Living Hope North

In this message 'First Breath', we explore John 3 as Jesus meets Nicodemus and tells him (and us): "You must be born again!". The first breath of our spirit into life is when we are born again to begin a new life as a Christ follower. Some great testimonies from Marg and Jude of their stories of being born again.

We sing the great hymn: Amazing Grace, but this week we see how Grace came first! And that amazing grace gives us the power to live for Jesus in a very weary and broken world. Through the story of the prodigal son, we will explore how grace comes first in our relationship between God and you and then between you and others.

You wouldn’t think that anyone could improve on the masterpiece of michelangelo’s Sistine chapel painting. But Maybe me and a spray can could make it better? What do you think? God’s greatest masterpiece in all creation I think was marriage and family! The marriage represents our relationship with Jesus as we are the bride of Christ what an awesome picture of that union. and family is a wonderful...

Exodus 13 opens up an amazing principle found throughout scripture about the first fruits, so this week we look at the practical application of making God First in our finances not in our giving ... but in returning of the tithe to God.

The heart of Jesus is that families, friends and even fellow Christians are reconciled when relationships break down. Check out this moving and life giving message from Jonathan, First Reconcile.

In life we can find that our time and energies can get swallowed up in the busyness of life. Before you know, we have filled our life with Netflix and Facebook, hobbies and projects but have neglected the things that really matter. Jesus said "seek first the Kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you". Over the next 6 months, we want to look at how we can intentionally put God first...

The walls were finished and the externals looked great in Jerusalem. Now God was working on the internals as the people came before God in response to the reading of His word. They confessed and repented and moved into worship!!! This sunday we look at how repentance leads us into times of refreshment as we are free from guilt and sin to encounter Jesus!!

Coming out of lockdown we are free to worship... but what does that look like as we gather again as a church family. Today we look at the Exodus as the Hebrews are brought out of lockdown/slavery into freedom and we see that as a church we are free to worship, free to serve and free from sin as we make Jesus Lord of our lives.

Every day we face Giants in our lives, they cause us to fear, to run and to doubt! This message really exposes who is behind these giants and how by Prayer, The Word of God and the Armour of God we can be overcomers! Only got to point one so lots of homework to do on your own!

This morning we discover that in pursuit of God's Heart we find that worshipping God ushers in His presence! Here are a few handles for us to position ourselves to encounter God afresh and fall in love with Him all over again.

As we say goodbye to 2020; what a better way to start off the New Year but with testimonies from people in the church! Why not take some timeout of your day and listen to the goodness of what God has done in these people's lives?

Come and Join the celebration, when the skies were filled with angels celebrating the birth of the Saviour! Today we see in the life of Jesus what he celebrated in us. He was celebrating Radical Generosity, Radical Faith and Radical Transformation. Again we see the Angels celebrating as one person encounters Jesus and is saved!. Praying you find this Radical Love of Jesus this Christmas.

What a year 2020 has been and whether we realise or not, we're impacted with unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety and pressure. There are so many challenges in families, marriages, finances and health. In this message "Praying for Breakthrough" through the life and experience of Elijah; Jonathan shares key lessons from his prayer life so that we too might see breakthrough on our situations.

Do you have any friends? Or do they only come around you when things are well? Why not listen to this message and learn about the friend in the Bible called Prayer! Thabani preaches from Mark 2: 1 -12, as our friend called Prayer takes us from paralysis to being mobilised!

So many things can extinguish our passions they come against us. So this morning we want to identify what robs us of our fervour and ensure that we keep the fire burning strong. Relight our Fire!

As we begin our devos this week on the Lords prayer we spend today looking at the names of God revealed in scripture... Hallowed be you Name. The name of God is powerful and when invoked in prayer God is our Healer, our Peace, and our Provider! There is power in Name of God when we declare him over our circumstances!

This week we start our new series in conjunction with our 40 days of prayer by looking at the Power of God released when we pray together as a corporate people. In computing there is a IF, THEN, ELSE programming and i scripture we see Gods - If then else statement in 2 Chronicles 7:14-16 If my people, then i will, ... let's align our hearts in unity with Gods purposes and see him move in power to...

Devotion... The ethnic of the first followers of Jesus "And they devoted themselves to the apostle's teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers." Acts 2:42 What does it look like to live as fully devoted followers of Jesus today? Jonathan brings a life giving and challenging word in this message.

The church should be 'tasting the powers of the age to come". Hebrews 6:5 Salvations, miracles, signs and wonders are the normal Christian experience. In this message Jonathan unpacks how we can position ourselves to increasingly taste the powers of the Kingdom, right here and now.

STAY AWAKE!!!! (read Matthew 25:1-13) The King is coming soon. As Jonathan preaches on the parable of the 10 virgins he gives key insights on how we can be wide awake when Jesus returns. Don't miss this message!

Seek first the kingdom of God... what does that look like? and what are the things that are added on? This is what we are looking into today as we desire to get rid of all the distraction in our lives to enable us to truly seek first the kingdom of God and His Righteousness. Great message to turn our kingdom upside down the right way up.

We, the Church of Jesus Christ need to live with eternity in mind! Of the 10 virgins, only 5 were wise - that represents 50%. Where do you stand? Are you wise or are you foolish? King Jesus is returning, are you ready? Do you have the Lamp (Word) AND oil (Spirit)? Why not take time and listen to this message (again), as Thabani challenges and encourages the Church to live lives that are ready for...

The King is coming!!! It shouldn't take us by surprise, we should live expecting the return of the king. Jesus gave us several signs to look for as the time approaches but in it all he tells us... Don't be distressed, don't give up and most of all, don't be left behind.

When Jesus came to earth he demonstrated His power, His Messianic power, His Kingdom power, His authority that was different to any person that had gone before Him

Jesus asked his disciples 'Who do people say i am? ' This message develops this question as we discover who Jesus really is and how we can fall in love with him all over again.