Awaken City Church

Pastor Derek continues our journey through the book of 1 Corinthians as he teaches on Paul's encouragement to cling to the Gospel and trust in the resurrection.

Our Teaching Pastor Derek continues our study through 1 Corinthians and teaches that it's good to test all spirits, knowing that just because someone claims to have a "word from God" doesn't mean that they do, but we must also be careful not to "quench the Spirit" or ignore something that IS from God.  

Our Worship & Executive Pastor, Jonathan, continues our study through the book of 1 Corinthians, studying Paul's encouragement to the believers to seek the love that God gives through the Holy Spirit, more than seeking the Gifts of the Spirit.

In this message, we continue our study through 1 Corinthians by looking at how all believers are part of the Body of Christ, we need each other, and each gifting to each person has been given for the good of the whole body. You can't be encouraged and supported by other believers if you aren't connected to the Body!

In this message, we picked back up with our study through 1 Corinthians as our Teaching Pastor Derek taught about Spiritual Gifts and how the Gifts of the Spirit are meant to build up the church and be used for God's glory.

Our Teaching Pastor, Derek, finishes our Easter series of Words From the Cross by teaching the amazing importance of Jesus' declaration that "It is finished!" Derek says, "The cross was the payment for our sin debt, and the resurrection is the receipt to prove that the price has been paid and death has been defeated!"

We continue our study of the last moments of Jesus' life by studying the words He uttered from the cross as He was dying for the sins of the world. This week, Jonathan teaches through the phrase Jesus "cried out" of "My God, my God why have You forsaken me?!" 

In this message, we continue to study Jesus' last words from the cross, this time focusing in on His conversation with the criminal on the cross next to Him. A man that had previously mocked Jesus, had never read the Bible, gone to church, been baptized, or done any of the other religious 'works' we often think are necessary to be right with God. However, Jesus told this man that he...

Our Teaching Pastor Derek kicks off our Easter series called "Word from the Cross" where we'll be studying some of the statements Jesus made as He was dying on the cross for our sin.

Jonathan continues our series through 1 Corinthians by teaching Paul's instructions to the church in Corinth about how they should honor Christ through the observance of the Lord's Supper.

Derek continues our teaching through the book of 1 Corinthians by tackling a challenging passage where Paul deals with the topic of head coverings and the need for gender distinctions. 

We continue our study through 1 Corinthians, looking at Paul's instructions to the Corinthians to live for God's glory and not their own. 

Derek continues our study through 1 Corinthians, teaching through Paul's warnings against idolatry. 

Our study through 1 Corinthians continues with the teaching of being willing to do whatever it takes so that others might hear and believe the Gospel.

Derek continues our study through 1 Corinthians, this time looking at Paul's argument for his rights as an Apostle but then giving up those rights for the good of the Gospel. 

Derek continues our study through the book of 1 Corinthians, looking at chapter 8 as Paul encourages the believers in Corinth in the fact that the things going into our bodies don't determine our standing with God, however, we should be willing to give up our "rights" (freedom in Christ) for the good of our brothers and sisters in Christ. 

Derek continues our study in 1 Corinthians looking at Paul's encouragement to those who are single and his warning of worldly troubles for those who are married.

Our Worship & Executive Pastor Jonathan continues our study through 1 Corinthians, teaching on the concept found there to "Bloom Where You're Planted". Our circumstances in life shouldn't dictate how we honor Jesus with our lives. No matter what is going on, we should always seek to live for Jesus where we are in the best way we can.

Derek continues our study through 1 Corinthians studying commands and insights given on marriage, separation, and divorce.

Derek continues our study through 1 Corinthians looking at Paul's instructions for sexual relations within marriage and the cautions given to those who are single.

Happy New Year! To kick off the new year, Derek leads us through the biblical instruction for fasting as a way to seek the Lord's will, both for us as individuals and as a church as a whole. 

Worship & Executive Pastor Jonathan continues our advent series looking at parts of our lives that tend to bring stress during the holidays and searching God's Word for wisdom on how to handle those areas in ways that honor God and can give us a better Christmas season. This time, looking at relationships in our lives.

Derek continues our series by looking at Biblical wisdom that can lead us to have a better Christmas, this time looking at how we use our time and the stress the holiday season can bring due to so many activities and events.

Derek continues our Advent series looking at some areas of life that we should evaluate to have a better Christmas and life beyond Christmas by looking at the role Money plays in our lives and the stress it can bring during the Christmas season.

Derek kicks off our Advent Series about how to have a better Christmas. This message focuses on the Bible's command to have grateful hearts which leads us ultimately to worshipping God.