Christ City Church Memphis

It can be scary when something ends, even when its something we wouldn’t describe as good or helpful. In the first letter to the Corinthians, Paul is writing to new christians about accepting the end of their old way of viewing realty and the startling revelation of a new one. The resurrection of Jesus, the Christ, he argues, is the hinge upon which the door to this new paradigm is swung open. Joi...

Confrontation is a part of life. How we engage and avoid it greatly affects the way our lives unfold. Join us this Palm Sunday as we see Jesus' mounting confrontation with the power of Jerusalem itself and what this moment can teach us as his followers.

If we find the necessary courage to ask for what we need, confessing what we have tried to do on our own that has hurt or harmed ourselves and others, a newness can open up to us. This newness is filled with togetherness, wholeness and hope. It is a place in step with the work of God. Join us as we conclude our series Failing at Sin!

What keeps us from returning to God when our bad decisions have caught up with us and we’ve “sobered up”? Why won’t we go “home” when that’s exactly what we want to do? Jesus answers these questions with a story. Join us as we immerse ourselves in the spiritual genius of Jesus’ parable about coming home. Part of the series Failing at Sin.

The story of Jesus washing the disciples’ feet is often read, but not lived. Foot washing isn’t a common practice across Christianity, despite Jesus’ explicit command to wash one another’s feet. What does it mean to live a life answering “the Jesus ask” of washing one another’s feet and how can that show up in our Lenten practices? What does it mean that Jesus asked his disciples to love one anoth...

When we talk about sin we are also talking about others expectations and what they think about our actions. What does God think of us when we stray from the path? Listen in to join the discussion. Part two of Failing at Sin, a Lenten series.

Do the ends justify the means? Jesus was tempted to think so during a pivotal moment in his life - the beginning of his public ministry. As we gather for the first Sunday of Lent we wrestle with the powerful pull of three temptations Christ faced in the desert. We will confront how their meanings and message shape our personal and public worlds and how we can resist turning stone to bread.

When Jesus died, one of the things that changed was that we as followers of Jesus now have access to God that those before never did. In this passage Paul shares what a big deal this is. Join us this Sunday morning as we talk about what an awesome privilege it is to experience the presence of God.

Last week we began to discuss the rules that those in the family of Jesus Christ gather around. This week we continue to explore the soaring heights of the law of Jesus as we are confronted with his instruction on how to treat our enemies and those who mean us harm. Part of the series KinFolk.

Every family has guidelines by which they live. The rules let us know what is off limits and for what we should strive. When you are kin through Jesus, the family rules are much more invigorating and distinct from the rules we find elsewhere in our culture. How these Christ-kin codes are interpreted by our denominational cousins and aunties is also hotly contested and debated. Kinfolk! Join us as...

As kinfolk, the family of God, we are part of a community unified by the grace we have received and the life we want to live(in Christ). While we strive and hope and pray for unity, we are not the same. We are part of one body but with different parts and a variety of functions, roles and life experiences- unity within diversity. This is an inspiring vision but living it, well that’s a bit differe...

What type of picture comes to mind when you think of your relationship with God? Does it look like eating together at a table? In the scriptures one of the main metaphors for God and his people is a bride and groom-a marriage. When we receive the bread and the wine it is sometimes called the wedding feast. It represents a covenant of love renewed every Sunday between us and God. Listen in as we di...

Baptism marks the beginning of joining a new family- one started by Jesus. This family isn’t defined by race, allegiance to country, the will of a parent, or blood. It transcends our categories of “us” and “them”. It has the potential to reconcile the impossible chasms of fear and hatred amongst human identities and reconnect those alienated from God. Listen in as we we become reacquainted with ou...

In the only glimpse we get of Jesus’ childhood we see a boy of twelve who was able to ask questions that astonished the religious leaders of his day. As we observe Epiphany this Sunday, we ponder the story of the child-who-would-become-savior and the place wonderful questions have in a life of faith in Christ.

What is the cure for cynicism? In this season of Advent, we are reminded of the coming of Christ within the detailed account in the book of Luke - through the lens of two pregnant women. And through this account, we may ask ourselves: Where does love, something that requires a lot of courage, belong in our own lives? And how can we be containers of love to others? It is through this story that we...

Everyone has to contend with anxiety, a fear of the unknown circling around and around in our minds. How do we break from this cycle? Join us as Jamin explores Philippians 4:4-7 on the third Sunday of Advent.

How did Jesus’ words and John’s actions influence a small town of Christians in southern France to heroic actions during World War II? Could our own faithful actions also create a bigger impact than we could possibly imagine in our broken world? What does your truthful living look like? Because it is not about power. It is about love.

Join us on the First Sunday of Advent as we finish our Tending Shoots/Dressing Vines sermon series.

Life is a gift. What do you do with that gift - the time and resources you've been given - and how would that change if you saw from the lens that God sees through? In the Gospels, Jesus talks about a kingdom that is not of this world - a Kingdom of Heaven - that is active among us and that we can be a part of.

As we move toward the end of another year where the world is shifting, hurting, grieving, and hoping, we acknowledge that much is outside of our control. Yet we look to the things God has given us to steward. What is enough for us to know as believers before we can act in tending these shoots and vines. Jesus takes our notions of order and and control and throws them into disorder. He asks us to d...

God is in the business of meeting needs and has chosen to use people to do so. How can we practice generosity in our abundance and our lack? Join Christ City Church as we study 1 Kings 17:8-16 and begin our new sermon series, Tending Shoots, Dressing Vines.

This week we are celebrating new life with three baby dedications! Join us as Robert Grisham explores parenthood and the responsibility of the Christian community in helping raise children.

As we conclude our series on the vision and mission of Christ City we explore what it means to be a refreshing presence in our world. Join us!

What does it mean to reimagine your purpose and create an environment that embraces the change in our lives? In the Gospel, Jesus gave us a new and countercultural perspective on the Kingdom of Heaven - that it is in the here and now - and that you can experience the hope and value that He brings today. It’s a perspective that looks beyond tradition and challenges us to approach life differently a...

Are you weary? Does life feel unrelenting with pressure on all sides? At Christ City we take Jesus' counter cultural message of rest and recovery seriously. Learn from the teacher and Messiah a different way to hold the burdens of life, to live without despising your needs, to find something more enduring than a break, deep rest for your soul.