City Church Podcast

For "Evangelism Sunday," we take a short break from our Ecclesiastes series and learn how to share about Christ as Ralph guides us through 2nd Corinthians chapter 4. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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

Ralph brings us an encouraging message from Paul's letter to the Corinthians, and how the gospel is treasure held in jars of clay, and that it is our duty to deliver the message to those around us. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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...

Matt unpacks the writings of "Qoheleth" in Ecclesiastes 5 and 6, which reveals that humans are vulnerable in three key ways: fear of God, fear of the betrayal of others, and fear of our emotions betraying us. Matt explains however, through the text, that the only way to get past such fears is to face them head on, as Jesus ultimately exemplified by deciding to face death and die for our sins. If w...

Ralph unpacks Ecclesiastes 3 and 4, which reveal to us that suffering, as a part of life, is unavoidable; but ultimately God has a plan for us in the end that will outweigh our sufferings. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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!...

Jon Cawsey from Christ Church Stockport opens up Ecclesiastes 2 for us and shows that if we try to live life as gain, it leads to nothing and that the only way to truly live is to treat life as a gift from God. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – to hear good news about Jesus. We exist to invite you to enjoy him for God's glory. All are welcome, no ma...

Matt opens up the Bible to unpack the ancient wisdom of 'Qoheleth,' the Hebrew author of the book of Ecclesiastes, in his reading of Ecclesiastes 1:1-18. While, according to this particular Old Testament wisdom book, everything in life can seem 'havel' (or "meaningless" in Hebrew), Matt reveals to us how within the text there is actually a profound hope in the fact that God is in control. Your chu...

Matt opens up Mark's gospel to Jesus' anointing, and shows how we today need to go all in for Jesus. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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

Matt opens up the thirteenth chapter of Mark's gospel to unpack Jesus's prediction on the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem and what it means for our lives in the 21st century. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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.ci...

Ralph opens up Mark's gospel to Jesus speaking on the nature of love, that it is the greatest commandment to love God and love each other, and what it means for our lives in the 21st Century. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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 belie...

Matt opens up Mark's gospel where Jesus is facing the Herodians and Sadducees, and reveals to us ways we pick sides when it comes to God in our lives. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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

Ralph opens up Mark to the parable of the tenants and shows us how Jesus is the king that was rejected and wrongfully killed for our sake in order that we may have relationship with the God of the Universe. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – to hear good news about Jesus. We exist to invite you to enjoy him for God's glory. All are welcome, no matter...

Matt opens up Mark's gospel to Jesus turning the tables in the temple courts, revealing how Jesus will never let apathy get in the way of our relationship with God, and that He will do anything he can to fight for us, even to the point of dying on our behalf. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – to hear good news about Jesus. We exist to invite you to...

Eric opens up Mark's gospel to Jesus healing blind Bartimaeus and shows us how we can healthily present our requests to God while knowing that His plan for us is better than we can imagine. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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...

Ralph opens up Mark to the rich young ruler, and shows that we need to depend wholly on Jesus in our lives. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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

Matt opens the gospel of Mark and looks how Jesus completely redefines the idea of divorce in a way that protects those who are disadvantaged, and how He is ultimately faithful to us. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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....

Matt opens up Mark's gospel and looks at Jesus' teaching to his disciples and how he turns the tables on our old perspective of greatness in God's kingdom. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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

Ralph preaches on the story of Jesus casting out demons from a boy and raising him from the dead, and how it shows Jesus as being ultimately powerful and compassionate for humanity. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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.ci...

We're in a new series in Mark's gospel, looking at the life of Jesus and what He came to do. This week Ralph preaches on the transfiguration and what we should expect in life as a ChristianYour church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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!...

Matt preaches on Daniel and his friends in Babylon and shows the joys and challenges of living in a big city as a follower of Jesus, how we can stand against the crowd and live life for God in the most effective way. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – to hear good news about Jesus. We exist to invite you to enjoy him for God's glory. All are welcome,...

Matt wraps up our series in Acts with a challenging talk on what it looks like to live out the gospel wholeheartedly and what joy and difficulties to expect. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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

Chris takes us through 3 mini stories from Paul's journey to Rome, and how they demonstrate ways a Christian should walk through life with Jesus. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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 the story of Paul getting shipwrecked on Crete; what it reveals about the storms and suffering in our lives, and that through it all we can cling to God and His promises. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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.ci...

Ralph preaches on Paul's defence to Festus, Agrippa & Bernice, and what it teaches to Christians' approach to evangelism with others. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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 brings us a comforting message from Acts that whatever Christians face, Jesus is sovereign and personally loves and cares about every individual. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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

Ralph preaches on Paul's run in with a violent mob, and how he was able to get out of the crisis with God's help and provision - and what that means for us today. Your church in the city. Join us in person or online – LIVE on Sundays at 4:30pm – 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....