Citylight South Sermons
On Good Friday, Kids Ministry Director Doug Johnston led us through Genesis 3—the journey from the garden to the cross. We were created for perfect union with the Father, but the birth of sin in Gene…
Co-lead pastor Alex Leyva continued our series in Zechariah with a look at the condition of the Israelites’ hearts—and God’s response.
We began in chapter 7, where the Israelites were going through th…
This week, co-lead pastor Alex Leyva continues our series through Zechariah looking at the prophetic vision of the Branch. In this passage, God promises a coming leader who will unite the roles of Pr…
This week, co-lead pastor Ricky Kennedy walked us through Zechariah 4:1-14—the Vision of a Golden Lampstand. In this passage, God promises Zerubbabel that He will equip him to rebuild the temple, eve…
Throughout Zechariah's visions, we've seen how God continues to pursue the Israelites with a heart of restoration motivated by a deep, abiding love for his people. This week, co-lead pastor Ricky Ken…
This week we continued on in Zechariah 3 with his fourth vision. In this vision, the high priest, Joshua, stands before the Angel of the Lord and Satan in what is depicted as a heavenly courtroom. Jo…
This week, we continued our sermon series in Zechariah by diving into his first three visions. College Ministry Resident Trent Marshall helped us unlock the meaning behind these visions and what they…
This week, we began our new sermon series in the book of Zechariah. Co-lead pastor, Alex Leyva, walked through Zechariah 1:1-6, setting the historical context of Israel's return from exile. God remin…
This week, we wrapped up our series on prayer by studying 1 Kings 18:17-46. In this passage, we saw the incredible power of God as Elijah called on Him to reveal His might and defeat the prophets of …
This week, Brett Monge from Citylight North Lincoln led us through Psalms 42 and 43. Many of us go through seasons when God feels distant—so how should we respond? We were encouraged to bring our emo…
This week, Ricky preached from David's Prayer in the Assembly. When we Praise God for who He is and what He has done, and we set our lives on enjoying Him, that's what brings ultimate fulfillment. Ou…
This Sunday, Ricky preached about our need for prayer and walked through three perspectives of our need. In looking at the Pharisee and the tax collector, we discovered that we can, like the Pharisee…
Pastor Ricky continued our series on Praying in Light of God this Sunday teaching from Luke 11:5-13. Ricky taught us that prayer deeply matters to God, that He delights in answering our prayers, and …
This Sunday, co-lead pastor Ricky Kennedy preached Exodus 33-34:9 on the purpose of prayer. Ricky taught us that without God, we have nothing. Prayer is to know God; we must see God as beautiful, not…
This Sunday, co-lead pastor Alex Leyva started our 8 week series on prayer. Through studying Hebrews 4:14-16, Alex taught us that we are privileged to have a high priest who gives us his attention wh…
This Sunday, Resident Doug Johnston preached a stand alone sermon on Luke 2:21-38. Doug taught us that seeking the Savior requires principle, patience, right perspective, and proclamation. May we all…
This Sunday we heard from Youth Ministry Resident Matt Reed on Isaiah 61. Matt encouraged us that the Messiah's mission is to bring good news to the poor! Christ reverses sin's results, and Christ re…
Co-lead pastor Alex Leyva taught from Isaiah 49:1-13 this Sunday. Alex encouraged us that God is working his redemptive plan, even if we cannot see the whole picture and the world may look chaotic, i…
On Sunday morning we heard from our co-lead pastor Ricky Kennedy on Isaiah 11:1-10. Even though things seemed bleak for the Jews at the time, Isaiah gave them hope that Jesus is coming. Ricky encoura…
This Sunday, co-lead pastor Alex Leyva taught from Isaiah 9:1-7. Alex showed us that Jesus brings the world from darkness to light, sorrow to joy, and oppression to victory. Because of this, we can h…