City Church Cardiff Podcast

Did you know you have a spiritual name? This name is attached to your destiny. This sermon teaches us about the names that God has for us, and also the names that the devil, the past and difficult life events try to thrust upon us; it gets us to think about the question: what name am I responding to in the spiritual realm? Be equipped and inspired to reject negative names and instead recognise you...

This sermon inspires us to put our trust in Jesus, no matter what we are facing. Looking at the account of Jesus healing the official's son in John 4, we learn that when we are on the journey between hearing from God and experiencing a breakthrough, we can be confident that Jesus is faithful and trustworthy.

Has the tithe been abolished? In this age of grace is the principle of tithing applicable? This final sermon in our ‘Financially Free’ series deals with the often contested matter of tithing. Addressing some of the misconceptions that exist about tithing, we see that the establishment of the tithe is a great starting point in seeking to fulfil the New Testament commands to give generously, cheerfu...

This sermon looks at how we can respond to the gift of grace from our generous, loving heavenly Father and how we can cultivate a generous lifestyle. Looking at Scriptures such as 2 Corinthians 9:6-7, we learn about the blessings that come our way when we choose generosity over fear and doubt.

What does gratefulness, generosity and godliness have to do with contentment? This sermon challenges popular notions about where contentment is to be found and shows us that Jesus is the true source of satisfaction and contentment in life.

This Pentecost Sunday sermon encourages us to raise our expectations about what the Holy Spirit wants to do in and through us. The Holy Spirit is available to all who have put their trust in Jesus and want to be filled; discover what it means to live a Spirit-empowered life and expect to have a tangible and actual experience of being filled with the Holy Spirit.

It's been a long night these past few years but dawn - a new morning - is coming! Listen to this uplifting prophetic message from guest speakers David & Greta Peters, founders of SpiritLife ministries in New Zealand.

Drawing on James 5:1-5 and other scriptural passages, this practical sermon teaches us what the wrong and right accumulation, acquisition and allocation of wealth looks like. You will discover what God requires of you when it comes to money and learn how to be wise with your wealth. Be inspired and equipped by the biblical insights and principles that are shared to walk in new levels of financial...

This sermon outlines the dangers around personal debt and shows how to move towards being debt free. Looking at four keys truths, we see debt in the context of God’s call to put Him first and to know His promise to provide in every area of our lives. We see that God’s Word gives direct warnings of the danger of debt, bondage and destruction that uncontrolled debt can bring. Noting that debt is a r...

This opening sermon in our ‘Financially Free’ series shows what it means to live out a Christian worldview in our day-to-day lives, not least when it comes to our finances. Bringing a balanced and informative biblical perspective on money, we discover how to stay free of the influence of Mammon - a spirit that can attach itself to money - and how to walk in God's plan of financial freedom. We...

We all carry shame from our past. We can know we are forgiven but the devil tries to remind us of our shame and keep us help back from truly experiencing victory. This final message in our series will stir you to declare to the devil and even over yourself, “the blood triumphs over my shame!”

The blood of Jesus is sufficient and final! The New Testament, and the book of Hebrews in particular, teaches that the blood of Jesus performed what the ritual sacrifices and covenants of the Old Testament could only foreshadow: everlasting and eternal forgiveness from sin. Discover through this sermon how this means that we can have boldness to enter into the presence of God.

The resurrection is the bedrock of the Christian faith – take it away and you have nothing! Through this Easter Sunday sermon discover the firm foundation of truth that the Christian hope rests on and see some of the staggering implications if the resurrection is true. The resurrection proves that Jesus is who He said He is; it shows He has the power He claimed to have; and it means that He will d...

Rahab’s city was destined for judgement and destruction but she and her family were delivered because she recognised God as the one true God and acted in faithful obedience by tying a red cord - a crimson thread - in her window. This red rope was a sign to the invading army not to touch her household and is a foreshadowing of our own redemption by the blood of Jesus. This Good Friday message shows...

This message traces the crimson thread of salvation through Exodus and Leviticus. We learn about the way God provided for the Israelites to be delivered from death through the sacrifice of a spotless lamb and the application of that blood to their doorframes. We learn also about the Day of Atonement when the blood of bulls and goats was shed to permit an unholy people to draw near to our holy God....

Having lost their covering of God’s glory when they disobeyed God, Adam and Eve tried in vain to cover their nakedness by sewing fig leaves together. But nothing they did could ease their fear and shame; yet in His love and grace God provided blood-soaked tunics for these two unworthy sinners. This message unpacks the first death in the Bible – the first time we see the crimson thread of salvation...

Although Mary is probably the most well-known mother in history, too often she is overlooked or misrepresented. This sermon, delivered on Mother's Day 2022, explores Mary's somewhat revolutionary song from Luke 1 and the wonderful and significant truths we can learn from it about who God is and what He has done.

There is life beyond this life, and it is during this life on earth that it is determined where we will go when we die and what our experience in eternity will be like. This sermon is packed full of Bible teaching and exhortation about end time concepts such as the great white throne, the judgement seat of Christ and the new creation. You will be both sobered and inspired as the curtain of eternit...

This sermon focuses upon the event of the second coming of Jesus as judge, Lord and coming king. We are reminded of the certainty of His coming and then consider the tumultuous changes in creation when He appears, accompanied with the resurrection of the dead and the judgement of all before Christ. We learn that this second coming is an event that we can prepare for - that Jesus teaches His follow...

Our understanding of the end times impacts a whole lot of things! This message introduces us to four eschatological systems which have been used over the years to try to come to grips with the Bible’s teaching on the last days: dispensational premillennialism; historic premillennialism; postmillennialism & amillennialism. As you listen, not only will you be enlightened in your understanding of...

Hard work pays off, right? And surely God responds more to people who serve Him wholeheartedly? The Christian life is certainly an invitation to good works, but what if people are helpless? Or what about when you are struggling? Is God less favourable towards you in those moments? This sermon challenges the notion that self-help is the ultimate goal and instead encourages you to surrender yourself...

Some people think that if God exists then His main purpose is to make them happy. Christians too can be subtly seduced by this kind of thinking: that because we have come to Christ only good things should now happen. But this can lead to a number of serious errors in both theology and practice. This sermon highlights such problems and shows that, though happiness is a good thing, there are actuall...

The idea that no sickness or trouble can touch the believer has a biblical veneer but actually it is deeply problematic. With its roots in the faulty teaching of the prosperity gospel, it lacks the power of explanation as to why problems occur in the lives of believers – for example, why godly people get sick, hurt or sometimes die very cruel deaths – all despite having faith! This sermon presents...

The phrase "what goes around comes around" may cause some to think of karma - that our choices and circumstances define us and lead to certain positive or negative experiences. Of course, this can give us a sense of justice when someone appears to get what they deserve, but it can also leave a bitter taste too. In this sermon we assess this phrase through a biblical lens; looking at the...

There is something appealing about the thought but nowhere in the Bible are we told that God won't give us more than we can handle. This earthly life can be hard at times because the human heart is selfish and rebellious, but God gives us good things – for example, salvation, mercy, love, hope, peace, comfort, purpose, etc - because God is good. Discover some vital Christian truths through th...