City Church Memphis: Sermon Audio Podcast

Have you ever been in a season where you’ve prayed, but heaven seems silent? You’re tired. You’re waiting. You’re doing everything you know to do… but you still can’t see a way forward. But what if God is working in the very place you feel forgotten? What if the chapter you want to escape is the chapter God is using to prepare you? Faith isn’t trusting God because you can see the way. Faith is tru...

WHAT IF YOUR FEELINGS AREN’T TELLING YOU THE TRUTH?This Sunday at At the Movies, Dr. Foster is taking us inside Inside Out 2 and into a battle every one of us faces. Because emotions are powerful. Fear can sound like wisdom. Anger can feel like justice. Anxiety can disguise itself as protection. And one emotion can take over the wheel before you even realize you’ve handed it the keys. We’ll look a...

What if the thing everyone told you was just a game… was actually preparing you for your purpose? He wasn't supposed to be a professional driver. No racing family. Non-traditional path. Just thousands of hours in a simulator. Learning the track. Finding the line.mPreparing for the race. And maybe… God has been doing the same thing with you. This week in At the Movies is a Cruise with a Cause A...

Welcome to At the Movies, the Movie is the modern day parable. What if the walls you built to protect yourself became the very walls that imprisoned you? What if the enemy doesn’t have to destroy you…if he can just isolate you? Peter Parker thought the people he loved would be safer without him. Elijah thought he was the only one left. And sometimes pain convinces us of the same lie:“I’m better of...

Paul saves one final word for the end: STAND.Because there is a real enemy. There is a real battle. And there is armor for the fight. The devil may have a strategy but God has already secured the victory. So when hell comes against your marriage…your family…your mind…your faith…DON’T RUN. DON’T RETREAT. STAND.Dr. Foster closes On Location from Ephesus with: THE WARFARE OF THE BELIEVER.The battle i...

Welcome to Week 6 of On Location from Ephesus. Paul is about to bring the Gospel into the most practical places of our lives, our homes, our relationships, and our workplaces. And running through all of it is one powerful question: How do you handle authority? Because everybody is under somebody, and ultimately, everybody is under Jesus. Today, we’re going to discover that when Jesus becomes Lord,...

What happens when the Gospel collides with a culture that wants nothing to do with Jesus? Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Apostle Paul walked into Ephesus, a city dominated by spiritual darkness, sexual confusion, idolatry, and the worship of Artemis. Paul had no political power. No cultural power. No financial power. But Paul had GOSPEL POWER.And what happened next shook an entire city. Because when...

What if I told you that before Christ... you weren't just struggling, you were spiritually dead? Here in ancient Ephesus, Paul delivers one of the most shocking and hope-filled chapters in all of Scripture. This week you'll discover why two words, "But God', changed human history forever. You'll learn why you can't earn salvation, why grace is greater than your greatest fa...

Welcome to On Location from Ephesus! Over the next several weeks, Dr. Foster will take us on a journey from Paul's prison in Rome, where he wrote the Book of Ephesians, to the ancient city of Ephesus, where one of the greatest church-planting movements in history was launched. This week, you'll discover why everything changes when you're "in Christ." You'll see that the C...

What if David's greatest victory wasn't Goliath? What if it wasn't becoming king... or building a nation? This week, we conclude  The Life of David  and discover the secret to all of David's success. The one thing that made David a man after God's own heart. You'll learn the five marks of a heart that God uses, and why your greatest legacy is a different type of success. To...

For twelve weeks, we've watched David rise from forgotten shepherd to legendary king. But this Sunday... we open the chapter most people wish wasn't in the Bible. How does a man after God's own heart become an adulterer... a murderer... and a liar? More importantly, what does God do when His greatest servant experiences his greatest failure? Join Dr. Chris Foster this Sunday for Week 1...

Freedom, bravery, and a chance to reflect on the opportunities before each of us in our beautiful country. Note: Watch the full service, with special dramatic elements, on our YouTube channel. [recorded at service on 6/5/2026]

Culture says manhood is toxic. Scripture says manhood is necessary. This Father's Day, Dr. Foster helps us discover God's blueprint for biblical masculinity. Men, it's time to get back to your post. Be watchful. Stand firm. Act like men. Be strong. And do everything in love. The enemy is after your family, your faith, and your future, but God is still looking for men who will stand whe...

