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City Church pastor, Jim Simpson, continues the series on 2 Corinthians today to round out chapter 12. Paul urges the Corinthians to use discernment and logic in placing their trust in apostles and teachers. They are to be wise, abhor sin, and follow Christ in their service. Paul led by example, serving without expectation for anything in return. Scripture from this message: 2 Corinthians 12:11-21 Romans 12:1-2 Links from this message: Last week’s message on 2 Corinthians 12, Strength During Weakness: https://youtu.be/3gVmF-qkBB0 City Church is a Bible-believing community for the people of Savannah and across the globe. We exist to make much of Jesus and to represent Him well in our community through authentic Throne Room-style worship and praise and expository teaching from the Bible. Services are in person and online every Sunday at 10:30 am. In-person services are held at 1624 E 38th St, Savannah, GA 31404. We hold prayer services in-person on Tuesdays at 6 pm. City Church Red hosts a monthly food bank for the community on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am.

City Church is a Bible-believing and teaching church. For more information visit www.citychurch.life.

City Church is a Bible-believing and teaching church. For more information visit www.citychurch.life.

City Church is a Bible-believing and teaching church. For more information visit www.citychurch.life.

City Church pastor, Jim Simpson, concludes the series on Christianity and the Occult for the month of October entitled Hidden Circles. Today’s sermon is entitled Witch of En-dor. Pastor Jim explores the biblical significance of necromancy and how it is a counterfeit to the true resurrection offered through God’s power. Scripture from this message: 1 Samuel 28:3-20 1 Kings 17:17-24 2 Kings 4:18-37 2 Kings 13:20-21 Luke 7:11-17 John 11:1-44 Matthew 27:50-54 Acts 9:36-42 Acts 20:7-12 Ezekiel 37:1-10 2 Corinthians 5:1 Links from this message: Say Their Name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udEnerFMVaY&t=199s En-Dor: https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/En-Dor City Church is a Bible-believing community for the people of Savannah and across the globe. We exist to make much of Jesus and to represent Him well in our community through authentic Throne Room-style worship and praise and expository teaching from the Bible. Services are in person and online every Sunday at 10:30 am. In-person services are held at 1624 E 38th St, Savannah, GA 31404. We hold prayer services in-person on Tuesdays at 6 pm. City Church Red hosts a monthly food bank for the community on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am.

City Church is a Bible-believing and teaching church. For more information visit www.citychurch.life.

City Church pastor, Jim Simpson, begins a new series on Christianity and the Occult for the month of October entitled Hidden Circles. Today’s sermon is entitled The Lust for Power about the Occult and its influence on Christian millennials and Gen Z. Can you be a faithful follower of Christ and engage in occult practices? Do Christians unknowingly participate in pagan practices? These questions and more are answered in today’s message. Scripture from this message: Luke 21:25-33 Proverbs 19:5 1 Corinthians 5:1-2 1 Timothy 4:1-3 Deuteronomy 18:9-12 Galatians 5:17-24 Links from this message: The Dungeons & Dragons Panic Of The 1980s Explained: https://www.grunge.com/907328/the-dungeons-dragons-panic-of-the-1980s-explained/ Satanic Panic: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/satanic-panic.html Satanic Panic (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic_panic Today 1.5 Million people identify as witches. That’s more witches than Presbyterians. https://christianaction.org/top-stories-of-the-day/witches-now-outnumber-presbyterians-in-america/ Between 1990 and 2008 Wicca grew from 8,000 participant to 340,000 Number Of Witches Rises Dramatically Across U.S. As Millennials Reject Christianity (newsweek.com): https://www.newsweek.com/witchcraft-wiccans-mysticism-astrology-witches-millennials-pagans-religion-1221019 Between 2001 and 2021 Paganism grew from 134,000 to nearly 2 million. Witches on the rise in US as TikTok, social media brings it mainstream (usatoday.com): https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/28/celtic-festival-samhain-2021-celebration-wicca-witches/6182226001/ Videos with the hashtag #witchtok have amassed more than 20 billion views. Witches on the rise in US as TikTok, social media brings it mainstream (usatoday.com): https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/28/celtic-festival-samhain-2021-celebration-wicca-witches/6182226001/ In 2017 a Pew Research Center Survey found that 68% of Americans hold to “New Age” beliefs including astrology, psychics, and the presence of spiritual energy in inanimate objects. Witches on the rise in US as TikTok, social media brings it mainstream (usatoday.com): https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/28/celtic-festival-samhain-2021-celebration-wicca-witches/6182226001/ City Church is a Bible-believing community for the people of Savannah and across the globe. We exist to make much of Jesus and to represent Him well in our community through authentic Throne Room-style worship and praise and expository teaching from the Bible. Services are in person and online every Sunday at 10:30 am. In-person services are held at 1624 E 38th St, Savannah, GA 31404. We hold prayer services in-person on Tuesdays at 6 pm. City Church Red hosts a monthly food bank for the community on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am.

