Hope Church Guildford

In this talk Chris takes us through the history of Hope Church Guildford and helps us celebrate all God has done through the church in its last 20 years. The book of Isaiah repeats the question – whom shall you trust? We want our church to be rooted, established, and built on Jesus, maturing in him and so as we explore this brilliant old testament book, our prayer is that we, more and more, place...

As we head towards the end of Isaiah, we're looking at 5 marks of a healthy Church. Stuart explores chapter 59 and 63, showing how one of these marks is true confession. The book of Isaiah repeats the question – whom shall you trust? We want our church to be rooted, established, and built on Jesus, maturing in him and so as we explore this brilliant old testament book, our prayer is that we, more...

In this talk Malcolm explores Isaiah chapters 56 to 58 and shows us how these verses all relate to Jesus. The book of Isaiah repeats the question – whom shall you trust? We want our church to be rooted, established, and built on Jesus, maturing in him and so as we explore this brilliant old testament book, our prayer is that we, more and more, place our trust in him above anything else this life h...

In this talk, Meg takes us through a number of bible references including: Ephesians 2 (1-10), John 15:5, Hebrews 10:24-25, 1 Peter 5:8, Ezekiel 36: 26-27 and shows us how these verses all relate to Jesus. We want our church to be rooted, established, and built on Jesus, maturing in him and so as we explore this brilliant old testament book, our prayer is that we, more and more, place our trust in...

In this talk Phil explores Isaiah chapters 56 and 66 and shows us how a key mark of the church is to care about local and global mission. The book of Isaiah repeats the question – whom shall you trust? We want our church to be rooted, established, and built on Jesus, maturing in him and so as we explore this brilliant old testament book, our prayer is that we, more and more, place our trust in him...

In this talk Chris explores Isaiah chapters 51 to 53 and shows us how these verses all relate to Jesus. The book of Isaiah repeats the question – whom shall you trust? We want our church to be rooted, established, and built on Jesus, maturing in him and so as we explore this brilliant old testament book, our prayer is that we, more and more, place our trust in him above anything else this life has...

In this talk Stuarts explores Isaiah chapters 54 and 55. In these chapters we see an amazing transformation of the people of God, from a ruined, destitute people to a restored, joyful and loved people. This compassion God offers to all and gives an answer to the question, Do our past mistakes define our future? The book of Isaiah repeats the question – whom shall you trust? We want our church to b...

In this talk Patrick unpacks Isaiah chapters 44 and 45. He reveals to us how God used Cyrus to deliver his people, but how the greatest deliverer was Jesus, that one that Isaiah was ultimately pointing towards. The book of Isaiah repeats the question – whom shall you trust? We want our church to be rooted, established, and built on Jesus, maturing in him and so as we explore this brilliant old tes...

Throughout these chapters in Isaiah 42 to 53, there are 4 servant songs. Malcolm traces these songs and shows us how Jesus can be seen in them all. The book of Isaiah repeats the question – whom shall you trust? We want our church to be rooted, established, and built on Jesus, maturing in him and so as we explore this brilliant old testament book, our prayer is that we, more and more, place our tr...

Rich continued our series in Isaiah exploring Isaiah 41 and the deep promise that we need not fear, for the Lord is with you. Isaiah 41 shows us that God is The one true God, Mighty, a Faithful promise-keeper, Helper, Redeemer and Spirit-giver. Throughout the book of Isaiah the recurring question keeps appearing over and over again – whom shall you trust? We want our church to be rooted, establish...

In the conclusion of this 2 part mini-series called a Generous Life, Chris looks at what a personal response to a generous God might look like. In this message, Chris adds a further 4 principles to the discipline of giving. Generous giving is sacrificial, it's grace giving, it's intentional and it help us remain faithful to God. Whether you’re new to faith or have been around church for years, thi...

On Sunday 19th April Chris started a new mini-series called a Generous Life, looking at the discipline of giving. What does it look like to live a truly generous life? In this message, we explore how everything starts with God’s generosity—His nature, His provision, and His greatest gift: Jesus. Looking at 1 Chronicles 29, we unpack how our giving isn’t about pressure or obligation, but a joyful r...

Simon speaks to us from 1 Chronicles chapters 23 to 27, looking at the people and their roles and responsibilities in helping the church reach its central purpose of worship. We all at Hope Church can enjoy serving, blessing, guarding and caring in the church. Hope Fest was our church weekend away at Ardingly College, where we had such a great time of encounter with God, lots of laughter and games...

Simon speaks to us from 1 Chronicles chapters 25, showing us that the very central purpose of the church is to gather to worship God. Hope Fest was our church weekend away at Ardingly College, where we had such a great time of encounter with God, lots of laughter and games, entertainment and fellowship. If you would like to know more about us, you can visit our website at HopeChurchGuildford.com a...

On this Easter Sunday we cross over from the chapters of judgement into the chapters of Hope. Isaiah 40, are words of hope and comfort to the people of Israel in exile and are words of hope spoken to each of us today, from a God who is the creator of the heavens and pays for our sins. Throughout the book of Isaiah the recurring question keeps appearing over and over again – whom shall you trust? W...

In the middle of Isaiah we break from poetry and in Chapters 36 to 39 we are given the historical account of King Sennacherib's conquest of Judea and the miraculous salvation of Jerusalem. In this talk Chris looks at the enemies tactics and the godly response the people gave, ending by considering if we can pray about difficult circumstances that we're partly to blame for. Throughout the book of I...

Dan finishes the judgement section of Isaiah by looking at 6 warnings given by Isaiah which are warnings to us today. Chapter 34 gives us the ultimate warning and chapter 35 the ultimate hope. Throughout the book of Isaiah the recurring question keeps appearing over and over again – whom shall you trust? We want our church to be rooted, established, and built on Jesus, maturing in him and so as we...

On Sunday we enjoyed celebrating dedications and baptisms. In this talk Stuart reflects on what dedications are, what baptism is and why we do both. If you would like to know more about us, you can visit our website at HopeChurchGuildford.com and contact us via email at Hello@HopeChurchGuildford.com Or why not subscribe and check out our Social Media pages: Facebook - facebook.com/HopeChurchGFD In...

Ed explores Isaiah chapters 24 to 27 which contrasts and compares two cities. One which will be ruined and destroyed and one whose inhabitants trust in the Lord Almighty, are saved and become citizens of an eternal kingdom that will never be destroyed. Throughout the book of Isaiah the recurring question keeps appearing over and over again – whom shall you trust? We want our church to be rooted, e...

We move into the next section of Isaiah with 12 oracles of judgment on the surrounding nations. In this talk Chris, explores these oracles specifically looking at Isaiah chapters 13 & 14. The new testament interprets the Day of the Lord as Jesus second coming, and in order for us to not receive this same judgement, we are to put our trust in him, the one who received this punishment on himself, on...

Stuart continued our series in Isaiah chapters 11 & 12. Isaiah could see a future leader to come, who ruled with justice and righteousness, calling the nations to himself and sending them out with the glorious news of all that he has done. Throughout the book of Isaiah the recurring question keeps appearing over and over again – whom shall you trust? We want our church to be rooted, established, a...

Malcolm continues our series in Isaiah in chapters 7-10 with the story of King Ahaz during a time of turmoil in 8th century BC Judah. Through Crisis, Choice and Consequences we see how placing our trust in God "doesn't always remove the unknown - it steadies the heart within it". Throughout the book of Isaiah the recurring question keeps appearing over and over again – whom shall you trust? We wan...

With so many people from different nations represented at Hope Church, taking time to celebrate the diversity among us is a wonderful thing to do. In this talk Chris looks at part of Ephesians chapter 2 that talks about the biblical distinction between Jews and Gentiles being removed by Jesus' death and resurrection. If you would like to know more about us, you can visit our website at HopeChurchG...

This week we are joined by Ian Stackhouse, from Guildford Baptist Church, who preached from Isaiah chapter 6. We hear about the ruination and shame we can experience when encountering God, but then the hope that can be found in regrowth. "The seed is the stump". Throughout the book of Isaiah the recurring question keeps appearing over and over again – whom shall you trust? We want our church to be...

Chris continues our series in Isaiah, looking at chapter 5. We hear about the vineyard imagery of the chapter and how this imagery is echoed in Jesus' teachings. We also go through the six woes that Isaiah describes and the hope that can be found in this passage despite these. _________________________________________ Key Question What kind of fruit is the vineyard of your life producing now? Frui...