Pastor Andrea teaches on Acts 25:23-26:32, where we’re reminded that even when we feel bound by circumstance, God’s Spirit gives us the freedom to speak truth and bear witness through our own stories. Discover how your story, no matter how unfinished or ordinary, can become an act of resistance, faith, and transformation in a world that tries to si…

Kirjoittanut Daniel Golin

Kirjoittanut Sam Beh

When people of faith trust in a collective hope of a future beyond their lives, resurrection bursts into the here and now. Join us as we develop an imagination great enough to envision a God-soaked future shaped by the resurrection of Christ.

Pastor Garvon shares the three ways to move head as Paul explains in Philippians 3:10-14. Message given November 1, 2025.

When Paul stands on trial before Festus in Acts 25, he shows us what faithfulness looks like inside a broken system—telling the truth, using what we have, and remembering where our true citizenship lies.

Kirjoittanut Daniel Golin

Kirjoittanut Jon Bryars

It is important to take a step back and see how we have grown—both individually and as a spiritual community. As we reflect, we may find ourselves filled with an energizing gratitude. From that place of thankfulness, we can take hold of the encouragement we need to nurture every desire for goodness and every deed prompted by faith. Let us receive a…

Guest speaker Rachael Wade, founder of the Olive Us ministry, preaches on Acts 24, where Paul is put on trial before the the governor of Caesarea because he was deemed to be a "troublemaker." This was not Paul’s first trial, or his first imprisonment. What can we learn from Paul on how to continue despite persecution, pain, and imprisonment? Where …

Kirjoittanut Daniel Golin

The Way of the Cross is surrender, servanthood, and obedience. Pastor Garvon shares Paul's perspective on his personal journey of The Way to the Cross and how we can also have Paul's attitude in our own lives as he writes in Philippians 2:5-9. Message given October 26, 2025 to Christ Church of Rapid City, SD.…

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Do you feel stuck—like the energy for life, progress, and action is just out of reach? The practice of asking for forgiveness may be the key that unlocks the flow again. Join us as we explore how humility, honesty, and grace can transform even the most stagnant places in our souls.

In a world where control feels elusive and power is often abused, Acts 23 reveals that followers of Jesus are called to wield a different kind of power. This message from Pastor Justin reminds us that true power looks like love: speaking truth with integrity, showing up in solidarity, and trusting that God is still at work, even through ordinary pe…

Paul's contentment in his adversity gives us insight into how we can achieve contentment in our own circumstances. Pastor Garvon shares this message with Christ Church on October 19, 2025 using Philippians 4:10-13.

Kirjoittanut Jon Bryars

Kirjoittanut Daniel Golin

How do we pursue justice when the times seem unfavorable? Paul challenges Timothy and us as readers to continue the work of an evangelist, learning from the Scriptures while challenging and correcting each other to grow closer to God's vision of heaven on earth.

Dr. Wells visits Christ Church on October 5, 2025. We are not just in a RUN, we are in a RACE. Hebrews 12:1-6.

Guest speaker Pastor Anthony Parrott from The Table Church teaches on Acts 21 - 22. What does God call us to do in the face of crowds of opposition? What do we say when we are outnumbered by those who refuse to believe the truth?

Kirjoittanut Daniel Golin

Kirjoittanut Sam Beh

What if God’s work isn’t about breaking into the world from above, but flowing through it from within—and through us? Instead of hovering outside of nature, waiting to intervene, could God move in the waters, the soil, and the shared actions of human cooperation? In a world often searching for spectacle, we’re reminded that grace is found not in th…

Kirjoittanut Daniel Golin

Kirjoittanut Sam Beh

Hate may feel powerful, but it cannot deliver what it promises. It silences our deeper emotions, cuts us off from real community, and leaves us vulnerable to destructive patterns of thought and action. It cannot build the world we long to see, not in our neighborhoods and not in our own hearts. Together we’ll confront the dead end of hate and turn …

Message given by Pastor Golden on September 28, 2025.

As Paul makes plans to leave Ephesus and say farewell in Acts 20:1-38, we can recognize six important lessons from Paul's time that feel particularly relevant for today.

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Kirjoittanut Jon Bryars

Building a future on the foundation of hope requires more than what each of us has to give, but never less. When we trust that our faithfulness will be met by the faithfulness of others and the blessing of God, we can create the future we collectively want. Listen in for part two of Building a Future.…

Kirjoittanut Daniel Golin

Love is either alive, dying, or dead. Pastor Garvon shares 5 times when we can see where love is in these three stages. The message is based in I Corinthians 13, given on September 21, 2025.

This week in our Acts of the Spirit series, guest pastor Thomas Bowen preaches on Acts 19:21-40. Paul’s preaching against idols in Ephesus challenges both the people’s spiritual loyalties and their economic interests. A silversmith stirs up a chaotic mob, and the crowd, driven by fear and confusion, reveals how quickly people can be swept up in emo…

Kirjoittanut Jon Bryars

Building a future on the foundation of hope is often the faithful response of the people of God in times of fear and uncertainty. This Sunday, we celebrate 15 years of life for Christ City Church. Together, we will hold space to rejoice, dream, remember, and grieve as we build a future on an unshakeable foundation.…

Pastor Garvon shares from I John 4:7–11 what real love is, that love is God's initiative and it is to be shared. This message was given September 14, 2025.

This week in our sermon series, Acts of the Spirit, Pastor Matthew Watson preaches on Acts 19:1-20, where the sons of Sceva discover what happens when you try to use the power of God without being faithful to God.

Kirjoittanut Daniel Golin

Kirjoittanut Jon Bryars

Have you ever found yourself serving, but did it begrudgingly or out of drudgery? We can live most of our lives this way. But there’s another way— when we recover our hearts, we find a deep reservoir to serve from. It is one of the great inexhaustible resources of humanity. To serve with heart is a key part of our mission at Christ City Church. Joi…

In Part 3 of our series "Acts of the Spirit," we find the mission of the Spirit revealed through Paul’s experiences in Acts 18, where both extraordinary moments and everyday rhythms of life play crucial roles in advancing the gospel. What does it look like for us to surrender control, embrace our God-given agency, and remain steadfast in our missio…

Kirjoittanut Daniel Golin

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All of us have been shown different paths to follow—some even called the path of Jesus. But any path that promises constant wins, continuous growth, or a reliance on willpower that enables us to achieve all that we ever wanted will not lead us to the life we were made for. The path Jesus offers in the Gospels is one of great sacrifice and loss as t…

In a world unraveling at the seams, Christ calls us to belong to each other—not just as an ideal, but as a lived reality. We are not merely resisting empire. We are building beloved community.

Pastor Garvon Golden shares four ways to bring glory to God. Message given on August 31, 2025 at Christ Church of Rapid City in South Dakota. I Corinthians 10:31.

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