Church of the City New York

By Jon TysonReligion & Spirituality Christianity

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March 29, 2022 Converting the Church: Whitewashed Tombs - Jon Tyson
This Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our Converting the Church series by teaching us about the sixth woe Jesus gave the Pharisees when He called out their pointless practices that defiled people instead of cleansing them. God is so committed to our freedom, that anything we cover instead of confess, will be brought into the light of day.
48 min
March 22, 2022 Converting the Church: Inside vs. Outside - Ashley Anderson
This Sunday, Pastor Ashley continued our Converting the Church sermon series by encouraging us to receive God's grace and truly believe the love He has for us. In Matthew 23, Jesus uses the imagery of a dirty cup to teach the Pharisees that they are striving for external cleanliness, when really it's the heart that should first be made clean.
43 min
March 14, 2022 Converting the Church: Weightier Things - Jon Tyson
This Sunday, our Converting the Church series continued as Pastor Jon called us to focus on the major parts of our faith over the minor details which can easily cloud our vision. To be disciples of Jesus, we need to be like Him and weigh with the actions of our lives and our motivations against His words, and make sure we can see clearly, discern, and practice the things that truly matter to the heart of God.
50 min
March 07, 2022 Converting the Church: False Promises - Suzy Silk
This Sunday, Pastor Suzy continued our Converting the Church series by unpacking Jesus's third woe to the Pharisees regarding promise-breaking and promise-keeping. As followers of Jesus, we must become a community whose "yes" means "yes," and "no" means "no." In keeping our word, we reflect our promise-keeping God, and can offer the stability we have recived from His unfailing faithfulness to the people around us.
35 min
March 01, 2022 Converting the Church: Converts of Hell - Jon Tyson
This Sunday, Pastor Jon unpacked Jesus' second 'woe' to the Pharisees in Matthew 23, where He called out their toxic evangelism converting people into children of hell instead of children of Heaven. We are challenged to reflect on how we can bring the good news of Jesus to people without the coercion and cultural baggage that seems to do so much damage. Jesus promises that if He is lifted up, He will draw all people to Himself and satisfy them. All we are called to do is present the free gospel to the thirsty world, and it will bring the Kingdom of Heaven and turn people into children of God.
56 min
February 21, 2022 Converting the Church: Shutting Doors in People's Faces - Ralph Castillo
This Sunday, guest Pastor Ralph Castillo delved Jesus' first of the seven woes to the Pharisees, that they shut the door of the Kingdom in people's faces through their hypocratic practices and selfish stewardship of the ways to connect to God. Jesus came to be the true door to the Kingdom of Heaven, and like the Pharisees, it seems the modern day church has similarly gotten in the way of people coming to Him. This woe calls us to remember God's desire to gather us to Himself, repent of our stubborness, and instead become a pleasing aroma that points people to the satisfying substance of Christ.
40 min
February 15, 2022 Converting the Church: Everything for Show - Jon Tyson
This Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our Converting the Church series by unpacking Jesus' critique of the Pharisees' performative religion and revealing how the same self-seeking spirit has crept into today's church, disappointing and disillusioning people seeking truth. Only by being secure in our identity as God's Beloved, as Jesus was, can we recognize the true greatness of a life spent poured out on behalf of others in sacrificial servanthood, and then actually live in a way that walks into a room and says "there you are," instead of "here I am."
49 min
February 07, 2022 Converting the Church: Heavy Burdens - Jon Tyson
This Sunday, Pastor Jon kicked off our new sermon series centered on Jesus' seven woes to the Pharisees in Matthew 23 called Converting the Church. This series will invite us to examine our own ways and beliefs, and create opportunities for us as individuals and a church to repent for the ways we have tried to add to God's law or avoid parts of it. Jesus began His public rebuke of the religion of His day by warning His disciples and the crowds that while the Pharisees' tradition was rooted in truth, their practices were not. The modern, evangelical church must also heed the warning of Jesus to convert religious burdens into freeing grace so that it properly reflects the live giving Good News of His Gospel.
45 min
February 01, 2022 SEEKING GOD: Advocates - Suzy Silk
This Sunday, Pastor Suzy finished our "Seeking God" series by preaching from Ezekiel 22 about the importance of the Advocate. In the face of sin, God in His holiness must bring about justice, yet He longs to show mercy, and looks for people to repair the broken walls and stand in the breach to advocate for mankind. As believers, we are empowered by the blood and intercession of Jesus, and are called to become God's advocates by repenting for our own sins and contributions to the corruption of our generation; live righteously, disciple others, and work to rebuild society; and become people of prayer who choose to serve our city.
41 min
January 25, 2022 SEEKING GOD: Worshipers - Jon Tyson
This Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our Seeking God series with a teaching on the Worshiper. Through the story of the woman at the well in the gospel of John, we find God's passion for worship, and the lengths He will go to draw worship out of the human heart. Jesus' interactions with this woman reveal the Father's determination to satisfy our deepest desires by thrilling us with Himself; telling us everything we've ever done, and still offering us His endless love and living water.
49 min