Christ Methodist Church Memphis
Go deeper in your faith with our weekly podcasts. Episodes include sermons by our pastoral team and interviews that guide you through some of our toughest faith questions.
Episodes
377 episodes
Get to Know: Kimberly Owens, Welcome Desk Coordinator
What happens when the testimony you prayed for turns out to be your own? Kimberly Owens shares a deeply personal story of faith, loss, prayer, and discovering God’s faithfulness through seasons she never expected, including the journey that ult...
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn | Rev. Paul Lawler
What if the sorrow we try hardest to avoid is actually the doorway to freedom? Jesus declares, “Blessed are those who mourn,” revealing a godly sorrow that takes sin seriously, leads us toward repentance, and opens our hearts to the forgiveness...
Faith Beyond Fear: Gospel Hope Across Africa
What happens when you step into places where the gospel is changing lives every day? Nathan Cook shares stories from Uganda and Senegal of refugee settlements, imprisoned believers, Muslim leaders asking for Bibles, and the surprising ways God ...
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit | Rev. Paul Lawler
What if the path to a truly flourishing life begins by admitting how much we need God? Jesus opens the Sermon on the Mount with a surprising invitation: come with empty hands, surrender your self-sufficiency, and discover the riches of His King...
Get to Know: Hannah Hutchinson
In this episode, we sit down with Hannah Hutchinson, Christ Methodist Church's Associate Pastor of Discipleship and Women's Ministry, to hear the story behind her call to ministry and what brought her to Memphis.Hannah shares abou...
Bread of Life, Cup of Promise | Rev. Josh Landen
What if Communion is more than something we remember? At Christ's table, we discover grace for today, strength for tomorrow, and a foretaste of the feast still to come. Come and see why Jesus continues to invite us to His table.
Living an Examined Life | Rev. Grant Caldwell
As the Apostle Paul concludes his second letter to the Corinthians, he calls believers to examine their faith, rest in the finished work of Christ, and pursue lives marked by restoration, unity, and peace. Discover how the gospel transforms bot...
The Opportunity of a Lifetime | Drew Sippel, Chief Executive Officer Capstone Education Group
What does it look like to seek God's kingdom first? Through the story of Cornerstone Prep and the book of Nehemiah, Drew Sippel shares how God often guides His people through unexpected turns, calling ordinary believers to trust the King and jo...
The Upbuilding of God’s Church | Rev. Hal Hall
What are you building with your life? Every day we're laying another brick, but are we building something that lasts? Discover the kind of church, ministry, and life that Christ builds through humble leadership, sacrificial love, spiritual inte...
When Weakness is to Your Advantage | Rev. Paul Lawler
What if the very weakness you've been asking God to remove is the place where He wants to reveal His greatest strength? Sometimes God doesn't take away the thorn, but He always provides the grace to endure it. Discover why His power is most cle...
Suffering for the Name (All Church Sunday) | Rev. Paul Lawler
What is Jesus worth to you? In a culture that prizes comfort, success, and security, Scripture asks a much deeper question: Is Christ worthy of your suffering? The Apostle Paul points not to his accomplishments but to his scars, revealing that ...
Discerning What is True from What is False | Rev. Paul Lawler
How do you know what's true when every voice claims to speak for God? Not every inspiring message leads to Jesus, and not everything that sounds spiritual is rooted in Scripture. In a world filled with competing voices, followers of Christ are ...
The Benefits of Taking Every Thought Captive | Rev. Paul
What if the greatest spiritual battle you're facing isn't happening around you, but inside you? Every fear, temptation, resentment, and act of faith begins somewhere. The question isn't whether thoughts will come, but whether we'll surrender th...
The Gift of Sowing and Reaping | Rev. Paul Lawler
What if generosity is about far more than money? Every seed we sow—through our resources, prayers, service, and faithfulness—becomes part of God's greater work in the world. The harvest may not always be immediate, but God delights in using ord...
Being a Blessing to God's People | Rev. Paul Lawler
What if generosity has less to do with your bank account and more to do with your heart? Paul points to a group of struggling believers whose joy overflowed into radical generosity, revealing a powerful truth: when grace takes hold of a life, e...
Excelling in Acts of God’s Grace | Rev. Paul Lawler
What if generosity has less to do with your bank account and more to do with your heart? Paul points to a group of struggling believers whose joy overflowed into radical generosity, revealing a powerful truth: when grace takes hold of a life, e...
When Fire Falls and Hearts Burn | Rev. Paul Lawler
What happens when faith moves from the head to the heart? This Pentecost message explores the fire of the Holy Spirit, the “strangely warmed” heart of John Wesley, and why many believers settle for cold religion when God offers living communion...
Get to Know: Christy Tilmon, Dir. of Early Elementary & Dir. of VBS
Christ Methodist Director of Early Elementary and Director of VBS, Christy Tilmon, discusses her path into early elementary education and ministry, shaped by childhood experiences and bullying. She also shares about her teaching jobs, finding a...
Godly Grief, Gospel Joy, and the Ministry of Reconciliation | Rev. Paul Lawler
What if the pain you’ve been avoiding is actually the doorway to healing? Discover how godly grief, honest repentance, and the grace of Jesus can restore what bitterness, pride, and brokenness have damaged.
When God Opens the Door: Discerning a Call to Missions
Christ Methodist Church member Rebecca Tilmon shares how a moment of desperation led her to Christ, and how years of prayer, closed doors, and unexpected confirmations are now leading her to serve on mission in Thailand.Overview:...
You are the Temple of God | Rev. Paul Lawler
Can you slowly drift from God without realizing it? In this sermon from 2 Corinthians 6:14–7:1, Pastor Paul Lawler explores spiritual compromise, intentional holiness, and what it means to live as the temple of the living God.
Get to Know: Moriah Eckel, Director of Contemporary Worship
In this conversation, Moriah Eckel shares her journey from growing up in church to stepping into her role as Director of Contemporary Worship at Christ Methodist Church. Through seasons of loss, doubt, and rebuilding, she reflects on how God re...
Al Hinson Interview (Sunday, May 3, Sermon)
This "sermon" explores the challenges faced by vulnerable populations in Southeast Asia, particularly children affected by human trafficking, through the work of the Compassionate Hope Foundation. Pastor Paul Lawler emphasizes the c...
But God: A Story of Jail Ministry and Grace (interview with Ashley B. Collins)
What happens when God calls you somewhere you never expected? In this conversation, Ashley B. Collins shares how a simple step of obedience led her into jail ministry, where stories of brokenness, grace, and redemption reveal the transforming p...
Today is the Day of Salvation | Rev. Paul Lawler
What does it mean to receive the grace of God—and still miss its impact? 2 Corinthians 6:1–13 challenges us to stop delaying obedience and start responding to grace today. This sermon explores how grace works in real life, why it often shows up...
