City Beautiful Church : Audio

Advent gives us a vision of the radical peace possible when God brings us all together through his messiah, Jesus.

Advent reminds us that we must learn the art of sacred waiting if we are to lay claim to the promises that God has made to us.

CHRIST THE KING SUNDAY

How has King Jesus taken a hold of my story in 2021 and drawn me into himself?

Like Thomas, we care hard and we crash hard, which can lead to hardened hearts. But even in disappointment, Jesus invites us close.

We, like these great cloud of witnesses have great examples to follow, but TODAY God is creating something NEW in the life of His Son so we can ALL reach the wedding banquet together

We, like Nicodemus, are so certain of what we have learned with our heads that it becomes difficult to discern what God is doing with our hearts.

We, like Mary, must learn to stop disqualifying ourselves from intimacy with Jesus because of our past or our 'otherness.

We like Judas, often feel shame when we value what we want from Jesus more than Jesus himself.

Saul moves from being curse-shaped, preying and plundering people in the spirit of self-righteousness to Paul being cross-shaped, practicing a faithful presence that embodies peace in the midst of long-suffering. How can we move from assuming a curse-shaped world-view to living in a Cross-shaped reality?

Sometimes our fear of not being in right-standing with God becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. We must pivot from a posture of “What must I do?” to “Where is God right now?"

Faith is a constant cycle of orientation, disorientation, and reorientation.

Our allegiance to King Jesus is a journey we embark upon together.

spending time reflecting on what the Lord has spoken over us in this season.

Love is the choice to commit to see the wholeness of the Beloved restored over time.

“Love is more than just personal sacrifice, it’s giving the best of ourselves to others for their betterment.”

Forgiveness is a virtue that enables us to continuously release others (and therefore ourselves) from the disappointments of the past.

Patience is a virtue of time in which we actively and peacefully submit to God’s presence and direction.

Humility is our ability to tell ourselves (and others) the truth about who we really are.

Radical Kindness tips the scales of blessing in the favor of the other person