2 Corinthians 1.12-22 How does this Jesus logic apply to how we make plans and decisions? 1. Live with Undivided Commitment to Jesus in the "Small" 2. Recognize That God is in the Room 3. Make People Your Mission 4. Give Jesus Your Full "Yes" For sermon summary email hello@citychapel.nyc

In this message from Jesus Changes Everything, we explore how the relentless love of God meets us where we are and transforms who we become through the story of Saul in Acts 9. Jesus comes to Saul unexpectedly—showing that grace begins with God’s initiative, not our effort or "worthiness". He puts Saul on the ground to humble and reorient him, reminding us that the frustration of our agenda can be love in disguise. In blindness, Jesus places Saul within a new company, teaching him to receive ...

Acts 1:6–11 + 1 Thessalonians 4 | Jesus as Coming King Series: Jesus Changes Everything Driving Question: What hope do we have that Jesus is a Coming King—and how does that hope shape the way we live today? 1. What Jesus Brings When He Returns It’s hard to untangle what we think about Jesus’ return from the images we’ve absorbed—from Left Behind books, movies, and cultural depictions filled with fear, rapture, and chaos. But Scripture paints a very different picture: a returning King who brin...

Series: Jesus Changes Everything Driving Question: What does it mean that Jesus is our Sanctifier—and why should we cherish this part of who He is? 1. What God Is Like When Scripture calls Jesus our Sanctifier, it reveals something about God’s nature. The word “sanctify” comes from the Greek hagios—the same word for holy. To be sanctified means “to be made holy.” But holy doesn’t just mean nice or morally good. It’s not a Ned Flanders kind of “clean” holiness. In Isaiah 6, when the prophet en...

Driving Question: What does it mean that Jesus is our Healer—and how do we participate in His healing work today? 1. God’s Deep Desire for Healing From Genesis to Revelation, the story of Scripture is the story of a God who heals what sin has broken. Ezekiel 47 gives us a vision of a river flowing from the temple—the river of life—bringing healing wherever it goes. This river represents God’s presence, His heart to restore His world. But why is there so much to heal? When sin and death ...

Driving Question: Do you need saving? As you reflect on your life—in your actions, your presence in the world, your work, your city—do you truly feel like you need a Savior? And if so, do you want one? 1. The Reason We Are Always Exhausted Many of us functionally depend on ourselves to be our own savior. We try to manage life, fix our problems, and carry our burdens alone. This self-reliance can leave us anxious, exhausted, and restless. Like the Pharisee in Jesus’ parable, we trust in our ow...

Driving Question: Why do we fight for truth? Because Jesus says, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). But what kind of freedom does He mean? 1. The Power and Danger of Freedom Freedom is one of the most powerful words in our imagination. In art, media, and culture, the moment freedom is mentioned is the moment of breakthrough. But if we don’t know what it means, we are at risk of being manipulated. If we settle for pop culture’s definition—“happiness comes f...

Driving Questions: We fight lies with Truth. But what is the nature of Truth in Scripture? Why is it so hard to experience the power of Truth? What is the nature of Biblical Truth? Truth is Relational Scripture shows that truth is not just abstract facts in a container or arguments to be won—it is relational truth. Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” To pursue truth is to pursue a relationship with Jesus, grounded in His hesed love—a never stopping, never giving up, alwa...

Link For Slides Lies are not always obvious falsehoods; often they’re subtle distortions that sound familiar and even reasonable. For Jean, one of the lies she has carried is: “I don’t belong, I’m not wanted.” Genesis 3 shows the serpent’s strategy: he questions God’s Word, contradicts it, attacks God’s character, and offers an alternative authority. That same pattern is still at work today. These lies disintegrate us—from ourselves (through shame), from others (through isolation), and from...

Romans 8 confronts us with two ways of living: according to the flesh or according to the Spirit. Living by the flesh produces rotten fruit—stress, fear, striving, and a constant sense of debt. But living by the Spirit brings life and peace. Paul says we are no longer under a spirit of slavery (v. 15). That old way feels familiar—always measuring worth, always striving to earn freedom, always driven by fear. But in Christ, we are redeemed and no longer debtors to the flesh. From this passag...

Revelation 22.1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb 2 down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing (therapein) of the nations/peoples (ethnos). 3 No longer will there be any curse.The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his s...

Link to Photos Mentioned Psalm 1 opens with the word “Blessed”—literally, happy. The Psalmist offers a vision of life as a tree—rooted, nourished, fruitful—set against the world’s competing vision of life as a race—relentless forward progress, competition, and comparison. If life is a race, then falling behind feels inevitable—and resentment toward God and others grows. But if life is a tree, the goal is not forward motion but strength in the present—growing deeper roots, wider branche...

In a culture obsessed with moving forward, Jeremiah 17:5–8 invites us to a different kind of flourishing—not about speed, success, or performance, but about being rooted, nourished, and fruitful right where we are. Many of us feel stuck, like we’re falling behind, even as everyone else seems to move forward. But Scripture says: you can be blessed—happy—even when life feels slow or dry. The passage paints a vivid contrast between shrubs and trees: Shrubs are scorched, isolated, rootles...

We've been on a months-long journey exploring two questions: How has the world been pulled apart? And how is it brought back together? Scripture shows us that at the core of the unraveling is our alienation from God, which then ripples out into alienation from self, others, and even creation. Into this brokenness, the God of the universe is actively restoring all things—and what’s more, he is inviting us to participate in that restoration. In a city overflowing with opportunity, what's often ...

Luke 24 mirrors Matthew 28’s Great Commission—Jesus extends a meaningful invitation not just to do something, but to join Him in the greatest work: the restoration of all things. In a world full of options, what we truly crave is meaningful inclusion, and Jesus offers it. This is a genius mission—to you, through you, and with you. First, we are recipients: God is healing the deep places in us marked by shame, pain, and unmet longing. This mission doesn’t begin with output but with inner tran...