Hope Community Church Helensburgh Sermons

‘Aiming for the Bullseye’: Kirk preaches on the centrality of love to Christian discipleship, using the example of gossip to show how easily we fall short when we do not properly consider our actions and motives. Bible passage: 1 Timothy 1:1-20 Additional material from How the Gossip Machine Turns Desire into Sin by Joe Carter: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/how-the-gossip-machine-turn...

This week, Kirk explores two concepts that we often find difficult to reconcile: justice and grace. He uses three episodes from the life of Moses to illustrate. Bible passages: Exodus 3:1-8 Deuteronomy 34:1-6 Matthew 17:1-8 Find out more about us: ⁠Website: hopehelensburgh.org⁠ Instagram Facebook Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Cr...

Mr Niall Munro brings to us a message of hope from God from 1 Kings 9. Bible passage: Romans 11:33-36 Find out more about us: ⁠Website: ⁠hopehelensburgh.org⁠⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. © Hope Community Chu...

Kirk concludes his series on the Lord’s Prayer by explaining the purpose and history behind the doxology, and summarises what we have learned over the last eight weeks. Bible passage: Romans 11:33-36 Find out more about us: ⁠Website: hopehelensburgh.org⁠ Instagram Facebook Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing min...

This week in Kirk’s series on the Lord’s Prayer, we have reached the last of the three ‘us’ petitions: ‘Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.’  Bible passages: 1 Peter 1:3-9 1 Corinthians 10:13 Find out more about us: ⁠Website: hopehelensburgh.org⁠ Instagram Facebook Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a pub...

This week, Kirk is considering the second of the three ‘us’ petitions: Forgive Us Our Debts . What does the Bible teach about forgiveness? How should we act towards those who commit sin toward us? Bible passages: Matthew 18:21-35 Romans 13:8-10 Find out more about us: ⁠Website: hopehelensburgh.org⁠ Instagram Facebook Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Ve...

Kirk continues his series on the Lord’s Prayer by looking at the first ‘us’ petition: Give us today our daily bread . He uses the example of God feeding the Israelites in the wilderness to show why we need to rely on His providence. Bible passages: Exodus 16:1-26 Matthew 6:25-34 Find out more about us: ⁠Website: hopehelensburgh.org⁠ Instagram Facebook Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (...

In the third part of his series on the Lord’s Prayer, Kirk explains the line ‘Your Kingdom Come’. What do we mean when we talk about God’s Kingdom? Bible passages: Matthew 3:1-12 Matthew 5:1-12 Find out more about us: ⁠Website: hopehelensburgh.org⁠ Instagram Facebook Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry...

In the second part of his series on the subject of the Lord’s Prayer, Kirk speaks about the significance of the phrase ‘Hallowed Be Your Name’. Bible passages: Jeremiah 9:23-24 John 17:1-12 Find out more about us: ⁠Website: hopehelensburgh.org⁠ Instagram Facebook Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of G...

In a new series for 2025, Kirk is leading us through a deep dive into the Lord's Prayer. This week: what are the implications of the first line - 'Our Father in Heaven' ? Scripture passages: Isaiah 66:1-2 Matthew 7:7-11 Romans 8:28-32 Find out more about us: hopehelensburgh.org⁠ Instagram Facebook Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by C...

This week, Kirk van der Swaagh preaches on the topic “Desirable Love” from the passages Psalm 103:8-18 and 1 Corinthians 13

This week, Kirk van der Swaagh preaches from 1 Peter 1:3-7 and John 14:1-3 with the title “Living hope”

This week, Niall Munro preaches on the birth of Christ from Luke's Gospel, asking the questions: Who is Jesus? How do we respond? What did Jesus come to do? Bible passage: Luke 1:26-56 Find out more about us: ⁠Website: hopehelensburgh.org⁠ Instagram Facebook Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good N...

Kirk preaches on the central importance of hospitality within Christianity. Bible passages: Leviticus 19:33-34 1 Peter 4:7-11 Find out more about us: ⁠Website: hopehelensburgh.org⁠ Instagram Facebook Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ©...

As Christmas approaches, Kirk preaches from John's Gospel about how Jesus brings Joy to our lives. Bible passage: ​John 15:1-11 Find out more about us: ​ ⁠hopehelensburgh.org⁠ ​Instagram ​Facebook Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (C) H...

Kirk Van Der Swaagh preaches on humility as an essential mark of a Christian through examples of pride's destructive consequences. Bible passages: ​2 Chronicles 26:16-23 ​Philippians 2:3-8 Find us online: ⁠Hopehelensburgh.org⁠ Follow us on ⁠instagram⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠

Kirk Van Der Swaagh explains how the Lord's Supper is elucidated in the Gospel of John. Bible passage: John 6:22-59

Kirk Van Der Swaagh preaches on the need for generous giving in the church, as HCC moves forward as a church plant. Bible passages: ​2 Corinthians 8:1-15 ​2 Corinthians 9:6-15 ​Acts 2:42-47 Find us online: Hopehelensburgh.org Follow us on instagram Facebook

Kirk Van Der Swaagh explains how we need to be bold when talking with others about our faith. Bible passage: ​Acts 4:1-31 Visit our website: hopehelensburgh.org Copyright Hope Community Church Helensburgh 2024

Kirk Van Der Swaagh continues his Foundational Realities series. Scripture passages: ​John 15:5-11 ​Ephesians 4:17-5:2 With material from: John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, 3.2.24 ​CS Lewis, Mere Christianity

Kirk Van Der Swaagh ​Genesis 22:1-19 ​1 Peter 4:12-19

Kirk Van Der Swaagh explains our need for God’s Authority in all aspects of our lives. Bible passages: ​Genesis 3:1-11 ​John 19:1-11 ​Romans 13:1-7 Quote from Victor Lee Austin: Up With Authority Find out more at hopehelensburgh.org Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by pe...

13th October 2024  2 Timothy 4:1-8; Matthew 25:14-30

Genesis 1:26-31; Matthew 25:14-30 6th October 2024

Acts 9:1-18; John 13:1-20 29th September 2024