Hope Church Munich Podcast

In this message our guest speaker Nancy Goudie looks at the story of the blind beggar Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52). Bartimaeus was so desperate to meet with Jesus that he cried out to Him, and continued to do so, despite being rebuked and told to be quiet! When Jesus responded, Bartimaeus immediately threw off his cloak, had an encounter with Jesus and was healed by Him. Nancy challenges her listene...

This final message in our series on Gideon looks at the end of his life, and how it’s not just about how we start the race, but finish it! We start, continue, and end our race with God’s grace, and through the power of Jesus. Living a successful Christian life and ending well relies on us staying close to Him - living Christ-centred, disciplined lives, constantly honouring Him and living in true h...

The Bible is clear that God has a plan and a purpose for our lives. In this thought-provoking message, we explore the all-important question of “How do I find my calling?” Your gifting (i.e., what you are good at) and what you love to do are often part of your God given calling. Compound this with the question … “how can your gifting and what you love to do, help someone else?” … The answer to thi...

Nowhere in the Bible is boasting seen as a good thing. When we look at the story of Gideon and his army, despite impossible odds, they gained the victory.  It is good to be reminded that the battle belongs to the Lord … and not to us (so that we cannot boast that we did it by our own strength). God wants to use us as He did Gideon. We too have a voice (like a trumpet), to give testimony to Go...

A timely message from our guest speaker Neil Langmead highlighting how, as Christians, we all have a mission from God. God calls us to a cause, His purpose. You have a purpose which cannot be fulfilled by anyone else. God’s calling does not begin with us - we don’t get God to sign off on our idea or our plans. Paul reminds us in Ephesians 2:10 that we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus t...

In this week’s message, we continue to look at the life of Gideon and the often-misunderstood story of “Gideon’s fleece”. Asking God for a sign is not portrayed as asking for a good thing, according to the Bible. Yet Gideon did this a total of three times and God graciously answered him. It is important to look at the wider context of this story to understand what Gideon was asking and why. God be...

This powerful message celebrates the true meaning of Pentecost and what that means for us today. As Christians, “saved mode” is a good place to be in, we have been rescued from sin, we have the peace of God in our hearts and an eternal future with Him. The reason however for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost is for us to be in “power mode” and move in the supernatural enablement of th...

In this message, our church elder, Kenny, revisits the word for the church for 2022 from Psalm 24 … looking at how we should open the ears and the eyes of our heart so that Christ can come in and be the internal authority in our lives. What we do with God’s word is important. We need be open, read and meditate and let God’s word, which is a seed in our heart, germinate in us. As per the parable of...

In this powerful and important word on the current situation in Europe, our guest speaker Ian Rossol explores our role as children of God in this. And it starts with seeing as God sees, seeing Him as He is, and seeing ourselves as He does. In dieser kraftvollen und wichtigen Botschaft über die aktuelle Situation in Europa geht unser Gastsprecher Ian Rossol auf unsere Rolle als Kinder Gottes in die...

In this personal message, highlighting the importance of people committing to a local church body, we had the joy of having 15 people committing to being part of our church family. In this family, we are there for one another. We also look at the importance of fellowship. As Christians, we are not on the earth to be religious, instead, we are here to be relational with God and with one another. --...

Everyone has a need for acceptance and approval; however, the fear of disapproval, rejection, criticism, or humiliation from our peers or family can cause us to act differently to how we should. Jesus reminds us to fear God and not man. When we look at the story of Gideon, he clearly had a “fear of man” issue in his life, however, he still obeyed God. We look at how to overcome the “fear of man” t...

We begin this Easter Sunday by answering the question, “Who raised Jesus from the dead?” Remember, at the cross, Jesus defeated sin, sickness and all powers and principalities. However, the final enemy still to be defeated was death. In this message, we look at the final victory which was won on Easter Sunday through Jesus’ resurrection and the importance of what this means for us today. --- An di...

