Jesus tells us a story in Matthew 13 about a field where wheat was planted—but an enemy came while everyone was sleeping and sowed weeds in the same soil. And just like bamboo, the enemy’s work often ...  Read More

Because you give, we were able to deploy the inaugural family mission trip to El Salvador. We witnessed five salvations, assisted over 100 in the medical clinic, welcomed 500 VBS attendees, and led 65...  Read More

Hey Church Family,This week has been a great opportunity of outreach with Vacation Bible School at our CityRise Missouri City campus. We have had an amazing time there, hosting an English VBS in the m...  Read More

When Jesus taught the parable of the sower, He wasn’t just offering an agricultural metaphor. He was describing the reality of our spiritual growth. Every one of us is cultivating some kind of soil in...  Read More

Because you give, we are able to go on mission annually to Kenya. Through our work, CityRise has led hundreds of people to Christ through medical clinics in the Massai Mara, trained African pastors, a...  Read More

Hey Church Family,Did you know that one of our sermon clips on Instagram has 165,000 views? Did you know that our number one most viewed page on our website is cityrise.org/summer? Did you know that o...  Read More

Proximity matters. Those two words carry a weight that touches every aspect of fatherhood. In Matthew 3:17, we hear the voice of the Father speaking over Jesus: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I a...  Read More

Over and over again, the Scripture contrasts a tongue for righteous living and a tongue that is wicked....  Read More

Because you give, we were able to host hundreds of children and middle school students for VBS and VBX this week, and this incredible event culminated with 10 baptisms on Friday! With worship, teachin...  Read More

Dear Church Family,This week at CityRise, we were right in the middle of two of the biggest events of our summer! At our West U Baptist campus, over 330 elementary children and more than 100 dedicated...  Read More

Phil Jackson, legendary coach of the 1990s Chicago Bulls, once said, “Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.” That is not just true for b...  Read More

Did you know that statistics tell us that if a child doesn’t come to faith by their 13th birthday, they most likely never will come to faith in Christ?...  Read More