City Life with Raymond Cazis

"Prioritizing God" August 6, 2017

Pastor Cazis continues the series "Lord Teach us to Pray" Text: Matthew 6:9 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

"Personal" July 30,2017

Pastor Cazis continues the series "Lord Teach Us To Pray" This message looks at the personal nature of God as taught in today's text Matthew 6:9 9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

"Instructions from Jesus" July 23, 2017

Pastor Cazis starts a new series on prayer with a message entitled "Instructions from Jesus." Text - Matthhew 6:5-16 5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which se...

"How People Live" July 16, 2017

This week, filling in for Pastor Cazis, is another member of the International Baptist Church staff, Pastor Ronald Longhofer. Today's text starts at Hebrews 10:38: 10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained...

"With Us Is The Lord Our God" July 9, 2017

This week, filling in for Pastor Cazis, is another member of the International Baptist Church staff, Pastor Ronald Longhofer. Texts: Hebrews 12 1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the s...

"Jonah" July 2, 2017

Pastor Cazis has one last message for the "Behold Your God" series. He looks at the nature of God in his interactions with Jonah. Text: Jonah 1:1-10 1 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and ...

"Recognizing His Voice" June 25, 2017

Pastor Cazis on Recognizing God's Voice. Text: Ephesians 5:15-17 (KJV) 15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

"Just Like Dad" June 18, 2017

Pastor Cazis welcomes guest speaker Jeffrey Reed with a message for Fathers Day. Today's Text: Luke 15:11-32 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose...

"Faithful" June 11,2017

The last message in the "Behold Your God' series. Text: Psalm 119:89-90 89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. 90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. King James Version

"He is Faithful" June 4, 2017

Part of the "Behold Your God" series. Text Lamentations 3:21-24 21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. King James Version

May 28, 2017 "The Love of God - Part 2"

Part of the "Behold Your God" series. Text: 1 John 4:14-16 14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. 15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. 16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. King James Version

"The Love of God" May 21, 2017

Part of the "Behold Your God" series Text: 1 John 4:8 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. King James Version

"Just - Part 2" May 14,2017

Part of the "Behold Your God" series. Text: 1 Corinthians 3:9-15 9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. 10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, preci...

Guest Speaker Stuart Mason - May 7, 2017

Stuart Mason is Pastor at Timberline Baptist Church in Sherwood, Oregon. 2 Kings 4:18-37 (KJV) 18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. 19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he said to a lad, Carry him to his mother. 20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and then died. 21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of God, and shut the door upon him, and we...

"Just" - April 30th, 2017

Part of the "Behold Your God" series. Text: Genesis 18:25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Wisdom April 23, 2017

Part of the "Behold Your God" Series. Text: Corinthians 2:6-10 6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, n...

Resurrected

From the Easter Sunday 9 AM service, 4/16/2017 Text Acts 4:23-31 4:23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. 24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: 25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? 26 The...

Holiness

Part of the "Behold Your God" series. Text: 2 Samuel 6:1-11 1 Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the Lord of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. 3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the s...

Holy

Part of the "Behold Your God" series. April 2, 2017 Today's Text Isaiah 6:1-8 1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. 2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. 3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory. 4 And the posts ...

God's Sovereignty Applied

Part of "The Behold Your God" series. March 26,2017 Today's text: Genesis 41:14-25 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh. 15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. 16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall gi...

Who is Like God or is Equal to God? 3/19/2017

Today's Text: Isaiah 40:25-31 25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. 27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God? 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard,...

Responding to God's Goodness 3/12/2017

Today's Text: Psalm 84:11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

A Proper View of God