Purpose City Church with Talaat and Tai McNeely

Paul and Barnabas were as close as it gets: ministry partners, spiritual brothers, proven friends. Then they disagreed so sharp that Scripture says they parted ways for good. So what do you do when two people who love God can't agree? In this episode, Alan Blackmon Sr., Director of Discipleship at Purpose City Church, continues our Unstoppable series with a message from Acts 15:36 through 16:5...

Most of us have clicked "I agree" without reading a single word. We scroll, we tap the box, and we move on. But what happens when someone slaps fine print on the gospel? In this episode, Pastor Talaat McNeely walks through Acts 15 and confronts one of the quietest, most dangerous threats the early church ever faced. Not prison. Not an angry mob. Not persecution. The threat was confusion ab...

The crowd called Paul a god. Then they stoned him, dragged his body outside the city, and walked away. And just when that quiet ditch should have been the end of the story, Paul opened his eyes, pulled himself up out of the dirt, and walked right back through the same gates where the stones had flown. That is the anatomy of endurance. If you have been doing exactly what God called you to do and st...

Are you truly prepared for the moment God calls your name? In this episode of The Purpose City Church Podcast , we continue our powerful message series, Unstoppable: A Journey Through the Book of Acts . Speaker Kyle Welton takes us into Acts chapter 13 to unpack what it means to live in a constant state of spiritual preparation. "Jesus will call, but you prepare in His presence." Through t...

Have you ever done everything right and still watched your carefully built life fall apart in a single moment? Most of us are walking through life with an unspoken script in our heads. A plan for how things are supposed to go. And when reality crashes into that plan, our first instinct is to wonder whether God has forgotten about us. In this week's episode of The Purpose City Church Podcast, P...

What if the biggest thing holding you back from your purpose is not your circumstances but your need for an audience? In this powerful message from Acts 11, Pastor Talaat McNeely draws a sharp line between two kinds of people: sent ones and seen ones. Using the early church at Antioch as the blueprint, he unpacks how a group of nameless, scattered, persecuted believers changed the entire trajector...

Are you constantly praying for God to open the next door, relationship, or level of influence in your life? What if the biggest barrier to your progression isn't a closed door in front of you, but the unfinished heart work inside of you? In this episode of The Purpose City Church Podcast , Pastor Talaat McNeely breaks open Acts 10 to reveal a profound truth: Before God ever expands your assign...

Are you consuming the mission — or carrying it? That question alone could change your life. In this powerful Mother's Day message from the Unstoppable series, Co-Lead Pastor Tai McNeely brings a clarifying, convicting, and encouraging word from Acts 9:31-42 that every believer needs to hear. The mission Jesus started didn't stop when He left — it multiplied. And you are part of that. Week...

Who have you decided is "too far gone"? We all have that person in our lives—the one whose heart seems too hard, whose past seems too dark, or whose skepticism seems too deep for God to reach. But what if the reach of Jesus is longer than your resistance? In this powerful installment of our Unstoppable series, Pastor Talaat McNeely dives into Acts chapter 9 to explore one of the most radic...

What do you do when the very thing you're asking God to stop is the very thing He's using to propel you forward? In Part 3 of our Unstoppable series — a journey through the Book of Acts — Pastor Talaat McNeely lands in Acts 8, one of the most jarring chapters in the entire New Testament. The church has the Spirit, the miracles, and the community. But they also have a problem: they never le...

What happens when life starts squeezing you? In this powerful second installment of our Unstoppable series, Pastor Talaat McNeely explores the aftermath of the Upper Room and the reality of taking your faith into a world that might not applaud it. We often pray for God to remove the pressure, but what if the pressure is actually a tool for revelation? Drawing from Acts 4:13-31 , this episode break...

What if the early church had less of everything we have today and still managed to do more than we've ever done? No buildings. No budgets. No platforms. No cultural influence. And yet they turned the world upside down. In this episode, Pastor Talaat McNeely launches the brand-new series Unstoppable: A Journey Through the Book of Acts with a message that cuts straight to the heart of why the mo...

What do you do when God doesn’t move the way you expected? In this Easter message, Pastor Talaat walks us through one of the most powerful moments in Scripture, the story of Lazarus in John 11, and shows how three different people responded to the same impossible situation. ✔️ Martha was disappointed. ✔️ Thomas had questions. ✔️ Mary was overwhelmed with grief. And Jesus met every one of them righ...

