City Church Houston

The reward of hypocrisy is given by man but the reward of authenticity is given by God.

What do you think the most powerful force on earth is? Jesus said it’s how we treat people who’ve injured us. Instead of rejecting them, retaliating or taking revenge—it’s loving them in shockingly sacrificial ways. This Sunday at City Church: Radical Love.

In relationships, don't you think one of the most important filters we have is whether or not we can trust that person, depend on them. People say things, but then we might wonder what's really going on. Jesus had this vision for a new kind of human that was refreshingly different, you could always bank on what they said. Their words were so trustworthy and helpful that, as the ancient wisdom put it, it felt like a kiss on the lips.

The pandemic has been an isolating pressure cooker both for married and single people. Jesus' words that may strike our modern sensibilities as shocking, are a window into the refreshing world of redemptive hope he offers.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus invites us to experience the transformation of his love through our senses, encountering the sound of the Law, the vision of the gospel, and the feeling of grace as it frees us from broken places in our life.

Though anger has tremendous potential to destroy relationships, peacemaking has tremendous potential to save them.

Finding our way in life is like finding our way through the Bible: both can feel overwhelming. Jesus shows us how to navigate both and and discover enduring freedom.

Jesus casts a captivating and refreshing vision of who his followers are and who they're called to be in the world.

When life goes from bad to worse, put your hope in God’s promise.

Regarded by many as the greatest words ever spoken, the Sermon on the Mount showcases Jesus' countercultural vision for a new way of being human.

In this overture to the Bible, God's re-creative word transforms darkness into the light of an ordered, peace, and magnficently beautiful world. This becomes a paradigm for the renewal of all things.

This breathtaking vision at the end of the Bible is what we need most now. It'll build in us a resilient hope and give us renewed purpose to join God in his work of making all things new.

Life circumstances don’t determine your joy, the God who promises to meet all of your needs does.

Life's anxieties are overcome by repairing broken relationships, rejoicing in all circumstances, and receiving the grace of Christ, through whom all our joys will be made complete.

Maturity begins with what you think, then moves to how you live, and ends in transformation

True power and true joy are found in knowing Christ, a knowledge that involves our body, mind, and soul.

A life of honorable gospel service requires a love for Jesus’ church that knows no limits.

When we're struggling with joy-killers like grumbling and arguing how do we deal with it? We need a spiritual framework so we can understand their root causes and "argue" the life-giving word into our hearts.

Paul's famous "Christ Hymn" reveals that confession is a keystone to our joy, entrusting our broken ambitions and desires to the care of our risen King, Jesus Christ.

Humility is the key that unlocks the chains of selfishness and leads to live of love towards God and service towards one another.