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These are the resources I found most helpful while preparing for the "Learning to Live" sermon series:  The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney Celebration of Discipline by Richard...

To be a Christian means to belong to a local church.  As you read that sentence, you likely had one of a handful of responses. You may have thundered a hearty “Amen!” in your head. You may have dismissed the notion with disagreement or indifference. Or, and maybe most commonly...

The following quotes were used in Sunday's sermon "Our Misguided Search for Happiness."  "A lot of times I think I get very frustrated and introverted, and there's times where I'm not the person that I want to be. Why do I have three Super Bowl rings, and still think there's something...

Hey everyone, We're excited to have you join us for our Celebration Sunday service. We will have limited quantities of the worship lyrics available on paper, but you can access all the songs that we'll sing here. 

This Sunday, we’re starting a new series at City of God Church working through the book of Colossians. I’m always excited at the start of a new series. Without fail, God always (sometimes unexpectedly) teaches me so many things as I slowly make my way through His word. One...

Matthew 1:23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). Growing up, I loved playing sports. By the time I got to high school it became clear that basketball was going to be my thing (being 6'7 will do that)...

If I'm being honest, the past couple of weeks have been incredibly difficult. Not so much because of things that have happened to me, but more because of things that have been happening inside me. This all came to a head on Sunday morning. As soon as I finished preaching, I walked into a side...

For those of you wanting to do some more study on your own on the topic of the sovereignty of God we've listed some great resources below.  Many of them are free. God's Sovereignty (in all things) In Salvation Is God Less Glorious Because He Ordained That Evil Be? John...

Normally fasting is going without food for a specific period of time.  During this time fasting displays a special sense of urgency for the prayers requested, and sets aside more time for frequent prayer (when you would normally be eating).  Throughout scripture we see various examples...

"To Christ, the Old Testament was true, authoritative, inspired. To him the God of the Old Testament was the living God, and the teaching of the Old Testament was the teaching of the living God. To him, what Scripture said, God said." - John Wenham, Christ and the Bible, p. 44 This book is...