The Message This Week
304 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -Teachings and messages each week from Christ First Watford, UK. A church who believes in putting 'Christ First', Transforming Lives, and Building Community.<br />
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EVERYONE'S Welcome at God's Table
December 04, 2022 00:00 - 33 minutesAaron McGovern, drew our 7 week series 'INVITED' to an end with 'EVERYONE'S Welcome at God's Table'. We were challenged to: Pray; Give; Go and Welcome.
Encounters with the Holy Spirit
November 27, 2022 00:00 - 35 minutesGuest Speaker Dale Barlow preached today a powerful message about 'encounters with the Holy Spirit, listen to him share personal encounters that can help shape lives.
What's on the Menu
November 20, 2022 00:00 - 36 minutesMarion Knell preached from Acts 15 ‘What’s on the Menu’? in our series INVITED. She shared this quote: ‘Every culture in the world is foreign to someone. At first it’s scary, then irritating, then maddening. To survive you have to grab it, fall in love with it and make it yours. God understands. He did it too.’ Our Challenges What are the challenges we face? What resources are at our disposal? Songs, instruments, downloads, welcome materials, languages How can we get involved in the communit...
The Elephant at the Table
October 30, 2022 00:00 - 39 minutesAaron McGovern brings today sermon from the series 'Invited' - The Elephant at the Table, Reading from Acts 9:10-22 Aaron asks: Who can you trust? What is trust? How do we trust? Lessons to learn: God’s optimism Meet people where they are Multiple Identities He concluded with: - Will you take a risk to trust and be vulnerable? - Will you meet people where they are, like Jesus did?
Every one has a place at the table
October 23, 2022 00:00 - 37 minutesAaron preached on Acts 10:1-48 'Every one has a place at the table' part 3 of our invited series. Lessons to learn: - I shouldn’t be here… - Humility before one another - Recognise God’s bigger picture Do you know that you have a place at the table? Do you know that God is drawing and inviting others to their seats?
Everyone's Invited
October 16, 2022 00:00 - 28 minutesGuest speaker Tom Head brilliantly demonstrated in his preach that everyone is invited, in part 3 of our invited series.
The World at My Table
October 09, 2022 00:00 - 40 minutesAndy Smith preached today from Acts 8:26-38 in summary: 1. Personal evangelism is a critical part of God’s plan to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. 2. Crossing cultural, political, racial, status and financial divides is a critical part of God’s plan to take the gospel to the ends of the earth… or it would never have reached these shores. 3. We… in explaining and sharing Jesus are a critical part of God’s plan to take the gospel to the ends of the earth.
Invited: Introduction
October 02, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutesAaron McGovern brings todays preach from The Mercure Hotel, Watford. He introduces the series 'Invited' which we will be studying for the next 7 weeks.
Devoted Part 3
September 25, 2022 00:00 - 43 minutesAaron McGovern brings a powerful final preach on our 'Devoted' series. short video can be seen here: https://youtu.be/7tHKpAoRTZ0
A Beautful System
September 18, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutesAndy Smith brings the second part of the Devoted series, remainingn in Acts 2:42-47
Devoted - part 1
September 11, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutesAaron McGovern preached from Acts 2:42-47 talking about being devoted and what that means, he concluded with these questions: Do you feel a sense of belonging and commonality towards your brothers and sisters? Do you have a need that you’re keeping hidden? Are you sacrificially giving up what is yours to serve the church, financially? Are you committed to worshiping alongside your brothers and sisters? Do you regularly have people in your home to share food and life? Do those times ever inclu...
The Mustard Seed
August 21, 2022 00:00 - 18 minutesAlex Steed brilliantly concludes our summer series on The Parables, preaching from Mark 4:30-32 'The Parable of the Mustard Seed'.
The Feast
August 21, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutesAnya Bricknell preaches the penultimate Parable in our summer series 'The Parable of the Feast' from Luke 14: 16-24
The Mustard Seedd
August 21, 2022 00:00 - 18 minutesAlex Steed brilliantly concludes our summer series on The Parables, preaching from Mark 4:30-32 'The Parable of the Mustard Seed'.
The Persistent Widow
August 14, 2022 00:00 - 19 minutesErika Yong preaches on the second of today's parables, from Luke 18:1-8
The Unclean House
August 14, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutesBen Fleming is preaching the first of two preaches today on the Parables from Matthew 12:22-28 and 12:43:45
The Unmerciful Servant
August 07, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutesJames Mui preached the first of our summer series on the parables. Sharing from Matthew 18:21-35 he challenged us to: 1. Remember your debt. 2. Treasure the King's mercy. 3. Give freely what we have received. He shared a forgiven people are a forgiving people.
The Wheat and The Weeds
August 07, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutesLiz Holop's preach was from Matthew 13:24-30 The Parable of The Wheat and The Weeds, she described it as 'a parable about the Kingdom of Heaven, Good and Evil, Judgement and Mercy'. Liz challenged us to think about the weeds turning into wheat - who are you praying for?
Give 2022
July 31, 2022 00:00 - 34 minutesAaron McGovern brings our message today asking these questions: - Are you anxious? - Do you want to experience the blessing of God? - Where is your heart?
The Revival StartsTomorrow
July 24, 2022 00:00 - 42 minutesAndy Smith brings our Ezra & Nehemiah series to a close with 4 warnings! WARNING 1: Be careful who you let into God's "space' WARNING 2: Honour those called to lead us in worship WARNING 3: Never forget it is God who provides WARNING 4: (Fight to) Keep the word of God alive
Lessons on Worship
July 17, 2022 00:00 - 34 minutesTom Seaby preaches from Nehemiah 12 today on the ‘Lessons on Worship, these are the 4 lessons Tom brings out from the scriptures: Lesson 1: Faithful worship is regular and habitual Lesson 2: Worship must be made holy Lesson 3: True worship is focussed on God Lesson 4: Worship is the end (purpose) of everything
Creating Community
July 10, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutesAaron McGovern preaches from Nehemiah 11:1-3 and 'The Importance of Community.'
