Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth

Jesus is better

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:16:31 -0300

In this sermon as part of the love Plymouth weekend, Luke Mansfield opens up Philippians 3, looking at how knowing Jesus is the greatest thing anyone can have

[Last, Least and Lost] The Lost Sheep

Thu, 28 May 2026 09:13:11 -0300

In this episode, Luke Mansfield opens up the parable of the lost sheep and looks at a God who actively pursues the lost

[Last, Least and Lost] For the least of these

Mon, 18 May 2026 07:12:02 -0300

In this Episode, Zoe Lane opens up week 2 of our latest sermon series, looking at Jesus teachings in Matthew 25:31-46

[Last, Least and Lost] Soup Run Sunday

Mon, 11 May 2026 06:51:45 -0300

In this epidsode, Alex Benjamin preached on Isaiah 58, helping us to reflect on the work of the soup run at Hope

[Titus] Titus 3- Remembering what Matters

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:45:25 -0300

In this sermon, Luke Mansfield concludes our short series in the book of Titus, addressing the issue of spiritual forgetfulness and encouraging us to remember who we were, remember what God has done and to live like it matters

[Titus] Titus 2 The Gospel that changes everything

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:45:51 -0300

In this episode, Luke Mansfield opens up Titus chapter 2, looking at a challenging passage that shows us how the gospel transforms us into a holy people

[Titus] Titus 1

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:25:27 -0300

In this sermon, Abraham Baiye opened up our new sermon series looking at Titus 1

Easter Sunday

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:24:11 -0300

We had an amazing Easter this year, with 6 baptisms. Luke Mansfield preached on the resurrection.

Good Friday Message

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:23:01 -0300

In this sermon, Zoe Lane preaches on the Good Friday account

[With Him] With him at the Cross

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:47:41 -0300

SERMON RECAP: In this sermon, Zoe Lane concludes our latest series looking at John chapter 19 and the account of Jesus on the cross

[With Him] with Him in the garden

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:30:15 -0300

Luke spoke on Matthew 26 looking at the garden of Gethsemane and how Jesus dealt with suffering.

[With Him] with Him at the table

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:07:55 -0300

In this episode Luke Mansfield opened up Luke 7: 36-50, looking at the story of when Simon invited Jesus to dinner.

[With Him] With him in the Storm

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:32:02 -0400

In this episode our young people opened up the bible, looking at the story of Jonah and the story of Jesus calming the storm

[With Him] With him in the wilderness

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:53:41 -0400

In this episode, Luke Mansfield kicks off a new sermon series. Today he opened up Matthew 4:1-11 and looked at what it means to be with Jesus in the wilderness seasons of our lives

Restoring the Alter of the Lord

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:37:25 -0400

This week, we were joined by Steve Bell, lead pastor of Restore Church, Plymouth. Steve opened up 1 Kings 18 and challenged us to return to the Lord.

[First things First] Give First

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:07:59 -0400

SERMON RECAP: In this episode, Zoe Lane opens up 2 Coerinthians 9:6-11 and looks at the biblical principle of giving

[First things First] Serve First

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:24:19 -0400

IN this episode, Zoe Lane opens up the parable of the Good Samaritan and looks at what it means for us to serve first

[First things First] Love First

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 10:24:56 -0400

In this episode Luke Mansfield looks at Matthew 22:34-40 and explores what it means to make God the centre of our lives by loving him first.

