Hope City Church

PRAYER TO THE GLORY OF GOD // Matt 6:9 Jesus's words here are known the world over. They are recited by believers and non-believers alike, but do we sometimes pass over the depths of their meaning?

LORD OF THE SABBATH // Mark 2:23-3:6 The Pharisees attack Jesus and His disciples for what they consider to be breaking the law by healing and plucking grain on the sabbath. The Pharisees had become so the letter of the law and their traditions that they missed the Person whom those laws were supposed to guide them to. How can we avoid this same trap? Buky Olomolaiye explains.

YOUR FATHER KNOWS WHAT YOU NEED // Matt 6:7-8 What did Jesus mean when He warned against praying like the gentiles? Are long prayers forbidden? We take a look at the text through the lens of 1 Kings 18.

LEGALISM VS JESUS // Mark 2:18-22 New wine >> New wineskins. What did Jesus really mean when he said this? Was he talking about a fresh move of the Spirit, was he launching his new 30AD vision? Pastor Graham Phillips unpacks this powerful passage.

THE WATCHMEN // Isaiah 62:6-7 What does it mean to be a 'watchman' in prayer? Is the prophecy of Isaiah 62:6-7 really applicable to us today? Eddie Phillips expounds this famous text.

JESUS, FRIEND OF SINNERS // Mark 2:13-17 In this passage we consider the calling of Levi and the dispute between the scribes and Jesus over His keeping company with sinners.

WHEN YOU PRAY // Matt 6:5-6 Pastor Graham begins our new series on prayer with an exposition of verses 5 and 6 of Matthew 6. In this passage Jesus addresses the manner in which we are to pray.

A CHURCH OF STRETCHER BEARERS // Mark 2:1-12 In the story of the paraplegic man who was lowered through the roof by his friends there is a wonderful truth about the role we play as brothers and sisters in Christ to one another. Pete unpacks the truth of what it means to be a stretcher-bearer in prayer.

GUARD YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS // 1 John 5:19-21 This message concludes our study through the first epistle of John. John finishes the letter with a bang 'Little Children, guard yourselves from idols.' Was he speaking about the practice of worshiping a graven image or carved statue? Or is he warning against a more pervasive snare?

PAIN & HOPE // Mark 1:40-45 Buky Olomolaiye unwraps this wonderful passage and helps us understand the importance and value of pain in our lives and that in a very real sense, the leper that Jesus heals is a picture of us.

SIN NOT LEADING TO DEATH // 1 John 5:16-18 Graham preaches through two of the toughest verses in all scripture to understand clearly. What is sin the doesn't lead to death? What is the sin leading to death? And what does this mean for us today?

SOLITARY PRAYER // Mark 1:35-38 We look at the pattern of Jesus's private prayer life. Why does He consistently retreat in prayer to secluded places?

After witnessing the resurrected Lord the disciples head north back to Galilee, they're found once again by Jesus while fishing. Buky unpacks the depth of this story and how it relates to Jesus finding us in our ordinary!

My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? These are some of the most troubling words in all of scripture. What is really meant by them? Graham looks at the suffering of Christ on the cross through the lens of Psalm 22.

What is our confidence in prayer? That if we ask anything according to His will He hears us, and if He hears us then we have the things that we have asked of Him.

MARK 1:21-34 Graham looks at the biblical witness concerning the demonic. Also, we learn why it was that Jesus forbade the demons from testifying concerning His identity.

THE SPIRIT, THE WATER AND THE BLOOD // 1 John 5:6-12 These three witnesses agree; but what does that mean? Pete shows how God's witness of who Jesus is, is of necessity always greater than any human testimony. He also looks at the transmission of the text and the extended King James Version.

MARK 1:14-20 // Graham Phillips In this weeks sermon we are looking at two of the most important moments in history; the beginning of Jesus's earthly ministry and the earliest origins of the Church.

VICTORY OVER THE WORLD // 1 John 5:1-5 What is the victory that a Christian has over the world and how does that actually look? Graham preaches from 1 John.

The Gospel According to Mark // Chapter 1 verses 1-13 When first century believers in Rome read the words, Jesus Christ, the Son of God what would that have meant to them? We take a look. And why was it that Jesus got baptised by John? Wasn't that baptism a baptism of repentance? Buky expounds of the first 13 verses of the opening chapter.

PERFECT LOVE // 1 John 4:12-21 On Valentines Day it just so happens that our scripture passage is one of the clearest passages in scripture on the love of God! He loves us with a perfect love. We can know this love and we are also to believe that He loves us. In this process our fear is cast out.

THE GOSPEL OF MARK // An Introduction Getting the historical and cultural setting right is important to any study of scripture. So we begin our study of Mark by getting immersed in the historical and cultural milieu in which the Gospel of Mark was birthed.

THIS IS LOVE, THIS IS THE GOSPEL // 1 John 4:7-11 Love is the outflow of a heart which has received the Gospel. How do we know we have received the Gospel? Because we love.

TEST THE SPIRITS // 1 John 4:1-6 What is needed of every Christian? A discerning ear. When we hear prophecy or teaching that claims to be from God the Bible tells us we need to employ discernment. How do we do this?

LOVING IN DEED AND TRUTH // 1 John 3:18-24 How can we know if we're in the truth? If we love our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ in deed and in truth. What if we know we're not doing that fully, what then? The Apostle John gives us comfort and assurance that we're in God's hands.