City Church pastor, Jim Simpson, continues the series on Christianity and the Occult for the month of October entitled Hidden Circles. Today’s sermon is entitled gods and demons. He explores demonology as it has existed throughout history and how we interact with the spiritual forces today. Scripture from this message: Acts 19:11-20 Deuteronomy 32:8-9 Psalm 82:1 2 Kings 5:17 1 Corinthians 10:14-22 Deuteronomy 18:10-12 Leviticus 20:27 1 Samuel 16:14-16 1 Kings 22:21-23 Revelation 12:4-5 Ephesians 6:12 Links from this message: Daemonologie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemonologie Flavius Josephus: https://lexundria.com/j_aj/8.45/wst The Demons and The Friars: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/renaissance-quarterly/article/demons-and-the-friars-illicit-magic-and-mendicant-rivalry-in-renaissance-bologna/8C65F74C434FD670CEB47AE48BEC5742 The Seven Princes of Hell: https://kasikaigisitusibuya.ngontinh24.com/article/the-seven-princes-of-hell-who-are-they-and-what-do-they-represent-mythology-explained City Church is a Bible-believing community for the people of Savannah and across the globe. We exist to make much of Jesus and to represent Him well in our community through authentic Throne Room-style worship and praise and expository teaching from the Bible. Services are in person and online every Sunday at 10:30 am. In-person services are held at 1624 E 38th St, Savannah, GA 31404. We hold prayer services in-person on Tuesdays at 6 pm. City Church Red hosts a monthly food bank for the community on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am.

Pastor of City Church Savannah, Jim Simpson, responds with biblical truth to oppose the billboards commissioned by California's governor, Gavin Newsom, in pro-life states to promote abortion tourism to California. On one particular billboard, Newsom wrongly uses Scripture to deceive and coerce. City Church stands against the blatant misuse of Scripture to promote what God Himself opposes. City Church Savannah is a Bible-believing and teaching church for the people in the city of Savannah and beyond. We meet weekly in person and online Sundays at 10:30 AM. 1624 E 38th St, Savannah, Ga 31404 citychurch.life

City Church pastor, Jim Simpson, continues the series on Christianity and the Occult for the month of October entitled Hidden Circles. Today’s sermon is entitled Unknowing Vessels. He discusses the ways that even Christians can be unknowing vessels for the demonic because of misuse of alcohol, drug use, sexual immorality, and other ways we open ourselves up to be used by the deceiver. Scripture from this message: Revelation 21:3-8 James 3:9-10 Proverbs 18:20-21 Hebrews 9:22 Luke 22:19-20 Romans 3:23-25 Revelation 8:1 Leviticus 10:9 Numbers 6:3 Deuteronomy 29:6 Judges 13:4, 7, 14 Proverbs 20:1; 31:4 Isaiah 5:11, 22; 24:9; 28:7; 29:9; 56:12 Ephesians 5:18 Demon Possession: Matt. 9:32-33, Luke 11:14, Matt. 12:22-23, Mark 9:14-29, Matthew 17:14-20, Matt. 8:28; Mark 5:2; Luke 8:27, Mark 5:3, 5, Luke 8:29 Luke 4:33-35, 36 John 4:16-24 Mark 1:27 Links from this message: What does the Bible say about drinking alcohol / wine?: https://www.gotquestions.org/sin-alcohol.html Blood Sacrifice: https://blackwitchcoven.com/ceremonial-magic-and-sorcery/tools-in-ceremonial-magic/blood-sacrifice/ Pagan Practices: https://amazingdiscoveries.org/S-deception-tongues_ecstatic-language_pagan 11 Times Jesus Took Demons Seriously: https://epicpew.com/11-time-jesus-took-demons-seriously-and-why-you-should-too/ City Church is a Bible-believing community for the people of Savannah and across the globe. We exist to make much of Jesus and to represent Him well in our community through authentic Throne Room-style worship and praise and expository teaching from the Bible. Services are in person and online every Sunday at 10:30 am. In-person services are held at 1624 E 38th St, Savannah, GA 31404. We hold prayer services in-person on Tuesdays at 6 pm. City Church Red hosts a monthly food bank for the community on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am.

