Church of the City New York
413 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 708 ratingsWelcome to the Church of the City Podcast.
Church of the City New York is a church community passionate about making disciples who "practice the way of Jesus together for the renewal of the city." We believe in the authority and power of the scriptures to shape our communal life and practice, as we seek to teach God's word with clarity and conviction.
Most of the teaching in our community is done by Pastor Jon Tyson and our teaching team. We have both morning and evening services and meet in the heart of Manhattan.
For more information visit: churchofthecitynyc.com
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Colossians: The Maturity You Long For - Jon Tyson
July 12, 2021 16:08 - 51 minutes - 62.2 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our Colossians series with "The Maturity You Long For.” He addressed the tragedy of rampant immaturity in the culture and the church, and revealed that God wants to show us a better way by developing spiritual maturity.
Colossians: The Holiness You Long For - Jon Tyson
July 06, 2021 13:36 - 42 minutes - 51.3 MBThis Sunday, we continued our summer series on Colossians with "The Holiness You Long For." Pastor Jon broke down last week's meta-level teaching on our beautiful salvation with a more practical understanding of what salvation means for us in our culture today.
Colossians: The Savior You Long For - Olivia Munn-Shirsath
June 28, 2021 21:23 - 29 minutes - 54 MBThis Sunday, Pastor Olivia continued our summer series on Colossians by preaching about "The Savior You Long For." She dove into the importance of knowing who Jesus really is and having an accurate theology of Him so that we can have a true understanding of the Gospel message.
Colossians: The Power You Long For - Ralph Castillo
June 21, 2021 15:05 - 29 minutes - 54.8 MBThis Sunday we heard from guest Pastor Ralph Castillo, who admonished us to root God’s power in our hearts through patience, long-suffering, and joy as we continue our series in Colossians with “The Power You Long For.” If we earnestly seek His power, we can praise the Lord in the midst of any trial, because we will be able to see His fruit in our lives; His kingdom, our redemption, and the forgiveness of all our sins.
Colossians: The Good News You Long For - Jon Tyson
June 15, 2021 01:28 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our Summer sermon series on Colossians with "The Good News You Long For." The gospel of Jesus still holds power in our time because it's a message that explains our current reality and condition and transforms our lives, addressing profound questions about the world and ourselves. We as the church are called to build an authentic community of love that bears good fruit and sees the story of Jesus spread throughout the world.
The Life You Long For: Introduction - Jon Tyson
June 07, 2021 17:20 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBPodcast copy: This Sunday, Pastor Jon kicked off our Summer sermon series called “The Life You Long For”. Pastor Jon set up the context of the book of Colossians and revealed that Paul wrote it with the purpose of reminding and encouraging the church at Colossae that they need to be faithful to Jesus above all else, because He is the only one who can bring true freedom, maturity, and community.
Colossians: The Life You Long For - Jon Tyson
June 07, 2021 17:20 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBThis Sunday, Pastor Jon kicked off our Summer sermon series called “The Life You Long For”. Pastor Jon set up the context of the book of Colossians and revealed that Paul wrote it with the purpose of reminding and encouraging the church at Colossae that they need to be faithful to Jesus above all else, because He is the only one who can bring true freedom, maturity, and community.
Unexpected Jesus: Unexpected Change - Jon Tyson
May 31, 2021 18:12 - 33 minutes - 61.6 MBThis Sunday, Pastor Jon closed out our Unexpected Jesus Series by teaching on the unexpected change we can experience when we encounter Jesus. By laying down the pursuit of external righteousness, and instead going to Jesus with a broken spirit and contrite heart, the grace of God can render deep, noticeable change in our hearts and our lives.
Unexpected Jesus: Unexpected Inclusion - Ashley Anderson
May 24, 2021 17:34 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBThis Sunday, Pastor Ashley took an in depth look of Jesus’ encounter with the woman at the well, and revealed how His example of unexpected inclusion led to intimate revelation of the gospel and widespread revival.
Unexpected Jesus: Unexpected Faithfulness - Jon Tyson
May 17, 2021 18:59 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBThis Sunday, Pastor Jon pointed us to Jesus’ unexpected faithfulness in the face of criticism, cultural pressures, disappointments, and suffering. He reminded us that as Jesus’ disciples we must follow His lead, not losing the nerve to stand apart or hearts that freely love through seasons of hardship.
