The City Gates Church

God has a plan for the suffering in our lives.

God has a plan for the suffering in our lives.

Death is an enemy conquered by Jesus; new life begins now!

The challenging times of tension in our life provide the ingredients for God to grow our faith. 

God provides help where we are weak. 

The hope of future glory sustains Christians through suffering today. 

The Holy Spirit lives inside Christians and makes all the difference. 

Practical steps from Scripture for controlling your thoughts. 

The mind can be defiled; it can also be cleansed by the Gospel. 

The things you choose to focus on affect the outcome of your life 

From start to finish, salvation is God's gracious work.

In Christ, there is no condemnation for struggling believers who feel like spiritual failures. 

Rules are good, but in a relationship with Jesus, we find the power to change. 

Jesus is Alive! Abound in telling the Good News.

The promise of God is that you can find joy, freedom, and fulfillment by telling yourself no and telling Him yes. 

God is the author of life, which should be appreciated, esteemed, and protected. 

Marriage is a gift from God, Proverbs gives us four keys to maintain it. 

 Remember what God has done and ask what He wants to do next. 

A King has come to rule in peace but is immediately opposed. 

The birth of Jesus is good news that brings joy to all people 

When God's plans seem impossible, we need faith. 

God offers hope when our situation is dark. 

Adam's sin brings death to all; Jesus' death offers us new life.

Seven benefits Christians receive from Jesus' victory over death. 

Jesus provides lasting peace in crisis; trust Him with your struggles. 

God intends for spouses to help each other just as He helps us. 

God initiates relationships with sinners, giving them peace, hope, and love. 

Abraham had reasons not to believe God, but he trusted Him anyway and was saved by faith. 

God calls messed up people into a divine relationship to receive blessing. 

No one is good enough on their own.

It's possible to be very religious and very wrong.

“Respectable” people are still guilty before God. 

Homosexual attraction belongs under the authority of God

Change is possible with dependence and diligence. 

Pornography is a plague on God's good plan for sexuality. 

We must know the boundaries of sex, know our spouse, and know that sex is not God. 

God has a plan for our sexuality and it's a good one. 

We walk into wrath when we walk away from God. 

Most of our problems result from suppressing what we know about God. 

People need to be saved; that's nothing to be ashamed of. 

A relationship with God leads to friendships with unlikely people. 

Christians living in the capital have a God-given identity in Christ. 

When true worship comes out of us, it is obvious and attractive to unbelievers. 

Why doesn't worship seem to “work” for me? 

True worship can happen anytime, anywhere.

True worship is an attitude before it's ever an action 

Worship on earth prepares us for worship in Heaven. 

The Christian life is filled with relationships, some are delightful, others discouraging, but one is constant.