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The City Worship Experience

Inner Circle: Who's Your Butt-Kicker?

Welcome to The City! We are a people, a place, and a movement helping each other to live like Jesus and impact the city of Columbia. Our vision is to form community, uncover purpose, and create heaven on earth.

Locations & Times

204 S 9th St, Columbia, MO 65201, USA

Sunday 10:45 AM

Welcome to The City!!!!
Where the spirit of the lord is there is freedom. You are welcome to worship freely in this space however you feel led. Stand up, sit down, kneel - whatever is meaningful to you - you’re free to do it. You’re also welcome to try something new you’ve never done before.

We’re honored and grateful that you are here to worship God and to worship God with us today.

The Gospel, Ryan Stevenson

A restless generation We're turning over every stone Hoping to find salvation In a world that's left us cold Can we get back to the altar? Back to the arms of our first love There's only one way to the Father And He's calling out to us To the captive, it looks like freedom To the orphan, it feels like home To the skeptic, it might sound crazy To believe in a God who loves In a world, where our hearts are breaking And we're lost in the mess we've made Like a blinding light, in the dead of night It's the Gospel The Gospel that makes a way It's the Gospel that makes a way It's the cure for our condition It's the good news for us all It's greater than religion It's the power of the Cross So can we get back to the altar? Back to the arms of our first love There's only one way to the Father And He's calling out to us To the captive, it looks like freedom To the orphan, it feels like home To the skeptic, it might sound crazy To believe in a God who loves In a world, where our hearts are breaking And we're lost in the mess we've made Like a blinding light, in the dead of night It's the Gospel The Gospel that makes a way It's the Gospel that makes a way It's the Gospel that makes a way! It's the Gospel that makes a way The amazing news of the Gospel Is not that we can receive Jesus into our lives But that He's already received us Into His In my own life, it means forgiveness When I know I deserved the fall It called me out of my darkness And carried me to the Cross In a moment, my eyes were opened In that moment, my heart was changed Like a blinding light, in the dead of night It's the Gospel To the captive, it looks like freedom To the orphan, it feels like home To the skeptic, it might sound crazy To believe in a God who loves In a world, where our hearts are breaking And we're lost in the mess we've made Like a blinding light, in the dead of night It's the Gospel The Gospel that makes a way It's the Gospel that makes a way It's the Gospel that makes a way! It's the Gospel that makes a way It's the Gospel The Gospel that makes a way...

Children at The City
Children are welcome in worship. We value their presence. For all children (big and small) we have 3 metal baskets on the tables with fun stuff in them.

Children can also attend Children’s Worship. If you’re interested in that, a First Impressions Team member will meet you in the back and escort you and your child to the Children’s Worship area.

Stay Connected!
We've established a handful of ways for you to stay connected with The City Worship Movement throughout the week.

First: Head over to www.ComoCreatesHeaven.com and join our email list! You'll receive updates on all news and events happening within The City.

Second: Like us on Facebook to stay plugged into the ongoing conversation. https://www.facebook.com/TheCityMVMT/

Third: Check in, share posts, or tag us (#TheCityMVMT) on Facebook.

Fourth: Add @TheCityMVMT on Instagram for active updates on all City happenings! https://www.instagram.com/thecitymvmt/

Fifth: Complete the connect card on the clipboards. It’s a great way to indicate your next step, your desire to serve, and more

YouVersion

The YouVersion Bible App is one resource The City utilizes to help you engage with the Sunday morning message. Here, you’ll have access to the worship music, scripture, main message points, and more. Follow the link below or go to your App store to download YouVersion - it’s a little brown Bible. Once downloaded, open the app and go to More > Events > Search 'Missouri United Methodist Church' to find us. Make sure to save the event to be able to reference it in the future.