Unexpected Jesus: Unexpected Peace - Suzy Silk
May 10, 2021 17:39 - 38 minutes - 71.5 MBUNEXPECTED PEACE - This Sunday, Pastor SUZY preached through the story of Jesus calming the storm and ushering in unexpected peace in the midst of fear. She encouraged us to learn from the disciples, and instead look to Jesus with eyes of faith, trusting that He is who He says He is, and that His heat and plan are always good.
Unexpected Jesus : Unexpected Visitation - Pastor Rafael Castillo
May 03, 2021 16:49 - 32 minutes - 58.9 MBUNEXPECTED VISITATION - This past Sunday, guest Pastor Rafael Castillo preached about the power behind the resurrected Jesus’ encounter with the disciples on the road to Emmaus. He taught that, like He did for these disciples, Jesus can defy our expectations, bring revelation, inspire a spirit of hospitality, and set a fresh fire in our hearts.
Unexpected Jesus: No Quid Pro Quo - Dr. Bryan Loritts
April 26, 2021 15:51 - 40 minutes - 74.2 MBNO QUID PRO QUO - This Sunday Pastor Dr. Bryan Loritts, called on us to follow the command of Jesus to give up our rights, love our enemies, and be reconciled to each other.
Unexpected Jesus: Unexpected Extravagance - Olivia Munn-Shirsath
April 19, 2021 16:15 - 30 minutes - 56.3 MBUNEXPECTED EXTRAVAGANCE - This past Sunday, Pastor OLIVIA preached about Mary of Bethany pouring out a year's worth of wages onto Jesus' s feet. Just like King David before her, Mary became undignified before the Lord, washing His feet with her hair and sitting on the floor to listen to Him speak, all because she was able to recognize the presence of God and the beautiful opportunity she had to worship Him.
Unexpected Jesus: Unexpected Kingdom - Jon Tyson
April 12, 2021 18:16 - 43 minutes - 79.4 MBUNEXPECTED KINGDOM: This past Sunday, Pastor Jon Tyson kicked off the Unexpected Jesus series by exploring Jesus as an unexpected king bringing about a new kingdom, and challenged us to reorient ourselves toward the true Gospel.
Sin: Falling Short - Suzy Silk
March 29, 2021 17:28 - 30 minutes - 40.7 MBSIN: FALLING SHORT - This Sunday, as we enter into Holy Week, Pastor Suzy preached on sin as falling short of God's perfection, by reflecting on Jesus's suffering in the garden of Gethsemane the night before his crucifixion. While many of us may want to skip from Palm Sunday straight to the victory of Easter, Holy Week is an invitation for us to look at our sin, recognize everything it cost Jesus to forgive and to redeem us, and enter into his suffering with him.
Sin: Lawlessness - Jon Tyson
March 22, 2021 18:05 - 38 minutes - 71 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Jon preached about lawlessness — an utter disregard for God and his laws. Lawlessness manifests as rebellion and causes devastation, not fulfillment, keeping us from being apostles of love and instead dragging us into the world's toxic, selfish culture.
Sin: Adultery - Ashley Anderson
March 17, 2021 16:52 - 40 minutes - 74.4 MBSIN: ADULTERY - This past Sunday, Pastor Ashley preached on sin as adultery. Adultery can be defined as not only violating a law, but also as breaching our relationship with the God who loves us enough to tolerate no other lovers in our lives. Just like the Israelites, we can fall into the sin of adultery in three ways: 1) distrusting God; 2) not sharing in God's purpose; and 3) forgetting God's faithfulness. Even though we still break His covenant today, God has paved a path of mercy and re...
Sin: Idolatry - Olivia Munn-Shirsath
March 08, 2021 19:31 - 44 minutes - 82.2 MBSIN: IDOLATRY - This past Sunday, Pastor Olivia preached on how idolatry can creep deep into our hearts without us even knowing something has become an idol until we actually sin. If we are not careful to guard and examine our hearts, our impatience with the Lord can lead us into idolatry, which can then lead to immorality and consequently, independence from God.
