Two Cities Church

Have you ever felt tempted to quit when you know the Lord wants you to keep going? In Acts 18:1-17, the Lord gives Paul courage to continue even in the face of opposition, and we find that he does the same for us today.

In 2 Corinthians 9, we find that our generosity should be planned, willing, and cheerful, and that giving is so foundational it's referred to as the "ministry of the saints."

In 2 Corinthians 8, we see that God has been so generous to us in his goodness and favor that the natural response is to be generous in return.

How are believers continually cleansed and made increasingly holy? In 2 Corinthians 7 we find that the Lord accomplishes this in each of us as we live by faith in the promises of God and walk in continual repentance.

What does Scripture actually tell us that heaven is like, and why should we think about it more than we do? In this message, pastor Andy Davis walks us through how Scripture answers these questions.

In 2 Corinthians 6:1-18, God invites us to work with him to impact those around us, and he warns us not to receive his grace in vain by ignoring his call to gospel partnership.

In 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 we find the motivation, perspective, identity, and message we have, and all of it motivates us to share our faith.

In 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, we find encouragement in knowing we'll receive a resurrected body, and we're met with the sobering reality that we'll all stand before God in the final judgment.

Are you willing to give up something you love for something you love even more? In 2 Corinthians 4:7-18, Paul talks about the pain he is willing to go through to bring the gospel to those he loves.

2 Corinthians 4:1-6 We do not lose heart because God is working in people's hearts and we get to be a part of it.

In 2 Corinthians 3, we learn that the New Covenant is better than the Old Covenant because it brings true freedom through Christ.

Is it worth it to hurt someone's feelings if it's ultimately for their good? In 2 Corinthians 2 we learn that ministry can be painful, but sometimes pain comes before restoration.

In 2 Corinthians 1:12-24 we see that our plans might change, but the promises of God do not.

In 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 we learn that God doesn't comfort us just so we can be comfortable... but so that we can comfort others.

In 1 Corinthians 15:1-9 we find the most important person in history and the most important event in history: Jesus and his resurrection, both of which require a response. So, what's yours?

Over 200 times a second, someone is searching this question online: “Is God real?" Listen as Lee Strobel discusses the evidence for God from cosmology and the historical evidence of the resurrection of Christ.

Most of us find it easy to worship when things are going well, but what about when we're in the wilderness? In Habakkuk 3, we're shown how to trust God even when our circumstances aren't changing.

How do we wait upon the Lord? In Habakkuk 2, we learn that, while we can't control our circumstances, we can control how we wait and who we wait with.

What do you do with unanswered prayers, doubts, and disappointments? In Habakkuk 1:1-17, the prophet Habakkuk shows us what it looks like to bring our problems to God in honest prayer.

In Revelation 3:14-22, we see that lukewarm churches and christians are comfortable, complacent, and compromised, and that the only way we can fight against lukewarmness is to let Jesus in.

In Revelation 3:7-13, we see that Jesus both comforts and commissions the church as they encounter both open doors and opposition.

Why do churches die, and what can they do to prevent it? In Revelation 3:1-6, we get an example of a dead church who is called to wake up.

Is it possible to be too tolerant? In Revelation 2:18-29, through the example of the church in Thyatira, we learn that God wants us to walk in love without tolerating sin.

In Revelation 2:12-17, we find that the church in Pergamum had good deeds but bad doctrine, so what were they missing? They were listening to the wrong voices for their ultimate authority.

In Revelation 2:8-11, we see that following Christ can result in suffering, but that God has a purpose in the pain and strategy in the suffering.

In Revelation 2:1-7, we get a picture of a church that is all head and no heart, which makes us ask, what do we do if we realize we've left the love we had at first for Christ?

We all want clearer vision for our life. In Revelation 1 verses 1-20, we learn where, how, and from whom we can gain this vision.

In Matthew 19:27-20:16, the parable of the generous landowner makes us ask: What lens will we see life through? The lens of God's grace or one of grumbling?

In Matthew 2:1-16, King Herod, the chief priests and scribes, and the wise men all have a different response to Jesus' birth, and in this we see that everyone responds to Jesus in either anger, apathy, or adoration.

Through the Parable of the Prodigal Son found in Luke 15, Jesus teaches that there are two ways to be lost, rebellion and religion, but only one way home, a relationship with him through repentance.

In Luke 14:1-24, Jesus uses the Parable of the Great Banquet to illustrate for us the importance of inviting in and honoring those who cannot repay us as that's what he did for us.

What does it look like to invest wisely versus foolishly? In the Parable of the Rich Fool in Luke 12:13-21, Jesus answers this question as he warns us against storing up riches for ourselves and calls us to lives of gratitude and generosity.

In Luke 18:1-8, Jesus confronts our arrogance, anxiety, hurriedness, and every other excuse we bring with the encouragement to keep on praying in faith.

In Matthew 18:15-35, Jesus uses the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant to teach us how foolish and dangerous unforgiveness is in the light of how greatly we've been forgiven.

In Luke 10:25-37, Jesus answers these two questions through the Parable of the Good Samaritan: Who is my neighbor? And what does it look like to love them as much as I love myself?

In Matthew 25:14-30, Jesus gives us the parable of the talents, showing us that God has made an investment in each of us. We learn that God wants a return on his investment which looks like our maturity and his mission carried forward.

Walking through Acts 20, we learn what it looks like to live a missional life as Paul makes 6 declarations that define his life and must define ours if we're going to live on mission long-term.

In Acts 19 as Paul confronts the idols of the Ephesians, we learn how to expose and destroy our own idols and are warned of the resistance we'll come up against as we do.

In Acts 17 as Paul is provoked by the city full of idols, we learn not only how to confront our own idols, but how to identify the false gods of others and see them as opportunities to share Christ.

Jesus is the only way, but there are many ways to Jesus. We see this in Acts 16 as Lydia, a slave girl, and a Philippian jailer all come to Jesus through different means.

In Acts 13 and 14, the church at Antioch shows us what it means to be a missional church that values commissioning people more than collecting people.

In Acts 11 and 12, we see the church's response to being persecuted, showing us that our problems should lead us to deeper partnerships and dependent prayer.

God is always preparing both the believer and the unbeliever for the next gospel conversation. We see this in Acts 10 and 11, as God is getting Cornelius ready to hear the gospel while also working in Peter's life to get him ready to share the gospel.

Saul had nothing going for him when it comes to encountering and being changed by Christ, and that's exactly where God met him. In Acts 9:1-22, we see that God can save anyone, and that everyone needs Jesus.

What does it look like to seek forgiveness even though we have been hurt? In Genesis 45-50, we see Joseph seeking real forgiveness with family, and we learn what it looks like to forgive as forgiven people.

What does it look like to seek out true reconciliation after you've been wounded? In Genesis 42-44, we see Joseph seeking out true reconciliation of relationship with his brothers, and we learn what it looks like to truly deal with our personal wounds.

In Genesis 40-41, Joseph's actions show us what it looks like to follow God and serve others in suffering and success.

In Genesis 39, Joseph's refusal of Potiphar's wife shows us how to avoid temptation and walk in the favor of God.

Following Joseph's story in Genesis 37, we see the dangers of dysfunctional families and are encouraged by the way God still works through them.

We're all in a spiritual battle, but in Christ, victory is possible. In Ephesians 6:10-20, we learn what we're fighting against and how to fight the battle.