For eleven weeks, we've watched David chase God's purpose through giants, caves, battles, and brokenness. But this week, everything changes. David wants to build a house for God, yet God reveals He's been building something far greater all along. A promise. A kingdom. A bloodline that would lead to the Messiah. Discover the covenant that connects Eden, David, and Jesus—and what it reve...

This week in The Life of David, the giant is gone, the kingdom is established, and for the first time David is living in peace. But sometimes your greatest battle isn't in front of you—it's within you. Why did a man die simply for touching the Ark of God? What happens when we try to do God's work our way instead of His way? And what made David dance so wildly that people thought he had...

What if the cave wasn't a setback—but a setup? This week, Dr. Foster helps us discover how David went from the cave to the crown after 15 years of waiting. Forgotten, flouted, fleeing, and fortified in obscurity, David learned that God's promises don't need human manipulation. If you're waiting on God, facing opposition, or fighting discouragement, this message is for you. Don'...

Have you ever felt hidden, hunted, or trapped in a dark season? This week in The Life of David, discover how God built David’s kingdom in a cave, not a castle. From assassins and enemy territory to the cave of Adullam, we’ll uncover how God uses darkness for development, pressure for preparation, and broken people for powerful purpose. Don’t miss this life-changing message: Grow in the Dark. [reco...

This Sunday at City Church Memphis… the battle may be over, but the war has just begun. David killed the giant… and became an overnight hero. But what happens when applause turns into envy…when songs turn into spears…and the same king who promoted you now wants to kill you? In Week 6 of The Life of David, Dr. Foster helps us discover how to survive jealousy, betrayal, and spiritual attacks… and wh...

Welcome to week five of the Life of David. What if the giant in front of you… isn’t there to destroy you but to define you? Fear has been threatening for 40 days…but this week, we’re learning how to run toward what everyone else is running from. Dr. Foster will help you discover why you can’t win in someone else’s armor, how to speak God’s promises over your problems, and how one stone in the hand...

What if the biggest battle in your life… isn’t in front of you—but in your mind? For 40 days, a giant shouted lies, And an entire nation believed them. But one shepherd boy refused to negotiate with fear. This week at City Church, Dr. Foster leads us into The Life of David: Week 4 — Where you’ll learn how to silence the voice of the enemy, break generational strongholds, and step into a confidence...

What if everything you thought was the end… wasn’t the end at all? What if your past didn’t get the final word, your pain didn’t define you, and your story isn’t over? Today, Dr. Foster and City Creative help you discover how one empty tomb changed everything—your freedom, your purpose, your future. Because if Jesus got up… you can get up too. [recorded at service on 4/5/2026]

This Sunday at City Church we step into a moment that looked like a victory parade—but was really a rescue mission. The crowds shouted “Hosanna!”… but days later, those same voices would cry “Crucify Him.” Because Jesus didn’t ride into Jerusalem to take a crown—He rode in to take your place. Every miracle, every moment, every move of heaven was leading to this… a King who came not to be served, b...

When God’s presence lifts… what fills the space? This week King Saul is tormented… and a shepherd boy steps into the palace. Before David ever fought a giant, he learned how to fight in worship. Before the palace, there was preparation. Before the spotlight, there was obscurity. What if your breakthrough isn’t about opportunity… but preparation? This Sunday Dr. Foster helps us discover how God tur...

What if the greatest king in Israel’s history started out as the most forgotten kid in his own family? Last week we saw tragedy turn into triumph as Ruth’s grief became part of a king’s genealogy. But this week… Israel demands a king because they want to be like everyone else. So God gives them Saul — a king who looked perfect on the outside… but slowly drifted from obedience on the inside. While...

Before there was a crown… there was a famine. Before there was a king… there was a widow. Before David ever faced a giant… God was already writing his story. This Sunday we begin an 11-week journey through caves and crowns, battles and betrayals, identity and legacy. You’ll discover this: Your greatest battle isn’t Goliath — it’s your identity. Your hardest season isn’t punishment — it’s preparati...