PROLOGUE------We have spent 21 days in centering prayer, focusing our attentions and affections on God. What a precious time it has been. The nearness of God is surely for our good. The kindness of the Lord truly leads us to repentance. The ste

21 Days 2020 | Day 20 | Sign of the Kingdom - Unity & Peace

Jan 20th, 2020 14m 31s

SCRIPTURE-----“I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb … And they were shouting with a great roar, ‘Salvation comes from our God who sits o

21 Days 2020 | Day 19 | Sign of the Kingdom – Generosity

Jan 19th, 2020 13m 8s

SCRIPTURE------“They shared everything they had.” -Acts 4:32DEVOTIONAL------“And all the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.” (Acts 4:32)Where co

21 Days 2020 | Day 18 | Sign of the Kingdom – Justice

Jan 18th, 2020 16m 8s

SCRIPTURE------“For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and wrongdoing.” Isaiah 61:8DEVOTIONAL------We see in Isaiah 61 that God defines quite clearly what He loves and what He hates. He loves justice. That means he loves fairness, equa

21 Days 2020 | Day 17 | Sign of the Kingdom – SOZO (Salvation, Healing & Deliverance)

Jan 17th, 2020 12m 24s

SCRIPTURE------For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save (sozo) that which was lost. Luke 19:10DEVOTIONAL------Jesus came to ransom back what was lost. To rescue his glorious inheritance which is us! Yes, He came to save all of mankind.

21 Days 2020 | Day 16 | Sign of the Kingdom – God's Presence (Part 2)

Jan 16th, 2020 11m 30s

SCRIPTURE------And He said, "My presence shall go with you.” -Exodus 33:14 DEVOTIONAL------Romans 8:19 says that “All creation is eagerly waiting, yearning to see the unveiling of God’s glorious sons and daughters!” What is creation waiting for

21 Days 2020 | Day 15 | Sign of the Kingdom – God's Presence

Jan 15th, 2020 13m 38s

SCRIPTURE------For in him we live and move and have our being. -Acts 17:28DEVOTIONAL------From the beginning, God established a precedent by walking in the garden daily with Adam and Eve. We were all made to walk with and experience God’s prese

21 Days 2020 | Day 14 | Sign of the Kingdom - Belonging

Jan 14th, 2020 14m 26s

SCRIPTURE------Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God. -Galatians 4:6-7DEVOTIONAL------Today

21 Days 2020 | Day 13 | Sign of the Kingdom - Repentance

Jan 13th, 2020 12m 36s

SCRIPTURE------Do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance? Rom. 2:4DEVOTIONAL------Jesus said, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has co

21 Days 2020 | Day 12 | Praying from Heaven to Earth

Jan 12th, 2020 12m 30s

SCRIPTURE------Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10 (NIV)DEVOTIONAL------When teaching the disciples to pray, Jesus said, “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven”. His langua

21 Days 2020 | Day 11 | Selah

Jan 11th, 2020 14m 56s

SCRIPTURE------Deep calls unto deep. Psalm 42:7 KJVToday is Day 11. It is the midpoint of our 21 days of prayer and fasting. We have covered a lot of deep truths that can transform our hearts and the way we understand ourselves, our God, and o

21 Days 2020 | Day 10 | We are Named by God

Jan 10th, 2020 11m 45s

SCRIPTURE------I’ve called your name. You’re mine. Isaiah 43:1DEVOTIONAL------Just as God calls himself by many names … so He has many beautiful, powerful, and wonderful names for us. In fact, our many names are rooted in God’s name. And thus,

21 Days 2020 | Day 9 | God as King

Jan 9th, 2020 12m 27s

SCRIPTURE------Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Tim 1:17DEVOTIONAL------Today we will begin to focus on God as King. He is our Creator. He is our Father. He is good. He is

21 Days 2020 | Day 8 | What's in a Name?

Jan 8th, 2020 13m 40s

SCRIPTURE------I will protect him, because he knows my name. PS. 91:14DEVOTIONAL------Yesterday we began to meditate on becoming familiar with the names of God. In Psalm 138:2 God states that “He exalts His Name and His Word above all things”.

21 Days 2020 | Day 7 | Knowing the Names of God

Jan 7th, 2020 12m 42s

SCRIPTURE------“David said ... I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts.” 1 Samuel 17:45 DEVOTIONAL------Have you ever noticed the difference you feel when someone talks about someone you have met versus someone that you have not met? The

21 Days 2020 | Day 6 | Abiding in God's Presence

Jan 6th, 2020 10m 21s

SCRIPTURE------Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. John 15:9DEVOTIONAL------One of the most fruitful things we can do to impact the world is position ourselves to be completely, extravagantly, and profoundl

21 Days 2020 | Day 5 | God is a Good Father

Jan 5th, 2020 14m 13s

SCRIPTURE------So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. Luke 15:20 (NIV)DEVOTIONAL-----

21 Days 2020 | Day 4 | God is Love

Jan 4th, 2020 14m 36s

SCRIPTURE------Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but r

21 Days 2020 | Day 3 | Jesus is Knocking

Jan 3rd, 2020 13m 54s

SCRIPTURE------Rev 3:20 Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.DEVOTIONAL------One of the most important things that we need to remember a

21 Days 2020 | Day 2 | Prayer is a Conversation

Jan 2nd, 2020 13m 37s

SCRIPTURE------“My sheep hear my voice...” John 10:27-28 ESVDEVOTIONAL------When I figured out that prayer didn’t have to be laborious but was merely a conversation, I began to pray in a whole new way. I started to discover that talking to God

21 Days 2020 | Day 1 | With God, Not for God

Jan 1st, 2020 14m 2s

SCRIPTURE------We love him, because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 KJVDEVOTIONAL------One night when my son was about 4 months old, I stayed up all night staring at him. I was so amazed by this beautiful gift God had given me, I just wanted to

21 Days 2020 | Intro

Dec 27th, 2019 4m 1s

INTRO––––––As the Church of the City family, we feel compelled to begin 2020 much like what we did in 2019, with 21 days of prayer and fasting. Fasting is a discipline that brings breakthrough and we’ve been wondering, “what is God waiting to p

Lent 2019 | Day 30 | Tetelestai (It is Finished)

Apr 19th, 2019 12m 46s

SCRIPTURE------When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished” (Greek - Tetelestai). John 19:30DEVOTIONAL-----As C.H. Spurgeon says, tetelestai conveys “an ocean of meaning in a drop of language, a mere drop. It would ne

Lent 2019 | Day 29 | “I thirst.”

Apr 18th, 2019 10m 53s

SCRIPTURE------“I thirst.” -John 19:28DEVOTION------Here is another reminder that Christ joined us in our humanity. The eternal Word who was in the beginning, who was with God, and who was God (see John 1:1) has agreed to take on the weak

Lent 2019 | Day 28 | “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Apr 17th, 2019 10m 53s

SCRIPTURE------“ Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour, And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsa