City Church Garland

It is God's will for His people to be filled with joy and His reign in His people brings great joy into their lives, which is also a testimony to the world that God is enough to satisfy the human heart. In this sermon Pastor Keith explained how joy is a requirement for God's people and yet it is result of God's work in their lives. Joy is a commanded by God (Philippians 4:4, Matt. 5:12) yet it is...

God has designed His people to display and advance His Kingdom in the world through being peacemakers in every relationship.

The Kingdom of God is to be the priority of every follower of Christ and the point of view from which all of life is seen. In this sermon Pastor Keith addresses the problem of worry and anxiety, which tends to be magnified around the holidays. Looking at the teaching of Christ in the sermon on the mount he explains how we all need a Kingdom perspective to effectively combat anxiety. He also unpack...

The gospel leads believers to put off pride and see themselves accurately according to the grace of God. Saints find their value and significance on the basis of the grace of the gospel of Jesus Christ not upon their performance or comparison to others. In this sermon Pastor Mike address the problem of pride that even mature saints battle with and he gives reasons why one should live in humility a...

Every Christian has great reason to be confident in the goodness and love of God towards them. God has been good to them in many ways throughout their life but ultimately God has demonstrated His goodness and love through the gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ. Jesus suffered and died for us. He was raised to life and is at the right hand of God the Father interceding for us in this moment. God ha...

Christians have a glorious and certain future though there is suffering on their way to glory. In this sermon Pastor Keith expounds on what that glorious future is for the Child of God and he gives some frame work for the suffering that we experience in this life from Romans chapter 8.

The Apostle Paul models for us in his ministry many aspects of what it looks like to be an effective minster of the gospel. In this training Pastor Keith teaches on three aspects of Paul's ministry that made him an effective minster of the gospel, namely; simplicity, sincerity and the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit helps us Christians be who we are made to be and do what we are made to do. In this sermon on Romans chapter 8 Pastor Keith Dollar explains 5 ways that the Holy Spirit helps Christians be who they are created to be and do what they are made to do.

The Christian life is marked by the presence and work of the Holy Spirit who brings freedom, life and peace. In this sermon Pastor Keith gives hope for those struggling against sin from the gospel truth that there is not only the penalty of our sin (condemnation) taken care of but also there is power to live in freedom from sin dominion through work of the Holy Spirit.

Christian's possess a new life, identity and status in Christ that should lead them to a new way of living. In Roman' chapter 6 the Apostle Paul explains some things that every Christian needs to know, namely that they died with Christ. They must consider themselves to be dead to sin and alive to God and they must respond to this good news by presenting their body to God as instruments of righteou...

There are glorious results of being justified by faith in Christ. Romans chapter 5 lists several of the effects or results in the lives of those who put their faith in Jesus and are made right with God through faith. Here are some of those effects that Pastor Keith expounds on in this sermon: We have peace with God V1, We have grace sustaining us (V2), We rejoice in hope of the glory of God (V2b),...

Justification by faith is a foundational gospel truth that every Christian must grasp and build upon. In this sermon from Roman's chapter 3 Kevin Diaz explains how God, who is righteous can justify unrighteous mankind.

In this sermon titled "What is the Problem" Pastor Keith explains that the greatest problem of humanity is a rejection of and rebellion towards it's Creator. Humanity has failed to worship of God made creation the object of it's worship. Since God is righteous He must punish this sin. At the end of this message there some answers to questions around how to minister to others living in homosexualit...

Christian ministry is driven by the conviction that the gospel of Jesus Christ is the one and only hope for restoring sinful people to a holy God.

Christ came and died for our sins, was buried and raised from the dead. Those who believe that good news have their lives deeply changed because their greatest problems in this life are dealt with, namely sin and death. In this sermon Pastor Keith explains how we who believe in Christ have hope beyond our failures and hope beyond the grave. He also exhorts Christians to boldly share that good news...

Jesus came to earth on a mission, namely to seek and save the lost. Listen to this overview on the first half of the Gospel of Luke taught by Kevin Diaz and be encouraged by the mission of Christ.

In this sermon from Mark chapter 10 Pastor Keith explains why Jesus came, namely to serve and suffer for us to be an example and exchange His life for ours. He also highlights the reality that Christ- followers must suffer, serve and sacrifice for others in order to follow Jesus faithfully.

This was a special sending service for Chad and Nancey Bradley, who are missionaries of CCI Garland to Ethiopia. They are working with SIM currently in Ethiopia to train leaders in the Ethiopian church.

Knowing and following Jesus is at the core of Christianity and it must be priority for every Christian. In this sermon Pastor Keith explains what it mean to know Jesus and follow Him.

In the parable of the sower Jesus gave his followers four example responses to the message of the Kingdom and He exhorted His follower to take heed and listen carefully. The Kingdom of God advances in the lives of those who hear the message of the Kingdom, receive it and holdfast to it.

In this sermon the Kingdom Comes Pastor Keith explains how Jesus the King brought God's Kingdom on earth. He also explains what the kingdom of God is and ways that Christians can participate in advancing the Kingdom on earth like Jesus did.

The people of God have great reason to be courageous in the face of natural disaster or world war because God is their refuge, strength and very present help in trouble.

In this sermon on Psalm 95 Pastor Keith explains what worship is, how to worship God and why we should worship God. The big idea of this message from this Psalm is that God’s people are called to worship God with joy, reverence and obedience because He is our Deliver, God, King, Maker & Shepard.

In this sermon on Psalm 145 Kevin Diaz explains what worship is and why God's people should worship Him.

In this sermon Pastor Mike explains some helpful insight for life as you seek to be faithful in following God, yet see the wicked prosper while not following God. In Psalm 37 we are given instruction to not fret over evil doers or envy them. Instead we are instructed to trust God, do good, delight in the Lord, commit our way to God and rest in Him. Believers should resist anxiety and despair by re...