Cities Church Sermons

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell examines 2 Timothy 2:1–7 and introduces us to the exhortations and wisdom from the apostle Paul to pastors. The church needs pastors who will stick with Paul's teaching, and think the same way he thought. We need pastors who know that one day they will look at Jesus, and Jesus will look at them — and that moment is going to make all the hardship worth it, an...

In this sermon, Pastor Joe Rigney examines the first chapter of 2 Timothy showing the Apostle Paul's care and concern for this spiritual son, Timothy. Paul encourages Timothy and gives him instructions and warnings on how to navigate the difficult situations Timothy is facing in pastoral ministry. Paul's final encouragement to Timothy is to rely on God's power to guard and keep Timothy. Paul state...

In this sermon, Pastor David Mathis introduces our 2 Timothy series, "Final Words From a Spiritual Father." In this message we are exhorted to remember that this age will end; Jesus Christ is coming back, which is spectacularly good news to his people, and an untold horror to his enemies. He is coming as “the righteous judge” who will “judge the living and the dead.” He will bring full and appropr...

This is the twenty-fifth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor Jonathan Parnell highlights the truths in Psalm 37 that clearly describe the differences between the "righteous" and the "wicked" ones. The righteous are those who trust in Christ; the wicked are those that live as if there is no God and choose not to trust in the Lord.

This is the twenty-fourth video teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor Joe Rigney highlights the truths in Psalm 36 and compares it with the Apostle Paul's exhortation in Ephesians for the "sleeper" to awaken and take refuge in Christ.

This is the twenty-third teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor Jonathan Parnell highlights the truths in Psalm 35 that point to the supremacy of Christ and exhort us to trust him. The first and most important thing we can do is to put our faith in Jesus. If we do trust in Jesus, then the best thing to do is to praise him and rest in the truth...

This is the twenty-second video teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor David Mathis highlights the apostle Peter's use of Psalm 34 and its encouraging words to Christians facing afflictions. Pastor David asserts that God is not so magnified in our words, and our lives, when we simply report the truth, but is truly magnified when we rejoice in h...

This is the twenty-first video teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Kenny Ortiz highlights the exhortation from Psalm 33 for us to sing to God with joy because of the great attributes we see in God. Psalm 33 commands us to worship God with music and singing, and then it gives us all the reasons why we ought to want to worship God in this way.

In Psalm 33 we see the exhortation for us to sing praise to God with joy and to exalt his character. Pastor Jonathan highlights the command to sing in this Psalm. It commands us to sing praise to God and then for the rest of the Psalm we see why we ought to want to sing praise to God. This text is meditating on God and his work. This is who he is and what he does, and when that truth is put before...

This is the twentieth video teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor Mike Polley highlights the amazing blessing and gift of forgiveness of sin. God became a man to reconcile us—sinful human beings—back unto God, to make a way for our sins to be forgiven. It is an amazing blessing to be counted among those that are forgiven through the work of th...

This is the nineteenth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor Jonathan Parnell helps us see how Psalm 31 points us to the glory and supremacy of Jesus Christ.

This is the eighteenth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor David Mathis helps us see how Psalm 30 points us to a greater joy that comes in the midst—and beyond—the mournful moments of this life, ultimately pointing to the glory and supremacy of Jesus Christ.

This is the seventeenth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor Jonathan Parnell brilliantly points to the glory of Jesus Christ and the blessings reserved for those individuals who are in Christ. Pastor Jonathan uses the words of Psalm 29 to challenge us to ascribe to Christ the praise he is rightly due.

This is the sixteenth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor Mike Polley shows us the glory of Jesus Christ from Psalm 28—which is one of the most hopeful Psalms from David.

This is the fifteenth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor Jonathan Parnell shows us the glory of Jesus Christ from Psalm 27.

This is the fourteenth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, church planting resident Brett Toney shows us the glory of Jesus Christ from Psalm 26.

This is the thirteenth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor Joe Rigney shows us the glory of Jesus Christ from Psalm 25. From this passage we see that God is the one who takes our shame, making it possible for us to be separated from our sin, and be reconciled back unto God.

This is the twelfth video teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor Jonathan Parnell shows us the glory of Jesus Christ from Psalm 24.

This is the eleventh teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor Jonathan Parnell shows us the glory of Jesus Christ from Psalm 23. Recent events have reminded us of our own mortality. Death is a real thing, and it’s going to happen to you, and to me. Unless Jesus comes back first, we’re all going to die, and do you ever think about that? Do you eve...

This is the tenth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching, Pastor Joe Rigney shows us the glory of Jesus Christ from Psalm 22, reminding us that from generation to generation, we will declare that the Lord has done it. Or to be more specific, we will declare, that it is finished. That’s the message of Psalm 22: From divine absence to divine action. From...

This is the ninth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series (designed for Household Worship). In this teaching Pastor Jonathan unpacks the valuable truth we find in Psalm 21—showing how this Psalm highlights the majesty and royalty of Jesus. He is the Universal, Eternal King.

This is the eighth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series (designed for Household Worship). In this teaching Pastor David Mathis unpacks the valuable truth we find in Psalm 20—showing how this Psalm highlights the character and nature of God. Our God is not just the God of persons but the God of a people, a special people, a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a people for his own possession, called the...

This is the seventh teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching Pastor Kevin Kleiman unpacks the valuable truth we find in Psalm 19.

This is the sixth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching Pastor Jonathan Parnell unpacks the valuable truth we find in Psalm 18. The only reason any of us are Christians is because Jesus reigns — it’s because Psalm 18 is true of Jesus. He is resurrected and exalted. Jesus is raised! Jesus does triumph! So let us give God praise!

This is the fifth teaching in our 2020 Psalms series, designed for Household Worship. In this teaching Pastor Josh Foster unpacks the valuable truth we find in Psalm 17.