City Bible Church: Weekly Sermons

Acts 8:26-40 Whenever we have baptisms, we have the opportunity to hear stories about Jesus saving souls. Real people, real forgiveness, real hope. Since it’s a special Sunday, we take a break from 1 John to study Acts 8 and hear about the testimony of the Ethiopian eunuch. 1. This Testimony Involves an Obedient Messenger 2. This Testimony Involves a Redemptive Message 3. This Testimony Involves a...

Luke 10:38-42 Most of us struggle with the crushing weight of work, family, exercise, bills, church, school, friends, requests, demands, and desires. Often life feels like a a tornado because of all the activities, dinners, meetings, emails, phone calls, social media, etc. In Luke 10:38-42 we get 3 tips to keep our spiritual batteries charged in a busy, hectic, and distracting world. 1. Activity C...

1 John 1:5-2:2 Authentic disciples of Jesus walk in light. And the Apostle John shows us that to walk in light means dealing with sin in a very specific way. We address, confess, and by God’s grace fight the sin that’s in our lives. In contrast, walking in darkness entails ignoring, concealing, denying, and redefining sin. Are you walking in light or in darkness? Let John help you answer that ques...

1 John 1:1-4 In introducing 1 John, we preview what the apostle John, who’s been a faithful disciple of Jesus for 60 years, will teach us about what it looks like to love and follow the Lord.

John 21:1-25 If you’re a Christian then you love the resurrection, you love the victory that you have in Jesus, but you also hate the failure in your own life. How can we be useful to God in the midst of our failures? How do we cope with failure, when we want victory? We turn to a portion of Scripture that builds a perfect bridge between the Victory of Jesus in the resurrection and the ongoing fai...

Isaiah 53:10-12 We conclude our series in Isaiah 53 with this Easter Sunday message. More than 700 years before the cross, Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be crushed for our sins, but also raised from the tomb to conquer death and sin for all who place their trust in Him. In this passage, we learn that the Resurrection is a declaration that the Father is satisfied, Jesus is satisfied, and...

Isaiah 53:4-9 We continue our series in Isaiah 53 with this second message. The goal is to understand how a God that is Holy, Righteous, & perfectly Just… is capable of saving and justifying impure, unrighteous, and sinful humans. He is Just and the Justifier because of the Suffering Servant Jesus Christ, who’s spoken of in Isaiah 53. We learn more about this servant and His sacrifice in this seco...

Isaiah 52:13-53:3 What is the most shocking, outlandish, and scandalous part of the Bible? That God is Holy, Righteous, & perfectly Just… Yet He saves and justifies impure, unrighteous, and sinful humans. He is Just and the Justifier because of the Suffering Servant Jesus Christ, who’s spoken of in Isaiah 53. We are introduced to this Servant in this first message of a three part series. Outline:...

Ruth 4:13-22 The final message in our Ruth series. The story that began with an extremely bleak situation, now finds resolution. And the point is a simple one... Great is God's Faithfulness.

Ruth 4:1-12 The author introduces us to the other kinsman redeemer, Mr. So & So. In this passage we see two redeemers and they have contrasting heart motives, actions, and leave two very different legacies. 1. The Cost of Selfishness 2. The Reward of Selflessness

Ruth 3:1-18 Roughly 2 months have passed since the final scene in chapter 2. Ruth has been on the field day after day gathering food, but Boaz—a possible redeemer—has yet to respond. Naomi hatches a plan that progresses the narrative, and there is much to learn from this 3rd act. 1. The Plan 2. The Proposal 3. The Problem 4. The Pledge 5. The Point

Ruth 2:1-23 This Sunday is a special one for our church. We celebrate one year of our church’s existence. We praise the Lord for His grace, faithfulness, and relentless provision. But we also ask the question, “Why did we plant this church?” The answer… Sinners need to know about and meet the Redeemer, Jesus Christ! So it’s fitting that this morning we are introduced to Ruth’s & Naomi’s kinsman re...

