Citizen Church Podcast

Citizen Church
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We are a Christ-centered, Spirit-led, Kingdom-building movement, committed to the physical and spiritual renewal of cities and nations, and restoring hope and purpose to every person.

  1. 3d ago

    Marriage In Every Season - Good Ol' Days

    Every marriage moves through seasons — and it's easy to get stuck longing for the one you had instead of embracing the one you're in. Whether you're newly engaged, raising toddlers, running a full house, watching your kids leave, or rediscovering each other as empty nesters, this message will help you make the most of exactly where you are right now. This week, Pastor Dustin and Mandy walk through the 5 Seasons of Marriage and share three practical shifts every couple needs to make: Stop chasing a feeling. Young love says "I can't imagine life without you." Mature love says "I've lived a lot of life, and I'm still choosing you." Feelings may start a relationship, but choices sustain it. Don't get stuck in a season. Every season of marriage gives you new roles — husband and wife, parents, empty nesters, grandparents, caregivers. The danger isn't in the season changing; it's becoming so nostalgic for an old one that you miss what's beautiful about the one you're in now. Grow together as you change. The goal of marriage was never to avoid change — it's to keep growing toward each other instead of away from each other as you do. Because in the end, marriage isn't only about happiness — it's about holiness. And what marriage reveals in us, God can use to refine us. Scriptures referenced: Proverbs 24:3 — By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established. Proverbs 20:6 — "Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?" Ecclesiastes 3:1 — "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." Ecclesiastes 7:10 — "Do not say, 'Why were the old days better than these?'" James 1:19 — "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." Ephesians 5:25 — "Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." Proverbs 27:17 — "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." Galatians 5:22-23 — the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. A prayer for your marriage: Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of marriage. Help us to choose each other in every season and to never take for granted what You have given us. Give us grace to embrace where we are, wisdom to grow together, and strength to remain faithful through every change. Use our marriages to shape us, refine us, and make us more like You. May our marriages honor You and show the world what faithful love looks like. Amen

    Marriage In Every Season - Good Ol' Days

  2. Aug 9

    Building A Home Worth Remembering - Good Ol' Days

    One day your kids and grandkids will describe what it was like growing up in your home. What will they say? In this message, Pastor Dustin kicks off our new series, Good Ol' Days, with a simple but weighty question: what will your children and grandchildren say was passed down because of you? Every family is building a legacy, whether intentional or not. Scripture is clear that faith is meant to be passed from generation to generation, but that only happens when we're intentional about how we build our homes. Pastor Dustin walks through four practical shifts every family can make to become a home worth remembering: making God the center of your home, planting your family in God's house, living for something bigger than yourselves, and building rhythms your kids won't forget. He's honest that your family doesn't need to see a perfect Christian — they need to see a real one. Whether your kids are little or grown, it's not too late to start building something that outlasts you. Watch now, and if this speaks to you, share it with someone building a home of their own. New here? We'd love to have you join us in person or online. Subscribe for the rest of the Good Ol' Days series. A prayer for our kids: Heavenly Father, thank You for the kids You have entrusted to us. May they know You, love You, and find their identity in You. Give them wisdom to make good choices, courage to stand for what is right, and strength to resist what would pull them away from You. Surround them with the right friends and Godly influences. Help them grow in confidence, kindness, and character. Give them favor with their teachers, leaders, coaches, and friends. Use their lives to bring light wherever they go. Go before them, walk beside them, and let Your hand of favor, blessing, and protection rest upon them. In Jesus' name, Amen.

    Building A Home Worth Remembering - Good Ol' Days

  3. Aug 2

    The Parable of the Wedding Banquet - Stories: The Parables of Jesus

    You're invited. The only question is how you'll respond. In Matthew 22:1-14, Jesus tells the story of a king who prepares a wedding banquet for his son and sends servant after servant to bring people in — even after being refused, ignored, and mistreated. It's a parable about God the Father (the King), Jesus (the son), and the Kingdom of God (the banquet). And it closes out our series with one of the most direct pictures in Scripture of who God is, how we respond to Him, and what He actually requires of us. Pastor Dustin walks through three truths from this parable: The King Keeps Inviting God doesn't send one invitation and walk away. He keeps pursuing us — often in ways we don't expect: through people, through pain, through success, through conviction, and even through our own questions. The King Deserves a Response The parable shows three ways people respond to God's invitation: some reject Him outright, some neglect Him by getting distracted with ordinary life (Hebrews 2:3), and some try to approach Him on their own terms. As Pastor Dustin puts it, "The enemy doesn't always tempt us with evil. Sometimes he distracts us with ordinary life." The King Provides What He Requires The banquet has a dress code, and none of us can meet it on our own (Romans 3:10, 23; Isaiah 64:6). But God doesn't just demand righteousness — He supplies it. Through Christ, we're clothed in a righteousness that isn't our own (2 Corinthians 5:21, Galatians 3:27). "The gospel is not God pretending we are righteous. It is God giving us the righteousness of His Son." Religion says, "Become worthy." Jesus says, "Receive what I have done." Key Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14, Romans 3:10, 22-24, Isaiah 64:6, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Galatians 3:27, Hebrews 2:3

