Journal
Exhortations, meditations, and encouragement from and for Cities Church
hear exhortations on:
Our Response to the Attempt of Redefining Marriage
The normalization of sinful activity is something Christians must always grieve.
We Are Culturally Hopeful
When the church was the underdog, marginalized to periphery in the first century, the gospel spread like wildfire, by God’s Spirit, against all odds.
We Want to Plant Churches
At Cities Church, we want to plant churches that plant churches.
Ministry to Children and Families
The aim of our ministry to children and families is to help parents raise their children to become mature followers of Jesus.
What We Believe About Deacons
We believe that the Spirit works through God’s people to appoint elders and deacons in the local church. David Mathis explains more.
Worship in the Dark
I’d like to draw your attention to Psalm 88, and then point out that it’s not like other psalms.
Team Leadership
In this exhortation, Pastor Joe Rigney gives three reasons for our strategy of team leadership.
Pervasive Mission
Pervasive mission means that the setting of mission is everywhere; and the scope of mission is all of you.
What Are Community Groups?
The question for us as a church is how we are going to connect these dots. What is our main strategy for seeking the good of the Cities? We call them Community Groups.
Essential 3: We Seek the Good of the Cities
Seeking the good of the Cities means, first, we love the Cities; and second, we want the people of the Cities to be happy; and then third, therefore, we want the people of the Cities to know and experience the love of Jesus.
Speaking the Truth with Conviction and Clarity
Stephen enters into our story in Acts as the opposition is growing. If you remember, the opposition started not quite as aggressive as ready to kill...
We Have No Right to Be Here
We want to talk about sin and brokenness and evil and disobedience to God, because we need the forgiveness of sins that God offers us in Jesus.