Hope City Church

HUNGER FOR GOD // Revival Series Pastor Emmanuel Kapofu of International Life Centre, Wolverhampton speaks to us about the life of Moses and his hunger to know God.

THE NAMES OF GOD: EL SHADDAI // Genesis 17:1 This week we look at the wonderful truths stored up in the name El Shaddai, focussing on Genesis 17:1.

BEWARE OF THE LEAVEN // Mark 8:14-26 What did Jesus mean by the 'leaven' of the Pharisees and the 'leaven' of Herod? And why is it that He had to heal the blind man in two stages? Sam helps us to understand this text.

THE NAMES OF GOD // ELOHIM The very first verse of the very first book in the Bible calls God by the name of Elohim. In the Hebrew language this name is actually in the plural! Does this mean that initially the Hebrews worshipped more than one God? And what does this name tell us about the God of the Bible and His relationship to us? We delve in.

SIGNS // Mark 8:1-13 Jesus feeds the 4000, but how are His disciples still in unbelief about who He is? How is it that the Pharisees demand a sign when all Jesus has been doing is performing signs. We take a look.

Mind Matters with Lynne Phillips In the final session of the Mind Matters focus day we take a look at mental health in the church setting; how have attitudes within church either helped or hindered those struggling with their mental wellbeing? How might we as the church become a safer, more understanding place where people can access help and healing?

Mind Matters with Lynne Phillips In this second session Lynne, a trained psychodynamic therapist and member of Hope City Church talks us through how we can become better stewards of our own mental health.

Mind Matters with Lynne Phillips In this three session focus day, Lynne Phillips, a trained psychodynamic therapist and member of Hope City Church walks us through what is actually meant by mental health.

THE NAMES OF GOD // YHWH We begin our new series looking at the Hebrew names of God, what they tell us about our God and also what they promise to us as His children. This week we focus on the name by which God revealed Himself to Moses from the burning bush.

THE TIME OF THE END // Daniel 12 Pastor Graham Phillips finishes up our series through the book of Daniel. As we study Daniel's final vision we consider the time of the end, when the dead shall be raised either to eternal life or to shame and eternal contempt.

BE OPENED // Mark 7:31-37 Jesus's healing of the deaf and mute man in Mark 7 tells us a lot not just about God's power over sickness but also about His power over our sinfulness. Samuel Manning expounds on this passage from Mark's gospel.

THE PEOPLE WHO KNOW THEIR GOD // DANIEL 11 We focus in on the final prophetic vision of the book of Daniel. A remarkable prophetic vision which accurately predicts over a hundred verifiable historical events and even projects forwards toward the very end of the world.

GOD, GIVE ME A SIGN // Matt 12:38-40 Many of us at some point or other in our lives have cried out 'God, if you're really there, give me a sign!' Graham shares his personal experience and proves from scripture that God really has given you a sign, one that cannot and should not be ignored, in the resurrection of His son, Jesus Christ.

GOOD FRIDAY // Mark 15 Sam Manning brings us a Good Friday sermon from Mark 15, on the Lordship of Christ revealed even in the awful things He endured at the cross.

THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN // Luke 19:28-44 Jesus rides into Jerusalem on the back of a colt, a scene laden with prophetic significance. Buky helps us to see what's happening in this fascinating passage.

BRINGING THE CROSS INTO FOCUS // Easter Series The reason we don't fully understand or appreciate the cross is that we don't understand the depth of our sinfulness. As soon as we move away from focussing on the holiness of God and the sinfulness of mankind we lose perspective on the cross of Jesus Christ. The more we glory in God's absolute holiness and His perfect justice the more we will worship...

MONEY: A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE This week we focus in on the subject of money. It's a topic which has been criminally skewed and misrepresented by charlatans and false teachers, but the Bible does have a lot to say about money. We take a broad look at what the scriptures have to say about our finances and about the subject of giving.

THE DOGS // Mark 7:24-30 TikTok theologians would have you believe that this passage shows Jesus getting called out on his misogyny by a syro-phoenician feminist! But is that what's really going on here? In a word; nope. Buky unpacks how this passage does teach us about identity, but not in the way the TikTok theologians think it does.

SPIRITUAL WARFARE BEHIND THE VEIL // Daniel 10 Daniel chapter 10 is unique in the whole of the Bible, in it we catch a glimpse of what is happening in the spirit realm when we pray.

HYPOCRITES & FAKERS: WHERE THE PHARISEES WENT WRONG // Mark 7:1-23 Jesus is once again surrounded by religious scholars making accusations. This time around the Pharisees are asking why Jesus's disciples don't keep the tradition of the elders. Jesus unloads on them and calls them hypocrites, saying their worship of God is in vain. We take a closer look at this explosive episode!

DANIEL'S SEVENTY WEEKS // Daniel 9 There are hundreds of prophecies in the Old Testament concerning the coming Messiah; what He will do, where He will come from. But this prophecy is like no other, it foretells the exact moment when Messiah will be revealed!

JESUS WALKS ON WATER // Mark 6:45-56 Jesus walking on water is one of the most well known miracles of the Bible. Why is it that so many sceptics have tried to come up with contrived, natural explanations for this miracle? And is there more to this miracle than first meets the eye?

THE LITTLE HORN OF ANCIENT HISTORY // Daniel 8 In this passage we read of a vision given to the prophet Daniel concerning two beasts and the rise of another 'little horn'. Does this 'little horn' speak prophetically of the same individual as the 'little horn' of Daniel 7 or of someone else? We consider the implications of Daniel's vision for today.

THE MIRACLES OF JESUS // Mark 6:33-44 Sam expounds on the feeding of the 5000. Who was Jesus proclaiming Himself to be through this particular miracle and what can we learn about our role as Christians through what He did here?

THE ANCIENT OF DAYS & THE SON OF MAN // Daniel 7 (2/2) Graham wraps up our study on Daniel chapter 7 as we look at the two figures; The Ancient of Days and The Son of Man.