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Send us Fan Mail What does it really mean to be salt and light in the world today?  Exploring Matthew 5:11–16, Rev. Grant Caldwell, Discipleship Pastor, challenges us to move beyond simply being good people and become life-giving messengers of hope.  Discover how fear and fatigue can hold us back, why the people and problems around us matter, and how Christ empowers us to make an eternal difference through everyday faithfulness. HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a family steps outside its comfort zone to serve others? Rev. Josh Landen joins Emily Trapnell to reflect on his family's mission trip with YUGO Ministries in Ensenada, Mexico. From building a home alongside a local family to worshiping across language barriers, Josh shares how serving together can deepen faith, broaden perspectives, and inspire a lasting commitment to loving our neighbors. HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail What if death isn't the end of the story? On All Saints' Day, in her inaugural sermon at Christ Methodist, Rev. Hannah Hutchinson explores the promise of Revelation 21, where God declares that He is making all things new. Through the reality of grief, the hope of resurrection, and Jesus' invitation to receive living water, discover why our eternal hope changes not only how we face death, but how we live today. HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail What if heaven isn't just our future destination, but the key to how we live today? On All Saints Sunday, William Merriman explores Revelation 21 and how the hope of eternity transforms our desires, restores our brokenness, and calls us to become who we already are in Christ. Discover what it means to live as a pilgrim, find hope in suffering, and bring heaven to earth through a life of holiness and love. HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail What should we expect when we choose to follow Jesus? Rev. Josh Landen explores Christ's surprising promise to those persecuted for righteousness. Discover why faithfulness sometimes brings opposition, how to respond with joy rather than bitterness, and why God's kingdom promises make following Jesus worth the cost. HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail What does it look like to be a peacemaker in our own community?  PJ Moore, Executive Director of World Relief Memphis, shares how ordinary acts of service can transform lives, welcome displaced families, and reflect God's heart for the nations.  Discover how Christ Methodist Church is helping build bridges across cultures through its partnership with World Relief and the upcoming Memphis Cup of Nations. Learn more about the Memphis Cup of Nations: https://www.cupofnationsmemphis.com/ HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail Peace is more than the absence of conflict. Through Jesus' words in the Beatitudes, Rev. Josh Landen explores the difference between keeping peace and making peace, showing how Christ reconciles us to God and calls us to courageously pursue reconciliation with others, even at personal cost. HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail As Pastor Paul Lawler delivers his final sermon as Senior Pastor of Christ Methodist Church, he challenges the congregation to consider what it means to be ready for God's next chapter. Through Jesus' parable of the wineskins, he calls believers to hold fast to the unchanging gospel, remain teachable, and embrace their calling to make disciples. HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail God’s blessings were never meant to stop with us. As generosity takes root in the life of the Church, God’s provision becomes an overflow that meets real needs, creates joy, strengthens community, and makes the gospel visible to the world. HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail What can God do with what you’re willing to place in His hands? Through the widow’s two coins and Paul’s picture of sowing and reaping, we discover that generosity is ultimately an expression of faith—trusting God with what we have even when we cannot yet see the harvest.  Pasted text HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail Could having more actually make it harder to trust God? Abundance brings its own spiritual dangers, but when we remember that everything we have comes from God, generosity becomes more than an obligation; instead, it becomes an act of gratitude, trust, and worship. HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail Following his election as a bishop in the Global Methodist Church, Paul Lawler reflects on the moment his name was called, the months of discernment that preceded it, and the bittersweet reality of leaving Christ Methodist Church. He also looks ahead to what God may do next, and back to the young man who could never have imagined where a life of following Jesus would lead. HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail What is God doing in one of the world’s largest refugee settlements? Robert Hunt and Kathryn Naifeh share firsthand stories from Bidi Bidi, Uganda, where Ebenezer Global is equipping refugees, sharing the gospel, and building relationships across religious and cultural lines. HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail What does your heart want most? Jesus’ promise that the pure in heart will see God invites us to examine what has captured the center of our lives and discover how Christ cleanses, transforms, and gives us a heart increasingly set on Him.  HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN

Send us Fan Mail As Nathan Cook prepares to conclude his time on staff at Christ Methodist Church, he joins us for one final podcast conversation, leaving us with a challenge from Luke 14 to reconsider what has our attention and fully participate in the Kingdom of God. In Luke 14, Jesus tells of a banquet prepared and an invitation extended, yet one by one, the invited guests allow the concerns of everyday life to keep them away. In this conversation, listeners are challenged to consider what may be keeping them from fully participating in the Kingdom of God. HOME | PLAN YOUR VISIT | BLOG | DIGITAL BULLETIN