CityView Church

Life often brings heavy burdens, unexpected stress, and seasons where we feel completely overwhelmed. When our strength runs out, we need a steady presence to guide us forward.  We walk through the familiar words of Psalm 23 to discover fifteen profound promises left for us by a protective shepherd. Rather than taking divine love for granted, we find how God supplies our needs, brings us rest in t...

Living without a clear direction leaves us feeling fractured, constantly wasting our time and energy on things that ultimately do not matter. When the story of Jesus sets our focus, everything changes, transforming how we speak, work, and relate to the people around us.  Drawing from the final chapters of Romans, we examine how knowing our true aim gives us the courage to speak up, the clarity to...

If we set the standard for our own Christian life, most of us will set it somewhere comfortable—high enough to look like we’re trying, low enough that we know we can reach it. This week in Romans 15, Paul raises the bar to where Jesus set it: bear with the weak, stop living to please yourself, build others up, welcome people the way Christ welcomed you, and pursue unity across every difference. It...

We often struggle to know how to treat one another when our personal convictions and freedoms clash. Whether we judge others for what they do or look down on them for what they avoid, division easily creeps into our relationships. The Apostle Paul addresses this exact tension in the book of Romans by showing us that our faith is not about policing the plates or habits of the people around us. Inst...

The night is almost over. The day is coming. So why are so many of us still sleepwalking through life? This week in Romans 13, Paul sounds an urgent alarm: wake up, put on the armor of light, and stop making provision for the flesh. It's not just about what sins to stop—it's about what you're still feeding. Whatever habit, app, relationship, or environment keeps your flesh supplied is what needs t...

It's easy to be kind to kind people. The real test comes when someone gets under your skin. This week in Romans 12, Paul calls the church to something completely countercultural—a genuine love that blesses those who hurt you, weeps with those who weep, refuses to repay evil for evil, and leaves vengeance in God's hands. It's not weakness. It's the most powerful thing a believer can do. Don't let e...

God could have made every believer great at everything. He didn't—and that was on purpose. This week we wrap up our series on spiritual gifts with the final two: leading and mercy. Leaders cast vision, organize, and guide people toward a destination. Those with the gift of mercy run toward the hurting and stay until everyone's okay. Both are essential. Both are needed. And here's the thing—the clo...

God didn't give you a spiritual gift to sit on—He gave it to give away. This week we continue our series on spiritual gifts with two more from Romans 12: encouragement and giving. Whether you're the person who always knows the right thing to say, or the one who quietly looks for ways to be generous, your gift is needed in the church. God gave first, and He invites us to do the same—determined, pla...

God gives every person unique spiritual gifts not to keep hidden, but to give away for the building of His church. When we refuse to use these gifts out of fear, busyness, or doubt, we miss out on the energy and joy that come from serving alongside our Savior.  We examine the specific spiritual gifts of service and teaching found in Romans 12. Service allows us to practice the truth by meeting the...

God didn't just save you from something—He saved you for something. This week we kick off a new series on spiritual gifts, starting with an honest question: do you know what yours is? Some of us don't know. Some of us know but aren't sure what to do with it. Some of us know and are sitting on it anyway. Pastor Jeremiah opens Romans 12 and introduces the seven gifts God has given the church—not to...

What captures your mind shapes your life—and what shapes your life reveals what you actually worship. This week we land on one of the most pivotal passages in all of Romans: the moment Paul shifts from doctrine to daily life. After eleven chapters of what God has done, he asks one question—now what will you do with it? The answer is a living sacrifice and a renewed mind. Not conformed to the patte...

In just three verses, one of the shortest psalms in Scripture maps the path from restlessness to rest. This week we sit with Psalm 131 and trace three movements of a soul finding peace: rejecting pride, resting in God, and living with hope. Pride—in our hearts, our eyes, and our pursuits—is what keeps us striving. But the weaned child doesn't strain or demand; it simply rests in its mother's prese...

Blessed isn't just a feeling—it's a direction. Psalm 1 opens the entire book of Psalms with a simple but searching question: which way are you headed? This week we walk through three tests that reveal the trajectory of your life—where you're walking, where you're standing, and where you're sitting. The person who is truly blessed isn't just avoiding the wrong things; they're deeply rooted in the r...

One of the most anguished cries in all of Scripture—and Jesus quoted it from the cross. This week we open Psalm 22 on three levels: as David's personal cry, as a prophetic picture of the crucifixion written a thousand years before it happened, and as a mirror for our own moments of feeling forsaken. Feeling abandoned by God doesn't mean He has left—it often means He is forming you. And if He got t...

It's easy to wonder if God is paying attention—to your specific life, your specific struggles, your specific story. Psalm 139 answers that question with overwhelming clarity. This week we look at four reasons we know God cares about the details: He knows you completely, He is always with you, He personally created you, and His thoughts toward you outnumber the grains of sand. You are not a number....

Has God given up? Abandoned His people? Lost control of the story? Romans 11 answers with a resounding no. This week we see three movements in God's unfinished work: His grace preserving a remnant when all seemed lost, His mercy expanding to include the nations, and His wisdom so vast and unsearchable that the only right response is worship. God hasn't dropped the thread. He never has. From him an...

Someone told you about Jesus. And someone told them. This week in Romans 10, Paul traces the beautiful chain of how faith spreads—from God sending, to someone going, to someone hearing, to someone believing. We are that link in the chain for the people around us. Not everyone will receive it, but God never stops reaching—arms stretched out even to the disobedient, even to those who weren't looking...

Salvation isn't complicated, but we have a way of making it feel that way. This week in Romans 10, Paul lays out three simple challenges that cut through the noise: pray for the people around you, understand that God's way is simpler than you think, and stop letting what you know in your head stay out of your heart. The message isn't far off. It's not hidden. It's on your lips and in your heart—ev...

Is God unjust? Did He make a mistake with you? Does He actually love you? This week we finish the questions Romans 9 forces us to wrestle with — and the answers are better than we might expect. You are not an accident. You are not forgotten. You are His workmanship, chosen to be His people. But Romans 9 ends with one final question that cuts deepest of all: are you trusting in Christ, or in yourse...

When life is hard and things don't make sense, the questions surface fast—is God unjust? Did He make a mistake with me? Does He actually love me? This week we sit with some of the most challenging verses in Romans and work through three of the hardest questions we ask about God. The answer Paul keeps coming back to isn't a formula or a quick fix—it's the character of God Himself. He is not unjust....

You don't get into God's family by race. You don't get in by works. You never have. This week we step into Romans 9 and trace a thread that runs all the way from Genesis to the cross—God's plan of salvation has always operated by grace, not bloodline or effort. Paul writes with a broken heart for his own people, and out of that grief comes one of Scripture's clearest declarations: it's not the chi...

Session 4: The Christian life is not easy, but it’s worth it. And you are not meant to fight alone.

Session 3: The enemy is real, relentless, and dirty. But we do not fight for victory—we fight from victory.

Session 2: The fight requires preparation. You won’t survive without training, discipline, and guidance.

Session 1: Starting is the hardest part, but passivity is not an option. Men must recognize the spiritual fight they’re in and step into it.