City Gates Church Podcast

In every moment of distress the Lord has rescued, redeemed and restored. Once you have trusted in God and he has shown up time after time we encounter the depth of his love. Every instance that we call out to God he has shown his faithfulness in our frailty. Has the Lord rescued you from distress? Has the Lord redeemed you from your shortcomings? Has the Lord restored your life in any way? We must...

We no longer have to sing the tune to our own song. We can now sing a new song in surrender to the Lord. As we give God the rightful position as King, Lord and Savior of our lives he puts a new song in our mouth. God is worthy to be praised. The Lord reigns is a strong theme throughout the fourth book of Psalms. Despite our circumstances and the outcomes around the world, the Lord's throne is stil...

God has ordained a divine order for creation and families. When men and women step into the position of leadership God himself ordained, our life creates rhythmic worship. When we violate these roles it creates chaos and it longer harmonizes together. God is calling us back to the order he established. Step up and take back your song. Psalms 78:1-8 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website...

Have you ever had to pray in silence? Have you ever had to endure pain alone or cry tears that no-one sees? Maybe you’ve experienced carrying prayers alone as you walk through a season of pain. The book of Psalms provides hope as we are reminded that we can rest peacefully in God as he works through our circumstances. Psalms 62:5-8 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesChurch...

We have the power to take the song that never ends and turn it into the praise that never ends. If we change our song we can shift our circumstance. It is much easier to see life happening to us rather than happening for us. We learn from the perspective of David in Psalms 13 and Paul writing to the Philippians. We get to feel our emotions but we refuse to make it our home. Connect with City Gates...

At one time or another we cna lose our way. That can look different considering the circumstance. However, we are thankful that Jesus came to seek and to save what was lost. That remains our hope. As long as one is willing to be found and begin a new life, God extends His grace towards us and His mercies are new everyday. Luke 15:1-32 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesChu...

God is calling us to unravel the ideals and customs we have stitched into our relationship with Him. God doesn't want to simply patch our life, he wants to make our life new. We encourage you to invite God to unravel you from the things that cause you to compromise your relationship with Him. We learned that what God loves, He saves, separates and then sanctifies to then dwell in relationship. Con...

True identity and purpose is found through relationship with our creator. God is our redeemer, Lord and Savior. When we come into alignment with the will of God we experience healing and transformation in all areas of our lives. John 8:32, Ephesians 3:20   Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesChurchhtx.com Instagram: @citygateshtx Facebook: CityGatesChurchHTX   To partner wi...

Apostolic Authority comes with being filled with the Holy Spirit. Approval follows but only authority can set the standard. Being filled with the Holy Spirit is being sealed with the seal of authority. What is keeping you bound from stepping out and stepping into what all God has planned for your life? Matthew 27:62-66   Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesChurchhtx.com Ins...

Truth demands obedient faith. We can be reminded often of what Jesus has done for us and still not know what to do next. God has empowered us through the Holy Spirit to live righteous and live out the will of God. If you believe in the Gospel message, what is the answer to your; "Now What" question? Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesChurchhtx.com Instagram: @citygateshtx...

Have you grown weary of waiting on God? Often we don't see how God is working yet is always faithful. Our faith is tested as we actively wait. Even the season of waiting serves a purpose. In the end it is all for our good and we see that the waiting is working.  Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesChurchhtx.com Instagram: @citygateshtx Facebook: CityGatesChurchHTX   To part...

What we believe to be the end is actually the beginning of something new. At the end of ourselves is where we find the beginning of repentance, restoration and our relationship with Jesus. The end of us is the beginning of Jesus. God is beginning with the end in mind. 1Corinthians 15:1-11 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesChurchhtx.com Instagram: @citygateshtx Facebook: C...

The Kingdom of God presents a paradox. Sacrifice is necessary to advance making the idea of death to life challenging. Jesus died and resurrected paying the debt of our sins, completing the perfect redemptive work of the cross. "It is finished". In the Kingdom of God losing is perception, because "Losing Is The Way To Winning." John 12:20-28 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityG...

