Christ City Church Memphis

Join us as we continue to explore the act of sharing life, neighborhood, possessions, and money as an active and concrete reminder of the faith we belong to through the resurrected life of Jesus the Christ.

How do you know what groups you belong to? What actions and thoughts do you engage in that remind you of your place in your family, job and world? As followers of Christ Jesus, we believe we are a part of one body collected in the wholeness of the resurrected Christ. We can sometimes forget this, but there are things we can do and think about that help us to remember. Join us as we remember togeth...

We all need guides in a world of uncertainty. Who will you choose to have faith in? Who can lead you into a future of hope and possibility? Is there anyone that has gone before us? (Spoiler Alert: Jesus Has).

Good Friday homily.

“Why?” The question everyone asks when suffering visits their world. During the fifth week of Lent, we delve into the role of prayer and salvation in Jesus’ suffering and our own. How can we live with faith, courage and hope in a world where we, and the ones we love, are likely to experience great suffering.

Often we prefer hiding over being seen due to feelings of shame and guilt about our story. When this is coupled with a lack of courage and hope in others it can keep us in the same hidden ruts —even if we want to change. Still, our hearts ache to be seen. How can we find the faith to walk in the light of Christ and let ourselves be seen? Listen in as we chart a path into the light.

When you think of justice what comes to mind? How is justice to be defined and understood by those of us whose first allegiance is to Christ? How do we keep the pursuit of justice as a practice in our lives? Join the conversation this Sunday as we conclude our Eight Practices series with the eighth and final practice- Pursue Justice.

What does it mean to be a merciful person? As Christians we believe that God is abundantly kind, loving and merciful and that the supreme expression of this is located in the life, death, resurrection and teachings of Jesus. How do we own the practice of showing mercy in our daily lives and decisions? Listen in as we explore the seventh practice in our series on the Eight Practices of Christ City.

What does it mean to be a creator of beauty in our world? How can we live with more purpose and intention by elevating beauty to an essential place in our lives? What are the barriers and counterfeits to creating beauty? Join us as we discuss these ideas and more as we explore Create Beauty- the sixth of our eight practices.

People shape culture and culture shapes people. Culture informs our view of the world and gives meaning and purpose to many of our actions. What does it look like to engage something so immersive it can be hard to distinguish how we influence it an how it influences us? As Christ followers understanding this distinction is key in practicing our faith. Join in for the discussion on our fifth practi...

Every person bears the fingerprint of God and are therefore a unique glimpse into the Divine's multifaceted nature. Yes, so often we are content tom maintain our safety and comfortability in what is familiar and unchallenging, depriving ourselves of the growth and maturity that comes in welcoming and loving the manifold beauty in human experience. Join us as we explore the fourth practice in o...

Every human being is spiritual, this is a core belief of faith. Yet, how often do we think of actively cultivating our spirituality with the goal of producing spiritual fruit in out lives? Just like the farmer cultivates the ground for a future crop and harvest, so too, the follower of Christ cultivates their spiritual life to produce of a life of faith, hope and love. Join us as we explore the th...

What does it mean to be a healthy individual? Or better yet, what constitutes a healthy culture? There are a staggering number of different answers to these questions in our world today. To make it even more complex, there have been interpretations of the Christian life that have led to very unhealthy lifestyles. Join us as we explore a practice of seeking health that is deeply rooted in a Christi...

Many people regularly talk about “being present” or being “in the present moment.” Indeed, choosing presence is a powerful tool that can lead us into deeper communion with ourselves, others and God. In the scriptures we see many examples of how a sustained attention to what is happening in and around us can lead us into a holy awareness resulting in a life marked by compassion and empathy. So why...

When life threatens to crush all hope, the people of God have again and again relied on the deep reservoir of the dreams of the prophets. Yesterday and today, dreams are what fuel our hopes for tomorrow. Just as the coming of Jesus was once a sustaining dream in the hearts of those longing for renewal and refreshment, so we wait as expectant dreamers for his return. Join in the discussion as we pa...

Have you ever waited for a problem to get better by ignoring it and hoping the passing of time would bring resolution? Dr. King once said that time is neutral and can be aligned with evil or good, but to expect that its passing will fix our problems is folly. So what do we do in this advent season? Listen in as we learn what it means to take part in an active peace that becomes the ally of time. T...

In the first week of advent we ask “What is missing in our lives?” Could there be a grasping for something without realizing what that something is? As we reorient ourselves to the spiritual task of expectant waiting we consider that what we are waiting for is simply to be seen- To be seen, in particular, by the luminous gaze of our Creator. Join us in this hopeful space of advent!

On the last Sunday of the church calendar we observe the celebration of Christ the King, and collectively remember to whom we belong and how we are all joined together.

What does Jesus ask from his disciples? Join us this week as we explore the demands of the Kingdom of Heaven and what our work in it is.

Have you ever had a moment where you realized something big had happened in the world and you hadn’t noticed until it was over? Life is overwhelming enough and it can be hard to focus our attention and to have the energy and passion to live with clear vision. Let’s explore what it means to stay spiritually awake in a world asleep to a purposeful good news.

Have you ever been called a hypocrite? It’s one of the most common epithets used toward someone who claims to be religious, christian or moral. Even when we try with all our might it can be difficult to integrate the person we want people to see us as and the person we are. What are the results of living a whole life pretending to be someone we are not and is there any real hope of change? Join us...

Scripture is replete with stories and impact of a multigenerational faith and perspective. How can we bring this far seeing awareness into our present world that is so dominated by the tyranny of "nowness"? Listen in and discover more of our purpose in the grand narrative we find ourselves in.

After a series on the vision and mission of Christ City Church, and a word from Ben and Robert, we are moving back into the lectionary as we get closer to the season of advent. Wondering what the lectionary is and how we use it for worship and preaching? Check out our Instagram  to learn more about it from pastor Jamin. Whom are you loyal to? -for what reasons and to what extent? This is the under...

Everyday we are bombarded with the message More = Better. But what if this is a lie? Join us this Sunday morning as Robert Grisham teaches on the concept of Enough.

Join us this Sunday as we explore questions about who God is, belonging, and what it means to wander from the fold.