Is it possible to love God and still be running your own life? Pastor Talaat McNeely closes out the Ready or Not series with one of the most convicting messages of the entire series — and the answer might surprise you. In this episode, Pastor Talaat takes us to Galatians 5 to make one thing clear: the Holy Spirit was not sent to occasionally assist your life. He was sent to completely lead it. The...

What happens when God finally opens the door you’ve been praying for… but you’re not strong enough to walk through it? In this powerful message, Pastor Talaat delivers a timely word straight from Isaiah 40:28-31 that will challenge and equip you like never before. Using the raw story of former NBA player Jeff Teague’s 6 a.m. workouts, a gut-punching personal testimony, and even the shocking final...

What happens when pressure hits your life? Do you panic, plan, or pray? In this powerful message from our Ready or Not: Preparing for What God Is About to Do series, Prophetess Tai McNeely calls the church back to one of the most overlooked disciplines in the life of a believer: prayer. Drawing from Jesus’ moment in the Garden of Gethsemane, she shows that prayer is not a last resort when life fal...

Everyone wants to see impact. A growing church. Lives transformed. Communities changed. But Scripture shows a different starting point. Before the power of Pentecost… before thousands came to faith… before the church began spreading across cities and nations… God gathered His people in a small room and aligned their hearts. In this message from the Ready or Not series, Pastor Talaat McNeely walks...

In today’s message from Purpose City Church, Pastor Talaat McNeely opens a powerful new series by asking a life-changing question: What happens when you choose availability over ability? Based on Luke 5, he shows that God often begins transformational work not with our strength, expertise, or preparation — but with our willingness to show up. Pastor Talaat takes us from the shores of Galilee to th...

What does real love look like when it costs something? In this powerful conclusion to the Love Actually series, Pastor Talaat McNeely walks through Ephesians 5:1–2 and reveals a truth many believers admire but struggle to practice: love is not simply felt — it is offered. Rooted in identity and defined by the cross, this message invites you to move beyond admiration into imitation, showing how sac...

In this episode of The Purpose City Church Podcast, Pastor Talaat McNeely shows how love doesn’t just flow through you – it reshapes you. Rooted in Colossians 3:12–14, he explains that being chosen, holy, and loved dictates what spiritual clothes you put on and how pressure reveals your character. Key highlights – Identity determines your wardrobe of kindness and patience. – Relationships and conf...

We talk about love all the time—but what if most of our confusion, exhaustion, and disappointment comes from starting in the wrong place? In Part 1 of the Love, Actually series, Pastor Talaat McNeely opens 1 John 4:7–12 to reset our understanding of love from the ground up. This message isn’t about relationship tips, emotional hype, or trying harder. It’s about identifying the true source of love—...

🎙️ Trust the Process — Purpose City Church Podcast What does it really mean to trust the process when you can’t see what’s growing beneath the surface? In this week’s message, Pastor Talaat McNeely challenges us to shift how we think about spiritual growth, disappointment, and waiting well. Using Jesus’ simple yet profound parable in Mark 4:26–29 , Pastor Talaat shows that God’s work in you isn’t...

What if the real issue isn’t what you’re producing, but what’s producing you? In this message, Roots Before Results , Pastor Talaat McNeely challenges the habit of focusing on outward behavior while ignoring the deeper work God wants to do in the heart. Teaching from Luke 6:43–45, he reminds us that fruit never appears by accident. What shows up in our words, reactions, and attitudes is the result...

What does it really look like to follow Jesus when the service ends, and real life begins? In this message from the Under His Rule series, Pastor Talaat McNeely challenges the gap between surrendered moments and surrendered lives. Teaching from Matthew 16:24–27, he guides us through Jesus’ clear and demanding invitation to discipleship: to give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow...

What do you do when God speaks, but the details are missing? In this message, Called Before It’s Clear , Pastor Talaat McNeely confronts one of the hardest tensions in the life of faith: obeying God without having all the answers. Anchored in Genesis 12 and the call of Abram, this sermon exposes why many believers stall spiritually—not because God hasn’t spoken, but because clarity hasn’t arrived...