Hope Church Anglican

What does the kingdom look like? It looks like the King. In Philippians 2, Paul shows us Jesus, the true King who took the form of a servant, gave his life to save us, and was exalted as Lord. In this all-family sermon, the Very Rev. Derek Roberts invites children and adults to trust the King who serves and saves—and to let God reshape how we use our time, attention, and strength for the good of o...

What does real Christian love look like in a divided, status-driven world? Romans 12:9–21 calls us to practice hospitality, forgiveness, enemy love, honor, blessing, and peacemaking. Our world teaches us to keep score—by money, possessions, influence, accomplishments, and reputation. But the Gospel creates a radically different kind of community: one where people make room for each other, share on...

After eleven chapters of explaining sin, salvation, grace, and the sovereignty of God, Paul turns in Romans 12 to a simple but profound question: So what do we do with the Gospel? In Romans 12:1–8, Paul calls us to respond to God’s mercy by offering our whole lives to Him as living sacrifices. We are called to surrender not only our actions and bodies, but also our minds—to be transformed by the r...

Can you trust God when life doesn’t make sense—and he does not give you the explanation you want? In Romans 11:25–36, Paul reaches the limits of what he can explain. But instead of walking away from God, he erupts in worship: “Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God!”In this sermon, “The Mystery and Mercy of God,” we explore:Why Christian faith does not provide a neat answer to...

We all have people we love—family members, friends, and neighbors whose distance from Jesus weighs heavily on our hearts. In Romans 9:1–5, Paul describes his “great sorrow and unceasing anguish” for his own people. His faith did not make him cold, smug, or indifferent. The mercy he received from Jesus gave him a heart that broke for others. In this sermon, we explore:Why Christian joy and deep sor...

In this sermon, Deacon Andrew Wininger preaches through Romans 8:33-39. Here, we are told that nothing can separate us from the love of God, and that if He is for us, nothing can stand against us by His love. Yet, we are often quick to dismiss or forget such a wonderful truth. Dcn. Andrew argues that this is because we subtly fall back into making our relationship with God transactional and deny o...

Ever knelt down to pray and had absolutely nothing to say? No words, no plan, not even a full sentence — just silence, or maybe just tears. In this message from Romans 8:26–34, we look at what the Bible actually says about those moments: that not knowing how to pray isn't a sign of spiritual failure — it's the human condition Paul is writing directly into. We walk through the passage a few...

What do you do with the gap between what you believe and how hard life actually feels? In this sermon from Romans 8:18–25, we sit with one of the most emotionally honest passages in all of Scripture. Paul doesn't offer a bumper sticker. He doesn't promise that faith makes the pain stop. Instead, he names something most of us feel but rarely say out loud: the world is groaning. And so are w...

The parable of the farmer sowing seed sometimes leads us to think we should be looking for fertile soil to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. Yet, we are really called to spread the news and God will determine what soul is fertile soil, not us. Some souls that we would have considered infertile have been miraculously changed by the Holy Spirit to produce amazing results. For more information ab...

You are not defined by your past — you're defined by what Christ has already done. In this message from Romans 6:1-11, Pastor Derek [Last Name] unpacks one of the richest passages in the Bible on identity, sin, and what it means to be united with Christ in His death and resurrection. If you've ever felt trapped by shame, addiction, or a label you can't shake — "I'm just an add...

In this sermon, Rev. Andrew Wininger begins our new series through the book of Romans with the lectionary and explores Romans chapters one through four. In it, Paul establishes that the salvation offered to us in the person of Jesus Christ is received by faith alone. We do not create the conditions for God’s love, and as such, our pride is excluded and our shame is no obstacle to God’s love for us...

How should Christians respond in a hostile and reactive world? In this sermon from 1 Peter 3:8–18, The Rev. Derek Roberts explores how the resurrection of Jesus reshapes the way Christians respond to conflict, criticism, and suffering. Instead of retaliation, Peter calls the Church to blessing, witness, and deep-rooted hope in Christ. Drawing from John 15 and Isaiah 41, this sermon examines what i...

