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City Church Teaching — 314 episodes
Built Together: Built Together on Jesus
10 Years Together: The Next Ten Years
10 Years Together: The First Ten Years
1 Thessalonians: Final Instructions
1 Thessalonians: A Church and Its Leaders
1 Thessalonians: Readiness in Light of the End
1 Thessalonians: Ordinariness in Light of the End
1 Thessalonians: Sex in Light of the End
1 Thessalonians: Friendship in Light of the End
1 Thessalonians: It's Useful Because It's True
1 Thessalonians: Three Postures of Discipleship
1 Thessalonians: A Gospel Culture
1 Thessalonians: A Certain Future
Parenting Is Discipleship: Talking to Your Kids About Sex, Identity & Faith
Embodied: Fragility & Redemption
Embodied: Rest & Limits
Embodied: Rhythms & Habits
Embodied: Presence & Proximity
From Program to People: Rediscovering Real Discipleship
Embodied: Sex & Desire
Embodied: Male & Female
Embodied: Body & Soul
Easter 2026: A Better Story
Punishing the Guilty (Good Friday)
Forgiving Wickedness, Rebellion & Sin
Slow to Anger, Abounding in Love
Compassionate & Gracious
40 Years of Disciple-Making: Lessons from Experience
Discipleship Q&A
God Being With Us
I Did Not Sign Up for This
Baptizing Them
Teaching Them to Obey
Making Disciples
Discovering & Understanding Your Spiritual Stage
Going Therefore
What Makes (or Breaks) a Church
Joy to the World
Final Pages + Final Questions: Wrapping Up Year of the Bible
The End of Evil & All Its Friends
How to Read the Book of Revelation
What Revelation Reveals
Daniel: Faithfulness in an Empire
James: Faith That Works
Ezekiel: The Imagination of a Prophet
What Does the Holy Spirit Sound Like: Hearing + Engaging the Holy Spirit
Hebrews: Jesus Above it All
Let’s D.T.R.
1 & 2 Timothy: Letters for Then & Now
Jeremiah: The Experience of a Prophet
We Can’t Pastor the Internet: Navigating A Divided World
Isaiah: The Call of a Prophet
Song of Songs: Lovers Gonna Love
Ecclesiastes: A Cynic’s Guide to Wisdom
Proverbs: The Way the World (Typically) Works
Job: When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Poems of Vengeance
Poems of Lament
The After Sabbatical Episode with Kent & Ana Bateman
Poems of Praise
The Mechanics & Meaning of Poetry
The Redemptive Power of Story
Necessarily Disruptive
What Moves You?
A Gospel Worth Fighting For
Obedience > Opportunity
How Do You Respond?
Unschooled and Ordinary
Where Do We Go From Here?
The Parenting Episode
Ignoring God's Voice
Are We Listening to the Right Voices?
The Danger of Pride
The Power of Changing Course, Tension of Spiritual Leadership and How God Works in Broken Stories
Last Words
The Sin of Apathy
Say What You Need To Say
The Sabbatical Episode with Kent & Ana Bateman
Give Us a King
Promises, Prophets, and the Parents of the Messiah
It Happens All the Time
Easter 2025: Why Look for the Living Among the Dead?
The Threat of Idolatry
If and When to Be Violent
The Land
The Law of the Underdog
Why Would God Say This?
What's the Big Deal About Sabbath?
A Theology of Complaint
Podcast: Oops, All Questions
Formational Feasts
Becoming Clean
Holier Than Thou
Podcast: Confusing Parts of the Bible...And Leviticus
Recognizing Jesus
Living the Story
Podcast: Biblical Deja Vu
Carried Along
The Difference Genre Makes
Podcast: Too Many Wives, Too Many Birthdays
What is the Bible?
