Pandemics end. Spiritual formation continues. We'll always have the opportunity for dry seasons, hard seasons, confusing seasons--and we'll always have the option to lean in to the ways in which God wants to grow and form us at those times. Listen in to our "Goodbye-to-Zoom-Church" Service!

05.09.21 The Church That Was Rich And Blind (Letters To Churches Wk 7) by CityChurch

Listen in to week 6 of our "Letters to Churches" series as we practice the ancient spiritual art of Lectio Divina with Jesus' letter to the church in Philadelphia--the one he praised wholeheartedly.

"The Church That Was Dead"

If Christians today can't learn from the Christians of old, we're bound to make the same mistakes. And we'll also miss out on nurturing the kind of faith Jesus wants us to have. We can strengthen that faith through interior examination, contemplative practices, and remaining connected to a church community.

Miss our Sunday service? Listen in to Pastor Heather's message in Wk 5 of our series, "Letters to Churches."

Pastor Tony Gatewood shares about Jesus' desire that that his disciples would share the good news with people they knew, people they liked, people they didn't like, and people they didn't know! God wants EVERYONE to hear about him in their own heart language. Listen in to find out how this connects with Pastor Tony's new adventure with Wycliffe Bible Translators as a Strategic Initiative Consultant.

A much-overlooked aspect of Easter Sunday is the disappointment of Jesus' disciples--a disappointment that kept them from discerning the presence of the resurrected Jesus in their midst. Click to listen in on this Easter Sunday message with a practical exercise that can help you recognize God-with-you in times of disappointment and despair.

While Jesus surrenders all of his power as he heads to the cross, he finds himself in an epic power *struggle* that has almost nothing to do with him and almost everything to do with the sin that every human being has succumbed to.

Listen to Pastor Heather's Palm Sunday message as she reflects on how Jesus' crucifixion invites us to surrender and repent from our own grasping at power.

"The Church that Resisted the Empire"

If Christians today can't learn from the Christians of old, we're bound to make the same mistakes. And we'll also miss out on doing some things RIGHT. Jesus' words in the book of Revelation will help us, if we're listening, to align ourselves with the way of Jesus and not the way of the "empire."

Listen in to Pastor Tony's message in Wk 3 of our series, "Letters to Churches."

If Christians today can't learn from the Christians of old, we're bound to make the same mistakes. And we'll also miss out on doing some things RIGHT. Jesus' words in the book of Revelation will help us, if we're listening, to be faithful to Jesus even if it upsets our family, friend, or work culture.

Listen in to Pastor Heather's message in Wk 2 of our series, "Letters to Churches."

Christians today have a lot to learn from the mistakes of churches of old. Jesus words in the book of Revelation will help us, if we're listening, to be Christians who hang on to our love.