Pastor of City Church Savannah, Jim Simpson, responds with biblical truth to oppose the billboards commissioned by California's governor, Gavin Newsom, in pro-life states to promote abortion tourism to California. On one particular billboard, Newsom wrongly uses Scripture to deceive and coerce. City Church stands against the blatant misuse of Scripture to promote what God Himself opposes. City Church Savannah is a Bible-believing and teaching church for the people in the city of Savannah and beyond. We meet weekly in person and online Sundays at 10:30 AM.

City Church pastor, Jim Simpson, continues the series on Christianity and the Occult for the month of October entitled Hidden Circles. Today’s sermon is entitled Magic's Perpetual Destination about the Occult and its subtle influence on how we view holidays, seasons, and celebrations. We find the gods and goddesses worshiped in the Old and New Testatments still being worshiped today. Scripture from this message: Romans 1:18-27 2 Corinthians 11:13-15 Acts 19:27-29 Ezekiel 30:16-17 Exodus 7:7-8:19 2 Timothy 3:7-8 Genesis 3:5 Links from this message: Unraveling the Many Mysteries of Tituba, the Star Witness of the Salem Witch Trials | History| Smithsonian Magazine The Mysterious Enslaved Woman Who Sparked Salem’s Witch Hunt - HISTORY Were any 'witches' burned at Salem? | Live Science Bastet | Symbols & Facts | Britannica City Church is a Bible-believing community for the people of Savannah and across the globe. We exist to make much of Jesus and to represent Him well in our community through authentic Throne Room-style worship and praise and expository teaching from the Bible. Services are in person and online every Sunday at 10:30 am. In-person services are held at 1624 E 38th St, Savannah, GA 31404. We hold prayer services in-person on Tuesdays at 6 pm. City Church Red hosts a monthly food bank for the community on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am.

City Church pastor, Jim Simpson, begins a new series on Christianity and the Occult for the month of October entitled Hidden Circles. Today’s sermon is entitled The Lust for Power about the Occult and its influence on Christian millennials and Gen Z. Can you be a faithful follower of Christ and engage in occult practices? Do Christians unknowingly participate in pagan practices? These questions and more are answered in today’s message. Scripture from this message: Luke 21:25-33 Proverbs 19:5 1 Corinthians 5:1-2 1 Timothy 4:1-3 Deuteronomy 18:9-12 Galatians 5:17-24 Links from this message: The Dungeons & Dragons Panic Of The 1980s Explained: https://www.grunge.com/907328/the-dungeons-dragons-panic-of-the-1980s-explained/ Satanic Panic: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/satanic-panic.html Satanic Panic (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satanic_panic Today 1.5 Million people identify as witches. That’s more witches than Presbyterians. https://christianaction.org/top-stories-of-the-day/witches-now-outnumber-presbyterians-in-america/ Between 1990 and 2008 Wicca grew from 8,000 participant to 340,000 Number Of Witches Rises Dramatically Across U.S. As Millennials Reject Christianity (newsweek.com): https://www.newsweek.com/witchcraft-wiccans-mysticism-astrology-witches-millennials-pagans-religion-1221019 Between 2001 and 2021 Paganism grew from 134,000 to nearly 2 million. Witches on the rise in US as TikTok, social media brings it mainstream (usatoday.com): https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/28/celtic-festival-samhain-2021-celebration-wicca-witches/6182226001/ Videos with the hashtag #witchtok have amassed more than 20 billion views. Witches on the rise in US as TikTok, social media brings it mainstream (usatoday.com): https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/28/celtic-festival-samhain-2021-celebration-wicca-witches/6182226001/ In 2017 a Pew Research Center Survey found that 68% of Americans hold to “New Age” beliefs including astrology, psychics, and the presence of spiritual energy in inanimate objects. Witches on the rise in US as TikTok, social media brings it mainstream (usatoday.com): https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/28/celtic-festival-samhain-2021-celebration-wicca-witches/6182226001/ City Church is a Bible-believing community for the people of Savannah and across the globe. We exist to make much of Jesus and to represent Him well in our community through authentic Throne Room-style worship and praise and expository teaching from the Bible. Services are in person and online every Sunday at 10:30 am. In-person services are held at 1624 E 38th St, Savannah, GA 31404. We hold prayer services in-person on Tuesdays at 6 pm. City Church Red hosts a monthly food bank for the community on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am.

