Christ City Church, Washington DC

Pastor Lisa teaches on how Jesus' time in the wilderness in Luke 4 makes room for Jesus' miracle at the wedding in Luke 15, and how we can apply those same spiritual practices of fasting and feasting to our own lives.

Pastor Justin teaches on Elijah's exhaustion under the broom tree, and his encounter with God's "sound of sheer silence" on Mount Horeb in 1 Kings 19. Like Elijah, God will draw us in to rest when we feel overwhelmed, and God will also send us back out when the time comes.

In the second message of our series The Way of Life: Practices that Shape Us , Pastor Watson explores how Scripture has been a source of transformation, comfort, and confrontation throughout Christian history, and how Jesus himself modeled what it looks like to truly know and live by God's Word.

Pastor Justin starts off a new series, The Way of Life: Practices that Shape Us, with a message on the practice of prayer. For more resources on prayer and the other spiritual practices within the series, visit christcitydc.org/practices .

This is the second part of a sermon collection on Acts 2, representing the remaining three members of our Preaching Cohort—a group from within our church who have spent the past five months learning and training in God's word as part of a grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship to help develop lay preachers within our congregation. The speakers featured are Nate Shultz, Kate Denso...

This is the first part of a sermon collection on Acts 2, representing four members of our Preaching Cohort—a group from within our church who have spent the past five months learning and training in God's word as part of a grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship to help develop lay preachers within our congregation. The speakers featured are Inga Green, Tim Margheim, Ariana Dugan...

In the last sermon of our series "All Things New," Pastor Andrea teaches from two parables of seeds and growth to remind us that the kingdom of God works quietly, like seeds germinating in the dark or a mustard weed spreading in unexpected places. May we trust that God is always at work, turning even decay into new life.

In the Parable of the Sower, we see that God's liberating good news of justice, freedom, and flourishing can fall differently depending on the condition of our hearts. And still, regardless of the soil, the Sower sows.

Pastor Watson explores Jesus' Parable of the Weeds and Wheat (Matthew 13), unpacking what it looks like to live faithfully in a world full of both beauty and brokenness. Discover five spiritual practices that help us navigate a fallen world with hope, humility, and grace.

Pastor Lisa explores Galatians 5–6 and unpacks what it means to sow toward a life filled with the fruit of the Spirit. Rather than striving harder, God invites us to stay connected to the Spirit and trust that, in God's timing, a harvest will come.

In the second week of our series "All Things New," Pastor Andrea explores Psalm 1's vivid contrast between a windblown piece of chaff and a deeply rooted tree, inviting us to consider where our roots are reaching in a season that has left many of us feeling scattered and exhausted.

In a season of longing for renewal, we explore Jesus' words in John 15 and the image of the vine and branches — a reminder that our flourishing, revival, and new life are found by remaining in God, and held securely by the love of God no matter what winters we've walked through.

Pastor Justin shows how in John 20 the resurrection of Jesus meets people in their real lives—grief, fear, and doubt—bringing new life by calling them by name, offering peace, and inviting honest faith. This same resurrecting love is at work today, breathing life into us and sending us out to embody hope, healing, and love in a broken world.

Pastor Matthew Watson teaches on Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem as both a humble protest against oppression and a proclamation of God’s saving Kingdom, where power is redefined through love, justice, and healing. Through cleansing the temple and welcoming the marginalized, Jesus calls us to embody a faith that resists exploitation, centers restoration, and trusts God enough to both act and rest.

In this closing message on the book of James, Pastor Justin explores what it means to have a faith that endures — one that sees injustice clearly, stays active in waiting, and keeps showing up even when the road is long.

Guest speaker Rev. Dr. Eun K Strawser teaches on the Hebrew word for wisdom, "chokmah," used in the book of James, and how it can sometimes seem like a bad idea to the world, but it is that very wisdom that cultivates more brilliant beauty, stronger faith, and deeper relationships, bringing God's kingdom closer to Earth.

Pastor Lisa Rodriguez-Watson continues our series in James, reminding us of the importance of words, and the importance of wisdom. While the world around us is starting fires, we are invited to plant fields.

Pastor Watson continues our "Enduring Faith" series with a message on James 2, where we are warned against showing favoritism to the wealthy and powerful over the poor and marginalized, and we are reminded of God's mercy and grace when we fall short.

In this opening message of Enduring Faith , Pastor Andrea reflects on the gap between knowing and doing, inviting us into a faith that is practiced, embodied, and formed through real-life pressures. Rooted in the book of James, she calls our community toward endurance that leads to wholeness—an integrated life where belief, integrity, and action align in steady, courageous trust.

In this closing message of our series We Will Be… , Pastor Justin invites us to rediscover our truest identity as beloved children of God—already claimed in love, yet still becoming.

Guest preacher Rev. Mia M. McClain ( Riverside Baptist Church ) continues our series on who we are becoming, and reminds us that despite trial and tribulation, chaos and calamity, God is inviting us to dream impossible dreams.

When the countless voices, demands, stresses, busyness, and suffering in the world pull us apart, Pastor Lisa Rodriguez Watson talks to us about God's invitation to wholeheartedness and wholehearted living.

As we gathered online due to the inclement weather, Pastor Andrea preached on what it means to be sustained by God in every season, especially the hard ones.

In week three of our series "We Will Be," guest speaker Kat Armas pulls from her latest book, "Liturgies for Resisting Empire," and reminds us that liberation is not just about freedom from the empires around us, but also freedom from the empires within.

Although fear seems to be the defining force of our time, God’s most frequent command to us is "Do not fear." Through the story of Gideon, we can see that God meets us in our fear, and we are invited to be courageous in the knowledge to God is with us.