City Church Boulder

In the modern West, the problem of evil and suffering remains one of the greatest challenges to faith: If God is good and all-powerful, why do evil and suffering exist? If He cares, why doesn’t He intervene? And if He can intervene but doesn’t, what does that say about His goodness? What makes this even more difficult is that suffering refuses to stay philosophical—often forcing itself into our lives without permission. What do we do with that tension? CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

The claim “Jesus is Lord” has always been contested-and it still is. In a world shaped by competing stories about truth, identity, and meaning, we’re here to wrestle with the person of Jesus and the weight of His claims. These conversations are honest, grounded, and shaped by a desire to live with both conviction and compassion as we follow Jesus in the modern world. CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

Across the world, billions gather to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus—a moment that has shaped history for over 2,000 years. But the question is: is it true? Because if it is, it changes everything. C.S. Lewis said it this way: “Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, is of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

As we kick off our “Wonderful Controversial Jesus” series, we will set the tone for the entire series by looking at Jesus, who held the tension of compassion and conviction together, and who teaches us to do the same. CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

When we think about the gifts of the Spirit, we often think of power—signs, wonders, and miracles. But Scripture points us to something even greater: a community shaped by radical, self-giving love. What if the most convincing evidence of God’s Spirit at work isn’t just what we do—but how we love? CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

What is the greatest gift the church needs today? Jon Tyson argues that it’s the gift of discernment, and Tyler Staton says nothing matters more than learning to discern the voice of God. In a cultural moment filled with noise, competing narratives, and spiritual confusion, followers of Jesus Christ must learn how to recognize truth, resist deception, and follow the leading of the Spirit. In this sermon we explore why discernment matters, how it grows, and why it may be one of the most crucial spiritual gifts for the church today. CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

Be with Jesus. Become Like Jesus. Do what Jesus did. We continue our series, looking at how we partner with the Spirit of God to “do the Jesus stuff;” this week we take a practical look at the gift of healing for the work of the kingdom. CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

Are you longing for more? More of God? More of his presence and power working in and through your life? Lean in as we look at the presence, power, promise, and work of the Holy Spirit in and through us for Jesus and His Kingdom. CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

What thermometer do you use to gauge your spiritual health? When have you felt closest to God? Farthest away? What do you think are the causes? How do you know if your assessment is reliable? Jesus has a clear picture of health for his apprentices - do we? CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

Last week we looked at hearing God’s voice through the scriptures-His written word. Learning to hear God’s voice through His written word is how we learn to hear His voice everywhere else. The scriptures are the training ground. This week we are learning to hear or speak God’s voice on behalf of an individual or group-or in other words, to hear His voice through prophecy. CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

As we continue in our series, learning to hunger for more of God and find ourselves satisfied in Him, we come to the scriptures. The scriptures are the training ground for hearing and discerning the voice of God. CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

Fasting isn’t about self-denial for its own sake — it’s about desire. In this message, we explore why Jesus fasted, why His followers still do, and how hunger can become a pathway to deeper dependence on and partnering with God for intimacy and change. CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

As we practice the way of Jesus together, in Boulder, it is vital that we catch a vision for the long haul - to give deep and considerable thought to who we are becoming. But there is a danger in a vision becoming a dream. Dreams are what we do when we’re asleep, but vision is how we live when we’re awake. How does Jesus’ vision for our lives influence not just tomorrow- but today? CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

Who do you want to become? How do you get there? Jesus not only has a vision for the life we ache for, but a way to get us there. CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

As we continue into the new year reflecting, dreaming, listening, receiving, and being stirred with fresh vision from the scriptures and the Spirit, the invitation from Jesus and from this church family is simple: continue TOGETHER. CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

The new year gives us space to pause and realign our lives around Jesus’ vision for our lives as individuals and as a church. In this new series, we’re creating space for reflection, room to dream again, and renewed participation — we’re not leaning into a new way forward, but the same Way, with fresh intention CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

Advent is meant to reawaken hope-but not the fragile, uncertain kind we often mean when we say, "I hope." In our modern Western context, hope usually sounds like wishful thinking-something we desire but can't depend on. The bible speaks of hope very differently. What if hope was not meant to be an afterthought, but something like the engine of our lives? CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

YouVersion just released its 2025 data, and once again the most-read verse is the same one that’s topped the charts four of the last six years. That kind of consistency reveals something deeper than a trend—it points to a shared ache in the human condition. So does this mean the verse isn’t helping, or that it names a reality we’re meant to carry and embrace in the way of Jesus? CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

We live in a world humming along to the tune of cynicism; a world that often sees the church through that same lens. Yet we find the Christmas story erupting onto the pages of human history in a totally different key to a joyful and triumphant melody. Was this a one-off moment, or is joy meant to be the default key we tune our lives to in the way of Jesus? CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder

Today we lean in to hear from Kyle Tucker as he opens Matthew 1 for us as we continue our Advent series. CITY CHURCH EXISTS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THEIR WAY TO GOD FROM WHERE THEY ARE. You can find us here: www.citychurchboulder.com www.facebook.com/citychurchboulder www.instagram.com/citychurchboulder