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Sermons preached from Christ Church in South Philadelphia. An ordinary neighborhood church trying to show off the extraordinary love of God.

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    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 305 EPISODES


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    Acts 27-28:10, "Why Suffering?", 06.01.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 47:46


    Why do hard things happen? If God is in control, then why is life not always easy? This Sunday we are going to see the Apostle Paul finally on his way to Rome but it isn't smooth sailing. He suffers on the way. Why? Join us as we explore this profound question and hopefully find some reasons for peace in the midst of our hard times. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 25-26, "Our Problems and God's Plan", 05.25.25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 50:57


    Life can be full of problems. But what if God is so powerful that He can be at work, even in our problems? Join us this Sunday as we continue our series in Acts and hear in chapters 25 and 26 about Our Problems and God's Plan.Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Matthew 16:13-18, "Jesus's Promise to His Church",05.18.25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 38:02


    This Sunday is a significant milestone in the life of Christ Church as we celebrate 10 years of having our doors open at 229 Moore Street. We'd love to have you join us as we thank God for the amazing things He's done and look forward to what He's going to do. The best is yet to come!Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    1 Samuel 1:1-20, "Hope for Heavy Hearts", 05.11.25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 48:21


    What makes you feel weary? What wears on you? There can be so many things, right? This Sunday is Mother's Day and I know that there is a lot that can weigh on Moms. There is a lot that can weigh on all of us. For our Mother's Day sermon this Sunday, God is going to speak into that through 1 Samuel 1:1-20. There is hope for heavy hearts.Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    John 12:12-19, "Victory in Jesus", 05.04.25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 43:23


    What if Easter Sunday could change how we experience every day? This Sunday we are going to see in John 12:12-19 the good news of Jesus's victory. And that good news changes everything. Speaker: Pastor Ian McConnell

    Acts 24:1-27, "Christianity on Trial", 04.27.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 46:52


    How do you respond when someone starts questioning you about being a Christian? Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in Acts and see Christianity on trial and how God wants us to stay in the grip of the gospel. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    John 10:11-18, "Does God Love You?", 04.20.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 38:31


    What if God is love? Join us this Easter as we consider how Jesus answers our questions and satisfies the deepest longings of our soul.Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 22:22-23:35, "The Peace of Providence", 04.13.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 43:55


    Life can often feel out of control, filled with unexpected situations and uncertain futures. But the more we understand how God is at work in all things, the more we can be at peace at all times. Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in Acts and see the beautiful doctrine of God's providence put on display through the life of Paul. There is peace in His providence.Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Hebrews 6:13-20, " Our Anchor in the Storm", 04.06.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 45:36


    What is your anchor? What steadies you when the winds of life blow against you? Join us this Sunday as we see the steadiness that comes from anchoring ourselves in the unshakeable promises of the unchanging God.Speaker: Joe Catoe

    Acts 21:17-22:22, "Loving, When It Hurts",03.30.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 46:30


    How do you navigate conflicts? How do you respond when people treat you with injustice and unkindness? This Sunday, we will see the Apostle Paul finally arrive in Jerusalem, and as he does, he almost immediately finds himself in conflict. But the power of Christ empowers him to love, even when it hurts. What would this world be like if we truly learned to love like Christ?Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 21:1-16, "Radical Love", 03.23.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 54:33


    How would you describe your relationship with Jesus? Skeptic? Believer? Lukewarm? Growing? This Sunday, we will be in the first part of Acts 21, and we will get a glimpse into the kind of relationship that Paul had with Jesus, which can be summed up in two words: Radical Love. Through this passage, God invites us to throw away the box that we can put Him in and experience a more radical love with Christ than we ever thought possible. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 20:13-38, "The Kind of Leader God Wants You to Be", 03.16.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 55:13


    If you knew you would never see someone you love again, what would you say to them? This Sunday, we are going to get a unique picture of the Apostle Paul's heart as he shares his parting words with some dear friends. Through this, God is going to show us some of the essentials of what life is meant to be all about.Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 20:1-12, "A Blueprint for Healthy Church: Why We Do What We Do", 03.09.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 48:48


