City Church Podcast

Matt walks us through John 9, seeing how Christ provides for us in our loneliness.

In a world where relationships often feel transactional and self-serving, the story of Jonathan and David in 1 Samuel 20 points us to covenant love – a deeper, truer kind of love. A love ultimately rooted in Jesus Christ's love for us. A love that's inviting us to be faithful and present in a culture marked by abandonment.'

Boaz walks us Through 1 Samuel 19 on the contrast between King Saul and young David, and how Saul's unrelenting pursuit of honour leads him to a place shame.

In a world of constant comparison and fierce competition, how do we respond when others succeed? This sermon introduces us to two men in the shadow of David’s rising star: Saul, who responds with envy and hatred, and Jonathan, who chooses love and surrender. It explores how envy poisons the heart and holds us back from truly loving, and how both Saul and Jonathan ultimately point us to the true Ki...

Life is full of giants, real threats that shake us. So how do we stand firm? This sermon walks through the story of David and Goliath not just a tale of bravery, but a battle that reveals where true courage is found, and how our deepest fears can be faced with unshakable confidence.

Where do we find the power to forgive when it feels impossible? In the final part of our Philemon series, Ralph unpacks how the gospel empowers us to do the unthinkable, and become a truly forgiving community.

If it is truly that glorious, should we be surprised that it’s also costly? Guest speaker Mark Glew opens Acts 11 to show us the God who paid the ultimate price to come to us, and how responding to that grace empowers us to bear the cost of gospel ministry.

Why can we serve others, even those we find difficult or consider enemies? In John 13, Jesus does the unthinkable: the King kneels to wash the feet of His disciples, including the one who would betray Him. In this sermon, Matt unpacks what it means for Christ to lead as a true servant, and how His example shapes the way we serve Him and others in response.

What does true change look like, and what kind of person are we being renewed to become? In this sermon, Matt highlights three markers of a person being spiritually renewed.

Matt walks us through the first seven verses of the book of Philemon, exploring three markers of what it means to be used by God.

Why do we hope? Is it just wishful thinking? Why are we wired to long for something that might never come? Maybe you’ve felt that tension, hoping in the dark, longing for light. But what if there’s a hope that isn’t fragile? A hope that’s certain. Grounded. Necessary. A hope that doesn’t just survive the chaos, it transforms it. The kind of hope that changes everything...

On Sunday morning of the City Church weekend away, in the last of four talks, Dave Gobbett finishes walking through John 17 on Jesus's prayer in Gethsemane.

On Saturday evening of the City Church weekend away, in the third of four talks, Dave Gobbett walks us through the next part of John 17, continuing to break down Jesus' prayer, what it means for the church, and how we should respond to it.

On Saturday morning of the City Church weekend away, in the second of four talks, Dave Gobbett walks us through the next part of John 17, breaking down Jesus's prayer.

On Friday night of the City Church weekend away, in the first of four talks, Dave Gobbett walks us through the first part of John 17 and breaks down Jesus's prayer.

What if our cities aren’t our final home? In this sermon, see how the Bible reimagines our cities—not just as broken battlegrounds, but as glimpses of a greater city that is already here, and yet still to come. Your church in the city.

What if the cities we’re striving to build—cities of peace and prosperity—will never be free from crisis? Is there a greater city that holds the hope we need? In this sermon, Matt delves into the city of God—why it matters, who belongs to it, and how it is being built right here, right now.

Our cities reflect both beauty and brokenness—places of human creativity yet marked by sin. In this sermon, we explore the reality of judgment, and how God calls His people to labour faithfully for renewal. How do we live in the tension between the fallen city and God’s coming kingdom? Watch now to discover how we can bless rather than consume, stay rather than escape, and see our cities through G...

Why do cities draw us in? From the beginning, cities have been places of beauty and brokenness, creativity and corruption. This sermon explores the story of the first city, how it reveals the good and the bad of every city after it, and what it reveals about our deepest longings about every city we crave and build.

Is sexuality just about sex, or is it about something far deeper—belonging, identity, safety, and the longing to be truly known? What seems like a search for who we’re attracted to is, at its core, a search for belonging, identity, and meaning. This is why the fight for sexuality has become so fierce—it carries the weight of our deepest human desires. But Matt reveals how sexuality was never meant...

Ralph unpacks Gender in part 4 of our Origins series. God’s original design, the brokenness and different types of dysphoria we all experience, and how Christ redeems gender—leaving His glory and beauty to enter fully into the discomfort and distress of the human experience to restore us to our most beautiful and God-intended selves.

Life has become a constant hustle-always moving, always striving, yet never quite arriving or never at peace. This restlessness isn't just about busyness or lack of it. It is a soul-ache for peace, purpose and security that this world can never give. What is this rest? Where and how can we have it in the midst of life's restlessness?

Why do we find work hard and painful. What is the point of work, why do we work, and can work become joyful? Eric takes us to the beginning, showing us God's original purpose for work, how we deviated from it and that brought pain into our work and finally, how God has restored work and removed the pain.

Who is God and how does our knowledge of Him impact who we are, the way the world is been made to be, and where we are headed.

Money isn't just a number in a bank account--it reveals what we love, what we depend on, and what we expect. As we close our series on Christian growth, we're looking at how giving shapes us into Christ's beauty. Listen now and discover reasons to step into the joy of generosity.