[First things First] Open First

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:31:12 -0400

In this episode, Zoe Lane opens up Hebrews 13 looking at the importance for believers to offer hospitality

[First things First] Kingdom First

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:24:46 -0400

In this episode, Luke Mansfield brings the first part of our latest sermon series. In it he opens up Matthew 6 and challenges us to make the kingdom of God the centre of our lives

[Hope Has a Name] Carols by Candlelight

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:51:13 -0400

In this sermon, Zoe Lane looks at what it means for Jesus to be called Emmanuel

[Hope Has a Name] Jesus is the Saviour

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:44:55 -0400

Luke Mansfield kicked off week one of our Christmas themed sermons, exploring what it means that Jesus is the Saviour

[The battle belongs to the Lord] Deliverance and Discernment

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 04:24:54 -0400

This week, reading from Acts 16:12-34, Zoe Lane leads us through the journey of deliverance and discernment that Paul was led by

[The battle belongs to the Lord] Doors and Strongholds

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:25:08 -0400

Luke led us on this Remembrance Sunday, continuing with our Spiritual Warfare series; ‘Doors and Strongholds’, reading from Ephesians 4:17-32 and Corinthians 10:3-5

[Youth Serving Sunday] Light in the Darkness

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 04:10:45 -0400

Youth Serving Sunday is one of our favourite Sundays, where we give some of our young people the chance to try out their gifts. This Sunday, we heard from Micah and Ryan - following on from Friday’s Light Party - with the theme; Light in the Darkness

[The battle belongs to the Lord] Authority in Christ

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 05:45:57 -0300

Luke Mansfield left us with a powerful message: ‘Don’t get addicted to the adrenalin of victory, stay anchored in the assurance of Salvation’. Reading from Colossians 2:13-15 and Luke 10:17-20, Luke continued the series on spiritual warfare, this week looking at ‘Authority in Christ’

[The battle belongs to the Lord] Understanding the Enemy

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 04:14:53 -0300

Reading from a number of different bible verses, Zoe leads us this Sunday, carrying on our sermon series; ‘The battle belongs to the Lord’. With the topic; ‘Understanding the Enemy’, Zoe encourages all to focus on who the Shepherd is and more importantly, on His goodness

[The battle belongs to the Lord] The clash of the Kingdom

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 04:27:14 -0300

Continuing our latest series; The battle belongs to the Lord’, Luke looks at ‘The clash of the Kingdom’, reading from Matthew 12:22-29. The mission is not to survive until you get to Heaven, the mission is to bring Heaven here!

[The battle belongs to the Lord] Spiritual Warfare

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:34:41 -0300

Luke opens up our latest sermon series, reading from Ephesians 6:10-20, ‘The battle belongs to the Lord’ - looking at Spiritual Warfare and what the bible teaches us on the subject

[Reset] Reset Your Priorities

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:25:54 -0300

Stephen Beach lead this Sunday, closing our ‘Reset’ sermon series. Stephen read from Matthew 6:19-34; ‘Reset Your Priorities’

[Reset] Reset Your Vision

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 04:29:44 -0300

‘Vision is Heavens perspective breaking through into our earthly reality’ - hear what more Luke has to say as he continues our mini series ‘Reset’, looking at vision and preaching from Habakuk 2:2-3 & Proverbs 29:18

[Reset] Reset Your Heart

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 04:07:43 -0300

We had an action packed Sunday with a dedication, ‘Moving Up Sunday’ for our children and young people moving up to new schools and Luke kicked started our latest sermon series; ‘Reset’, reading from Psalm 51:10-12: ‘Reset Your Heart’

[Summer Sundays - A Song for Every Season] Alex Benjamin - Psalm 27

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:12:00 -0300

Alex Benjamin takes to the mic this week, continuing the Summer Sundays series. Alex is preaching on Psalm 27, ‘The Song of Fear’. Alex touches on David’s life story and the different fears he has been through, how even in the midst of his fear, David wants us to know he’s confident in God, to be strong and courageous in all that we do

[Summer Sundays - A Song for Every Season] Jean Potter - Psalm 100

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 04:43:48 -0300

Our Summer Sundays series continues with Jean Potter, who has the more uplifting title: ‘The Song of Joy’. Reading from Psalm 100, Jean reminds us that God is God is God. How worship is all about him so lets rejoice and be glad

