City First Church Messages

In this message, Pastor Lisa Seaton concludes our mini-series on generosity, “Put Your Heart Into It” with a challenging sermon about how you can give without loving, but you can not love without giving and how we are most like Christ when we are generous.

Where is the line between selfishness and generosity? In this message Pastor Jeremy DeWeerdt kicks off a two week mini-series on generosity titled "Put Your Heart Into It" where he dives deep into what the Bible has to say about how giving is a matter of the heart and it can't be forced...we must be willing to give!

Where is the line between selfishness and generosity? In this message Pastor Jeremy DeWeerdt kicks off a two week mini-series on generosity titled "Put Your Heart Into It" where he dives deep into what the Bible has to say about how giving is a matter of the heart and it can't be forced...we must be willing to give!

Faith is the very foundation of our relationship with Jesus, but what IS faith? In this message Pastor Jeremy DeWeerdt dives deep into what it really means to have faith, and how having faith and understanding God’s authority over our lives go hand in hand.

What do we do when we find ourselves in the desert seasons of life? In this message, Pastor Lisa Seaton continues our series, “Into The Wild” with a powerful message on how God will always meet us in the middle of our barren and broken seasons and give us new power, hope, and purpose!

How do we respond when the promise God gives us isn't fulfilled in our timing? Do we blame God? Do we try and make God move faster by taking the situation into our own hands? In this message, Pastor Kyle Rodgers continues our series, "Into The Wild" with a powerful message on how we can always trust God to keep His promise and how His promises may take time, but they are always ON time!

How can we tell the difference between what is truth, and what is a lie? In this message, Pastor Jeremy DeWeerdt continues our series “At The Movies” with a little help from the movie Spider Man: Far From Home. In a world that is willing to believe anything, we as Christ followers are called to turn to THE way, THE truth, and THE life: Jesus.

What do you do when you feel overwhelmed by all of the things life is throwing at you? In this message, Pastor Jeremy dives into the power of living in today and how tomorrow will worry about itself! Be encouraged! God has graced you for today!

We all have mountains we face in our lives. But what should we do when we are walking through tough seasons of pain, loss, or setbacks? In this message, Pastor Nick Nilson challenged to change our perspective and to stand on God's truth and promise that He will work all things out for good for those who are in Christ Jesus.

There are two ways to live your life: relying on your own power, or relying on the power of the Holy Spirit. In this message, Pastor Jeremy DeWeerdt encourages us that with the Holy Spirit, we have access to supernatural power, confidence, and hope to live out our lives in a godly way!

What exactly is Faith? “In this message, Derek Staaland helps us understand what faith is and just how important God wants it to be in our own lives. Are we living lives where our faith is stretched, or are we living too safe for God to be able to do more than we could ever imagine? You have no idea what he wants to do for you and through you!

It’s easy to see the goodness of God in the easy seasons of life, but what about the difficult ones? In this message, Ryan Leak concludes our Endless Summer series with a powerful message on knowing the importance of the season we are in and how inviting God into our lives can help us understand the plan and purpose He has for each and every one of us.

Following God doesn’t excuse us from feeling and dealing with negative emotions. In this message Kyle Rodgers continues our summer series “Endless Summer: Timeless Truths From The Book of Proverbs” with a message on how we must always guard our hearts because what comes out of our hearts determines the course of our lives.

Sometimes being faithful seems like a fruitless task. In this message, Pastor Chris Durso challenges us to stay on the path of faithfulness to receive the promise of blessing that we can find in the Book of Proverbs. Be encouraged that your story is not over yet! God is still able to do exceedingly more than we could ever ask, think, or imagine!

When you give something proximity to you, you give it permission! What are we giving permission to in our daily lives? Fear? Temptation? Anger? In this message, special guest Charlotte Gambill continues our series, Endless Summer, with a powerful message on how we must be diligent about who and what we allow into our lives!

"Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's off to work we go!" Many of us may not have such a cheery disposition when it comes to work. In this message, Pastor Jeremy DeWeerdt continues our series, Endless Summer, and challenges us to rethink how we view the role of work in our lives and how God wants to partner with us to accomplish His dreams and purpose for our lives!

When did we stop daring to ask God for what we want and need? In this special Father’s Day message, Derek Staaland explores the father heart of God and how He wants to do abundantly more than we can dare to dream or ask

Not everyone is qualified to be influential and important in our lives. So how do we know who to trust to speak wisdom? In this message Pastor Kyle Rodgers continues our series “Endless Summer: Timeless Truths From The Book of Proverbs” with a message on surrounding ourselves with people who will point us to God’s word.

"The beginning of wisdom is this: get wisdom." In this message, Pastor Jeremy DeWeerdt kicked off our new series “Endless Summer: Timeless Truths from the Book of Proverbs” with a message on the power of our words and how what we say can bring either life or death to ourselves and those around us.

We all carry mental messages. The words we speak over our lives define how we view ourselves and the world around us. In this message, Pastor Jeremy DeWeerdt dives into how important it is to take our thoughts captive and how our thoughts change our future.

Worry can bring on feelings of stress, anxiety, and fear that seem bigger than the God we serve. In this message, special guest Kyle Rodgers teaches us how to place our trust in God and worship our way through times of stress rather than worrying for the worst!

Is it possible to have peace of mind when we are carrying regret? In this message Pastor Jen DeWeerdt dives deep into how we should respond to failure and how Jesus has already spoken into existence our restoration.

Mental Health Matters. In this special message, Pastor Jeremy DeWeerdt and Michelle Williams, formerly of Destiny's Child, have an open and honest conversation about depression, anxiety, and mental health as a whole. Discover practical truths that will help you improve your mental health and grow more and more into who God has designed you to be!

Who is my neighbor? Do I really have to love people I don't like, know, or agree with? In this message, Pastor Jeremy DeWeerdt takes a look at what it means to love your neighbor as yourself and challenges us to be a movement of God's love, so our cities, neighborhoods, and those around us are full of hope and purpose.