City Life Church San Diego

Dale Huntington
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  • Christianity

Welcome to the City Life Church Podcast, where faith meets action in the heart of Mt. Hope. We are a diverse family of God, united by Jesus, led by Scripture, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we are committed to caring for both the spiritual and tangible needs of the lost and hurting. Through inspiring messages and practical lessons, we seek to equip and encourage you to live out God’s calling in everyday life. Join us as we grow in faith, serve our community, and share the hope of the Gospel with the world.

  1. 10h ago

    1 Corinthains: Why Christian Unity Breaks And How It Heals

    We wrestle with why division takes over so easily in church life and why Paul refuses to let anyone turn Jesus into a mascot for their side. We trace unity as healing, not passivity, and we name the practical ways the Holy Spirit empowers reconciliation that the world cannot explain.  • Corinth as a diverse city and a volatile church context  • anger as an engine for engagement and division  • Paul’s call to “speak the same thing” in 1 Corinthians 1  • unity as healing like resetting a dislocated bone  • why ghosting and empty compliance are not unity  • how factions form around leaders and preferences  • division as infection that spreads when ignored  • “Is Christ divided?” as a warning against tearing the body  • a story of choosing not to fight in a leadership conflict  • baptism as belonging to God and God’s family, not to a personality  • fighting for unity through repentance, humility, and Spirit-empowered love  Join us for our series in the Corinthians. Support the show

  2. 6d ago

    1 Corinthians: Why Paul Wrote To Corinth And Why It Still Matters

    Corinth isn’t just an ancient city, it’s a mirror. A diverse, wealthy port packed with status games and competing loyalties produced a church that looked gifted on the outside and fractured on the inside. We sit with Paul’s opening words to the Corinthians and feel the tension: the church is supposed to be about Jesus, but it can turn into a place where people fight, flex, and blend in with the surrounding culture. We connect Corinth’s chaos to ours with uncomfortable clarity. Pornography gets treated like food. Rage becomes entertainment. Christians battle on social media, and intimacy gets rewritten into whatever feels convenient, even to the point of AI systems that simulate a romantic partner. Paul’s letter lands as hope, not because the problems are small, but because God writes to real Christians with real mess and still calls them saints, set apart by grace.  Why does Paul start with warmth before correction? Why does authority matter when someone speaks hard truth into your life? We talk about choosing people with real credibility and spiritual fruit, not just loud opinions, and about finding friends who bring water instead of gasoline. Finally, we anchor on two reminders: God is generous with spiritual gifts we did not earn, and our Father gives us the strength to finish well. You can wear the “Jesus jersey” without pretending you saved yourself, and you can repent without living in fear that God will give away your seat at the table. If you’ve been carrying shame, cynicism, or exhaustion with church, press play and let the gospel reset your center. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review to help others find it too. Where do you most need faith, hope, and love right now? Support the show

  3. Oct 6

    Acts 18: What If The Person You Avoid Is Your Assignment

    We walk through Acts 18 to understand why Corinth is so divided and why a truly diverse church will always feel different. We learn how God keeps His people faithful by sending us to unexpected neighbors and shaping us through humble leadership and loving accountability.  • the value of a multi-ethnic church that chooses unity over assimilation  • Paul’s pivot from rejection to ministry with the next-door neighbor  • God’s encouragement to keep speaking without fear  • why faithfulness can look like “doing it again” with hope  • discerning hard doors and easy doors without excuses  • “sandpaper” relationships that reveal blind spots without excusing abuse  • discipleship and encouragement through real friendships in the church  • Apollos as a model of humility and teachability in Christian leadership  • accountability that heals: direct, relational, private, and kind  connect with us online at CityLifeSandiego.org.  Support the show

  4. Sep 30

    Matthew 7:21-27 Built On The Rock

    A lie can feel like a life raft right up until the storm shows up. We start with a haunting modern example, the rise of AI “ghosts” and the way we’ll do almost anything to avoid grief, discomfort, and goodbye, then we connect it to a deeper spiritual habit: building our lives on stories that sound comforting but cannot hold our weight.  From there, we land in Matthew 7:21-27, the final warnings of the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus confronts empty religion head-on. “Lord, Lord” isn’t the same as knowing him, and impressive spiritual activity isn’t the same as obedience. We talk about how foundations get exposed over time, why even good things like success, talent, and achievement can become quicksand, and how storms and temptation reveal what we actually trust. If you’ve ever wondered what “build your house on the rock” means in everyday life, this is as practical as it gets.  We also zoom out to the bigger claim underneath it all: Jesus doesn’t teach with borrowed authority, he speaks as the Word made flesh. That means his commands aren’t random burdens, they’re the design specs from the Creator who can’t lie and won’t fail you. If you feel like you’ve been faking it, drifting, or propping up a shaky faith, you’ll hear a clear invitation to repent, count the cost, and step onto a foundation that stands.  Subscribe for more, share this with someone who’s going through a storm, and leave a review if this helped you rebuild on something solid. Support the show