Ruth 1:19-22 We pick up the story as Naomi and Ruth enter into Bethlehem. Though we witness pain, we also see a fully sovereign God who puts His love on display. In this message we learn how to deal with bitterness towards God; and we understand a few ways the love of God is clearly evident in trials. As Jerry Bridges wrote, “God’s sovereignty over people means that God is in control of our pain a...

Ruth 1:6-18 Last week, as the curtains of the book of Ruth opened, we were introduced to a bleak and painful situation. We learned about the story’s problem. Naomi has lost her husband and two sons. Though we witness pain, we also see a fully sovereign God who displays His love. The Lord is lovingly drawing Naomi and Ruth to Himself. We pick up the story as they travel from the fields of Moab back...

Ruth 1:1-5 Charles Spurgeon once said about God, “We can’t trace His hand, but we can trust His heart.” In these first five verses we see the deep pain and suffering that Naomi experienced, but yet the mercy of God is evident in it all.

Ruth is a story about God’s love and providential care for His children. However, this love & care is often disguised in difficult circumstances. In this sermon, we introduce the book of Ruth and look at a few truths that this wonderful drama will teach us in the coming weeks. Ruth will teach us about: 1. Real People & Real Pain 2. A God Who’s In Control 3. A God Who Redeems 4. What It Means to Tr...

Luke 19:11-27 As followers of Christ, everything we have has been entrusted to us: our life, our resources, our relationships, our talents/abilities, and even our opportunities for service. The sole purpose of receiving these things is for us to invest it wisely into the kingdom of God. We don’t get to squander it, use it how ever we want, but instead appropriate and manage it properly. In this pa...

J.C. Ryle, referring to Luke 15, wrote “There is probably no chapter of the Bible that has done greater good to the souls of men.” Let’s marvel as we see the Father’s extravagant love in Luke 15. 1. The Younger Brother 2. The Loving Father 3. The Older Brother

Being passive or complacent is a dangerous thing. And instead of starting Ruth, it’ll be helpful for us, as a church family, to look at a passage that’ll ensure we don’t think we’ve arrived, individually or as a church, but instead push forward this year. In Philippians 3 we see Paul's passionate pursuit to know & be more like Christ. We want to imitate him. 1. A Healthy Confession 2. A Healthy Am...

Luke 2:8-14 - 2016 Christmas Message Christmas is not a season to be endured; it is an event to be encountered, a relationship to be experienced, and incomparable joy to be acquired.

“Joy Has Dawned” is a Christmas series intended to grow our joy as our hearts are stirred by the amazing truths of Jesus’ birth. In the second message of this series we look to Philippians 2:5-11; a stirring masterpiece that traces Jesus' preexistence, incarnation, death, resurrection, and ascension to the right hand of God. We study four scenes out of Jesus’ life in order to see what Christmas me...

“Joy Has Dawned” is a Christmas series intended to grow our joy as our hearts are stirred by the amazing truths of Jesus’ birth. The coming of Jesus did not begin with angels, shepherds, and a manger. It began with a promise—a promise that people for millennia put their hope into. The promise of coming joy. The promise of salvation for sinners. The promise of the restoration of a broken world. So...

Knowing what a complete life in Christ looks like and actually living a complete life in Christ out are two very different things. We keep that thought at the forefront of our minds as we conclude this great letter. 1. Final Comments from Paul’s Friends 2. Final Comments from Paul 3. Final Comments from Your Pastor

If you’ve watched a movie in the last decade, then you know about ignoring a long list of credits at the end of a film. Paul in Colossians 4:7 through the end of the chapter, gives us some ending credits; he mentions names of individuals who have participated in Gospel ministry. And we may be tempted to skip it, but then we would be missing out on an important portion of Scripture. We learn from t...

A complete life in Christ is not just for you to enjoy; it’s also for a lost and needy world. Last week we were commanded to pray for ourselves and pray for the Lord to open doors for the Gospel to go forth. Now the focus is on our personal evangelistic efforts. This world is watching and we are to make Christ known through our godly life and speech, which should produce a powerful and even attrac...