Citadel Square Sermons

Pastor Ben Miller preaches from Ephesians 3:14-21. As the apostle Paul approaches this section of his letter, we see his desire for the spiritual vibrancy of the church rise to the surface. What is it specifically that Paul believes the people of God need the most in order to take steps of maturity in their spiritual lives? What is it that will allow the Church to stand as a city on a hill, a ligh...

Pastor AJ Rankin preaches from Psalm 1. Each new year provides the opportunity to assess what direction you are headed and what type of person you are becoming. In Psalm 1, we learn what it means to be a spiritually evergreen oak: deeply rooted in God's Word, unshaken by life's storms, and bearing fruit that lasts. The world produces chaff. God produces oaks—through Jesus Christ, the one who perfe...

Dr. Britt Stokes preaches from Revelation 21. The final chapters of Revelation paint a remarkable picture of the great reward of the Christian faith. What Christ repairs now, through the gospel, is brought to its perfect fulfillment in what the Scripture terms a “new heaven and new earth.” Specifically, Revelation 21:1-4 captures a glimpse of the world to come. John’s vision of heaven includes a p...

Pastor Steve Heron preaches from Matthew 1:18-25 for our Christmas Eve service.

Pastor Steve Lindenmeyer preaches from Joshua 5. This week, we continue our Theophany series with the Lord's appearance to Joshua. With the baton of leadership now passed from Moses to Joshua, the Israelites stand at the threshold of the Promised Land—yet the fortified walls of Jericho loom before them as a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. As Joshua prepares for battle, he encounters the Command...

Pastor Steve Heron preaches from Exodus 3. The generation of the patriarchs is over. Joseph and his entire family have died, and we find the people of God in Egypt afflicted and oppressed. Has God forgotten about his people? His promises? Does God hear their cries? Enter Moses, an 80-year-old man, tending sheep on the backside of the desert. God interrupts his life to commission him to fulfill the...

Pastor AJ Rankin preaches from Genesis 32. Jacob had spent his life scheming for a blessing. But one night at the riverbank, God shows up—not in a vision or dream, but physically wrestling him until dawn. One supernatural touch leaves Jacob wounded, and the self-made man realizes he can’t win—he can only cling. He comes away with a new name and a permanent limp, broken but blessed. In this theopha...

Pastor Jonathan Suggs preaches from Genesis 28. This week, we skip ahead a few chapters in Genesis and parachute into a tumultuous moment in Jacob’s life. On the run and alone, exposed and unprotected, God visits him in a crazy dream of stairs coming down from heaven. Through this encounter, we see a host of profound changes: a rock becomes a temple, an ordinary place becomes the house of God, and...

Pastor AJ Rankin preaches from Genesis 16. This week we meet Hagar, Sarai’s Egyptian servant, fleeing into the desert after enduring severe mistreatment in Abram’s household. In her moment of greatest desperation, the Angel of the Lord finds her. He sees her. He speaks her name. And He gives her a command and a promise. Hagar’s story reminds us of a powerful truth: God sees you and He cares about...

Pastor Steve Heron preaches from Genesis 15. Abraham is called the father of the faith for good reason. Called out to leave his family and his homeland, there's no one who risked more on God with less information about the journey. In Genesis 15, we find Abraham in a crisis moment. He's heard the promise of God, but his circumstances aren't matching up with what God has said. There's no child, the...

Pastor Ben Miller preaches from Genesis 2:4-25. This week, we begin our new series, "Theophany: Walking with God." There isn't a better place to start than where it all began- in the garden of paradise. The creation account in Genesis 2 describes God's intention from the beginning - humanity and God in perfect communion. However, with each passing day, we're faced with the realization that the wor...

Pastor Steve Lindenmeyer preaches from 2 Timothy 3:16-4:2 and 1 Thessalonians 2:3-8. What leads to true life transformation? Here at Citadel Square, we believe it's the combination of The Word of God and Biblical Community. As we study the scriptures Verse by Verse and engage with one another Life on Life we will be conformed into the image of Christ. This week, we will discover and unpack this fo...

Pastor AJ Rankin preaches from Habakkuk 3:16-19. Habakkuk concludes with a radical declaration: no matter what happens, he will wait on God, rejoice in God, and rely on God. After listing every conceivable loss—crops failing, livestock gone, complete economic collapse—the prophet chooses joy in God's character over despair about his circumstances. This passage reveals that true confidence isn't bu...