https://www.youversion.com/the-bible-app/

When We Pray, Tauren Wells

People hurting, people broken Beaten down and feeling hopeless Wonder if it's gonna always be this way Who will speak up for the captive Show some love and heal a past that Binds the wounds we think will never go away But what if we could be a people on our knees As one before the King 'Cause we believe All the world starts changing When the church starts praying Strongholds start to break Oh, when we pray Prison walls start shaking At the sound of praising Nothing stays the same Oh, when we pray Oh, when we pray, oh I see revival rising I see hope on the horizon As a generation stepping out in faith Because we will be a people on our knees As one before the King Yeah we believe All the world starts changing When the church starts praying Strongholds start to break Oh, when we pray Prison walls start shaking At the sound of praising Nothing stays the same Oh, when we pray Oh, when we pray, oh Let Your kingdom come, Lord Let Your will be done All the world starts changing When the church starts praying Strongholds start to break Oh, when we pray

Look Up Child, Lauren Daigle

Where are You now When darkness seems to win? Where are You now When the world is crumbling? Oh I, I-I-I, I hear You say I hear You say Look up child, hey Look up child, hey Where are You now (where are You?) When all I feel is doubt? Oh, where are You now When I can't figure it out? Oh I, I-I-I, I hear You say I hear You say Look up child, hey Look up child, hey Look up child, hey Look up child, hey Look up… You're not threatened by the war You're not shaken by the storm I know You're in control Even in our suffering Even when it can't be seen I know You're in control Oh I, I-I-I, I hear You say I hear You say Look up child, hey Look up child, hey Look up child, oh-oh-oooh I hear You say, You say, You say Look up child, hey I hear You say, You say, You say Look up, look up, look up, look up Look up child, oh-ooh, ooh, oh-oooh… I hear You say, You say, You say Look up child, hey I hear You say, You say, You say Look up, look up, look up, look up Look up child I hear You say, You say, You say I hear You, I hear You calling my name, oh Look up child, hey I hear You say, You say, You say Look up, look up Look up child, hey Look up child, hey Look up

Thy Will, Hillary Scott

I’m so confused I know I heard You loud and clear So, I followed through Somehow I ended up here I don’t wanna think I may never understand That my broken heart is a part of Your plan When I try to pray All I’ve got is hurt and these four words Thy will be done Thy will be done Thy will be done I know You’re good But this don’t feel good right now And I know You think Of things I could never think about It’s hard to count it all joy Distracted by the noise Just trying to make sense Of all Your promises Sometimes I gotta stop Remember that You’re God And I am not So Thy will be done Thy will be done Thy will be done Like a child on my knees all that comes to me is Thy will be done Thy will be done Thy will I know You see me I know You hear me, Lord Your plans are for me Goodness You have in store I know You hear me I know You see me, Lord Your plans are for me Goodness You have in store So Thy will be done Thy will be done Thy will be done Like a child on my knees all that comes to me is Thy will be done Thy will be done Thy will be done I know You see me I know You hear me, Lord

In The City, we see the teaching time as communal. It’s not one person's time to shine but ours together with the Holy Spirit.

So two things you need to know.
The first is that in The City, there are no rhetorical questions. If a question is asked, you will be given time to think about it or answer it either in the teaching itself or later in a reflection time. You can record your thoughts however you'd like - the YouVersion app, your phone memo, a journal, post your thoughts on social media - but don’t let questions go unattended.

The second thing you need to know is YOU matter in this time of worship. When asked what makes The City different from other churches in Columbia,our belief is that we’re not in competition with other churches, we’re all on the same team. But there is one thing that is different and the difference is YOU. When you are here you make this experience richer, more textured. You bring your light and energy and questions and very heart to this space and that creates atmosphere and community for the short hour or so we’re together.

Inner circle: Relationships that matter
Jim Rohn, american entreprenuer and motivational speaker, said this: “We are the average of the five people we spend the most time with.”

The series is based on the book "11: Indispensable Relationships You Can’t Do Without" by Leonard Sweet.

Each Sunday we’ll be looking at biblical characters who possess qualities that we desperately need in our own circle of friends and influence. Hopefully, you’ll also begin to see who you are to others - what characteristics you are bringing to other people’s inner circle

Today we look at Jethro. We’re going to talk about our need for a motivator in our lives by looking at Jethro’s relationship with Moses. Today we’ll learn we all need motivation, help, and tough love, to live into our greatness, and doing what we’re called to do, to live and complete our mission and purposes in life.

