City Church Cardiff Podcast

This sermon, inspired by the example of Moses in the Old Testament, offers a wonderful way to develop resilience: to cry out to God. When we are real and honest before Him - when we come to Him even when we think "I can't do this" - God answers and He gives us what we need to keep on going strong through life.

The second Sermon in our 'Resilient' series considers  the life of Anna the prophetess. After the strains of bereavement and a long life we see how her intimacy with God built lasting resilience and brought the reward of seeing and proclaiming  the Saviour Jesus. Resilience is something God grows in us as we grow closer in our personal walk with Him.

This opening sermon in our 'Resilient' series unpacks what it means to get through tough times well. Focusing on the story of Ruth in the Bible, we are reminded to press into relationships, pursue purpose and practice courage. Discover how to have staying power through the tests and trials of life.

This message reminds us that all around there are people who are paralysed by the results of sin. They won’t get to Jesus on their own; they need someone to carry them - they need you! Be inspired by the story of the four men who stopped at nothing to get their friend to Jesus – and discover the miraculous things that can happen when we partner with God in the salvation process.

Paul tells the Christians in Philippi not to worry about anything but to bring their needs with thanksgiving before God’s throne of grace. This is the way to experience God’s incomparable peace and the first part of this sermon shows us how to live in this state of true peace. In the second part, we focus on the God who meets our needs and also how God uses our generous giving to make us a blessin...

This message gives a great insight into Philippians 3 and shows how to run to win and not simply to avoid losing. We see that those who live an authentic Christian life acknowledge the privilege of personally knowing Christ, live in the power of the resurrection, press on toward the goal, and realise that their citizenship is in heaven. 

Looking at the Philippian church and the characters of Timothy and Epaphroditus in Philippians 2, this sermon shows us what a Christian really looks like. Discover how to stand out for Christ in our crowded world by being consistent, compassionate and committed to Christ every day and everywhere.

This message is a call to Christlikeness. Looking at Jesus’ incarnation as the ultimate example of humility and servanthood, we consider how we are imitating Christ in our relationships with one another: how and where we are showing humility and being servant-hearted.

This sermon highlights Paul’s own journey of suffering - showing how he found joy in suffering and was able to honour Jesus regardless of life’s circumstances. This too should be our goal and experience. We are reminded that conducting our lives in a manner worthy of the gospel should be a key focus for our lives.

In this first part of our series on Philippians, we look at what it means to mature in Christ. If you desire to grow deeper in your faith by becoming more like Jesus, then be inspired by this message which focuses on the apostle’s Paul’s prayer about how to grow in love, discernment and purity.

Many believers are surprised when they find themselves in dark places but valleys – that is, those times in which we experience trouble or sorrow or pain - are actually a natural part of the landscape of life. This message, based on Psalm 23:4, unpacks a biblical theology of suffering and offers seven life-giving truths to help us navigate the dark places well. Learn how to discover God’s presence...

Discover fresh insights about prayer through this inspiring sermon about the Parable of the Persistent Widow. Our persistence in prayer is not a plea to be heard but is rooted in who we are as children of God, and also who God is as the one who loves us and cares about us. In contrast to the widow in the parable who approached a judge who was unjust, we persist in prayer precisely because God is g...

For many Christians and many churches, corporate prayer has become an extra-curricular activity, not the indispensable reality that it is in the Bible. Drawing on the example of the early church, this sermon reminds us that if we are to be a powerful church then we must also be a prayerful church. We discover that the faith-filled, corporate prayers of God's people can change even impossible...

As far as the Bible is concerned, gathering for worship is neither an optional activity nor an occasional activity. At City Church we believe that the Lord is saying that it’s time to get together again in person! At a time of diminishing regular church attendance in churches across the nation, this sermon unpacks the spiritual discipline of church attendance and gives six powerful, life-impacting...

This sermon is a call to share our lives with each another and be shaped by one another in our ongoing journey of transformation with Christ. We discover the best and most powerful space to do this is the Collective, the small group; this is a place where you can know others and be known - it is a group of people that God puts alongside you and with whom you can share your time, your table and you...

Packed with fresh insights about discipleship, this sermon reminds us that gathering together is essential to being a disciple of Jesus - that when we get together, we grow together so we can go together. Our getting together has purpose – to help us grow in our maturity, in our likeness to Jesus; and to equip us in our disciple-making.

The lockdown announcement of March 2020 meant that online ministry was thrust to the foreground; suddenly the only way to engage in church services was online. This opening sermon in our ‘Get Together’ series acknowledges the benefits of digital but also highlights some of the theological deficiencies; as restrictions ease and rhythms of home, work and play are reset, a biblical case is made for p...

What does it look like for you to wake up spiritually and be ready for a breakthrough? This sermon explores how we need to be ready for suffering, ready for prayer and then ready for breakthrough. Drawing from the story of Peter’s miraculous escape from prison in Acts 12, this message will stir you to action!

What would it look like if the potential of the Church was unleashed? Recognising the vital importance of sharing the gospel, this Pentecost Sunday sermon explores how each one of us can be empowered to share the great news about Jesus through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and how as a result God can use us to have a significant impact on those around us. 

What does it look like to be an unleashed people whose giftings have been unleashed not only in the church but also in the public square? Siân Rees – City Church member and Director of the Evangelical Alliance in Wales – reminds us about the power of togetherness and the beauty of sharing our lives together. Society will feel the impact as we become united in purpose and in mission.

Guest speaker, Gavin Calver – CEO of the Evangelical Alliance – reminds us about the powerful and compelling nature of both the God we serve and the message He has called us to bring. Looking at the example of the church in Acts who ministered in words, works and wonders, we are inspired to dream about what God can do through us in our day; as we commit to sharing the good news of Jesus, the prese...

Guest speaker Anne Calver – co-author of the book ‘Unleashed’ – kicks off our ‘Unleashed’ series. Anne’s sermon reminds us that God wants to pour out His Spirit upon us and encourages us to be a prayerful, courageous and Spirit-filled people who God can use to make an impact on our land. 

The prayer language of tongues provides a suprarational way to relate to God that goes beyond the limitations of the human mind and vocabulary – it is a form of divine assistance to help us pray what we really need to pray. This sermon is an exposition of much of 1 Corinthians 14 and we discover principles such as tongues being god-ward, not human-ward, in direction; tongues being valuable for str...

Even those believers who profess theological belief in the modern-day occurrence of tongues do not necessarily speak in tongues so regularly. This sermon offers a powerful biblical and Pentecostal defence of tongues and shows why praying in tongues is so beneficial. Highlighting the difference between the public use of the spiritual gift of tongues and the personal use of tongues as a prayer langu...

This final sermon in our SEVEN Words From The Cross series takes us to the last words Jesus uttered before He died: “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit”. We discover that because of what Jesus did on the cross, we can commit our frustrations, our family, our friends and our future securely and confidently into God’s hands.