[Summer Sundays - A Song for Every Season] Abraham Biaye - Psalm 13

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:50:54 -0300

We welcome Abraham Baiye to continue the ‘Song for Every Season’ series, reading from Psalm 13: The Song of Lament. Abraham spends some time looking at the trajectory of David’s life, despite both the highs and lows, the Psalm demonstrates David’s underlying faith in God

[Summer Sundays - A Song for Every Season] Cat Caird - Psalm 42

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 04:23:14 -0300

We welcome Cat Caird to kick off our latest sermon series: ‘A Song for Every Season’. Reading from Psalm 42, Cat asks ‘how do we hold onto hope when everything around us feels like it’s falling apart?’, looking at how Psalm 42 meets us right in the middle of our troubles

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] Unstoppable Mission

Mon, 21 Jul 2025 03:46:41 -0300

This week saw Luke conclude our ‘Empowered’ sermon series, we’ve been reading through the book of Acts. Looking at how the Holy Spirit moved through the early church and what it means for us today and how the Gospel of Jesus Christ, empowered by the Holy Spirit is unstoppable

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] The walls come down

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:50:44 -0300

Recapping back to Sunday 29th June, Luke read from Acts 10:1-48. Looking at the topic ‘the walls come down’, this week’s question; are we ready for what God wants to do?. If you missed it, catch up here

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] A Sending Church

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:33:43 -0300

Luke continues our ‘Empowered’ sermon series, reading from Acts 13:1-12 and thinking about how, up until now, the gospel has spread organically but now we see a church intentionally listening to the spirit, marking the first missionary journey. Luke asks the question; what kind of church do we want to be?

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] From Persecutor to Proclaimer

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 04:39:39 -0300

Zoe led us through Acts 9:1-31 this week, continuing our Empowered sermon series. Looking at the life of Saul, giving us hope for the world we live in today

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] The Gospel Breaks Boundaries

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 04:22:51 -0300

We continue to push through the book of Acts, this week looking at Acts 8:26-40. God has been moving throughout this series and it’s been great to hear how the Holy Spirit is at work. This week’s topic was ‘The Gospel Breaks Boundaries’

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] Standing firm in the faith

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 04:39:53 -0300

What a weekend! We spent both our Sunday services waiting on the Holy Spirit, reading through Acts 7 (yes, the whole chapter!) and recounting the story of Stephen, a spirit filled follower of Christ

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] A Spirit Led Service

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 04:22:15 -0300

Zoe read from Acts chapter 6:1-7, opening up and reviewing the first few chapters of Acts and how it’s all about growth. Yes, the linking thread is the Holy Spirit and the acts of the obedient apostles but the repeating structure is a repetition on Luke’s commentary on the growth of the church

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] A Spirit Formed Community

Mon, 19 May 2025 04:14:29 -0300

This Sunday, Luke took us through the next stage of our sermon series; ‘Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church’ - this week’s topic was ‘a Spirit formed community’, read from Acts 2:42-47

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] When the Spirit comes

Mon, 12 May 2025 04:36:00 -0300

Reading through Acts chapter 2, Zoe Lane continues our sermon series; “Empowered’ looking at the movement of the Spirit in the early church”. Looking specifically at when the Spirit comes, how it’s a big full circle moment and how the promise of the spirit is fulfilled

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] The promise and the power

Tue, 06 May 2025 04:20:33 -0300

For the next 12 weeks, we’ll be focusing on our sermon series called ‘Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church’. This week, reading from Acts 1:1-11, Luke looks at how the ‘waiting room’ is a place of preparation for the plans God has for us

[The Road to Emmaus] The Road to Emmaus

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 04:55:12 -0300

When life can feel like it’s been turned upside down, and you question all you believe about God - like in the book of Luke 24 - Luke talks us through the Road to Emmaus; all the emotions and struggles they felt on that resurrection Sunday but reminds us that the Lord isn’t just present in the miraculous, he’s present in the mundane too and you don’t have to have it all figured out to encounter God

[Easter] Easter Sunday 2025

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 04:24:25 -0300

This post may be a week late but it is worth the wait! We had a fantastic time on Easter Sunday, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus and also celebrating new life with a baptism. Zoe led the service, reading from Matthew 28:1-10 and Luke 24:36-49

