City Church Cardiff Podcast

If you have given your life to Jesus, why don't you just go straight to heaven? Does He have a greater purpose for you on the earth? This sermon will stir your faith to realise His plan was for you to be filled (and refilled) with the Holy Spirit so you can be His witness to your friends and family, to the forgotten and to those far away.

When you find yourself in a season of waiting and you don't know what the future holds, what do you really need? Listen to this encouraging word because you will realise that God can provide hope, faith, love and grace!

In both the resurrection of Lazarus and Jesus, we see that the grave clothes had to be taken off so they could be released from restriction. In this engaging Easter sermon, you'll understand what it means to become spiritually alive in Christ, and truly free from every restriction!

The world is full of darkness and the devil wants you to stay stuck there, hiding in your struggle and sin. But Jesus reveals Himself as the Light of the world! When you bring everything to Him, His light will shine and transform you!

What truly satisfies you in this life? You will have always have needs on a physical and soul level, but what does it look like to be spiritually satisfied by Jesus as the Bread of Life?

Encounters matter. They are reference points in our lives. When Jesus met people, things happened. This sermon from Adebola looks in Luke 24 at the disciples on the road to Emmaus. She will inspire you to encounter Jesus for yourself and be transformed as you realise who He is in your life.

We are all shaped by someone or something, whether that is our parents, our traditions, our culture or the events in our lives, both good and bad. This powerful sermon will help us understand what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and be shaped by him in our everyday life.

Even on the cross, God paused the events of the crucifixion to allow one more person to come into the Kingdom - this time a criminal being crucified alongside Jesus. This sermon will challenge you to keep believing that it is never too late for someone to call out to Jesus, including you!

Jesus describes himself like a good shepherd who leaves his flock to go and search for the one sheep that is lost. That is his heart for you and for anyone else who feels lost. This sermon will stir your passion to go looking for lost people and if you are the one who feels lost, Jesus wants to rescue you today!

Jesus cares and he understands if you have ever felt forgotten. This deeply encouraging sermon will show you how He came for those who have been neglected by the world. And when you choose Jesus, you can experience His freedom and favour!

If you have given your life to Jesus, you have a salvation song! But we often forget, get busy, get down - we lose the joy of our salvation. This moving sermon will inspire you by learning from the song of Mary and the song of Zechariah. Their joy overflowed and your joy can overflow once again too!

If you have given your life to Jesus, you have a salvation song! But we often forget, get busy, get down - we lose the joy of our salvation. This moving sermon will inspire you by learning from the song of Mary and the song of Zechariah. Their joy overflowed and your joy can overflow once again too!

How do you keep serving God when you are going through suffering? Drawing from the story of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane and Linda's personal experience of sudden loss, this sermon will inspire you to keep following Jesus even in the midst of personal pain.

Jesus fed the crowds and showed us how to serve with compassion.  What would it look like if you served others without any strings attached? Or kept loving people even if they are not grateful? This sermon will challenge you to serve more like Jesus!

In the Gospel of Mark, we see Jesus as the Servant. So what does it take to serve with His kind of attitude and to sustain it for the long haul? We so often tire or even burn out. In this sermon, you'll be inspired by the dedication of Jesus to serve others and you'll learn from his rhythms and wisdom.

In the Gospel of Mark, we see Jesus as the Servant. So what does it take to serve with His kind of attitude and to sustain it for the long haul? We so often tire or even burn out. In this sermon, you'll be inspired by the dedication of Jesus to serve others and you'll learn from his rhythms and wisdom.

The Bible has long been challenged and disputed with many viewing it as a piece of fiction. In this sermon, you will understand the trustworthiness of Gospels, along with comparisons between the four writers, their themes and different approaches. You will also be challenged as to what difference this makes to your life and whether you will count the cost of following Jesus, wherever he may lead you.

Before Jesus left his disciples, he commissioned them to go and make disciples of all nations. In this sermon you'll be challenged that if you have made Jesus the Lord of your life, that command is for you too! Whether you cross the sea or cross the road, Jesus wants you to go!

Who would you say Jesus is? Many have said that he was a good teacher or even prophet. But when Jesus asked the disciples that question, Peter said, ‘you are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.' In this sermon you'll be challenged to consider what it means to truly acknowledge Jesus as Lord and God.

Jesus calming the storm must be one of the best known miracles in the Gospels! But more than just a kids story, it reminds us that He is Lord over all creation! Storms may come because of sin, the enemy or because God allows it. In this sermon you'll be encouraged to trust Jesus, no matter the reason for the storm, because He will bring you through!

