The City Church [Fort Worth]
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Audio from The City Church [Fort Worth]: For the Glory of God and the Good of Fort Worth
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Ash Wednesday 2012 | Why do people give things up for Lent? In our first-ever Ash Wednesday Gathering, The City Church joined hundreds of years of church history and began the season of Lent with a somber, meaningful service of repentance and confession. While the entire gathering was filled with with liturgy and formal tradition, the brief "homily" simply looks at both good and poor motives for doing something new, or giving something up, during these 40 days, and challenges our church family to grow closer to God by creating new habits or by fasting for this season. After the homily, we read Psalm 51 together, spent time reflecting on our sins which we wrote down and burned up, then placed ash on each others' foreheads, as a simple reminder that "from dust you were taken and to dust you will return, but the love of the Lord endures forever." [*NOTE: Knowing some folks couldn't make it on a weeknight, you can download the Ash Wednesday program (.pdf) at bit.ly/wDOJaY 8 work through it on your own or with friends/family, as you begin this season of Lent*] | 2/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leviticus #11: Reconciliation in Broken Order | “What’s for dinner?” This everyday question took on much heavier meaning for God’s people, as we’ll see in the confusing “food laws” of Leviticus 11. While Jesus’ followers are free from these regulations today, some vital principles still become clear in the detailed commands: God is holy, so his people are to be holy. God is a God of order not chaos, so his people must reflect order. And God is a God of promise, so we have freedom in eating today, and hope for tomorrow, when we’ll sit with Jesus at the greatest feast imaginable. | 2/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leviticus #10: God’s People, A Holy Priesthood | God kills his priests?! After the ceremony of Leviticus 8-9, and following the building excitement of God’s work in the book so far, this chapter brings a sobering halt to the joyous kick-off to God’s priesthood. To grasp this shocking scene, we have to tackle concepts we don’t like much: God’s standards, his people’s responsibility, sin’s true gravity, and even our response to God’s right judgment. But, even in the despair over these first sinning priests, we see a glimpse of grace, as God forgives a second priestly sin. | 2/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leviticus #9: God People, An Imperfect Priesthood | Do you ever feel like you’re “not good enough” for God; for ministry; for blessing? Seeing God’s redemption in installing Aaron as high priest gives us a great hope: God not only turns wicked hearts toward him; he even uses us in his plan! Our imperfection, in light of God’s perfection, reveals two great truths: nothing we do is by our power, but God’s; and nothing we do is for our glory, but God’s. When we realize this, our lives are changed in light of God’s blessing and mercy, which are seen most fully in Jesus. | 2/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leviticus #8: God’s People, A Called Priesthood | Under God's Old Covenant Law, priests were holy 8 set-apart, devoted to serving God under a high priest. Later, the apostle Peter calls the church "a kingdom of priests," quoting Exodus 19 The elements of Leviticus 8 explain what this means: every follower of Christ is a purified, prepared, consecrated, sanctified, dedicated, and inaugurated priest of God. So under God's New Testament gospel, YOU are to be holy 8 set-apart, devoted to serving God under the true High Priest, Jesus. | 1/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leviticus #7: A Kingdom of Priests in a Broken World | As we transition back into Leviticus (and prepare to move to a new gathering space), we take a week to answer questions from Leviticus part one (chapters 1-7: "Jesus, our Sacrifice"), and introduce parts two and three (chapters 8-10: "God's People, God's Priests" and 11-16: "Reconciliation in a Broken World"). In the first half, we answer questions about sacrifices and see even more how they foreshadowed Jesus. In the second half, we look at the role of a priest, discover how difficult it is to carry out that role in our world, and realize that the same hard calling applies to every follower of Jesus in the world today. | 1/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What We Believe About… God and Money | In this biblical, practical look at one of the touchiest topics around, we take a day to look at the Bible's teaching on God and money, and what every dollar you have says about your heart and your treasure. "Is it ok to buy nice things?" "What's the difference between saving and hoarding?" "How much does God say I should give away?" "What if I don't want to - or can't?" These are the types of questions we answer in this "What We Believe About..." sermon. At the end of the day, we see God teach us to save some, spend some, and give much - all as we steward his gifts well, for his kingdom on earth and his glory forever. | 1/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Prepare the Way of the Lord #3: John Died for God’s Truth | Most folks have heard the idea of “dying to yourself, for the sake of God.” This theme is seen throughout the Bible, but John the Baptist was one man who understood it literally. After living his life to point others to Jesus, John was imprisoned for standing firm for God and God’s truth. Then, King Herod made a promise during a drunken orgy, to chop off John’s head. Killed in the midst of jealousy, deceit, and all sorts of other sin, John shows us what true faith, passion, and commitment to God and truth looks like. | 12/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Prepare