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We are Christ City Church in Memphis, TN. We are becoming followers of Jesus who recover their lives, reimagine their purpose, and refresh their world.
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This week we worship with Rev. Kevin L. McNeil, the Regional Minister and the President of the Christian Church in Tennessee (Disciples of Christ). He shares a message from Luke 13:1-9.
Have you ever heard the saying, “You don’t have a ‘yes’ unless you have a ‘no’”? A true yes requires agency—the freedom to choose. When it comes to life in the church, that freedom matters deeply. When we serve, worship, and create because we have freely and purposefully chosen to, we tap into the inexhaustible resource of God’s love—a love that leads, cares, and supports, but doesn’t coerce. As we conclude our sermon series, Joining a Greater Movement for Wholeness, we open ourselves to the possibility of a renewed yes, or a new yes, to our place in the mission of witness and service to all people.
Matthew 4:1-4; Romans 8:38-39
Long-time Christ City partner and former elder Stacie Martin sits down with Pastor Jamin Carter for a reflective and sacred dialogue. They explore the ways Christ City is naming more clearly who we have been for a long time—and how we are learning to notice where the Spirit of God is already at work in our “yes” to join a greater movement for wholeness. This conversation is part three of our Disciples of Christ identity series and invites us to listen together for the covenant of love that is forming and holding us.
In a world of contractual relationships and transactional faith we are learning to embrace the ancient concept of covenant-an ancient way of faith built on living, changing, and dynamic relationships. This week, we’ll explore how covenant invites both us and Christ City into an agile, relational faith-one that finds its home not in isolation, but in shared life within the wider body of Christ.
What does it mean to discover your place in a bigger story—only to realize that you’ve had kinfolk right in front of you all along and didn’t know it?That’s what it has felt like for Christ City to join the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ): not adopting something new, but waking up to a larger movement already at work—one grounded in God’s desire for wholeness in a fragmented world. This Sunday, we’ll begin exploring what it means to belong, to draw strength and wisdom from the past, and to find ourselves at home in a story bigger than we imagined.
What authorities can we trust? When is it right to question them? Join us as we explore how acts of resistance—like those in Scripture—can become grounding acts of faith or become distractions that lead to the disintegration of our spiritual communities.
What do you mean when you say, “I understand”? As we enter the season of Epiphany, we take time to explore those moments when understanding moves from the head to the heart—and is felt even in the bones.
Matthew’s Christmas story teaches us something essential about decision-making. When one person chooses to trust God in uncertain and challenging circumstances, they are likely to discover they are not alone—and that God is quietly at work in many hearts at the same time, bringing about awe-inspiring and unexpected good.
As you settle into your seat in the theater, the house lights dim, the stage is empty, and the orchestra begins to play. Before you meet the characters or hear their voices, the musicians use the overture to introduce the melodies, harmonies, and themes that you will hear throughout the show. What if the gospel stories of the nativity aren’t just interesting or sweet, but actually serve as introductions to the themes each author will highlight about Jesus’ life and teachings? What if Mary’s famous Magnificat isn’t just a prayer of thanks for God’s grace, but also highlights Jesus’ most fundamental teachings? Join us as guest teacher, Dr. Chris Hanson, brings this message.
Hear our guest speaker and regional minister, Rev. Kevin McNeil, preach on peace.
When we wait with hope, it transforms how we use our resources, how we plan, and how we spend our time. The disposition of a follower of Christ is one that turns toward hope even in the midst of despair, and it can be seen in the way they live their lives. Hope leaves seeds sown in its wake because it believes in tomorrow. It trusts in divinely inspired dreams of peace that are planted, nurtured, and cultivated. Hope is anchored in the history, mystery, and majesty of the coming Christ. Join us for the first week of Advent as we learn what it means to stay ready for hope.
This Sunday, churches throughout the world will be celebrating Christ the King Sunday. The purpose is to recenter our lives on the true King of the world. Join us this Sunday morning at Christ City Church as we seek to do the same. Robert Grisham will be our guest preacher.
We often cling to a sense of security that quietly costs us the very things that can make us whole. When we hedge our bets and compromise what we know is good, we end up losing pieces of ourselves in the process. This week we’ll explore what it means to stop being afraid of losing the wrong things, and how choosing an abiding trust—even when it feels risky—can help us become the truest version of who we’re meant to be.
When people of faith trust in a collective hope of a future beyond their lives, resurrection bursts into the here and now. Join us as we develop an imagination great enough to envision a God-soaked future shaped by the resurrection of Christ.
It is important to take a step back and see how we have grown—both individually and as a spiritual community. As we reflect, we may find ourselves filled with an energizing gratitude. From that place of thankfulness, we can take hold of the encouragement we need to nurture every desire for goodness and every deed prompted by faith. Let us receive all that we need from what God has done among us, so that we may be strengthened for what lies ahead.
Do you feel stuck—like the energy for life, progress, and action is just out of reach? The practice of asking for forgiveness may be the key that unlocks the flow again. Join us as we explore how humility, honesty, and grace can transform even the most stagnant places in our souls.
How do we pursue justice when the times seem unfavorable? Paul challenges Timothy and us as readers to continue the work of an evangelist, learning from the Scriptures while challenging and correcting each other to grow closer to God's vision of heaven on earth.
What if God’s work isn’t about breaking into the world from above, but flowing through it from within—and through us? Instead of hovering outside of nature, waiting to intervene, could God move in the waters, the soil, and the shared actions of human cooperation? In a world often searching for spectacle, we’re reminded that grace is found not in the sky, but in our participation with God in the living, enchanted world around us.Join us as guest preacher, Dr. Chris Hanson, shares this message.
Hate may feel powerful, but it cannot deliver what it promises. It silences our deeper emotions, cuts us off from real community, and leaves us vulnerable to destructive patterns of thought and action. It cannot build the world we long to see, not in our neighborhoods and not in our own hearts. Together we’ll confront the dead end of hate and turn toward a path that can lead us out of it.
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