As we begin exploring individual spiritual gifts, we set the stage by discussing how love is the most excellent way. Without love, our gifts are empty and powerless. We examine how the church needs a balance of love gifts, power gifts, and word gifts to function as a healthy body. We also explore the dangers of using our gifts without abiding in Christ and developing godly character. What does it mean to truly love as Jesus loves? How do we stay rooted in His presence while walking in our gifts?

Faith is a gift available for everyone. Everyone should want this gift, but all won't receive it. Faith is the foundation for the Christian life and is simply defined as "believing". Once faith is evident in your life, you enter into Covenant w/ God. We see this in the life of Abraham in Genesis 15.

In this second installment of our series on the Spiritual Gifts, Kevin clears up two major misconceptions regarding the Holy Spirit, specifically that the gifts were a passing moment in Church history. We also consider Jesus' interactions and descriptions of the Holy Spirit, which assure us He is the Helper we need to live a Kingdom-centered life.

We are so excited to be kicking off our spring series: Spiritual Gifts. Over the course of this semester, we want to define where Citizens stands on spiritual gifts for believers today, build linguistic unity around the gifts for us as a body, clarify the characteristics of and uses for each of the spiritual gifts, help people identify what their spiritual gifts are, and empower people to begin using their gifts in the context of church specifically. 

This week, Kathryn covers the following four big questions to kick us off:
What does Citizens believe about spiritual gifts and why?
What are spiritual gifts?
How do we get them?
Why do we need them?

Join us in listening as we step into this new season of church together!

When Jesus declared, "It is finished," He wasn’t just speaking of the end of His suffering—He was proclaiming the total defeat of the enemy and the completion of His redemptive work. But what exactly is finished? Jesus dismantled the enemy’s claim to all authority and secured our victory forever.

So why do we so often give power back to a defeated enemy by fighting battles Jesus already won? Instead of striving, how do we truly stand in the finished work of the cross and live confidently in His victory?

One of the largest parts of Jesus ministry was healing and as followers, ours should look the same. Where is his heart for my healing? What happens when it doesn’t come?

Citizens is kicking off 21 days of prayer, fasting, and consecration. This week, our lead team discussed and answered some FAQ’s in hopes of bringing clarity and vision around each topic as we begin this season together.

Join us as we cast vision for 2025 and explore where God is leading our church in the year ahead.

Join us as we discuss how a child in a manger is one of the greatest pictures of love in all existence and what it means for us today.

The angels sang Joy to the world for a group of shepherds at the birth of a baby in the city of David. But removed two thousand years, and separated by more than that many miles, we need to ask: what is so joyful about Christmas? We answer by digging into the context of the birth of Jesus through a series of questions: Why did Israel need a Messiah? What did Israel expect from a Messiah? And what type of Messiah was Jesus of Nazareth? The answers to these ground our joyful celebration of the birth of the promised Messiah.