Journal
Exhortations, meditations, and encouragement from and for Cities Church
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How We Preach Colossians
The Colossians series will be a little different from the other series we've done...
We Sing Together
One of my goals is to help our church have a robust understanding of the role and purpose of corporate worship has knowing and loving Jesus.
Listen for the Word in the Word
When we read the Bible, let us listen for Jesus, in the message of the gospel, in the written word of the Scriptures.
What to Remember When You Read the Bible
When I come to the Bible, my mind is going everywhere. There’s so much to think about. So I need something to call me back to the moment I’m in.
Doing Personal Inventory
The last days of December are a great time for us to step back and think about the entire year, and try in some way, to gauge our “spiritual progress.”
Christmas Is for Sinners
Questions aren’t just for solving problems and requesting new information. Sometimes questions make a point.
Waiting for Truth in the Midst of Lies
The greatest threat to us during our waiting is not what people can do to us, but it’s what our own hearts are tempted to believe.
Waiting for Deliverance in the Midst of Oppression
One of the most striking things about Advent is the way that it seeks to combine longing for future deliverance with present joy in the midst of waiting.
Waiting for Light in the Midst of Darkness
Advent is the season of the year when the Church testifies that we are waiting for Jesus.
No Good Thing Does He Withhold
Whatever God gives or whatever God keeps, whenever he is a sun or whenever he is a shield, he is doing both for our ultimate good.
Everyday Repentance
Why didn’t the repentance in Ninevah last, and what can we learn from it?
The Unusual Way of God
Our God does things differently from what we might think. He does not operate like we do as self-serving people.