CityBridge Community Church

Teacher: Derek Mathews. What do you do when you see the chaos of our culture? In Psalm 2, the Psalmist looked up to the one truly in control over the chaos. When the world feels like it is bearing down on you, it is easy to be consumed by fear. Yet, in those moments, God calls us to look up, above the chaos, to Him. When we do, we can have confidence, compassion, and courage no matter the chaos ar...

Teacher: Derek Mathews. The Psalms give us words to our emotions and language to our prayers and praise. As we launch or Psalm series, we are tuning into the soundtrack of Jesus' life. The more we dwell on this playlist, the more it shapes how we think about God, ourselves, and others. Psalm 1 begins with the blessed man and the path he is on. All paths lead you somewhere, and the blessed man medi...

Teacher: Andre Samson. Welcome to the Family Weekend! This week we brought the Kids ministry to the main stage and got a taste of what our kids experience each week. Songs, dancing, skits, and the gospel is presented. This week we talked through the key idea of responsibility by looking at the parable of the talents. Responsibility is simply doing what God has called you to do. God has given us di...

Teacher: Jeff Parker. There is no better way to close out the book of James than prayer. Prayer always connects with God as we bring our joys, pains, fears, hopes, and desires before the throne of grace. Regardless of your situation, prayer is the best and right response.         Enjoyed the message? Rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐️⭐ and leave a review on  Apple Podcasts .   Want more information about CityBrid...

Teacher: Kyle Kaigler. What do we do between now and the return of Christ? James tells us to be patient. Patient means "long-suffering." Then, Jesus will return, and we will give an account to him of how we stewarded our lives. So we look to the farmer, the prophets, and Christ to grow in our ability to suffer well as we wait for our salvation to come.         Enjoyed the message? Rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐...

Teacher: Jeff Parker. If you want to know how you are doing in your walk with Jesus, take a quick look at how you spend your time and what you spend your money on. Planning and profits are not sins, but presumption is. When we omit God from our time and money, we fall into the self-focused sin of finding security in our plans and money. Putting God in the center allows us to walk in the freedom th...

Teacher: Rob Barry. "If my kids would just...", "If my spouse would just...", "If my boss would just..." When there is conflict, we naturally blame others. We think outside of ourselves and blame others. But what if the problem isn't outside of you but within you? What if you are the problem? In James 4, we see that the root of our conflicts is a selfish desire to be our little god. So if the prob...

Teacher: Derek Mathews. Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can build up or break down. Not quite the motto we were told growing up. But according to James (and our own experiences), words are immensely powerful. They can bring life and blessing to those around us or break down and destroy. How we use our words matters. But nobody can tame their tongue. We need something outside of u...

Teacher: Jeff Parker. Martin Luther famously said, "Faith alone saves, but the faith that saves is never alone." As believers, our faith is shown by our good works in the LORD. This does not make us righteous before God, but it shows our righteousness before others. Faith without works is a dead faith, but a faith that gets to work blesses all those around you.         Enjoyed the message? Rate us...

Teacher: Jeff Parker. It is human nature to show favoritism to those most like you or most likely to benefit you. This is the sin of partiality. It is inconsistent and unbalanced love. James will give us four warnings about partiality as we continue our series. Finally, he will end with an invitation to truly love the way God loves. So who in your life have you thought less of and need to love mor...

Teacher: Derek Mathews. When was the last time you heard God's word and thought, "I have to go do that right now!?" Like a good dad, God desires us to not only hear what he has to say but actually do it. As we do God's word, it leads to freedom, blessing, and joy in this life. As we continue our series in the book of James, God will call us to not only receive his word but also respond to it. When...

Teacher: Jeff Parker. All of us face trials of various kinds. Some of those trials come from the broken world we live in, and some come from our own brokenness. During trials, we are called to be steadfast in Jesus as we rely on him for wisdom. As trials come, temptation is soon to follow. When we remember the goodness of God, temptations and trials can become triumphs in our lives.       Enjoyed...

