Christ City Church, Washington DC

Pastor Matthew Watson preaches about the importance of carrying our own loads and bearing each others’ burdens. [ Galatians 6:1-10 ]

Pastor Matthew Watson preaches on what it means to walk in the Spirit. [ Galatians 5:16-26 ]

Pastor Andrea Ackermann preaches on Galatians 5, and how we are to use our freedom for others. [ Galatians 5:13-15 ]

Instead of skipping over a difficult-to-grapple-with passage, Pastor Justin Fung helps us understand what Paul was saying to his readers in Galatians 4. [ Galatians 4:8-5:1 ]

Pastor Matthew Watson preaches on how Paul eroded categories of division and the hierarchies of the day when he wrote that all could become children of God through faith. [ Galatians 3:26-29 ]

Pastor Matthew Watson unpacks Galatians chapter 3, and how Paul wants us to experience the full freedom that Jesus offers. Nothing beyond faith in Christ is required for life in Christ.  [ Galatians 3:1-14 ]

Pastor Justin Fung preaches on how Paul handled differences in the early church, and that both compromise and conviction are needed in order for everyone to experience the freedom of the gospel. [ Galatians 2:1-21 ]

Pastor Andrea Ackermann introduces our new series by providing context and asking what counterfeit gospels we may fall prey to, just as the Galatians did. “How do we know the gospel we proclaim is true? By its transformative power.” [ Galatians 1:3-10 ]

Pastor Matthew Watson closes out our series on the Lord’s Prayer by reminding us that evil is within us and around us, but we do not need to be afraid, because God is victorious. [ Matthew 6:5-13 ]

Pastor Lisa Rodriguez Watson unpacks what it means for us to pray “Do not bring us into times of trial.” [ Matthew 3:16-17 , 4:1 ; James 1:2-4 , 13-18 ]

Guest preacher Teesha Hadra preaches on the Parable of the Prodigal Son and how God’s forgiveness is the foundation and the model for becoming forgiveness people. [ Luke 15:11-24 ]   Teesha Hadra earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida. She practiced law for nearly seven years before leaving to begin full time ministry in 2013 at Buckhead Church, a campus of North Point Community...

In a year with so much news, Pastor Justin Fung preaches about the good news of the resurrection, and the hope we have in Jesus. [ John 20:1-18 ]

Pastor Matthew Watson’s Palm Sunday message explores how Jesus entered Jerusalem in protest, reacted in anger to exploitation in the Temple, and then rested. [ Matthew 21:1-17 ]

Guest preacher Aaron Dorsey looks at the story of Moses and the Israelites wandering in the desert in Exodus, reminding us that it is not selfish to pray for our own needs. “Part of God’s nature is to notice, to attend to people and their suffering. It is not something we need to coerce God into. God already attends to us.” [ Exodus 15:22-16:8 ]   Aaron Dorsey is studying as a PhD...

Pastor Matthew Watson preaches about the “already and not yet” of God’s Kingdom, and how we can continue to pray for God’s Kingdom to come and God’s will to be done in the midst of this reality. [ Matthew 6:9-13 , 13:31-35 ]

Pastor Andrea Ackermann unpacks the second phrase of the Lord’s prayer. [ Exodus 3:13-15 , Ezekiel 36:22-23 ]

Before anything else, the Lord’s Prayer establishes a relationship. It begins with being about God, before it’s about us; it starts with recognizing who God is: our Father in heaven. Pastor Justin Fung examines the opening phrase in the Lord’s prayer. [ Matthew 6:9 ; Genesis 3:1-9 ]

Pastor Matthew Watson introduces our new sermon series on the Lords’ Prayer. [ Matthew 6:5-15 ]

This Ash Wednesday, we gathered virtually to worship and confess together. Elder Ife Johnson shared a spoken word poem, and Pastor Justin Fung brought a homily from Joel 2.

God is a sending God and we are a sent people. Pastor Matthew Watson preaches on the value of missional presence and our role in bearing the good news that God is at work today. [ John 20:19-23 ]

Our bodies matter, and what we do with them matters. Pastor Justin Fung preaches on sex and sexuality in our fifth week of The Deeply Formed Life series. [ 1 Corinthians 6:13-20 ] Update — an apology from Pastor Justin: On Sunday, in talking about the theme of sexual wholeness, I shared some of my own history, including how I became addicted to pornography. In the course of telling the story...

“Lord, show me, me.” Pastor Matthew Watson encourages us to engage in interior examination so we can live the life God intends for us. [ Psalm 139 ]

Guest preacher Bryan Franklin challenges us to seek answers to the questions, “Who am I?” and “Who is God?” as a foundation for our pursuit of racial justice and reconciliation.   Bryan Franklin is a Christian, husband, and, as of 10 weeks ago, a father. Bryan originally grew up just outside of Denver, Co. He is Biracial and identifies as both black and white. Bryan ha...

Pastor Andrea Ackermann examines how Jesus sought solitude and stillness with God, and she challenges us to set up contemplative rhythms in our own lives. The work is God’s and God’s work is not defined by our limitations; God is at work in our work and in our rest. [ Mark 1:29-35 ]

Pastor Matthew Watson brings a pastoral word after the past week’s events in DC, inviting us to recognize idolatry, repent, and remember the character of God in Psalm 147, reminding us that there is a rhythm to trusting Jesus. [ Psalm 147:1-7 ]