Christ City Church, Washington DC

In week two of Advent, Pastor Andrea Ackermann reflects on the peace of God from the stories of Elizabeth and Sarah, two women who waited on God to fulfill Their promises. Gen. 18:1-15, 21:1-7; Luke 1:1-25

Pastor Matthew Watson starts off our Advent season with the story of Hagar and the hope she names in God in Genesis chapter 16 .

Pastor Justin Fung wraps up our sermon series "Blessed are the Peacemakers" by looking at Isaiah 65:17-25 and the path to peacemaking.

This week in our sermon series "Blessed are the Peacemakers", Pastor Matthew Watson is joined by a panel of peacemakers who share their experiences and perspectives in local and global contexts. John 14:25-27

In the second week of our sermon series, "Blessed are the Peacemakers", Pastor Lisa Watson explores Ephesians 2:14-18 and three elements of peacemaking: forgiveness, rest, and love.

Pastor Matthew Watson starts off our new sermon series, "Blessed are the Peacemakers" by looking at Matthew 5:9 . In this sermon series, we will explore Jesus’ invitation to be peacemakers as articulated in the Sermon on the Mount and consider its implications for our lives in a world plagued by violence. What does it mean to be peacemakers in our families, neighborhoods, and world? What...

This week, Pastor Justin Fung brought our series, “The Meaning of Life: Life Lessons from Ecclesiastes”, to a close. Pastor Justin Fung preached on the words of Ecclesiastes 12 that call us to remember who God is.

Pastor Matthew Watson continues our series "The Meaning of Life: Life Lessons from Ecclesiastes" in Ecclesiastes 9:7-11 , looking at what it means to live the life you have while it lasts.

Continuing our series, "The Meaning of Life: Life Lessons from Ecclesiastes", Rev. Dr. Starlette Thomas talks about Ecclesiastes 8:14-15 and our striving to make sense of suffering. Rev. Dr. Starlette Thomas is an author, activist, visual artist, race abolitionist and archivist. She is a womanist in ministry and a wilderness wanderer proclaiming a raceless “kin-dom” that is coming. Starl...

Guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Leroy Barber taught on Ecclesiastes 5-6 and the roots of injustice. Rev. Dr. Leroy Barber is an innovator, entrepreneur, and lover of the arts. He has dedicated 30 years to living and working towards what Dr. King called “the beloved community," ministering in multiple communities and capacities. Leroy is currently Executive Director of Neighborhood Economics. Leroy i...

In our sermon series, "The Meaning of Life", Pastor Matthew Watson encourages us to look for meaning and humanity even in sorrow and death according to Ecclesiastes 7 .

In our series, "The Meaning of Life", Pastor Justin Fung preaches on Ecclesiastes 4 and our need to offer help and receive help in a world where oppression exists.

In our series, "The Meaning of Life", Pastor Justin Fung looks at Ecclesiastes 3 and the seasons/times of life.

Pastor Andrea starts off our new sermon series, "The Meaning of Life: Lessons from Ecclesiastes" in Ecclesiastes chapters 1 and 2 . This introduction to the book of Ecclesiastes calls us to hold the two realities that life is a vapor but also significant.

Pastor Matthew Watson reminds us of the rhythms of life that require times of rest in the One who renews, as described in Matthew 11:25-30 .

Wrapping up our series, "How Do I Know", Pastor Andrea Ackermann talks about how we can discern where the Spirit is working by looking for the fruit of the Spirit's work as described in Galatians 5:22-25 .

In our series "How Do I Know", Pastor Justin Fung looks at God's specific and general will in light of Matthew 5:13-16 .

In week two of our series "How Do I Know", Pastor Lisa Rodriguez-Watson looks at 1 Samuel 3:1-10 and Philippians 2:12-13 and what these passages can teach us about the problems, promises and posture of discernment.

Starting off our new sermon series, "How Do I Know", Matthew Watson looks at Proverbs 3:1-8 in light of the question, "does God have anything to say about the decisions we have to make?"

The premise of this series is that too often churches ask us to check our doubts at the door, to leave our most important questions behind. But the reality is that we all have deep questions we have wrestled with throughout life. At Christ City Church we believe that when we wrestle with our biggest questions, it actually deepens our faith. One of the most beautiful lines in the Bible is in Mark 9...

Continuing our sermon series, "The Basics", Pastor Andrea Ackermann talks about community and the practice of giving testimony in light of our Scripture passages Psalm 40 and Hebrews 12 .

In week two of our sermon series, "The Basics", Pastor Matthew Watson about what it means to live as "sent ones" following Paul's example in Acts 17:22-34 .

Pastor Justin Fung starts off our new series, "The Basics", talking about prayer and Scripture. He looks at how Philippians 3:13-16 and Luke 4:1-13 can help us understand the basics of worship.

In part four of our sermon series, "Conflict is Key", Pastor Lisa Rodriguez Watson walks us through three principles for healthy conflict based on James 1:19 .

In week 3 of our sermon series, Conflict is Key, Pastor Justin Fung talks about building healthy relationships and understanding ourselves. This sermon refers to Mark chapters 1 , 3 and 4 as well as Psalm 139 .