City Church Memphis: Sermon Audio Podcast

Last year… we tore down walls. We launched a campus. We made room for more people to meet Jesus. But we’re not finished. At City Church, vision isn’t a slogan —it’s a pathway:Know God. Find Freedom. Discover Purpose. Make a Difference. The harvest is here. Now it’s time to build the barns. Vision Sunday 2026 — The future is calling. [recorded at service on 2/22/26]

What if the greatest intimacy manual ever written is already sitting on your coffee table… and you’ve been highlighting everything except that part? This week on Friends with Benefits, Dr. Chris Foster goes where culture has twisted it and the church has tiptoed around it. Sex didn’t start in Hollywood. It started in the mind of God. If you’re married, what happens inside the bedroom affects every...

You were wired for emotion—but you were never meant to be driven by it. Emotions make great indicators—but terrible drivers. Peace doesn’t erase emotion. Peace stands guard over it. In week four of Life Hacks, Dr. Foster helps us to discover how the Holy Spirit brings order to emotional chaos, how to stop letting feelings run your life, and how regulated emotions produce spiritual stability. Becau...

Most people don’t wake up planning to wreck their life…we drift there—one habit at a time. You don’t fall off a spiritual cliff…you stroll off it while scrolling. This week, Dr. Foster exposes a terrifying truth:you are your habits. Why impulse wins, why willpower fails,and how God gives you life hacks to interrupt the loopbefore your habits take control of you. Life Hacks – Week Three. Change you...

The Bible is packed with life hacks—Kingdom cheat codes for living a blessed, victorious life. This week, Dr. Foster exposes one of the most dangerous patterns of the human mind: avoidance. Avoidance doesn’t stop you—it distracts you. It feels like relief, but it quietly hands fear the steering wheel. God never calls His people to avoid. He calls them to advance. Because what you avoid doesn’t dis...

What if the biggest problem in your life… is the voice in your head? This week, Dr. Foster kicks off Life Hacks with a truth you didn’t expect: your brain lies to you constantly. God's word is full of Life Hacks. The Holy Spirit shows us how to battle stink'n think'n. Fear, insecurity, worst-case scenarios—most of them are just trailers your mind created. But God’s Word gives you a bet...

Join us as we enter the greatest story ever told — small and humble beginnings, with a world-changing ending.

Today’s message is about breaking free from everything the enemy tried to strap onto your life — fear, shame, labels, limitations. It’s about discovering that you were born to run the race God marked out for you. And to help us see it clearly, we’re stepping into a scene from one of the most iconic films ever made, where a boy in leg braces learns that breakthrough doesn’t start with strength… It...

Welcome back to At the Movies! Today’s Dr. Foster Drops the flag on another modern-day parable. Heart-pounding action meets purpose and speed meets the soul. Sonny Hayes was a legend… until a crash derailed his destiny. Decades later, he discovers what every believer must learn: you can’t win the race of life without the right pit stops and the right race line. Because Scripture says you’re not ru...

We’re stepping into a world trembling on its axis, where shadows rise, hope fades, and a hero emerges. Not a myth. Not a memory. But a reminder. Because the story of Superman isn’t just about a man in a cape, it’s a mirror of a greater truth: you were sent from another Kingdom, adopted by a greater Father, and called to carry a power not of this world. This week Dr. Foster takes us faster than a s...

This weekend at City Church, we’re taking flight with Top Gun: Maverick. It’s more than jets and adrenaline — it’s a story of calling, courage, and learning to let go of the past that tries to clip your wings. Like Maverick, we’ve all carried regrets, guilt, and questions. But God says your past may explain you it does not define you. Purpose doesn’t expire. Grace doesn’t retire. And your mission...

This week, we step into the divine rhythm of God’s economy—where seed becomes substance, and surrender becomes supply. Harvest Time isn’t about what leaves your hand; it’s about what God releases from Heaven. The moment you trust Him with what you have, you invite Him to multiply what you could never manufacture on your own. When you sow, you don’t lose—you unlock. Because in God’s kingdom, genero...

Harvest Time is a journey through the biblical principle of stewardship and generosity. It’s not just about money—it’s about mindset, mission, and multiplication. In this series, we will discover Biblical keys to financially flourishing. Each week builds the connection between God’s economy and the Kingdom harvest, showing that generosity releases joy, purpose, and divine provision. [recorded at s...