    How does God want His church setup? What is His definition of what a healthy church does? Join us this Sunday as we get a behind the scenes look at how God structured the early church and see what that means for what He wants for us.Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 19:8-41, "What do you believe God can do in a city?",03.02.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 44:45


    What do you believe God can do? Maybe another way to think about it is what do you think God can't do? Join us this Sunday as we see God turn a city upside down. May this inspire us for what God can do in our city, and for what He wants to do in us.Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 18:24-19:7, "Are you hungry for more?", 02.23.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 49:48


    What gives you FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out)? Missing an event, an experience, a time with friends? What if there was something even more significant that we might be missing out on? What if there was more to God? Join us this Sunday as we continue our series in Acts, meet some people who were missing some things about God, and see how God deepened their relationship with Him. Are you hungry for more?Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 18:1-23, "God's Encouragement for our Discouragement", 02.16.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 51:09


    What do you do when you feel down? Life in this broken world can be hard and discouraging. Where do you turn when you are worn down and worn out? Join us this Sunday at Christ Church as we see a story of a man who was weary and how God met him in that place and strengthened his heavy heart.Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Matthew 18:21-35, "Forgiven People Forgive", 02.09.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 44:56


    One of the hardest things to do, but also one of the most freeing things to experience, is giving forgiveness. Forgiveness is hard because our hurt is real. But forgiveness is powerful because it connects us to the heart of God and His forgiveness of us. Join us this Sunday at Christ Church as we consider together how Forgiven People Forgive.Speaker: Pastor Warren Boettcher

    Hebrews 12:1-2, "Jesus is on the Throne", 02.02.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 44:58


    If you knew what would happen tomorrow, how would that change what you do today? While we don't know what tomorrow holds, as Christians, we do know how history ends. Jesus is on the throne, and we will worship him. Join us this Sunday as we finish our series in Hebrews 12:1-2 and see how knowing that end is meant to change everything about our now. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Hebrews 12:1-2, Look to Christ", 01.26.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 44:28


    Welcome to Christ Church South Philly's Sunday Worship Service! Thanks so much for joining us!

    Hebrews 12:1-2, "Running Together",01.19.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 45:50


    This Sunday, we are continuing our series on Running the Race and will hear about how we can run together. Relationships are hard. They take work. But in Christ, they are worth the work. Join us as we consider how God wants us to run together deeper into His love. Speaker: Pastor Matt Slingerland

    Hebrews 12:1-2, "Fight the Good Fight", 01.12.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 41:23


    Why do we do things we know aren't good for us? How can we break self destructive cycles? 2025 is not a year to fall back and give up. God has more for us. He made us to not just survive, but to thrive in Him. So how can we do that? Join us this Sunday as we hear how God wants to empower us to Fight the Good Fight. Speaker: Pastor Matt Slingerland

    Hebrews 12:1-2, "Run the Race" 01.05.25

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 48:37


    What do you want for this new year? What are you goals, dreams, desires? What if there is something that God wants? Join us this Sunday as we hear from Hebrews 12:1-2 the goal and desire that God has for us in 2025. Hope to see you on the best day of the week! Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Psalm 1, "The Happy Life" 12.29.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2024 45:34


    As we go through life, can't our joy and happiness often feel so fleeting? Can't we all be tempted to think we would be happier if our circumstances in life were just a little bit better or easier? Join us this week as Pastor Caleb will be preaching on Psalm 1, where we will see what a life of happiness truly looks like. Speaker: Pastor Caleb McCurley

    Matthew 1:18-23, "God Gives Himself", 12.22.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 39:17


    What do you want for Christmas? Beyond the gifts, what is it that you really think you need? Join us at Christ Church this Sunday as we see the greatest gift that God has given. The gift that makes all His other gifts possible. In Jesus, God gives us Himself. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Matthew 1:1-17, ''God Gives Hope'', 12.15.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 38:59


    Do you desire a way to see a light at the end of your tunnel? Are you wondering if there is any way out of your hard situations? These questions and more can weigh heavily on us. But God is not absent from the darkness that we can feel. Join us this Sunday as we consider how God Gives Hope. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Luke 2:25-32, "God Gives Comfort", 12.08.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 48:35


    Christmas is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year. But sometimes it's just not. Sadness persists. Suffering remains. Loss continues. Heartache does not end. Yet it is in the hard realities of life, that God wants to meet us and care for us. So join us this Sunday at Christ Church as we see how God Gives Comfort. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Luke 1:46-52, "God Gives Strength", 12.01.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 42:22


    Christmas is the season of giving, but no matter how nice the gifts we give there is no greater gift giver than God. Join us at Christ Church as we celebrate and meditate on the wonderful gifts that God has given us in Himself. We are kicking things off this Sunday by looking at how God gives strength. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 17:16-34, "A Master Class in Evangelism", 11.24.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 44:21


    The urban context is so diverse. There are so many different kinds of people here. God wants to reach all of them, and so we need to learn how to connect with anyone that God puts in our path. Join us on Sunday as we see in Acts 17:16-34 the Apostle Paul give us a master class on evangelism. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 17:1-15, "Who is Jesus really?", 11.17.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 52:40


    Everyone has a take on Jesus. From Elvis Presley to Katie Perry, he gets sung about. Leonardo Da Vinci to Akiane Kramarik have painted him. He even had a long running Sunday comic strip. But who is Jesus really? Can he be truly known? Join us this Sunday as we see the apostle Paul give us his answer and see how knowing Jesus as He truly is can powerfully transform our lives.

    Psalm 127, "Built Different" 10.11.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 48:34


    What kind of life are you building? What is the legacy that will last? Join us this Sunday as we hear from Psalm 127 about the kind of life that God wants to build in us. Pastor Caleb McCurley

    Acts 16:11-40, "Models and Methods for Evangelism", 03.11.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 52:03


    God reaches people through people. But we can often feel stuck in the practicals of how to share our faith. In our series in Acts this Sunday we are going to see three different people reached in three different ways. These stories are not only going to inspire us, but also equip us. If you want to grow, come out and join us! Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 15:36-16:10, "How to Get Direction from God". 27.10.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 49:29


    Life is full of decisions, big and small. How do we make those decisions? More importantly, how does God guide us in our choices? This Sunday, as we pick back up in our series in Acts, we will see how to discern the Lord's guidance and learn together more about what it means to follow His direction. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Psalm 77, ''He Hears Us'' 10.20.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 45:28


    Does God really hear us when we pray? How can we know that he does? What would be different in our lives if we believed that God was listening? Join us this Sunday as we study Psalm 77 and see how we can be comforted and assured that He Hears Us. Speaker: Pastor Matt Slingerland

    Acts 15:1-35, "How Good is the Gospel?" 13.10.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 52:06


    What is the most important question that there is? If there is a God, then wouldn't the question be how can we be made right with this God? Join us this Sunday as we explore how the early followers of Jesus sought to answer this most important of questions. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 14:1-23, ''How to Get Back Up'', 10.06.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 42:26


    Have you ever felt knocked down by life? Can you sometimes experience discouragement and fatigue? We all can be there. Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in Acts and see how God wants to empower us to get back up and live with resiliency and tenacity that comes from being humbly dependent on Him. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 13:13-51,"Seeing the Beauty of Jesus". 29.09.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 47:04


    Where our affections go our lives follow. We are shaped by the things that captivate our heart. So what do you find beautiful? Join us this Sunday as we see in Acts 13 how there is no beauty like the beauty of Jesus. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 13:1-12, "Life that Counts: Joining God in His Work", 09.22.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 46:48


    What is God up to in the world? What does that have to do with me? If God is doing things, then there could be nothing meaningful than joining Him in His work. Come out to Christ Church this Sunday as we see what the book of Acts has to say about what God is up to and how we can be a part of it. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 12:1-25, "Living Securely in the Sovereignty of God" 09.15.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 42:54


