In our final week of There Is More, Pastor Dustin challenges a growing belief in our culture: that personal faith can replace the local church. While personal worship matters deeply, Scripture makes it clear that following Jesus was never meant to be lived in isolation.

Jesus didn’t just call individuals—He is building His Church. From the earliest days in Acts, believers were formed through shared teaching, fellowship, prayer, and life together. Biblical belonging is not passive inclusion; it is covenant connection.

This message explores why the church still matters and how God uses life together to shape our faith, anchor us in a chaotic world, carry us through every season, broaden our perspective, and awaken purpose beyond simply believing. Personal worship shapes devotion, but corporate worship shapes atmosphere. It is together that we experience the presence of God and are formed into who He is calling us to be.

Church doesn’t give you purpose—God does. But the church is often where that purpose becomes clear.

As we close this series, the invitation is simple but profound: don’t just attend—participate. Discover your place, take your next step, and say yes to what God is building.

Prayer

God,

We thank You that You are present among us and at work in us.

You did not call us to follow You alone, but to be formed together.

Anchor our lives in what is true when everything else is shifting.

Shape us as Your people.

Awaken purpose in us, not just to believe, but to participate.

Show us our place and our next step.

Use what You’ve placed in us to build Your church and bless others.

We say yes to what You are building.

In Jesus’ name,

Amen.

In Week 3 of our There Is More series, Pastor Kim unpacks The Pattern of Purpose and challenges the way we often think about calling, fulfillment, and success.

Using Matthew 4:19 as the foundation, we see that Jesus doesn’t begin with outcomes or explanations. He begins with an invitation: “Follow me.” From that invitation comes formation, and from formation comes fulfillment.

God’s pattern of purpose:

Follow

Formation

Fulfillment

Man’s pattern often reverses this:

Fulfillment

Formation

Follow

This message explores what it truly means to follow Jesus before we see results, how obedience shapes who we are becoming, and why fulfillment is meant to overflow from a transformed life—not be chased as a destination.

Key themes include:

The call to follow before understanding

How obedience forms character before assignment

Why purpose is not something you find, but someone you become

Living faithfully in the season you’re in

Letting who God is forming in you point others to Jesus

Scriptures referenced include Matthew 4, Ephesians 4, Jeremiah 18, Matthew 28, Proverbs 20, and 1 Corinthians 10.

This message is for anyone who feels stuck between waiting and doing, searching for purpose, or wrestling with the tension between calling and clarity.

Prayer Declaration:

God, today we choose to follow You. We quiet our need for answers and trust You with the next step. Shape our hearts, refine our character, and do the work in us that only You can do. Let what You are forming within us flow through our lives to point others to Jesus. Use us where we are, in the season we’re in, with the lives You’ve entrusted to us. We give You our yes. Amen.

What if encountering God is not about trying harder, but becoming more aware?

In Week 2 of our sermon series There Is More, Pastor Dustin teaches on The Four Postures of Encounter—a pathway that helps us move from distraction into real, life-changing intimacy with God.

God is not distant. He is near. But many of us miss His presence because we are distracted, rushed, or carrying shame. This message walks us through four spiritual postures that position our hearts to experience God more deeply.

4 Postures of Encounter

1. Awareness – God is Near

Encounter begins with awareness, not effort.

Like Moses at the burning bush, God is already present. The invitation is to turn aside and notice Him.

Isaiah 41:10

Exodus 3:1–5

2. Reverence – God is Holy

When we see God rightly, we see ourselves honestly.

Isaiah’s encounter with God shows us that holiness leads to humility, repentance, and calling.

Isaiah 6:1–8

3. Assurance – God is Love and Mercy

Shame blocks encounter. Assurance opens it.

God does not tolerate you. He delights in you. His mercy is not permission to stay the same; it is power to change.

Psalm 103:8–13

Romans 5:8

4. Surrender – God is Powerful

God fills surrendered vessels.

When we fully yield to the Holy Spirit, the same power that raised Jesus begins to work in us.

Romans 8:11

Acts 1:8

Prayer of Encounter

God, You are here with us right now. We turn our attention to You and choose to be present with You.

Holy God, search us and know us. Cleanse what is out of alignment and draw our hearts back to You. We choose humility and honesty before You.

