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This song of ascent is a song of security. As we journey through life, no matter how we walk or what we encounter, we are protected by God; and he never sleeps on the job.

What do we do when we don't know what to do with our pain, spiritual distress, or uncertainty in life? This ancient song invites us into a journey of emotional authenticity that leads us to a place of hope.

How do we deal with anger? Where do you go when we've hit a wall spiritually? This climactic conclusion to Jonah shows us where relief can be found.

What happens when Jonah, the reluctant prophet, finally delivers God's message to the Ninevites? Both their response and God's are stunning.

That Jonah's outlandish circumstances are hard to imagine is actually what the story hopes to accomplish, because in forcing us to expand our sense of what's possible, we encounter the miraculous mercy of a God for whom nothing is impossible.

Harrowing surprise, spiritual humor, and God's heart for the city spill off the page of the opening to this timelessly relatable story about a reluctant prophet attempting to escape God's call to go where he did not want to go.

Jesus, speaking with the authority of the son of God, invites us to build our lives on him, the Rock who will not fail.

A good friend won't just tell you what you want to hear. Because they care about you and want your very best, they might occasionally share tough truth with you. Jesus does just that here as he nears the conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount.

When life feels overwhelming and religion confusing, how do we boil things down in a way that's actually helpful to us? Jesus does that here in a climactic segment to the Sermon on the Mount

Don't you hate it when you feel judged, especially by religious people? Here Jesus us shows us how to be known as people of empathy and grace.

While we all must face exile in our life, the story of the Bible is a homebound journey toward the house of the Lord, where fear will flee from the face of our God and King.

Advent signals comfort is on the way. Relief won't ultimately come from others, who’s faithfulness is fragile like flowers of the field, but through God’s Word that endures forever. In his Word we can discover the glory of the Lord that alleviates our distress.

Christianity meets us in our distress, but leads us to hope found in knowing God.

Reaching the mountaintop of the Lord is not a solo endeavor but a communal one.

What do you treasure in life? Here Jesus shows us how money is a lens through which we come to see what we really love in life and what really controls us.

Sometimes we think of formulas as restrictive, but Jesus’s formula for prayer is actually freeing; it frees us from our tendency to perform. Instead, we can embrace an authentic encounter with God through the daily rhythms of grace.

The reward of hypocrisy is given by man but the reward of authenticity is given by God.

What do you think the most powerful force on earth is? Jesus said it’s how we treat people who’ve injured us. Instead of rejecting them, retaliating or taking revenge—it’s loving them in shockingly sacrificial ways. This Sunday at City Church: Radical Love.

In relationships, don't you think one of the most important filters we have is whether or not we can trust that person, depend on them. People say things, but then we might wonder what's really going on. Jesus had this vision for a new kind of human that was refreshingly different, you could always bank on what they said. Their words were so trustworthy and helpful that, as the ancient w...

The pandemic has been an isolating pressure cooker both for married and single people. Jesus' words that may strike our modern sensibilities as shocking, are a window into the refreshing world of redemptive hope he offers.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus invites us to experience the transformation of his love through our senses, encountering the sound of the Law, the vision of the gospel, and the feeling of grace as it frees us from broken places in our life.

Though anger has tremendous potential to destroy relationships, peacemaking has tremendous potential to save them.

Finding our way in life is like finding our way through the Bible: both can feel overwhelming. Jesus shows us how to navigate both and and discover enduring freedom.

When life goes from bad to worse, put your hope in God’s promise.