City Awakening Church
City Awakening exists to awaken both skeptics and believers to the Gospel and equip them to reach the world. We want to see skeptics and believers seek truth, find joy in community, and live with purpose in our city. The three primary components of our community consist of: Gospel saturated worship, community, and multiplication.
Episodes
How often do we chase after broken saviors—relationships, success, wealth—only to find they can't fill the joy void in our hearts? The story of Samson reminds us that even when the Israelites stopped pursuing God, He never stopped pursuing them. When we look at Judges 13, we see God's relentless love for people who had stopped seeking Him.
In Judges 10, the Israelites fell into this pattern—worshiping false gods until trouble came, then crying out to the Lord as a last resort. God's response? 'Go and cry out to the gods you've chosen.' (Judges 10:14)
The truth resonates through the ages: God wants to be the Lord of our lives, not the last resort in our lives.
We're all chasing treasures in this life. The real question isn't whether we're pursuing treasures—it's WHAT treasures we're pursuing. Are they temporary earthly possessions or eternal heavenly investments? The heart motivates our generosity, our hands put it into action, but our heads must make the decision: Will we serve God or money? Will we invest in growing His eternal kingdom or our temporary one?
When...
Generosity starts with the heart, not the wallet. It's fueled by grace, not guilt.
When we receive the indescribable gift of Jesus, our hearts naturally respond with generosity. Our generosity isn't measured by percentages or amounts, but by the cheerfulness with which we give. In this message we learn that we can give without loving, but we cannot love without giving.
When we seek our own glory, we invite disaster.
The story of Gideon in Judges 8-9 serves as a powerful reminder of what happens when we forget who truly deserves the throne in our lives. Gideon began his journey in humility, allowing God to reduce his army to just 300 men. Yet after victory, his actions revealed a heart seeking personal glory rather than God's.
Our words may profess faith, but our actions reveal who truly sits ...
The world celebrates self-sufficiency and strength, but God often works through our weaknesses.
Just as Gideon defeated an army of 135,000 with only 300 men, trumpets, and torches, God delights in using the unexpected to accomplish His purposes. In this message we learned that God often strips away our self-reliance so we can experience His divine power. Where in our lives might we need to let go of our own "armies" and t...
"The God who is with you is greater than the battles in front of you." - Judges 6:16
Like Gideon, many of us find ourselves threshing wheat in winepresses—hiding from our battles rather than facing them with faith. But God's promise remains unchanged: "I will be with you."
What battles are we facing today that seem too overwhelming? Remember that God doesn't promise we'll never face difficulties; He...
In Judges 4-5, we meet Deborah, Barak, and Jael - three individuals who didn't wish for different circumstances but faithfully served God in their current roles. The result? God worked through their faithfulness to bring victory and 40 years of peace to Israel.
Pastor Louis encouraged us to commit to faithfulness in the places God has planted us, not because our roles define us, but because we serve a faithful God who redeemed...
From the pages of Judges comes a timeless truth: The saviors we seek are merely shadows of the real Savior we need.
Like Israel in Judges 3, we cycle through sin, struggle, and searching for salvation in all the wrong places. Money provides temporary security. Relationships offer fleeting comfort. Fame leaves us still insecure. But these broken saviors—these shadows—point us to our need for something greater, someone greater. Pastor...
God wants us to be both fruitful AND faithful, but He'll sometimes pause the fruit to grow our faith. The Israelites in the book of Judges wanted fruitfulness without faithfulness. However, God remains faithful, even when we're unfaithful. This powerful truth shared by Pastor Louis reminds us that God's faithfulness doesn't depend on our performance.
JAMES 3 teaches that the truly wise person controls their tongue and sows peace, not discord. This sobering reminder from Pastor Robbie's sermon challenges us to consider: Are we bringing Kingdom wisdom to our online interactions?
The Tower of Babel reminds us that our advanced technology—whether ancient bricks or modern AI—can become our downfall when we use it to replace God rather than glorify Him. Pastor Louis uses this text in Genesis to teach us that technology can be helpful or harmful, depending on the hearts that use it.
King David who wrote Psalm 19 is sharing some wisdom specifically about two primary ways God speaks to us; it’s through creation and scripture. As we study this psalm, we’ll learn that creation, scripture, and scientific discoveries, are all declaring we have a glorious creator. Pastor Louis reminds us through this message that truth is never in conflict with itself. The same God who inspired Scripture designed the universe with it...
In Romans ch. 2 Paul teaches that both skeptics and believers, are guilty of breaking God’s moral laws. Paul says God’s moral laws are written in our hearts, before they’re written by us. Our moral conscience, comes from God. Pastor Louis leads us through 3 questions to consider as we study this topic:
1st Are there some situations where moral laws aren’t universal?
2nd How do we handle situations where there’s a moral dilemma?
3rd I...
Our culture is filled with books, people, podcasts, and products all promising to give us our best life now. But in Psalm 37 David teaches us our best life isn’t now, it’s later. Our life can certainly be better now, if we start delighting more in the Lord than the world. But he also teaches us that our best life is coming later, when we finally get to enjoy eternity with our delightful Creator. We hope you enjoy this encouraging m...
In this Psalm David points out four ways that God meets our needs:
1. Protection.
2. Provision.
3. Satisfaction.
4. Light.
Pastor Zack uses this text to remind us that no matter what kind of enemy you are facing today or no matter how far from God you think you are, it’s never too much and it’s never too far. God is boundless and undeterred. He sees you, he knows you, and he loves you!
We all have things we want to be delivered from, and sometimes our deliverance from those things feels delayed. In this message from Psalm 35, Pastor Louis reminds us to keep fighting our battles by doing more kneeling in prayer while remembering the resurrection of Jesus guarantees that your eternal deliverance is coming.
In this message Pastor Alex gives us 4 ways to insure that we get the most out of a relationship and experience with God.
- Practice true humility by boasting in the Lord.
- Call out to God with your needs and recognize his hand in providing for them.
- Don’t sample the Goodness of God, fully savor it.
- Recognize that for all people, God is either a Gracious Savior or a Punishing Judge.
One of the reasons we often lose our joy, is because we often put our joy in unstable things. Your joy is only as stable as the things you’re putting your joy in. Today’s Psalm will teach us to put our joy in the only thing that’s always stable, which is God. In this message Pastor Louis points us to Jesus as the only one who lived, died, and rose again proving his joy is the only joy that’s eternal and stable. When you put your j...
In this message from guest speaker Chris Gaynor, we explore 3 key takeaways from this Psalm.
1. Confess and Repent Quickly
2. Listen to the Voice of God
3. Worship God
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