Father, we receive Your forgiveness and Your mercy. We release shame and rest in Your delight over us. Thank You that we are fully known and fully loved.

Holy Spirit, we surrender our lives to You. Fill us, lead us, and use us for Your purposes. We trust Your power more than our own strength.

There has to be more than this!

Have you ever had that quiet sense in your soul that life was meant to be more than routines, survival mode, and just getting through another year?

In Week 1 of our new series, There Is More, Pastor Dustin teaches on the truth that God is not a God of barely enough, but a God of abundance, depth, and transformation. Through Scripture, testimony, and invitation, this message confronts the subtle ways we settle for less than what God desires to give and calls us back to holy hunger.

Jesus said He came so that we would have life, and have it in abundance. Not shallow happiness. Not delayed fulfillment. But a full life shaped by God’s power already at work within us.

In this message, you’ll discover:

• Why God’s heart has always been abundance, not scarcity

• How settling for less happens quietly and gradually

• Why spiritual dryness often comes from drawing from substitutes

• What it means to experience “more” through God’s power within us

• Why hunger is the starting point for spiritual fullness

• How prayer and fasting realign our hearts to receive what God is already offering

You’ll also hear a powerful testimony and be invited into 14 days of prayer and fasting as our church intentionally aligns our hearts at the beginning of this season.

This message is for anyone who:

• Feels spiritually dry or stuck

• Has stopped expecting fullness from God

• Believes there is more, but doesn’t know how to access it

• Is ready to begin the year aligned, hungry, and surrendered

Declaration Prayer from this message:

God, we believe there is more.

More of Your presence.

More of Your power.

And more of Your purpose.

Awaken our hunger again.

Create space in our hearts.

Quiet what competes for our attention.

And lead us into the more You desire to give.

We give this year to You.

In Jesus’ name, amen.

In today’s message, Pastor Galen walks us through the powerful theme of light versus darkness—from creation, to Christmas, to our calling as followers of Jesus.

Drawing from Ephesians 5:8–11, 14, we’re reminded that once we lived in darkness, but now, in Christ, we are children of the light. This light produces goodness, right living, and truth, and it calls us to wake up, rise, and let the light of Christ shine through us.

Throughout Scripture, light is central to God’s story:

At creation, God spoke light into existence (Genesis 1:1–4).

The prophets foretold a great light dawning in darkness (Isaiah 9:2).

Jesus came as the true light that darkness cannot overcome (John 1:4–5; John 12:46).

In heaven, there will be no need for sun or moon, for Jesus Himself is the light (Revelation 21:23).

Through vivid imagery, familiar Christmas moments, and visual reminders—from candlelit temples to dark caverns—this message challenges us to reflect on an important question: If we are living in the light, what does our life illuminate?

Jesus tells us in Matthew 5:14–16 that we are the light of the world—meant to shine, not be hidden. And as 1 Peter 2:9 declares, we are called out of darkness to proclaim His marvelous light.

This message is both a celebration of Christmas and a call to action:

Live like children who belong to the light.

Let Christ’s light shine through your words, choices, and witness.

If this message encouraged you, consider sharing it with someone who needs hope and light this season.

In this powerful Heart for the House message, Pastor Dustin reminds us that if God has done it before, He will do it again. From Nehemiah 4, we are called to remember the Lord and fight for our families, our homes, and the next generation. With one hand we build, and with the other we battle. The enemy fights to keep ruins as ruins—but we fight so ruins can become revival.

WHAT WE’RE BUILDING

• Strong, godly families

• A generation on fire for God

• Life-giving community

• Atmospheres of encounter

• A unified church

• Kingdom-minded leaders

• A culture of radical generosity

• A legacy of faith

WHAT WE’RE BATTLING

• Spiritual darkness

• Division and distraction

• Spiritual apathy

• Addictions and destructive patterns

• Generational brokenness

• Fear and intimidation

• Mental and emotional battles

• Attacks on the next generation

WHY THE NEXT GENERATION MATTERS

• Crisis of identity

• Lack of purpose

• Loneliness and isolation

• Mental health struggles

• Moral confusion

• Secret sin and shame

• Hopelessness

• Unrecognized spiritual warfare

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Thank you for being a church that doesn’t just gather—but builds.

What if God wants to do it again—moving in power just as He did in the early church?

