Christ Methodist Church Memphis

Send us Fan Mail An Introduction to Sanctification Scripture:  Romans 6:19 Sermon by: Rev. Paul Lawler Salvation is just the beginning . . . there is SO much more God has for you. The Apostle Paul wanted God’s people to understand this.  So, he wrote about this many times in the New Testament. Sanctification:   being made or becoming holy. To sanctify is to literally be set apart for particular us...

Send us Fan Mail In this interview, Rev. Paul Lawler speaks with Keith Boyette, Transitional Connectional Officer for the Global Methodist Church.  Pending approval, disaffiliation from the United Methodist Church is coming for Christ Church Memphis. We have entered a phase of searching God's wisdom and leadership for what's next regarding our church's affiliation. One of those choi...

Send us Fan Mail In conjunction with our Lenten devotional, New Life Rising , we're in week eight of Discipleship Pastor Grant Caldwell's weekly podcast series that coincides with each week's reading. Family Ministry Director Brad Bogue discusses walking through seasons with ourselves and with others. Every year, the dawn of Easter reminds us that what the world might see as a waste...

Send us Fan Mail The God Honoring Way Scripture:  2 Samuel 6:1-15 Sermon by: Rev. Paul Lawler Man-made efforts will yield man-sized results; however, when things are done in God-honoring ways, we see God-sized results. Despite our best intentions, we can’t do things our way if we want the Lord to break out. Listen to how we can learn from David’s mistake of doing things his way.  HOME | PLAN YOUR...

Send us Fan Mail In conjunction with our Lenten devotional, New Life Rising , we're in week seven of Discipleship Pastor Grant Caldwell's new weekly podcast series that coincides with each week's reading. Middle school director Olivia Hewitt discusses how in the season of Lent, we yearn for the miraculous movement from wilderness to safety, exile to belonging, and sojourning to home...

Send us Fan Mail The Power Behind a Rolling Stone Easter Day Message Scripture:  1 Corinthians 15:1-11  Sermon by: Rev. Paul Lawler In Rev. Paul Lawler's first Easter message at Christ Church, he examines the power of the stone rolled away from Christ's tomb. To explore the reality of Christ's resurrection, He asks a series of questions to address the different doubts skeptics have,...

Send us Fan Mail In conjunction with our Lenten devotional, New Life Rising , we're in week six of Discipleship Pastor Grant Caldwell's new weekly podcast series that coincides with each week's reading. Lead Pastor Paul Lawler joins us this week to discuss my last supper with the family of God. Communion is based on the reality that none of us have the strength to repair our mutuall...

Send us Fan Mail What Defines Reality Palm Sunday Message Scripture:  Matthew 21:1-11 Sermon by: Rev. Paul Lawler Are our beliefs hindering our understanding of Jesus? When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, He was met with a hero’s welcome; however, the reason for their celebration was misguided. What was Jesus’ purpose? How can we become truth seekers instead of truth twisters?  HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT...

Send us Fan Mail In conjunction with our Lenten devotional, New Life Rising , we're in week five of Discipleship Pastor Grant Caldwell's new weekly podcast series that coincides with each week's reading. Worship leader Nicki Halford joins us this week to discuss descending the summit of success.  She discusses the pressure of performing and the importance of letting go of human feel...

Send us Fan Mail The minority affects the majority. Today was such a blessing. Thanks to the faithfulness of the three young women—Charity, Grace, and Jacklyn—who gave their testimony as students of Asbury University during the recent revival.  Pastor Paul shared in this service that revivals, like this one, have been used by God as instruments of awakening power within communities all throughout...

Send us Fan Mail In conjunction with our Lenten devotional, New Life Rising , we're in week four of Discipleship Pastor Grant Caldwell's new weekly podcast series that coincides with each week's reading. Communications Director Miles Stevens joins us this week to discuss dying to the indispensable self. If we die to the vision of ourselves as great or essential, we can become free t...

Send us Fan Mail The Holy Spirit, Our Helper Series:  The Holy Spirit Scripture:  John 14:26, 16:7 NASB Sermon by: Bro. Chris Carter Christians are called to live in two worlds simultaneously—a natural world and a spiritual world. Even after we experience a spiritual birth ( born again or born from above ), we are clueless about how to live. We must learn how to live and respond to God in our dail...

Send us Fan Mail In conjunction with our Lenten devotional, New Life Rising , we're in week three of Discipleship Pastor Grant Caldwell's new weekly podcast series that coincides with each week's reading. This week, William Merriman joins us to discuss our memento mori, or the constant reminder of the inevitability of death. However, when we accept and honor the reality of death, we...