Moses was a great leader of God’s people the Hebrews. He’s the one who would eventually go to the Egyptian Pharoah and say Let my people go.
Like each of us, Moses had doubt, excuses and a life with tragedy or challenge and God chooses him for a great mission!

God gave Moses a mission to return to Egypt and be the instrument God would use in bringing the Hebrew People out of Egyptian bondage and into the Promised Land. But Moses, reluctant to be a public figure again, kept arguing with God; telling God all the reasons why he wasn’t the man for this mission. But God kept reassuring Moses that it would be all right and that God be with him. Then, Moses went to his father-in-law, Jethro, and (in a tone that’s timid and almost apologetic) asks permission to go back to Egypt in obedience to God’s voice. Moses immediately receives a swift “kick-in-the-pants” from Jethro who blesses him forward into his future. Jethro pushes Moses out of his comfort zone, out of the ruts…and into the purposes of God for his life.

Exodus 4:18-20

Jethro says ;"ech l’shalom," which literally means “Go to peace.”
A more familiar Hebrew blessing "islech b’shalom," which literally means “Go in peace.”

In traditional Hebrew usage, the blessing and good-bye dismissal, “Go in peace” refers to a resting in wholeness, completion, and perfection. Many times in the Hebrew Bible also known as the Old Testament it’s used as a final “good-bye” blessing. A sort of a RIP, a “Rest in peace” blessing offered to someone who’s gone to rest in the eternal care, the eternal love and the eternal peace of God. So, it’s often used to speak of the blessing of death.

“Go TO peace/Go toward peace”, however is used to speak of pulling beauty, truth and goodness from the abyss…and is a push to make the best use of whatever life remains. “Go to peace” refers to the channeling of our energies in a way that brings wholeness, wellness, salvation to others; fulfilling the purposes of God in our lives and in the world.

Jethro’s blessing to Moses is a “Go to peace” blessing. And it’s important to keep in mind that this peace is not the “peace and quiet” kind of peace. If you want a life of peace and quiet, then you ought’a have second thoughts about answering God’s call.

Because Jesus was crucified in the name of peace and quiet. Jesus didn’t die on a cushioned cross. He was nailed to some hard wood between two hardened criminals. In fact, you could make the case that we either “go to peace” or go to pieces. In other words, we can’t be “at peace” or “rest in peace” until we go “to” peace and answer God’s call in our lives.

At times, we all need a Jethro - a friend who will give us a kick in the rear to get us in gear - a friend who will bestow a “backside blessing” upon us that gets us up and moving out of the desert and back on track. It’s so easy when life throws us curve balls to step away from the plate and hide in the dugout. But a Jethro calls us out, kicks us in the backside and back onto the field. A Jethro does this because he/she sees us wasting our potential or ignoring our call from God. A Jethro loves us enough to risk confrontation in order to get us back into the game.Let me put this in the most polite terms possible. A Jethro is a butt kicker when we need it most.

This swift kick does three things:
1) Blesses us forward into the future. One of the most powerful acts you can do is bless another person forward. You see, a Jethro is someone who gets you up and moving by asking, “Where’s God calling you?”, and then blesses you forward. A Jethro blesses you to do what God wants you to do and go where God is calling you to go so that you can receive real peace in your life. You’ll have more peace in a challenging circumstance you’re called to than an easy situation to which you are not called.

2) Reverses the curse and opens the way.
Moses needed a kick into the future, but unfortunately, he saw himself as cursed. He had murdered an Egyptian soldier. He could never return to Egypt. At some point Moses had to stop wallowing in his own personal sorrow. Moses needed a Jethro to say to go and so do we. Jethro’s boot helps us to reverse the curse. When we feel trapped, angry, abandoned, cursed, Jethro’s blessing forward helps to open the way into a new future. Sometimes their suggestion, blessing, or boot in the backside isn’t easy but it is the way out…the way to peace.

3) Propels us into another’s life.
Remember, a Jethro blesses us forward, not backward. And that forward blessing may be right into someone else’s life, someone else who also needs a Jethro.

