City Church Bristol Sermon Podcast

John challenges us to see work from God's perspective. Understanding that work isn't a curse for us to endure, but is a gift from God for us to enjoy.

Andy shares from Ephesians 5 about what it means for us to be a submitting community and how, we can live with that Biblical mindset everyday.

Guest teacher Mick Taylor speaks on the gift of leadership from Ephesians 4 as we return to our Blueprint series. Mick is the Director of Training for the Commission family of churches and lives in Bournemouth where he is also on the leadership team for City Gate Church.

Angela shared with us a powerful word about the kingdom of God and how God wants to use us wherever we are at.

This week Jamie spoke about what it means to be anointed with the Holy Spirit, both for our own relationship with God and for power to bring people to Jesus.

Paul now gives the assignment to the Christian soldier. What battle is he to engage with? Prayer is the answer... Andy concludes the 'What to wear to the Battle' series by looking at prayer, using Paul's writing in Ephesians 6:18-20 to do so.

Ben Welchman speaks about the Sword of the Spirit as we draw near to the end of our series 'What to wear to the Battle'.

This week James Lee continues our series looking at the armour of God by preaching on 'The Helmet of Salvation'. James discusses the application of this 'Helmet of Salvation' in our lives, particularly in regard to our salvation, repentance, and proactivity.

Jamie Finlay discusses who 'the enemy' is, the different ways in which he opposes believers and how we can confidently use our shield of faith as the next installment of the 'What to wear to the Battle' preaching series.

Andy Cottingham continues our sermon series looking at Ephesians 6 and the 'Armour of God'. Here he discusses the stability and manoeuvrability achieved by having our feet 'fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace'.

Ben Welchman continues our 'What to wear to the Battle' series looking at 'the Breast Plate of Righteousness'.

Andy Cottingham begins our new teaching series called 'What to wear to the Battle'. Looking specifically at the Belt of Truth from Ephesians 6, Andy discusses equipping ourselves with a mind ready for the battle.

Andy speaks from John 20 on the important question of whether Jesus rose from the grave or not.

We asked 5 people to share their reflections and thoughts on the journey of Jesus leading up to the cross.

Jamie discusses 'Parenting by Grace', explaining that the Bible offers us so much more than just 'a manual for life' - Instead it invites us into a powerful relationship with God by grace. He explores how grace becomes the driving force of every aspect of our lives - including how we parent our children.

John Groves preaches from Ephesians 3 about the glorious Gospel and how God's plan is centred on Jesus and the Church.

Jamie looks at 'Hosting the Presence of God', explaining how Paul's teaching in Ephesians 4 is not a Christian 'law' but a description of the lifestyle of people who carry the presence of God.

Andy preached from 2 Corinthians 5, discussing what it means to be 'In Christ' and to become a new creation.

James shares from Ephesians 2 discussing the removal of the barriers between Jews and Gentiles and Us and God and how that impacts us today.

Andy speaks from Ephesians 2 on how God has shown us His Grace and how we are to live in the freedom of His mercy.

Ben continues our Blueprint series by speaking from Ephesians about what it means to have Hope, Riches, and Power from a biblical perspective and how power that conquerd the grave dwells within us.

Andy opens our new sermon series called Blueprint. Over the next few months, we will be exploring the book of Ephesians and how it helps us to live life well in today's society. Please excuse the audio, a live recording was unavailable for upload.

Ben shares from 1 Peter 5 about how Jesus was 'The Good Shepherd' and how this influences City Church as a whole and our individual lives.

Guest speaker Martin Charlesworth shares regarding Jesus' reading of Isaiah in Luke 4, particularly our calling as the church to 'proclaim the good news to the poor'.

Al Shaw teaches on Jeremiah 31, discussing Jeremiah's life, the theme of hope and restoration after judgement, and the new covenant that we as Christians have been brought into.