Listen along as Pastor John addresses an important, yet difficult discipline that could change your life for the good. As part of our DEVOTION: Celebrating Simplicity series, he challenges us to consider the vital role that rest plays in seeking the shalom of God.
Attachments & Fasting
With Easter just around the corner, listen along to this message that invites us to consider a season of prayer and fasting. This is the first of several messages in this series entitled, DEVOTION: Celebrating Simplicity.
"Vision for Work" by Dusty Johnson
Listen along as Pastor Dusty continues a series on VISION that challenges us to celebrate life with purpose. This message challenges us to rethink our perspective relating to our vocational pursuits in light of the Bible's view of work.
“A job is a vocation only if someone else calls you to do it for them rather than yourself. And so our work can be a calling only if it is re-imagined as a mission of service to something beyond merely our own interests” - Tim Keller, Every Good Endeavor
"Vision for The Ordinary" by Randi Nelson
Listen along as Randi Nelson brings this timely encouragement and challenged to expand our vision as it relates to the ordinary and practical places in our lives.
"Vision for Relationships" by Dusty Johnson
Listen along as Pastor Dusty brings this second message in the VISION series that challenges us to celebrate life with purpose. This message focuses on upgrading our vision for relationships in light of the CitySalt theme calling us to “Celebrate Goodness” in the way we see and interact with the world around us.
This message includes references to the following:
- Reference to Child Voice, Parent Voice and Adult Voice
- Reference to Dr. Jill Bolt Taylor’s TedTalkx on the Brain
- Reading of Colossians 3:1-17 NLT
"VISION: Celebrating Life with Purpose" by Dusty Johnson
Listen along to Pastor Dusty as he begins this first message in a series aimed at challenging us to look to God for a renewed sense of His purpose and activity in our lives.
"Born Again" by Dusty Johnson
Listen along as Pastor Dusty starts the new year continuing the Childlike Series with this message from John 3. In this message he invites us to open up to the Holy Spirit's ministry that can enable us to see and enter into God's Kingdom activity.
"Invitation To Wonder" by Randi Nelson
Listen to Randi Nelson as she invites us to rediscover a sense of wonder this Christmas season as we work through a number of obstacles. As part of the Childlike Series, this message includes a video segment from Rob Bell called, "Rediscovering Wonder." This message also includes a special music performance of the song, "I Wonder As I Wander."
"An Example of A CitySalt Church" by Lee Schnabel
Listen along to Lee Schnabel who is our Foursquare Missionary currently based in Santiago, Chile'. Lee brings a message from Acts 13 that highlights three things about the early church in Antioch that made them a CitySalt Church.
"A Season of Waiting" by Randi Nelson
Listen along to Randi Nelson as she brings a word of encouragement and purpose those of us in a season of waiting on the Lord.
"God of New Beginnings" by Jim Holm
Listen along to special guest Jim Holm as he shares a timely message regarding God's activity in our beginnings. God was, has been and still is present and active in our lives and for that we have much to celebrate!
Jim and Dalene live in the Silverton area and Jim serves as the Missional Director for the North Pacific District of Foursquare churches.
"Celebrate Goodness" by Dusty Johnson
Listen along as Pastor Dusty shares a message from Jeremiah 29 that he believes carries a prophetic impetus for the name CitySalt. He challenges and encourages us to have eyes to see God at work, even though our culture may not be sympathetic to our faith.
10 Year Anniversary
Listen along as SouthHills Church celebrates and reflects on 10 great years. The service included a recap of the SouthHills story told by Pastor John Rice, a video montage of special guests, a catered lunch by Mucho Gustos and an exotic animal display by ZanyZoo for the kids.
We were also joined by Larry and Sue Spousta who brought a word of encouragement and blessing as we honored the past as SouthHills Church and embraced our future with the new name: CitySalt Church.
Larry Spousta is Supervisor of the the North Pacific District of Foursquare churches.
"Salty Conversations" by John Rice
Listen along to Pastor John Rice as he challenges us to re-think how we look at sharing our faith with others.
"Change Happens 2.0" by Dusty Johnson
Listen along to this message by Pastor Dusty as he helps us understand the difference between change and transition while looking at a story from Luke chapter 8.
"Change Happens" by Dusty Johnson
Listen along as Pastor Dusty brings a message that addresses our response to changes we experience throughout our lives. Will we respond with an attitude that reflects a heart of ownership or stewardship?
"Salt 6.0 The Right Amount" by Randi Nelson
Listen along as Randi Nelson continues with message #6 in the “Salt of the Earth” series. This message references a passage in John 9 where Jesus heals a blind mind. In the story we see the authentic witness of a man that does not say more than he knows, but simply testifies that "I once was blind and now I see."
"Salt 5.0 - A Change Agent" by Dusty Johnson
Listen along as Pastor Dusty continues with message #5 in the “Salt of the Earth” series. It was Jesus who called his followers "the salt of the earth." And what he meant was both simple, yet profound. The "Salt of the Earth" - Re-Discovering Divine Purpose unpacks a number of powerful and relevant spiritual parallels that exist between the role of salt and followers of Jesus.
This message references a passage in John 21:1-19 where the love of Jesus is expressed toward a close friend of Jesus who did the one thing he said he would never do.
"Salt 4.0 The Absorption-Accelerator" by Dusty Johnson
Listen along as Pastor Dusty continues with message #4 in the “Salt of the Earth” series. It was Jesus who called his followers "the salt of the earth." And what he meant was both simple, yet profound. The "Salt of the Earth" - Re-Discovering Divine Purpose unpacks a number of powerful and relevant spiritual parallels that exist between the role of salt and followers of Jesus.
"Salt 3.0 A Preserving-Helper" by Dusty Johnson
Listen along as Pastor Dusty continues with message #3 in the “Salt of the Earth” series. It was Jesus who called his followers "the salt of the earth." And what he meant was both simple, yet profound. The "Salt of the Earth" - Re-Discovering Divine Purpose unpacks a number of powerful and relevant spiritual parallels that exist between the role of salt and followers of Jesus.
This message references a passage in John 8 that is a wonderful illustration of how we can be a preserving help to those caught between poor choices and condemning voices. As a Christ-followers, we are meant to be a preserving help to those around us. By choosing to play our part (without overplaying our hand), we can help to keep things from going bad, while sustaining witness of hope.