In this sermon on Philippians 2:1-4, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds further upon the topic of church unity by focusing specifically on unity amidst opposition from within. In humility, we should count others more significant by remembering whose blood was spilled for them, remember how much God desires to bring that person all the way home, and look to the interests of others by praying for them and showing up for them even when you don’t feel like it.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell focuses in on just two verses in which Paul describes why real church unity is so important for the local church. In these verses, Paul provides 3 marks of real church unity. Real church unity means our church will be ready for battle: to hold our ground, to fight for gospel advance, and to be courageous when it costs.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Philippians 1:27-30 in which Paul tells the local church how they should be doing. There are things in this passage that are especially relevant for Cities Church as we enter our tenth year of life together as a church. The main exhortation from this passage is: It is absolutely necessary that our church’s life together in this world witness to the all-satisfying value of Jesus.

In this sermon on Philippians 1:19-26, Deacon Marshall Segal expounds further upon the implications of Paul’s passion for the glory of God magnified through the advance of the gospel. In this passage, verse 21, Paul writes a verse familiar to many of us ... “for to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” But do we really understand both sides of this precious, life-altering (and death-altering) verse?

In this sermon on Philippians 1:12-18, Pastor Jonathan Parnell’s exposition shows how Paul’s passion for the glory of God magnified through the advance of the gospel shaped his outlook on: how he was doing, how he understood the impact of his witness, and the way he viewed other ministries. This same idea of our passion shaping our outlook is still true for us today.

In this sermon, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds upon Philippians 1:9-11 in which Paul prays for the christians in Philippi to grow as believers – by abounding more and more in love with knowledge and discernment so that they will approve what is excellent, be pure and blameless, and filled with fruit – all for the day of Christ. So let’s also aim to present our very best to Jesus on that day; it will be excellent.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Paul’s words to us in Philippians 1:3-8. Paul loved the church at Philippi, which begs the question: Are there lessons we could glean from Saint Paul’s love for the church in Philippi that might shape our love for our church in St. Paul?

In this sermon, Pastor David Mathis introduces our Philippians sermon series by expounding upon Philippians 1:1-2 and explaining four reasons why we love Philippians and will spend the next 5 months preaching through this letter here at Cities Church.

In this sermon, on Christmas Sunday, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon the benediction in Hebrews 13:20-21 which points to God equipping us to worship Him. We exist to be worshippers of God because the most important thing we can do with our lives is to magnify the glory of God. Worship is the goal, and it applies to all of life.

In this sermon, on the fourth and final Sunday of Advent, Pastor Mike Polley expounds upon Hebrews 13:10-13 which highlights the purpose for which Jesus came and walked on this earth. Jesus came into the world to save the world, Jesus went outside the camp to save the world, and we must go to Jesus to be saved.