CITYLIGHTS Church Podcast

Abram and Lot || God and Man

For most of us, waiting does not come naturally. Today, we have access to information, products, and destinations faster than ever and we still struggle with patience and waiting. Abram leaves his home heading for a new land God has yet to reveal. As he journeys he finds the call of God putting him through a significant season of waiting. How do you respond when God tells you to wait? What is God doing in our years of waiting?

IQ: How is your faith learning to wait?

Abram in Egypt || God and Man

How does faith grow? The Bible teaches that faith is a gift from God and according to Jesus, can grow from small to great over time. Studying the life of Abram teaches us how God can take a person of no faith, to great faith, and ultimately friendship with Him. In his first season of Abram's walk with God, Abram’s life  Abram and his family are faced with famine. How will this test ultimately affect Abram's faith?

IQ: What are you trusting to protect, provide, and promote you?

The Call of Abram || God and Man

What have been the biggest moves in your life? What have been the effects of your leaving homes, jobs, and relationships? God's plan to redeem the world through Abram begins with a call from him to move from his homeland. God calls Abram to leave not only the bad parts of his past but the good parts as well: his country, his people, his family. Moving forward Abram is given a vague but powerful picture of what his life will be with God. This is enough for Abraham to trust and follow. Is this enough for you?

IQ: Where has God called you to go?

Babel || God and Man

As humans, we are all builders by nature. As kids, we build legos and forts, and as we grow we continue to build our homes, careers, communities, churches, businesses and beyond. Genesis 11 presents a moment when humans built a tower to ‘reach the heavens’ and ‘make a great name for themselves’. In response, God interrupts their plans by scattering them and installing diverse languages in the nations. Have your plans ever been interrupted by God? In this passage, we reflect on the things we build and listen for what God may be calling us to build in light of the finished work of Jesus.

IQ: What is God building in and through you?

Covered in Grace - Oliver Wong || God and Man

Noah’s family exit the ark in the same place as Adam and Eve have eaten the fruit. One of his sons repeats the sin cycle of their forefathers but two of the sons respond to temptation in a new way. Join us as we continue our study through Genesis.

IQ: How do you respond to sin around you?

Who We Are - Oliver Wong || Vision Sunday

For our first Sunday Service of 2020, we took time as a church to remember who we are. Reflecting on the Scriptures, our church mission, and stories from the year we considered how God might grow us as in community and calling this year.

IQ: How will the spiritual family at CITYLIGHTS grow in 2020?

Good News, of Great Joy for All People - Oliver Wong || Christmas Service 2019

Join us as we celebrate Jesus; the King that brings good news, of great joy, to all people.

Eve and Mary - Oliver Wong

This week we look forward to Christmas and ponder the trust and wonder Mary had when she discovered the coming of Christ.

IQ: How will you worship this Christmas?

The Covenant - Oliver Wong || God and Man

Throughout the Bible, God uses covenant to define the relationship between man and Himself. Following the flood, God establishes a covenant with all people of all generations. What does God's covenant with Noah tell us about the heart of God?

IQ: Am I living aware of the mercy of time? 

The Ark - Oliver Wong || God and Man

Do you know someone who walks with God? Enoch and Noah were known to walk faithfully with God and find life. Continuing in our study of Genesis, the Flood and the Ark become a powerful portrait of the grace of God and the only path to life.

IQ: Do you know the grace of God?