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Pastor Seth Baltzell closes out this awesome series called "WTF: Where's the Fun?" with a great word about fulfillment and joy through Jesus. Service times: 8:15am | 9:30am | 11:00am Visit us at cityhope.tv for more info!
Pastor Seth Baltzell is excited for Vision Sunday! This message is all about the future and purpose for YOU & City Hope Church! Service times: 8:15am | 9:30am | 11:00am Visit us at cityhope.tv for more info!
Pastor Seth Baltzell gives an important message from week 2 of our "WTF: Where's the Fun" series. Visit cityhope.tv for more info!
Pastor Seth Baltzell launches the new series called "WTF: Where's The Fun" with a message called "Missing All The Fun". Service Times: 8:15am ll 9:30am ll 11:00am Look us up at cityhope.tv for more info!
Pastor Karis Baltzell takes us in to week 2 of our series, "Heart & Soul" with a sermon titled, "Serve".
Lead Pastor Seth Baltzell starts off Week 1 of our series, "Heart & Soul" with a sermon titled "People".
Week Two of our series 'First Things First' THE POWER OF PAPER Matthew 19:16-22 1. Wealth competes with God for our AFFECTIONS. Matthew 6:24 2. It will cause people to miss HEAVEN altogether. Matthew 19:23-24 3. Loving money will CORRUPT us. 1 Timothy 6:10 4. How we USE money determines what we CARE about. Matthew 6:19-21 THE BIG IDEA Matthew 6:31-33 Money loses its power over our lives when we decide we want GOD'S power and presence on this earth more than OUR own prosperity and possessions on this earth. HOW TO CRAVE HIS KINGDOM INSTEAD OF CASH 1. Give God what is HIS. 2. Look for ways to use what is left to build his KINGDOM. 3. Focus on NEEDS instead of wants. 4. Find CONTENTMENT with what you already have.
Week Six of our series 'Stronger' Ephesians 6:10-17 HELMET-OLOGY 1. Our Salvation is PERSONAL. (1 Peter 1:8-9) 2. Our Salvation is EXPENSIVE. 3. Our Salvation is INCONVENIENT. (John 15:20) 4. Our Salvation is our PROTECTION. (Romans 12:2) 5. Our Salvation is our IDENTITY. (Colossians 1:21-22) THE BIG IDEA Knowing who we ARE protects how we THINK. KNOWING OUR IDENTITY 1. Protects us from Satan's reminders of the PAST. - Revelation 12:10 2. Protects us from Satan's distractions of the PRESENT. - Luke 12:22-31 3. Protects us from Satan's distortions of the FUTURE. - 1 Thessalonians 5:8
Week Five of our series 'Stronger' Ephesians 6:10-16 THE BIG IDEA Faith PROTECTS me from an enemy that wants to CONSUME me. PROTECTED BY FAITH 1. The arrows the enemy uses to consume us - Doubts - Discouragement - Division - Disobedience 2. The arrows are DIRECTED. - Ephesians 6:11 3. The arrows are more DANGEROUS than they first appear. - James 1:13-15 4. Our faith needs to be FRESH. - Romans 10:17 5. Faith is stronger when we are together. - Ecclesiastes 4:12
Week Four of our series 'Stronger' GOSPEL = God doing for US what we can't DO for ourselves. Ephesians 6:10-15, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 THE BIG IDEA I can stand in PEACE because God is FIGHTING for me. STANDING IN PEACE 1. Peace is a PROMISE. Isaiah 54:10, John 14:27 2. Peace doesn't PANIC. John 14:27, 2 Timothy 1:7 3. Peace doesn't RUN. 1 Corinthians 16:13 4. Peace is SUPERNATURAL. Philippians 4:6-7