Cities Church Exhortations

In this exhortation, Pastor Mike Polley exhorts us from Proverbs 1:7 to learn wisdom by fearing the Lord. Wisdom is attainable for all of us, if we follow Jesus and learn from him.

In this exhortation, Pastor Jonathan Parnell give thanks to the members of our church who have given generously and invites others who have not yet given anything to join in on our church’s culture of generosity because of what Jesus says to us in Acts 20:35.

In this exhortation, Pastor David Easterwood reflects on what Psalm 130 says about waiting on the Lord. We may often feel worried, anxious, irritable, and tired – but how could we honor God in the waiting?

In this exhortation, Jon Hoglund shares what we know about suffering from 1 Peter 5:9 and a recent quote from a persecuted Christian in another country. The exhortation is that through prayer this worldwide fellowship of the saints would become more real to us.

In this exhortation, Pastor Mike Polley gives us a two-fold exhortation. Let’s remember Kenny and Malania Ortiz with prayer as the Horizon City Church plant has now covenanted together and let’s be willing to step out in faith for the Glory of God and the good of others.

In this exhortation, Pastor Jonathan Parnell reflects on the fact that this Sanctuary in which we worship is at max capacity and that makes it harder for guests to have a seat when we invite others to church with us. Therefore, we encourage our members to consider serving our church by being one of the 72 members of our family worshiping in our overflow room on a Sunday morning.

In this exhortation, Pastor Mike Schumann exhorts us to revel in the pleasure of pleasing God and out of that pleasure, seek to please God in your life more and more and more.

In this exhortation, Deacon Clint Manley reminds us of Jesus’s gentle correction to Martha in Luke 10:38-41 when she was distracted from Jesus by serving Jesus. We too feel pressure and anxiety from our busy lives. Yet, Jesus wants our undivided attention and he bids us to come alive to him.

In this exhortation, Jon Hoglund encourages us to never miss an opportunity to remind people around us that we are accountable to our Creator. We are alienated, distant, and separated from God but he graciously comes near to us with an announcement of the forgiveness of sins.

In this exhortation, Pastor David Mathis encourages us to freshly consider the power at work in us as we engage and seek to influence our unbelieving cities.

In this exhortation, Dan Helstrom invites us to give thanks to God for a culture at Cities that longs for God’s Word to inform everything we do and embrace humility as we are still not immune to the deceitfulness of sin and the realities of this fallen world.

In this exhortation, Pastor Mike Schumann draws from James 4 which tells us that the biggest reason we are at war with one another is our desires for worldly praise, power, and comfort. But the only way for you to quit warring and quit coveting is to re-crown Jesus as your one and only treasure.

In this exhortation, Pastor David Easterwood reminds us of how God rescued us through adoption as his sons and daughters by referencing some real examples of earthly adoption and the ways that God gives us these earthly realities to help us understand spiritual realities.

In this exhortation, Pastor Mike Schumann recounts the joyful ups and the aggravating downs of serving in our childcare ministry on Sunday mornings. We encourage all of our members to accept this invitation to receive children in Jesus’ name just as Jesus has told us to do.

In this exhortation, Deacon Josiah Bennett calls us into an increased passion for Jesus Christ. Jesus should be more real to us than anything else, yet so often our minds drift to apathy. The truth is, we are not as passionate for Christ as we ought to be. So, let us confess our apathy to the one who is not apathetic towards us.

In this exhortation, Pastor Kevin Kleiman recounts mankind’s original sin as well as the second sin – the cover up! Like Adam and Eve, we too have a tendency towards the second sin. Rather than running from our sin and shame, we must resolve to walk in the light by confessing our sins in fellowship with one another.

In this exhortation, Clint Manley echoes Isaiah 55:1 – everyone who thirsts, come to the waters! Too often we try to satisfy our thirst with temporary pleasures, but in Jesus we find an ocean full of living water that will forever satisfy our longings.

In this exhortation, Pastor Jonathan Parnell explains how Proverbs 28 teaches us that confession allows us to prosper by having a congruent life of walking in the light. Let’s confess our sins in order to prosper in God’s economy.

In this exhortation, Pastor Mike Schumann exhorts us that while we are still here on earth, we should take every opportunity to fight against sin because this glorifies the God we worship – which is our goal on earth and in heaven.

In this exhortation, Jon Hoglund exhorts us from Paul’s teaching in Ephesians 4:15, to speak the truth in love to ourself and to our neighbor. Your attempt to say out loud how God’s word could shape your response to a difficulty is the means by which God will help you grow.

In this exhortation, Pastor Mike Polley lays out a list of commitments from Psalm 101 that David planned to live in light of. We too want to be faithful to the many callings and responsibilities that God built into the fabric of the universe. So let’s keep striving to live in light of our callings.

In this exhortation, Pastor David Easterwood exhorts us to avoid auto-piloting our Christian lives. Sometimes we find ourselves mechanically marching through the motions from week to week. But for the Christian, all the anticipation and the excitement for what the Lord has in store is still ahead because all the best days are still to come. So don't check out, since we will soon see Jesus face to...

In this exhortation, Pastor Kevin Kleiman reflects upon the nature of sheep – they are defenseless and often go astray. God repeatedly compares our human nature to that of the helpless sheep, but he sent Jesus to be the good shepherd. Let’s relish in our reality as God’s blood-bought sheep.

In this exhortation, Deacon Clint Manley exhorts us to pay attention to our happy Father’s world. The glory of the Maker is shown around us in all of creation. So let’s enter into the joy of our Creator by listening to the birdsong, watching the wind dance through the tress, and smelling the peonies.

In this exhortation, on Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Mike Schumann reminds us of the significance of this church calendar day. We read about the day of Pentecost in Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit arrived and the church grew from about 120 people to about 3,000. Let's ask God for more Holy Spirit power, without which we can do nothing.