Hope City Church

In the concluding sermon of our series through Job we focus on the final chapter and God’s restoration of Job. But Job’s fortunes aren’t the only thing that is restored - we take a closer look at the principles of gospel restoration.

Rev Gareth Dicks shares from Job 38-41 which covers The LORD’s response to Job. We see how suffering so often is used by God to expose self reliance, self righteousness and pride in our lives.

Elihu speaks and vents his frustrations at both Job and his three friends. But does Elihu offer anything new in the debate or is it just more of the same? We see that Elihu comes at it all from a different angle than Job’s three friends; he contends that God is actually speaking through affliction. The question is, are we ready to listen?

We take a look at Philippians 1:3-11 and consider what it was that gave Paul such joy whenever he prayed for the Philippians.

Prof. Mark Hopkins, lecturer at the Theological College of Northern Nigeria and trustee of Grace and Light Ministries shares a powerful sermon from the book of Ephesians on what it looks like to live out the righteousness we have in Christ.

We consider the responses of Job’s friends to his suffering and draw parallels with bankrupt prosperity gospel teachings. We see the triumph of Job’s faith through his sufferings.

Drawing from the first three chapters of Job we appraise four commonly held views on suffering in the Church and see if they hold up to scripture.

Jonah struggles to come to terms with God’s forgiveness of the Ninevites. With reference to two of Jesus’s parables we examine God’s sovereign grace and see how we might do battle with our own ‘elder brother’ mindset.

God gives Jonah a second bite at the cherry and sends him to Nineveh. Jonah arrives at the metropolis and within a day of preaching the whole city turns to God. What lessons can we learn?

Jonah is swallowed up by a great fish for three days and three nights. We see how God appointed that fish to swallow Jonah not in order to destroy him but in order to transform him. Jonah experiences God's grace in the belly of the fish.

We begin a new teaching series through the book of Jonah. Who was the prophet Jonah? And why did he run away when God told him to go to Nineveh? We consider the consequences of disobeying God’s commands.

The Apostle Paul concludes the letter to the Ephesians by exhorting them to put on the whole armour of God. But why does a Christian who is saved and delivered from death to life need armour? And how is it that a Christian arms themselves with this armour?

The Apostle Paul gives the Ephesians a Christian ethic on human relationships, beginning with the most intimate relationship of all, husbands and wives, and working through to employer/employee relationships. We see what applications we can make in our relationships today in light of this.

The Apostle Paul exhorts the Ephesians to put off the old man, and to put on the new man. But what on earth did he mean by this? How are we to ‘put on the new man?’ We take a step by step journey through this most incredible passage.

God’s will for the body of Christ is that it would grow. But grow how? We look at this passage from Paul’s epistle to the Ephesians to find out.

James Spencer from Compassion UK preaches from Isaiah 58 on the true nature of fasting and the vital connection between our beliefs and our actions.

Continuing in our study of Ephesians we see the Apostle Paul stressing the importance of walking the walk not just talking the talk. Doctrine matters but only insofar as we put it into practice in our lives.

Paul prays for the Ephesian’s that they might be able to comprehend more of the love of Christ for them, which is says surpasses human understanding. What can we know of the breadth, length, height and depth of Christ’s love? How would it change us if we knew it more?

The Apostle Paul reveals the nature, identity and mission of a gospel minister. What is Christian ministry supposed to look like? Is there a blueprint or is it up to each minister to decide how they will carry out the role?

David Smyrell preaches on God’s work of building together His living temple, The Church. Built with living stones and made to measure for His glory.

Pastor Graham walks through verses 8-10 of Ephesians 2, showing that we must be saved by grace alone, through faith alone, not of works so that none may boast.

The Apostle Paul shows the Ephesian believers their ‘before and after’ shot; the most radical transformation that any human can undergo!

The Apostle Prays that the Ephesians would receive the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God, we unpack the nature and role of theology.

This evening I will be preaching through my morning sermon from Ephesians again owing to technical difficulties.

We look at the story of Peter’s Denial in Mark 14. What can we learn from Peter’s darkest moment?