City Light Church Sermons

This is the full collection of sermons preached at City Light Church in Vicksburg, MS. For more information on the church and its ministries, please visit citylightvicksburg.org

Sermon Notes: 3/23/25 Pastor: Corey Deyamport Luke 7: 18-35 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . In this text, we see a man struggling with his expectations. There are some times that Jesus’s action or inaction does not feel like what He’s promised. But make no mistake, Jesus is the One. He is control. And in this te...

Sermon Notes: 3/23/25 Pastor: Corey Deyamport Luke 7: 18-35 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . In this text, we see a man struggling with his expectations. There are some times that Jesus’s action or inaction does not feel like what He’s promised. But make no mistake, Jesus is the One. He is control. And in this te...

Sermon Notes: 3/9/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke: 7:1-17 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Pain and hurt and devastation does not discriminate. But verses like this show us that grace does not discriminate either! He heals the Jew and gentile alike. But what does get Jesus’s attention? Lowly needs, and humble fait...

Sermon Notes: 3/9/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke: 7:1-17 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Pain and hurt and devastation does not discriminate. But verses like this show us that grace does not discriminate either! He heals the Jew and gentile alike. But what does get Jesus’s attention? Lowly needs, and humble fait...

Sermon Notes: 3/9/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke: 6: 46-49 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . You truly follow, who you truly belong to. Your life is truly only as strong as your foundation. The flesh, the devil and the world does everything it can to distract us from these two points. We are constantly bombarded t...

Sermon Notes: 3/9/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke: 6: 46-49 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . You truly follow, who you truly belong to. Your life is truly only as strong as your foundation. The flesh, the devil and the world does everything it can to distract us from these two points. We are constantly bombarded t...

Sermon Notes: 3/2/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 6: 43-45 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . When a tree dies and falls over, we often discover that the inside of that tree has been dead long before it ever fell. Long before we ever noticed the branches falling. Before we inspect our neighbor’s lives for righteousn...

Sermon Notes: 3/2/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 6: 43-45 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . When a tree dies and falls over, we often discover that the inside of that tree has been dead long before it ever fell. Long before we ever noticed the branches falling. Before we inspect our neighbor’s lives for righteousn...

Sermon Notes: 2/23/25 Pastor: Corey Deyamport Luke 6:37-42 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . The command to "judge not," is a call to remove judgement from our hearts. We break this command when we judge an entire life only by its worst moments. When we don’t put ourselves in their position. When we judge, we do s...

Sermon Notes: 2/23/25 Pastor: Corey Deyamport Luke 6:37-42 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . The command to "judge not," is a call to remove judgement from our hearts. We break this command when we judge an entire life only by its worst moments. When we don’t put ourselves in their position. When we judge, we do s...

Sermon Notes: 2/16/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 6:27-36 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . It’s easy to take words too literally. But with the Bible, we often don’t take Jesus’s words serious enough. We tell ourselves - “God didn’t mean THAT, did he?” Traditionally, we read this text with so many concessions and...

Sermon Notes: 2/16/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 6:27-36 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . It’s easy to take words too literally. But with the Bible, we often don’t take Jesus’s words serious enough. We tell ourselves - “God didn’t mean THAT, did he?” Traditionally, we read this text with so many concessions and...

Sermon Notes: 2/9/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 6: 24-26 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . This text is very straightforward, and very piercing. We often believe that power, and dominance will win the game of life. We align ourselves with people who have power. We hold allegiances to people who have the power the...

Sermon Notes: 2/9/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 6: 24-26 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . This text is very straightforward, and very piercing. We often believe that power, and dominance will win the game of life. We align ourselves with people who have power. We hold allegiances to people who have the power the...

Sermon Notes: 2/2/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 6: 12-19 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . We live in a culture that ascribes ultimate value in the wrong things - both within the church and outside. We desire to be rich, full, entertained and liked. Our society tells us that these 4 things will bring us Joy. The...

Sermon Notes: 2/2/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 6: 12-19 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . We live in a culture that ascribes ultimate value in the wrong things - both within the church and outside. We desire to be rich, full, entertained and liked. Our society tells us that these 4 things will bring us Joy. The...

Sermon Notes 1/27/25 Corey Deyamport Luke 6: 12-19 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Prayer should be the default in our lives when making big decisions. When Jesus calls His 12 disciples, He modeled for us what it looks like to live dependently on God. Three things stand out in this passage to us: Intentional pra...

Sermon Notes 1/27/25 Corey Deyamport Luke 6: 12-19 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Prayer should be the default in our lives when making big decisions. When Jesus calls His 12 disciples, He modeled for us what it looks like to live dependently on God. Three things stand out in this passage to us: Intentional pra...

Sermon Date - 1/19/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford John 13:33-36 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Ask yourself 3 questions: What is the American church (The Church) known for today? And What is your own church known for today? And finally, What are you known for today? These are dangerous questions to ask. But in the v...

Sermon Date - 1/19/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford John 13:33-36 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Ask yourself 3 questions: What is the American church (The Church) known for today? And What is your own church known for today? And finally, What are you known for today? These are dangerous questions to ask. But in the v...

Sermon Date - 1/12/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 6:1-11 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Being a tired, weary and exhausted soul is a common American condition. This verse is showing us so much! We have 2 sabbaths showing us two very important points. 1-we need rest. 2-we find rest only in Christ. One thing we o...

Sermon Date - 1/12/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 6:1-11 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Being a tired, weary and exhausted soul is a common American condition. This verse is showing us so much! We have 2 sabbaths showing us two very important points. 1-we need rest. 2-we find rest only in Christ. One thing we o...

Sermon Date - 1/5/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 5:33-39 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Why don’t Jesus disciples fast? In this text, we find a people who are struggling with “newness.” These Pharisees are totally not getting or understanding why Jesus is doing things differently from themselves. But they were...

Sermon Date - 1/5/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 5:33-39 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Why don’t Jesus disciples fast? In this text, we find a people who are struggling with “newness.” These Pharisees are totally not getting or understanding why Jesus is doing things differently from themselves. But they were...