City Church Garland

In this sermon Pastor Keith explains that prayer is essential to our relationship with God. Through prayer we communicate our praise, hopes, fears, pains, desires, requests, confessions, petitions & thanks to God. And through it we encounter God and find the help that we need in this life.

This is a podcast from primarily sermons preached at City Church Garland.

In the sermon Pastor Keith explains what the grace of God is, how is influences our lives and ways that we can grow in grace as Christians. Here's some of the ways grace influences our lives: Grace saves us- Titus 2:12-13, Ephesians 2:8-9 Grace sanctifies us- Titus 2:13 Grace strengthens us- 2 Cor. 12:9, 1 Col. 15:10 Grace enables us to serve- 1 Peter 4:10-11 Grace glorifies God - Ephesians 1:6, 1 Peter 4:11 Grace causes gratitude - 2 Cor. 4:15 Grace leads to praise - Ephesians 1:6 Grace humbles us - Ephesians 2:9 Grace comforts us- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Grace gives hope- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 How Do We Grow in Grace? Faith - Depending upon God -Romans 5:1-2, Ephesians 2:8-9 Humility - James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:6 Scripture - listening to God -Acts 20:32 Prayer - Pouring out your heart to God - Hebrews 4:16 Fellowship- gathering with the people of God Ephesians 4:32, Hebrews 10:24

In this sermon Pastor Keith explains what Christian fasting is, why we Christian are to fast, how to engage in a fast and what to expect when you fast.

In this sermon Nathan Forbes shares about necessity of prayer for every Church and every Christian.

In this sermon Pastor Keith explains how the birth of Christ was a historical & miraculous event that took place to fulfill God’s promise of sending a Messiah King to rescue His people & eternally reign in their lives.

In this sermon Pastor Keith explains how Christians are called to live faithfully in light of the first & second coming of Jesus.

Every person needs encouragement to keep going forward in doing God’s will. And Christian’s are called to encourage one another. In this sermon Pastor Keith explains how the Gospel gives us hope & encouragement in the face of grief, death & persecution and is a source to encourage & comfort others.

This is a podcast from primarily sermons preached at City Church Garland.

In this sermon Brian Durham shares about the ministry of the Apostle Paul to the Thessalonians. He shares about the heart of his Christian leadership and how we can learn from his examples as well as the Thessalonians who imitated his example.

In this sermon Pastor Keith explains how the Gospel has life changing effects on those who receive & believe it’s message. And ministers of the gospel must be bold, sincere and gracious as they share the message.

In this sermon Pastor Keith explains that Jesus gave His life as a ransom for us through enduring unjust punishment & death. He answers these three questions about Jesus from the Scripture: What happened to Jesus? Why did this happen to Jesus? How are we to respond?

In this sermon from Mark 14 Pastor Keith explains that Jesus was betrayed, arrested, abandoned & unjustly condemned so that we might be accepted, forgiven, justified and be with Him forever.

This is a podcast from primarily sermons preached at City Church Garland.

In this sermon Dr. Justin Bass explains what it looks like to follow the example of the sons of Issachar in are our current times. The sons of Issachar were said to be “men who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do” 1 Chronicles‬ ‭12:32‬ ‭ESV‬‬

In this sermon Pastor Keith explains how Jesus prayerfully bore the painful weight of our sin in obedience to the Father displaying His love for and commitment to us.

In this sermon Pastor Keith explains how the loving sacrifice of Jesus on our behalf accomplished for us what we could not do for ourselves and is the basis of our friendship with God. Regular remembrance of it is to be a central focus for followers of Jesus.

In this sermon Kevin Diaz explains how Jesus is worthy of our worship and those who recognize His worth will offer sacrifices of love, devotion an adoration like the woman in Mark 14 did with her costly oil.

In this sermon Pastor Keith explains how the last days will be accompanied by difficult times and God’s people must be alert and watchful to persevere faithfully to the end. And he highlights the practical truths that Jesus taught in light of those events such as: - Resist Deception (Mark 13:5-6) - Resist Panic (Mark 13:7-8) - Recognize that Persecution Will come (Mark 13:9-13) - Remember that God Will Help You Advance His Mission (Mark 13:10-11) - Resolve To Be Awake (Mark 13:33-36)

In this sermon Pastor Keith explains that Jesus is Lord and Messiah, and in His divine authority He condemned the pretense and pride of the religious leaders yet commended the authentic offering and devotion of a poor widow.