The Room for Hospitality
The Who of Hospitality
The Practice of Hospitality
Joy Over It All
Joy Over Want
Joy Over Anxiety
Joy Over Politics
Podcast: A Christian’s Guide to Political Sanity
Joy Over Self-Justification
Encouragement as Joy
Obedience as Joy
Humility as Joy
Purpose as Joy
Hope as Joy
Adversity as Joy
Friendship as Joy
Follow-Up Q&A from Theology of Sex
A Defiant Kind of Joy
A Conversation with Local Counselors About Sexual Trauma, Addiction, & Dysfunction
Sex & Healing
Midweek Podcast: Our Church & the LGBTQ+ Community
Sex & Singleness
Sex & Marriage
Sex & Idolatry
Sex & the Bible
Midweek Podcast: How We Plan a Gathering (Around Worship)
Evidence
Worship
Deliverance
Healing
Midweek Podcast: Prophecy Stories
Speaking in Tongues
Especially Prophecy
Midweek Podcast: Do All the Gifts Continue Today?
Hearing God's Voice
God's Power
God's Presence
Midweek Podcast: Is Baptism of the Holy Spirit a Thing?
Do You Want More?
Outward Oriented
Discipleship Driven
Spirit Led
Bible Saturated
The End (...and Also, the Beginning)
The Reality of the Resurrection
He is Not Here, but Risen
The Day the King Died
The Horrors of a Crucifixion
An Understandably Confused Pilate
The Sting of Remorse & the Power of Hope
The Sham Trial
Who Should Defend Jesus?
How Would Jesus Hurt?
Who Would Do This?
How Much is Jesus Worth?
Resisting the Devil
Resisting the Flesh
Resisting the World
Meet Your Enemies
The Means to Do It
The Heart Behind It
What Life is Not About
X: Not Coveting
IX: Not Giving False Testimony
VIII: Not Stealing
VII: Not Committing Adultery
VI: Not Murdering
V: Honoring Your Father & Mother
IV: Observing the Sabbath
III: Not Misusing God’s Name
II: Making No Idols
I: Having No Other Gods
Why We Should Listen to God
The Gift & Curse of a Conscience
The Problem Behind All the Others
City on a Hill / Peace in an Age of Panic
City on a Hill / Self-Responsibility in an Age of Blame-Shifting
City on a Hill / Intercession in an Age of Complaint
City on a Hill / Presence in an Age of Distraction
City on a Hill / Orthodoxy in an Age of Ideology
City on a Hill / Difference in an Age of Sameness
Matthew / The Shape of the End
Matthew / More About How to Be Ready
Matthew / How to Be Ready
Matthew / The End of the World as We Know It
Matthew / The End of the World as They Knew It
Matthew / What to Look (Out) For in a Leader
Matthew / A Series of Questions
Matthew / Wedding Avoiders & Crashers
Matthew / Jesus: Prophet & Provocateur
Matthew / A Question of Authority
Matthew / The Final Straw
Matthew / The Beginning of the End
Easter 2023 / Resurrexit
Anomaly / Morti
Anomaly / Vixit
Anomaly / Venit
Killjoys / Pride
Killjoys / Anxiety
Killjoys / Cynicism
Killjoys / Approval
Killjoys / Lust
Killjoys / Apathy
Killjoys / Busyness
Formation V: Fasting / Remembering & Helping the Poor
Formation V: Fasting / Rethinking Our Relationship with Food
Matthew / Unexpected Fulfillment
Matthew / Unexpected Guests
Matthew / Unexpected Parents
Matthew / Unexpected Beginnings
Podcast / Q&R from the Intentional Series
Intentional / God & the Transgender Conversation
Intentional / Men & Women as Spouses
Intentional / Men & Women as Friends
Intentional / What Femininity Is (& Isn't)
Intentional / What Masculinity Is (& Isn't)
Intentional / In His Image
Intentional / In the Beginning
Church Matters / We Belong
Church Matters / We Serve
Church Matters / We Eat
Church Matters / We Give
Church Matters / We Sing
Church Matters / We Teach
Church Matters / Does It, Though?
