Godfirst Cheltenham

A message about Jesus being The True Vine and how God is passionate about dwelling with us and that we can dwell with Him because of Jesus dying for our sins. From this relationship with Him he prunes us to make us fruitful and take away any dead branches that are sin, so that we are more like Him.

A message about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead demonstrating that He is the Resurrection and the Life, that by Jesus' own death and resurrection He defeated death once and for all time, giving us eternal life for those who believe in  Him.

A message about Jesus being the Good Shepherd who becomes like a sheep to sacrifice Himself so that death and evil are defeated. Allowing us to have life to the full in Him!

A message about Jesus being, The Way, The Truth, and The Life.

This message discusses the historical events surrounding the protestant reformation. It helps the listener understand the mindset of the Christian culture of the day, and ultimately underlines the important role the bible should play in the Christian doctrine.

This message goes through the account of the prostitute washing Jesus’ hair with her feet. Steve encourages the listener to compare and contrast the woman and the man Simon who’s house they were in. One was interested in being good, the other was interested in God. Ultimately everyone is morally bankrupt and in need of a savior

This sermon describes the meaning of light and darkness to our culture today, and what it means spiritually. It peaks with a challenge for all Christians to live as children of the light, on fire for God.

This sermon describes how God is the great ‘I AM’. That he is eternal and unchanging, Alpha and Omega, and completely self existent. Howard then explains how Jesus is the ‘I AM’ God.

This sermon unpacks the original design God had for mankind. Much of this has to do with growing. Plants, gardens, animals, humans, we all naturally grow. It was God’s desire that Adam and Eve would tend the garden well that they were in and then grow it to fill the entire earth. This desire of God’s is now being carried out through what Christ has done for us on the cross, like a seed, dying for...

This sermon begins by going through many reasons why we should give freely and generously, then expounds on the practical application for that in our lives, and in Godfirst church's community.

This is the first in a series about man’s original purpose here on earth, to be fruitful and multiply, to go fill the earth and rule over it. This sermon focuses on how because we are created in God’s image and he is pro-active, we should be to. Howard describes how difficult it is for mankind to do this, because our natural desire is to stay in our comfort zones and be turned inward, uncaring abo...

This sermon discusses the successes, challenges, and promises given to the early Christian churches outlined in John’s letter. Howard then compares these with Godfirst church, in order to check the health of Godfirst and ultimately to check the health of our own relationships with God.

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