Hope Church Guildford

Chris Kimbangi continued our series, A Blueprint For Life, from the book of Genesis in the Bible, by talking about a blueprint for forgiveness, from the story of Cain and Abel. In Genesis chapter 3 we learn more about this first family, and a pattern of sin that is seen in Adam and Eve, plays out with Cain. This talk explores the difference in the offerings given by Cain and Abel, and unpacks the...

Stuart Parker continued our series, A Blueprint For Life, from the book of Genesis in the Bible, by talking about the destructive power of sin. Genesis chapter 3 zooms into the origins of sin in the world. In this talk Stuart helps us to understand our own sin and also the amazing hope we have in Jesus to be restored, redeemed and forgiven. If you would like to know more about us, you can visit ou...

Chris Kimbangi continued our series, A Blueprint For Life, from the book of Genesis in the Bible, by talking about the origins of mankind. Genesis chapter 2 zooms in on Day 6 of creation and shows us the origins of mankind. In this talk Chris looks at what it means for mankind to be made in harmony with God and creation, equally valued, yet also distinct from one another. This creation story of Ad...

Chris Kimbangi continued our series, A Blueprint For Life, from the book of Genesis in the Bible, by talking about 'rest'. This 7th day of God's creation was Adam's first day, and on his first full day all the work was done, all the fruit was ripe, all the seeds where planted. All Adam could do was enjoy his first full day on this planet enjoying Gods creation and God's presence. Rest is not just...

Genesis means origins, and this book helps us to look at the origins of creation, relationships, humanity, sin, hope and much more. Throughout this series we will explore the first 12 chapters of Genesis, and see why this book is referred to by every other book, as it outlines God's blueprint for life. In this first talk Chris explores Genesis 1 and how God began the world, gave it purpose and pur...

This is the third in our Mission Sunday series about how we can all engage in mission both locally and abroad, and we had the privilege of Andy McCullough joining us. Andy is passionate about mission having spent many years abroad with his young family and supporting the wider church with excellent resources on mission. In this talk Andy shares with us the privilege and responsibility it is to be...

This is the second in our Mission Sunday series about how we can all engage in mission both locally and abroad, and we had the privilege of Guy and Heather Miller joining us. Guy is the Apostolic Leader of Commission - a family of churches united by a shared passion for Jesus and his mission, with a clear vision to see thousands of lives transformed through hundreds of churches in tens of nations....

Throughout the many generations of Christians and across the multiple denominations that can be found in Christendom, right from the start, the sacraments found in the New Testament have caused controversy. From those in Corinth getting drunk on communion wine, to controversy today regarding how many sacraments there are. This short two-week series looks at the two sacraments instituted by Jesus,...

This first Mission Sunday involves hearing from a young couple in the church who will be planting a church in the spring of 2021. Listen in to find out more about their plans and how you can support. To get in touch a support them you can do so by emailing churchplantgiving@gmail.com Hope Church is committed to the mission of sharing the good news of Jesus with the nations. To know more about us o...

Isaiah 9 gives us remarkable verses which describe the incredible authority given to a baby. Throughout this Christmas series we've been exploring 4 descriptions of the coming Messiah that Isaiah speaks of in Chapter 9 verse 6 In this talk Jon Phipps looks at the 4th of these 'Prince of Peace. In this time of uncertainty, fear, upheaval and anxiety understanding where true peace comes from and who...

On Sunday 13th December Chris Kimbangi spoke live from the Royal Grammar School on our Christmas Series - "To us a Child is Born". Isaiah 9 gives us remarkable verses which describe the incredible authority given to a baby. Over this series, we'll look at how Jesus embodies and fulfils these prophetic words, and why it matters to us and how we can trust in Jesus today. Chris brought us the next in...

Many years before Jesus was born, Isaiah foretold of this baby that was to be given to us. In Isaiah chapter 9 he describes 4 characteristics of this coming king. Kicking off our Christmas Series, Rehana shares with us what it means for Jesus to be a Wonderful Counsellor. Join us each week online through by searching Hope Church Guildford in YouTube. Or to know more about us and what we're up to v...