When Jesus opened His arms to “notorious sinners” in Luke 15, the religious crowd shook their heads. But Jesus wasn’t building a country club for the polished—He was launching a rescue mission for the broken. In this message, Dr. Foster unpacks the three portraits of lostness that Jesus paints: the sheep that knows it’s lost but can’t find the way home, the coin that doesn’t even know it’s missing...

Well, howdy folks—welcome to The Great Round Up! Today we’re diving into Luke 15, where Jesus tells stories of lost things being found—sheep, coins, sons. And isn’t that all of us? At some point, we’ve wandered off, we’ve drifted far, or we’ve flat-out rebelled. But here’s the good news: Jesus is in the business of round-ups. He doesn’t wait for the lost to stumble home—He goes after them. He ligh...

This week in Fast & Fearless, Dr. Foster shifts gears from fast obedience to fearless faith—because fearless doesn’t mean the absence of fear, it means fear doesn’t own you. David didn’t run at Goliath because he felt no fear; he ran because God’s Spirit burned hotter than his fear. Paul told Timothy, “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind”—fear isn’t from...

Week One of Fast & Fearless kicks off with the roar of engines and the rush of faith. Just like racers battling for pink slips in Fast & Furious, David and Goliath stood toe-to-toe with the title deed of Israel on the line. For forty days, Israel stalled in fear—but one shepherd boy hit the accelerator of faith and ran straight toward his giant. This isn’t just about an ancient battlefield...

For fifteen weeks we’ve walked the ancient streets of Rome with Paul, and every step has carried us deeper into the heart of the Gospel—from the devastating diagnosis of sin to the breathtaking cure of Christ, from chains to adoption, from despair to unshakable hope. We’ve seen that God’s mercy is wider than oceans, His Spirit stronger than death, His love unbreakable steel. And now, as Paul dips...

What if the bride walking down the aisle on her wedding day looked less like a radiant vision and more like a battered fighter who just stumbled out of the ring? That’s the shocking image Paul paints in Romans 14—because when we gossip, criticize, and condemn each other, we’re not just throwing shade, we’re throwing punches at the Bride of Christ. Instead of preparing her to shine in splendor, we...

Week 12 of On Location: Rome is your divine IKEA moment — God’s handed you every piece you need for a life of purpose, joy, and impact, but Romans 12 is the Allen wrench that makes it all fit together. Skip His instructions, and you’ll end up with a wobbly faith, extra screws of regret, and a life facing the wrong direction. Follow them, and you’ll be transformed from the inside out — worshiping w...

Have you ever seen a job so badly done, you laughed and said, “You had one job!”? It’s funny — until it’s not. Romans 10 reminds us that when it comes to eternity, humanity has one job: to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. And yet, just like those “one job” fails, we overcomplicate what God made simple. Paul is heartbroken over people who are zealous for God, but aimlessly climbing the wrong relig...

This week we travel On Location to Rome with Dr. Foster. We scale the soaring heights of Romans 8 — the Everest of the New Testament. From the jagged cliffs of guilt in chapter 7 to the summit of “no condemnation” and the skyline of “no separation,” this chapter is a Spirit-filled anthem of freedom for every weary soul. The same power that raised Christ from the grave is alive in you. The courtroo...

In Week 6 of On Location: Rome, Dr. Foster helps us dig into the raw, resurrecting power of Jesus Christ. In this chapter Paul officiates a for your flesh. This isn’t spiritual self-help or behavior tweaks; it’s a full-blown resurrection revolution. Your old self? Dead and buried. Your new life? Fueled by the same power that rolled away the stone and raised Christ from the grave. This isn’t about...

Today, Dr. Foster takes us on location from Rome. In Romans 4, Paul brings the thunder: Salvation isn’t earned—it’s gifted. You can’t buy a $120K Hummer of salvation with $20 worth of good deeds. Just ask Abraham—before he followed any law, he believed, and God called him righteous. David? Same story. Broken but blessed. The gospel isn’t “Do more,” it’s “Done.” If you're tired of working for w...

In Week 3 of On Location: Rome, Dr. Foster leads us to explore the richness of God's grace revealed against the backdrop of our guilt. God’s righteousness is not a principle but a person — Jesus Christ, who took our sin, bore our punishment, and gave us His righteousness. In a scandalous exchange at Calvary, Adam’s sin was imputed to us, our sin was imputed to Christ, and Christ’s righteousnes...