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CityChurch Podcast

CityChurch Podcast

by CityChurch Charlotte

Season 7

CityChurch Podcast | Eagerly Desire Spiritual Gifts

In this episode of the City Church podcast, Mark and Steve explore spiritual gifts and why believers should eagerly desire them while growing in faith, hope, love, and the character of Jesus. They discuss the different kinds of spiritual gifts, how they are given by the Holy Spirit, and how every believer can be used by God to encourage, strengthen, and serve others. They also explain the difference between receiving a gift and earning an accomplishment, emphasizing that spiritual gifts are given for God’s glory and the benefit of others. Throughout the conversation, Mark and Steve highlight the central role of love, explaining that love should motivate and guide the way spiritual gifts are used. They encourage listeners to discover their gifts, use them as part of everyday life, and make room for the gifts of the Holy Spirit in church gatherings, life groups, outreaches, and ordinary relationships. The conversation closes with an encouragement to pursue spiritual gifts while remaining rooted and established in love, faith, and hope. To learn more about City Church Charlotte and join a service, visit citychurchcharlotte.org.

Making Room For Prophecy

In this episode of the City Church podcast, Mark and Steve discuss making room for the gift of prophecy in a way that honors God, aligns with Scripture, and strengthens the church. They explain that biblical prophecy is not fortune telling, but a way of sharing the heart, revelation, and desired will of God, with Jesus always being glorified and Scripture remaining the final authority. They explore the importance of eagerly desiring spiritual gifts while also maintaining order, humility, accountability, and healthy boundaries. Mark and Steve discuss how prophecy should strengthen, encourage, and comfort people, why prophetic words need to be tested, and the role of church elders in creating safe environments for the gifts of the Holy Spirit to operate. They also encourage believers to grow in prophecy through life groups, prayer meetings, and other settings where people can learn to share words of life, courage, comfort, and strengthening with one another. The conversation closes with an invitation to keep studying Scripture, keep growing, and find the “radical middle” where Jesus is at the center, the Word of God is the final authority, and prophecy is practiced with integrity and accountability. To learn more about City Church Charlotte and join a service, visit citychurchcharlotte.org.

Season 6

CityChurch Podcast | Freedom From Abuse | Eddie Peterson

In this message from the Freedom Conference, Eddie shares his powerful testimony of abuse, rejection, shame, and finding freedom in Jesus. Eddie discusses the different forms abuse can take and how abuse can affect a person’s dignity, identity, and sense of control. He shares his own experience of being adopted in Germany, experiencing childhood sexual abuse, and carrying shame and feelings of rejection for years. Eddie opens up about a suicide attempt at age 20 and how, through sharing his story and receiving Christian counseling, he began to recognize that there was more to his life than what had happened to him. He explains how Jesus brought healing as he faced painful memories and learned that he was not defined by his abuse, shame, or past. Throughout the message, Eddie emphasizes that what happened to us does not have to define who we are, that what was done to us was not our fault, and that Jesus has a better plan. He closes by declaring that he is walking in freedom and praying for others to experience freedom, healing, forgiveness, and restoration through Jesus. To learn more about City Church Charlotte and join a service, visit citychurchcharlotte.org.

CityChurch Podcast | Finding Freedom in the Midst of Heaviness | Andrea Corpus

In this message from the Freedom Conference, Andrea Corpus shares about how God frees us from heaviness, sorrow, grief, and despair. Drawing from the Psalms, Isaiah 61, and other passages of Scripture, Andrea explains how heaviness can leave us feeling trapped, isolated, worthless, or unlovable, while reminding us that God calls us to fix our eyes on Him and His truth. She shares three ways God brings us out of the pit: crying out to Him and being honest about where we are, remembering our identity as children of God, and standing on the truth and authority of His Word. Andrea also shares her personal testimony of experiencing postpartum depression after the birth of her first baby in 2023 and how speaking the name of Jesus, guarding her mind and heart, caring for her body, and allowing others to help carry her burdens strengthened her faith and helped her recognize that God is greater than the enemy. City Church exists to help people encounter God and become the light of Christ. To learn more, visit citychurchcharlotte.org.

