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City Church Houston
Renewing Houston by bringing the beauty of Christ into broken places. To learn more visit www.citychurch.org.
Episodes
City Church HoustonJesus' Prayer • John 17:1, 15-23
Moments before his arrest, Jesus spends his final moments of freedom in prayer. We get a peak into this sacred conversation between Jesus the Son and God the…
City Church HoustonPrayer in the Darkness • Selections from Psalms 88, 139, and 23
When life feels shrouded in darkness, where do we turn for hope? The Psalms give voice to our deepest sorrows and hardest questions, reminding us that even…
City Church HoustonTeach Us To Pray • Luke 11:1-13
After watching him pray, one of Jesus' disciples asked him, "Teach us to pray." Prayer may be one of our most natural human instincts, yet many of us struggle…
City Church HoustonThe Justice of God • Luke 4:16-21
Many of us long to lead lives of justice and integrity, but we don't know where to start. The message of Jesus teaches us that love has a starting point and a…
City Church HoustonThe City of God • Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7; Matthew 5:14-15
When God’s people were exiled in Babylon, he gave them a surprising vision. Rather than withdraw from the surrounding culture in fear, lash out at it with…
City Church HoustonThe Depths of God • Ephesians 3:16-21
A great architect once said, "Make no small plans", an appeal to the power of a compelling vision. As we look at one of Paul's letters to the early church, we…
City Church HoustonThe Grace of God • Matthew 9:9-13
It's striking that Christianity introduces itself to the world with a book written by someone despised by religious insiders, someone they considered beyond…
City Church HoustonThe Beauty of God • Psalm 27
When fear, opposition, or uncertainty shake us, where can we find true stability and safety? In Psalm 27, David points us beyond our circumstances to the one…
City Church HoustonThe Sum of the Matter • Ecclesiastes 12:1-2, 8, 13-14
In search of life's meaning, Ecclesiastes challenges us to remember God in our strength as well as our weakness, turning to him in our days of joy as well as…
City Church HoustonWork, Rest, and Meaning • Ecclesiastes 2:17, 23-24; 4:4-6
Research shows a strong connection between enjoying our work and enjoying life itself. Yet many of us feel disengaged at work and depleted by life. How can we…
City Church HoustonThe Burden & Beauty of Time • Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
Though we long for permanence and control, life keeps reminding us of our limitations. This poignant passage about time and the full range of human experience…
City Church HoustonChasing the Wind • Ecclesiastes 1:1-6, 2:1, 10-11
In a world obsessed with achievement, pleasure, productivity, and self-creation, the book of Ecclesiastes speaks with startling honesty about the human…
City Church HoustonHabakkuk • Habakkuk 1:1-13, 2:14
Habakkuk complains, and God answers. Do we really believe God will answer the cries of our heart? Clint Wilson | Pastor | Community & Spiritual Formation
City Church HoustonHosea • Hosea 1:2-9, 3:1-3
How far does God's love go? The story of Hosea is one that helps us scratch the surface of answering that question, and in doing so, offers a picture of the…
City Church HoustonIsaiah • Isaiah 6:1-8
Isaiah 6 gives us one of the clearest pictures of what it means to encounter God. Isaiah comes face-to-face with the presence and holiness of God. And that…
City Church HoustonDavid • 1 Samuel 17:45-50, 2 Samuel 11:1-5
The life of David reveals that our greatest achievements are defined only by God’s victory and our greatest failures only by God’s forgiveness. Clint Wilson |…
City Church HoustonHannah • 1 Samuel 1:9-20
Hannah comes before God brokenhearted, openly weeping for the unfulfilled desires of her heart. In this intimate, emotional moment, God meets Hannah right…
City Church HoustonGideon • Judges 6:11-17
Gideon's story, reflecting the whole of the book of Judges, calls us to question how our identity plays a part in navigating the variety of the circumstances…
City Church HoustonMoses • Exodus 3:1-15
Moses' story of his calling reveals that deep faith often emerges from moments of "holy interruptions", and we're invited to lean in to the interruptions with…
City Church HoustonAbraham & Sarah • Genesis 18:1-15
When our waiting turns into *still* waiting, where do we turn? In Abraham and Sarah, we find an ancient example of how the momentum of our life’s plans must…
City Church HoustonJob • Job 1:1-3, 13-21
Job is one of the most enduring stories ever told about suffering, revered across Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions. Faced with devastating loss…
City Church HoustonAdam & Eve • Genesis 1:27, 3:1-7
Created in God’s image, humanity was made to flourish in relationship with God, one another, and creation. Yet the story of Adam and Eve explains why our…
City Church HoustonThe Meal • John 6:1-15
We close our Exploring Faith series with a story in which Jesus invites even his closest followers to consider the depth of their faith and be nourished by the…
City Church HoustonThe Pool • John 5:2-11
Jesus' healing of a disabled man is a key to any exploration of faith: it shows us how the Son of God's proximity, power, and passion can change even the most…
City Church HoustonThe Thirsty • John 4:5-26
Jesus’ conversation with the woman at the well speaks to the deep thirst and longing within every human heart. After years of searching for satisfaction in…
City Church HoustonThe Curious • John 3:1-8
When Nicodemus, a respected religious leader, comes to Jesus at night with honest questions, Jesus invites him into an entirely new way of seeing. Here we…
City Church HoustonThe Temple • John 2:13-22
Jesus' mission on earth was to clear a path between the presence of God and the people he loves. John's Gospel puts Jesus' cleansing of the temple front and…
City Church HoustonThe Wedding • John 2:1-11
Jesus' first miracle was turning water into wine. With so much sorrow and injustice in the world, why start there? It turns out far more was at stake than a…
City Church HoustonThe Skeptic • John 1:43-51
For some, faith comes easily. For others, it's a struggle. In this message, we look at Jesus' encounter with a skeptic--an honest and hopeful story that helps…
City Church HoustonThe Voice • John 1:22-23, 29-37
Our Exploring Faith series begins with a fascinating figure Jesus once called the greatest person who had ever lived. John the Baptist embodied rare courage…