Matthew / Jesus on Leadership, Power & Authority
Matthew / The Thief of Comparison
Follow-Up Podcast / On Divorce & Remarriage
Matthew / Marriage, Divorce & Singleness
Matthew / The Necessity of Forgiveness
Matthew / Sometimes, the Most Loving Thing to Do
Matthew / Little Ones as Big Examples
Vision Series 2022 / Mission
Vision Series 2022 / Family
Vision Series 2022 / Jesus-Centered
David / David & the Lord
David / David & Lament
David / David & Nathan
David / David & Bathsheba
David / David & Saul
David / David & Jonathan
David / David & the Crown
Matthew / Jesus on Death and Taxes
Matthew / What is Faith, Exactly?
Matthew / Listen to Him
Matthew / The Most Important Question
Matthew / The Many Forms of Unbelief
Matthew / The Woman Who Wouldn't Go Away
Matthew / Breaking the Cycle of Perpetual Outrage
Matthew / Savior, Lord, or Both?
Matthew / The Man Who Bleeds Compassion
Formation IV: Mission / Articulating the Gospel
Formation IV: Mission / Demonstrating the Gospel
Formation IV: Mission / Questioning People's Answers
Formation IV: Mission / You Are Where You Are For a Reason
Formation IV: Mission / Overcoming the Angst
Formation IV: Mission / We All Want to Change (And We All Are)
Good News for All People / Voice for the Unheard
Good News for All People / Protector of the Foreigner
Good News for All People / Father to the Orphan
Good News for All People / Provider to the Poor
Good News for All People / Defender of the Widow
Good News for All People / What the Good News Is
Question Everything / Is Christianity Anti-Science?
Question Everything / Why is the Church Often Complicit in Abuse?
Question Everything / Why Are Christians Intolerant of Other Beliefs?
Question Everything / Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With?
Question Everything / Why Are Christians So Politically Driven?
Question Everything / How Do We Deconstruct Well?
In Knoxville as it is in Heaven / Justice
In Knoxville as it is in Heaven / Hospitality
In Knoxville as it is in Heaven / Generosity
In Knoxville as it is in Heaven / Discipleship
In Knoxville as it is in Heaven / Confession & Repentance
In Knoxville as it is in Heaven / Intimacy
In Knoxville as it is in Heaven / Heaven is (Eventually) a Place on Earth
Matthew / Signs of Understanding the Kingdom
Matthew / Give Up Everything
Matthew / Ordinary is Not Insignificant
Matthew / What Should Be Done About Evil
Matthew / If You Have Ears
Matthew / Familyfied by Discipleship
Matthew / Possessed by Stubbornness
Matthew / Calloused by Unrepentance
Matthew / Outraged by Mercy
Matthew / Burdened by Religion
Matthew / Doubt Due to Disappointment
Matthew / Opposition is the Expectation
Matthew / People Are the Plan
Matthew / The Power of Faith
Matthew / The Reason for Ritual
Matthew / The Authority of Jesus
Matthew / The Bearing of Sickness
Easter 2021 / Is Life a Tragedy or a Comedy?
Good Friday / It Was For You
Precious in His Sight / How to Not Give Up
Precious in His Sight / How to Talk About Race
Precious in His Sight / How to Fight Oppression
Precious in His Sight / An Understanding of Justice
Precious in His Sight / A History of Oppression
Precious in His Sight / A Gospel Issue
Singleness & the Glory of God
Formation III: Rest / The Practice of Presence
Formation III: Rest / The Art of Yes & No
Formation III: Rest / The Science of Sabbath
Formation III: Rest / The Need for Digital Discernment
Formation III: Rest / The Harm of Hurry
Formation III: Rest / We All Want to Change (And We All Are)
Give Like God / The Means to Do It
Give Like God / The Heart Behind It
Matthew / How to Know That You Know
Matthew / The Simplicity of Prayer
A Pastoral Word on the Results of the 2020 Presidential Election