Christ Church South Philly Sermons

If you knew the world was ending tomorrow, would anything be different about your life today? Would you have any regrets? We only get one life and no do-overs. Our life is too precious to live for things that ultimately don't mean anything. This Sunday Jesus is going to teach us not only what we are to live for, but who we are to be. He gives an identity and a purpose that leads to a life without regret.

Father's day can be a great day for some and a challenging day for others. In whatever we feel, God wants to meet us and speak to us by directing us to His fatherly care. Join us this Sunday as we hear about a story Jesus told that shows us our heavenly Father's heart.

Acts ends in a rather odd way. There is no resolution. It just abruptly stops. But in that abruptness lies the lesson. Acts does not have a resolution because the story is still going on. Jesus is still at work in this world through His church. So how can we take our place in history and continue the story? That's what we'll explore this coming Sunday. Hope you can join us!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Message from Tim Shutes on August 11, 2024

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.