Pastor Steve Heron preaches from Habakkuk 3:1-15. Habakkuk has recorded God's five fold condemnation of the Babylonians and closed the previous chapter with a call to reverence the living God in His holy tempe. Habakkuk's response to these woes is recorded in the final chapter of the book. His prayer is a reminder of the activities of God in Israel's past. God's judgments, deeds, and victories for...

Jonathan Suggs preaches from Habakkuk 2:15-20. This week, we’ll see God continue to encourage Habakkuk’s faith through his indictment of Babylon. In this passage, God gives his final two woes and shows that he utterly despises the exploitation of others for the sake of personal glory, and that idolatry is far more foolish and deceptive than we tend to think. Habakkuk forces us to reflect: What are...

Pastor Steve Heron preaches from Habakkuk 2:4-14. God has given Habakkuk the secret of resting in His purposes. Habakkuk's faith is the key to embracing God's plan to discipline his people, but God's not done speaking. God turns to address the Babylonians' corrupt approach to life. Greed fuels their ambition, and God shows Habakkuk that their ambitions and desires will ultimately result in a rever...

Pastor Steve Lindenmeyer preaches from Habakkuk 2:2-4. This week, we will see God respond to Habakkuk's second complaint. In His grace and mercy, God chooses to give an answer, and He encourages Habakkuk to write it down to be preserved throughout the ages. The theme and focal point of the entire book is unveiled when God tells the prophet that the righteous shall live by faith. Just like Habakkuk...

Pastor Steve Heron preaches from Habakkuk 1:12-2:1. Habakkuk has heard some hard news. The violence and wickedness of his people will be addressed, but in a way that causes Habakkuk even more consternation. Habakkuk continues his quest for understanding, asking how and why God chooses to judge evil, with even worse evil. Isn't God holy? Has he forgotten his promise? How do we still trust God in ti...

Ben Miller preaches from Habakkuk 1:5-11. After accusing God of being totally absent, God responds and essentially says, “I’m up to something and if I told you it would blow your mind.” In our passage this week, as God draws back the curtain on exactly what He is up to, our minds are blown indeed. Now, along with Habakkuk, we’re forced to reckon with the fact that God does not operate on our terms...

Pastor Steve Heron begins our new series in Habakkuk and preaches from Habakkuk 1:1-5. What happens when what we see gets the best of us? What happens when our prayers aren't answered? When evil is winning, and God is nowhere to be found? The book of Habakkuk introduces us to a prophet who struggles to understand God. Set during the time of Judah's impending exile, Habakkuk wrestles with finding G...

Britt Stokes preaches from Hebrews 13:15-16. This letter to the Hebrews is one large exhortation about the sufficiency and excellency of Christ. In the closing chapter of the book, we find various encouragements about how to effectively navigate the kingdom of God, in light of Christ’s person and work. Those who claim the name of Christ are to be principled in their actions. Accordingly, Christian...

Pastor Steve Heron preaches from Philippians 4:21-23. As Paul closes his letter to the Philippians, his warmth continues to overflow. He greets each Christian in the church at Philippi and reminds us of the progress of the gospel message that has shaped his life. Finally, Paul closes his letter with the strength that is available for every church that strives to live faithfully to the truth they h...

Pastor AJ Rankin preaches from Philippians 4:10-20. As we approach the end of the letter, Paul expresses gratitude for the Philippians' gospel partnership and financial gift. But in doing so, he reveals something remarkable—he has learned the secret of how to be equally satisfied whether he has everything or nothing. Paul reveals that true contentment isn't found in favorable circumstances but in...

Pastor Steve Heron preaches from Philippians 4:2-9. Paul pens the final chapter of his letter, weaving together and applying themes we've seen before. In three brief exhortations, Paul shows us that our personal relationships, our prayer life, and our thought life are key barometers to watch when we consider how "Rejoicing in the Lord" applies to us

Ben Miller preaches on Philippians 3:17-4:1. As Paul has concluded his inner subjective experience, he now turns his attention back to the Philippians specifically. What does it look like to ‘hold the line’ as we saw Paul exhort them last week? How do we recognize those who are “mature” and are “straining toward the goal?” Better yet, how do we know we can trust what Paul is saying? This passage t...