Cityreach Cumberland

Just because someone has been set free doesn’t mean that they live in freedom. In this week’s message we’ll dig into the Apostle Paul’s interpretation of the old testament story of Abraham’s two wives and how they illustrate the old and new covenants. Free-born children should live a life of freedom and today’s message will address how to avoid two common areas of bondage that a Believer can fall into.

The things that you think give you significance and/or security probably don’t at all.  Jesus said that that we are not to store up treasures on earth which are subject to decay and theft, but in heaven, where they are eternally safe and secure. Listen to today’s teaching and learn what treasures in heaven are and how to get them there.

According to Jesus, if you are one of His disciples, then you are the salt of the earth and you are the light of the world. We know that salt enhances the flavor of food and light enhances one's ability to see, but how does that apply to our everyday lives? In today's teaching, you will learn how the nature of Christ in you should have a transforming effect on the culture around you.

You become the righteousness of God in Christ the moment you accept Jesus. Practically speaking, that means you stand before God as innocent, guiltless and faultless as Jesus. But, what about after that? If you’ve ever wondered about what happens to my righteousness after I sin, listen to today’s teaching and allow God’s Word to strengthen your confidence in Him and who He’s created you to be.

At CityReach Cumberland, one of our passions has always been using unlikely people in overlooked places to do extraordinary things for the Kingdom of God. In today’s message, Pastor Fred teaches from the story of Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem and how He used His disciples and a donkey to do exactly that.  Listen and see how Jesus has a plan and purpose for you too.

We’ve all heard someone quote the verse, “Judge not, that you be not judged.” When used by itself, it sounds as if Jesus is prohibiting judging altogether, but He’s not.  What He is exposing and correcting is hypocritical judging.  Listen today as Pastor Fred teaches on how we are to judge appropriately and with authenticity.

Worry is a mental distress or agitation resulting from concern over something that’s anticipated.  Since worrying will divide your attention and draw you in another direction; Jesus clearly instructs us not to do it.  Today, Pastor Fred concludes his teaching on worry, by sharing some practical questions that we must answer if we want to live worry-free lives.

Living free from worry is a key element in building a life with rock solid foundation.  In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, He tells us not to worry about the things that pertain to our everyday lives. In today’s message, Pastor Fred teaches on the first of three questions that we can ask ourselves that will help us in eliminating worry from our lives.

Jesus tells a story at the end of the Sermon on The Mount about two men who built a house. These two men both had the same desire to build, listened to the same teaching and experienced the same storm. However, in the end, one man’s house stood because it was founded on the rock, while the other man’s house fell.  Listen to this teaching by Pastor Fred to learn how to ensure that your foundation is rock solid.

Even at the young age of twelve, Jesus had a keen awareness of His purpose when He told His parents that He must be about His Father’s business.  Twenty-one years later, after Jesus fully completed His assignment on earth, He passed the baton to His disciples (and to us) when He said, “As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”  In the same way the Father sent Jesus on a mission, Jesus commissions us; and as long as there is still ONE who is far from God, the Father’s business remains unfinished.

When “the Word became flesh,” Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecy that a virgin would bear a Son and they will call His name Immanuel which means “God with us”. When Jesus took on human flesh, He gave the world a visible expression of the true nature of God the Father.  When Jesus came, grace came because Jesus is the Person of grace.   

When the angel announced that “in the City of David there has been born for you a Savior,” he wasn’t only speaking to the shepherds because the good news of the Savior’s birth was for “all people.”  In today’s teaching, we’ll look at each of the four names that Isaiah says that the Savior will be called; Wonder Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father & Prince of Peace and how they apply to us personally.