Gateway Church - Sermon Podcast

Paul writes to the Corinthians because they were acting proud and trying to show off how wise and important they were. But Paul reminds them that real wisdom isn’t about sounding smart or being better than others. God’s wisdom is totally different—it often looks weak or foolish to the world, like Jesus dying on the cross. But that was actually God’s powerful plan to save us.

We can’t figure this out on our own. Only God’s Spirit can help us understand. If you believe in Jesus, it’s not because you’re clever—it’s because God showed it to you by grace.

 Chris focuses on 1 Corinthians 22-24 and how we should be willing to look foolish in the eyes of the world and the wise.

Amy unpacks how Jesus mends the brokenness in us and the world, like a kintsugi artist restoring shattered pottery.

Sam opens up the letter of 1 Corinthians by introducing the church in Corinth and highlighting some of the challenges we face today. 

John unpacks the story of Palm Sunday in the leadup to Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday.

Tim shares some illustrations that show why we need a saviour to rescue us from the mess of sin in our lives.

Steve shares why it is vital to share Jesus with others and how someone sharing Jesus with him has impacted his life.

Tim leads us through John 4, the story of The Woman at the Well, and how from one conversation we can share Jesus with others.

Chris unpacks some of St Mark's history and looks at our vision and strategy going forward. 

Simon and Esther look at why Jesus took our punishment and had to die.

Chris unpacks Acts 8 and the story of the Ethiopian eunuch and responding to the call of the great commission.

Chris looks at how we are called to be a planting partner in line with the great commission.

Sam looks at how the kingdom of God works and how God has been working in our church family.

Tim opens up Isaiah 40 and speaks in depth about the prophets words of Hope and Restoration. 

Chris brings a message in our second week of advent and opens up the verses in Luke 2:22-35 focusing on the entitled Promise Fulfilled in anticipation of Christs coming.

John gives a personal testimony and shares how our theology for caring for creation should be rooted in bible. 

This week we had a special guest speaker Jeremy Simpkins who leads https://christcentralchurches.org/ and shared the story of ChristCentral and Newfrontiers churches.

Chris unpacks and helpfully illustrates this topic of God's people being 'in the world, but not of the world!'

Chris unpacks Acts chapter 2 v.42 and looks at how God's plan for the local church is important and vital for living out our faith. 

Sam shares some of his story, how his eyes were opened to the purpose of the Church being God's number one plan to reach the world. By looking at the story of Acts we can see what the bible says about being part of the body of Christ. 

Jenny looks at two miracle stories found in Mark 5 and how Jesus brings restoration.

Pippa encourages us by looking at Acts chapter 2 and the importance of the Holy Spirit falling on the disciples at Pentecost. 

Sam opens up this new series 'What on Earth is the Church For?' by looking at Hosea 1-3 and answering the questions; Why has God given us this picture of the Bride and what does it show us about the purpose of the Church. 

Sam shares from Genesis 3 on the reality of sin, but why, through Christ, the doctrine of sin actually gives us hope.

Dave finishes our mini series in Habakkuk.

Chris continues our mini series in Habakkuk

Sam introduces the book of Habakkuk and describes how a powerful encounter with God gave the prophet a much bigger perspective. 

Natalie Williams (author and CEO of Jubilee+) shares her story of being brought up in poverty and her journey of faith and life. She then speaks from Revelation 7 and communicates her passion for those from broken backgrounds being welcomed and valued in the church family. 

Sam looks at the famous verses found in Psalms 139 and how God is speaking to us about our human and Christian Identity. 

Chris gives a really helpful short overview of the bible emphasising how all the books and stories fit together as one. 

This Sunday we had three different sermon messages given as Pippa, Joy and Antony all opened up different scriptures and shared what is on their heart. 

Tim brings the final message from this series on Pentecost Sunday where he reflects on Paul's final instructions to church and encouragements to keep the Holy Spirit central in our lives. 

Chris looks at verses 4.13-5.11 found in this letter from Paul to the early church in Thessalonica and unpacks to theme of finding Hope in Death and looking forward to Jesus' return. 

Hannah looks at the instructions given in 1 Thessalonians 4 v1-12 about living in order to please God and not finding our satisfaction in sex, relationship and work and then leads a time of corporate repentance. 