The Way of the Lord #1: John Realized God’s Calling | From long before his birth, Jesus’ cousin, known today as John the Baptist, had a unique purpose in God’s plan. If “Advent” is a season of preparing one’s heart and world to celebrate the birth of Jesus, John’s entire life was a life of “Advent”! Despite his father’s disbelief of God’s promise, ability, and restoration, John realized his unique place in God’s mission. Just as we are called to do as missionaries of God, John’s role was to “prepare the way of the Lord.” John lived out that calling, and serves as an example for us to follow. | 12/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leviticus #6: Jesus, Our Redeemer | The ancient world existed under “an eye for an eye.” Still today, we like fairness, and we demand that payment be made for one’s wrong – especially if it’s a wrong done against us! Leviticus’ “guilt offering” deals with that exact topic: what’s the right payment for defrauding God’s name, God’s property, or God’s people? The answer is two-fold: first, it’s always good and right to make amends when we wrong others. But deeper, sin is always against God, and there’s only one Redeemer who can rightly “pay God back” for our sin. | 12/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leviticus #5: Jesus, Our Purifier | “God doesn’t care what we do.” “Salvation is all that matters.” “We can live as we choose.” These are common views today. But the “purification offering” in this text destroys these heresies. It shows God’s view of sin in the lives of his people: even unintentional sin has deadly effects, and hurts our relationship with God. Repentance, confession, and sacrifice are all vital to restore that relationship. But just as we saw in salvation (sin’s initial forgiveness), sanctification (sin’s ongoing forgiveness) is based only on the blood of Jesus. | 11/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Christmas For the Good of Fort Worth | In this stand-alone sermon, we pause before the craziness of the holiday season, to look at the first Christmas, to remind ourselves how God used that night to literally change the world, and then to ask, "what the heck has happened!?" How has the greatest story of promise, hope, and love, become a season of stress, shopping, and debt? What do we worship at Christmas - other people, ourselves, "stuff," consumerism... or Jesus? Along with introducing ForTheGoodOfFortWorth.com, this sermon brings a three-fold challenge to The City Church this Christmas season: worship Jesus, give well, and bless others. That's "Christmas for the Good of Fort Worth." | 11/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leviticus #4: Jesus, Our Propitiation | All the offerings in Leviticus 1-3 have “a pleasing aroma to the Lord.” What does it mean to please a sovereign, good God; to be at peace with the Lord of the Universe? The answer lies in the blood of a sacrifice. The Old Covenant peace offering, reflected in the New Covenant Last Supper and communion, displays the deliverance, expectation, and thanksgiving God’s people have in God. But salvation and peace is only possible as God’s wrath is removed, and when his blessings are poured onto us, through the cross of Jesus. | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leviticus #3: Jesus, Our Mediator | How much of our life belongs to God? In ancient Hebrew grain offerings, a portion of one’s daily sacrifice was burnt on the alter of God. The rest sustained God's priests, who accepted the offerings on God's behalf. This certainly informs our own gifts to God: “present your bodies as a living sacrifice…” But there’s deeper meaning here too: just as Old Covenant worshipers' access to God occurred through a priest, so our own access to God occurs through Jesus. He is the true High Priest, whose was sacrificed on the alter of the cross, to bring us into fellowship with God. | 10/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leviticus #2: Jesus, Our Atonement | “The wages of sin is death.” This sobering truth is seen across the whole Bible, but Leviticus’ first offering shows it in a seldom-realized light: in the gory details of animal sacrifice, in the intense symbolism of laying hands on that animal, and in the roles of the parties involved, we see mercy and grace. God provides a means by which his people can escape right punishment, but still pay the “wage” to be made right with God. Sin demands death, so animals were killed daily. But in Jesus, the wage for sin was paid once and for all. | 10/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leviticus #1: The Gospel According to the Law | We start Leviticus by dwelling on a truth that’s so simple, we miss it: God speaks. And God's words reveal God. By his words, we know God. And he is creative, sovereign, good, powerful, authoritative, gracious, glorious, and truth-filled. When we see God in true light, we also see ourselves in true light, and are driven to give our lives in response to his character and will. This was true for Israel; it’s still true for the Church: whether spoken, written, supernatural - or later in history, personified and fulfilled! - God's Word reveals God. | 10/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living in the Intersections (Part 3): Disciples on Mission | Living life as a "family of disciples on God's mission" can seem like an overwhelming task. And if we see it as merely a string of activities to carry out, we end up exhausted! But does it have to be like this? Is this what God intended? During this formative set of discussions, our Pastor-Elders and Villages explore the fact that when we live with gospel intentionality, our three identities are not meant to be lived out separate from each other. We're not disciples sometimes, missionaries sometimes, and family sometimes. Instead, our identities are meant to overlap: we're always disciples; we're always family; we're