CityLight Vineyard Church

We don't want to admit it but if we are honest with ourselves sometimes, it can feel like all the sacrifices we make to follow Jesus are too much. We might not see the results and then it can begin to feel that if we don't see the results, maybe those sacrifices aren't really worth it. Do you ever feel that all the effort, sacrifice, time and the money just might not be worth it ? I...

Jesus spoke in parables both to challenge his hearers and to reveal the state of their hearts. This parable contains both. An encouragement and a challenge for each of us. Will we have ears to hear?

Does the resurrection matter for our daily lives? We know the resurrection matters for religion and morality, but does it actually matter for the hardest times of our life? Listen, as we explore how the truth of the resurrection gives us hope for daily situations in our lives!

Imagine anticipating with excitement for the long awaited Messiah to come. Waiting with joyful expectations for Him to set all things right. Instead of what they believed would take place upon His arrival, they watched as the Romans arrested, tortured and killed Him. Imagine then, a few days later, hearing some of His followers say that His body was missing! That is the dilemma we find these two d...

What kind of hope does Jesus offer us when we are discouraged in our daily lives? Is there hope for when we are discouraged with our health? How about in our job? Or in our marriage? In this teaching we talk about how hope in, Jesus can help us not only walk through discouragement, but overcome it!

Forgiveness isn't easy - both asking for it and giving it. In this teaching Mandy and Christian share verses from the Bible to help all of us grow in the art of forgiveness.

Sometimes it is hard for Christians to set healthy boundaries in their relationships with each other. We often feel guilty or as if we are betraying our dedication to, Jesus if we have boundaries within our relationships. However, if we read the Gospels we find Jesus often setting boundaries for Himself and His disciples. We all need to assess our relationships and make sure we are keeping them he...

Have you ever noticed that you have relationship reflexes? There are ways each of us react when we engage in our relationships. Maybe you immediately reflex a defensive answer? Maybe you shy away and stuff all of your feelings inside to prevent any type of negative interaction? No matter how your reflex shows up, it is most likely part of your daily life. Our hope is to be as healthy as possible i...

To communicate in our relationships we absolutely need 1 Corinthians 13 to be our guideline. Without this passage as our map to communicate, we can insert our own emotions and feelings instead of inserting love. What if we memorized this passage? What if we applied it to our conversations? What if we applied it to our relationships and how we approach one another? If we do, I know we will see grow...

Jesus tells us that we have freely received from Him, and therefore we should freely give to others. What has God freely given you? What gifts of the Spirit? What talents? What practical resources? What if we started viewing all of that as from God and FOR others? How would that change the way we live our lives?

The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Scripture tells us that it can be a trap that leads to ruin! How do we avoid that in a culture obsessed with money? Paul speaks about this plainly and tells us the remedy is for us is, to do good . That’s it. To live generously by doing good for others. This radical lifestyle can free us from the trap of the love of money!

Jesus taught a radical generosity to those in need. Why? Why does God care what we do with our money? In this teaching we explore some of the reasons behind this incredibly challenging way of life God has asked us to embody. What if radical generosity is part of God’s plan for your life?

Jesus taught that our mouths speak out of the overflow of good (or bad) that we have stored up in our hearts. So how do we “store up good” in our hearts? One way, is repeated throughout the Bible and while it seems so basic, we ALL are challenged to actually create time to make it happen. We are to fill our minds and hearts with His Word. In this teaching, we’ll look at the power of getting this a...

When Jesus offers us to come follow Him, He invites us to take up His teachings as a way of life. Following our own way will lead to weariness and being burdened. Following His way, in comparison, will feel easy and light. This is the way of Jesus. Will we make the choice to follow Him? 

Do you view God more as a demanding rule enforcer or a compassionate and loving Father? Does your relationship with Him every feel transactional? In this teaching, we look at the invitation Jesus offers each of us. The invitation is for us to bring all of our burdens to Him. Can you imagine? Each an every burden, He is asking to take from us. What is required of us to make this rest happen? It sou...

Our image of God is shaped by our upbringing, past experiences within the church, people who have influenced our lives and more. Because of that, in some areas it can be faulty. Jesus is the perfect image of God. He invites us into relationship with Him. Can we shift the distorted images we have of Jesus, to line up with who He says He is and wants to be in our lives? Our Savior. Our Redeemer. Our...

People often need to see us living our faith before they will listen to us talk about our faith. The Gospel is not only proclaimed, it is demonstrated. How can we demonstrate the Gospel message? It starts in our everyday lives, extends to the good we do in our communities and the demonstration of his power through prayer.

What if we began to talk about Jesus more often to those around us? That’s the question we are looking at during this message. All throughout the New Testament we find that followers of Jesus did not just believe the gospel, but they also shared it!  They talked about how kind He is, how He saves us, how He heals us, and how He loves us.  Can we learn to become people who speak about Jesus more na...

The power of the Gospel will not only change our lives, but it has the power to change the lives of those around us! Our invitations aren’t just invitations to church or faith - they are invitations to meet Jesus. God is working behind the scenes to prepare people’s hearts! All we have to do is extend the invitation, He is faithful to do the rest! 

In this teaching, Tyler Tulowitzky reminds us of the power of the gospel! How the "Good News" has the power to change lives, break barriers, heal the broken hearted and have a new life in Jesus! This "Good News" isn't just for us though, it is meant to be shared! Listen as Tyler challenges us to share the "Good News" with others!

At times in our lives it can feel like everything is going the wrong way. Crisis, disappointment, grief, and loss can make you feel like giving up. This Sunday we read in Isaiah 61, that our hope comes from Jesus and His offer to come alongside each of us in our hurt and brokenness. If you are hurting or know someone who is, this message is for you!

In John 17, Jesus prays for all believers to be people of love and purpose. For believers to be engaged in the world they live in. At the same time, he calls them to be radically distinct from the value systems of the world. How can we live in the world without becoming too much like it? Are we ever guilty of loving the world too much? Or maybe we are guilty of, not loving the people of the world...

When Jesus battled the lies of the devil, what did he do? He leaned into prayer, scripture, fasting, and solitude. He leaned into the Truth as revealed in God's Word. How can we learn from that in response to lies that may creep into our thoughts about God, his Word, and even ourselves?

Jesus is very clear that we have a real spiritual enemy who wants to do us harm. One of the enemies primary ways of doing this is through lies. What lies do we believe? What lies of the enemy have crept into how we see God, ourselves, and others? And what does Jesus say about that?

We all know that work sometimes is just difficult. Work can lack meaning, we can lack motivation, we can be frustrated and people can be challenging to work with. But God is in the business of redeeming all things and that includes work! In this teaching, Christian challenges each of us to ask ourselves three important questions when our work lives are just plain difficult.  We all need to be chal...