City Awakening Church

Ephesians 5:8-9, "for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true)"

Ephesians 4:30-32, “And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another,...

We all have certain things like that, certain thoughts, behaviors, and sins we want to change about our lives, what are those things for you?..Whatever those things are, society’s taught you the power to change those things comes from within you,...

The Bible speaks to need to belong, and it also speaks to our need to contribute to something bigger than ourselves. In Ephesians 2-4, Paul explains how each one of us can be a small part of big plan.

"And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— among whom we all once lived in...

In the first part of Ephesians 1 we discover that in Christ we are blessed.

A Christian has faith that God exists, an atheist has faith God doesn’t exist, both have certain degrees of faith to believe. We have to have a willingness to examine our faith and our doubts. Nobody wants to invest their lives in a faith that...

Both Christians and non-Christians alike celebrate the Christmas season by having Christmas parties. We have staff parties, school parties, small group parties, friends and family parties, ugly sweater parties, we have all kinds of parties full of...

Giving gifts is good, but you can give a gift for the wrong reason.

Both Christians and non-Christians use Christmas lights to celebrate the Christmas season, but those lights can have even greater significance in Jesus.

“What will heaven be like when we die?”

What is hell, and why would God create people if He knew they’d sin, suffer, and go to hell?

Luke 18:18-27; 19:1-10 - A generous giver has a heart changed by the gospel. What does your heart say about you?

We tend to think having more money will bring us contentment, because if we had more money we’d be able to buy and do the things we feel are missing in our lives. But in today’s text Jesus is gonna teach us why that isn’t true, and he’s gonna...

Our lives don’t have a long shelf life, so we need to know what we’re working for and towards so we don’t reach the end of our life full of regret still asking, “Why was I running? Why was I running so hard, and what was I running so hard for...

Most of us are living these fast paced lives that leave us feeling stressed out, burnt out, and flat out worn out by the end of the day, to the point where we don’t get to even enjoy the day. God gifts us with moments of joy every day, but we’re...

The book of Ecclesiastes teaches us that our very life is a gift, and that we have to receive it with humility.

We want you to learn to enjoy today, as we look forward to tomorrow, regardless of the season of life you’re in, and every single one of us is in a season. Some of you are in a good season, some a bad season, but every one of us is in a season, and...

We’re starting a new series today on the book of Ecclesiastes called “Life Under The Sun.” This series is about helping us to enjoy today, as we look forward to tomorrow. We’re gonna study the entire book of Ecclesiastes in large chapters,...

We need to have a marathon mindset when it comes to reaching those who are far from God.

Transformed people live transformed lives.

Everybody needs relationships. The bible teaches us in Genesis 2:18 that “it’s not good for us to be alone,” and countless studies have been done to prove this to be true, to prove that everybody needs relationships.

Mark 4:1-20 This sermon looks at the parable of the sower. Only one of the four soils was suitable for growth. The other three were not cultivated. Tough soil needs cultivation. We need to cultivate the hearts of people far from God if we want...

Acts 28:17-31 No one likes a "to be continued". We immediately want to know what happens next. Yet, the book of Acts ends in this way. This sermon seeks to point out that we, the church, are the "to be continued". The message continues through...

Acts 21:17-26;22:30-23:11What pushes you to the breaking point? This sermon looks at how Paul got pushed to his breaking point and the hope that he found after failure. Because Jesus is with you, you can take courage and run the race.