Christ City Church Memphis

Good Friday homily.

Maundy Thursday homily.

As we observe Palm Sunday we contemplate what success looks like in the Kingdom of Heaven. Part Six of the series- The Kingdom of Heaven is Near You.

Why do we suffer? Why do some people have good health (sometimes despite the way they live) while others fight unrelenting sickness or disabilities? These questions have always troubled humanity and religion has grappled with them just as long. Unsurprisingly, Jesus is faced with this problem when he and his disciples encounter a man who was born blind. Jesus’ answer may not satisfy our curiositie...

Join us as we continue the conversation about sharing our faith and how we can speak of God in a way that feels as natural as breathing, eating or even drinking(water). Part four of series the Kingdom of Heaven is Near You .

When you think of sharing our faith with others do you feel constricted to only a few metaphors and ideas? -a particular type of speech that must be said in a singular way? Can God be found only in these places? Let’s listen in to Jesus’ conversation with a woman at a well known location to gain some insight. Part three of series The Kingdom of Heaven is Near You .

Contrary to what is often said, most of us see the world the same way, it’s how we interrupt what we see that greatly varies. Sometimes our interpretation of the world is so wounded and disfigured it needs to be reborn, so we can see the world as an awe-strikingly beautiful place full of a staggering potential for good and evil. This type of vision is what Jesus sometimes calls seeing the kingdom...

Have you ever tried to take control of something thinking it would be better if you were in charge? In a moment of desperate weakness Jesus was tempted to take charge over all the kingdoms of the world. But he rejected it. The gospel of Mathew makes it clear that that type of lust for power is akin to worshiping evil/the devil and courting disaster. Yet as human beings we are made to wield power a...

As we wrap up our Epiphany series, Robert Grisham will be sharing a story of one day in the life of Jesus.

Whether they are spiritual or secular, laws are meant to create justice and order in our world. If only they worked (better). Join us as we wrestle with Jesus’ stance on the rules of our sacred text and what might help us work it out in a better way. Part 5 of the series Epiphany.

How do you handle change? Do you reject it or embrace it? And what happens when what you thought you knew about God comes crashing down around you? This week, in part four of the series of Epiphany, we'll explore how God actively works patient, loving change in us and through us to bring newness of life to everyone.

In the wake of the murder of Tyre Nichols, we contemplate the connection between protest and seeking justice. How do we do this as individuals and as Christians, and what does this look like for our congregation in particular?

Have you ever tried not to know something? Because knowing it would mean you had to face a truth you weren’t ready to face(good or bad)? Many epiphanies strike us when something significant is revealed and at the same time we have the feeling we already knew it somehow. What if we lived our lives knowing that we were made to know God and so was everyone else? That this “knowing” lay dormant in eve...

Have you ever been working hard on something important to you only to watch someone else do it far better and more creatively? How did you react? There is an incredible life lesson available to us in these moments, when we have done all we can do and we are still unable to become what we want to become. All it takes, to attain this understanding, is a willingness to reexamining what the biggest th...

What are the moments that create a distinct sense of a “before and after” in your life? How have these moments changed the way you view the world and your relationships? As we begin the series Epiphany we start by reflecting on the revelation of Jesus as the place where heaven and earth comingles as never before. Once recognized, this event, this person, forever changed and changes the perception...

Have you given up on love? -the love of relationships filled with meaning and hope? Love that anticipates divine care in the midst of the mundane and ordinary loneliness of life? What if we were in the company of such love and didn’t know it? Join us as we explore love, loneliness and the expectation of divine company in our final sermon of the series Elevating Hospitality.

Have you ever felt the heights of optimism and the depths of despair within a single day? As we wait for God during this advent season, it can be frustrating to acknowledge that our lives are continuously filled with both joy and sadness, beauty and ashes. How we think about this paradox is essential to how we practice hospitality. Join us in part three of the series Elevating Hospitality.

In our second sermon in the series Elevating hospitality we explore the sometimes difficult idea of preparing a place in our world for the activity of God and how repentance plays a critical role in the process.

Hospitality is one of the most essential needs. It has the potential to deepen existing relationships and create the space for new ones to flourishing. The prophets dreamed of a day that God would make a home with God's own people and, in turn, that all people would benefit from God's divine and universal hospitality. Join us as we ponder the importance of hospitality in our faith. This is a four...

God’s ultimate goal for humanity is redemption and rescue, and his means for doing that was Jesus’ death on the Cross. Join us this Sunday as we seek to unpack all that this means as Robert Grisham teaches.

Join us as we explore the value of hard work, the distinction between idleness and rest, and how our faith can help us find the equilibrium we all so desperately need.

As we acknowledge all saints day this Sunday we take time to engage some of life’s most eminent questions. What happens when we die? If there is an afterlife, what will it be like? Do we have a connection to those who have died? Join us as we contemplate what it means to know the Divine as the God of the living.

What does it mean to be reconciled to God? Is it believing the right doctrine or following the right teacher? Maybe it’s simply having a personal relationship with Jesus? What if reconciliation with God actually has just as much to do with with our relationship with God as it does our relationship with others? Join us this Sunday as we explore these questions.

What if generational poverty didn’t exist? What if each family had their own property? What if the deck was stacked, every seven years and every fiftieth year, toward the most vulnerable- debts being forgiven, priceless family land restored? How would our world look different today? In the book of Leviticus, which is mainly concerned with holiness and purity laws, stands a chapter where these magn...

The concept of owing someone something seems to be an inescapable aspect of human interaction. It’s something we don’t often question unless we are the ones that need to be forgiven. What kind of world would we have if every debt had a shelf life and everyone, not just those “too big to fail”, had a chance to start fresh-financially. This is the world that the prophets of ancient Israel put f...