hear of the signs and wonders of Israel's God. In a moment of faith and risk, she saw her past forgiven and God gave her a future that should have never belonged to her. Lean in with us as we talk about how God can use our faith to restore our identity offer us a new future.
|| Andre Griner ||
Join us as we take a look at why intimacy with the Father plays such an important role within our faith.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Joseph hadn't seen the Promised Land, but he insisted on being buried in it. Until the Israelites reached the land promised to them, they carried the bones of Joseph - a reminder never to settle until they arrived at God's promise. Listen in as we discuss how to walk in God's promises today!
|| Stephen Lewis ||
Join us as one of our elders brings us a word in our fourth installment of One Faith, a journey through Hebrews 11.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Do you ever feel like you don't fit in, like an outsider in an inside world? Abraham's story takes us on a journey of faith, where a man is called to leave everything he knew to become a foreigner in a strange land. Though he spent his days in a tent, his faith and obedience brought him to a home and a sense of belonging that very few find.
|| Timothy Bayne ||
Scripture tells us that God works everything for our good and His glory, could the same be true for for our fear? God doesn't just want to eliminate our fear, but He wants to birth faith from it. Listen in as we take a look at the life of Noah and how his fear created his faith.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Like Cain and Abel, we continually make offerings to God, hoping they are acceptable. Our work, hospitality, and service are all ways we not only offer gifts, but our lives to God and others. In our reflection of the first recorded offering unto God here in Genesis 4, we see offerings that bring peace and pleasure to Him, and offerings that do not. Listen in with us as we search the Scriptures to understand an offering of faith that is pleasing to the Lord.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Faith is part of the human experience - within the unknowns and uncertainties of life, we make conclusions about whether our beliefs are true, right, and beautiful. This summer, CITYLIGHTS is reflecting on Hebrews 11 to grow in the understanding of what peace-bringing faith looks like. As our first installment, we look at Peter's faith that is challenged when Jesus asks him to step onto the waves.
|| Oliver Wong ||
On their way to the temple, Peter and John were interrupted by a man crippled from birth and experienced a Kingdom healing. The early apostles' lives model for us what Kingdom EXTENSION looks like. Although their lives were structered and strategic, they EXTENDED the Kingdom daily by giving space to spontaneity. In the final installment of Normal Church we reflect on the balance of structure and spontaneity in EXTENDING the Kingdom of Heaven right where we are.
|| Oliver Wong ||
On the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit spoke to 3,000 people in multiple languages to communicate the love of God. By the end of the day, this crowd of foreigners had become a spiritual family. We believe that Jesus is EQUIPPING His church to EXALT Him and EXTEND His Kingdom through normal, everday people, gathered as family. Listen in as we discuss what it means for a family to EQUIP His church.
|| Oliver Wong ||
The first sermon ever preached wasn't about healing or fixing, but about resurrection. 2,000 years later, are we a church that seeks Jesus for short-term healings or resurrection life?
|| Oliver Wong ||
The Hebrew name, Nehemiah, actually means "comfort". In 445 BC, Nehemiah rallied the people of Israel to rebuild the city wall surrounding Jerusalem. In many ways, Nehemiah's role in rebuilding this city reflects the Holy Spirit's comforting and building in our lives. This message focuses specifically on how the Holy Spirit comforts us when we are broken, yet builds us within our mourning.
|| Chris Armfield, Oliver Wong and Timothy Bayne ||
What would a culture where we people are evaluated properly look and sound like - a culture of honor.
|| Chris Armfield ||
Pioneer is one who goes before others to secure territory so that others can enter and extend heaven within it. Jesus is the ultimate pioneer for humanity.
|| Chris Armfield ||
Though Jesus publicly wept only twice, those two moments reveal the true heart of God for individual people and entire nations.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Jesus' prayer for the church in this passage is nothing less than radical; that all beilevers would be ONE just as the Trinity is ONE. 2,000 years later, the practice of Acts 2, "everyting in common" type unity, seems impossible in an era of individualism and division. This week in our study of John, we confront the vital question: how can we be and become one?
|| Rich Hodge ||
Join us as guest speaker, Rich Hodge, shares the Father's Heart for His children.
