Christ City Church Memphis

Have you ever felt pressure to immediately make decisions, have answers and form judgements about people and events? While our culture tends to gravitate towards this type of posture in life, the wisdom of the gospel tells us there are many things that can only be understood after a time of suspended judgment and unsettling unknowing. Join us as we explore a path toward this wisdom of unknowing in...

Have you noticed how heavy it is to carry your true thoughts and feelings about life when you don’t feel like you can share them? At what cost do we live life only showing up as who we think others want us to be? What would it look like to welcome all of ourselves to our life as followers of Jesus and human beings on a journey to become whole.  Listen in as we explore the path of wholeness and int...

Were you “cliqued up” in middle school? High school? Maybe you were on the outside looking in? In the first half of our lives deciding who's in and who’s out is important to form our identity; it can even feel like the difference between life and death. As we get further along in life wisdom calls us to understand belonging in a new way, one that can build desperately needed bridges in our familie...

Have you ever thought “if I just get this, I’ll be satisfied,” only to find yourself back in the same place of discontent moments later? What if finding deep contentment and satisfaction cannot happen through acquiring more things, control, power, money, admiration, etc. but can only happen by letting go, losing, and surrendering? Listen in as we explore this path, the path of a disciple of Jesus.

There are a variety of symbols that summon our allegiance- country, consumerism, political party and more. Whom and what we pledge our allegiance to, whether knowingly and unknowingly, has the potential to shape our lives in impactful ways. Listen in as we conclude our series Status Symbol as we take a look at the symbols that command our allegiance.

Symbols of love dominate the landscape of our lives: love songs, dating apps, instagram couples, hallmark and Netflix movies, etc., etc.  As humans we are often defined by whom and what we love (and who loves us). Do you love your family, your partner, America, God, money, the truth, capitalism, the church, yourself, the south? How do the symbols connected to these loves impact the level of import...

Where is God? In church? In us? Around us? In believers and not unbelievers? Just as we do today, the ancient people of God had symbols to give them, clarity, security and connection to the presence of God. What we believe about those kind of symbols and what they represent can determine what status we believe we have with God and others. Join us as we take a look at how sacred symbols have the po...

In the previous sermon we explored the vision of CCC. To reach the destination of our vision we need a mode of transportation. Our mission is that vehicle. Explore with us how we move through the world as  followers of Jesus who serve with heart, worship in wonder and create with purpose.

At Christ City we have a simple vision. We aspire to become: A place to belong and a place to know God. Just because it is simple does not mean it is easy. Join us as we remember and recommit our hearts and minds to this inspiring and challenging vision.

Join us for a message from elder Amanda Wiig, as she brings us a word from the Spirit and explores what Jesus means by “the poor will always be among you.”

“You can’t always get what you want,” but what if you were offered what you needed and refused it? There are plenty of reasons we might not be willing to receive something or someone we need: “it looks like something from my past;” “It isn’t really my style;” “It's not the right time in my life;” “I’m not ready for that type of change;” “It sounds too ordinary;” “I can’t deal with any change r...

We are created to be needy. We need air, a specific range of temperature, food, water, shelter, etc. But even without all that we would not thrive, or even survive. We also need physical touch. We need emotional, spiritual, and intellectual intimacy. We have been made with sacred needs that we are designed to take responsibility for by reaching out to have those needs met. Contrary to what we may...

“Hard times will reveal true friends” describes loyalty so well it could be used as its definition. What does it mean for us to be loyal in the storms of life? What does it mean to ask God to do the same for us? Join us as we continue to explore another facet of loyalty in our lives.

It is possible to become so loyal to the immediacy of the present or the ghosts of the past that we neglect the responsibilities and possibilities of the future. What does it mean to see the future as a place where we consider, not only ourselves, but our community? How can we view our choices as seeds being planted that will bear fruit or thistles, wheat or chaff, trees or bird food for the futur...

Our loyalty to our family can be a good and needed thing. There are also times It can also hold us back from living out the full potential of our life of faith. Discerning the difference is important. Join us as we explore the radical way Jesus redefines family and family roles in the gospel of Mark.

What decisions keep you up at night? What are the moral dilemmas that confuse or enrage you? Is there a path to greater clarity and humility in our lives? Jesus navigates these important questions in a world of complexity and danger.

Do you have an overdeveloped sense of guilt? How would you know if you did? Can guilt be helpful? What role does guilt play in healthy spirituality and relationships? Listen in as we learn about one of the most powerful forces in the human experience.

Join us as we continue to explore the ways we can live in the protection of God.

“In a dangerous world what can we expect God to protect us from?” How we answer this question has a significant impact on the choices we make and the lives we lead. Listen in as we explore this fundamental concern.

Parenting has always been a challenge and seems to be more complicated than ever today. What we may not realize is that all of us have the opportunity to be in a parenting role of one kind or another- which means the challenge of parenting applies to us all. Join us as we answer the question “How does our understanding of being a child of God inform our roles as parents?”

Have you ever learned something new about a friend and that new understanding helped you feel like you knew them better? This can highlight our propensity to mistake familiarity with understanding. Its times like these we need a shake up to remember things can be more than what we have come to see them as. What if Jesus’ gospel message is this way-something we are familiar with but still have much...

The fifty-day feast following the pinnacle of the Christian calendar, Easter. During Eastertide, the Church celebrated the resurrection and ascension of Jesus the Christ after His death by crucifixion.