What is God doing in your life right now? According to 1 Peter 2:1–12, He’s not just working in you—He’s building something with you. In this sermon, The Rev. Derek Roberts explores how the resurrection of Jesus doesn’t just give us a new hope or a new life—it forms us into a new kind of people. Drawing from 1 Peter, along with Acts of the Apostles 6–7 and Gospel of John 10, this message shows how...

What happens when the things you’re counting on don’t work out? In this Easter season, we begin a new series in 1 Peter by looking at one of the most foundational truths of the Christian life: because Jesus is risen, you have been born again into a living hope. This isn’t fragile, circumstantial hope. This is a hope that holds—even in suffering. In this sermon, we explore:What it means to be “born...

What happens when the things you’re counting on don’t work out? In this Easter season, we begin a new series in 1 Peter by looking at one of the most foundational truths of the Christian life: because Jesus is risen, you have been born again into a living hope. This isn’t fragile, circumstantial hope. This is a hope that holds—even in suffering. In this sermon, we explore:What it means to be “born...

On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the central claim of the Christian faith: Jesus Christ is risen. But the resurrection is not just something that happened to Jesus—it changes everything about us. In this message, we explore how easy it is to start living like parts of our lives are finished—like certain struggles, sins, or situations are beyond hope. But Easter meets us right there. Through the stor...

What if Jesus isn’t trying to fix your life the way you expect? On Palm Sunday, the crowds welcomed Jesus as King—shouting “Hosanna!” and expecting Him to change their circumstances. But by the end of the week, those same voices cried “Crucify Him.”What changed? In this Palm Sunday sermon, The Rev. Derek Roberts explores how we often want Jesus to deal with surface-level problems—while He comes to...

What if your biggest problem isn’t that you’re struggling…but that something in you feels spiritually dead? In this message from Ezekiel 37 and John 11, we come to one of the most sobering—and hopeful—truths of the Christian life:👉 We are not just thirsty.👉 We are not just blind.👉 We are dead. And yet, the good news of the gospel is this: Jesus doesn’t come to make bad people better—He comes to...

Most people don’t think of themselves as spiritually blind. We might admit mistakes. We might admit struggles. But blindness? In John 9, Jesus heals a man who was born blind—but the real surprise of the story isn’t the miracle. It’s who actually ends up seeing clearly. In this sermon from Hope Church Anglican, we explore how Lent reveals something deeper than thirst or deception: our spiritual bli...

Most of us know what physical thirst feels like. But there’s another kind of thirst that runs deeper—a quiet longing for meaning, rest, belonging, and peace. In John 4, Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at a well and exposes a truth that applies to every human heart: “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again.”In this sermon for the Third Sunday in Lent, we explore how the wilderness exposes...

What really went wrong in the Garden of Eden? Genesis 3 tells us the story of Adam and Eve eating forbidden fruit — but the real problem wasn’t the fruit. It was a lie. A distorted story about God. In this First Sunday of Lent sermon, we explore: • Why temptation still works• The subtle question behind every sin: “Did God really say…?”• How distrust fractured humanity• Why Jesus is the faithful Ad...

Reverend Derek Roberts' Ash Wednesday sermon from Hope Church.

As we prepare for Ash Wednesday—marked with the reminder, “from dust you are, and to dust you shall return”—this sermon reflects on how facing our mortality exposes the vanity of so much that we chase. We consider how death reveals our hollow pursuits but cannot, by itself, show us what is truly meaningful. In the light of Christ’s Transfiguration in Gospel of Matthew 17:1–9, we see the only glory...

What does faith look like when it’s real—but quiet? When belief hasn’t disappeared, but familiarity has dulled our attentiveness? In this Epiphany sermon, A Visible Faith, we explore how God awakens His people—not through pressure or performance, but through grace. From the rediscovery of God’s Word in 2 Kings 22 to Jesus’ declaration that His people are the salt of the earth and the light of the...

In this episode, join with Father Derek Roberts as he dives into the question of "Why did Jesus have to die?"