CityChurch Podcast | Pursuing Purity | Ozzy Corpus

In this message from the City Church Freedom Conference, the focus is on pursuing purity and finding freedom from the wounds, patterns, and strongholds connected to sexual sin. The message explains purity as a state of wholeness and single-minded devotion to God, while emphasizing that impurity is a state, not a fate, and that God's grace is greater than our failures. Through Scripture and personal testimony, the message explores the impact of sexual sin, pornography, lust, emotional affairs, and unhealthy soul ties, while pointing to Jesus as the one who brings healing, freedom, and restoration. Practical steps toward freedom include confession and repentance, bringing struggles into the light, renouncing ungodly bonds, receiving our identity as temples of the Holy Spirit, renewing our minds, and building real accountability through community. The message also shares a personal testimony of freedom and restoration within marriage, emphasizing that pursuing purity is not merely about following rules, but about stepping into the fullness of what God has for us. City Church is a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, where you are invited to encounter God and become the light of Christ. Learn more at citychurchcharlotte.org.

CityChurch Podcast | Freedom from Rejection | Marie Bailey

Rejection can leave deep wounds that shape the way we see ourselves, our relationships, and even our relationship with God, but Jesus came to bring healing and freedom. In this message from the City Church Freedom Conference, Marie shares her personal journey of overcoming rejection, explores how rejection often begins with a wound and grows into a pattern of lies, and points to the hope found in Christ's love and acceptance. Through Scripture, personal testimony, and practical steps of forgiveness, renewing the mind, and embracing God's truth, this message encourages us to reject the lies of the enemy and live confidently as God's chosen, loved, and adopted children. City Church is a church in Charlotte, North Carolina, where we desire to see people encounter God and become the light of Christ. Learn more at citychurchcharlotte.org.

CityChurch Podcast | Breaking Free from Pride | Mark Bailey

In this message, Mark explores how pride can quietly shape our attitudes, decisions, and dependence on ourselves rather than on God. Through personal stories from his childhood, his journey into ministry, and biblical teaching from James 4:6, he explains how pride often appears as self sufficiency, self righteousness, and self protection. He challenges listeners to honestly identify areas of pride, repent, renounce the spirit of mammon, and intentionally practice dependence on God, reminding us that God gives grace to the humble and that true freedom begins with surrendering every area of our lives to Christ. To learn more about City Church Charlotte, visit citychurchcharlotte.org.

CityChurch Podcast | The Gift of the Holy Spirit | Ken Grenfell

In this message from City Church's Freedom Conference, Ken Grenfell teaches that lasting transformation and a fruitful Christian life are only possible through the work of the Holy Spirit. Drawing from John 14 through 20 and Acts 2, he explains who the Holy Spirit is, the difference between receiving the Holy Spirit at new birth and being empowered by the Holy Spirit for service, and how the Spirit leads, teaches, strengthens, and equips every believer to fulfill God's purpose. Through biblical examples and personal testimony, he emphasizes that spiritual growth, effective ministry, and lasting change all flow from intimacy with the Holy Spirit rather than human effort. Join us at City Church Charlotte in person or online, and learn more at citychurchcharlotte.org.

CityChurch Podcast | Fear. the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | Ken Grenfell

In this episode from the Freedom Conference, Ken Grenfell explores the different kinds of fear found in Scripture, distinguishing between the fear of the Lord, the fear of man, and what he describes as satanic fear. Through Isaiah 43 and Romans 8, he explains how fear can become a pattern that robs us of faith and identity, while emphasizing that our identity in Christ is the key to overcoming fear. Ken also shares a powerful testimony of a woman who lived with debilitating fear for 18 years after surviving a church attack, only to experience freedom through the love of Jesus and prayer. This message offers biblical encouragement for anyone longing to break free from fear and walk confidently in the freedom Christ provides. Learn more about City Church Charlotte and join us for an upcoming service at citychurchcharlotte.org.

CityChurch Podcast | Living in the Victory Christ Has Won | Ken Grenfell

In this message, we explore the victory Jesus secured through His death and resurrection and what it means to live from our new identity in Christ. Through passages from Ephesians, 2 Timothy, Hebrews, Romans, and 1 Peter, this teaching explains how believers have been set free from the penalty and power of sin, the curse of the law, and the dominion of darkness. It also unpacks the relationship between the spirit, soul, and body, showing how spiritual growth and sanctification happen as we walk with Jesus, renew our minds through God's Word, listen to His voice, and respond in obedience. With practical illustrations and personal testimony, this message encourages every believer to reject condemnation, embrace God's grace, and experience the freedom and transformation that Christ has already made available. To learn more about City Church Charlotte, visit citychurchcharlotte.org.

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