|| Oliver Wong ||
What do you think of when you hear the words "God" and "Father"? Jesus' purpose on earth was to reveal God as a Father. Do you see God as Father? Listen in as we celebrate the power of Jesus to lead us into becoming our Father's children again.
|| Chris Armfield ||
The Holy Spirit undeceives us, reveals who and whose we are, and restores our relationship with the Holy Trinity.
|| Chris Armfield ||
Did you know that the statement, "God helps those who help themselves" isn't in the Bible and isn't biblically true. If so, what does God help people with and how?
|| Oliver Wong ||
How do you respond when others oppose your beliefs and faith? Jesus says we will need the Spirit of Truth to give us perspective in persecution. Learn how the Helper empowers you to respond to the Spirit of Truth and love even in conflict.
|| Timothy Bayne ||
God has been committed to the development of a Garden city in partnership with His people since the dawn of time. And since the dawn of time, mankind has been plagued with an innate temptation to go against those plans. Join us as we journey from the First Day of Creation to Jesus' Last Supper with His disciples, only to see that God has only ever been merciful, gracious, kind, and above all, good.
|| Chris Armfield ||
Does your life bear a distinction between sacred and secular things? If so, where did you arrive at this perspective? It's possible that your thinking may be more influenced by Greek philosophy than the Scriptures.
|| Chris Armfield ||
The way that you see yourself is a microcosm of your understanding of how God sees you. For heaven and earth to meet in your life microcosmically, your beliefs must line up with God's macrocosmic reality.
|| Chris Armfield ||
When the people of God understand the purpose of God both personally and corporately, and take His purpose seriously, heaven will unstoppably saturate the earth.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Life is shorter than we think and more significant that we know. Are you living your life on accident or on purpose? What will you be remembered by? Are you living for what matters most to you? Two pivotal conversations with Jesus openely point us in the direction of our purpose here on earth. Today, Jesus is calling us to a focused and undistracted life, to live for what matters most.
|| Chris Armfield ||
In this message, we discover that during seasons of silence God is still working.
|| Chris Armfield ||
In this message we uncover the many ways that God has spoken throughout history and is speaking today.
|| Chris Armfield ||
In this message, we raise the sign posts of partnering with God while we're here on earth. As the church, we are partners who extend the wisdom and beauty of heaven here on earth.
This message is also the spiritual launching of the swamp rabbit property in Greenville, South Carolina.
|| Chris Armfield ||
In this message, we unearth and explore what the word "greater" meant each time it was used in the Gospel of John.
|| Chris Armfield ||
In culture, if we don't know something, the human tendency is to remain quiet and to try and make sure that no one else knows that you don't know something. In the kingdom of God, not knowing something and asking questions about it serves as a sign that you know who and whose you are.
|| Chris Armfield ||
In the presence of earthly trouble Jesus offers people the present tense reality of His Father's eternal influence in their lives.
|| Oliver Wong ||
In the Upper Room Jesus was not only announcing his death, but also the death of the Old Covenant Law. Under the law God's people could draw near but never draw close to the Father. What does it mean to live in relationship with the Father and not religion? What does it mean to live in the intimate living room of God?
|| Oliver Wong ||
At his final meal on earth, Jesus sat down with his closest friends along with his betrayer. In this intimate exchange we see come to see just how Jesus responds to his enemies.
|| Chris Armfield ||
If standing above the rest of the crowd was rightfully available, and serving was also an opportunity, which would you choose? Jesus was able to be the most influential human in history, and yet he chose to serve in every opportunity that arose. How might understanding the purpose and drive behind Jesus' words and actions affect how we interact with those around us?
|| Oliver Wong ||
Jesus' public ministry comes to a close with the results Isaiah prophesied years prior: the Light shined in the darkness but the darkness couldn't comprehend it. Jesus performed many signs yet many didn't believe.
