City Church Podcast

Have you or do you feel like life's struggles make it hard sometimes to really believe that God is still with you? In those moments, doubt can feel overwhelming. Matt in this sermon, explores the hope to hold on to that will make us trust that God is truly present even when life feels uncertain.

We are controlled by what we love the most. True Christlikeness comes when Christian truths move from our minds to our hearts, allowing us to deeply experience Christ’s love. Ralph unpacks Paul’s prayer in Ephesians 3:14 -16, showing how intimacy with Christ transforms and shapes our lives

Our modern world celebrates independence, yet it’s led to an epidemic of loneliness. Why? Because while we chase self-sufficiency, we still need connection and dependence. In this message, Matt reveals that the cure for loneliness isn’t just finding a community to feel loved—it’s learning to love and depend on God first. Click to watch.

As we start a new year, we might be feeling weary or lost. But through all the seasons that the year will surely bring, we can find unshakeable peace and guidance only with the Lord. Listen to see how the good shepherd cares for you, leads you, and restores your soul.

For our fourth and final talk in this years Christmas series, we learn from Eric that Life is full of storms, and even the best-prepared life is not storm-proof. But how do we find peace—not just in life’s daily storms, but in the ultimate storm of death? In this message, Eric reveals how the peace of God carries us through the final storm and transforms the way we navigate life’s challenges today...

For our third talk in this years Christmas series, we learn from Ralph that the true Spirit of Christmas is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit shows up throughout the entire Bible whether implicitly (old Testament) or explicitly (when He’s sent out to the first believers). As a reoccurring character throughout the Bible, and one of the three persons of the Godhead (the Holy Trinity), we see that the...

For our second talk in this years Christmas series, we learn that Bread is a symbol or theme signifying survival, and the bible talks uses the symbolic imagery of bread quite a lot. Matt follows the bread crumbs all through the bible and ultimately to Christ as the bread of life. What does this mean for us today? Listen to find out.

For the first talk in our new Christmas series in 2024, Ralph walks us through the biblical theology of the seed and how its used in the bible from genesis to Christ's return in revelation. Who or what is the seed and why is it important? Find out in this talk! (8 December 2024 - 10:30 am). We apologise for the low quality on this talk as it was only in the morning the day of the Carol Service, so...

For this year's evangelistic talk at our annual carol service, Ralph talks about the gift that is freely given and humbly received with great joy and how this gift changes our world.

In the final episode of our "unconventional wisdom" series on Jesus's 'Sermon on the Mount', after seeing the radical beauty of God's Kingdom, pastor Matt takes us through Matthew 7:21-29 and challenges us to inquire if we are indeed a part of this kingdom. We also learn that the phrase 'this too shall pass' only applies to Christians---as we know that all the struggles, sin, and pain, of our live...

Jesus says 'narrow is the way that leads to life'. That confounds our modern sensibilities which assumes that more, bigger, wide,... is better. Ralph dug deep to show us the wisdom in the way, the right way that leads to life; a wisdom that is much needed especially for our age.

Boaz leads us through Matthew 7:1-12, where Jesus points out the reality that we all judge others and feel good about it, yet expect others not to judge us. Jesus shows us that in reality, He is the one who in his perfection has every right to judge us, yet gives us unlimited grace despite our sin and dies for us instead. Therefore rather than pointing out other people's sins, Boaz discusses how w...

In spite of more stuff, more money, more information, more food options, we are increasingly becoming more and more worried as a people. Will having more control cure our worry? Eric shows through God's word and what really lies at the root of our worry and leads us to what can really cure that worry.

That we can reach out to the ultimately powerful God and call Him father, is the most stunning thing ever. In this sermon, Ralph shows us how to pray and what it means to speak to a God who is close to us and wants us to draw close to Him.

Are we living for likes or for love? In a world that pushes us to present only our 'best selves,' Jesus calls us to something radically different. In this sermon from Matthew 6:1-8 and 16-18, Eric unpacks how Christ challenges the pursuit of human approval and invites us into a life of authentic faith.

Can we show love in the face of injustice? Does turning the other cheek mean giving up justice to be loving? In this sermon from Matthew 5:33-38, Matt (the preacher) shows true love as neither retaliating nor being walked over. Instead, God calls us to respond with radical grace while still confronting evil. https://www.citychurchmanchester.org

Ralph takes us through Matthew 5, where we learn the depth of our lust, how it enslaves us, that radical action is required to fight it, and how Jesus is the only one who can free us from it.

Ralph takes us through Matthew 5:21 -30, to help us self reflect our hearts and how we hurt others, while showing us Jesus the only one who can grant us total transformation from the inside out. https://www.citychurchmanchester.org

Matt takes us through Matthew 5:17 -20 in the third sermon from our sermon on the mount series; in this passage, he shows us through Jesus's words that while God's standards are perfect and it's impossible for us to live up to the standard of God's goodness to enter Heaven, that God fortunately in his goodness provided Jesus as a sacrifice, and through Jesus is the only way for us to have eternal...

Matt shows us that being an authentic christian means being a christian who lives in accordance to the truth of the Gospel. www.citychurchmanchester.org

Ralph walks us through the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, and how the beatitudes show us both the need that we have, and the power that God provides in all circumstances. www.citychurchmanchester.org

Scotty Smith from West End Community Church in Nashville, Tennessee guides us through Revelation chapter 21, helping us to celebrate and reflect on all that God has done at and through City Church in the last ten years.

Matt leads us through 1 Samuel chapter 16 verses 1 to 23, where we learn about the qualities of biblical leadership and what to look for in a Godly leader. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:00pm – to hear good news about Jesus. We exist to invite you to enjoy him for God's glory. All are welcome, no matter what you believe! www.citychurchmanchester.org

Eric opens up a hard hitting passage of 1 Samuel, and shows how we as humans are capable of horrible things, and we lie to ourselves to get through our days. But above all that God has chosen to love us and raise us into a new life with Him through Jesus Christ. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:00pm – to hear good news about Jesus. We exist to invite you...

Boaz takes us through 1 Samuel 14, looking at Jonathan routing the Philistines, how we can be like the young armour bearer cheering on the one who goes before us, Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:00pm – to hear good news about Jesus. We exist to invite you to enjoy him for God's glory. All are welcome, no mat...