CityRise Church

05/21/2026

Why can the desolate sing?

05/20/2026

If you missed the most recent sermon or just want to go deeper, check out this blog post based on the teachings from Pastor Ben's sermon on May 17.

You did not drift on purpose. Nobody does. You started out running well, clear on what mattered, settled in your faith, awake to the difference between what is true and what is convenient. Then something shifted. A small concession here. A subtle adjustment there. A new voice you let stay a little t...

05/20/2026

HOW TO EXPERIENCE TRUE FREEDOM

Maybe you're trying to perform for somebody else.

Or you're chasing approval from people who'll never give it.

And somewhere along the way, things have fallen out of order.

So, you feel bound up, restless, and unable to rest in who you actually are.

That's what a misplaced identity does to us. It ties us in knots.

But if we're in Christ, our identity isn't something we have to earn or perform for.

And because we're in Christ, we've been given the Holy Spirit to lead us.

So, the Holy Spirit can teach us to walk in liberty, the freedom we were made for.

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05/19/2026

The reason religions crush you (and where to find hope)

05/18/2026

God brings life where human ability has come to an end.

05/18/2026

Check out cityrise.org/sermonconversations or visit our YouTube page to hear full conversations about our sermons as our teaching pastors work together to plan the message each week!

05/14/2026

If you missed the most recent sermon or just want to go deeper, check out this blog post based on the teachings from Pastor Roger's sermon on May 10.

If you have ever felt tired in your faith, not from doing too much but from never feeling like you have done enough, you are not alone. Many believers carry a quiet exhaustion that does not come from a lack of activity. It comes from the slow grind of trying to measure up. You hear a sermon, and it....

05/14/2026

Don’t let society limit you (believe this instead)