We all want to be happy, right? But what about when things are tough and happiness melts away? Is there something deeper and more permanent that we should be pursuing? In this talk Ed, looks at Paul's 'secrets' to maintaining lasting joy, and we learn how we can get the same in our own lives. At Hope Church, we believe that everyone can know deep, lasting, fulfilling and permanent joy in Jesus. To...

Across every generation, in every culture, throughout the ages humanity has pondered the question - what does suffering occur and if God is good and loving what does he have to say about it. This is exactly the purpose of the book of Job. Job and his friends spend much of the time pondering that question and at the end God speaks. In this talk Chris helps us to see the wisdom found in the book of...

Chris finished our series in Galatians chapter 6 by looking at what it means to be a church full of Grace. Grace is God's undeserved, unmerited, unearned gift of acceptance, forgiveness and restoration that he gives to us freely because of all that Jesus accomplished in his life, death and resurrection. For Christians it impacts every area of life, hence this preaching series on the topic. If you...

On this morning where we spend time remembering the freedom won for us by our armed forces, Chris reflects from Galatians chapter 5 on what the freedom that Jesus offers looks like. At Hope Church we love God and his bible and so are currently working our way through the book of Galatians. To find out more about hope church and what we do, visit www.hopechurchguildford.com or email hello@hopechurc...

Stuart Parker continued our preaching series on Grace - God's Undeserved Favour, by looking at The Law and why it was given, and then how it relates to God's Promise of the coming of Jesus. The book of Galatians explores how Grace impacts everything we do - from our relationship with God and others, to how we view ourselves, to the purpose of this grace we’ve received. We love the book of Galatian...

In this talk Chris looks at 4 battle zones that Paul highlights in chapter 4 that can rock our faith and that it's good for us to contend with today. Throughout this series we've been looking at how Grace impacts every area of life, by going through the book of Galatians. To find out more about God's grace or more about hope church, get in touch with us through our website hopechurchguildford.com

18th October 2020 - What Do Elders Do - Mark Landreth-Smith by Hope Church Guildford

In Galatians chapter 2 verse 16 to Chapter 3 verse 10, we see Paul helping the Galatian church understand what it means not just to be saved by Grace, but also to live by Grace. In this Sermon Chris shares how its easy for Christians to veer into attitudes of legalism (following the rules for acceptance) compared to understanding grace as a licence to sin and instead compels us all to understand w...

In Galatians chapter 2 verse 11 to 16, we see Paul defending the gospel of Grace by sharing a confrontation which he had with Peter when Peter compromised the gospel. It's a fascinating insight into what to do when conflict occurs and can teach us about how to graciously confront one another. At Hope Church we love preaching through books of the bible, because it requires us to dig into challengin...

In this talk Chris explores Galatians 1:9 to 2:10 in which Paul defends the gospel that he has preached to the Galatians. This talk is called Inside-Out Gospel because Paul reveals how the gospel first transforms our hearts before our actions. It' so easy for christians and churches to look to change people's behaviour and actions yet Paul reminds us that God first transforms the inside. To know m...

In this episode Chris kicked off our series going through the book of Galatians called Grace. In this preach Chris outlines the context of the book and explores the astonishing opening lines of Galatians 1 verses 1 to 9. In this 8 part series we will explore again how grace impacts every areas of life, from how we argue to how we explore freedom in this life. To find out more about God's grace or...

Charlie leads Guildford Family Church, and in this message he brings a great encouragement to us from the book of 1 Thessalonians during this pandemic. To know more about hope church and what we do visit www.hopechurchguildford.com

Ian leads Guildford Baptist Church, otherwise known as Millmead. He is an excellent teacher, preacher and leader and today he speaks to us from Psalm 55 with a key focus on v22. We love working in Unity with the local churches in Guildford and so this was a special treat for us to have a great local speaker. To find out more about Hope Church or to get in touch visit our website, hopechurchguildfo...