  5. Sep 16

    Matthew 7: Good Leaders Bear Good Fruit

    We use the sweetness of good fruit and the shock of the “little apple of death” to talk about discernment and why some voices that look safe can still poison your life. We lay out three simple guides for trust in Jesus and a practical way to measure teachers, influencers, and even our own habits by their fruit.  • the manchineal fruit story as a picture of deception that looks and smells right  • “watch what you eat” as a warning about who we listen to and what we consume  • wolves in sheep’s clothing and the fruit test from Scripture  • why charisma without holiness is dangerous and why “boring” can be safer  • how “gifts” become traps through hidden motives and scratched itches  • living water as the source of spiritual growth and lasting fruit  • Galatians 5 as a mirror for works of the flesh versus fruit of the Spirit  • cutting off gossip, factions, and backbiting inside church community  • why you cannot truly follow leaders you cannot observe up close  • practical checks for leaders: humility, repentance, biblical context, integrity  Give your life to Jesus now. Be baptized and walk with God’s church for the rest of your life as a disciple and a disciple maker. Support the show

  6. Aug 24

    Anxiety Is A Signal

    Anxiety doesn’t always show up as a panic attack. Sometimes it looks like perfectionism, procrastination, people pleasing, or checking your bank account over and over just to feel steady for five seconds. We sit with that reality and bring it to Matthew 6:25-34, where Jesus says “do not worry” to people who actually have reasons to worry: a poor, marginalized crowd living day to day under occupation. That context changes everything. We talk about anxiety as an alarm system God designed for protection, and what happens when the alarm won’t shut off. We also make a clear, compassionate distinction between everyday worry and severe, chronic anxiety, naming therapy and medication as real tools of grace with zero shame attached. Along the way, we keep coming back to a grounding refrain: anxiety can be a signal, but it cannot be your shepherd. Then we follow Jesus’ logic through the birds and wildflowers, the story of Hagar in the wilderness, and a string of biblical moments where anxious control leads people to forget who is in the boat with them. The turning point is simple and challenging: our needs are real, but they cannot become our gods. When control climbs onto the throne, faith calls us back to “seek first the kingdom of God,” and to let Jesus be the one who defines our safety and worth. If you’re tired of suffering tomorrow twice, press play, share this with someone carrying heavy worry, and subscribe so you don’t miss what’s next. After you listen, will you leave a review and tell us what your anxiety keeps trying to control? Support the show

  7. Aug 11

    Matthew 6: What Does It Mean To Live The Good Life?

    We wrestle with why “the good life” so often feels like anxiety, hustle, and never enough, then let Jesus redefine security through Matthew 6:19–24. We talk honestly about misplaced treasure, blurred spiritual vision, and the surprising freedom that comes from living under God’s rule.   • Why our culture’s version of success trains us to chase security through money, comfort, and control   • Jesus’ warning about storing treasure on earth and what it reveals about the heart   • How anxiety can expose what we are trusting to keep us safe   • The difference between owning possessions and being owned by dependence   • What a “healthy eye” means and why spiritual blindness can feel normal   • Why we cannot serve two masters and how money becomes a powerful rival   • How the Sermon on the Mount functions like a mirror that shows our need for a Savior   • Practical repentance as turning toward a better treasure through daily habits and generosity   So give your life to Jesus if you want freedom.   Support the show

  8. Jul 30

    Matthew 6:5-8 Who Is Your Audience

    If you’ve ever “switched up” when someone important walked into the room, you already understand the pressure behind Matthew 6. We’re talking about the hidden temptation to turn prayer, fasting, and worship into a performance, and the simple question Jesus asks that exposes it all: who is your audience?   Jesus’ warns about hypocrisy and being “seen by people,” we get  honest about how performative faith shows up today. It can look like praying to impress, fasting so others notice, using spiritual language we never use in private, or chasing the subtle rush of approval that comes from compliments and applause. Jesus calls it what it is: a reward that pays out fast and runs out even faster.  authentic Christian prayer is true  dependence on God and the kind of childlike trust that stops babbling and starts relating to the Father who already knows what we need. The hope underneath it all is the gospel: Jesus doesn’t perform to be accepted, and because we’re accepted in Christ, we’re finally free to stop performing too.  Support the show

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Welcome to the City Life Church Podcast, where faith meets action in the heart of Mt. Hope. We are a diverse family of God, united by Jesus, led by Scripture, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we are committed to caring for both the spiritual and tangible needs of the lost and hurting. Through inspiring messages and practical lessons, we seek to equip and encourage you to live out God’s calling in everyday life. Join us as we grow in faith, serve our community, and share the hope of the Gospel with the world.

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  • Creator
    Dale Huntington
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    76
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 City Life Church San Diego
  • Show Website
    City Life Church San Diego