In this study we look at what causes us to see Jesus and what causes us to miss him, even when he's standing right in front of us.
|| Chris Armfield ||
Expectations are part of life. When a person isn't aware of others, or their own expectations, life can become quite difficult. This is true in our relationship with God; expectations matter.
|| Chris Armfield ||
Trouble is part of living this life, even for faithful followers of Christ. If this is true, what level of comfort can we expect from God in the midst of the troubles we face?
|| Oliver Wong ||
The Jews and Greeks that flocked to Jesus on Palm Sunday actually had more in common than they thought: they both looked to right king, but wanted to put him on the wrong throne. If you long to see the Kingdom of God, listen in as we unpack this portion of John 12 and see Jesus reveal the true and simple Gospel.
|| Guest Speaker ||
Justin McRoberts, a well known singer/songwriter, speaker, and co-author of the book Prayer: Forty Days of Practice, shares with us what it looks like to not only pursue the practice of prayer, but to find the essence of it.
|| Chris Armfield || 1 Corinthians 12-13, Romans 15 ||
There's a serious myth and misunderstanding in culture, "We can only share when we have more than enough for ourselves." Jesus demonstrates and teaches the opposite reality, that we are most whole and "at home" in God when we give ourselves away to others.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Are you in a season of uprootedness? To one degree or another, life is in a constant state of change. What would it look like to see new seasons, new chapters, and uprootedness as opportunity to find true rootedness in Jesus and others?
|| Chris Armfield ||
In this message, we discover things that have already been true long before we ever imagined they were possible.
|| Chris Armfield ||
It seems that everything on earth and above the earth has been measured. Measurement is used to calculate the value of something. However, God is immeasurable. What can the immeasurability of God reveal about how we approach every moment of our lives?
|| Oliver Wong ||
Just before Jesus was crucified, Mary of Bethany poured out $25,000 worth of perfume on his feet. The disciples complained that her offering was wasteful, but Jesus corrected them. This week, Oliver teaches on Mary's story, Leviticus and what makes an offering pleasing to the Lord.
|| Chris Armfield ||
Have you ever wondered why God seems to work in some cases while in others it seems like He doesn't work at all? Could it be that Jesus provides how the "supernatural works" actually work in the story of Lazarus's resurrection? We believe He does just that!
|| Chris Armfield ||
What is the appropriate relational, emotional, and mental response to all kinds of pain in people's lives? In this sermon, we see that Jesus models perfect presence in the midst of one of life's most excruciating pains.
|| Oliver Wong ||
When Martha seeks out Jesus to resurrect her brother Lazarus, Jesus declares, "I AM the life and the resurrection." This powerful statement changes everything about the way we see life and death.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Death was not meant to be a part of life, it is the result of sin in a broken world. Jesus declares that it is for our good that we witness the death of his friend Lazarus so we might understand the meaning of resurrected life. In the final sign performed in the book of John, Jesus demonstrates that we are not only sick people being made well, but that we are dead people being raised to life.
|| Timothy Bayne ||
Carl Gustav Boberg had an encounter with the Lord, searched the scriptures to understand that very encounter and went on to write a poem that would later become the 2nd greatest hymn of all time. How Great Thou Art would bring millions of people to salvation all around the world over the next 100 years, all because he responded to what God was already stirring within him. What would happen if we chose to allow the Holy Spirit to birth a doxology from the theology that is already being spoken to us?
|| Chris Armfield ||
Have you ever wondered why so many people were offended by Jesus? What if it was more about personality than grace or truth? Could it be possible that personality plays a bigger part in people believing in Jesus than we might realize?
|| Oliver Wong ||
Jesus is the Good Shepherd who lays his life down for his sheep. He is the Eternal Shepherd in whom we find our only true security. Listen in with us as we further discuss how to be both the sheep and the shepherd.
|| Chris Armfield ||
What happens to people when they've been filled with the power of the Holy Spirit?
|| Chris Armfield ||
The Good Shepherd is defined by laying his life down for others. What is your life defined by?
|| Chris Armfield ||
God, as our shepherd, doesn't miss a thing. He sees you, knows you, and speaks to you, personally by name. He protects, and he provides for you.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Rejection, shame, and disconnection are some of the most painful experiences of our lives. In our study of John 9, we find a blind man who has been saved and healed, but rejected by his church and family, all in the same day. Though it was never His design, how has the Lord used loneliness in your life to strengthen your love for Him?