    What do you do when you feel stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed? Where do you go for your security? Join us this Sunday as we learn what the Bible has to say about living securely when life gets rocky. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 11:19-30, "No Celebrities Needed", 09.08.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 49:20


    God loves to do extraordinary things through ordinary people. Join us this Sunday as we continue our series in Acts and see in Acts 11 how God wants to inspire us for the great purposes that He has for us. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 10-11:18, "The Unlimited Gospel: There Is No Fine Print," 09.01.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 53:14


    We long for unity, but often feel divided. What can be done? Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in Acts and see how there is a power that can truly unite even the most different of people. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 9:31, "Fear and Comfort: A Strange Path to Peace", 08.25.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 37:44


    Do you ever feel stressed out? Can you sometimes be overwhelmed? What if there was a way to experience more peace? Join us this Sunday as we get back into our series in Acts and look at Acts 9:31 which lays out for us a strange path to peace, but one that can truly impact our lives. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Lamentations 3:16-26, "God's Great Faithfulness", 08.18.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 46:58


    Peace is easy when times are good. But what about when life gets tough? Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in Acts and see how it can be well within us even when things are not going well around us. Speaker: Pastor Boettcher

    2 Samuel 12-15,31, "Redemption and the three sons of David", 08,11,24

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 139:52


    2 Timothy 2:1-7, "God's Plan for Perseverance in Planting in the City" 08.04.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 43:25


    Join us this Sunday as we hear from one of the nation's leading urban missiologist, Dr. Doug Logan. Dr. Logan is going to encourage us to persevere in the work of the Lord by learning how to keep our eyes fixed on Christ. Speaker: Pastor Doug Logan

    Acts 9:32-43 "Confidence Found in Christ", 07.28.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 49:38


    Have you ever struggled to have confidence in your life as a Christian? Can you struggle to believe that God would want use you to further his mission? Join us this Sunday, as we continue our series in Acts by looking at two miraculous stories that show us where our true source of confidence lies. Speaker: Pastor Caleb McCurley

    Acts 9:1-31, "Grace Changes Everything", 07.21.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 52:33


    What if there is more to God than we could dare to believe? What if there is a wealth of spiritual life that we often don't tap into? What if there was something that changes everything? Join us this Sunday as we see a radical and revolutionary encounter that a man named Saul has with Jesus and how Jesus shows him that grace changes everything. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 8:26-40, "God's Rescue Mission for Lost People", 07.14.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 43:43


    The one thing that everyone seems able to agree on is that there is something wrong with our world. But what seperates Christianity is that we believe there is a way for true hope. Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in Acts and see God's rescue mission for our lost world. Speaker: Pastor Matt Slingerland

    Acts 8:4-25, "Engaging in Gospel Mission", 07.07.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 53:00


    God loves to use people to reach people. But often we aren't sure how to go about being used for God's purposes. Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in Acts and see some practical instruction about how to engage in gospel mission. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 6:8-8:3, "Follow Jesus No Matter What". 6.30.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 50:22


    Martin Luther King Jr, famously said, "If you haven't found something worth dying for, then you haven't found something worth living for." As we continue in our Unstoppable series in the book of Acts, we will see something that the early church was so passionate about that they were willing to die for it. Through this we see a great passion and purpose that God has for us, that will not cause us to die in our day and age, but will give us a reason to live. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 6:1-7, "Growing Healthy", 06.23.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 42:35


    What makes a healthy church? What kind of community does God want us to be? Join us this Sunday as we continue in our series in Acts and see a key moment in history where God helped the early church navigate a significant moment and in doing so, show them what it meant to Grow Healthy. Speaker: Pastor Jeff Boettcher

    Acts 5:12-42, "Finding Freedom from Fearing People", 06.16.24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 44:44


    How do you handle people's opinions and expectations? How much do you need their approval? Join us this Sunday to discover how embracing the greatness of God can free you from these fears and lead to a life of confidence and peace. Speaker: Pastor Matt Slingerland

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