always missionaries. As we look at theological and practical ways to live as "a family of disciples," "disciples on mission," and "a family on mission," we'll see that "living in the intersections" isn't as hard as we make it. And once we get this, life becomes easier; our call becomes clearer. And it's all still based in the gospel, and all still for the glory of God and the good of Fort Worth. | 9/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living in the Intersections (Part 2): Family on Mission | Living life as a "family of disciples on God's mission" can seem like an overwhelming task. And if we see it as merely a string of activities to carry out, we end up exhausted! But does it have to be like this? Is this what God intended? During this formative set of discussions, our Pastor-Elders and Villages explore the fact that when we live with gospel intentionality, our three identities are not meant to be lived out separate from each other. We're not disciples sometimes, missionaries sometimes, and family sometimes. Instead, our identities are meant to overlap: we're always disciples; we're always family; we're always missionaries. As we look at theological and practical ways to live as "a family of disciples," "disciples on mission," and "a family on mission," we'll see that "living in the intersections" isn't as hard as we make it. And once we get this, life becomes easier; our call becomes clearer. And it's all still based in the gospel, and all still for the glory of God and the good of Fort Worth. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Living in the Intersections (Part 1): Family of Disciples | Living life as a "family of disciples on God's mission" can seem like an overwhelming task. And if we see it as merely a string of activities to carry out, we end up exhausted! But does it have to be like this? Is this what God intended? During this formative set of discussions, our Pastor-Elders and Villages explore the fact that when we live with gospel intentionality, our three identities are not meant to be lived out separate from each other. We're not disciples sometimes, missionaries sometimes, and family sometimes. Instead, our identities are meant to overlap: we're always disciples; we're always family; we're always missionaries. As we look at theological and practical ways to live as "a family of disciples," "disciples on mission," and "a family on mission," we'll see that "living in the intersections" isn't as hard as we make it. And once we get this, life becomes easier; our call becomes clearer. And it's all still based in the gospel, and all still for the glory of God and the good of Fort Worth. | 9/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Habakkuk (Part 6): Trusting God | The final words of Habakkuk’s conversation with God show Habakkuk’s change. God has shown himself to be good, glorious, righteous, and true. After presenting God with questions, doubts, and challenges throughout the book, the prophet now shows us what trusting God looks like. So his final words are an awe‐filled personal prayer, which he then turned into a corporate hymn: he admits God’s goodness in the past, asks God to carry out God’s will and plan in the future, and confesses utmost faith and trust in the present. | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Habakkuk (Part 5): Fearing God | In these verses, God gives his full answer to Habakkuk’s doubt. And it’s enough to make Habakkuk – and doubting readers – tremble: in the promised overturning and destruction of Babylon, we see God’s control, which leads us to trust. We see God’s perfect timing, which leads us to wait; his power, which leads us to rely; his justice, which leads to our awe. In this “big picture,” God’s greatness and glory are shown clearly, as is the theme of this book, which is our right response of worship: “the righteous shall live by faith.” | 8/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Habakkuk (Part 4): Challenging God | Too often, in the Bible and in our own lives, when God shows his people his plan, our response isn’t one of trust. Instead, we respond with further doubt; with more questioning; with argument; with a demand for details. This normal, human, doubt-filled response is true of Habakkuk, even in starting and ending these verses with a right theology of God: after hearing God’s answer Habakkuk’s original lament, the prophet questions God’s original plan, God’s justice, and even God’s righteousness. | 8/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Habakkuk (Part 3): Hearing God | How does God deal with our questions, cries, and doubts? For Habakkuk – and for many of us – God reminds us of who he is and what he has done. And God reminds us of his control, goodness, and plan, which far surpasses our understanding. And God even shows us that he works in ways we might never expect: in Habakkuk’s case, God even uses a sinful nation to discipline and convict God’s own people! But even in God’s first answer to Habakkuk’s doubt, is message is clear: “I am in control. You’re not alone. I have a plan.” | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Habakkuk (Part 2): Questioning God | In the face of injustice, evil, pain, and struggle, Habakkuk responds like many of us do: by crying out to God; by questioning his presence; even by dealing with significant doubt. Habakkuk’s grief over a nation’s uprising and depravity; yours is likely much more personal! But no matter what you’re facing, Habakkuk’s lament is one we can resonate with: “Where is God in the midst of darkness?” “Why do we feel alone in pain?” “How can God let this happen?” “Why isn’t God answering my prayers?” | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Habakkuk (Part 1): Doubting God | Habakkuk is a prophet of God, who finds himself in the same place where we all find ourselves at times: a place of questioning; a place of doubt. So this great Old Testament