Hope City Church

As we continue our study on the Church we turn our attention to the sacraments and their role in the life of the Church. What is a sacrament? How many are there? And what is their function in the life of a believer?

A scribe approaches Jesus with a question, “what is the greatest commandment?” Jesus answers from the Old Testament, from the Shema in Deut 6:4-5. We take a deeper look into what is contained in the great commandment.

Pastor Graham addresses the subject of giving from 2 Corinthians 9. What does the Bible say about giving? Is tithing for today? And what about those who have little if anything to give?

The Sadducees come to Jesus and attempt to ridicule the doctrine of the resurrection. Jesus handles their riddle and shows that their error stemmed from a lack of knowledge of the scriptures and of the power of God.

The writer to the Hebrews goes to great lengths to reassure those believers that despite leaving Judaism, the temple and the priesthood behind to follow Christ they still had a High Priest, and an even greater one than those who served at Jerusalem. Many Christians today aren’t aware of how vital Christ’s role as High Priest is to their salvation. We look at a number of passages from Hebrews on th...

What should the attitude of a Christian be towards human government? We look at Jesus’s dialogue with the Pharisees and Herodians on the subject of taxes.

Looking at Matthew 18:15-20 we look at some of the implications of Jesus's teaching on handling sin within the church.

Who's idea is Church anyway? What does Jesus have to say about the Church in scripture?

Pastor Graham walks through Mark 12:1-12, Jesus's parable about the wicked tenant farmers. Why did the Sanhedrin get so angry? What does the parable mean?

Focussing on John’s account of the resurrection, Graham contrasts the events which took place at the garden tomb with what happened in the garden of Eden.

Graham preaches on 1 Pet 2:24, looking at what Christ accomplished at the cross and what it means for the believer.

On Palm Sunday Pastor Simon Woodward from Life City Church preaches from John 12:12-17 on Jesus’s perspective looking forwards to the cross.

Our Church Unpacked series continues as Graham teaches from John 4:23-24 on the marks of a true church.

Dan Holland from Through Faith Missions shares from Revelation 3:7-13 on the Philadelphian Church and what we can glean for our context today.

The Sanhedrin question Jesus’s authority and Jesus responds with a question concerning John the Baptist. We explore the relevance of Christ’s question and also the display of unbelief seen in the behaviour of the Sanhedrin.

Gareth preaches on the outpouring of the Spirit onto Gentile believers on Acts 10:42-48, showing that true repentance leads to life.

The Apostle Paul defines the Church of Christ as the pillar and buttress of the truth. We explore how careful exegesis of 1 Tim 3:15 helps us understand what it is to be a member of The Church.

The disciples are amazed that the fig tree which Jesus cursed has withered. Jesus effectively says ‘that’s nothing!’ teaching them about the miraculous power of believing prayer.

CHURCH UNPACKED // The Bride of Christ Biblical metaphors for the Church help us to understand something of her nature and purpose. Pastor Graham Phillips teaches from Ephesians 5:22-33, 2 Cor 11:2 and Revelation 19:6-9 on the Church as the bride of Christ.

Speaking from Acts 17, Pastor Emmanuel teaches on God’s sovereign appointment of our times and seasons.

THE TEMPLE OF GOD // Eph 2:19-22 The God of the Bible is a God who dwells with His people. We explore the New Testament theme of Church as the temple of God looking at Ephesians 2:19-22 and 1 Pet 2:4-6.

THE TEMPLE & THE FIG TREE // Mark 11:12-21 Jesus curses a fig tree on his way into Jerusalem before entering the temple and turning over tables. What’s going on here? Is Jesus being un-Jesus’y?

THE BODY OF CHRIST // Romans 12:3-8 Pastor Graham Phillips preaches from Romans 12:3-8 as we focus in on what it means for The Church to be The Body of Christ.

THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY // Mark 11:1-11 This week in our Mark series we focus on the triumphal entry. We see how this familiar event is actually layered with prophetic significance. Jesus is the King who comes to save.

CHURCH UNPACKED - The Ekklesia Pastor Graham begins a new series on the nature, purpose and characteristics of the Church of Jesus Christ. In this first instalment we take a look at the Greek word ekklesia, which is translated into the English word, Church. What secrets does this Greek word hold as to the true nature of what Church is?