City Church is a Bible-believing and teaching church. For more information visit www.citychurch.life.

City Church pastor, Jim Simpson, continues the series on 2 Corinthians today to round out chapter 11. He discusses whether relationships outweigh cultural demands. Our relationships should play a major role in changing our theology, politics, and belief systems. He discusses why conviction will cause a person to go to unspeakable lengths to uphold it. A real pastor labors for and protects the church. How does this apply to pastors today? Scripture from this message: 2 Corinthians 11:16-33 Links from this message: Last week’s message on 2 Corinthians 11: https://youtu.be/2r3RiB-hWiA Bible Reading Plan for this week: 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 Psalm 69 Job 1 City Church is a Bible-believing community for the people of Savannah and across the globe. We exist to make much of Jesus and to represent Him well in our community through authentic Throne Room-style worship and praise and expository teaching from the Bible. Services are in person and online every Sunday at 10:30 am. In-person services are held at 1624 E 38th St, Savannah, GA 31404. We hold prayer services in-person on Tuesdays at 6 pm. City Church Red hosts a monthly food bank for the community on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am.

City Church pastor, Jim Simpson, continues the series on 2 Corinthians today in chapter 11. He follows along as Paul continues to encourage the church in Corinth to not fall prey to false teachers or a different gospel. We, like the Corinthians, can fall prey to false teaching. Paul is claiming that they will tolerate bad doctrine, teaching, or instruction because people oftentimes accept that because the same name is used it’s therefore the same. The Jesus of Islam, the Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventists, ets. is not the same Jesus. We cannot fall victim to the teachings that “all is Christ” and the universalist thoughts that we can all believe in different things and still reach heaven, nirvana, or utopia. Scripture from this message: 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 2 Corinthians 10:17-18 Links from this message: Last week’s message on 2 Corinthians 10: https://youtu.be/Z2Vm5xNrvHI Bible Reading Plan for this week: 2 Corinthians 11:1-15 Psalm 140 Ezekiel 13 City Church is a Bible-believing community for the people of Savannah and across the globe. We exist to make much of Jesus and to represent Him well in our community through authentic Throne Room-style worship and praise and expository teaching from the Bible. Services are in person and online every Sunday at 10:30 am. In-person services are held at 1624 E 38th St, Savannah, GA 31404. We hold prayer services in-person on Tuesdays at 6 pm. City Church Red hosts a monthly food bank for the community on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am.

City Church pastor, Jim Simpson, continues the series on 2 Corinthians today in chapter 10. Paul addresses accusations against him in this letter to the Corinthian church. The boldness he defends follows after his teaching on being a cheerful and abundant giver. He reminds them of the fruit of his ministry and lets the church know that he will address these issues with them face to face. He wants them to know that he is in private who he is in public. Are we who we say we are in public or do we hide our real selves in secret? Does our ministry reflect our daily lives? We are the company we keep – what does that company say about us? Scripture from this message: 2 Corinthians 10:1-18 Bible Reading Plan for this week: 2 Corinthians 10:1-18 Psalm 75 Jeremiah 9 City Church is a Bible-believing community for the people of Savannah and across the globe. We exist to make much of Jesus and to represent Him well in our community through authentic Throne Room-style worship and praise and expository teaching from the Bible. Services are in person and online every Sunday at 10:30 am. In-person services are held at 1624 E 38th St, Savannah, GA 31404. We hold prayer services in-person on Tuesdays at 6 pm. City Church Red hosts a monthly food bank for the community on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am.

Church elder Jim McLean brings the teaching of 2 Corinthians 9 this Sunday before Labor Day. He has entitled this message, “A Giving Attitude.” Paul was encouraging the Corinthians to be cheerful givers, not giving to God or others out of compulsion, but out of genuine generosity. We need this message in our modern lives as we give of our time, tithe, and talents to the church and to our communities. Does our countenance reflect the joy we should feel about the privilege of giving into the Kingdom? Scripture from this message: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 Luke 6:37, 38 Matthew 23:23 Matthew 6:31-33 Psalm 112:9, 10 Ecclesiastes 11:4, 6 Bible Reading Plan for this week: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15 Psalm 41 Proverbs 11 City Church is a Bible-believing community for the people of Savannah and across the globe. We exist to make much of Jesus and to represent Him well in our community through authentic Throne Room-style worship and praise and expository teaching from the Bible. Services are in person and online every Sunday at 10:30 am.

