Gateway Church - Sermon Podcast

Chris unpacks God's heart and the instructions given in Ephesians chapter 5

Listen back to our Testimony morning with Pip, John, Tim and Antony sharing and bringing us encouragement. 

Sam's message has two parts which focus on the struggle and suffering of the Christmas story and then on the hope of Christmas.

Hannah brings a challenge; by drawing out from Ephesians ways Paul in his letter encourages us to live and highlighting God's spotlight on our heart attitudes. 

David speaks of the unity shown in Ephesians 4 v1-16 and how we can reflect this in our church body.

Chris unpacks Paul's prayer from Ephesians 3 v14-21 and asks the questions What does Christian love look like? and How is it different?

Sam looks at the bigger picture and respond to some of the issues raised around environmentalism and Christianity.

Chris rounds off our mini series on Spiritual Discipline by giving some really helpful teaching on the topic of 'getting some rest!'

Antony and then Faith share stories from their own experiences and encourage us from scripture of our calling to Prayer. 

Tim calls us to go deeper and explore this spiritual discipline to take us out of the shallows and into the depths so God can transform us.

Tim calls us to go deeper and explore this spiritual discipline to take us out of the shallows and into the depths so God can transform us.

Jeremy brings an update from our wider family of churches ChristCentral and speaks about being Christlike and a generous people.

John brings to us the final message of this preaching series and speaks about the importance of the church and our roles within it.

Tim looks at this passage from Ephesians 2:11-22 where Paul shows the Ephesians, and us, how the gospel impacts our relationships with each other.

Sam continues our preaching series from Ephesians and speaks about the God's great gift of grace.

Chris gives three reasons from Paul’s relationship with the Ephesians why we can be confident we know God.

In Revelation 8 and 9, Tim showed how there is a similar description of God’s judgement on the world to that in chapters 6 and 7, but with slightly different emphasis and detail.

Sam opens up chapter 7 of Revelation which gives a response to the suffering and questions raised in chapter 6.

Chris takes us back to the basics of the Christian message by looking at five characters in the Bible who encountered Jesus.

Tim reflects on the worldwide unrest following the death
of George Floyd in police custody.

We have reached chapter 6 of the Revelation preaching series and here John is bringing to light the dramatic picture of the final judgement which leads us to identify the reality in difficult times we face. 

Chris and Pip speak of the hope of Jesus from Revelation chapter 5.

Sam draws from chapter 4 of Revelation and speaks about how we can encounter God in lockdown

Tim explains another two of the letters written to the churches in Revelation which Jesus instructs John to write with a warning for repentance and change.

Chris continues our Revelation preaching series looking at Jesus' message to the battered church of Smyrna.

Chris finished our Resurrection series by looking at Thomas’ interaction with the risen Christ.

Sam starts off our new preaching series by opening up the book of Revelation and revealing its relevance for now. 

David brings to us the penultimate message from our resurrection series.

Tim and Amie continue our series on the Resurrection according to John's gospel. 

In John 18:1-14 Jesus goes to the garden of gethsemane with his disciples, and is arrested by the chief priests and Pharisees. Chris looked at two key people in this passage - Judas and Peter.

Josh encourages us to look for opportunities to eat, serve and love together. 

John looks at Jesus' final prayer and unity in the church.

"Let's continue to be ruined for that day when we meet him face to face"...Chris speaks about the place the father has prepared for us.

Hannah brings to light two messages from John 14 to bring us comfort. 

Sam leads us through the final meal Jesus had with his disciples, focusing on the priority Jesus gave to relationships and community.

David continues our series on worship by taking a step back to look at the big story of the Bible.

Worship is a lifestyle and heart posture which affects everything we do.

3 motivators to keep us running with the vision this year.

What is Love? Sam and Hannah explain to us how Paul's letter to the Philippians outlines a very countercultural radical christian redefinition of love.

Tim led us through the story of Elijah and encourages us when disappointment comes to leave the cave and take steps towards God.

Hannah’s message addresses sexual abuse with examples shown in today’s society and from the bible. She shares how God is able to restore and bring justice to those ashamed and without a voice.

Chris and Jo reveal to us the honesty shown in the book of Psalms and how we can come with courage to God to help us through our suffering. 

Are we allowed to admit it when we are struggling? Sam draws truth from Paul's trials and encourages us not to pretend but to come to God and find the only hope which can overcome hardship.

Tim used the story of Pentecost to help us see how God has a bigger plan and reason for our lives. 

John spoke of Hudson Taylor and his missionary in China. He was a man born in Barnsley who was obedient to the call on his life, through God's grace and strength he persevered and saw many saved by the gospel.

Tim shares the story of Corrie ten Boom and three lessons we can learn from her life and apply today.

Chris reminds us that we are the temple; we have the Holy Spirit living within us.

David shows us how Jesus helped His disciples to see that the Kingdom of God was upside down.

Amie takes us through our fourth section of Mark and show us that often Jesus challenges us.

Sam takes us into week three of our Meet Jesus series in Mark. He looks at the Old Testament threads that Mark uses and talks about how knowing the Old Testament stories can help us better meet Jesus.

