Hope Community Church Basingstoke

David Nkemka concluded our ‘Fruit of the Spirit’ summer series speaking about patience. We saw how patience is a reflection of our trust in God which ultimately produces the life of Christ through us.

Yemi Akinwale continued our summer series and spoke on the fruit of ‘goodness’. She revealed what the Bible says about it and how we can produce what is good, according to God’s standard, not man’s opinion.

Linda Lucas spoke on ‘Joy’ in our Summer Series. We looked at what it is, what Jesus said about it and how we can live joyful lives despite our circumstances.

Sha Adebesin unpacked ‘self-control’, explaining how it keeps us safe, from sin and to live in God’s will, fulfil His will and honour Him.

We started on Summer Series on the ‘Fruit of the Spirit’ looking at peace. Many thanks to Tim Aldridge for showing us from the Bible that nothing can compare to God’s peace.

Gary Bastin concluded our series of ‘Perpetual Transformation’. We looked back, shared stories and saw that God can transform anyone, if we keep our hearts soft, encounter God and fix our eyes on Jesus.

We were delighted to welcome Rev Debbie Veel (North Hampshire Downs Benefice) who spoke about ‘Gifts, Mystics and Visions’, and encouraged us that we can all hear from God!

In a world full of trouble, Simon Aspray spoke about how we can still find many good reasons to ‘Celebrate’!

At an all age gathering Terry Huggett spoke about Sabbath. He explained want it was and encouraged us to consider it as part of our lifestyle.

Terry Huggett spoke about serving. We looked at what Jesus, the greatest example of servanthood, did and said about this. We were encouraged to reflect on Jesus’ words and actions and to be like him.

On Father’s Day and we were delighted to welcome John Wigmore, Rector at Winklebury & Worting Parish Church. He spoke from Luke 18 about our relationship with Father God and what can hinder that.

A wonderful all age gathering! We welcomed a whole bunch of new people into our church family, then celebrated Pentecost, the birthday of the church praying for everyone to receive a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit! We closed singing, ‘How great is God’ in a variety of languages! It was glorious ‘Holy Chaos’!

We were delighted to welcome guest speakers Simon & Gaynor Shaw. They spoke about everyday spirituality. They shared stories of their journey as well practical ways to help us to be aware of God’s presence in our daily lives.

Andy Taylor unpacked the practice of meditation. He explained what Biblical/Christian mediation was and shared lots of personal stories. He ended with some practical next steps and encouraged us to engage in a meditation exercise…

Guest speaker, Howard from Open Doors, talked about some of the persecution that is taking place around the world. It was challenging to hear, but there were stories of hope and divine intervention!

David Lambourn gave a superb talk about Scripture (The Bible). He explained what it was and how we should and shouldn’t approach it. He shared seven of God’s promises in Scripture, then concluded with 16 brilliant practical tips to help anyone read the Bible.

At our all age gathering, Linda Lucas spoke about the tongue. There was a funny drama about how not to speak in church, then a kids talk, followed by puppet making. From the Bible, Linda showed us the power of words’ and encouraged us to speak God’s word to one another.

Andy Winser spoke about ‘The Narrow Way’ and encouraged us to live a lifestyle of continually saying ‘yes’ to Jesus.

It was standing room only as we celebrated the risen Jesus on Easter Sunday! There was such joy as we sang, the kids waved flags they made, and Olu Akinwale preached. He said, “when we surrender to Christ, we break through the limitations of our past into a resurrected, Spirit-led life to fulfil purpose and become a blessing to our world!”

Church leader Gary Bastin spoke about ‘Generosity’. We looked at how God is generous, and then unpacked how our perception of that shapes how we live…

David Robotham gave a detailed Biblical overview of ‘Confession’. He unpacked the various definitions, revealed God’s heart and gave us practical steps to help us adopt this important, ancient practice.

We were delighted to welcome Jonathan Clark, the Lead Minister from Christ Church, Chineham who spoke about 6 Gifts God has given to us.

Guest speaker, Phil Norris, continued our series with a superb overview of ‘Solitude’.

At our all age gathering, Terry Huggett unpacked the importance of our ‘yes’ being ‘yes’ and are ‘no’ being ‘no’, so that we don’t we manipulate people.

Andy Taylor spoke about ‘fasting’, explaining what it is, as well the heart and purpose of it. He shared personal stories of how God moved when he has fasted and prayed.