This week at True North we continued our At the Core series with the message “A City Church.” We learned that God has placed us here on purpose—our address is our assignment. As a City Church, we are called not to be passive, isolated, or compromised, but to be for our city, seeking its peace, sharing Jesus, and celebrating every life changed. Join us this Sunday as we continue building God’s City in this city.

+ Share about the first city or neighborhood you ever lived in and what made it unique.
+ What’s one thing you love most about living in our city?

Acts 17:26
From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.

Esther 4:14
For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish.
And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?

Jeremiah 29:7
Also, seek the peace and prosperity of the city to which I have carried you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper.

1 Corinthians 2:2
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

Luke 19:10
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.

Acts 2:46
Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.

John 17:3
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

Mark 2:17
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Matthew 9:37–38
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.
Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Luke 15:7
I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

We are not just a church in the city—we are God’s City in this city, living for its good until Jesus returns.

This week we explored what it means to be a City Church. God has placed us here on purpose—our address is our assignment (Acts 17:26, Esther 4:14). We are not called to be passive, isolated, or compromising in our city, but to be forour city—seeking its peace, praying for its prosperity, and showing it Jesus.

The sermon outlined key strategies of a City Church:

+ Jesus is our message. Everything points to Him.
+ Reaching the lost is our mission. The gospel is for all people.
+ The bigger we grow, the smaller we get. Real relationships matter.
+ We’re okay not knowing everyone, as long as everyone knows Jesus.
+ Our building is a tool, not a trophy. A hospital for the hurting, not a hotel for saints.
+ We live on mission in every ministry. Every effort blesses the city.
+ We measure success by sending, not seating. Multiplication, not maintenance.
+ We celebrate the one. Heaven rejoices over every sinner who repents.

As God’s people, we live as the City of God within the City of Man. This is our time, our place, and our assignment.

+ How does it change your view of your city to know God placed you here on purpose?
+ Which of the four postures toward the city (in, against, of, for) do you see most often, and why?
+ Which of the eight strategies of a City Church challenges you the most? Encourages you the most?
+ What does it practically mean for Jesus to be our message in our daily lives?
+ Why is it important to measure success by sending, not seating?
+ Who is your “one,” and how can the group pray with you for them?

Identify one way this week to live for your city—through prayer, service, invitation, or blessing a neighbor.

+ Thank God for placing us here on purpose.
+ Pray for the peace and prosperity of our city.
+ Ask God to make us bold in proclaiming Jesus as our message.
+ Intercede for the “ones” we are praying will come home to Christ.

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