Citizens Weekly

Nick teaches on Luke 7 and explores three people to learn from: the centurion, the widow and the woman with the alabaster jar. Each displayed things that moved the heart of Jesus: faith and authority, generational loss and becoming a pure and empty vessel. Jesus is inviting us into a life of becoming a pure and empty vessel for him.

People with Deep Kingdom Roots know they have a real-enemy--named Satan--and they have a correct Biblical understanding of his schemes. Such an understanding allows them to consider Satan's reality soberly while not living in fear of him or his demonic forces. So how do we recognize his schemes? Scripture offers one easy method for discerning his voice and tactics: consider his names.

Those with Deep Roots are faithful stewards of what God has given them. By looking at the lives of Joseph and David, we are reminded that God uses the context of our current circumstances to prepare us for future opportunities and purpose in our lives.

Every deeply rooted & spiritually mature person has a deep relationship with the Holy Spirit and operates in the gifts that He gives. Who is the Holy Spirit? What gifts does he give?

God is always most concerned about our hidden lives with Him. As we become more and more rooted in the soil of the Love of God (Ephesians 3), we grow less concerned with the accolades of the world. These deep roots are marks of maturity in Christ, rooted and connected to others for lifelong growth.

Our bodies can be tired and weary. Our hearts can be tired and weary. Our very souls can be tired and weary.  So what do we do if we find ourselves in this place? This week, Kathryn walks us through Matthew 11, where Jesus invites us into deep soul rest with him.  Come Take Find Go

Pastor Hunter Hambrick from Providence Bible Church in Denver, CO shared how God wants us filled to overflow with God’s power, love, and presence. Listen to how Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:14-21 can give us a vision for living a deeply rooted life.

90% of Jesus‘s life was unseen. The same will be true with anyone who seeks to be a deeply rooted and mature believer. Join us as we explore what it means to embrace seasons of obscurity.

Spiritually mature believers pursue (often beg for) Christ's compassion, allowing it to fuel their work in expanding His Kingdom.

The deeply rooted and spiritually mature believer is constantly eradicating anything that would steal their worship.

After establishing the principle of “right knowing is the basis for right doing” and conducting a high-level overview of Hebrews 12, we took a deeper dive to unpack the exhortation to look to Jesus as our example as we run the race the race of life that’s been marked out for us. We answered the questions: Why do we run, how do we run, and who we should run the race of life with.

Our Spiritual DNA, as believers in Christ, is the list in Hebrews 11. Will we take our places in this faith-filled story story to live with resolve and build the kingdom of God in this time?

Christian maturity begins the moment we agree with God's declarations about Himself and about us. According to His Scripture, Christ took away our sins, establishing His holiness and perfection inside of us. What does this mean for us in real time? How can we live in agreement with God's declarations when we still sin and experience earth-bound affections? Hebrews 10 helps us consider as...

In chapter 9 of Hebrews, we explore why Jesus’ blood is always better than our own sacrifice.

Hebrews 8 introduces Jesus as the mediator of a new and better covenant based on better promises. But before we talk about the new covenant, we must talk about the old covenant. But we cannot talk about the old covenant until we understand what a covenant is in the first place. And to understand the idea of a covenant, we have to understand why God made covenants, and to understand that, we have t...

In this sermon we examine the character of Melchizedek, the necessity of Christ, and the sufficiency of His sacrifice.

An encouragement to step into spiritual maturity. A challenge to grow up, be warned, and press on.

In Hebrews 5 the author steps back from looking at Jesus as a superior priest to admonish the recipients for being dull of hearing and exhorting them to move on from milk to the solid food that signifies maturity. Josh works through the Hebrews 5 use of Psalms 2 and 110 to illustrate what the author expected of the listeners. Josh then works though his testimony of how he grew his own understandin...

Hebrews 4 sounds like a gloomy warning to the early church, but at its core, it is an encouragement and a call to action to band together as the church to not miss out on God’s promised rest. It is freely offered to us today and we must strive together to receive it.

The author of Hebrews reminds readers that Jesus is superior to every trustworthy, praiseworthy, truth-speaking voice they may be tempted to exalt in their era of persecution. This is a good word for the Hebrews audience, as well as the modern American Church and even Citizens church. As culture (nationally and locally) shifts and changes, enduring together in confident pursuit of Jesus' glor...

We jumped into our Summer Hebrews study by covering some Hebrews 101. Who is the author writing to and what’s their context?! Then we covered the first two chapters and saw Jesus magnified as Prophet, Priest, and King… better than angels… and worthy of our closest (or undivided) attention!

The final ‘fox’ that has power to ruin true loving relationships with both God and everyone else in our lives is Unforgiveness. Steph Lee takes us through the scriptures to show the real impact of forgiveness and the hard truths about unforgiveness. Fruitful lives full of freedom and wholeness are at stake and our generous God stands ready to forgive and empower us in our journeys.

This week, Kathryn teaches on the little fox of comparison. How does Jesus address it? What does it do in our hearts? And what can we actively do to keep this little fox from ruining the fruit of our hearts and souls? All things we need to know if we are to live like Jesus, a life of non-comparison.

Brian Lee takes us on the journey of Jesus and one of his biggest opponents: the religious elite. This religious spirit is a performance-based, self-centered, critical and legalistic way of thinking that chokes out peace, joy and freedom in the life of a believer. Jesus has a better way: freedom.

Nick explores the theme of Discord within the Body of Christ. Two types of discord infect: within the church family and between different churches. How do we protect from the little fox of discord that robs our fruit as believers? How do we become a people that fights for our unity in the house and between congregations?