City Awakening Church

In Judges 4-5, we meet Deborah, Barak, and Jael - three individuals who didn't wish for different circumstances but faithfully served God in their current roles. The result? God worked through their faithfulness to bring victory and 40 years of peace to Israel.  Pastor Louis encouraged us to commit to faithfulness in the places God has planted us, not because our roles define us, but because...

From the pages of Judges comes a timeless truth: The saviors we seek are merely shadows of the real Savior we need. Like Israel in Judges 3, we cycle through sin, struggle, and searching for salvation in all the wrong places. Money provides temporary security. Relationships offer fleeting comfort. Fame leaves us still insecure. But these broken saviors—these shadows—point us to our need for someth...

God wants us to be both fruitful AND faithful, but He'll sometimes pause the fruit to grow our faith. The Israelites in the book of Judges wanted fruitfulness without faithfulness. However, God remains faithful, even when we're unfaithful. This powerful truth shared by Pastor Louis reminds us that God's faithfulness doesn't depend on our performance.

JAMES 3 teaches that the truly wise person controls their tongue and sows peace, not discord. This sobering reminder from Pastor Robbie's sermon challenges us to consider: Are we bringing Kingdom wisdom to our online interactions?

The Tower of Babel reminds us that our advanced technology—whether ancient bricks or modern AI—can become our downfall when we use it to replace God rather than glorify Him. Pastor Louis uses this text in Genesis to teach us that technology can be helpful or harmful, depending on the hearts that use it.

King David who wrote Psalm 19 is sharing some wisdom specifically about two primary ways God speaks to us; it’s through creation and scripture. As we study this psalm, we’ll learn that creation, scripture, and scientific discoveries, are all declaring we have a glorious creator. Pastor Louis reminds us through this message that truth is never in conflict with itself. The same God who inspired Scri...

In Romans ch. 2 Paul teaches that both skeptics and believers, are guilty of breaking God’s moral laws. Paul says God’s moral laws are written in our hearts , before they’re written by us. Our moral conscience, comes from God. Pastor Louis leads us through 3 questions to consider as we study this topic:  1st Are there some situations where moral laws aren’t universal? 2nd How do we handle situatio...

Our culture is filled with books, people, podcasts, and products all promising to give us our best life now. But in Psalm 37 David teaches us our best life isn’t now, it’s later. Our life can certainly be better now , if we start delighting more in the Lord than the world. But he also teaches us that our best life is coming later, when we finally get to enjoy eternity with our delightful Creator....

In this Psalm David points out four ways that God meets our needs:  1. Protection. 2. Provision. 3. Satisfaction.   4. Light. Pastor Zack uses this text to remind us that no matter what kind of enemy you are facing today or no matter how far from God you think you are, it’s never too much and it’s never too far. God is boundless and undeterred. He sees you, he knows you, and he loves you! 

We all have things we want to be delivered from, and sometimes our deliverance from those things feels delayed. In this message from Psalm 35, Pastor Louis reminds us to keep fighting our battles by doing more kneeling in prayer while remembering the resurrection of Jesus guarantees that your eternal deliverance is coming.

In this message Pastor Alex gives us 4 ways to insure that we get the most out of a relationship and experience with God.  Practice true humility by boasting in the Lord.  Call out to God with your needs and recognize his hand in providing for them. Don’t sample the Goodness of God, fully savor it.  Recognize that for all people, God is either a Gracious Savior or a Punishing Judge.

One of the reasons we often lose our joy, is because we often put our joy in unstable things. Your joy is only as stable as the things you’re putting your joy in. Today’s Psalm will teach us to put our joy in the only thing that’s always stable, which is God. In this message Pastor Louis points us to Jesus as the only one who lived, died, and rose again proving his joy is the only joy that’s etern...

In this message from guest speaker Chris Gaynor, we explore 3 key takeaways from this Psalm.  1. Confess and Repent Quickly 2. Listen to the Voice of God 3. Worship God 

In Psalm 31 we learn David’s afflictions were able to shake him, but they weren’t able to break him. It’s because he anchored his life to God. The reality is afflictions will eventually come, and you need something to anchor your life to when they do come. Pastor Louis reminds us that the only firm foundation you can anchor your life to that isn’t shakable and breakable is God. 

Zack Casey  In this message Pastor Zack points us to the blueprint David gives us for worship that we can follow for our own lives. We have to decide who we are going to worship and make a commitment to be all in, whether we’re on the mountaintop or down in the valley. 

David reminds us of the importance of turning our eyes from the challenges and difficulties of life and focusing on the greatness and awesomeness of God. In this message, our Elder Emmanuel Bellon reminds us that God is not in trouble; he’s not trying to figure out what to do; he’s not scared of the issues of life like you and me; he’s not confused; he’s not aloof, but he’s alive and actively invo...

We all sometimes face situations that are beyond our control. Pastor Louis uses Psalm 28 to teach us that we have a God who hears our prayers, and that we’re never hopeless with God. If you’re a skeptic, then you’ll sometimes feel both helpless and hopeless, because you don’t have anywhere else to turn when all your other hopes fail. If you’re a believer, then you’ll sometimes feel helpless like t...

The final message of Ecclesiastes is not that nothing matters… no, it is that everything matters! Everything is enhanced through our lives lived in light of God’s intention for us. Are you searching for truth? Pastor Robbie encouraged us to find truth in God’s word and then respond in obedience. Not so you will be accepted but because you are accepted.

In this message Pastor Louis asks the question, are you wasting your life pursuing things with a brief shelf life more than God? Throughout Ecclesiastes Solomon admits he ran after all kinds of things in life. He admits he used his wealth to pursue whatever pleasures he wanted, but none of it ever satisfied him. Solomon reminds us to remember our Creator and don’t waste our lives. 

Most of us aren’t enjoying the moments and blessings of life, because we’re too busy rushing through life. Solomon teaches us that life is short, and you can’t control tomorrow. Pastor Louis reminds us enjoy the moments and blessings you have today. More importantly, trust God’s sovereign hands with every moment you face in life, so you can enjoy an abundantly joyful life.

Many people, both Christians and skeptics alike, look at the world and find themselves asking “Why is there so much evil and unfairness?” In this message from Pastor Alex, we explore what scholars call the problem of evil. We wonder how a good God can let all of this injustice happen and apparently go unpunished. The Bible is full of people wrestling with this desire and confusion including Solomo...

Life is full of seasons, and every one of us is in a season. Solomon’s reminding us that God can bring good and beauty out of every season in its time , and nothing proves this more than the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Enjoy this message from Pastor Louis!

The resurrection of Jesus is that one claim, that one thing, that can change everything. We hope you enjoy this Easter message given by Pastor Louis. 

Everybody’s trying to achieve something, and we can each have different reasons for trying to achieve those things. Pastor Louis encourages us to ask ourselves the following questions; what are you trying to achieve in life, and can those achievements provide the satisfaction you’re seeking ?

Many of us are searching for pleasure in a person, profession, profits, and possessions, but we keep coming up short. We have a deep search for pleasure, a deep search for happiness, but it’s a search that never ends. But what if the reason nothing sever satisfies us, is because we’re searching in all the wrong places? Pastor Louis reminds us through this message that our eternal search for pleasu...