Citizens Weekly

The Holy Spirit Himself is the greatest gift to us. He always comes with the Father's love. How do we receive this great gift of the Holy Spirit? Find out as Steph takes us through scriptures that point to the simplicity of being receivers in light of such an extravagant God.

As we begin our new series on the Holy Spirit, this message is both a warning and an invitation. Jesus looks for fruit, not just religious activity. Through the fig tree, the parable of the ten virgins, and stories of genuine revival, we are confronted with the danger of spiritual autopilot and the necessity of living with oil in our lamps.

Good stories are worth revisiting. The Acts 9 story of Saul's conversion—familiar to most Bible readers—welcomes a fresh reading from a different angle, looking less at Saul and more at the supporting cast of characters who each play significant roles in one of God's wilder moments of dramatic irony. Who could have expected God to redeem the enemy? And to do so through the brave actions of the local Damascus Church body? Surely, with their model in mind, what might this Redeemer do through us...

In this first Vision sermon of the First Fruits series, we are reminded why we exist, where God is leading us, and why we are fasting. As culture shifts into a post-Christian, deeply lonely age, Jesus is inviting us into a renewed focus on creating disciples—not primarily through programs or preaching alone, but through relational proximity.

In this Advent teaching, we explore the third prophetic throne name given to Jesus: Everlasting Father—a King whose rule is marked by protection, provision, identity, and comfort. Rather than relating to Jesus as distant or conditional, we’re invited to experience His fatherly love towards us as present, personal, and unending- right now! This message calls us to stop striving, receive our true identity as beloved sons and daughters, and rest in the security of a fatherly King who never leaves.

We begin Advent with an introduction to the season and an exploration of how the child given to us in Isaiah 9, this Wonderful Counselor, is the same conquering King praised in Heaven as "the LORD God Almighty who was and is and is to come" (Revelation 4:8).