Tim continues our Meet Jesus series by exploring how Mark's gospel asks us to make a response to the knowledge of who Jesus is.

Sam starts our Meet Jesus series with Mark 1-3:12.

Chris Frost speaks about one of the heroes of the Christian faith from the last century: Dietrich Bonhoeffer. What can we learn from this hero? Find out in our latest podcast.

Antony Tembo spoke about healing.

Sam launches our first week into the Nehemiah preaching series. Click the link to listen!

Chris takes a look back on the last 12 months at Gateway, and looks ahead to what God's calling us to in the future

Sam closes our series on the Apostle Creed by speaking on the resurrection and everlasting life

Tim speaks on how crucial the resurrection is to the Christian faith

Sam explored how we can come to our own convictions about questions that the Bible isn’t explicitly answer, how we deal with other people’s differing convictions and how this can lead to a transforming Christian maturity

John spoke to us yesterday on our relationship with the authorities in our lives

John explains God's faithfulness and His plan for the Jews going forward

Rachel reminded us that we are not finished yet and gave us 4 tips on how to encourage each other in our walks.

Adam joins us from Hope Church Harrogate, and concludes our series on spiritual gifts, exploring healing and miraculous powers

David continues our series on spiritual gifts, this weeks explaining what discernment is and encouraging us to ask God for this gift

At the Big Day In yesterday, Hannah and Sam encouraged the whole church from 2 years old to 92 in the prophetic and what God wants to say

Chris continues our series on spiritual gifts, this week looking at the gift of tongues. He encourages us to pursue this gift whilst explaining what it's all about

This week, Tim explores the gift of faith. He encourages us in the gift of faith we have already received through our belief in Jesus, but also to ask God for faith

What are words of knowledge & wisdom? Why do we believe for them? Chris unpacks these two spiritual gifts this week

Sam unpacks the context in Corinth and provides some guidelines for using spiritual gifts

Chris begins our Spirit Filled Community series talking about being filled with the Holy Spirit

Sam highlights individualism in our culture, exploring different ways this appears, and how the church can be effected by it

Chris continues out counter culture series, this week looking at tolerance

The world is divided along tribal lines. How can the church be different?

This Easter Sunday, Chris Frost and his brother Andy take us through the events leading up to the resurrection. Click the link to listen!

This week Sam speaks about communion and the power it holds for us as believers

Chris continues our counter culture series this week looking into cynicism

Andy Merrick visits us from Hope Glasgow to share with us about the glory of God.

Dave kicks off our series on Counter Culture looking into consumerism and how it's better to give than to receive

This Sunday we've had our All Nations Sunday celebration! John and Faye speak to us on the importance of praying for the nations and Gateway as an 'all-sorts' church

This Sunday Chris spoke about Gateway's vision for the next year. Click the link to listen!

Sam speaks this week on the passage 'lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil'. He explores the different evils that can effect our lives whilst reminding us that Jesus is stronger and has conquered it all

Amie speaks at our afternoon gathering on asking our Father for daily bread and forgiveness

Tim speaks on Sunday morning on forgiveness. He explains how much we have been forgiven for and encourages us to forgive others continually

What is God's Kingdom? What does it look like? David delves into these questions in yesterday's talk, highlighting the importance of praying for God's Kingdom to come, not our own kingdoms.

Chris walks us through the first part of the Lord's prayer. He looks into God as our Father and how our experiences with our earthly fathers can sometimes taint this

Jeremy and Ann Simpkins from Christ Central speak to us this week on spring time and the Isaiah 43 passage 'See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up'

Sam introduces our new preaching series 'Teach us to Pray' by reminding us of who God is, and that He's better than we think.

Chris speaks at our annual Christmas Carol Service on the ideal of Christmas becoming our reality.

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John speaks on the importance of persevering in our work

Observing the Sabbath is no longer something we have to do, but we get to do. Resting and taking time out is important, and Chris teaches us why

We're on week 2 of our World of Work series. Dave explains how we can find freedom in work and encourages us to look at what God may be wanting to teach us through pain.

John speaks on the importance of work in our lives. Whether it's voluntary, studying, stay-at-home or paid work, we can find God in our work.

Sam speaks on the importance of God being at the centre of our family life looking again at the life of David

On our Sabbath Sunday, Rachel Turner is speaking on the importance of family in the church. From the youngest baby to the oldest person, everyone is important and needed

At our second gathering, Rachel Turner speaks on the importance of family, this time looking at the story of King Jehoshaphat and how everyone in Judah came together to seek God's face

We're exploring the life of David again, this week looking into his relationship with Bathsheba. Chris navigates us through the consequences of David's actions whilst emphasising God's wonderful grace

David this week explores our theme 'everyone matters'. Through the relationship between King David and Mephibosheth we explore the importance of caring for people who are less included and privileged as others

Tim speaks on Everyone Matters in our afternoon gathering from this week! Through the relationship between King David and Mephibosheth we can see God's love for people who are less fortunate than others and how we can respond to that