Jesus, fully God and fully man walked among them and yet they missed the revelation of who He was. Many saw His miracle making power and failed to see that He was the very Messiah they hoped for. As Jesus enters on Palm Sunday they miss the time of their visitation. God is always speaking and at work in our lives. Don't Miss The Moment. Matthew 21:6-11 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Web...

Personal labels are necessary and misplaced labels are dangerous when they are attached to our identity. Do we use the label to help us regulate or to avoid confronting the true underlying issue? We learn that blind Bartimaeus had labels and when he heard Jesus, he let go of the labels to follow Jesus. Mark 10:46-52 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesChurchhtx.com Instagra...

Change is attainable. Truth is confrontational as it exposes our underlying motives. One look from Jesus with love and compassion can lead us to repentance and change. Some walk towards Jesus and others walk away sad and sorrowful. Change for us is beyond facing the challenging truth. Mark 10:17-31 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesChurchhtx.com Instagram: @citygateshtx F...

Jesus meets our physical needs and leads us to recognize our spiritual need of Him. Jesus fed more than 5k with 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. He was not only interested in providing a miracle, but through the leftover fragments he was inviting everyone who believes into eternal life and personal relationship with him. Jesus is the bread of life that provides access into the Kingdom of God. John 6:...

We frequently face the ongoing war in our minds. We battle with trying to discern who is speaking and at what time. Is it the voice of deception or the voice of direction? We ask ourselves, is it God?, is it me?, or is it the enemy? As we grow in our walk with God we learn to decipher and discern A Familiar Voice of Truth. John 20:11-18 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesC...

We often tend to hide behind the nuances of what we do. Although, taking action is part of our faith God is honored by obedience before sacrifices. We are called to bear fruit and not the false appearance of it. We are called to be connected to Jesus and not only look like we are. We will be known by the fruit we produce in our life or the fig leaves we hide behind. Mathew 21:18-22 Connect with Ci...

With the death and resurrection of Jesus, he took on all of the pain, suffering, shame of our sins to the cross. He is now sitting in the place of full authority over all creation. He also has given us access to boldly approach the thrown. Through God's grace, mercy and sacrifice of Jesus, He has made us righteous and called us to be ambassadors through Christ. 2Samuel 19:7-8 Connect with City Gat...

Do you always recognize when God is at work in your life? God has given us access to him through Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, we don't always perceive when He's working or speaking. Once you establish a consistent relationship with God you get to be familiar with the wounds of the very hands that canceled the debt of sin on the cross. John 20:24-31 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website...

We are drawn to people, experiences and lifestyle choices because they seem familiarity. As we become too familiar we can also lose a sense of value due to proximity. Is it possible to become too complacent with God because of His goodness? God's blessings can become so familiar that we loose the reverence and awe for the Lord. In Pt.1 we learn how to fight against becoming complacent Christians....

We often tend to drive on the fast lane of our emotions, reactions and thoughts. Not all of our decisions and actions honor God. Through the common practice of fasting, it aligns our heart with God and His will. It submits ourselves before God, sets us apart from sin and sets us up as part of God's plan. Proverbs 6:16-19 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesChurchhtx.com Ins...

God has called us to be set apart as ambassadors of the Kingdom. Set apart enough to be close to God and yet close enough to influence others like Jesus. Being set apart has the power to produce direction, ability to receive, focus and it sanctifies our life.  John 12:20-26, Mark 4:26-29 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesChurchhtx.com Instagram: @citygateshtx Facebook: Ci...

2026 We're starting off the year right! New year, fresh slate. Sometimes to experience God's will in our life we have to reset with intention. As we pray for God's will in us and through us we set ourselves apart to refocus and seek the divine. We pray for a fresh anointing and a move of God, as we begin making room for more. Luke 2:1-7 Connect with City Gates Church: Visit our Website: CityGatesC...