[Palm Sunday] Palm Sunday

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 04:18:35 -0300

It was great to welcome Stephen Beach to lead us through our Palm Sunday service. Stephen read from Matthew 21:1-17, with the challenge of how, more than anything else, we desperately need the presence of God in our lives

[Compassion Sunday] Mike Robbins

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 04:18:34 -0300

This week, we were joined by Mike Robbins from Compassion UK. Mike kindly shared a word with us, reading from John 15:9-15

[Stop. Start. Continue] Continue

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 05:24:33 -0300

A slight change to the schedule saw Luke Mansfield conclude our latest sermon series; Stop. Start. Continue. Luke looked at how God is a God who works in seasons, how there is a time for everything but it’s good to reflect and review to allow God to do new things. ‘Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.’ What a wonderful challenge as we reflect back on the sermon series, what will you be stopping or starting or continuing?

[Guest Speakers] Dr Ruth Valerio - Just Living

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 05:24:19 -0300

Following on from the wonderful Just Living event on Saturday, we welcomed Dr Ruth Valerio who spoke from Psalm 146, talking further about environmental issues and how we live them out in our lives

[Stop. Start. Continue] Start

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 05:39:44 -0300

Reading from Isaiah 43:19, Luke continued our Stop. Start. Continue. series. Luke questioned ‘what if the greatest move that we are to expect of God is on the other side of something new?’ Is God calling us to experience a new move of his spirit? Are we ready for the new thing that he’s about to share with us?

[Stop. Start. Continue] Stop

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 04:14:50 -0400

As we start a new month and prepare for Lent, Luke Mansfield leads us into our new sermon series; ‘Stop. Start. Continue.’ Luke read from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, and asked ‘What if there are things that we need to give up in order to embrace something new together’

[Baptism Sunday] Hope

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 04:46:15 -0400

What a fantastic service we shared yesterday, baptising 4 of our church family and celebrating new life with them. Luke shared a short message on hope. Hope is something that can feel uncertain, but hope is not dead! God is still moving and he’s not finished with you yet!

[Go: Living out the great commission] Living a life that speaks

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 04:38:45 -0400

Zoe concluded our sermon series: ‘Go: Living out the great commission - Living a life that speaks’. Recapping on the past few weeks, Zoe shared 3 clear descriptions of who Jesus says we are and looking at how we live a life that speaks of Christ?

[Go: Living out the great commission] Building Bridges to Share the Gospel

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 04:15:57 -0400

Luke Mansfield continues our ‘Go: Living out the great commission’ series and reading from John 4:4-26 and 1 Corinthians 9:19-23. This week’s topic was ‘Building Bridges to Share the Gospel’ and Luke asked where and who is God calling you and us to reach, what bridge is he asking us to build today so we can be a church that grows and shares the gospel

[Go: Living out the great commission] Overcoming Barriers to Evangelism

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 04:42:50 -0400

Continuing our ‘Go: Living out the great commission’ series and reading from Matthew 10:16-20, Zoe looks at the question; ‘How does Jesus say we will be received as we step out in sharing our faith?’

[Go: Living Out The Great Commission] Sharing the Message of Hope

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 07:47:51 -0400

A change of plan this week had Zoe stepping in to preach, continuing the sermon series; ‘Go: Living Out The Great Commission’ - Zoe read from Romans 1:16-17 and 1 Peter 3:15

[Go: Living Out The Great Commission] The Heart of Evangelism

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 04:31:17 -0400

Preaching on 2 Corinthians 5:14-21, Luke continued the sermon series; ‘Go: Living Out The Great Commission’. Luke was looking at how our actions in life are always motivated by something, looking at what the heart of evangelism truly is

[Go: Living Out The Great Commission] The Call to Evangelism

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:58:33 -0400

As we embrace the start of the new year and a new term, Luke Mansfield kicked things off with our first sermon series of the year ‘Go: Living Out The Great Commission’

