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For full recap and discussion questions - see this link . In this sermon, we see that Jesus changes now only "why" we give but also "how" we give. The author, Paul, writes that those who follow Jesus are to give aggressively. We unpack why we can be reluctant to do that and why we ought/get to. Through this practice of "aggressive giving" we see that God wants to enco...

Series: Jesus Changes Everything Driving Question: If Jesus changes everything, how does He change what we live for? In this sermon, we see how living for Jesus is something we "get to do" and not merely something we "have to do". Living for Jesus not only frees us from man-made scorecards that leave us exhausted, but also invites us to transformational seasons of "wrestli...

2 Corinthians is a letter written in pain, not after it. Paul invites us into his raw, honest weakness—and inside that weakness, he discovers a hidden strength.  The phrase that ties together his hope amid pain and struggle is this: “For when I am weak, then I am strong.” Not “strong-strong,” the kind we prefer, but a paradoxical strength that is only available in weakness. 

2 Corinthians 8: How does Jesus transform the way we relate to money? Money promises security, significance, and satisfaction. But it lies. It cannot give that to you/us. 1. Giving Is Not Primarily About Capacity 2. The “Riches” Jesus Gives 3. What Now? Accept, Repent, Risk

2 Corinthians 1.12-22 How does this Jesus logic apply to how we make plans and decisions? 1. Live with Undivided Commitment to Jesus in the "Small" 2. Recognize That God is in the Room 3. Make People Your Mission 4. Give Jesus Your Full "Yes" For sermon summary email hello@citychapel.nyc

In this message from Jesus Changes Everything , we explore how the relentless love of God meets us where we are and transforms who we become through the story of Saul in Acts 9. Jesus comes to Saul unexpectedly—showing that grace begins with God’s initiative, not our effort or "worthiness". He puts Saul on the ground to humble and reorient him, reminding us that the frustration of our ag...

Acts 1:6–11 + 1 Thessalonians 4 | Jesus as Coming King Series: Jesus Changes Everything Driving Question: What hope do we have that Jesus is a Coming King —and how does that hope shape the way we live today? 1. What Jesus Brings When He Returns It’s hard to untangle what we think about Jesus’ return from the images we’ve absorbed—from Left Behind books, movies, and cultural depictions filled with...

Series: Jesus Changes Everything Driving Question: What does it mean that Jesus is our Sanctifier —and why should we cherish this part of who He is? 1. What God Is Like When Scripture calls Jesus our Sanctifier , it reveals something about God’s nature. The word “sanctify” comes from the Greek hagios —the same word for holy. To be sanctified means “to be made holy.” But holy doesn’t just mean nice...

Driving Question: What does it mean that Jesus is our Healer—and how do we participate in His healing work today? 1. God’s Deep Desire for Healing From Genesis to Revelation, the story of Scripture is the story of a God who heals what sin has broken.   Ezekiel 47 gives us a vision of a river flowing from the temple—the river of life —bringing healing wherever it goes. This river represents God’s p...

Driving Question: Do you need saving? As you reflect on your life—in your actions, your presence in the world, your work, your city—do you truly feel like you need a Savior? And if so, do you want one? 1. The Reason We Are Always Exhausted Many of us functionally depend on ourselves to be our own savior. We try to manage life, fix our problems, and carry our burdens alone. This self-reliance can l...

Driving Question: Why do we fight for truth? Because Jesus says, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). But what kind of freedom does He mean? 1. The Power and Danger of Freedom Freedom is one of the most powerful words in our imagination. In art, media, and culture, the moment freedom is mentioned is the moment of breakthrough. But if we don’t know what it means,...

Driving Questions: We fight lies with Truth. But what is the nature of Truth in Scripture? Why is it so hard to experience the power of Truth? What is the nature of Biblical Truth? Truth is Relational Scripture shows that truth is not just abstract facts in a container or arguments to be won—it is relational truth.  Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” To pursue truth is to pursue...

Link For Slides Lies are not always obvious falsehoods; often they’re subtle distortions that sound familiar and even reasonable. For Jean, one of the lies she has carried is: “I don’t belong, I’m not wanted.” Genesis 3 shows the serpent’s strategy: he questions God’s Word, contradicts it, attacks God’s character, and offers an alternative authority. That same pattern is still at work today. These...

Jesus longs for you to experience supernatural freedom. Galatians 5 says: “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.” But something stands in the way—and it is the reality of an opportunistic Enemy that preys upon the broken places of our soul. Three foundational questions help us see this clearly: Is there an enemy? — Luke 22: Satan is real. He demanded Peter by name, wanting to sift him lik...

Romans 8 confronts us with two ways of living: according to the flesh or according to the Spirit. Living by the flesh produces rotten fruit—stress, fear, striving, and a constant sense of debt. But living by the Spirit brings life and peace. Paul says we are no longer under a spirit of slavery (v. 15). That old way feels familiar—always measuring worth, always striving to earn freedom, always driv...

Revelation 22.1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing (therapein) of the nations/peoples (ethnos). 3 N...

Link to Photos Mentioned   Psalm 1 opens with the word “Blessed”—literally, happy . The Psalmist offers a vision of life as a tree—rooted, nourished, fruitful—set against the world’s competing vision of life as a race—relentless forward progress, competition, and comparison. If life is a race, then falling behind feels inevitable—and resentment toward God and others grows. But if life is a tree, t...

In a culture obsessed with moving forward, Jeremiah 17:5–8 invites us to a different kind of flourishing—not about speed, success, or performance, but about being rooted, nourished, and fruitful right where we are. Many of us feel stuck, like we’re falling behind, even as everyone else seems to move forward. But Scripture says: you can be blessed—happy—even when life feels slow or dry. The passage...

We've been on a months-long journey exploring two questions: How has the world been pulled apart? And how is it brought back together? Scripture shows us that at the core of the unraveling is our alienation from God, which then ripples out into alienation from self, others, and even creation. Into this brokenness, the God of the universe is actively restoring all things—and what’s more, he is...

Luke 24 mirrors Matthew 28’s Great Commission—Jesus extends a meaningful invitation not just to do something, but to join Him in the greatest work: the restoration of all things. In a world full of options, what we truly crave is meaningful inclusion, and Jesus offers it. This is a genius mission — to you , through you , and with you . First, we are recipients: God is healing the deep places in us...

For the summary for this sermon and others - click here! Will Smith observed that those who experience life at “cliff top” face the same abyss experienced by those on “rock bottom.” It is a honest and vulnerable admission that proves Jesus’ right that a common problem we face is that we do not know “the things that make for peace.” Luke records Jesus making his assertion in the moments following h...