City Church Long Beach Sermons
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Sunday sermons from the teaching staff at City Church Long Beach.
Episodes
- Blessed are the Question Askers: How Do You Love Difficult People?
Matt 5:44 – May 10, 2026
- How Do We Read the Bible?
How Do We Read the Bible? City Church of Long Beach
- Blessed are the Question Askers: Why Do You Use Non-Masculine Language for God?
Blessed are the Question Askers: Why Do You Use Non-Masculine Language for God? City Church of Long Beach
- Blessed are the Question Askers: How can you read the Bible as LGBTQ affirming?
Blessed are the Question Askers: How can you read the Bible as LGBTQ affirming? City Church of Long Beach
- Blessed are the Question Askers
Blessed are the Question Askers City Church of Long Beach
- The Spiritual Art of Taking Risks: Risk and Resurrection to the Way of Jesus
The Spiritual Art of Taking Risks: Risk and Resurrection to the Way of Jesus City Church of Long Beach
- The Spiritual Art of Taking Risks: Risking Community
The Spiritual Art of Taking Risks: Risking Community – John 13:1-7 – March 29, 2026
- The Spiritual Art of Taking Risks: Risking Embodiment
The Spiritual Art of Taking Risks: Risking Embodiment City Church of Long Beach
- The Spiritual Art of Taking Risks: Risking Your Peace
It can be hard to break with expectations of others. To do the unusual. It can break the peace of the status quo. And it can break the peace inside of us. And yet - so many times, that’s where real life begins. Join us as we listen in to C…
- The Spiritual Art of Taking Risks: Risk Worship
The Spiritual Art of Taking Risks: Risk Worship City Church of Long Beach
- The Spiritual Art of Taking Risks: Risking Wholeness
The Spiritual Art of Taking Risks: Risking Wholeness City Church of Long Beach
- The Spiritual Art of Taking Risks: Risk Your Life
Many of us have heard that ‘taking up your cross’ means we have to lose our selves to find Jesus. But what if there’s a self to lose and a self to find, and all along we’ve been losing the wrong self? Join us as we explore what it means to…
- Prayer Actually: Honest Answers to Real Questions about Prayer
Prayer Actually: Honest Answers to Real Questions about Prayer City Church of Long Beach
- Prayer Actually: Praying With & For Other People
Prayer Actually: Praying With & For Other People City Church Long Beach
- Prayer Actually: Praying in Public: Whys & Why Nots
If we invited you to tell us some of your biggest questions about prayer and spirituality, would something like this make your list? “Sometimes I get asked to Pray in Front of Other People, and it Makes Me Feel Icky. Help!” If yes, you are…
- Prayer Actually: Moving from Anxiety to Gratitude
Prayer Actually: Moving from Anxiety to Gratitude City Church Long Beach
- Prayer Actually: Sometimes Prayer is Quiet
Prayer Actually: Sometimes Prayer is Quiet City Church of Long Beach
- Prayer Actually: 5 Simple Movements
Prayer Actually: 5 Simple Movements City Church of Long Beach
- Weary World Rejoice: Trusting Our Belovedness
Are you starting the New Year resolving to somehow “be better” in 2026? What if our resolutions started from a place of believing we are already awesome, already unconditionally loved? How would our resolutions change? Where might we feel…
- Building Rituals
Building Rituals City Church of Long Beach
- Weary World Rejoice – We Make Room
Weary World Rejoice – We Make Room City Church of Long Beach
- How Does a Weary World Rejoice: Sing!
How Does a Weary World Rejoice: Sing! City Church of Long Beach
- Inviting Awe
This episode from City Church Long Beach Sermons is titled Inviting Awe.
- Weary World Rejoice: By Finding Joy in Connection
Weary World Rejoice: By Finding Joy in Connection - Luke 1:23-45 with Josh Lopez-Reyes, executive director of the Echo Park Immigration Center.
- Finding Joy in Connection
Finding Joy in Connection City Church Long Beach
- The Friend Who is a Partner in Purpose
The Friend Who is a Partner in Purpose City Church of Long Beach
- The Emotionally Safe Friend: David and Jonathan
6 Kinds of Friends We Need Right Now: The Emotionally Safe Friend: David and Jonathan 1 Samuel 18:1- 4 - November 16, 2025
- Companions in Suffering and Survival: Ruth and Naomi
Companions in Suffering and Survival: Ruth and Naomi City Church of Long Beach
- The Wise Mirror Friendship in the Book of Proverbs
The Wise Mirror Friendship in the Book of Proverbs City Church Long Beach
- The Friend In the Fight
The Friend In the Fight City Church of Long Beach
- Family, Forgiveness and Friendship
Family, Forgiveness and Friendship City Church Long Beach
- What was Jesus Like as a Friend?
What was Jesus Like as a Friend? City Church of Long Beach
- Hope Keeps Looking
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the evil and suffering, the meanness (big and small) we see all around us and especially on our social media feeds. Where are the glimmers of hope we need to sustain us? How do we re-focus on these things an…
- Hope In These Times
Hope In These Times City Church of Long Beach
- Hope Isn't Always Polite
Hope Isn't Always Polite City Church of Long Beach
- Hope Starts Small
Hope Starts Small City Church of Long Beach
- Sitting Shiva
Sitting Shiva City Church of Long Beach
- Zipporah and Biblical Bizarreness
- The Coin and the Fish
The Coin and the Fish City Church of Long Beach
- Jephthah
Jephthah City Church Long Beach
- Mephibosheth and Healing vs Curing
Mephibosheth and Healing vs Curing City Church Long Beach
- Our Lady of the Empty Jars
Our Lady of the Empty Jars City Church Long Beach
- Thaddaeus, the Unknown Disciple
Thaddaeus, the Unknown Disciple City Church Long Beach
- Zerubbabel and Small Things
Zerubbabel and Small Things City Church Long Beach
- Using What Little You Have
Using What Little You Have City Church of Long Beach
- As Much Dirt as Two Mules Can Carry
As Much Dirt as Two Mules Can Carry City Church of Long Beach
- Heros, Sung and Unsung
- 3 Options for Our Enemies: Revenge, Deliverance, Restoration
3 Options for Our Enemies: Revenge, Deliverance, Restoration City Church of Long Beach
- Confronting Evil
Confronting Evil City Church Long Beach
- Pride and Patience
Pride and Patience City Church Long Beach