CityLight Vineyard Church

What things in your life do you wish would change for the better? We all have things we wish could change. The danger in wishing   things would change is we can get stuck in doing just that: wishing. Is there more we can do? In our current Philippians series, we learn that if we choose to put the work in, empowered by God's help, we will see lasting change in our lives!

A common thread throughout the Bible is to humble ourselves. When we do it leads to life transformation! This is such an important theme that Jesus himself demonstrated it with His life, death, and resurrection.  Part of our growth in becoming more like Jesus is to  choose to humble ourselves, make our lives about other people, and serve those around us. We all need to be like Jesus more in this a...

Let's face it if we don't read the Bible we are not going to know how to use it in our lives! We dive into other areas of life with tenacity and a drive to get ahead. Yet, when it comes to the Bible we let the greatest tool we have SIT. We need to make time for the Word in our lives. To use it as God intended. His desire for us to see the power of His word in our lives! 

We are all works in progress. At times this can be frustrating as we long to be "finished" products. But God is not in a hurry. He is faithfully working in and through each of us. Join us as we begin our study of the book of Philippians. In the study of this book we will see that not only is God not done with us yet, He is more than able to do the work we need in our lives. Don't mi...

In our effort to follow Jesus, are we relying on our strength and ability, or are we living from a place of grace? The scripture is full of amazing promises about the grace of God and how His grace enables us to live a life pleasing to Him. Do you see God as a God of grace, kindness, love, and forgiveness? Or do you often feel like you are trying (and failing) to measure up? What would it look lik...

As we begin our series entitled "Pump the Brakes" we are looking at Biblical advice we can apply to our lives to avoid the major pitfalls of life. First in our series is understanding the danger of secretive behavior. Anytime we are hiding sinful behavior, even if it seems small, we are laying a foundation for worse behavior and bigger consequences in the future. While we think that keep...

As we look back at our lives we can see that on the way to some of our biggest regrets, we made some stupid decisions. The book of Proverbs details the need for wisdom to avoid the pitfalls of life. In this teaching we'll talk about the dangerous power of sin. We will learn through His Word, how wisdom teaches us to build our lives so that sin cannot thrive.

When life gets busy, we tend to let our busyness crowd out the important  things in our lives. Instead of cutting back on our commitments, we cut back on things we need in our life like prayer, church, and family. We can find Biblical advice on how to better manage our lives in His Word. However, each of us must be willing to then apply His Word to our hearts. Let Him guide us as we seek Him in ou...

Is the only reason we worship because God tells us to? Or is there more to worship than just obeying Him? As we study the Bible, we learn that God has designed worship to be good for us too! As we worship Him, we come into His presence and we are changed. Do you need to encounter God today? Listen, as Christian teaches us how worship can be the encounter each of us needs with God today!

As we begin our series on worship, let's start at the beginning: God is worthy of our worship! In this teaching, Christian takes us through Psalm 148. This Psalm calls all people to worship God because He is abundantly worthy. The Psalm paints a picture of both the grandeur of God and the closeness of God in our lives. This passage invites us each to remember how GREAT God is and how He moves...

What happens to our faith when we feel like God has let us down? It is a very real feeling that at times, can be overwhelming. Can we lay a Biblical foundation BEFORE those times come? When we implement the foundation first, that can help us get through the questions and disappointment. If we choose to lay that foundation then when the storms come we can join God when we are hurting, rather than b...

It's easy for us to get pulled in one of two directions: either demonizing culture or becoming indoctrinated by it. Jesus shows us a different way. One full of grace and truth. How can we learn from, Jesus and respond in a Biblical way to culture?

When you say that you are "a Christian," what does that mean to you? How does being a Christian change how you act? How you live your life? How you treat others? Moreover, as God impacts your life, how do you relate to Him? How does your life reflect the character and love of God that He has shown you?

Have you ever had an experience when you felt like maybe God was speaking to you, but you weren't sure? Maybe you felt a nudge from the Holy Spirit, but then you second guessed it? You told yourself it was probably just you, just your own thoughts. In this teaching, Christian will cover practical ideas based in Scripture so that we can learn to discern when God is speaking to us!

The world we live in has a specific definition of success. But Jesus taught His followers a very different definition. How can we learn to measure "success" in our lives according to Jesus? How do we align our desires with His and stop chasing after the world's ideal? Today we cover three ways that Jesus invites us to pursue a different definition of success!

Do you ever struggled with thoughts that question your ability to do what God has placed in your life to do? Whether it is in the job He has given you, being a parent, a coach, a student or even wanting to step out in a dream He has placed on your heart. Often our inner dialogue becomes so negative, that it can be paralyzing. In this teaching, we learn how to take those thoughts captive and make t...

We spend a lot of our lives watching other people do things we wish we were doing. We watch athletes play our favorite sport. We watch people go on risk taking adventures! We watch romance and people falling in love. We even watch people buying houses! But God created us for more than being a spectator of our own lives! There is something inside of us, put there by God, that longs to do more than...

God created you on purpose, for a purpose. And that purpose is to be used by Him. It can be easy for life to get full of so many busy tasks, do you ever feel there you were created for more than this? That is because you were! God calls you his masterpiece, and has plans to use you in this world. You are here at this time and in this place on purpose. 

We often think about how serving others helps them, but in reality, it often does more for us! Today's message includes three different yet powerful stories from our own CityLight family. They each share from their own lives how serving others has in fact changed their lives! Sometimes the very thing we need to grow in our faith and become closer to Jesus, is to serve someone else. Listen to...

It's hard to believe, but Jesus says that we are the light of the world! As a church and as Christians, we are called to be people of hope and healing. We are called to love in a world that is hurting and is without God. How can each of us be the light within the lives of those God has placed around us? How can we invite people into a life of freedom and wholeness that God has for them? 

What if you already have everything you need inside you for God to use you right now? What if even your broken places are the very things that God wants to use to redeem and make beautiful? In this week's teaching we focus on the parables of the yeast and the seed .  In these parables, Jesus, demonstrates how with God, a little bit goes a long way!  

In the parables of the lost sheep and lost coin we learn that, Jesus, goes out of His way to pursue and rescue those who are wandering away from Him. As we read this text, it asks us this profound question: "How far out of our way   are we willing to go for those who don't know Jesus?" Should this be part of our normal practice as followers of Jesus?

In the parable of the faithful servant we see how highly Jesus values faithfulness in His followers. How does this impact our lives? Where can we lean into faithfulness more? In our workplaces? Our families? Our friendships? Our relationship with God? Listen as, Christine Robinson, encourages us to understand the impact we can have when we choose to walk in faithfulness with God.  

Jesus loves to tell parables about how the kingdom of God works. In this parable He describes the power of forgiveness. If we are to live like Jesus, we need to become generous forgivers. We have been forgiven much and it isn't too much to ask, for us to forgive comparatively little. 

In the parable of the plank and the speck, Jesus teaches us that we need to see clearly the planks in our own eyes. He reminds each of us to stop focusing on the specks in others’ eyes. To do this, we need to be willing to reflect on our own imperfections. We need to be willing to pay attention to our own areas of weaknesses. This requires humility. We need to be honest about them with others who...