In Acts 19:9–10 we read that “all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord.” What began in a lecture hall in Ephesus spread across an entire region. Revival did not stay small. It multiplied.

In this message, Pastor Dustin calls us to believe for that same move of God in our generation. This message connects Scripture, prophetic invitation, and the biblical vision of unity—from ancient Asia Minor (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea) to what God is doing in the church today.

WHY THIS MATTERS

Unity does not erase differences; it dignifies them.

Unity is not everyone doing the same thing; it is everyone moving in the same direction.

When the church aligns with the heart of Jesus, revival becomes unstoppable.

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES

• Acts 19:9–10 — The gospel spreading across Asia

• John 17:20–21 — Jesus’ prayer for unity

• Acts 2:1 — One place, one purpose, one Spirit

In Week Two of our series “Do It Again,” Pastor Dustin delivers a compelling message on revival, rebuilding, and the unshakable truth that God is not done with us. Throughout history, God has moved in extraordinary ways—from the Great Awakening to the Azusa Street Revival—and this sermon reminds us that what God has done before, He can do again.

Today, we look at the reality of the world around us, including the brokenness in Albuquerque and throughout New Mexico. With high crime rates, addiction, poverty, and generational cycles of hopelessness, our city reflects the same kind of devastation Nehemiah faced in Jerusalem. But just like Nehemiah, we believe God is calling His people to rebuild, restore, and renew what has been broken.

This message explores three powerful truths from the life of Nehemiah:

1. A true move of God begins with a burden.

2. God uses what you already have in your hands.

3. Revival starts when people say yes and begin to build.

Pastor Dustin unpacks the vision of Citizen Church as a Christ-centered, Spirit-led, Kingdom-building movement committed to the renewal of cities and nations. We believe God is raising up a people who will carry hope, restore purpose, and transform communities from the inside out.

Through Scripture, history, and real-world context, this sermon challenges us to pray bigger, act bolder, and believe that God can bring breakthrough again—right here in our city, our families, and our generation.

Key themes: revival, Nehemiah, rebuilding, spiritual renewal, faith, restoration, God’s promises, church vision, Kingdom movement, New Mexico, breakthrough, prayer, hope, transformation.

Scriptures referenced: Nehemiah 1:3–4, Nehemiah 2:3–5, Nehemiah 2:17–18, Isaiah 54:2–3.

“I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not overcome it.” — Matthew 16:18

This week, Pastor Dustin opens the series with a powerful message reminding us that when God has moved before, we can trust Him to move again. Across every campus, we’ve witnessed salvation, growth, life-change, and a level of impact only God can produce. As we prepare for Heart for the House 2025, we continue believing for greater things still to come.

If you are waiting on breakthrough, believing for restoration, or asking God to show up in a fresh way, this message will encourage your faith.

A Year Marked by Growth and Life Change

Across Citizen Church, we’ve seen God move in unmistakable ways:

When we say “Do It Again,” we’re not speaking from wishful thinking — we’re speaking from evidence. God has done the impossible again and again.

In the closing message of our series on the life of David, Pastor Brandon Woodward—lead pastor of Union City Church in Washington, D.C. and brother to Pastor Dustin Woodward—brings a powerful and heartfelt word about what it truly means to be a person after God’s own heart.

From David’s humble beginnings to his final days as king, this message traces the journey of a man who wasn’t defined by perfection but by pursuit. Even through failure, grief, and success, David never stopped chasing after the presence of God.

In this sermon, Pastor Brandon unpacks four defining qualities of a heart that gets God’s attention:

• A heart that seeks His presence more than position or power

• A heart that studies His precepts and builds life on His Word

• A heart that sings His praises in every season

• A heart that serves His purposes above personal ambition

You’ll be reminded that God isn’t looking for perfection—He’s looking for devotion. He’s searching for men and women who will love what He loves, care about what He cares about, and live fully surrendered to His will.

As Pastor Brandon shares, “Legacy isn’t about what you leave behind, but what you set in motion.” Let this message inspire you to seek God wholeheartedly and live a life that moves His heart.

Scripture References: 1 Samuel 13:14, Psalm 51, Psalm 27, Psalm 63, Psalm 119, Acts 13:22, Acts 13:36, 2 Chronicles 16:9