book is like an exhorting glimpse into Habakkuk’s personal journal. As we introduce the book, today gives a glimpse into Habakkuk’s world and situation, and challenges us to ask three questions: “What does prayer look like?,” “Is it OK to question God and his will?,” and “Can I truly trust God, when life is hard and I don’t understand what he’s doing?” | 7/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Forgiveness (Part 2) | Matt Hudson finishes the series on forgiveness. | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Forgiveness (Part 1) | Pastor Elder Candidate Dennis Connelly teaches the first in a series on biblical principle of forgiveness. | 6/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What We Believe About Raising Kids in the Family of God | A “position statement” for The City Church’s view of children and children’s ministry, this stand-alone sermon is a theological and practical basis for the way we incorporate children and teens into our church family. First, Ben explains the Bible’s teaching on parenting, on training children, and on where children fit in the community of God. Then Ben and Nicole (Deacon for KidCity) explain how this looks in The City Church: how do we love and train kids, in both Gathered and Scattered Sundays, in Villages, and beyond? | 6/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 15): Foundation + Authority | What is your life centered on? The final words of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount leave his listeners astonished - certainly at the new teaching and worldview, but especially at Jesus’ authority. In painting the picture of two builders, with two houses, and two very different outcomes, Jesus sums up everything he’s taught this entire six months, by asking if he is the authority and foundation for our life, or if anything else is. Because in every aspect of our lives, there’s only one foundation that will stand under any "storm." | 6/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 14): Truth + Lies | The City Church continues teaching on the Sermon on the Mount. | 6/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 13): Judgement + Mercy | By what standard do you judge people? God is a good and right Judge, whose standard is also right and good. Thus, it’s right and good to judge some things, as long as we’re judging by God’s standard. But if we’re honest, we judge most often by our own standard, or some standard we make up. In this, we invite our own judgment, and we live in hypocrisy. Jesus’ challenge is to reflect him to those we interact with – even the “least and lost,” showing instead of judgment, the same mercy he first showed us. | 6/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 12): EASTER - Giving + Receiving | For Easter Sunday, Jesus gives one of the most comforting promises in all of Scripture, and one of the best summaries of the whole Bible: if we seek God for whatever we need, then God – as both all-powerful King 8 loving Father – meets that need. But in admitting our need, and in realizing God’s perfection and generosity, we learn to pursue things far beyond our natural pursuits. Then we realize both that our greatest ever was met in the first Easter, and how to treat others in response to that first Easter. | 4/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 11): Worry + Trust | In these verses, Jesus utters the most specific rebuke in The Sermon on the Mount, and it’s directed at nearly every one of his followers in all of history: “O you of little faith!” His argument is that if God gave us life itself (which is far greater than things we worry about), and if God cares tiny aspects of his creation (which are far less than things we worry about), why don’t we trust God for everything between those extremes? He pushes us to believe God, and his promises, goodness, and power, in all things. | 4/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 10): Treasure + Service | In all we do, Jesus essentially tells us we have one of three aims: we pursue earthly treasure (our kingdom and will), heavenly treasure (God’s kingdom and will), or what seems like heavenly treasure but with earthly motives (essentially trying to earn God’s approval by doing good things for him). Our eye, which seeks our heart’s desire, helps define which of these three aims we pursue. Jesus uses money as an example, but the truth in these verses is simple: you can’t serve God AND anything else. | 4/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 9): Adoration+Petition | The City Church continues its study on the Sermon on the Mount. | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 8): Religion+Reward | The Pastor and Pastor/Elder Candidates of City Church teach through the Sermon on the Mount. | 3/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 7): Love+Revenge | The Pastor and Pastor/Elder Candidates of City Church teach through the Sermon on the Mount. | 3/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 6): Marriage+Oaths | The Pastor and Pastor/Elder Candidates of City Church teach through the Sermon on the Mount. | 3/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 5): Anger+Lust | The Pastor and Pastor/Elder Candidates of City Church teach through the Sermon on the Mount. | 3/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 4): Salt+Light | The Pastor and Pastor/Elder Candidates of City Church teach through the Sermon on the Mount. | 3/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 2): Filling | The Pastor and Pastor/Elder Candidates of City Church teach through the Sermon on the Mount. | 3/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Thy Kingdom Come (Part 1): Emptying | The Pastor and Pastor/Elder Candidates of City Church teach through the sermon on the mount. | 3/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 42 Episodes |
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