How much does God love you? What about on the days when life is beyond our ability to handle?

Human love is limited because we humans are limited creatures. God's love is as unlimited as He is. But how do we come to know it for ourselves? How do we know that it's for us and not for other people whose lives seem to be so trouble-free? We need His love even to know how much He loves us--and it really is beyond our wildest imagination.

One of the more important reasons we find it so hard to fight our indwelling sin and grow in grace is that we don't understand who we are. As Christians, we're not just saved by grace then left to our own devices. We're now and forever deeply connected to Christ himself. And that changes everything.

That we are joined or united to Christ is the most common metaphor to describe our relationship to Him. Yet it's one we struggle to truly understand. Before we dive any deeper, we'll spend some time this week looking at how our intimate spiritual connection with Jesus is the motivation, the means, and the mandate to be done with sin and to grow in grace.

Before we get to the good news of grace, we have to reckon with the bad news. So how bad is it? How bad are you and I? How far short of God's standards do we really fall? How much change is enough?

The Bible helps us to see ourselves for who we really are-- sinners on the precipice of being lost forever. Our experience as Christians brings us face to face with our own broken desires. But until we come to the end of ourselves, we'll never feel the depth of our need for grace.

Nobody wants to be a hypocrite. No Christian wants to be struggling with the same sin and shame at age 70 that they did when they were teenagers. So how do we change? Letting go and letting God is out. Sheer will power doesn't seem to work either.

Here's the good news: the Gospel that announces you can be saved through faith in Jesus also trains us to become what we already are in Christ. As we grow, we don't move beyond the Gospel, we go deeper into it. Over the next nine weeks, we'll dive deep into the infinite riches of Jesus Christ and His grace. You won't stay the same. You won't want to.

If CityLight South was a child, we'd probably be starting school. This Sunday we'll get to celebrate together what God has done among us thus far and what He might be up to as we grow into maturity.

Great news for our families--CityLight Kids kicks off with a birthday celebration of its own this Sunday, and we'll get to share lunch together afterwards. Bring a salad to share if you're keen!

Join us at 10:00 in the Christies Beach Primary School gym. Come early, grab a coffee, and meet someone new. See you there!

"Did God really say....?" It's one of the most dangerous questions in the world. Just ask Adam and Eve. But it's just as dangerous to assume He said something that He didn't. This summer we're going to look at four things that a lot of people assume Jesus said, or at least implied. We'll open the Bible to see if He said it and how that impacts the way we live today.

This week we're tackling what Jesus did and didn’t say about forgiveness. There’s no grace without it— but there’s no magic formula to erase what’s been done from our memories. Is it possible to forgive and still remember?

Join us this Sunday as Pastor Tyson Rohrlach wraps our summer series "Stuff Jesus Never Said."

"Did God really say....?" It's one of the most dangerous questions in the world. Just ask Adam and Eve. But it's just as dangerous to assume He said something that He didn't. This summer we're going to look at four things that a lot of people assume Jesus said, or at least implied. We'll open the Bible to see if He said it and how that impacts the way we live today.
This week we're tackling one of the most common phrases repeated by Christians that isn't found in the Bible-- "Let Go and Let God." Did Jesus really tell us to take our hands off the wheel and let him drive? Is the Christian life meant to be like white knuckling it through heavy fog on a windy road or more like taking it easy in a self-driving car? One of Jesus's most famous parables has a surprising answer for us. 

"Did God really say....?" It's one of the most dangerous questions in the world. Just ask Adam and Eve. But it's just as dangerous to assume He said something that He didn't. This summer we're going to look at four things that a lot of people assume Jesus said, or at least implied. We'll open the Bible to see if He said it and how that impacts the way we live today.

This week we're tacking a big one-- did Jesus ever tell us to build His kingdom? And if not, does that mean that His kingdom will come (like we pray in the Lord's Prayer) no matter what we do? Come find out what Jesus really did say about the kingdom and why it's good news for every Christian who wrestles with worry and wonders, "Am I doing enough?"

"Did God really say....?" It's one of the most dangerous questions in the world. Just ask Adam and Eve. But it's just as dangerous to assume He said something that He didn't. This summer we're going to look at four things that a lot of people assume Jesus said, or at least implied. We'll open the Bible to see if He said it and how that impacts the way we live today.
This week we're kicking off with not so much a saying but an idea that gets thrown around by well meaning Christians from time to time. Namely that the words of Jesus (the ones in the red ink?) are the most important words in the Bible. The other parts are helpful, but if you don't get around to reading them, you won't miss much. But is that what Jesus taught? What should we think of the red letters, the black letters, the parts that make sense to us and the parts that don't? 

And then be sure to join us on Christmas morning at 9:00 for a celebration of the Christ child with worship and the word. Let's celebrate Jesus together this Christmas! 

Isaiah 9:6For a child will be born for us,
a son will be given to us,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
He will be named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.