    The Parable of the Wedding Banquet - Stories: The Parables of Jesus

  4. Jul 26

    The Parable Of The Good Samaritan - Stories: The Parables of Jesus

    We all read this parable and assume we're the hero. But before you can extend mercy like the Good Samaritan, you have to admit you were once the man in the ditch — helpless, wounded, and unable to save yourself. In this message, Pastor Dustin walks through Luke 10:25-37 and asks the question we usually skip: who are you really in this story? The lawyer looking for loopholes instead of opportunities to love? The robbers who use people as a means to an end? The priest and Levite who see the need and walk past because it's inconvenient? Or the wounded man who needs someone to stop for him? The good news isn't "try harder to be the Good Samaritan." The good news is that Jesus is the one who crossed the road for us — He saw us helpless, bound our wounds, paid our debt, and promised to come back for us. Only people who've received that kind of mercy can actually give it away. If you've ever walked past a need because it cost you something, or you're exhausted from trying to earn what's already been given, this message is for you.

    The Parable Of The Good Samaritan - Stories: The Parables of Jesus

  5. Jul 19

    Are You Cozy? - Guest Speakers

    Pastor Jeff Osborne returns to Citizen Church today as our guest speaker, back after his powerful message at our Rally Conference earlier this year. Pastor Jeff is bringing a message titled "Are You Cozy?" from John 5:1-6, the story of the man at the pool of Bethesda who had been sick for thirty-eight years. Jesus asks him a question that cuts right to the heart: "Do you want to be made well?" Pastor Jeff will walk us through four questions that we all need to sit with: Do you have a condition you've grown too comfortable with? Do you recognize your season? Do you have a bed you're still holding onto? And do you realize who is speaking to you? Sometimes the thing keeping us stuck isn't the condition itself, it's how cozy we've gotten with it. Come ready to be stirred.

    Are You Cozy? - Guest Speakers

  6. Jul 12

    The Parable Of The Talents - Stories: The Parables of Jesus

    You’ve Been Given More Than You Think — Are You Using It, or Burying It? Every one of us has been entrusted with something — time, talent, influence, resources, calling. The question isn’t whether God has given you something to steward. The question is what you’re doing with it. In this message, we walk through Jesus’ Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) and uncover three truths that reframe how we see everything in our hands: God Gives — Everything we have was never fully ours. We’re not owners; we’re managers of what God has entrusted to us. God Expects — Fear tells us to bury what we’ve been given. But fear rarely says “don’t” — it usually just says “wait.” God Rewards — Faithfulness with a little leads to trust with much. God isn’t looking for perfection. He’s looking for faithfulness. If you’ve ever buried a calling, a dream, a gift, or an opportunity because you were afraid — this message is for you. It’s time to stop living with buried potential and start putting what God gave you to work. Don’t leave what’s in your hands in the ground.

    The Parable Of The Talents - Stories: The Parables of Jesus

  7. Jul 5

    The Parable Of The Persistent Widow - Stories: The Parables of Jesus

    Have you ever prayed for something so long that you finally just... stopped asking? Not because you stopped believing God could — but because you weren't sure anymore that He would. If that's where you're at, this message is for you. In Luke 18:1-8, Jesus tells the story of a widow with no power, no status, and no advocate — who refuses to stop showing up before an unjust judge. It's not a story about praying harder. It's a story about what your prayer life reveals about what you actually believe about God. In Week 5 of our "Stories: Parables" series, Pastor Kim walks through this parable and unpacks four qualities of a persistent prayer life: discipline, patience, trust, and perseverance — showing why God's delay is never His absence, and why waiting is often where He does His deepest work. If you've ever wondered whether your prayers are getting through, this message will change how you see the wait. Watch now, and if it encourages you, like, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs it. Luke 18:1-8 (NIV)

    The Parable Of The Persistent Widow - Stories: The Parables of Jesus

  8. Jun 28

    The Parable Of The Unmerciful Servant - Stories: The Parables of Jesus

    You love being forgiven. But forgiving someone who actually hurt you? That's a different story. Maybe you walked into today carrying a name. A memory. A betrayal that was real, intentional, and never apologized for. And somewhere along the way you picked up the idea that forgiving means forgetting — or that you have to feel it before you can do it. No wonder it feels impossible. In this message, Pastor Chris walks through Jesus' Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:21-35) and shows us that forgiveness isn't about excusing what happened. It's about refusing to let what happened define who you become. You'll learn three truths that lead toward forgiveness: remembering how much you've already been forgiven, releasing the people who have hurt you — and understanding what forgiveness actually does and doesn't mean — and why real forgiveness isn't something you manufacture on your own. It's supernatural. Unforgiveness feels powerful. But it eventually becomes a prison — and most of the time, the person trapped inside is you. Today can be freedom. Watch and find out how.

    The Parable Of The Unmerciful Servant - Stories: The Parables of Jesus
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We are a Christ-centered, Spirit-led, Kingdom-building movement, committed to the physical and spiritual renewal of cities and nations, and restoring hope and purpose to every person.

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  • Creator
    Citizen Church
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    25
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    © Citizen Church 2026
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