Sin: Rebellion - Jon Tyson
March 06, 2021 00:45 - 38 minutes - 70.3 MBSIN AS REBELLION: This past Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our sin series, defining sin as rebellion against God and as sovereignty of the self. The same lies that Adam and Eve believed in Genesis 3 still haunt us today, but God pursues, covers, and restores us, just as He did for them. It is only through His divine mercy and Jesus's death and resurrection that we can be more than conquerors of sin.
Sin: An Overview - Suzy Silk
March 03, 2021 15:15 - 42 minutes - 97.2 MBSIN: AN OVERVIEW - This past Sunday, Pastor Suzy dove into the topic of sin, how it affects us, and why it's so insidious. Identifying sin is the first step in understanding the gravity of Jesus's sacrifice.
A Creative Minority: Participation - Jon Tyson
February 15, 2021 16:58 - 35 minutes - 48.2 MBCREATIVE MINORITY: PARTICIPATION - This past Sunday, Pastor Jon preached about the importance of the way we as Christians participate in our culture. We must show up in hard places with the presence of Jesus Christ and welcome the vulnerable to push against the darkness with light and faith.
A Creative Minority: Authority - Suzy Silk
February 08, 2021 17:11 - 42 minutes - 59 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Suzy challenged us to ponder what we do when our narratives, ethics and practices as Christ-followers come into conflict with the many authorities of the world. She exhorted us to remember that as Christ-followers, our one true allegiance is to God, and when we live as a creative minority and choose to be exiles, we can be light in dark places, in the world but not of it.
A Creative Minority: Practices - Jon Tyson
February 01, 2021 18:00 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Jon preached about examining our own tangible practices as we continue to develop into the likeness of Jesus. We can continue to form as disciples by developing our practices of abiding in Jesus, discerning where He wants us to move, and interceding on behalf of others privately and publicly.
A Creative Minority: Ethics - Olivia Munn-Shirsath
January 25, 2021 16:52 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBThis past Sunday, we continued our Creative Minority series, and Pastor Olivia challenged us to consider ethics and how we make decisions in our lives. Christian ethics must be a response from our hearts to the grace, character, and love of God, putting a spotlight on our Savior, and forming us in a way counter to our culture, especially in the areas of money, sex, and power. As Christians, we must ask ourselves: how can I love generously, faithfully, sacrificially, and humbly so that the wo...
A Creative Minority: Narrative - Jon Tyson
January 18, 2021 15:24 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Jon continued our Creative Minority series by talking about the importance of the stories we believe in. Living in a time of warring narratives, we must deeply root ourselves in the one, true narrative that Jesus Christ is Lord. By routing our actions, thoughts, and expectations through the person of Jesus, our lives will become compelling stories that display the Gospel, and shake the world from spiritual sleep.
A Creative Minority: Covenant - Jon Tyson
January 10, 2021 19:14 - 34 minutes - 63.3 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Jon launched our new sermon series, A Creative Minority, and laid the groundwork for how we can begin to grow a new kind of community in our current moment. If we build a web of stubbornly loyal relationships, we can then knit them together in a living network of persons who are committed to practicing the way of Jesus for the renewal of the world. Communities built on covenantal relationships like this can create nets that have the power to capture the hearts of tho...
Vision Sunday: Cause for Confidence - Jon Tyson
January 04, 2021 20:24 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Jon cast a vision for where our church's confidence needs to be rooted going into the new year. When we go beyond stating our belief in God and place our trust in Him, we develop an unshakeable confidence in His divine ability. Setting our hearts rightly before God, and prioritizing His presence in our habits, will allow us to attain a hidden source of life that will enable us to flourish no matter our circumstances.
A Year for the Books - Jon Tyson
December 29, 2020 21:58 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBFor the last Sunday of 2020, Pastor Jon walked us back through this year that has been full of disruption and division, and revealed that our current world mirrors the one Jesus was born into. He pointed us to Mary who, despite her difficult circumstances, pondered the work of God around her and in her, and treasured these things up in her heart. Pastor Jon encouraged us to finish the year like Mary by taking time to remember God's faithfulness in our church, our city, and our lives, and sto...
