Woodstock City Church

We take values like human dignity, compassion, and justice for granted today, but they only feel obvious because the church first introduced them.

With the birth of Jesus, God broke a centuries-long silence. God came near. Love made a way. Hope took on flesh.

Christmas marks the arrival of a solution to an unsolvable problem—how to stand before God when obedience isn't good enough.

No one was looking for God to appear in person, yet Jesus came to make the invisible God unmistakably known.

It’s common to feel a tug-of-war between inner anxiety and recognizing God’s nearness. In this conversation with Andy Stanley and Steve Cuss, we’re invited to consider some false needs that may be steering our reactions.

First-century Israel expected a king who would overthrow Rome. Jesus offered a kingdom far bigger—and he had to redefine “Messiah” before they could see it.

We’re all going to follow someone or something. If not Jesus, then who?

Our problem often isn’t that we ask God for too much but rather that we settle for too little.

Following Jesus requires that we love God and love our neighbor as ourselves. This begs the question of who does and doesn’t fall into the neighbor category. According to Jesus, selective compassion is not an option.

We set out to build a church where the convinced and the curious could belong.

It’s one thing to trust God when you’ve lost control; it’s another to resist acting like God once you’ve gained it.

When life goes from bad to worse, will you simply react—or respond as if God is still with you?

Your life isn’t defined by what’s been done to you, but by how you choose to respond—especially when every instinct says to react.

Ego and power build empires. Humility and service build the kingdom.

A peaceful life feels elusive. Problems at home, pressures at work and troubles in the world fuel our anxiety. Yet Paul, writing from prison, shows us how to find true, supernatural peace in any circumstance.

We naturally look for confidence and joy in what we have, what we do, and what others think of us. But all of those things are fleeting and can be lost by circumstances beyond our control.

Uncontrollable circumstances have a tendency to control us. But because of Jesus, we can reframe what we can’t control.

Andy Stanley’s conversation with Bruce Deel highlights the inspiring work of City of Refuge, a Be Rich partner dedicated to moving people from crisis to independence.

Not everyone will have the opportunity to be famous, but everyone has the opportunity to be great.

Family can be both the most rewarding and most challenging part of life. The challenge is accepting the messy “real” while still aiming for God’s “ideal.”

People miss or dismiss Jesus sometimes, but when they do it’s usually for an unnecessary reason.

We don’t miss out in life because opportunities aren’t there—we miss out because we let deception, distraction, or disobedience rob us of them.

Life is better connected—because spiritual growth, care, and accountability happen in relationships, not in rows.

A Sunday celebrating stories of life-change through baptism. Join us to celebrate Angel Mora, Owen Whitton, Jaimie Sims, Debbie Jerome, Kipsey Ireland, Tonia Nessl, Kelly DeLong, Chris Penuel, Shawna Pierce, Christine Senior, Rachael Townsend, Sommir McCormack, Carrie Minicozzi, and Isaiah Rowe.

A Sunday celebrating stories of life-change through baptism. Join us to celebrate Emma Cade, Alexis Moss, Oviya Jeyakumar, Ashley Banham, Sherri Mulcahy, Steve Hopson, Brooke Depre, Victoria Sheffield, Lindsey Pierce, Alex Bishop, Allison Batchelor, Tracy Robertson, and Denice Unger.