Citylight South Church

Grace works. It really does. But what does it actually do? The answer is more than you might think. Grace doesn't just save us and fit us for heaven. Grace teaches us how to live now--how we can live in this world without succumbing to the pressures and temptations of this world. Grace is what makes us fit for good works. And grace has a Name.

You've probably heard stories or had experiences of ugly, destructive behaviour in churches. It's one thing to be hurt by other people. But when it's people who claim to know Christ, it can be completely disorienting. It's just not the way it's supposed to be. Paul has some thoughts for Titus on what it looks like for Christians and churches to live their every day lives in a w...

What’s the difference between a loving rebuke and loving rebuke? Maybe you’ve been on the receiving end of a friendly word of correction. Or maybe not so friendly. It all depends on the heart behind it. In Paul’s letter to Titus he shows us how it ought to be done. The occasion for his rebuke is false teachers that have sprung up within brand new churches on the island of Crete. There’s plenty of...

We're back in the book of Titus this week, and Harald Baulis, one of the pastors at CityLight Plympton will be joining us to unpack it for us. This week's topic is all about church leaders, specifically those called to be elders and pastors. What sort of people is God looking for and why do we need them anyway? 

The apostle Paul wrote a third of the books in the New Testament. Most of those were written to churches, but a few of them were written to his closest friends. The letter he wrote to Titus--one of his best friends and co-workers-- is full of wisdom and grace. His main message-- the grace that saves us is the same grace that trains us to live more and more like Jesus. This week we'll introduce Pau...

What would it look like for the Holy Spirit to move powerfully among His people? What would revival look like if it came to CityLight South church? Perhaps not exactly what you think. When the Spirit comes in power, one of the first things we see is a radical sense of unity among His people. We see people from all walks of life gathered together. Everyone giving. Everyone sharing. With Jesus at th...

Sorry for the poor audio quality - our system had an error this week. Think about the best gift you've ever gotten. What made it so good? Was it the value? The usefulness? Or was it so good because of who gave it to you? God loves to give good gifts to His children. The Holy Spirit's indwelling presence is the big one, but He doesn't come to us empty handed.  As we conclude our series...

You can't see the wind, but if you try running into a strong breeze, you won't get anywhere fast. You can't see the Holy Spirit, but if you keep in step with Him as He leads you, your life will start to look a bit different. I'm not talking about the flashy stuff. I'm talking about love where there used to be indifference. Peace instead of worry. Faithfulness instead of apathy....

In 2025 we've got more tools than ever before to help us understand the Bible. More tools to help us share our faith effectively. Surveys to help us discover our spiritual gifts, our love languages-- you name it, we've got a tool for it. In order for any one of those tools to do anything, they need power. Where does that power come from?  According to Paul's letter to the Corinthians, Christ is th...

<Apologies for the poor audio quality. > If you're a Christian, you have the Holy Spirit with you at all times. That means He's not just interested in what goes on at church on a Sunday, He's interested in your every day life. But what does that mean? What does life according to the Spirit even look like? This week we'll unpack one of the most celebrated chapters in the Bible...

This Sunday Pastor Nathan Ewers continues our series on God the Holy Spirit. The creed tells us that He proceeds from the Father and the Son. The life of Jesus tells us that He was inseparably involved with every aspect of the Saviour's life on earth--from Mary's womb to the empty tomb. The good news for Christians is that the same Spirit who anointed Jesus at His baptism, led Him through...

This week we kick off a new series called God the Holy Spirit. Many of us have heard of Him, but how well do we really know Him? Is He a ghost? Or is He more like a supernatural force we can activate whenever we need a bit of extra help? Jesus told us that it is better for us to be alive now, long after His departure from the earth, because now every believer has the Holy Spirit with them at all t...

What does a mother's love teach us about God our Father? That's not a trick question-- the Bible makes this connection dozens of times for a good reason. That's because even in our broken world, even if we haven't experienced it ourselves, we know that a mother's love for her child is a strong and kind. Just like He is.   Join us this Sunday as we celebrate mums and all the ama...

John wrote his gospel so that anyone who comes across it would believe that Jesus really is the Savior of the world and that He really is God. And that whoever believes in Him would have eternal life in His name.  We know that eternal life isn't just about going to heaven when we die. So what does it look like to have that life while we're still here on earth? The last chapter of John give...

Every Christian is called to be a missionary. That doesn't mean you have to move to another country, although it might mean that for some people. It does mean that you are sent as an ambassador for Jesus wherever you happen to be. Where do we get the courage to push back against the darkness by making much of Jesus among the people and in the places we travel? It comes from Jesus of course, bu...

Easter Sunday morning we gathered to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and the new era that has dawned the moment the stone was rolled away. The night is over, the new day is coming--so let's celebrate together!

You might know why Jesus died on the cross. But what does the cross mean to you? How has Jesus been the hero of your life story? That's the question we'll spend some time with on Good Friday. We'll hear from a few people who will share what goes through their mind when they think about the wondrous cross of Christ. We'll close our gathering with a time of communion and enjoying community together.

Who did Jesus die for? For guilty sinners like you and me--that's the right answer. But it does make you wonder--why did he die the most agonising, the most humiliating, the most shameful death known to man? Could it be because the people he died for have also known what it's like to be in agony, ashamed, abandoned? We know the facts of the cross. But we don't talk as much about the fe...

Last week we got a look at King Jesus's weapons. No swords. No armour. Just straight up words of truth. This week we'll get a glimpse of his wardrobe. It's the kind of gear that never goes out of style. In the moments before Jesus was sentenced to die, he stood before the watching world wearing a crown, and a robe. He was surrounded by a noisy crowd. And nobody could anticipate what He...

Jesus is King. We know it's true, but what kind of King is He really? And how are we meant to relate to Him as King? How are we meant to represent Him in the world? Over the next two weeks we'll be unpacking the exchange in John's Gospel between King Jesus and Governor Pilate. We'll see what it tells us about the glory of King Jesus and the glory of His subjects. This week we'l...

It's that time of year where the nights are getting longer than the days. One of the longest nights in the history of the world is the night before Jesus died. The night he was betrayed. The night that takes up nearly a third of John's Gospel.  That dark night set events in motion that would change the world. The King of Life was prepared to drink the cup of death. The Conspirators swarmed...

This week we're wrapping up the other Lord's Prayer in John 17. Jesus wants the whole world to know God and that His is the one God sent to make God known. But first, He wants His church to known Him. He wants you and me to press on to taste and see His goodness in everyday life. It's knowing God that unites us with other believers. It's knowing God and experiencing His glory that...

When you think of the Lord's Prayer, you probably think of the one recorded in Matthew 6 that starts "Our father in heaven...."  You might not know that there's another prayer recorded in John's gospel that could also claim the title "the Lord's Prayer." In fact, John 17 is the longest prayer of Jesus recorded in the Bible. We'll be unpacking this beautiful prayer over the next two weeks. This wee...

Life is a mixture of pleasure and pain. Joy and sorrow. Sometimes as Christians we think that we ought to be in some way immune to pain. If we admit we're struggling, somehow that feels like we're letting the team down.  In Jesus's last teaching session with his disciples, he tells it like it is. Christians, just like everyone else, will experience pain. We will weep. We will mourn. But we do not...

In a dangerous situation, listening carefully to the people whose job it is to protect you sometimes makes all the difference. Likewise, listening carefully to God in times of crisis and in times of peace can be the difference between life and death.  In John 16, Jesus is teaching his disciples to listen to the God who speaks. He's teaching us too to slow down and listen. Let's tune in tog...