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Gideon's story, reflecting the whole of the book of Judges, calls us to question how our identity plays a part in navigating the variety of the circumstances of life. Aaron Foster | Pastor | Family Ministry & Congregational Engagement

Moses' story of his calling reveals that deep faith often emerges from moments of "holy interruptions", and we're invited to lean in to the interruptions with curiosity and wonder. Kai Chen | Congregational Life Director

When our waiting turns into *still* waiting, where do we turn? In Abraham and Sarah, we find an ancient example of how the momentum of our life’s plans must sometimes wait on the far better timing of God’s provision. Clint Wilson | Pastor | Community & Spiritual Formation

Job is one of the most enduring stories ever told about suffering, revered across Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions. Faced with devastating loss, unanswered questions, and unhelpful friends, Job's story teaches us invaluable lessons on how to deal with persisting pain in life and find a pathway through it.  Leo Schuster | Lead Pastor

Created in God’s image, humanity was made to flourish in relationship with God, one another, and creation. Yet the story of Adam and Eve explains why our world—and our own hearts—are so deeply broken. These opening chapters of Genesis reveal our extraordinary inherent dignity, the tragic reality of the fall, as well as the first glimpse of God’s plan to restore what was lost. Leo Schuster | Lead P...

We close our Exploring Faith series with a story in which Jesus invites even his closest followers to consider the depth of their faith and be nourished by the Bread of Life.  Aaron Foster | Pastor | Family Ministry & Congregational Engagement

Jesus' healing of a disabled man is a key to any exploration of faith: it shows us how the Son of God's proximity, power, and passion can change even the most helpless situation. Clint Wilson | Pastor | Spiritual and Theological Formation

Jesus’ conversation with the woman at the well speaks to the deep thirst and longing within every human heart. After years of searching for satisfaction in broken and temporary places, she encounters the only one who can truly satisfy the soul and offer lasting life. Leo Schuster | Lead Pastor

When Nicodemus, a respected religious leader, comes to Jesus at night with honest questions, Jesus invites him into an entirely new way of seeing. Here we discover a darkness to escape, a new kind of life to experience, and an identity strong enough to build our lives upon.  Leo Schuster | Lead Pastor

Jesus' mission on earth was to clear a path between the presence of God and the people he loves. John's Gospel puts Jesus' cleansing of the temple front and center so that we read the entire story in light of this central action.  Clint Wilson | Spiritual and Theological Formation RENEWING HOUSTON BY BRINGING BEAUTY INTO BROKEN PLACES Sundays at 9:30 or 11:30 am City Church Houston...

Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine. With so much sorrow and injustice in the world, why start there? It turns out far more was at stake than a catering crisis. In this moment, Jesus offers a glimpse of what he has come to bring into the world.  Leo Schuster | Lead Pastor

For some, faith comes easily. For others, it's a struggle. In this message, we look at Jesus' encounter with a skeptic--an honest and hopeful story that helps us navigate doubt, cynicism, and the surprising beauty of faith and community.  Leo Schuster | Lead Pastor

Our Exploring Faith series begins with a fascinating figure Jesus once called the greatest person who had ever lived. John the Baptist embodied rare courage, clear purpose, and deep humility—yet even he wrestled with moments of uncertainty. How did he navigate faith in seasons of confidence as well as confusion, and what might his story reveal for our own search for faith today? Leo Schuster | Lea...

Modern readers sometimes assume Jesus' original followers readily welcomed the news of his resurrection because they were gullible. The New Testament Easter narratives tell a different story--one that strikes a fair-minded reader as both historically reliable and psychologically authentic, inviting us to consider both its plausibility and significance today, rather than dismissing it as an id...

As we come to Christ, we (the church) are like living stones being built in various ways into a spiritual house, with Christ as the cornerstone. Peter invites all to reflect on our identities in the eyes of God, and to respond with praise and witness. Kai Chen • Congregational Life Director

At the end of Acts, the gospel's message reaches the imagined ends of the earth, the city of Rome. Here Paul prepares to plant the future of the church, a community built on the extreme hope of Christ's message for all people in all times. Clint Wilson | Pastor Spiritual and Theological Formation

When the winds shift and the inevitable storms of life come our way, how can we navigate them in ways that bring beauty and hope instead of darkness and despair? Aaron Foster | Pastor | Family Ministry & Congregational Engagement

The Apostle Paul's conversion story appears three times in Acts. Why would Luke devote so much space to one life-changing moment? Here we'll explore what this story reveals about life, faith, transformation, and the kind of church we want to be. Leo Schuster | Lead Pastor

Suffering often creates crisis, but crisis can be an invitation to clarify the sources of our hope. Isn't life about more than survival? How do we find a life rich with purpose, even and especially in the face of suffering?  Clint Wilson | Pastor

It seems so easy to let our differences divide us. We feel comfort in surrounding ourselves with similar opinons, looks, backgrounds, and abilities to ours. This passage is just one of many examples that displays the deep unity the early church held, across differences, as the people clung to their commitment to the message of Jesus. Aaron Foster | Pastor

Do you find it hard to "be present?" The early church practiced presence by honestly situating their past and prayerfully entrusting their future to God. In so doing, they were able to find newfound availability for both God and one another.  Clint Wilson | Pastor

Worship is in our nature, and idolatry was especially rampant in Ephesus. But Jesus frees us from the life-draining worship of idols, and into the life-giving presence of God. Kai Chen | Congregational Life Director

The story of the ancient church in Corinth gives us a robust and compelling vision for what a modern urban church can be—engaging, resilient, and hopeful in the midst of a diverse, dynamic, and pluralistic culture. Leo Schuster | Lead Pastor

Encountering Christ Jesus as our lasting "Prince of Peace" gives us a place to take our grief, anxiety, and fear, so that we, in turn, can become people who exude the generosity and gentleness of God. Clint Wilson | Pastor