City Awakening Church

Genesis 2:15-17 Louis Tamburro This isn’t a conclusion to this series, it’s a commissioning. We aren’t commissioning you to go to church, we’re commissioning you to be the church.  We’re commissioning you to be the church in our city. We’re commissioning you to show people that Jesus is the better Savior. We’re commissioning you to live as instruments of grace using the everyday rhythms of your li...

Geneses 1 Louis Tamburro You can transform lives using your everyday rhythms of life. This world isn’t an accident, your life isn’t an accident, you being here at this church isn’t an accident. You’ve been wonderfully designed by God, and He wants all of us to enjoy Him and His creation like it was in Genesis 1. Jesus proved he wants to have a relationship with us when he died for our sins on the...

Alex Robinson

Galatians 4:1-7 Ephesians 1:5-6 Zack Casey When God’s family functions, it is a powerful force for transformation. People want to be a part of a community that cares for one another and shares their lives because of a commonly held belief. This is why Jesus established his church as the primary means for advancing the Kingdom of God on earth. God’s people living out their family identity naturally...

Matthew 28:16-20 Louis Tamburro We grow as disciples, as we go to make new disciples. Jesus is our great teacher and disciple maker who left the comfort of heaven, to suffer discomfort for us. He came to pour himself out on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins, and to pour his Holy Spirit into us for the transformation of our lives. He invites all of us to walk with him for our own daily tran...

1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Louis Tamburro Rely on Jesus instead of trying to be Jesus. There’s no better savior than Jesus. Your spouse, your kids, your career, education, athletics...none of it will save and change your life like Jesus. We’ve tried it all, chased it all, been duped by it all thinking other things can save and satisfy us better than Jesus but it never does. Jesus is a better savior. You...

1 Peter 2:9-10 Louis Tamburro We don’t go to church, we are the church! The church isn’t a building, and ministry isn’t only for the professionally trained. The church is a people and every believer is a minister. If you aren’t a follower of Jesus then repent of your sins, believe Jesus died for your sins, and he’ll turn your heart into laughing again. If you’re a believer, then live this week as...

Proverbs 3:5-12 Louis Tamburro Growing in wisdom isn’t a sprint, it’s a process that takes time. It’s a process that can happen through the 4 daily practices of Trusting God, Reading God's Word, Letting Others Examine Your Life, and Learning from the Lord's Discipline. The good news of the gospel is that Jesus is the God that Solomon was pointing to. Jesus is the God who proved his unfai...

Proverbs 4:23-27 Louis Tamburro The desires in your heart, will influence the decisions in your life, so guard your heart. You and I both need to guard our hearts, because what fills your heart really can affect your life. Have you considered your steps? Have you considered your steps and where your life is headed? Is there trash in your life you need to step away from? Is there disordered loves i...

Proverbs, James 3, Matthew 15 Louis Tamburro Use your words for helping not hurting to produce life not death. If you stumble this week don’t beat yourself up, instead ask for forgiveness and ask Jesus to keep transforming your heart. The good news of the gospel is Jesus who never stumbled, died for the sins of those who stumble. While dying on the cross his enemies yelled at him with hurtful word...

Proverbs 7 Zack Casey The goal for us is not just to put an end to our lust, but it is to turn our hearts from lust for someone or something into worship of Jesus. All sin stems from the worship of false gods. Paul Tripp says that “Sin causes us to assign to ourselves the wisdom, strength, and righteousness we do not have. Sin causes us to dethrone God and enthrone ourselves.” We take Jesus off th...

Proverbs 29:18, 30:1-6 and 11-14 Pastor Alex Robinson   Not all wisdom is created equal; true wisdom comes from God’s Word. These verses we looked at today are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the Bible’s affirmation of itself as the source of God’s wisdom for man. Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, and every single verse is about the power, beauty, and benefit of God’s Wor...

Proverbs 18:18-19; 15:18; 25:18-19; 6:6-19 Alex Robinson The Big Idea for today is that we need wisdom for relationships, because how we relate to each other is practice for how we relate to God.  Our personal relationship aren’t just places for us to have fun or pass our time here on Earth. They are the places where we put to the test what we believe and know about God. They are the areas that we...

Proverbs 13:21-22, 24 Zack Casey Men have a high and weighty calling as Fathers that includes the roles of Disciple, Accountant, and Disciplinarian.  These are roles we cannot fulfill on our own. We have to rely on Jesus to guide us and the Holy Spirit to strengthen us. We should start every day on our knees asking for wisdom and for courage for this role. I tell my kids that courage is doing the...

Proverbs 5:15-19 Louis Tamburro Sex is most pleasurable, when we don’t undervalue or overvalue it. When we undervalue or overvalue sex it eventually robs us of pleasure, but when we treat it as the good gift God intended it to be it’ll bring us more pleasure. If you’ve sinned sexually, I want you to know Jesus is willing to forgive you. If you’ve been hurt sexually, Jesus is willing to heal you. I...

Proverbs 30:7-9 Louis Tamburro The big idea is there’s more freedom in scattering your wealth than gathering your wealth. Generosity will bring you freedom but being greedy will bring you misery. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t ever gather, because you need to gather to have something to scatter. But if all you do is gather and never scatter, then your wealth will be an enslaving prison to your so...

Proverbs 10:4-5 Louis Tamburro Working diligently is productive, but is it productive for the right reasons? It is if you’re working diligently for Jesus. If you want your work to be eternally productive, if you want it to be fulfilling, then work diligently for Jesus. You’ll still have thorns, but those thorns won’t break you with Jesus beside you. Just as Jesus endured the thorns of the cross, h...

Proverbs 3:18-32 Louis Tamburro We need to use wisdom when seeking justice. 

Proverbs 14:17a, 29-30; 15:18; 16:32; 19:11 Louis Tamburro Anger isn't always a bad thing. It's using anger unwisely that makes it a bad thing. 

Proverbs 1:8-9 Louis Tamburro We need wisdom for every role in the family. We need wisdom and the help of Jesus for every role in the family because I can promise you this: you’ll mess things up regardless of your role in the family. You’ll mess up marriage, not loving your spouse as you should, even throwing daggers with your words. You’ll mess up parenting, not loving your children as you should...

Dr. Bryan Loritts Revelation 2:1-7

Proverbs 2 Alex Robinson The Benefits of Wisdom are not supposed to lead us to despair when we fail, but to give us the hope and joy needed to face the various challenges that life in a fallen, sinful world will throw at us. I implore you today to ask for God’s wisdom and forgiveness found in Jesus either to help you grow even closer to him or for the very first time today.

Louis Tamburro Proverbs 1:20-33 Eventually God’s wisdom will make the world’s wisdom look foolish.  Some of you are skeptics and you’ve been living out of touch with reality, you’ve been living with a distorted view of reality. Some of you are believers and you’ve slipped out of touch with reality, facing everyday life without seeking the help of Jesus. But both skeptics and believers have a choic...

Louis Tamburro Proverbs 1:1-7 We’re faced with choices every day, and some of those choices are small such as what should I wear or what should I eat? But some of those choices are big, such as where should I go to college or what career should I choose? Should I quit my job, or keep my job? Should I date this person, break up with this person, marry this person? Everyday we’re faced with choices....

Luke 24:36-53  - Louis Tamburro The resurrection guarantees we’ll have infinite pleasures beyond this life. It’s the great news of Easter! The great gift Jesus came to give us! The very thing we’re all longing for, which is to experience pleasure and to have those pleasures last! All your sights, feelings, tastes, human senses and pleasures will never last with atheism, naturalism, or Eastern Reli...