[Christmas 2024] Where Heaven Meets Earth - part 2

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 04:37:39 -0400

Luke continued our short sermon series; ‘Where Heaven meets Earth’ reading from Luke 57-66, looking at the story of Elizabeth and Zechariah and how we fit into this story. Luke spoke about how we should be reminded that God is at work in our lives beyond our human limitations, despite the challenge to trust in his promises when the circumstances in front of us seem impossible

[Christmas 2024] Where Heaven Meets Earth - part 1

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 04:33:57 -0400

Our first Christmas sermon of the year, looking at the topic ‘Where Heaven Meets Earth’, we’re reminded by the nativity story that God is close. That today, you can have an encounter with this awesome majestic God that we sing about, the one who changed the course of Mary’s life and the one who can change the course of your life too

[2 Thessalonians] Chapter 3

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:24:02 -0400

Zoe concluded our series on Thessalonians, preaching this week on 2 Thessalonians 3. Over the past 8 weeks, we’ve seen Paul emphasise points that he’s made before. The message is to endure, to preserve, to stand firm in times of deception. Zoe delved deeper into his final words and asks why he says what he does?

[2 Thessalonians] Chapter 2

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 05:21:49 -0400

2 Thessalonians - Chapter 2 is where Luke picked up our sermon series. This week focusing on the question ‘How do we stand firm in a world that is full of deception?’

[2 Thessalonians] Chapter 1

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 04:22:49 -0400

On this Remembrance Sunday, Luke continued our series in Thessalonians, this week moving onto 2 Thessalonians, reading from chapter 1. Luke was looking at perseverance and how key it is in our day to day life, how scripture tells us of the power in perseverance and asked if anyone can relate in terms of their spiritual walk

[1 Thessalonians] Chapter 3

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 04:25:12 -0300

It was great to welcome Jon Bush to continue our Thessalonians series, this week looking at 1 Thessalonians, chapter 3. Jon suggested that prayer is the classroom of the Christian life, learning of God and if we don’t pray regularly, we’ll remain in the nursery!

[1 Thessalonians] Chapter 2

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 04:14:40 -0300

Luke reads from 1 Thessalonians, chapter 2 - looking deeper into what Paul and Silas went through during their time in Thessalonica, aiming to preach the gospel but the reality of being pushed out by mobs. Was it a failure or a number of lessons to learn from this time? To bring hope to hopeless situations we may face and how failure doesn’t have to be fatal

[1 Thessalonians] Chapter 1

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:55:55 -0300

This week, Zoe Lane kick starts a new series on 1 Thessalonians, looking at reports of how a community of faith is getting on

[Things Jesus Never Said] You Get What You Deserve

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 04:21:57 -0300

Luke concludes our ‘Things Jesus Never Said’ sermon series. Throughout the series, we’ve been focusing on the things Jesus didn’t say in order to see the power and life changing transformation that can happen by the words he did say, looking to dispel some myths and ideologies that can creep in and effect our thinking about God

[Things Jesus Never said] it doesn't matter what I do, God just wants me to be happy

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:19:33 -0300

Reading from John 8:1-11, Luke Mansfield continued the series, looking this week at ‘Things Jesus Never said: it doesn't matter what I do, God just wants me to be happy’

[Things Jesus Never Said] You don't have to forgive that person

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:09:40 -0300

It was great to welcome Zoe Lane back after her summer break last Sunday and Zoe jumped straight back in by continuing the sermon series: ‘Things Jesus Never Said: You don't have to forgive that person’, reading from Matthew 6:9-15 and Matthew 18:21-35

[Things Jesus Never Said] You'll Never Have Bad Days

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 04:49:38 -0300

Luke started our latest sermon series named ‘Things Jesus Never Said’ - preaching from Luke 16, looking at how we can make up a ‘soft and easy God’ to suit our own needs but we end up being robbed of the joy and intimacy that is on offer with a relationship with God

