Luke 24:32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” 33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The Lord has READ MORE…
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Sunday, April 23, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. in the Kirk Family YMCA’s Community Room before our Sunday worship service A light breakfast will be served, and childcare is available upon request. We believe that BAPTISM is given to us by the Lord Jesus Christ as a means of grace. Baptism is a visual and symbolic demonstration of a person’s salvation by READ MORE…
Into the spring and summer we continue our study in the book of Revelation as we come to visions and signs from chapters four to twenty. These cycle with intensifying imagery to show the judgment, persecution and salvation of this age unto Christ’s glorious second coming. Bringing allusions from across the Scripture, these heavenly pictures are meant to encourage Christians in every generation READ MORE…
If you are a newcomer to Citylight, we invite you these gatherings this winter. If you are interested in attending either or both of these, please contact pastor Derek Lam HERE to RSVP. Newcomer Gathering – Sunday, February 12 Membership Class – Sundays, February 19 and 26 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. in the Kirk Family YMCA’s Community Room before our Sunday worship service READ MORE…
Into the new year, we continue our study in the book of Revelation as we come to Jesus’ letters to the seven churches in chapters two and three. Jesus “loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father” (Rev. 1:5-6). Jesus perfectly knows us and particularly addresses READ MORE…
The celebration of Advent – which means “coming” or “arrival” – helps focus our attention on Jesus first coming in humility – His birth, ministry, death and resurrection – as well as His second coming in glory. Advent is celebrated on the four Sundays before Christmas to our Christmas Eve service. In these worship gatherings, children and READ MORE…
And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. 2 John 6 The apostle John wrote three pastoral letters in the holy Scripture — 1 John, 2 John, and 3 John. In all of READ MORE…
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted ninety-five theses on the church door at Wittenberg—an action that helped to spark the Protestant Reformation. We are indebted to the Reformers’ courageous stand against the civil and ecclesiastical forces of their day as they recovered the truth and purity of the Gospel. And now almost five hundred years READ MORE…
This year Citylight heads again to north Roanoke County as we will gather at scenic Walrond Park for a worship service and our fall party. Rather than our regular Sunday service at the Kirk Family YMCA, we will gather here in the park shelter for a time of prayer, singing and God’s Word. Afterward, we will enjoy food READ MORE…
For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 1 Corinthians 4:15 The apostle Paul wrote Spirit-inspired letters to churches and ministry partners, but yet he never used the word “disciple” in these. It is not that Paul READ MORE…