A Defiant Christmas: Defiant Love - Jon Tyson
December 22, 2020 14:38 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBThis Past Sunday, Pastor Jon wrapped up our Advent series by talking about the defiant love of God that is manifested in Jesus the Messiah. By looking at Isaiah 61, we learn that Jesus is the prophesied Servant of the Lord who would come to restore the world and usher in a celebration of redemption. Pastor Jon reminded us that once we receive the renewing love of Jesus, we are called to join Him on mission, and be the ministers of His scandalous, radical, love here on earth.
A Defiant Christmas: Defiant Joy - Suzy Silk
December 14, 2020 18:17 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBThis Past Sunday, Pastor Susy brought good news in her message in the midst of our Advent series, talking about the great joy that is available to us all through Jesus Christ. After such a difficult year, and an uncertain future ahead of us, it is more important than ever for us to find the source of a lasting, defiant Joy. Proverbs 13:12 defines joy as the fulfillment of a longing, stating, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.”
A Defiant Christmas: Defiant Peace - Jon Tyson
December 07, 2020 02:32 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBThis Sunday, Pastor John continued our advent series by talking about having defiant peace. When we look to our own selves or earthly systems for peace, we will be met with darkness and despair. But God shines light in the most surprising places. Ultimately, we have defiant peace inside us because we have the Prince of Peace inside us.
A Defiant Christmas: Defiant Hope - Suzy Silk
November 30, 2020 14:14 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBPastor Suzy kicked off our Advent series this past Sunday, preaching on what it means to have defiant hope in a year like 2020. Over two thousand years ago, God gave a message of hope and deliverance to King Ahaz of Judah: a baby would be born as a sign of God's presence in the besieged city. Today, this baby, Emmanuel, is a sign that God is with us in the midst of our suffering and sin, and the reason we can have defiant hope for a better future.
Disruptive Discipleship: City on a Hill - Jon Tyson
November 23, 2020 20:32 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBTo wrap up our series on disruptive discipleship, Pastor Jon preached on Jesus's closing metaphor for the Beatitudes: that those who embody Jesus's kingdom are the salt and light of the world. To be salt is to be radically devoted to Jesus and His teachings in a culture of compromises. To be light is to engage in boundary-crossing missions into dark places that Jesus calls us to. In being salt and light with purity and integrity, we can become potent disciples of our times, that our cities ...
Disruptive Discipleship: Blessed are the Persecuted - Jon Tyson
November 16, 2020 18:13 - 49 minutes - 89.9 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Jon taught on Christ’s words of blessing over those who are persecuted and His calling to rejoice in the midst of it. In a world that is offended by righteousness and claims of Christ’s exclusivity as the way to freedom, our efforts to follow Jesus and cling to His words will increasingly set us against the current of our culture. Yet in this we rejoice, remembering that we are exiles in this world and following Christ’s example of enduring persecution with joy and...
Disruptive Discipleship: Calling All Peacemakers - Jon Tyson
November 08, 2020 22:12 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Jon Tyson preached about Jesus’ call to be peacemakers (Matthew 5:9). At a time when the world thought leadership meant violence and military prowess, Jesus declared that peacemakers were the children of God.
Disruptive Discipleship: The Pure in Heart - Ashley Anderson
November 02, 2020 14:30 - 39 minutes - 36 MBBLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART- This past Sunday, Pastor Ashley Anderson preached about how to cultivate a pure heart. Purity is leveraging all desires for God's kingdom’s purpose, allowing his will on earth to be the single driving force of every decision that we make. We cultivate pure hearts by aching for encounters with God, fleeing from sin, and embracing confession.
Disruptive Discipleship: Blessed are the Merciful - Dr. Derwin Gray
October 27, 2020 14:47 - 27 minutes - 49.6 MBThis past Sunday, Dr. Derwin Gray, lead pastor of Transformation Church in South Carolina, preached on the fifth beatitude: “Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy.” In the divisive times we are living in, he encourages us to take up a mantle of mercy, and through the parable of the Good Samaritan, shares with us how to truly love our neighbors as ourselves.
Disruptive Discipleship: Those Who Hunger and Thirst - Jon Tyson
October 20, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 60 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Jon examined the fourth beatitude and its vision for righteousness as both personal holiness and social justice. In the midst of our current cultural decline, he exhorts us to become people who are desperate to see biblical righteousness break into our world today.
