Citizens Church Sermons

Because you have been raised with Christ, put sin to death. Because you are God’s chosen, holy, dearly loved ones, put on His character. Christ has set you free from sin and your old self! Therefore, set your mind on Him, and put off sin and get rid of vices. We are now to “put on” virtues that match our new self which God is conforming to the image of His Son.

As followers of Jesus we are loved by Him and become like Him through relationship with Him. Colossians 3:5-11 tells us that becoming like Jesus means putting to death the things in our hearts that keep us from loving God and loving others.

Key Text: Colossians 3:1-2 Summary: The love of God in Christ meets us where we are without condition and saves us in our sin and rebellion. That love changes us by forming us into the likeness of Jesus. Colossians 3:1-2 tells us how that change happens by directing our hearts and minds towards relationship with Jesus.

Key Text: Colossians 3:1-4 Summary: The good news of the gospel is not just that we are saved by Jesus, but also we are empowered to become like him. Colossians chapter 3 highlights how all believers change, living under the reign of the risen Jesus. Verses 1-4 answer the question of why this change matters.

Summary: Colossians 3:1-4 tells us that Jesus' resurrection is not simply a historical event, but personally changes the life of every believer. As Christians our lives are now oriented around the risen Jesus which forever changes our past, present and future. 

Colossians 2:16-23 tells us that because of Jesus we are loved by God. Every Christian is confronted with lies that lead us to doubt what God says, but because we are in Christ we do not have to earn or prove God’s love for us.

Philippians 4:4-9 names two promises of peace that mark the life of the Christian especially in times of crisis. This week we see that it’s through wisdom that we experience the presence of the God of peace. When we think God’s thoughts we learn to see Him at work in every circumstance. 

Guest Speaker: WC Garrett Scripture: Romans 5:6-10

Scripture: Colossians 2:11-15

Following Jesus will pull us out of the exhausting life of image management and into the freedom of meaningful identity found only in Him. Scripture: Colossians 2:1-7

Scripture: Colossians 1:24

Scripture: Psalm 95:1-8a

Scripture: Micah 6:1-8

God does not show love based on color or class. Through Jesus He loves and saves people of every tribe and tongue. He shows no partiality. Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

A Sermon from Citizens Church. Scripture: Genesis 3:1-7

Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8

A Sermon of Citizens Church Speaker: John Hall Scripture: Galatians 2:11-21

Upon hearing she is pregnant with Jesus, Mary sings a song of praise that reveals a heart of humble faith. She knows she is not God, yet is seen by God, which manifests in her life as a humble trust in Him. Scripture: Luke 1:46-55

Guest speaker Adam Griffin, from Eastside Community Church, reminds us that God, and God alone, is always the what we need most. Scripture: Philippians 4:10-20

A Sermon of Citizens Church. Scripture: Luke 2:22-40

A Sermon of Citizens Church. Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18

A sermon of Citizens Church. Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-15

A sermon of Citizens Church. Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13 The call to follow Jesus comes before anything changes, but following Jesus changes everything.

A sermon of Citizens Church. In these verses, we see that because of Jesus we are not who we were, but through his continued grace in our lives, who we will one day become. Scripture: Colossians 1:21-23

A sermon of Citizens Church. Scripture: Colossians 1:19-20