Christ City Church Memphis

As we continue to explore the vision of Christ City we zero in on the second half of the statement-“knowing God”. Our assumptions about how we can know God as well as the conclusions we come to about what God is like are incredibly influential. These ideas shape our individual actions, values and perceptions of the world and, on a larger scale, dictate the direction of every human culture. Join us...

As we celebrate the 11th birthday of Christ City Church, we are also welcoming newly baptized friends and family into the body of Christ. In light of this sacred celebration we are taking time to reflect on Jesus' inspiring plan for all to belong and know God.

Humans have been given an immense amount of power. We channel this power to help us navigate life; we use it to create and destroy. The conduit of our voices, and the words we choose, alter destinies, they build up and tear down. With them we bring despair and we fill with courage and hope. Join us as we reckon with James’ powerful description description of the human tongued the responsibilities...

Who do you find yourself showing partiality toward? It is attractive and seductive to gravitate towards those with wealth and influence. Often because we sense doing so could somehow make our own lot better. James says this is an issue of deep discrepancy with the gospel of Jesus Christ. When we favor the wealthy and, by default, slight the disadvantaged we put ourselves at odds with our faith. Li...

Do you ever find it difficult to control your anger? To keep your profound opinions and ideas to yourself when you know how badly others need to hear your “wisdom”? Do you wonder if there is a productive place for your anger to come out in words and admonitions? Listen in as we explore these questions and think through what it means to be slow to speak.

Ayanna Johnson Watkins is an ordained Disciples of Christ minister and executive director and lead organizer for Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope (M.I.C.A.H.) She is excited to share a message with us this Sunday after needing to reschedule earlier this month.

The fear of God is the beginning of Wisdom.

Join us as we think through appetite, desire, and the promise of satisfaction in Jesus as the self described, "Bread of life."

Instant gratification—God does not want his people to be reactionary and work to see quick, short term results in the moment. He is not a transactional deity. God wants us to look past our immediate desires to be faithful, have patience, and strive for the eternal life only Jesus gives.

How do Paul's prayers for the church at Ephesus differ from our modern practice of prayer? Paul prays for the power from God to allow Christ to dwell in our hearts. God has created us to deeply know his love and allow his love to challenge and change us so that we may become who He created us to be. Have you personally experienced the power of God’s love in your heart?

To say that this past year and a half has been stressful is an understatement. Our brains, bodies, and souls are quick to tire. This Sunday, we will look at how Jesus engaged in his ministry as a lens to understand how stress impacts how we can best care for ourselves and create space for true Sabbath.

Sometimes it’s important to take a moment to reorient our hearts to the divine provisions around us, especially when things aren’t going well.

Have you ever promised yourself you wouldn’t ever fail, be humiliated, or taken advantage of again? The rage of discontent with our weaknesses has produced awesome displays of power in humanity. Some of them glorious and many full of tragedy. How we view our weaknesses can determine the type of world we live in and this passage in second Corinthians has something astounding to say about it. Listen...

Have you ever been given a hug that you didn’t realize you needed until you received it? Have you ever found yourself avoiding physical touch even when you felt lonely? If you relate to either of these, this message is for you. Join us as we explore the importance of kind and caring physical contact as an important and potentially healing part of our spirituality in the next installment of Physica...

Who of us wants to willingly experience pain? There is a temptation, and sometimes even a necessity for survival, to deny the painful physical and emotional events we have experienced. We tell ourselves, “Once this is over, I’ll start living my best life.”Is there a different way?

Have you ever felt brand new? Like you could start over? -leaving the past behind and starting fresh? How did that work out for you? Did you make any of the same old mistakes? Does the concept of understanding yourself as a new creation seem somehow daunting? Is this merely an example of a “spiritual” idea that has no impact in your physical world? Join us as we consider these questions in Ph...

In the introduction to our series Physical Contact, we explore a big idea presented in 2 Corinthians-measuring the trials of today as small and almost weightless against an everlasting glory so heavy it can’t be measured. How should we interpret this asymmetrical life of faith?

In a culture where a disagreement or a mistake can get you “canceled,” how can the message of forgiveness and new purpose in the scriptures give us hope? How do we make room for growth and change in our own life and the lives of others while still standing up for what we believe to be right and just?

In the last installment of the series Presence, we encounter the Divine moving through a congregation of believers by wind, fire, and a multilingual testimony. The prophet Joel is invoked to signal what the Spirit of God is up to, (speaking to and through an intergenerational, multiethnic, economically diverse group of men and women through dreams, prophecies, and visions). Join us as we learn to...

The phrase “Personal Lord and Savior” causes a number of reactions in those of us who grew up hearing it. In America, we tend to be hyper-focused on the individual, so it only makes sense that the phrase was popularized here. What does it mean to deal earnestly and honestly with these words and the impact it’s had on our society and the Church for good and for ill? What impact does it have on our...

We have many names for God- Lord, Creator, Judge, Almighty, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Christ, Jesus, Father, and Holy Spirit, to name a few. In the gospel of John, Jesus emphasizes another title to describe himself to his disciples-friend. This almost casual way of thinking about the Christ has some important, and maybe even life-changing, implications for us if we can believe it. Listen in...

Most living things are either in a process of growing or atrophying. For us to grow in our connection to love, we look for ways to be present with the source of love.

The presence of God is near. When we chose to be present with those in need, we can become aware of the presence of Christ with us.

How does broiled fish become a key to presence in communion? And how does this experience between Christ and the disciples nourish presence for us as vaccines provide more possibilities of gathering? Join us as we explore presence in living Divine communion together.

In this message, we’ll look at the post-resurrection encounter between Jesus and Thomas. As we do that, we’ll explore both the benefits and limitations of skepticism.