Christ City Church Memphis

“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.

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...