Citizens Church Eugene

Patti Buss reminds us that those who are one in Christ communicate the good news of Jesus into the world through their complete unity. Within the landscape of Eugene, pastors, churches, and Christians have joined together in prayer, service, and creative response as they partner together as one body.  Patti has lived in Eugene with a missional mindset for over 20 years. She and her husband Steve l...

Dr. Jeff Hogue continues our series in The Global Church by highlighting the church in Cambodia. In a Buddhist country with a traumatic past, the good news of Jesus takes root in fictive-kinship house churches.  Jeff and his family were missionaries in Cambodia for 21 years, and Jeff has his Doctor of Intercultural Studies from Biola University.  /// Third Sunday after Pentecost /// The Global Chu...

June 7, 2026 - The Global Church -  Jerell Carper lays out new metrics for the question, "How is the church going?" Against the temptation to measure Sunday attendance and money, Jesus's invitation to his disciples in Mark 1 invites a missional church to commitment, training, and missional living. What would we measure if we moved from an attraction model to a missional model?  ///...

May 31, 2026 - The Global Church -  Dr. Agam Iheanyi-Igwe traces the national history of the Nigerian Church and highlights how the gospel has come full circle in the Nigerian context. Indigenous leaders have recovered the confidence to know God's name and expect that he still shows up.  Dr. Iheanyi-Igwe has taught Missions, Bible, and Theology courses at Bushnell University since 2016. Agam...

May 24, 2026 - The Global Church -  Jerell Carper takes a closer look at Acts 2:1-13 on Pentecost Sunday. As the Feast of Weeks gathers Jews from all nations, God's Spirit empowers 120 followers of Jesus to proclaim the good news in their native languages. As these 3,000 new believers return back to their homelands, God's promise to bless all nations rushes into our first century world. ...

May 17, 2026 - Living the Story -  Jerell Carper traces the theme of justice through Bible and into our modern cultural moment. Justice saturates statements of God's character, the posture of his people, and the way of Jesus. The whole gospel invites us to get off the hamster wheel of the "American Dream" be sources of justice and righteousness in the world. /// Seventh Sunday of Ea...

May 10, 2026 - Living the Story -  Jerell Carper looks at the character, covenant, and surprising suffering of Israel's king. When the faithful king rules, the kingdom of God takes root on earth. This theme of "king" is the strongest theme throughout the whole story of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.  /// Sixth Sunday of Eastertide /// The Story of God: Part 12

May 3, 2026 - Living the Story -  Brianna Hines asks, "What does it mean to abide in Christ?" Practicing the presence of God reminds us that God is with us, God loves us, and God wants us to see how he is at work in the world. Those who are in Christ are never alone. /// Fifth Sunday of Eastertide ///  The Story of God: Part 11

April 26 - Living the Story -  Jerell Carper continues our series through the Story of God by tracing the theme of the tabernacle and temple through the Bible. God's desires to dwell with his people on earth, and this is evident in Eden, the tabernacle, temple, Jesus, the church, and the new creation.  /// Fourth Sunday of Eastertide ///  The Story of God: Part 10

*Note: some audio difficulties*  April 19, 2026 - Living the Story -  Michelle Jones digs into the practice of wisdom, noting that it's not just understanding or information. All of those things can fail us at some point. Wisdom, according to the text with Jesus, is usually revealed in a storm, in a challenge, when you've got problems. Wisdom speaks truth over what's simply true. It...

April 12, 2026 - Living The Story -  Jerell Carper continues our series through the story of God by surveying the covenants God makes with his people. A covenant is a loyal, family partnership, and God offers life-giving instruction. If God's people live wisely as covenant partners, their community will flourish and faithfully reflect God's goodness to their surrounding nations.  /// Sec...

April 5, 2026 - The Gospel of Mark -  Jerell Carper asks the questions, "How do we experience the joy of Easter when we still feel stuck in Lent?" Mark abruptly concludes his story of Jesus' resurrection by drawing us into the emotions of three women who are trying to make sense of the empty tomb. The resurrection of Jesus is a cosmic turning point and promise that one day God will...

March 29, 2026 - The Gospel of Mark -  Chris Watkins shows how Jesus preaches and enacts peace for all nations during the politically and religiously charged environment of Holy Week. As we pay attention to Jesus' actions, teachings, and Old Testament references during the week before his death, we discover a Jesus who does not overthrow power with violence but one who offers peace to all nat...

