Citizens Weekly
Citizens Church exists to create, baptize, equip, and empower disciples of Jesus in Bryan/College Station. To learn more about Citizens Church, visit us online at citizensbcs.com.
Episodes
274 episodes
Holy Spirit: Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit Himself is the greatest gift to us. He always comes with the Father's love. How do we receive this great gift of the Holy Spirit? Find out as Steph takes us through scriptures that point to the simplicity of being receivers in l...
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Holy Spirit: Part 2
In Holy Spirit Part 2, we go deeper into who the Holy Spirit is and why He was given. From Genesis to Pentecost, we see that God has always been inviting humanity into His life of love. Before power or gifts, the Spirit’s primary purpose is to ...
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Holy Spirit
As we begin our new series on the Holy Spirit, this message is both a warning and an invitation. Jesus looks for fruit, not just religious activity. Through the fig tree, the parable of the ten virgins, and stories of genuine revival, we are co...
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Hunger and Thirst
After a prolonged season of prayer and fasting, as Citizens shared for 21 days in January, we may turn easily back to life as usual, meaning to old appetites as usual. However, prolonged fasting produces in us new wine not fit for old wine skin...
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First Fruits: Converting Sauls
Good stories are worth revisiting. The Acts 9 story of Saul's conversion—familiar to most Bible readers—welcomes a fresh reading from a different angle, looking less at Saul and more at the supporting cast of characters who each play significan...
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First Fruits: Undivided Hearts
In our second week of First Fruits, Kathryn teaches on undivided worship. Together, we identify potential altars we may have built up in our hearts in addition to Jesus. Looking at the lives and worship of King David and King Solomon brings us ...
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First Fruits: Prayer, Fasting and Vision - Tables
In this first Vision sermon of the First Fruits series, we are reminded why we exist, where God is leading us, and why we are fasting. As culture shifts into a post-Christian, deeply lonely age, Jesus is inviting us into a renewed focus on crea...
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Advent: Everlasting Father
In this Advent teaching, we explore the third prophetic throne name given to Jesus: Everlasting Father—a King whose rule is marked by protection, provision, identity, and comfort. Rather than relating to Jesus as distant or conditional, we’re i...
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Advent: Mighty God
Isaiah 9 speaks of a child who will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Listen as we explore the might of our God and the two places of guaranteed access to his power and strength.
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Advent: Wonderful Counselor
We begin Advent with an introduction to the season and an exploration of how the child given to us in Isaiah 9, this Wonderful Counselor, is the same conquering King praised in Heaven as "the LORD God Almighty who was and is and is to come" (Re...
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Isaiah 61: Carriers of the Kingdom: The Identity and Authority of Isaiah 61
In this teaching, we dive into the life-changing message of Isaiah 61 and explore what it truly means to live as people anointed, restored, and empowered by God. Jesus declared this passage fulfilled when He announced that the Kingdom of God ha...
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Isaiah 61:3b-5: The Renewal: Oaks of Righteousness and Restorers of Ruins
"…to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of hi...
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Isaiah 61:1b-2: Binding the Broken (Then and Now)
We could easily read Isaiah's message of hope as singularly directed to ourselves and our individual moment. However, gaining a clearer picture of how Isaiah offered his prophecies and how they may have been received broadens the possibility of...
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Isaiah 61:1: Good News for the Poor
The Servant came to bring good news for the poor. Jesus came for the poor, the needy and the wanting and longs to use us to reach his lost sheep.
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Spiritual Warfare: The Demonic
Nick dives deep into the reality of spiritual warfare—specifically the demonic strategies aimed at God’s people. Drawing from Luke 4, we see Jesus in the wilderness—hungry, tested, and targeted by the devil himself. Yet, He stands firm.
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Kingdom Tensions: Defensive Warfare
From 1 John 1 and 2, this sermon explores practical means and behaviors every believer can engage to keep satan and his forces at bay.
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Kingdom Tensions: The Devil
This week we explore what scripture has to say about evil, Satan and the demonic.
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Kingdom Tensions: The World: The System That Shapes Us
The Israelites had left Egypt, but now God wanted to get Egypt out of them. Like them, we are deeply shaped by the culture and environment around us. Scripture calls us not to conform to the patterns of this world—but how do we actually do that...
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Kingdom Tensions: The Kingdom of God
After defining the Kingdom of God and watching it unfold throughout Scripture, we would be wise to examine the ways we attempt--falsely and rightly--to advance God's Kingdom in our personal and shared domains. In 2025, let us not be enticed to ...
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Kingdom Tensions: The Flesh
Scripture is clear about the role of spiritual conflict in our flesh. What encompasses our flesh and how do we win in the battle against ourselves?
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Kingdom Tensions: The Spirit
Week 2 of our fall series, Kingdom Tensions, focuses in on the tension between spirit and flesh, with a focus on the spirit. The week, we answer three questions:1. What is our spirit?2. Why does it matter that we have one?3. What do...
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Kingdom Tensions: The Flesh, The World, The Devil
This series will lay the foundation for our upcoming exploration of Kingdom Tensions. Life in the Kingdom is full of tension—because when we say yes to Jesus, we step into conflict. We find ourselves in tension with our flesh, moving against th...
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