Teacher: Jeff Parker. Welcome to the book of James! James is known as the proverbs of the New Testament. James went from skeptic to servant to shepherd to sufferer. His whole life changed when he met the risen King Jesus. In this letter, James shows a picture of full devotion to Jesus. This is not a burden to win God's love, but the appropriate response and results of knowing God's love. This is t...

Teacher: Derek Mathews. HE IS RISEN! Jesus is FULLY ALIVE. Because he is fully alive, we can be fully alive as well. As we celebrate his past victory over sin and death, we look forward to his future victory as well. His first victory over death was his own resurrection. His full and final victory over death is raising to life all who would believe in him. God has won the victory for you and wants...

Teacher: Kyle Kaigler. What makes Jesus angry? Several times in the gospels, Jesus becomes angry. Yet, each time we see Jesus angry, it is always out of compassion for people. The compassion of Jesus leads to his anger over sin and always leads to action. When Jesus sees something hurting people, he always moves towards that hurt. When Jesus saw the ultimate thing hurting people, sin, he took our...

Teacher: Derek Mathews. What do you think about when you think about heaven? Is it a sky palace or a New Creation? Many of us have false views in our minds when it comes to eternity. God's heart is to create a space where He and His people can dwell together forever. It is a life without death,   sin,   weakness, or end. You will have real experiences, with a real body, on a real earth with our re...

Teacher: Derek Mathews. Would you say your faith is firm or fragile? Many of us have a firm foundation in Christ, but our faith can feel a lot more fragile when our beliefs get intellectually or situationally challenged. God wants you to have a firm foundation in who Jesus is and what he has done. He has rooted our faith in the historical reality of the resurrection of Christ. When we see this, we...

Teacher: Derek Mathews. How does the Resurrection of Jesus impact your life? As we start our series, Fully Alive, we explore how to find life in the one who conquered the grave. This 4 part series zooms into one central passage of scripture: 1 Corinthians 15. This is the clearest and most concise theology that Paul gives to impact of the resurrection of Christ, both now and forever. In the first 1...

Teacher: Josh Wilhite. Suffering is a part of life. It is easy to grow weary when hardships are all around you. Yet, hope is the anchor in the midst of suffering. Where do you find hope in the hardships of life? When we walk with Christ, we have a living hope, a proven hope, as we are called to have an active hope. No matter the trial, Christ can take hardships and make them pathways of holiness a...

Teacher: Teaching Team. As we close out our Worldview series, let's pause and reflect on what God has done and rejoice in what we trust he will continue to do. In this message, we pray through our three main worldview questions (What does the Bible say? How do we respond in humility? How do I love as an ambassador of Christ?). As we do, we posture our hearts before God to take next faithful steps...

Teacher: Kyle Kaigler. Maybe more than anything, money and possessions reveal your heart. The world, flesh, and even the Christian culture pull us into believing that more earthly wealth or material goods will satisfy us. God is in the business of creating dependence and can use money and possessions to convict us to where we truly find our hope, joy, and dependency. Money and possessions are not...

Teacher: Kyle Kaigler. What is the right perspective on politics? It's easy to forget a biblical lens when viewing politics when everything today is drenched in a political perspective. As believers, we must remember that God is sovereign, we have one king (though we live in two kingdoms), God created government to promote good and restrain evil, the government, church, and family have distinct ro...

Teacher: Jeff Parker. Culture is downstream from the family. So goes marriages, so goes families, so goes communities, so goes cultures. God has designed marriages to be a firm foundation that leads to flourishing. When we continually confess and repent of our sins, forgive, and celebrate one another, we are able to walk in the fulness of what marriage was meant to be.        Enjoyed the message?...

Teacher: Derek Mathews. God made man and woman united in their humanity, equal in their dignity, and yet distinct in their sexes. The design is beautiful. The definition is simple. This makes the distortion of manhood and womanhood all the more devastating. Jesus has come to redeem everything, including biblical manhood and womanhood. Let's embrace, celebrate, and model God's design as he restores...

Teacher: Rob Barry. How do you see groups of people? We have a tendency to group people based on externals and then assign stereotypes and value. This is the sin of partiality. Partiality is a rebellion against God. As Christians, we are called not to show preference based on externals but to serve people since they are made in God's image. God is creating a new family of God with people of all ba...