Renewing the Covenant
July 03, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutesBryan Knell challenges us to renew our Covenant whilst preaching from Nehemiah 9:38 - 10:39
Remembering God's goodness
June 26, 2022 00:00 - 39 minutesJoost Boogaard preached from Nehemiah 9 reminding us of God's goodness.
The Word and Revival
June 19, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutesMarion Knell passionately preaches from Nehemiah 8 'The Word & Revival'.
Nehemiah 5
June 12, 2022 00:00 - 23 minutesWill [William King] preached today through Nehemiah 5 he looked at: - The Problem - The Reaction What does this mean for us?
Swords and Shovels
June 05, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutesAndy Smith preaches from Nehemiah 4:1-7:4 “SWORDS & SHOVELS” Andy asks the question: SO WHAT IS GOD WANTING TO BUILD TODAY? OPPOSITION 1: PSYCHOLOGICAL OPPOSITION 2: PRACTICAL OPPOSITION 3: PERSONAL “Those called to do the work of God do it with a sword and a shovel”
Rebuilding with differences in unity for a common purpose
May 29, 2022 00:00 - 32 minutesContinuing in our series of Ezra & Nehemiah Rachel Walters one of our LST students preaches from Nehemiah 3 'Rebuilding with differences in unity for a common purpose.' - Rebuilding - Differences - Unity - Common purpose So what do we do? - Starts with our hearts - Give - Community
Right Vision
May 22, 2022 00:00 - 35 minutesTom Seaby preaches from Nehemiah 2:10-20 'Right Vision' Tom draws from the following 3 treasures from this passage: 1. Nehemiah doesn’t help God’s people at a distance, but up close and personal. 2. God wants to end the people’s shame and disgrace by sending them, Nehemiah 3. Nehemiah is confident that his people have an inheritance in God’s city.
Find your calling
May 15, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutesAaron McGovern preaches today from Nehemiah 1-2:11 look at 'Finding your calling'. He shares we can learn from: The Question The Reaction The Opportunity Aaron concludes that to 'find your calling' you need the 'Baseline':Care more about what God wants than what you want. Highline:Take responsibility.
Peace up, Peace down, Peace in, Peace out
May 08, 2022 00:00 - 21 minutesAndy Smith preaches a message on PEACE. Peace up, Peace down, Peace in, Peace out on our International Celebration Sunday.
Ker-plunk
May 01, 2022 00:00 - 48 minutesAaron brings a challenging word today from Ezra 9 & 10 titled Ker-plunk. We can learn from… • The problem • Ezra’s response • The people’s response. Concluding: To be truly relevant to a lost and broken world we must be radically ruthless with our sin.
Celebration Sunday
April 24, 2022 00:00 - 32 minutesAndy shares the Gospel message from Jon 3:1-7 talking about a: NEW START NEW POSITION/RELATIONSHIP NEW CONSCIOUSNESS NEW FREEDOM NEW PERSPECTIVE NEW LIFE - FRESH FILLING
He is risen, We are raised with Christ
April 17, 2022 00:00 - 35 minutesAaron McGovern preaches from Roman 6:1-23, he talks about being 'united in resurrection' and 'newness of life' concluding with the following application: Ask God to work his resurrection power in and through you, so that you can live a resurrection life that displays the glory of God, just as Christ’s resurrection did and does and will.
Cool Runnings
April 10, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutesAaron McGovern preached from Ezra 8 he asked what we can learn… • Assemble • Fast • Delegate What now? Spend time with those who will help you be serious about the things of God to fulfill the mission of God.
Know Do Teach
April 03, 2022 00:00 - 39 minutesAndy brings this week's preach from Ezra 7:10 For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel. KNOW DO TEACH
Faithful to finish
March 27, 2022 00:00 - 25 minutesJoost shares today from Ezra 6:13-22 Faithful to finish.
Overcoming Opposition
March 20, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutesAaron shares from Ezra 4-6 Overcoming Opposition Three types of opposition: Compromise / Discouragement / Direct opposition How do we overcome Opposition: RECOGNISE OUR OPPONENT READ EPHESIANS 6:10-20 ASK GOD FOR STRENGTH
Foundations and First Things
March 13, 2022 00:00 - 38 minutesAaron asked 'What would you do first?' What they did: Gathered as one man / Rebuilt the altar / Sacrificed / Began to rebuild the temple / Praised God Why they did it: Mechanism & Pattern How we do it… REMEMBER EXPERIENCE REMIND
Lists Matter
March 06, 2022 00:00 - 31 minutesAndy Smith tells us why 'lists matter' - the list proves: • God is Faithful • God is Relational • God is to be Worshipped
See what the Lord has done
February 27, 2022 00:00 - 38 minutesTom Seaby shares from Ezra 1 in our series Ezra & Nehemiah: Restoring the people of God.
Pioneering in Prayer
February 13, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutesAaron closes this series on prayer with Pioneering in Prayer
Prayer is not a battle
February 06, 2022 00:00 - 34 minutesPRAYER IS NOT LIKE A BATTLE, IT IS A BATTLE, IT IS THE BATTLE.
Prayer for and in a broken world
January 23, 2022 00:00 - 56 minutesPrayer for and in a broken world
Storm Proofing? or Storm Chasing?
January 09, 2022 00:00 - 26 minutesPowerful preach from Andy Smith
Christmas Service 2021
December 19, 2021 00:00 - 1 hourOur full Christmas service, presented via zoom on 19th December 2021.