City Bible Church: Weekly Sermons

What would it look like if you were willing to lay down everything to win souls for the sake of gospel ministry? Is there a reward for the believer for investing in the work of the gospel?  Three Attitudes of Soul Winners: 1. No Boasting in Obligations 2. Willing to Lose More Rights to Win More People 3. Believing the Gospel is the Greatest Investment

What does it look like to sacrifice your rights for the sake of gospel progress and kingdom work? Are you willing to set aside preferences so the proclamation of gospel can go forth unhindered? The Apostle Paul gives us three aspects of a kingdom minded gospel minister. 1. The Minister’s Authority 2. The Minister’s Right 3. The Minister’s Heart

Though Christians are entitled to certain liberties, when is it wise to abstain from acting on your liberties? How can abstaining from certain liberties actually be a loving thing to do for a brother or sister with a weaker conscience? 4 Reasons Why It is Wise to Abstain From Your Liberties - Abstain Because Not Everyone Possesses Knowledge  - Abstain Because It’s Dangerous for Others - Abstain Be...

How should a Christian think about issues of conscience and knowledge? Why is pure knowledge without genuine love for others immature and dangerous? How might Christians grow in their knowledge of God in a way that might serve to build up other believers around them in the church? Two Truths and Two Takeaways About Knowledge and Love 1. Knowledge is Good 2. Knowledge is Dangerous 1. True Knowledge...

David yearned for the day the coming Messiah would accomplish everything that was promised. We have the privilege of knowing, tasting, seeing, and remembering our Savior.  The Divine King The Eternal Priest The Victorious Warrior

What are unique blessings of singleness? How does the gift of singleness aid Christians to be fully devoted to the Lord and to be eagerly longing for the imminent return of Christ? How can Christians evaluate what might be distracting them from giving their full devotion to the Lord and to the things of the kingdom? Three way to think about singleness: 1. Singleness and the Freedom to Choose 2. Si...

How do we grow in contentment? Can that contentment have a purpose? How can we be used by God in the season He currently has us? 1. Contentment With a Purpose Explained 2. Contentment With a Purpose Illustrated 3. Contentment With a Purpose Applied

This passage ministers to those who are single, married, or unequally yoked. 1. Delight in Singleness 2. Delight in Marriage 3. Delight in Challenging Circumstances

Four ways this text must influence your view on marital intimacy. 1. The Marriage Bed Is a Gift To Be Enjoyed 2. The Marriage Bed Is a Responsibility To Be Maintained 3. The Marriage Bed Is a Defense Against Sexual Sin 4. The Marriage Bed Is not the Only Gift From God

In Proverbs 2 we learn the importance of wisdom in the life of the Christian. The author Solomon gives three considerations, namely, a wholehearted pursuit on the part of the Christian, understanding that God is the One who gives wisdom, and lastly that God’s wisdom saves from the disastrous results of sinful living. 

In this sermon, Jesus shows a lawyer that he has failed the bar.

Pastor Tony Arnds from Folsom Bible Church joins us this Sunday and encourages us from John 16:33 to persevere in trials and suffering to overcome them and not deviate from God's path for our lives.

In this passage we continue to develop a biblical view of the body, in order to reveal that sexual immorality must never be part of the Christian’s life. Your body matters to God. Your body is for the glory of God. 1. Your Body Is in Union With Christ 2. Your Body Is Not Made for Sexual Sin 3. Your Body Is the Temple of the Holy Spirit 4. Your Body Is No Longer Yours

How do you view your own body? What does the Bible say about your body? How does this biblical view influence our opinion of sexual immorality? 1. God Made in His Image, Both Soul & Body 2. God Made Your Body for His Glory 3. God Has a Plan A For Your Body 4. God Has United Your Body with Jesus

1. Remember who you were 2. Remember who you are

In 1 Corinthians 6:1-8 we learn that because Christians are saints, they are to settle disputes within the Church rather than unbelievers while displaying a good witness before the world. 

A professing believer not living according to their profession may seem insignificant, but if this persists in the church it can become destructive. Destructive in two specific ways according to 1 Corinthians 5:6-13. 1. Destructive to the purity of the church 2. Destructive to the mission of the church

The church is responsible for lovingly addressing unrepentant sin. 1. The Church’s Responsibility to Mourn (v.1-2) 2. The Church’s Responsibility to Act (v.3-5)

This paragraph brings chapters 1–4 to a fitting conclusion and at the same time prepares us for what is coming next. As a Spiritual Father, Paul is willing to do 3 things for the wellbeing of this church. For everything that has been taught thus far to be seen through the lens of Paul as their spiritual father. 1. Paul as a Spiritual Father, Cares Enough to Correct 2. Paul as a Spiritual Father, S...

Why all the division between Christians and churches and seminaries and denominations around leaders and preachers? In this sermon, Jesus wants you to view ministers rightly so that you can view Him rightly.

The previous paragraph concluded with the metaphor of the church as God’s building, and the building metaphor is expanded in this portion of Scripture.  Leaders and all church members should listen to the three exhortations that Paul gives. 1. Build Carefully 2. Guard Diligently 3. Act Foolishly

After laying groundwork for the last two chapters, Paul corrects the Corinthians’ immaturity due to the division they were bringing to the church.  Our application will be a bit more broad, focusing on how we grow and how we help others grow. Let’s answer 4 simple questions to help us understand our own spiritual growth, as we ultimately unpack what is happening to the Corinthians. 1. Are we expec...

How do we properly maximize our delight in the Lord’s Day? Two motivations from selected Scriptures: 1. Delighting in the Lord’s day, because of God’s perfect design 2. Delighting in the Lord’s day, because of our precious duty

A difficult aspect of Christian living is finding the balance between an individual’s efforts and the empowering work of the Spirit.  Many Christians acknowledge the power of the Spirit, yet lack the familiarity of that power’s practical implications in daily living.  It is the Holy Spirit that enables people to believe and apply the Gospel, therefore we are to cultivate a healthy dependance on Hi...

Apostle Paul corrects the Corinthians for prizing human wisdom, and in doing so, encourages us to approach each day with the mindset of living life by looking through the lens of God’s Wisdom vs the wisdom of the world. What is God’s Wisdom? Three answers:  1. A wisdom not of this world 2. A wisdom decreed & unchanging 3. A wisdom for our glory