Who do you have in your life right now who holds your feet to the fire and your hands to the plow in times of blessedness and brokenness?

Who in your life right now needs some loving motivation to get moving in the direction of God’s preferred future for their lives?

Offering & Faith in Action
We believe the offering is holistic and includes our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness.

Pull out your connect card on the clipboards. This is your way to stay connected if you so choose. Place the cards in the offering as it comes around. Check out comocreatesheaven.com/events for a complete list of happenings at The City. You can also complete a connect card online there.

Prayers:

We'd be honored to pray for you this week. Go to the website (comocreatesheaven.com) and scroll to the bottom. There you will find a link to submit your prayer requests to The City.

Presence:

The City Diner Our community groups where we share a meal and share our stories. The First City Diner will be Thursday, January 24 at 6:30 in the atrium or lobby area outside the gym.

Financial Gifts:

There are three ways to give at The City. 1) You can give by texting “MOUMC” to 73256 2) Go to the website (https://tinyurl.com/GiveAtTheCity) 3) Place your gifts in the bowls that will be passed around.

Service:

Room At The Inn Room at the Inn (RATI), a traveling shelter at local churches, is going on now. There are a number of ways to serve. 1. Donate: On your way out today, you’ll be given a grocery bag with a list attached. When we asked RATI what we could focus on donating they said Perishables. The list of perishable will be attached to the bag. Make a trip this week and add a few extra things to donate. More than 50 people are fed everyday during the shelter. 2. Sign up to work a shift at the shelter: https://roomattheinncomo.org/volunteer 3. Set Up/Break Down: Because RATI is here starting January 27, we will help them set up and break down on February 3. So we thought we’d make this fun! Next week after worship let’s meet at Big 12 for dollar burgers and hang out - then we’ll come back around 1:30 to help set up the space with cots, shelving, etc.

Witness:

Invite someone to come with you to this series. Share the message with them from our website comocreatesheaven.com on Tuesday when it’s uploaded. Sign up to have your picture included in the church directory: http:moumc.org/smile

Group Benediction

You are blessed in The City.
You are blessed in the fields.
You are blessed when you come and when you go.
Go in love and peace.

Still Rolling Stones, Lauren Daigle

Out of the shadows Bound for the gallows A dead man walking Till love came calling Rise up (rise up) Rise up (rise up) Six feet under I thought it was over An answer to prayer The voice of a Savior Rise up (rise up) Rise up (rise up) All at once I came alive This beating heart, these open eyes The grave let go The darkness should have known (You're still rolling rolling, you're still rolling rolling oh) You're still rolling stones (You're still rolling rolling oh) You're still rolling stones Now that You saved me I sing 'cause You gave me A song of revival I put it on vinyl Rise up (rise up) Rise up (rise up) I once was blinded But now I see it I've heard about the power And now I believe it Rise up (rise up) Rise up (rise up) All at once I came alive This beating heart, these open eyes The grave let go The darkness should have known (You're still rolling rolling, you're still rolling rolling oh) You're still rolling stones (You're still rolling rolling oh) You're still rolling stones I thought that I was too far gone For everything I've done wrong Yeah, I'm the one who dug this grave But You called my name You called my name I thought that I was too far gone For everything I've done wrong Yeah, I'm the one who dug this grave But You called my name You called my name All at once I came alive This beating heart, these open eyes The grave let go The darkness should have known (You're still rolling rolling, you're still rolling rolling oh) You're still rolling stones (You're still rolling rolling oh) You're still rolling stones (You're still rolling rolling oh, you're still rolling rolling oh) You're still rolling stones (You're still rolling rolling oh) You're still rolling stones (you're still rolling, rolling) (You're still rolling rolling oh, you're still rolling rolling oh) You're still rolling rolling (You're still rolling rolling oh) You're still rolling stones

The City Spotify Playlist

Want to hear more music from The City? Here is the link for the Spotify playlist. It’s collaborative – so feel free to go in on any account and add songs!

https://tinyurl.com/MusicAtTheCity