City Church HoustonIdle Tales • Luke 24:1-12
Modern readers sometimes assume Jesus' original followers readily welcomed the news of his resurrection because they were gullible. The New Testament Easter…
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Building Hearts • 1 Peter 2:4-10
As we come to Christ, we (the church) are like living stones being built in various ways into a spiritual house, with Christ as the cornerstone. Peter invites…
City Church HoustonThe Church and the Future • Acts 28:17-30
At the end of Acts, the gospel's message reaches the imagined ends of the earth, the city of Rome. Here Paul prepares to plant the future of the church, a…
City Church HoustonThe Church and the Storm • Acts 27:13-25
When the winds shift and the inevitable storms of life come our way, how can we navigate them in ways that bring beauty and hope instead of darkness and…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Light • Acts 26:9-18
The Apostle Paul's conversion story appears three times in Acts. Why would Luke devote so much space to one life-changing moment? Here we'll explore what this…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Suffering • Acts 23:11; 24:10-16
Suffering often creates crisis, but crisis can be an invitation to clarify the sources of our hope. Isn't life about more than survival? How do we find a life…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Ministry • Acts 21:3-13
It seems so easy to let our differences divide us. We feel comfort in surrounding ourselves with similar opinons, looks, backgrounds, and abilities to ours…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Spiritual Formation • Acts 20:17-24, 32
Do you find it hard to "be present?" The early church practiced presence by honestly situating their past and prayerfully entrusting their future to God. In so…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Idolatry • Acts 19:8-10, 23-27
Worship is in our nature, and idolatry was especially rampant in Ephesus. But Jesus frees us from the life-draining worship of idols, and into the life-giving…
City Church HoustonThe Church and the City • Acts 18:1-11
The story of the ancient church in Corinth gives us a robust and compelling vision for what a modern urban church can be—engaging, resilient, and hopeful in…
City Church HoustonPrince of Peace • Philippians 4:4-9
Encountering Christ Jesus as our lasting "Prince of Peace" gives us a place to take our grief, anxiety, and fear, so that we, in turn, can become people who…
City Church HoustonEverlasting Father • John 14:5-11
When the prophet Isaiah called the promised Messiah the 'Everlasting Father'--a surprising thing to call a little child--what did he mean? How might this title…
City Church HoustonMighty God • Colossians 1:15-20
While many think of Jesus as a great teacher, moral example, or inspiring historical figure, Scripture presents a far richer and more astonishing portrait…
City Church HoustonWonderful Counselor • Isaiah 9:2-7
The Advent season reminds us of the coming of a brilliant light that meets us in our darkness. This source of hope, Jesus, offers us presence and wisdom in a…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Culture • Acts 17:16-34
Like the famous words announced on the intercom of the London Tube, the church's call is to "mind the gap" between God's Kingdom and human culture, creating…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Joy • Acts 16:19-34
Whether through unjust treatment or uncontrollable trials, suffering in life is inevitable. The question is--how we respond? This extraordinary story shows us…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Transformation • Acts 16:12-18
The transforming power of the gospel shines through in this story of two women from vastly different backgrounds. Remarkably, the first convert in Europe was a…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Freedom • Acts 15:1-11
For many, religious rules are comforting. But the gospel invites us into a radically healthy but utterly paradigm-shifting freedom from old rules and…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Grace • Acts 11:19-30
What makes for a healthy church in a large city? What we see at the first-century church at Antioch, the third-largest city in the Roman empire at the time, is…
City Church HoustonThe Church and the World • Acts 10:25-45
Traditionally, it was assumed that the good news of Jesus was reserved exclusively for the religious. But God gives vision to both a religious man and…
City Church HoustonThe Church and the Outsider • Acts 8:26-39
Should the church be a place that welcomes outsiders? In this remarkable story, we see Christianity crossing geographic, cultural, ethnic, and national…
City Church HoustonThe Church and the Religious • Acts 9:1-18
Certainty and faith, fear and calling - the story of Saul's transformation and encounter with Jesus has it all. The perspectives of Saul and Ananias give a…
City Church HoustonSunday Lunch: Wondering about Worship?
Ever wondered why we do what we do on Sundays? Join us as Leo Schuster & Clint Wilson walk through the elements of a City Church service, showing how each part…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Controversy • Acts 4:1-22
The church's inclusive invitation and exclusive truth claims have prompted resistance from religious and secular alike. When it comes time to prove the power…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Wonder • Acts 3:1-10
Data shows that wonder is powerful. It can improve our sense of self, make us more kind and wise, and infuse us with purpose. Where do we find it? Curiously…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Community • Acts 2:36-47
It's understandable that today many have jaded views of the church. As we imagine the future of our church, what can we learn from the earliest days of the…
City Church HoustonThe Church and Mission • Acts 1:1-2, 8; 2:1-3
Moving into our new facility is a unique chance to relaunch. This sermon begins a season of pre-launch preparation for us. By looking at the first generation…
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Encountering God • Exodus 33:18–23
If we long to encounter God, or simply encounter him anew, where do we start? The story of Moses glimpsing the "back" of God offers us a key to the door of…
City Church HoustonCity Church at 10 Years • Psalm 100
On this tenth anniversary of City Church, Psalm 100 invites us to center our celebration in worship, characterized by joy and thanksgiving because of God's…