Godfirst Cheltenham

Tom simplifies the evils referred to in this prayer in to two camps, the badness outside of us in the world, and the badness inside of us; both of which we can ask of God the father to help us defeat and avoid. He touches on how important it is to incorporate this part of the prayer into lives daily. The sermon also focuses on how well Jesus our savior perfectly resisted temptation while on earth,...

Vicky unpacks the verse ‘Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us’. She makes three points stating that our debt against God does exist, it carries a real consequence, and we can never pay it back. She then goes on to discuss how important it is that we forgive others in light of the radical and gracious forgiveness we have received from God the father for our sins.

This sermon touches on not just the importance of being reminded to see God as a providor, but how unhealthy it is if that is the only part of the prayer we ever pray to God. This sermon also elabrates on the plural form the prayer takes when it says 'Give Us our daily bread'. Abbe suggests Jesus may have had in mind that when we pray this prayer, it is important that we pray it not only for ourse...

This sermon focuses on what the kingdom of God is and what it is like to live daily as part of the Kingdom of God here and now. It also reminds us of the importance of asking for God's will to be done in our lives instead of asking God for our will to be done.

Adam discusses prayer and it's importance, he also unpacks the first famous verse of the Lord's prayer emphasizing how important it is to know God as an intimate father, and how important it is to know him as a Holy God.

In this 4th and final part to the series on Joseph, Joseph's odd behavior towards his brothers during the famine gets unpacked by Howard. Joseph is careful and intentional to act, in order to see what is in their hearts, and move them towards repentance. Joseph's behavior is then paralleled with God's grace and mercy towards us.

This sermon part 3 of Joseph unpacks the similarities between Joseph's calling from God to be the savior of the ancient world in famine, and Jesus being the savior of the entire world.

Tom discusses how important it is that the church recognize their role to play in the body. It is key that everyone participate, not just a few. He also spoke on how not everyone is meant by God to do the same roles within the church, and how a healthy church is diverse, but still a strong unit.

In this sermon part 2 of the life of Joseph, Howard discusses how Joseph was met with various temptations, but was able to resist them. He was able to do this not by mere will-power, but by his dedication and passion for Yahweh.

This sermon unpacks how important it is for us to no longer be on "spiritual milk" if we are mature Christians we should be devoted to the word and to the apostles teaching, eating "spiritual meat".

This Sermon focuses on the character of Joseph, what kind of man he was, and how God used the low point in his life of his brothers hating him and tossing him in a pit to begin to really mold him in to the man we have all come to admire. Howard also draws parallels between Jesus and Joseph.

This sermon unpacks what it looks like to worship the lord with our mind, heart, body,and soul. It touches on what it means to worship God, how crucial it is to desire to be in God's presence, and how being in His presence is the true source of Joy and key to being a healthy church.

This message hammers home the importance that participating in community is crucial to us staying healthy believers, and becoming a healthy Godfirst church

This sermon discusses the importance of guarding your inner self, who you are when no one else is looking. Duncan gives three helpful ways to do this well.

This sermon unpacks how destructive and deceitful pride can be. Pride is easily accepted in our culture as the norm, and and what God desires of us.

What does your bank statement say about your relationship with God? Howard examines the roots of our love of money, and explains the God-given antidote, generosity.

Steve shows us God's generous and just character and how important it is for us to imitate him in our lives.

Andy explores making plans and encourages to submit our ways to God's plan for our lives

This sermon explores how the power of Christ that raised him from the dead in his toughest moments, is at work in us, allowing us to become resilient towards the challenges life brings.

This Sermon looks at Kingship throughout the bible, who God appointed King, who man appointed king and which King we should bow our knee too, a tyrannical one or a loving one.

Howard Kellet speaks on the wisdom gleaned from the book of Proverbs on how to raise up children well, with Christ as your focus and not your child.

This sermon is a tag-team effort by students Johnny and Ben based out of what Proverbs says on how to choose our friends wisely

Guest speaker Paul Hunt preaches out of the book of Proverbs, sharing his thoughts and Proverb's wisdom on the importance of marriage and the key to a thriving marriage

We can only go so far in our faith being told what we do - we need spiritual parents that we can imitate. Howard draws on Proverbs and Corinthians, encouraging us to be and find spiritual parents.

Sean explores what happens when Zacchaeus, a thieving tax collector, meets Jesus, and brings out the call Jesus has for all of us to live lives radically changed for him.