John digs into the middle section of this book of 1 Thessalonians and draws out the themes; 'persecution is not strange' and 'Friendship is precious'.

Chris brings a message on our All Nations Sunday as we celebrate diversity as a church and look at what it means to be an all-sorts family. 

Dave brings a message from Matthew 21 and tells the story of Jesus' unusual and provocative arrival into Jerusalem. 

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Sam shares more from the letter of 1 Thessalonians and Paul's journey as he encounters persecution, then gives an encouragement to all of those suffering to stand firm and believe that God can turn situations around. 

Chris sets this scene for this new preaching series looking at the book of 1 Thessalonians and tells some of the story, context and attributes of the church in that city.

Sam looks at Jesus' words in the gospel of Matthew and unpacked the what the Kingdom of God means for us today. 

Chris brings the second part of this foundations for change series and explains how God has given us a kingdom community as the church where a cloak of acceptance is given. 

Chris brings the second part of this foundations for change series and explains how God has given us a kingdom community as the church where a cloak of acceptance is given. 

Tim addresses the changes we're facing and how we can put into place foundations that enable us to encounter and deal this them as a community. 

Chris takes a moment to reflect on the true meaning of Advent and then gives a moving and emotional personal testimony acknowledging the pain many feel at this time of year but also pointing us to Hope we can find in Jesus.  

Sam lands this Discipled series by looking at the words from Jesus found in Luke chapter 9 v22-26 and focuses on the challenges we face right now as we try and work out discipleship in our culture.

Chris brings the penultimate message in this mini series and looks at the relationship between Jesus and Peter and how discipleship involves challenge.  

Pippa brings a thought provoking message as she delves into the book of Ruth and draws out the strengths we can learn from the relationship between these two women Naomi and Ruth. 

Chris sets the scene for this story of Elijah & Elisha from 1 Kings and shows the importance of not being a lone ranger.

Sam starts this new series looking at men and women in the bible who have trusted in God, the first two characters he focuses on from the old testament are Joshua and Moses.

David brings a powerful and challenging final message from our preaching series as we look at the last few verses in the book of 1 Timothy and learn more of what submitting to God's word looks like. 

David continues our preaching series in 1 Timothy looking at the blueprints for life together and he opens up chapter 3 which focuses on the role of Deacons within the church family.

Chris bravely tackles the hot topic of leadership and looks at how the church should lead according to 1 Timothy.

Hannah brings the second sermon in this series on the letter of 1 Timothy and gives us the story of Paul's life and how Jesus Christ became the centre. 

Tim introduces the book of 1 Timothy and looks at some of the foundational instructions Paul gives at the start of this very practical letter. 

Dave brings a shaping message to the church encouraging us to use the scriptures as a model and share all our emotions with God. 

We continue to learn what it means to lament as Sam teaches us to pray in a way which allows a greater intimacy with God as we are honest, vulnerable and learn to trust God in our sorrow and pain. 

Pippa looks at examples of lament in scripture particularly from the Psalms and breaks down what it means to lament and approach God in the dark places as we journey through our pain and suffering with him. 

Hannah looks at the story in Numbers chapters 13 & 14 of the men sent out by Moses to explore the land of Canaan and the report they came back with. She focuses on how God cares for and doesn't give up on his people even through their lack of faith. 

Chris brings a weighty message to highlight the holiness of God as we look at the passages in Leviticus 10 and follow the journey of the Israelites as they continue to deal with their physical wilderness.

As we dig deeper into this new preaching series Sam read from these verses in the book of Leviticus which follows the story of the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness. Sam spoke about how this was relevant for us now in hard times as we need to be equipped to hear God's voice. 

During our all-together gathering on Sunday Chris laid out our vision statement and gave a fresh look towards where we are heading as a church. 

Chris begins this new preaching series Worship in the Wilderness which focuses on how we can journey with God through challenging and difficult times in all walks of life. Here he starts by giving an overview of the book of Exodus and how God led his people into and through the wilderness. 

Sam opens up Revelation chapter 2 to help us pause and reflect at the start of the year.