Send us Fan Mail Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit Series:  The Holy Spirit Scripture:  Multiple Sermon by: Rev. Paul Lawler To become sensitive to the Holy Spirit requires that we become aware of the sensitivity of the Holy Spirit. A fruit of the Holy Spirit is “gentleness” (Galatians 5:23). Paul urged in Philippians 4:5, “Let your gentleness be evident to all.” We can run ahead of God.  We can run...

Send us Fan Mail In conjunction with our Lenten devotional, New Life Rising , we're in week two of Discipleship Pastor Grant Caldwell's new weekly podcast series that coincides with each week's reading. This week, Bro. Chris Carter joins us to discuss our busyness and deep need for Sabbath. Our life can lend themselves to chasing false idols in a frantic state of pursuing success. H...

Send us Fan Mail The Ministry of Jesus: The Gifts of the Holy Spirit Series:  The Holy Spirit  Scripture:  1 Corinthians 14:1 Sermon by: Rev. Paul Lawler We are not only told to desire spiritual gifts --- We are said to long for spiritual gifts and to pursue spiritual gifts with our actions. There are 18-22 different gifts of the Holy Spirit, and spiritual gifts are like a conduit of the ministry...

Send us Fan Mail As the world around us appears to be increasingly bleak, it's understandable that we all experience Weltschmerz - a sense of weariness and sorrow that comes from being acutely aware of the evil and suffering in the world. In a thought-provoking discussion, Rev. Jacky Gatliff suggests that our natural response to this pain is trying to control and fix problems, which may ultim...

Send us Fan Mail The Character of Jesus: The Fruit of the Holy Spirit Series:  The Holy Spirit pt. 3:  Scripture:   Galatians 5:16-26  Sermon by: Rev. Paul Lawler The flesh and the Spirit are in opposition to one another. They are mutually diametrically opposed forces operating within your life, with different goals and pursuing different things.  Galatians 5:16 tells us, “Walk by the Spirit, and...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Timothy Tennent, President of Asbury Theological Seminary, guest teaches. In this sermon, he shares from Mark 5:21-43.    Two characters of starkly different statuses intersect on one fateful day in the life of Christ. While their prestige varies, their desperation bonds them into an act of faith that portrays the heart of the Gospel message. Listen to how you can turn your li...

Send us Fan Mail Series on The Holy Spirit  Part 2:  How to be Filled with the Holy Spirit Sermon by Rev. Paul Lawler  Scripture:  Ephesians 5:18-20 In this sermon, Pastor Paul explores the concept of being filled with the Holy Spirit. The Bible teaches us that we were never meant to live life on our own and that God desires us to live in the fullness of His presence. The cross of Jesus initiated...

Send us Fan Mail Series on The Holy Spirit Part 1:  Who is the Holy Spirit? Sermon by Rev. Paul Lawler Scripture:  Acts 1:8 Rev. Paul Lawler begins his new sermon series on the Holy Spirit. He first discusses the difference between a dull Christian life and a dynamic Christian life.  To some of us, that may sound like an exaggeration, but in Acts 1:8, Jesus tells us, "But you will receive pow...

Send us Fan Mail Series:  The Power of Prayer Part 4:  Mountain-Moving Prayer Sermon by Rev. Paul Lawler Scripture: Mark 11:23-26 Jesus is the embodiment of the Gospel.  In this passage, Jesus shares the power of the Gospel to transform lives; and for every transformed life to be fruitful. Rev. Paul Lawler shares in this sermon the three patterns of mountain-moving prayer.  HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT...

Send us Fan Mail Stephanie Powell, Director of Missions Mobilization, recently traveled to Liberia for a mission trip to work alongside Dr. Chris Hena and Health Women, Healthy Liberia. In this new interview, she shares her experience and the incredible work God is doing in a country ravaged by civil war.  HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail Series:  The Power of Prayer Part 3:  The Pharisee and the Publican Sermon by Rev. Paul Lawler Scripture: Luke 18:9-14 Our passage tells of two men, a Pharisee, and a Tax Collector, going to the temple to pray. Based on this Scripture we can spot the vulnerabilities of the religious: not life-giving righteousness, form lacking the power to manifest God, outward presentation withou...

Send us Fan Mail We'd like to introduce you to Grant Caldwell, Christ Church Memphis' new Discipleship Pastor. This exclusive interview asks Grant about his family, ministry, and plans for the position.  HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN