Hope Church Harrogate

We all experience times of suffering and darkness... joblessness, infertility, cancer, grief, depression, and the list goes on. Dan takes a deeper look at what it means to find comfort in God when we find ourselves walking "through the valley of the shadow of death."

Adam continues our series in Psalm 23. What is godly renewal? Why do we need it? And how do we receive it?

Rachel begins this series on the most famous chapter of the Scriptures, Psalm 23, looking at what this Psalm tells us about our God and about our life with Him. What does it really mean for the Lord to be our shepherd in our day-to-day lives?

The Good Samaritan is one of the most famous stories amongst Jesus' teachings. Even if you've never been to church before, you will have probably heard it being referenced or used as a phrase in everyday conversation. Why are we so drawn to this story? And how can it show us what a better world could look like? As we begin 2024, we take a closer look at this parable and explore how the truth of th...

In our final part of this mini-series, Dan helps us get a better biblical understanding of what heaven really means. Is it just about singing worship songs in the clouds? Or about something much bigger and better?

We live in a moment where the kingdom of God is ‘now and not yet’. The kingdom of earth is disrupted and distorted by sin, but there is a heavenly kingdom that is breaking in. What does this mean? How do we live with the tension of these two realities in our everyday life? During this ‘All Together Sunday’, Adam continues our series 'Living & Waiting, exploring these questions and helping us t...

What is advent all about? Adam introduces our new advent series, exploring what it means to live and wait.

Dave Matthias joins us this week, sharing some of his own story and taking us through the story of the Prodigal Son. Where have we misunderstood who our Father is? And how might it radically alter our lives if we really knew how He sees us?

Claire Nelson joins us to talk about the fantastic work of Compassion around the world.

Our 'All Together Sundays' are a chance for us to learn together as a church family of all ages in an interactive way. In this week's message, Rachel takes us through the stories of Ananias and Barnabas as they helped Paul on his walk with God. What does it mean for God to invite us to be a part of each other’s transformation journeys?

Adam continues our mini-series on Giving and Generosity and takes a look at some practical wisdom from 1 Corinthians. What kind of obstacles do we face in our current context that can stop us from being generous? And how can Paul's advice to the Corinthians apply to our lives today?

What does the Bible actually say about generosity? Dan takes us through some biblical principles, looking at sacrifices in the Old Testament plus other passages, to help us re-evaluate our view of generosity. What if it's about more than just giving a percentage of our income? What if God has so much more for us? This 2 part series encourages us to train our hearts in the practice of generosity th...

We can often feel pulled in many different directions, distracted and exhausted by too many choices. In this message from the ChristCentral Celebration day, Adam explores how we can better direct our attention to God and His work in our lives.

Have you ever hurt or been hurt by a friend? Adam finishes our series 'More Than Me' by looking at 3 ways friendships can go wrong, and how we can respond when this happens. As we look at the way of Jesus, we find a better way to navigate the challenges of friendship.

Our 'All Together Sundays' are a chance for us to learn together as a church family of all ages in an interactive way. In this week's message, Rachel explores worship, one of our core values at Hope. What does worship look like in our day-today life? Is it weird that God wants us to worship Him? And what is special about sung worship?

We all know friendship is important, but how do we go about making friends and maintaining our friendships? Liz looks at three areas that are key to good friendships, both with each other and with God.

Many of us long for better friends or feel a sense of failure for the times we haven’t been a good friend. We often think friendship should happen naturally, but it doesn’t always come easily. Friendships take time. This week, Adam continues our series 'More Than Me' by taking another deep dive into the topic of friendship. What kind of friends did Jesus have? And what wisdom do we need to help us...

Adam launches this mini-series exploring the importance of friendship. Our individualist society tells us that to find ourselves, we have to look inwards at our own desires, but the Bible’s story shapes us in a different way - we see again and again how God has made us for relationship with Him and with one another.

Failure can be a hard thing to talk about. In this week's message, Chris helps us understand how we can embrace and learn from our mistakes. He takes a closer look at some of the disciples' biggest failures and the amazing ways that Jesus responds.

We love hearing about people’s faith being worked out in real life. This week Adam interviews Pete and Justine about their journey with God over the years, from being baptised in a bathtub at a house church to joining the Hope Harrogate church plant! They also share about what it means to worship God through some of the most painful challenges of life, and how they’ve seen the Holy Spirit at work...

Do you ever feel like your life is just quite ordinary? Liz shares some encouraging stories about how we can go on an adventure with God in our everyday life, even with all our imperfections and mistakes.

Why does climate justice matter? And how can we join in with what God is doing? John Davy joins us to share about the ChristCentral initiative, CreationCall, and shares more about what it means to follow Jesus during an environmental crisis.

What does holiness really mean? And how does God's holiness fit in with His forgiveness and compassion? Dan takes a look at the encouragement we find in the Bible - when we sin and turn to Jesus, we actually receive more of God's mercy, not less.

What does it mean that Jesus experienced emotions? And how does this affect us as we navigate our own emotional journeys? Rachel digs into this fascinating aspect of the gospels and helps us look again at who Jesus really is. (Due to technical difficulties with the audio, some parts of this message are missing.)

How do we think about God's wrath? Is Jesus the same as the God of the Old Testament? In this message, Adam explores these big questions and takes us through through a passage in Lamentations to help us understand the compassionate nature of God.