Cities Church Sermons

In this sermon, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds upon Psalm 79 which is a psalm of lament and shaped by a problem, a petition, and a praise. This psalm helps us answer the question: Can you really go to God in prayer when the reason for your ruin is your own rebellion against God?

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Psalm 78 which gives us three lessons for when we are going through something. We should recount our story to remember God’s grace, see the sad predicability of unbelief, and know that Jesus is our hope.

In this sermon, Pastor Mike Polley expounds upon Psalm 77. This gritty psalm dives deep into the distress that we can have from the circumstances in our hearts and it teaches us how God answers us through His Word.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Psalm 75 which gives us the answer to a question that we ask so often in the Christian life: What do I do now? This passage teaches us that when we are faced with this question we should worship God, remember that God is God and we are not, and we should press on to know Jesus more.

In this sermon, Marshall Segal expounds upon Psalm 76 looking first at our fearful enemy, then at our even more fearful God, and then finally at how fear responds in faith.

In this last sermon of our series through the Book of Philippians, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Philippians 4:19-23 in which we receive the promise that God will provide for all of our needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. He will provide everything we need to be happy in him forever.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Philippians 4:14-18 in which Paul addresses his financial partnership with the Church at Philippi giving three reasons why Christian giving is not about the money. This church’s giving expressed their true partnership; it resulted in spiritual receiving; it was a sacrifice that pleased God – and these three things apply to us today.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Philippians 4:11-13 in which Paul reveals to us the secret of Christian contentment. It’s not funds, freedom, or food. It’s Christ-sufficiency! Christian contentment is a presence of heart that delights in Jesus’s plans for us and humbly seeks him to direct us in them.

In this sermon on Philippians 4:8-9, Pastor Mike Schumann expounds upon Paul’s exhortation to think about the things that are worthy of praise. In a world that gets it backwards, we should think about these things because setting our minds upon these things will build our character and, like Paul, our identity will be as Jesus worshippers, joyful servants, generous disciplers, and welcoming witnesses.

In this sermon, Pastor Jonathan Parnell expounds upon Philippians 4:4-7 in which Paul exhorts us with three character qualities – joy, gentleness, and peace. We want to be a people growing in spiritual joy, obvious gentleness, and an inner peace. And it’s because of Christ Jesus that we are able to do so. It’s because of God’s love that he is still working on us.