City Church St. Pete

In our culture it is easy to think of gluttony simply as a sin of the overweight. But there is so much more to this deadly enemy. Join City Church as we explore what Gluttony is really all about and how it points to our need for Jesus!

##There was a technical issue and this is just the second part of the sermon## Join City Church as we continue our look at the 7 deadly sins by looking at envy!

What is pride? How does is kill us and how did Jesus interact with it? Join City Church as we look at the topic of Pride with guest speaker, Pastor Chris Knaebel.

Join City Church as we study along with Pastor Jeff Skipper from Redeemer Southwest Presbyterian Church in Winter Haven. Jeff looks at the first Passover in the book of Exodus and shows how it finds its fullness in Jesus. 

Peter continues to show us how the message of Jesus affects every part of our life! This week we wade into the tricky waters of slaves and masters and how that  applies to us in 21st century America.

Even the thought of mixing christianity and politics gets some people excited and makes some people shudder. But how does our christianity affect our lives as citizens? Join City Church as we wade into these deep waters together.

How should the message of Jesus change us? In what ways is it related to the way that we allow other peoples opinions to rule our lives? And why do some people find Jesus praiseworthy and others are so frustrated by him? And how could Peter answer all of this in just a dozen verses? Join City Church as we look at 1st Peter 2:1-12.

Peter continues to remind us how our great salvation has implications for how we live. Join City Church as we look at judgment, holiness, and how our love for others fits into our lives as Christians.

Peter continues to point us to the greatness of our salvation in Jesus. Peter shows how our salvation is rooted in the redemption story that stretches all the way back to the Garden of Eden and has the power to change every aspect of our lives. Join City Church as we continue to learn from Peter's letter.

Join City Church as we look at the opening of Peter's letter. How do his comments on hope and suffering challenge our ways of believing the gospel? 

Mary, Jesus' mother, responds to divine interruption in an amazing way. Join City Church as we look at the ways she points us to her son.

Bathsheba is famous not so much for her actions, but for those of David. How does her tragedy cause us to look at Jesus?

Ruth and Naomi faced a life of hard times and sweet times of God's provision. But how does this story point us ahead to Jesus? Join City Church as we look at the book of Ruth together. We will focus on the third chapter.

Join City Church as we look at the second unlikely women mentioned in Jesus genealogy, Rahab. How is Rahab's faith a model for us to look at. ***Editor's note: Justin was very sick while preaching this sermon.***

The genealogy of Jesus includes 4 women from the Old Testament. Join City Church this advent season as we look at each one. This week we focus on the story of Tamar. Her story is full of wild twist and turns, but ultimately points us to her descendant, Jesus.

As we continue to look at the single chapter books of the Bible, we will focus on the Apostle John's third letter. This book highlights the use and misuse of hospitality and generosity in service to the gospel.

The second letter from the Apostle John is one of the shortest books in the Bible. But this compact letter braids the themes of love and truth together while pointing us to Jesus. Join City Church as we look at this book together.

What does the conclusion of the Lord's Prayer teach us about our tendency to take the focus off of God and put it on ourselves? Join City Church as we look at the final phrase of the Lord's Prayer!

Join City Church as we look at the final request of the Lord's Prayer. How does Jesus teach us about prayer and temptation in this request?

We are quick to jump to the part of the Lord's Prayer where we forgive others. We want to figure out the details of exactly how much/often we should forgive. When we do this, we miss the much more difficult part of this request; that we need forgiveness.

As the Lord's Prayer turns from request about God, His kingdom, and His will; Jesus begins to teach us to pray for our daily needs. But is there a bigger picture to this request? Is Jesus simply teaching us about or is it about our dependence on Him? Listen along with City Church to find out! **Program note** Due to some equipment malfunction, we do not have a recording of "Your will be...

The second request of the Lord's Prayer is that the kingdom of God would come. But what even is the kingdom of God? And beyond that, how is this a request that changes us?

When Jesus taught us to pray, what did he mean when he said, "Hallowed be your name". Was it a statement of fact or a request? How does this affect the way we pray and live? Join City Church as we look at the first request of the Lord's Prayer.

What did Jesus intend to teach us about prayer in the first phrase of the Lord's Prayer? How does our view of God affect how we pray? Join City Church as we look at the address of the Lord's Prayer

Just before Jesus teaches us the Lord's Prayer, he gives us some strong warnings about practicing our righteousness with wrong motives. Join City Church as we look at Matthew 6:1-8