March 22, 2026 - The Gospel of Mark -  Jerell Carper takes a closer look at the three times Jesus predicts his death while he and the disciples are on the road to Jerusalem. Each time, his closest followers miss the point, and Jesus uses these moments to teach his disciples about the costly path of discipleship. Rather than climb the social hierarchy, abundant life is found in the cross-shaped lif...

March 15, 2026 - The Gospel of Mark -  Jerell Carper takes a closer look at Jesus' encounter with the Pharisees, whose preoccupation with cleanliness traditions was preventing them from dealing with their corrupt character and lack of neighbor-love. Jesus flips the script and shows how he's arrived to offer cleanliness to the unclean, and he shows this new mission to the Greek population...

March 8, 2026 - The Gospel of Mark -  Justin Bruce takes a closer look at Jesus' parables in the gospel of Mark. In subversive ways, God's kingdom takes root in the world and creates space for unexpected people. Those who respond in faith participate in the kingdom's growth.  /// Third Sunday of Lent /// Gospel of Mark: Part 3

March 1, 2026 - The Gospel of Mark -  Kristin Wall shows us what the kingdom of God looks like when it collides with the real world. After coming out of the desert, Mark retells five scenarios where Jesus confronts every category of human bondage - intellectual, spiritual, physical, social, and moral. As God sent his Son into the world, so Jesus sends us to offer the presence of God's kingdom...

February 22, 2026 - The Gospel of Mark -  Jerell Carper introduces our journey through the good news according to Mark and invites us to journey into the wilderness. Mark begins his telling of Jesus' life with a nod to Isaiah 40 and an invitation to see Jesus as a shepherd who leads his people into new life.  /// First Sunday of Lent ///  Gospel of Mark: Part 1

February 15, 2026 - Living the Story Series -  Jerell Carper takes a closer look at the inward turn of the human heart as humanity mistrusts God's goodness and seizes wisdom on our own terms. This rebellion unravels God's creation project, fractures our relationships, and leaves us outside of God's rule in the world we made.  /// Sixth Sunday of Epiphany /// Story of God Part 7/19

February 8, 2026 - Living The Story Series -  Micah Dodson invites us to encounter the gracious character of God as we become people who practice naming our rebellion. Rather than minimize our sin or God's holiness, we can abort cycles of shame when God offers forgiveness in Christ amidst our personal and corporate brokenness.  Micah leads Thrive Church Planting Network and has planted church...

February 1, 2026 - Living the Story Series -  Joshua Little proposes that spiritual formation is our continuing response to the reality of God's grace, shaping us into the likeness of Jesus Christ, through the work of the Holy Spirit, in the community of faith, for the glory of God and the sake of the world.  Joshua is a Bible & Theology professor at Bushnell University and lead pastor of...

January 25, 2026 - Living the Story Series -  Jerell Carper takes a closer look at the identity and vocation of humankind. What does it mean to be created as God's image? Humanity is given a royal status and a sacred calling - an invitation to cultivate flourishing on earth as God's representatives.  /// Third Sunday of Epiphany ///  Story of God: Part 4/19

January 18, 2026 - Living the Story Series -  Dr. AJ Swaboda invites us to set apart one day each week for a special purpose: rest. Practicing rest is good news for our children, the foreigner and refugee, and all of creation. Having experienced grace and mercy, sabbath is the first image of the gospel in the Bible and a fundamental practice for those participate in the story of God.  // Second Su...

January 11, 2026 - Living The Story Series -  Jerell Carper takes a closer look at the beginning of the Story of God. This creation narrative communicates the nature of God, the world, and humanity to God's people in the Exodus, the Exile, and our modern-day Babylon. We are restful residents in an abundant world ruled by a generous God.  // First Sunday of Epiphany // Story of God: Part 2/19

January 4, 2026 - Living The Story Series - Jerell Carper kicks off our Living The Story series with some big picture questions. What is the Bible and how should faithfully we read it? How do we faithfully respond as those who participate in this story? How is Christlikeness the goal of our spiritual formation?  This sermon will be followed by 18 sermons that trace the story of God and the practic...