In the first of a major new series on The Gospels, Pastor Stephen Gibson challenges us to let God's Word change our hearts. Reading the bible cannot simply be an educational exercise, but a recognition that Jesus is Lord over all Scripture and we must build our lives on their truths.

Pastor Stephen Gibson shares a key message for 2025 to encourage us not to remain in the safety of the harbour but to get out on the open seas until everyone knows!

How do you build your life on God's values and invest in what really matters? In this sermon you'll discover what real, eternal treasure really looks like!

The birth of Jesus is filled with amazing moments - an unborn child leaping for joy, an angel choir appearing in the night sky and a star leading wise men to the exact location of the baby Jesus. This Christmas, you'll be encouraged afresh by God's Good News that brings great joy for everyone!

The Wise Men were drawn to Bethlehem by a star and today God uses other signs to draw us to worship. This Christmas, more than presents or even the joy of family and friends, God wants you to fall to your knees, with your whole life surrendered to Jesus.

Do you find it hard to wait for God to fulfil His promises for you? In this sermon, you'll be encouraged by the story of Simeon who was waiting for a promised Messiah. Good sees the big picture of your life and he knows the perfect time for these promises to be fulfilled!

Does life feel a bit crazy right now? Things have not turned out the way you expected, and there's even some pain and disappointment. In this sermon, you'll be encouraged by Mary & Joseph's experience of travelling from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Even in their difficulty, they could hold onto the comfort of God's presence in Mary's womb - Jesus, the Son of God! And God can do the same for you - bring His comfort in the midst of your discomfort!

God's Son began his downward journey from heaven to earth by becoming a baby, fully human. Then as a man, he served as our perfect example before dying on the cross. His life on the earth is incredible when you really think it through! This sermon will fill you with fresh wonder as we journey towards Christmas.

When Jesus heals, he does more than physically restore. In this sermon you will learn more about His desire to make you ‘whole.' And when you experience this wholeness, the only natural response is thanksgiving and praise!

A woman came to Jesus desperate for him to help her sick daughter. He was unusually out of his own nation, and Jesus could have resisted ministering but this woman persists with tears - Lord help me! Jesus honours her faith and her daughter is healed. In this sermon, you'll be stirred to cry out to God and to stick at it until he responds.

Jesus often ministered healing and in some cases, delivered people from an evil spirit at the same time. So can sickness have spiritual reasons behind it? In this sermon, you'll learn from the way Jesus ministered, dealing with the evil spirit but showing great care for the people involved. But this is not just a story for us to admire! It can serve as an example for how we as followers of Jesus can minister freedom to those under the influence of the enemy.

Unique to the Gospel of Mark, we read the unusual story of a blind man being healed. In this sermon, you will be encouraged by the compassion of Jesus for those who are suffering, and you'll also learn why healing sometimes happens gradually.

Jesus makes a way when you have been thrown away! You will be inspired by this sermon to reach out in faith and touch Jesus, the one who can heal and restore you.

In this special extra message, Dr Keith Warrington explores the instructions in James 5:13-16 on how to pray for those who are sick - Have we read these correctly or is there more we can learn?

Dr Keith Warrington unpacks the story of Jesus healing a paralysed woman. This sermon will inspire you because Jesus does so much more than heal - he restores her dignity, draws her to himself in her frailty and touches her kindly. And Jesus wants to do the same for you!

In the first part of our new series, Jesus The Healer, Pastor Stephen reminds us that healing is a work of the Holy Spirit and the blood of Jesus. God uses us like the Good Samaritan to pour in this oil and wine onto the wounds of broken people and see them healed.

Jesus has commissioned us to share the Good News to the ends of the earth! But what does that mean? You'll be inspired in this sermon to start where you are, even if that means getting uncomfortable!

If you are a follower of Jesus, you are called to share the Good News with others. But you need help! This sermon will stir you to be filled the Holy Spirit so you can connect people to Jesus. He will give you boldness to be a sign and a wonder of God's power wherever you go!

Why do we get scared when it comes to sharing the Good News? In this second part of our Bridges series, this sermon will stir you to not be ashamed of Jesus and to take every opportunity to share your faith!

If you are a Christian, you have been commissioned to connect people to Jesus! In this message, will be stirred afresh to make disciples and to take the words of Jesus seriously to deny yourself, take up your cross and follow Him.

We are prone to wander off course like the people of Israel in the Old Testament and God's desire is for you to return to Him with all your heart! Be challenged by this message to get rid of any idols, to confess your sin and allow this time to be an ‘Ebenezer moment' - when you can say, ‘Thus Far The Lord Has Helped Us.'