Citizens Church Eugene

December 21, 2025 - Anticipating Christ -  Jerell Carper wraps up our Advent series with a closer look at the beginning of the good news according to John. The arrival of Jesus into our world shows us what God is like, shines light into the darkness, and fulfills the story of God. This is good news!  // Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 14, 2025 - Anticipating Christ -  Jerell Carper asks, "How do we respond with joy when we hear the good news?" In a holiday culture that manufactures joy with folklore or enchantment, Jerell invites us to search for joy in the good news of King Jesus. We must remember the cosmic scale of God's redemption and rest in the personal nature of good news.  // Third Sunday of Adve...

December 7, 2025 - Anticipating Christ -  Sam Adams invites us into Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones, a hopeless place with no signs of life. Yet in unexpected ways, God breathes life into this place through Jesus, who invites us to love our enemies and trust God with the outcome of our obedience.  Dr. Sam Adams has a BA in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and an MA and Ph...

November 30, 2025 - Anticipating Christ -  Jerell Carper invites us to look into the face of darkness while we lean into the face of hope. Living between the arrivals of Christ, we join the people of God in waiting for the light with expectant hope. Rather than living in despair or diversion, advent invites us into the tension between darkness and light.  // First Sunday of Advent

November 23, 2025 - Christ the King Sunday  Jerell Carper introduces the Liturgical Year by inviting us shape our yearly rhythms around the person of Christ. As we inhabit the still-unfolding story of God, we are formed into the image of Christ as a community. Year after year, we live into the life of Christ with these historical and global rituals.  // Christ The King Sunday

November 9, 2025 - Ruth Part 5 Jerell Carper concludes the book of Ruth by showing Boaz's shrewd tactics and costly faith that he employed to buy back Elimilech's land and restore the lineage of Naomi. The extraordinary faith of Ruth and Boaz intersect with the macro-narrative of God's cosmic redemption - a convicting polemic against the norms of God's people.  // Twenty Second...

November 2, 2025 - Ruth Part 4 -  Brianna Hines invites us to the threshing floor for a robust look into the strong and surprising character of Ruth and Boaz. Boaz proves faithful and Ruth proves noble as they challenge all of us to live with hayil . // Twenty First Sunday After Pentecost

October 26, 2025 - Ruth Part 3 -  Julie Langenberg invites us to mirror the steadfast love of God, whether we find ourselves in a place of privilege and power or an outsider. Even when we don't realize, God is at work in our lives. // Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost

October 19, 2025 - Ruth Part 2 -  Jerell Carper continues our series in the book of Ruth by looking at Naomi's faith within profound bitterness and Ruth's costly commitment to Naomi's wellbeing. We're reminded again that God's kingdom often breaks into our world through the unexpected faith of outsiders. // Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost

October 12, 2025 - Ruth Part 1 -  Jerell Carper starts our series in the book of Ruth by giving us a look at the cultural and social context of the story and the ways in which the story of Ruth is a snapshot of the entire story of God. // Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost

October 5, 2025 -  Jerell Carper surveys the vision of Citizens Church Eugene, inviting us to wisely live with as fruitful locals of our neighborhoods and city.  // Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost