Hatfield Christian Church

What if the places you spend most of your time – your home, your workplace, your community – aren’t ordinary at all, but sacred spaces where God is already at work? Ben Pinches revisits the vision of our frontlines and challenges the idea of a divide between the sacred and the secular. Scripture reveals a different reality: heaven and earth are not separate, but overlapping. God’s Kingdom has come...

As Pastor Letsholo concludes this short journey through 2 Peter, we’re reminded to lift our eyes beyond the here and now. In a world that often feels immediate and all-consuming, Scripture calls us to live with an eternal perspective, anchored in truth and shaped by what God is doing across time. 2 Peter 3 urges us to remember that God has acted before and will act again. His timing is not rushed...

In a world full of persuasive voices and compelling ideas, how do you discern what is true? In this message from 2 Peter 2, Neil Bester shows us how to avoid being carried away by teaching that sounds good but ultimately leads us away from Christ. Scripture gives us a clear picture of what false teaching and teachers look like. From Jesus’ warning about the ‘yeast’ of the Pharisees and Sadducees t...

The Second Letter of Peter gives us access to some of the apostle Peter’s final words – written with urgency, clarity, and deep concern for the future of the Church. In a world that is temporary and feels uncertain, Peter calls believers to anchor their lives in what is eternal. In this message, Pastor Louis zooms in on 2 Peter 1, reminding us that we have everything we need in Jesus to live godly...

From a crown of thorns to a crown of glory, Easter Sunday invites us into the story’s turning point. In Luke’s account of the road to Emmaus, two disciples walk away from Jerusalem, carrying the weight of loss, confusion, and shattered hope. The One they trusted is gone, and all that remains is disappointment. Yet in the middle of their journey – right in that in-between, liminal space – Jesus com...

Good Friday is a reminder of the moment Jesus stood before the world – mocked, rejected, and crowned with thorns. The soldiers twist together this crown and press it onto Jesus’ head in cruel mockery of His claim to kingship. Yet this moment reveals something deeper. The same thorns that entered the story in Genesis as part of a broken world are now borne by Jesus Himself. In silence, He endures i...

As Pastor Louis wraps up our ‘Faith’ series, we’re reminded that faith isn’t just for certain moments – it’s for everything and all of life. Scripture calls us to live by faith (2 Corinthians 5:7), trusting God not only in the big moments, but in the everyday realities of life. Faith is meant to be applied to the practical spaces we all navigate – such as how we relate to money – where trust, temp...

Jesus speaks about faith that can move mountains, but what does He really mean? Together with Pastor Letsholo, we explore how ‘mountains’ often represent the overwhelming challenges we face, the moments where we feel stuck, uncertain, or without solutions. In Mark 9, we’re reminded that faith doesn’t have to be perfect or impressive – even faith as small as a mustard seed matters when it’s placed...

At the heart of the Gospel is this truth: salvation is far more about what God has done than anything we could ever do for ourselves. From Ephesians 2, Neil Bester helps us reflect on the powerful contrast between who we were apart from God and what God has done for us through Christ. Scripture reminds us that salvation is not something we earn – it is a gift flowing from God’s mercy, kindness, an...

Faith and freedom are inseparable from truth. In this message, Pastor Louis shows us how deception is one of the enemy’s primary strategies to undermine our faith and steal our freedom – by causing us to doubt God’s goodness, His character, and His Word. From the Garden of Eden to the words of Jesus, Scripture shows how lies and half-truths bind us, while truth brings freedom. We are invited to re...

As faith grounds us, hope moves us forward. Together with Pastor Natasja, we explore how faith is the foundation for real hope – not superficial optimism, but a deep, God-given confidence that carries us through uncertainty and despair. Discover how the Holy Spirit ignites faith and hope within us, anchoring our lives in Christ while giving us courage and momentum to move forward into the future,...

Faith is more than belief – it’s trust that shapes how we live. In this message, Ben Pinches explores what it really means to grow in faith and how a growing trust in God leads to greater confidence, deeper reliance, and lasting peace. We consider some key indicators of a growing faith, including prayer, perseverance through suffering, forgiveness, and obedience on our everyday frontlines. This me...

If you have ever wrestled with the promises and the problems of the prosperity gospel, this message is for you. Pastor Louis honestly addresses questions about belief, money, and provision, while affirming faith in a good, generous God who provides. Drawing from Scripture, we explore the difference between treating faith as a law or mechanism and living with faith in God’s character. We look at wh...

What do we mean when we say we have faith in God? Pastor Louis explores the vital difference between faith in God and faith treated as a spiritual formula or mechanism. While some present faith as a law that can be activated through belief and confession, Scripture consistently reveals faith as relational trust – anchored in who God is, not in how strongly we believe. True faith is not about havin...

What is faith – really? As Pastor Louis kicks off our series on faith, the invitation is to rediscover what the Bible actually teaches about faith. Drawing from Hebrews 11:6, he begins by exploring the value of faith, the first step of faith, and the effect faith has on the way we live. The Christian faith is neither blind nor irrational. It is deeply connected to truth. To believe in God is not t...

For many of us, family is our first and most challenging frontline. It’s the place of deepest connection, greatest influence, and sometimes the most complex emotions. In this message, Pastor Louis explores what it means to follow Jesus faithfully within your family – recognising that family can look very different for each of us and that not every story is easy. Drawing on Jesus’ radical call to s...

When the day is nearly over, and the need feels overwhelming, Jesus does something unexpected. In Matthew 14, as the pressure mounts and solutions seem impossible, Jesus turns to His disciples with a bold challenge, ‘You give them something to eat.’ In this message, Pastor Louis explores how Jesus invites ordinary people into extraordinary moments of faith. From procrastinating and passing respons...

Perseverance is not just about surviving hard seasons – it’s about remaining faithful as we continue to do God’s will, trusting His promises even when the journey feels long. Neil Bester turns our attention to Hebrews 10:36 among other Scriptures to explore why perseverance is essential to the Christian life, how God shapes our character through endurance, and how hope is formed in us through suff...

Life doesn’t just move forward on its own – we move forward when we recognise the moments that matter. So, Pastor Louis turns our attention to Hebrews 12:1 to explore how God invites us not only to run our race but to run it well. We’ll look at how the stories of faith that came before us point the way, how every season asks us to release what weighs us down, and how the challenges before us can a...

There’s no better way to close out the year than in the presence of God and with the people of God. Our New Year’s Eve service is a space to breathe, to look back with gratitude, and to look forward with faith. Join us and Pastor Ian for an evening of worship, Scripture, and prayer as we celebrate God’s faithfulness and start the new year with hearts set on Him. 🔔 Subscribe & Share

Life moves forward in the steady tick of chronos time – days, years, appointments, and deadlines. But our lives are shaped in the moments of kairos: those God-given windows of opportunity that carry weight, significance, and the potential to change everything. In this prerecorded message, Pastor Louis explores the difference between living by the clock and living with spiritual awareness. Ecclesia...

In Jerusalem’s temple courts, Simeon held a baby in his arms and saw what he and many generations of Israelites had been waiting – aching – for. But Simeon wasn’t simply waiting; he was waiting well: righteous, devout, attentive to the Holy Spirit, and ready to move when God spoke. Let Pastor Louis tell you more and enter into this moment with Simeon: A man led by the Spirit. A promise finally ful...

We often think of new beginnings as simply starting over, but Scripture points us to something deeper: freedom from condemnation and life in the Spirit. Pastor Louis traces the reality of sin’s downward pull through Scripture and contrasts it with the possibility of restoration. Two responses to failure emerge, with very different outcomes. Rooted in Romans 8 and the call to conviction, confession...

When we imagine encountering God, many of us picture escaping to nature – finding Him in wide-open spaces far from the noise of the city. But in Scripture, it was often the other way around. God’s presence was expected in the city, especially Jerusalem, the “City of God”. The wilderness, by contrast, was a place of danger, scarcity, and uncertainty. So what happens when life leads us into the dese...

Pastor Louis concludes our ‘Unstoppable’ series by looking at the breathtaking identity God gives His people. In 1 Peter, Peter takes Old Testament language once spoken over Israel and applies it to non-Jewish believers in Asia Minor – declaring that through Jesus, they too are God’s chosen people, His royal priesthood, His holy nation. Explore the beauty and the challenge of that calling. Jesus i...