Category: Spirituality

CityLight Vision Sunday 2014

CityLight Vision Sunday 2014

At the end of every year, we like to take a moment to reflect on the past year and plan for the year ahead. The Lord has done amazing things through us in 2013, and we know 2014 is going to be even better! We thank God every day for what He is doing at CityLight...

Forest and the Trees

Forest and the Trees

Forest and the Trees We are now about halfway through Genesis as we read through the Bible together. This is a good time to step back from the individual stories in order to gain a better picture of the larger story. 1) The Bible contains a unified message. Each night...

Character Development

Character Development

The following is an adaptation of the sermon 'Character Development' preached by Pastor Mike White on Sunday, 1/5/2014, at CityLight Church. To listen to the full podcast please click here: http://bit.ly/JGh36j   Character. This is a word of immense meaning. We...

Bible Basics

Bible Basics

I am excited about CityLight NYC's initiative to read through the Bible in one year. For some of you, this may be your first time reading through the complete Scripture.  I hope to use this space to work through some selected passages.  In my years of ministry, I have...

Thanksgiving: Food for Thought

Thanksgiving: Food for Thought

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Thanksgiving is right around the corner. In a couple days, your extended family will descend upon your home – or you’ll...

Biblical Rest

Biblical Rest

Matt 11:28: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” In the Old Testament context, the people of Israel were instructed to rest on the Sabbath:  a day designated to abstain from work and revel in everything God had done during the...

Examine the Evidence

Examine the Evidence

  “Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed.” (John 20:8) In this scene, Jesus has just risen from the tomb. Mary Magdalene has run to tell Peter and John, which sends them running to examine if her claims of the...

Wise and Foolish Christian

Wise and Foolish Christian

"Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock." Matthew 7:24                   In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shares a parable comparing...