Cities Church Sermons

In this sermon, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds upon Psalm 93. This psalm aims to anchor us to the truth that God is King, we are his people, and there’s nothing better. We see here that God is the King over the future, the floods, and the faithful. How might this truth help us through all of life’s disorienting storms?

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Psalm 92 which is a song sung by Jesus for the final Sabbath – our future, heavenly rest! This psalm gifts us the clarity of hindsight so that we can live today in light of heaven. What if we built our lives in this world as if we’re looking back on our lives from heaven?

In this sermon, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds upon Psalm 91 which helps answer the question: How do we live as humans in a world loaded with threats to human life? This psalm is a psalm for finding refuge in a God who is powerful, personal, faithful, and just.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Psalm 90. This psalm helps us understand how we can make it through a life in this fallen world. There’s three brutal facts that we must face, and then that’s met with our prevailing hope. It gives us a strategy for how to thrive with joy and gladness all our days even amid the sorrows.

In this sermon, Joe Rigney returns as a guest preacher to expound upon Psalm 89. In the face of life’s circumstances, do we remember God’s character and his covenant? When confronted with the world’s darkness or your anxiety, anger, fear of man, confusion, and vanity – do you still sing of his steadfast love and faithfulness?

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Psalm 88 which is known as the saddest psalm. It’s about spiritual depression, or soul trouble, which is a real experience in the Christian life. And God gives us this psalm so that we know what to do with it.

In this sermon, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds upon Psalm 87 which is a psalm about the City of God. The Lord loves this city, and he loves the citizens of this city – all Christians, from everywhere. The gates to this city are currently open, and everyday people from all nations are joining in saying ‘I want to be a citizen of God’s city.’

In this sermon, Pastor Marshall Segal begins our seventh Summer of Psalms as he expounds upon Psalm 86 – a desperate, in the valley, psalm. David’s trouble in this psalm teaches us how to pray in our own trouble. There are four simple prayers we can learn here from David’s example.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon John 6:60-71 which is all about the human response to what Jesus has said. This is the question: Why do some people love Jesus and others don’t? There are two main lessons about this that we find in this passage, and they are very relevant for us.

In this sermon, Pastor Marshall Segal expounds upon John 6:22-59 which prompts the question: Why are you here? What do you really want from Jesus? There are three bad answers to that question in these verses. Jesus tells us to seek the only bread that truly satisfies. He is the bread of life for anyone who believes.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon John 6:16-21. In this passage is one of the most definitive declarations of Jesus’ identity in all of his earthly ministry: Jesus walks on water and declares to the frightened disciples, “I AM.” And looking at this story as a whole, it becomes an illustration of conversion. For those who trust in Jesus, this story is actually our story...

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon John 6:1-15 in which the purposeful kindness of Jesus is on full display as he miraculously feeds the large crowd of over 5,000 people that was following him. In this story, Jesus patiently provides and generously hosts a feast for his guests.

In this sermon, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds upon John 5:30-47 in which we see four reasons to believe Jesus’ claims and roadblocks to believing his claims. What is the ultimate roadblock to belief in Jesus?

In this sermon, on Easter Sunday, Pastor Jonathan Parnell looks at John 5:24 and repeats three truths about reality that you should always remember. You can hear Jesus today. If you hear him, you have eternal life. And if you have eternal life you have been changed. Christians each have different stories, and the same story – they heard Jesus, they have eternal life, they have been changed.

In this sermon, on Palm Sunday, Pastor David Mathis expounds upon John 5:19-30 in which Jesus get himself into even hotter waters with the Jewish leaders. Jesus speaks three marvelous words here about his voice. The voice of Jesus commends his father, gives life to whom he desires, and will raise all the dead.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon John 5:1-18 which is all about the way that God works in this world. God’s work is not impersonal to us and it’s not dictated by us. It’s what Jesus is doing and it’s personal and active.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon John 4:43-54. In this passage, where Jesus heals the official’s son, he teaches us about the nature of true faith. There are three aspects of true faith here in these verses and we should evaluate our own faith in light of them. Most importantly, let’s take Jesus at his word.

In this sermon on John 4:27-42, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds upon the second part of Jesus’ unexpected interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well. Jesus invites us here to see what he sees and to be satisfied as he is satisfied. When we look out at the world, out at the multitude of non-Christians all around us, do we see what Jesus sees?

In this sermon, Pastor Marshall Segal expounds upon John 4:1-26 where Jesus converses with a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well. Jesus shows us that no sin is too great, no place is too far, and no wall is too high for us to come to him. Come to the fountain of living water!

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon John 3:22-36 in which John the Baptist and Jesus are both leading two separate groups of followers and baptizing them. In verse 26, the disciples of John the Baptist are confused and this brings up the question: How do we make sense of what we’re doing in light of the reality of Jesus?

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon John 3:16-21 in which John gives us two options when it comes to believing in Jesus. One is good news, and one is bad news. Our greatest need in all our life is to be saved, and we were doomed until Jesus was sent here on a rescue mission.

In this sermon, Pastor Marshall Segal expounds upon John 3:1-21 by focusing in on four loves found in just one verse. This familiar verse, John 3:16, helps us understand that the holy God loves unholy people, he loves the unlovely and undeserving. He loves sinners, even you. Do you believe?

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon John 2:13-25 in which Jesus cleanses his Father’s house. In this story, we learn at least two truths about who Jesus is. Jesus is the cleaner of what’s his and Jesus is the shame-bearer we need.

In this sermon, Pastor David Mathis expounds upon John 2:1-12 in which Jesus turns water into wine. However, the miracle itself is not the most stunning thing about this passage – it’s whom the miracle points to. The Gospel of John presents Jesus to us in his glory that we might find him compelling and believe in him. Here’s three glories of Jesus from this story.

In this sermon, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds upon John 1:35-51. The heartbeat of this text is that people will see Jesus, and then they’ll go share Jesus with someone else. Shouldn’t this also be the heartbeat of the church? This story reveals two encouragements for sharing Jesus with others.