|| Oliver Wong ||
John 9 tells a powerful story of a blind man who was SENT before he fully believed. His sermon was simple: I was blind but now I see. Join us as we spend time as a family sharing stories of what God is doing in our midst.
|| Chris Armfield ||
God seeing you and knowing you is the most important thing about you.
|| Chris Armfield ||
The death and resurrection of Jesus opened heaven here, now and forever.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Jesus didn't come to abolish the law on adultery but to fulfill the law through the forgiveness of the woman in John 8. We stand before a Great High Priest who gives a favorable verdict to the guilty.
|| Chris Armfield ||
Jesus is the Light of the World. People come alive wherever He is.
|| CITYLIGHTS Elder, Stephen Lewis ||
Sometimes we can find ourselves looking for Jesus in so many different places, even when he is right in front of us.
|| Chris Armfield ||
Is it possible that your intellect, interpretations, and traditions would be rebuked by Jesus?
|| Chris Armfield ||
There are only two paths, darkness and light. There is no gray area.
|| Oliver Wong ||
This week we took some time to focus on our vision at CITYLIGHTS. We exist to EQUIP people to be and make disciples who EXALT Jesus and EXTEND His kingdom right where they are. Listen in as we walk through 1 Cor. 3 to be reminded of our mission here on earth: to be and make disciples of Jesus.
|| Chris Armfield (feat. Darelle Dove) ||
Christ is at the core of who you are becoming.
|| Chris Armfield ||
God has the vision and the skills to take the raw materials of your life and use them to create a masterpiece.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Our invitation to a new spiritual family was never and exit from our physical family. The scriptures invite and send redeemed individuals back to their families to redeem their family lines.
|| Oliver Wong ||
This week we concluded our study in John 6 and responded with Communion. Christmas and Communion both proclaim the good news to us; that Jesus paid the greatest price so we could have the greatest gift of His presence.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Levitical Law, the Arc of the Covenant, Temple Requirements, and even the Crucifixion were each heavenly designs of the same end; to return His people into the presence of God. Let's follow our forefathers of the faith to His presence through the gift of hunger.
|| Oliver Wong ||
Since The Fall God has been restoring our world through family. Family has always been God's method to calling His children not only to belief, but to belonging. Join with us as we celebrate Miracle hill Foster Care in our city and open our families to those needing belonging and belief.
|| Chris Armfield ||
Jesus came to demonstrate and communicate how to have eternal life. Eternal life is free, but it might cost you everything.
|| Oliver Wong || Have you ever experienced suffering for doing right? After a long day of ministry the disciples experience a dark night in the storm. Their struggle isn't wasted and they arrive in Capernaum with a new revelation of who Jesus is.
|| Chris Armfield || Jesus' public life and his prayer life cannot be understood apart from one another.
|| Oliver Wong || Why do some people see God everywhere and some can't find him anywhere? Jesus teaches we don't see with our eyes, we see with our hearts. What does it look like to seek God with our whole heart that we might find Him?
|| Chris Armfield || If what you're looking at doesn't look to Christ then it's probably counterfeit.
|| Chris Armfield || Jesus' authority given to Him by His Father doesn't make Him a legalistic leader, but instead, a kind king.
|| Chris Armfield || God gave Jesus the authority to judge everything. Do you know where you stand in the light of His judgment?
|| Oliver Wong || From Creation until now, God has been working to restore what He has made and working to make all things new. We have been invited to bring that very same new life into our world, but can only do that in a partnership of power with the Father. Will we work alone in toil or work with Him in power?
|| Oliver Wong || As citizens of Heaven we are called to live a life full of hope. A hope that isn't found in our past, our circumstance, or our failures, but in the finishing hope of Jesus. When we see our lives through the lens of Christ, we see a life full of faith, hope, and love.
|| Chris Armfield || The marriage of what God has said and what He is saying is the tension in which all people of faith in Jesus must live.
|| Chris Armfield || If you believe in Jesus then you belong to Him. There are so many parts to finding your identity in Christ, but one of the most essential parts is being a priest.
|| Oliver Wong || Revival doesn't come through miracles, but through marriage with Jesus. Samaria believed in Jesus because of the Samaritan woman's testimony of faith, not by any signs or wonders.