Pastor Jim Simpson is teaching today on 2 Corinthians 8:16-24. He explores what Paul meant when including these verses to church leadership. What was Paul requiring of them? What did he expect them to do as pastors, elders, teachers, etc.? How were they to receive those sent to them? Scripture from this message: 2 Corinthians 8:16-24 Bible Reading Plan for this week: 2 Corinthians 8:16-24 Psalm 133 Proverbs 3:27-35 City Church is a Bible-believing community for the people of Savannah and across the globe. We exist to make much of Jesus and to represent Him well in our community through authentic Throne Room-style worship and praise and expository teaching from the Bible. Services are in person and online every Sunday at 10:30 am.

Pastor Jim Simpson is teaching today on 2 Corinthians 8:1-15. We can ask some questions about this text. Was Paul a socialist? Do prophets have a place in the church? Do we give joyfully to those in need or does it feel like another pull on our purse strings to *have* to give our tithes and offerings? Did the Corinthian church give with a radical generosity or a grumbling spirit? Links from this message: Galatians Series “Road Map”: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLywSneRi3g4gj9ei-31hYUXChEVeACvcb Scripture from this message: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 Exodus 16:18 Galatians 5:22-23 Acts 11:27-29 Bible Reading Plan for this week: 2 Corinthians 7:1-16 Psalm 112 Malachi 3:6-15 #socialism #giving #tithe #abundance #offering #justice #needy #poor #generosity #prophets #prophecy #prophetic

City Church prioritizes prayer and worship as our way to give our Creator and Sustainer all the honor and glory He deserves. We listen to hear His voice speaking to us tonight as we lean into the Presence and seek His face through extended worship and prayer. August 14-September 3: 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer In-Person: 1624 E 38th St, Savannah, GA 31404 Online: citychurch.life

Church elder, Jim McLean, teaches out of 2 Corinthians 7 today. He reminds us that hard conversations are worth the heartache and pain in the moment for the fruit they can bear in the end if both parties speak and receive truth in love. Links from this message: 2 Corinthians 6: https://youtu.be/OVRcHrPdbYA Scripture from this message: 2 Corinthians 7:1-16 Romans 1:28-32 Acts 17:11 Bible Reading Plan for this week: 2 Corinthians 7:1-16 Psalm 147 Isaiah 53 City Church is a Bible-believing and teaching church. For more information visit www.citychurch.life.

Pastor Jim Simpson teaches out of 2 Corinthians 6 today, asking questions about our relationship with the world and how it influences our lives as the “righteousness of God.” When we receive the gift of salvation, we have the obligation to live out our side of that relationship by walking in righteousness and eschewing the things of the world. Links from this message: 1 Corinthians 5: https://youtu.be/_-gCrP0jme0 1 Corinthians 7: https://youtu.be/wi-8VtLQKSU Scripture from this message: 2 Corinthians 6:1-18 Isaiah 49:8 Bible Reading Plan for this week: 2 Corinthians 6:1-18 Psalm 139 Leviticus 16

Pastor Jim Simpson teaches out of 2 Corinthians 5 today, comparing and contrasting the eternal with the temporal. What does it mean to be made new? What does it mean that Christ was made sin on our behalf? How do we walk by faith and not by sight, practically and in this modern world? How will it look to appear before the judgment seat of Christ? What does it mean to be the righteousness of God? Scripture from this message: 2 Corinthians 5:1-21 Acts 24:24-25 Acts 26:24-29 Bible Reading Plan for this week: 2 Corinthians 5:1-21 Psalm 32 Daniel 9:3-19

Guest Speaker, Pastor Randy Williams, brings today’s message out of 2 Corinthians 4. He reminds us to keep pressing on through the temporal afflictions of this world because we are living in an eternal reality. We do not need to despair, lose hope, or be destroyed because we can look forward to the eternal glory of heaven. What does it look like to be renewed day by day? Links from this message: 1 Corinthians Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLywSneRi3g4jeOcHHp6FjOWZIZv3LbJX4 Scripture from this message: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 Bible Reading Plan for this week: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 Psalm 34:19-20 Isaiah 40:31