Author: City Life Church
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Revelation is not your average book. So you might need a little more time to prepare and get your bearings before heading into the apocalyptic vision each week. With that in mind, we’ve put together a weekly reading plan to help you along in this series. Use the following plan to read ahead and begin…
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Revelation. I can’t recall being more excited to preach anything else. Yet, many of us bring baggage to this book. Prophecy conferences, unmanned vehicles due to rapture, Stephen King/End of Days horror, and cataclysmic war may spring to mind. While there are many jarring images in Revelation, grasping their true meaning will stir up hope,…
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Baptism is a symbolic expression of repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as Lord. Again and again we see a clear pattern: people come to faith in Jesus, and they are baptized. Baptism isn’t for extra super special spiritual Christians. It is not entrance into a Christian elite, intended only for the initiated. It isn’t…
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Dear City Life, Last week Austin/Travis County returned to Stage 5 due to the surge in COVID cases spurred by the Delta variant’s spread. As a result of this change, Ballet Austin has once again instituted additional health and safety protocols. Most notably they are reinstituting a mask requirement while inside. They will also be conducting a…
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Dear City Life Church, We have been blessed to gather back at Ballet Austin on Sunday mornings for several months. It is a treasure to worship together side by side! We are grateful for your continued patience and prayers. Stay tuned here for the latest updates on our weekly gathering procedures. No Pre-registration: We are…
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Dear City Life, What a sweet time it was to finally gather in person for worship this past Sunday! We will be back at Park Hills again this week. We’d love for you to join us in the outdoor amphitheater of Park Hills Baptist Church (900 S Mopac Expy) at 3pm to worship together. For more details, please see this What to Expect document…
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On Tuesday, August 4, in what appears to have been a tragic accident, a massive explosion occurred in Beirut, Lebanon. Hundreds were killed in the blast, and thousands more were wounded. City Bible Church (CBC) is an Acts 29 member church planted in Beirut in 2018 and ministering amid this immense pain. The blast destroyed their…
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Video Transcript: Hey City Life Church, the elders have been discussing, praying, and asking for your feedback on our plan to gather again in person. We deeply miss worshipping together, praying with you, even sharing meals in person. We feel the limitations of our virtual connections. However, we want to be prudent when deciding on…
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In light of recent events and the rapidly changing news regarding COVID-19, we want to share a note about our church life together. First, we see this as a tremendous opportunity to be a people of hope, faith, and love. We encourage you to read Pastor Jonathan’s article and: Grieve the loss of life and pray for a…
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Hosted by the Austin Stone we are excited to share this upcoming event with you: “Engaging in radically ordinary hospitality means we provide the time necessary to build strong relationships with people who think differently than we do, as well as build strong relationships from within the family of God.” – Rosaria Butterfield One of…
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Atheist is strong word but is was one that partly defined me. For decades, I faced the stark reality that we are the result of billions of years of randomness and that the unfortunate answer to ‘what is the meaning of life’ was simple: there is no meaning. We’re here just by the happenstance of…
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I am relatively new to Christianity. However, in the past two years, I have experienced more love, community, and grace than I previously thought possible. For much of my life, I felt a nagging insecurity lurking in the back of my mind. Petrified at the thought of being misjudged by others, I developed a knack…
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