Disruptive Discipleship: Blessed Are The Meek - Suzy Silk
October 13, 2020 14:18 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Suzy illuminated the third beatitude in Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, blessed are the meek, and walked us through how to become more like Jesus by posturing ourselves toward meekness so that we can inherit the New Jerusalem.
Disruptive Discipleship: Those Who Mourn - Olivia Munn-Shirsath
October 05, 2020 16:24 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Olivia, our new pastor of discipleship and formation, shed light on Christ’s blessing and invitation to enter into redemptive mourning. As we mourn the brokenness of this world, as well as our individual and collective experiences of it, we are comforted by the promise and hope of Christ’s resurrection life.
Disruptive Discipleship: The Poor in Spirit - Jon Tyson
September 28, 2020 16:08 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Jon reminded us of the importance of maintaining our relationship with God by recognizing our spiritual bankruptcy. Being welcomed into the kingdom of God requires us to relinquish our pride and choose humility, else we are blind to what is above us.
Disruptive Discipleship: The Beatitudes - Jon Tyson
September 21, 2020 16:45 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBThis week, Pastor Jon set the foundation for our season-long study of Jesus’ teaching of the Beatitudes. In the face of the crises around us, we need to be rooted more deeply than ever in the core teachings of Jesus about discipleship and the Kingdom of God.
Fall Vision Sunday - Jon Tyson
September 14, 2020 16:40 - 53 minutes - 73.8 MBThis week, Pastor Jon cast a vision for our church as we head into the fall season. We are tired, but resolved to regroup and rebuild through pressing deeper into our core values--Presence, Formation, and Mission. However, in this season, we are taking these values to a deeper level. We are pursuing the tangible presence of God, understanding that no human solutions can rescue us from our cultural trauma; we are committed to counter formation, recognizing that there is no neutral ground and ...
Crying Out: A Cry for the Harvest - Suzy Silk
September 07, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutes - 60.1 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Suzy preached about what it looks like to prayerfully join Jesus in his mission to seek and save those who are far from God. Luke 10:1-4 tells us that we are to: look, ask, go, and sacrifice — to see with compassion the harvest, to ask the Lord to raise workers up, and to go ourselves willingly, knowing that Jesus sends us to where He is already going.
Crying Out: Prioritizing Prayer - Dimas Salaberrios
August 31, 2020 22:45 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Dimas Salaberrios preached a powerful word about prioritizing prayer. As humans, we were built to need constant communication with God and to flourish in intimacy with him. In Daniel 6:1-11, Daniel distinguished himself in Babylon by consistently tapping into the spirit of God, and by prioritizing God over man’s decree. Prioritizing prayer is hard work, and at times, can feel like fighting a brick wall, but the results are astounding. Church, may we seek the face of ...
Crying Out: A Cry for Repentance - Jon Tyson
August 24, 2020 15:31 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBIn this past Sunday's sermon, Pastor Jon discussed the importance of repentance in following God. The full journey of repentance begins with the radical pursuit of God, followed by total annihilation of idolatry, the repair and rebuild of the ruins, and finally ruthless obedience to the Word.
Crying Out: A Cry for Intervention - Jon Tyson
August 17, 2020 21:33 - 42 minutes - 78.2 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Jon preached about the opportunity for divine intervention through intense, persistent, and united prayers. It is only through prayer that we can shape our communities, church, and city, and ensure 2020 ends differently than how it started.
Crying Out: A Cry for Wisdom - Suzy Silk
August 10, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 67.7 MBThis past Sunday, Pastor Suzy Silk shared with us how God's wisdom is far better than the wisdom of this world. Through scripture, we see that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, wisdom comes from and is given by the Holy Spirit, the path of wisdom is in obedience to God’s laws, the wisdom of God is worth seeking, and most importantly, godly wisdom is available to every believer.
Crying Out: The Cry of the Poor in Spirit - Dr. Bryan Loritts
August 03, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes - 61.4 MBDr. Bryan Loritts teaches about Christ’s exhortation and example of humility. As we look at Jesus’ words from the Sermon on the Mount, “blessed are the poor in spirit,” we see God’s invitation to posture our hearts in humble acceptance of His grace and extend that grace unto others.