Citizens Church Sermons

All Christians are called to be elder-like in character, whether or not they are elderly in age. The manner in which we live out our daily lives either mar or adorn the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are not saved by good works, but we are saved to be people who are zealous for good works.

Titus serves as a reminder to Christians of how we must Declare the truth of the Gospel and we must Demonstrate the truth that we Declare. And most of all, Declaration without Demonstration is empty without the power of the Gospel. 

Paul instructs Titus to appoint Christ-like leaders who are faithful at home, faithful when only God is watching, and faithful to the truth. Scripture: Titus 1:5–16

What holds our attention, affection and adoration is inevitably what the fruit of our lives begins to look like. In many ways, we become what we value most. So how do we look more like Christ? In our first week in our Titus series, we will examine the words of Paul as we seek to be a church that looks more like Christ every day.   For more information on Citizens Church or to give to the ministry,...

In our final sermon of the Wisdom & Wonder series, we conclude by looking back on what we have learned from the wisdom of God’s word.

For the believer, God’s wisdom is life to those who find them. Disciplines help point us to the fact that wisdom is not just a way of being, but it is a person, Jesus Christ. Our hope is not in what we do but in who He is.

Wisdom teaches us that when making decisions, we need Jesus, limits, patience, counsel and trust.

We live in a resurrection world and as Christians, find meaning, comfort and hope in our risen Lord.    

Wisdom teaches us that work is good, but work is not God. Wisdom also teaches us money can be good, but money can’t be God.

Wisdom invites us into rest by reminding us that we were not made to fix everything, know everything or be everywhere at once.

What does a wise response look like when faced with correction? The wise see correction as a loving invitation to grow and become like Jesus.

The way to enjoy life in a brief and uncertain world is to receive the gospel of Christ and give our lives to advancing his kingdom. Ecclesiastes shows us that life will not be void of uncertainty or suffering, but it also won’t be void of meaning and glory.

Our relationship with the Holy Spirit is a lifelong posture of dependence. The Holy Spirit sends, strengthens, saves and sustains us as we live on mission in God's world.

Proverbs warns that envy deteriorates and jealousy destroys. This week we learn what wisdom has to say about how to turn away from envy and jealousy.

Wisdom’s aim is that God might be glorified to the ends of the earth. More fully, Wisdom’s aim is that all nations would know, love, trust, and obey Jesus Christ, who alone is the wisdom of God, the glory of God, and the power of God.

Of all the topics the wisdom books address, one of the most convicting pertains to the spirit. The wise in spirit are slow to anger, hard to offend and quick to bring peace.

As we pause and look back at the slow pace of wisdom and in the person of Jesus Christ, we see a pattern of lowering ourselves in humility. The more we trust in Christ, and God’s wisdom, the more we know how little we know. Proverbs help us see how deeply we need God and it shows us our need to grow in dependence on Christ, not on our own strength.

Wisdom is living in God's world, God's way. Throughout His word, God talks about the weak and the vulnerable. Justice is at part of God's way. We should care about the weak and vulnerable because God cares about the weak and vulnerable.

Proverbs tells us both life and death are in the power of the tongue. In this sermon, we consider what life-giving words sound like, and the wisdom God offers.

Over and again, Ecclesiastes reminds us that life is short and death is the end that all humanity shares. Ecclesiastes 7 teaches us how the wise can live well in this brief life.

This week, we close out Advent Season looking at 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, which teaches us how to have hearts that are ready for the return of Jesus.  

In this series, we are looking at what it looks like to live between the two Advents—first coming of Christ and awaiting his return—and what a Christian posture looks like in the waiting. What does grace, worship and love look like in the waiting? This week we look at the topic of Peace, both the promise Christ makes his followers and what it looks like to live with Christ's peace. 

The Advent season is marked by longing and waiting in the hope of Jesus' return. In this season, the love of Christ is a gift to believers between the advents. To be a waiting people is to be a loved people, and to be a loved people is to be a loving people.

Advent reminds us that we as Christians are marked by certain distinct characteristics. Last we looked at what it looks like to be marked by Grace. This week we reflect on the characteristic of Worship—what it looks like to sing to the Lord even in the face of suffering. 

The season of Advent reminds us that even on this side of the cross, we, like the Israelites, await Jesus' return with hope and longing. This week we reflect on the concept of “Grace.” Just as we can receive Jesus dying for our sins as grace upon grace, we can draw near to God, live with joy, and offer comfort and grace to others.