Tim shares some of his journey though the topic of Apologetics and help equip us through the scriptures to answer some of the big questions we are faced with in today society. 

Chris opens up John chapter 20 v19-23 and focuses in on how the Disciples were in a place of fear but how Jesus spoke an overwhelming peace over them and then the Holy spirit breathed on them. 

Chris opens up John chapter 20 v19-23 and focuses in on how the Disciples were in a place of fear but how Jesus spoke an overwhelming peace over them and then the Holy spirit breathed on them. 

Here is Sam's message from our all-together gathering on Sunday where he talked about the Joy found in sharing Jesus and the 'Good News' of the Christian faith. 

Chris opens up passages from the book of Hebrews and describes how Jesus is our perfect sacrifice. 

Sam gives us a one off message with some personal reflections and questions surrounding the cultural we live in while looking back at God's people and their journey found in the book of Judges. 

David re visits our preaching series Simply Jesus and shares his heart by looking at what it means for Jesus to be our Great High Priest. 

Alan Rose from York City Church visited us in the summer and brought a shaping word from the rich passages found in Genesis 22.

Sam looks at the rich verses found in Colossians 1 v15 - 23 and focuses on the supremacy of Jesus and how we can trust in the hope of the gospel.

Chris begins the second part of our 3 part preaching series by zooming in on the story found in Numbers chapter 21 where we find God's people and Moses travelling to the promise land.

David looks at the parable of the Good Samaritan found in Luke chapter 10 then help us to consider some uncomfortable but life-giving truths for our own lives. 

Chris digs deep into Matthew chapter 10 and opens up the weighty topic of persecution found in these passages. 

Sam opens up Matthew chapter 18 and looks at what Jesus says about this challenging topic of confrontation and forgiveness.

Hannah gives an interactive and all age talk on the surprise of Jesus' death and resurrection.  

Sam starts our new preaching series 'Simply Jesus' and begins by opening up the book of Matthew chapter 4 and then leads on to ask this BIG question... 'What is the calling and purpose of your life?'

We welcome guest speaker Adam Price from Hope Church Harrogate who speaks about God the builder and the call to multiply as he commissioned us into Gateway's next chapter.

Sam looks at the life of Abraham and Sarah and leads us to think about how we can know God's faithfulness as we journey together.

Hannah kicks off our mini preaching series which focuses on 3 different heroes of Faith found in the bible and this week opens up the story of Noah from Genesis.

Chris Frost shares the vision and plans for our Sunday Gatherings going forward. 

This week John rounds up our mini series looking at the body of christ and this week focuses on how we can connect with Christ in challenging times.

This week Chris looks at our call to courageous Followership.

Sam speaks to us again with a message packed full of biblical principles and continuing on from last week's sermon about the Church in the New Testament. There are also lots of helpful questions throughout for you to think about and discuss in your groups. Enjoy!

Sam focuses on this letter to the Hebrews and asks the question - What is God doing? 

Our guest speaker Dr. Aaron Edwards, Lecturer at https://cliffcollege.ac.uk/, reads from 2 Timothy chapter 1 and helps us think about the power of the gospel at Christmas time.

Chris shows us how the storms of life which can suddenly come are ultimately there to serve you. 

Sam rounds up this fantastic preaching series in the book of Exodus and reveals here in chapter 34 how God is now beginning to describe himself.

Chris gives a summary of the Israelites journey so far of how God has rescued and freed them from slavery in Egypt but then goes on to look at how they are still struggling to rid completely the idolatry they had reveled in and experienced there.

Tim focuses in on two more characteristics of God revealed in the Exodus story; He is Patient & He is a Provider.

Hannah picks up the story in chapter 13 where we find the Israelites wandering through the desert in confusion but she reveals how God has gone ahead of them and has never left them. 

Jeremy Simpkins who leads our family of churches ChristCentral https://christcentralchurches.org/ brings a special message to us from the well known and precious verses in Matthew Chapter 5.

Hannah explains what happens next in the story of Exodus and how God sends 10 Plagues of Judgment on Pharaoh and the Egyptians to reveal his power and might.

Sam takes us through the story of Moses in chapter 3 and encourages us to seek God's voice when we find ourselves at crossroads or in moments of crises or calling.