Gideon, despite his internal struggles, obeyed God in the face of fear. Often as Christians we will be asked by God to do things that don’t make sense or seem impossible in our own minds. However, when God is involved, anything is possible. Our obedience to God often affects so many more people than just ourselves. Like Gideon, we are called to trust God and step out in faith despite our fears, an...

Continuing with the Biblical character of Gideon, we look in this message at the importance of tearing down the altars to false idols in our lives, and putting God in first place, just like Gideon did. It takes courage to be a Christian and live for God, and becoming a living sacrifice for him, we believe, is the intended life that we are to live as Christians, as we put our trust and hope in our...

This message looks at the Bible character Gideon and especially at his conversation with the angel of the Lord, who told him: “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” The way God sees us, and the way we see ourselves can often be two completely different things! If our own opinion of ourselves differs to God’s, then it often means we are believing a lie, causing a stumbling block to our effectivene...

Despite the unusual times we find ourselves living in, it is good to be reminded that God does not change … He is the same yesterday, today and forever. In this message we look at the importance of God’s unchanging nature, the faithfulness of His word and His constant provision during strange times in the Bible. God knows what we need even before we ask, but sometimes the provision was miraculousl...

These are certainly strange times with the challenges facing us in the world today … the continuation of COVID, war in the Ukraine, millions of refugees arriving in western Europe and the resulting increase of fuel and food prices. In such times as these, the encouraging words of Psalm 46 bring us hope. And we can draw strength from Bible characters who themselves faced strange times and look at t...

Your attitude in everything you do is important. In this message, we study the life changing verse in Colossians 3:23, “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men.” If we do everything unto the Lord, it keeps our focus on Him, increases our joy, brings us deeper into His presence and opens opportunities for God’s blessing that we did not think were possible. Be enc...

Brother Lawrence served in a busy kitchen as the monastery cook during 17th century France. During this time he trained his mind to always think on or towards God, and have constant dialogue with Him. These simple actions brought him into a deep relationship with God where he discovered an overwhelming delight in God’s presence. In this message, we look at how his simple practices (summarised in 1...

A key to entering the presence of God and seeing His Face is to be always thankful to God in all things. The Bible clearly tells us that we are not to forget the Lord, we are to remain grateful, remembering all He has done before, and remembering where He has brought us from. Gratitude brings breakthrough and keeps our hearts from becoming hard, ushering us into the presence of God. --- Ein Schlüs...

There are many lessons we can learn from the little-known Old Testament character Obed-Edom. Although the Ark of the Covenant only stayed in his house for three months, being near to the presence of God changed his life forever, and he and his entire household were richly blessed. As Christians, we are not to take God for granted, or to treat Him as a ‘lucky charm’ when we need His help. We need t...

This study of Psalm 24 is a continuation of the previous week’s podcast on new wineskins. As Christians we are to live surrendered lives before God. This means there are no ‘no-go’ compromise areas in our lives. We are to open up every area of our lives to Him, so He can refresh us, fill us, to allow Him to live more effectively, in us and through us. It is time to open up the gates, so the King o...

In this message, we look at Jesus’ parable of having a new wineskin for the new wine. We believe this is also a prophetic picture of what God is about to do among His people. He is calling us to ‘get ready’, to allow Him fully into every area of our lives, and into His Church, for His glory. This message challenges us individually and corporately as to what adjustments we should bring to allow God...

God is faithful and loving … His compassions never fail, they are new every morning. It is great to look back and remember the faithfulness of God through our lives, and constantly praise and thank Him, but we are not to limit Him! In this message, we are encouraged to keep our focus on God and to expect to see God’s faithfulness and compassion in new ways that we’ve never seen before. --- Gott is...

An encouraging message, and timely reminder at the outset of the new year, to “give thanks” in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for us in Christ Jesus (ref: 1 Thess. 5:18) --- Eine ermutigende Botschaft und eine zeitlich passende Erinnerung zu Beginn des neuen Jahres: "Sag Dank" in allen Lebenslagen, denn das ist Gottes Wille für uns in Christus Jesus (vgl. 1 Thess. 5,18).