Two Cities Church

How do you take your next step when you’re afraid of what might happen when you do?

In this message from Nehemiah 2:1-20, Pastor Kyle continues our Built to Last series by exploring what it means to take God at his word and take your next step before you know the outcome.

In this message, you’ll discover:

- How trusting God gives you courage to move forward while you’re still afraid

- Why change often starts with a conversation you’ve been avoiding

- How a consistent prayer life prepares you to pray in the moment

- Why courage and clarity are both essential to taking your next step

- How to respond when an open door comes with criticism and opposition

- Why you can’t fix what you won’t look at

- How trusted friends help you find the courage to act

Whether you’re making a big decision, navigating a difficult relationship, or responding to a need around you, you don’t have to wait until every fear is gone. Take God at his word, start where you are, and take your next step.

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What if the very thing breaking your heart is what God wants to use to make a difference?

In this message from Nehemiah 1:1-11, we begin our Built to Last series by exploring how God places burdens on the hearts of his people to accomplish his purposes. Through the story of Nehemiah, we see how one man's concern for a broken city became a calling to pray, lead, and build something that would impact generations to come.

Pastor Kyle explores what happens when we stop avoiding the brokenness around us and begin asking God how we can be part of the solution. From learning to care deeply about people and places to recognizing the opportunities God has already placed in our hands, discover how our burdens, beliefs, and willingness to act can become part of something far greater than ourselves.

In this message, you'll discover:

- Why God gives us burdens and how they reveal what matters to him

- How to recognize the people and problems God may be calling you to care about

- Why prayer, fasting, and time with God are essential to developing a vision

- How our burdens and beliefs work together to move us toward action

- Why caring for the next generation means investing in places where people can belong, grow, and encounter Jesus

- How to recognize the gifts, relationships, and opportunities God has already placed in your hands

- What it means to move from simply seeing a problem to becoming part of the solution

Whether you're feeling overwhelmed by the brokenness around you or wondering how God could use your life, Nehemiah 1 reminds us that what breaks our hearts may be exactly what God wants to build through our hands.

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How do you love someone who hurt you when everything in you wants to get even?

In this message from Romans 12:10-21, Pastor Nate Young explores what happens when Jesus changes a person from the inside out. That transformation reaches into our motives, our friendships, our church community, and even our relationships with people who have wronged us.

This message explores what genuine love looks like beyond being polite or saying the right things. From recognizing the blind spots we defend to becoming the kind of friend who shows up when life falls apart, discover how the love we’ve received from Jesus changes the love we give.

In this message, you’ll discover:

- How to recognize blind spots in your life, including gossip and greed

- Why we need friends who love us enough to tell us the truth

- What it means for the church to be a family that shares burdens, celebrates together, and endures conflict

- How revenge can hide behind silence, patience, and keeping score

- Why trusting God with justice frees us to pursue peace

- Practical ways to love difficult people through your words and actions

Whether you’re navigating a strained relationship, longing for deeper community, or struggling to release an old offense, Romans 12 shows how the love of Jesus enables us to forgive, pursue peace, and genuinely care for one another.

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Are you following Jesus, or just "agreeing" with what he says?

It’s possible to know the right things, attend church, and still hold parts of your life back from God. Romans 12:1-8 challenges us to consider what happens when the mercy we’ve received becomes a reality we respond to.

In this message, we explore what following Jesus looks like beyond Sunday. From our everyday choices to the thoughts shaping us and the gifts we’ve been given, God calls us to a faith that changes how we live. Discover why that change goes deeper than trying harder, and what it looks like to take your next step.

In this message, we explore:

- What it means to surrender your whole life to God

- How ordinary places become places of worship

- Why changing your behavior isn’t enough

- How to recognize the lies shaping your choices

- How to discover and use your spiritual gifts

- Why God’s mercy is the motivation for lasting change

What do you do when obeying the government conflicts with following Jesus?

Romans 13 calls Christians to submit to governing authorities. But that authority has limits, and our highest allegiance belongs to Christ.

In this message, Pastor Kyle explores God’s design for government and what it means to be a good citizen without compromising your faith. From public life to everyday decisions at work and home, following Jesus calls us to honor authority, stand firm in our convictions, and love the people God puts in front of us.

In this message, we explore:

- God’s purpose for government

- The distinct roles of family, church, and government

- When Christians must obey God over earthly authorities

- Why courage can’t wait until standing up feels easier

- How to love your neighbors through words and actions

What do you do when you have questions about God that you can’t answer?

We often want to understand why God does what he does and how everything fits together. But Romans 11 reminds us that we can know God truly without knowing him fully.

In Romans 11:25-36, Pastor Kyle shows us that mystery isn’t meant to push us away from God. It should humble us, deepen our trust, and ultimately lead us to worship.

In this message, you’ll learn:

- Why it’s okay to admit there are things about God you don’t understand

- How unanswered questions can produce humility instead of doubt

- Why God’s mercy should change the way we see and treat others

- How what we know about God should lead us to worship

- Why you can worship God even while you’re still waiting for answers

You don’t have to understand everything about God to trust him. You can bring your questions with you and worship him in the middle of them.

We all have people in our lives that we want to believe and follow Jesus. But when someone continues to reject God, it can be easy to assume their unbelief is the end of the story.

In Romans 11, Paul reminds us that God does not give up on his people. Through Paul’s own story, Israel’s unbelief, and the picture of branches being grafted back into an olive tree, we see that God has the power to save all types of sinners and to graft people in again.

In this message, Pastor Kyle shows us why we should be humble, hopeful, and hold on, trusting God even when we can’t see everything he is doing.

In this message, you’ll learn:

- Why you shouldn’t write off someone God may still be working in

- How Paul’s story shows that God can save all types of sinners

- Why you’re never as alone as you think you are

- How God can use rejection as redirection

- What it looks like to live a life that makes others want what you have in Christ

- Why Christians should respond to unbelief with humility, hope, and perseverance

- What it means that God has the power to “graft them in again”

How do you trust God with what's next when you can't see what he's going to do?

In 1 Samuel 7, Israel looks back after years of waiting, struggle, and uncertainty and declares, “Till now the LORD has helped us.” The stone Samuel raises isn't a finish line. It's a reminder that the God who was faithful in the past can be trusted with the future.

As Pastor Kyle closes out The Heights Conference and celebrates 10 years of God's faithfulness at Two Cities Church, he challenges us not to simply remember what God has done, but to let his past faithfulness change how we live today and how we face tomorrow.

In this message, you'll discover:

- Why God's slowness doesn't mean God has said no

- How remembering God's faithfulness builds faith for the future

- Why repentance requires more than simply feeling convicted

- How to identify what may be competing with God for your heart

- Why the moments when God moves should lead to everyday obedience

- How to move forward when anxiety makes you wonder, “What if?”

What if Jesus doesn't pull away from your brokenness but moves straight toward it?

When life feels messy, heavy, or complicated, the natural instinct is to hide or assume God wants nothing to do with us. But throughout scripture and the life of Jesus, we see the exact opposite: Jesus is drawn to broken people.

Night three of The Heights Conference, Pastor Vance Pitman unpacks the raw simplicity of the gospel, what it looks like to encounter Jesus right in the middle of your mess, and how ordinary believers are called to live sent in everyday culture.

How far are you willing to go to get your friends to Jesus?

In Mark 2, four friends faced an impossible crowd, tore off the roof of a house, and lowered a paralyzed man straight to the feet of Christ.

In this message from The Heights Conference, Pastor Joby Martin challenges us to examine our faith and ask the hard question: Are we willing to break through comfort, pride, and inconvenience to see our friends saved and healed?