[Fruit of the Spirit] Luke 10

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 05:00:31 -0300

It was a jam packed Sunday and Jon Bush kindly led us in this week's instalment of 'Fruit of the Spirit'

[Fruit of the Spirit] Acts 12

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:56:50 -0300

Our Summer series; ‘Fruit of the Spirit’ continued on Sunday with Luke reading from Acts 12:1-19

[Gifted] How spiritual gifts function

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:53:46 -0300

On her last Sunday before her time off over August, Zoe Lane concluded our sermon series; ‘Gifted’ - reading from 1 Corinthians 12: 4-13 and looking at how spiritual gifts function, looking at a ‘health check’ of our gifts and asking ourselves how we could use them to gift the wider church

[Gifted] The types of gifts given

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 04:51:55 -0300

We had a wonderful time on Sunday, worshipping the Lord and hearing from Luke as he continued with our ‘Gifted’ sermon series. This week, Luke was looking at the gifts we’ve been given - reading from Romans 12:3-8, looking at the gifts God has given each one of us, allowing us to explore how we use those gifts within the church

[Gifted] Spiritual Gifts and Spiritual Growth

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 05:11:01 -0300

This Sunday, Luke jumped straight into our new sermon series; ‘Gifted’ - reading from Romans 12:3-8 and looking at spiritual gifts and spiritual growth

[God's Big Picture] The Perfected Kingdom

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 04:52:00 -0300

Luke Mansfield ends the ‘God’s Big Picture’ sermon series, looking at ‘The Perfected Kingdom’. Reading from Revelation 21:1-8 - concluding the ‘big story' of the bible from start to finish - and how life is all about Jesus

[God's Big Picture] The Proclaimed Kingdom

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:27:39 -0300

Stephen Beach kindly took the mic this week to bring us ‘The Proclaimed Kingdom’ - reading from 2 Corinthians 3:16-4:12, bringing us a sketch and some colouring in to highlight the age we live in, between the moment Jesus came to live out the Kingdom, died and rose again until the moment He will return

[God's Big Picture] The Present Kingdom

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:53:19 -0300

This week, Luke looks at ‘The Present Kingdom’ - reading from John 1:29-34 and how the fulfilment of the promises we’ve already seen are beginning to come to pass; God is a God who always fulfils his promises

[God's Big Picture] The Prophesied Kingdom

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 08:23:42 -0300

Continuing with our ‘God’s Big Picture’ sermon series, Zoe preaches on ‘The Prophesied Kingdom’ and how ‘we’re not there yet’

[God's Big Picture] The Partial Kingdom: Land and King

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:01:19 -0300

It was great to have Carl Smethurst (Regional Minister, SWBA) with us on Sunday to continue the “God’s Big Picture’ series. Carl spoke on the topic ‘The Partial Kingdom: Land and King’ - and how God promises, through his people, to bless them so they would bless all nations including the provision of land for his people to live in

[God's Big Picture] The Partial Kingdom: People and Blessing

Tue, 28 May 2024 04:55:00 -0300

Luke continues our ‘God’s Big Picture’ sermon series, looking at the subject; ‘The Partial Kingdom - People and Blessing’ - covering the history of Israel, from Abraham right through to King Solomon

[God's Big Picture] The Promised Kingdom

Mon, 20 May 2024 05:05:07 -0300

Week 3 of our series; ‘God’s Big Picture’, Zoe took us through Genesis 12:1-9 - this series gives us an overview of the bible and looks at the central, unifying theme; ‘The Kingdom of God’ - this week’s topic: ‘The Promised Kingdom’

[God's Big Picture] The Perished Kingdom

Mon, 13 May 2024 05:55:16 -0300

Luke continues our ‘God’s Big Picture’ series, reading from Genesis 3; ‘The Perished Kingdom’

[God's Big Picture] The Pattern of the Kingdom

Tue, 07 May 2024 05:48:17 -0300

Luke Mansfield kicked off our new sermon series; God’s Big Picture’. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be reading from Genesis through to Revelations and taking a look at how the story of God fits together. This week, we went right back to the start, to Genesis chapter 1, ‘The Pattern of the Kingdom’

[Joel] Joel 3

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 12:20:40 -0300

Concluding our mini series on Joel, Luke Mansfield reads from Joel 3, reflecting on how when we’re ‘in the pits’ , there can still be hope in the darkness

[Joel] Joel 2

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:45:01 -0300

Continuing our mini series on Joel, last week Zoe read from chapter 2. Zoe looked at the common question people ask; ‘where is God in unwelcome circumstances of life’

[Joel] Joel 1

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:30:09 -0300

This Sunday, we were joined by Jon Bush who kicked off our 3 part series on Joel

[Lent: Giving It Up] Death!

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 04:55:07 -0300

Wow! What an amazing Easter Sunday we had, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Having spent the past few weeks looking at Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem, Luke Mansfield concluded the Lent series; ‘Giving It Up: Death!’ - looking at the different encounters of 3 witnesses to the resurrection - asking if we’re like any of those witnesses

[Lent: Giving It Up] Our Lives

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:20:08 -0300

In the penultimate week of our Lent: Giving It Up series, Luke preaches from Matthew 16:21-28. This week’s topic was ‘Our Lives’, continuing to look at what it means to give up the things that won’t necessarily help us in the short term but will help us be more like Jesus in the long term

[Lent:Giving It Up] Enemies

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 05:56:49 -0300

This week, Luke Mansfield continues our ‘Lent: Giving It Up’ sermon series, reading from Matthew 5:43-48 - breaking down the meaning of the word ‘Enemies’ and what it would look like if the Holy Spirit did work in us to bring healing, learning to love as Jesus loves

[Lent: Giving It Up] Superiority

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 05:19:53 -0400

Zoe took to the stage to pick up our ‘Lent: Giving It Up’ series, reading from Genesis and James and looking at how we can make a commitment together to lay down our superiority as we worship and serve together as a church

[Lent: Giving It Up] Expectations

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 04:47:38 -0400

While we may be giving up something specific for 40 days, Luke looks at how long term sacrifices could help and impact us on our walk with Christ, making us more like Jesus. We read from Genesis 12:1-4 and John 3:1-17 and looked at the topic of Expectations

[Lent: Giving It Up] Control

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:08:52 -0400

Luke Mansfield launched into our latest sermon series, reading from Genesis 2:15-17 and Matthew 4:1-11. As we travel through this Lent season together, we’ll be focusing on how Jesus resolutely sets his face towards Jerusalem - becoming focused on why he came to Earth

[Foundations of Faith] Equipping for a Lifelong Faith

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 11:11:50 -0400

Concluding our 'Foundations of Faith' series, Zoe Lane read from 2 Timothy. Looking at the topic 'Equipping for a Lifelong Faith', drawing together the strands of the past few weeks and highlighting the responsibility we have as a whole church to raise our children and young people in faith

[Foundations of Faith] Active Faith, Active Participation

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 10:12:00 -0400

It was great to have Luke continue our latest sermon series, our focus being the Youth & Children who come to Hope throughout the week, the responsibility we have as a church to point them in the direction that they're called to go. Luke was preaching from Deuteronomy 6:1-9; Foundations of Faith: Active Faith, Active Participation

[Foundations of Faith] Walking the Talk

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 05:58:42 -0400

Luke Mansfield leads week 3 of our ‘Foundations of Faith’ series; looking at the topic ‘Walking the Talk’ and how our Youth & Children are often guided in faith by what they witness us doing and the part we play in their journey

[Foundations of Faith] Nurturing Young Disciples

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 05:13:11 -0400

Continuing our ‘Foundations of Faith’ series, Zoe Lane was preaching on 1 Samuel 3 and looking at the responsibility we have as a church, and as parents, for raising our young children and youth up within the church