Hope City Church - Dave Gilpin (Video)

Unless someone likes you, they won’t get to know you. If they don’t get to know you they can’t trust you. If they don’t trust you they won’t love you. If they don’t love you they won’t be able to see what you love AND will be held back from loving what you love. Like … Continue reading "Like – Dave Gilpin"

The Kingdom of God is like SLOW TV- it’s like 7 hours 23 minutes of Salmon fishing in Norway on NETFLIX. Even the analogy Jesus gave of seeds being planted is all SLOW SLOW SLOW. And that’s the same for every one AND every church everywhere. We grow slow, church goes slow and we all … Continue reading "Slow is the New Perfect"

Becoming conscious of the deep unconscious part of your being is the start of everything. It’s the truest you, the essential you, the vital you. Paul calls it your inner man that sits below your soul and below your heart. So he directs all of his prayers in Ephesians to that place. This message is … Continue reading "You Don’t Know You"

You’re probably still waiting for that return text, that return gift and that return invite to that party. You’ve probably already decided that they are a rude, self-seeking person who has thoroughly undermined your worth and is seriously vindictive and dismissive. Yet the truth is they probably forgot. They’re thoughtless. That’s all. When Jesus said … Continue reading "Phew! It’s Only Thoughtlessness"

You’re either really really tidy or really really messy!! You either pray a lot or don’t pray at all; and when you do pray, your first words aren’t ‘praise you’ they’re ‘I’m sorry’. These are all indications that you may be carrying a virus called Perfectionism. It’s a form of self harm that afflicts 90% … Continue reading "Perfectionism"

In this four part series, we get right inside the actual homes of four of our favourite location pastors of HopeCity! Then get ready for some of the most outstanding wisdom on marriage, family, ministry and personal health. It’s a must see! Episode Three – How to stay sane with Leeds Pastors Chris and Gosia Denham

In this four part series, we get right inside the actual homes of four of our favourite location pastors of HopeCity! Then get ready for some of the most outstanding wisdom on marriage, family, ministry and personal health. It’s a must see! Episode Two – Marriage & Relationships with Frankfurt Pastors Steve and Siobhan Bullock

In this  four part series, we get right inside the actual homes of four of our favourite location pastors of Hope City! Then get ready for some of the most outstanding wisdom on marriage, family, ministry and personal health. It’s a must see/listen! Episode One – Family Life with Pastors Colin and Beth Blois in Sheffield

In this final instalment of the Pathways Series, Pastor Dave Gilpin continues in his quest to spy out the great city of Brussels and continue to gift the city with his colourful treasures. With a painting going straight to the President of the European commission, Dave is quietly confident that his master plan is all … Continue reading "Pathways Series: Episode Three"

In this Episode, Pastor Dave Gilpin arrives in the heart of Brussels on the anniversary of the Brussels terrorist attack. With him are seven paintings destined for seven significant locations across the city. the Bible says that ‘every place where you set your foot i’ll give to you’. With his seven gifts, Dave trudges across … Continue reading "Pathways Series: Episode Two"

In this three part series, Ps Dave Gilpin opens the door to a whole new world of adventure by showing you how to create pathways where there appears to be no way for your dreams ever to become a reality. With faith and a little bit of cheek, Dave takes his ideas to the heart … Continue reading "Pathways Series: Episode One"

Whether you’ve been called out like Abraham, thrown out like Jonah or sold out like Joseph, it’s time to raise your Ebenezer and declare ‘thus far, the Lord has helped me’. Jonah raised his in the belly of a whale and then that same whale took him to the shoreline of his destiny. That’s what’s … Continue reading "Ebenezer: the place between miracles"

If you pray for a canoe, God will give you a tree. The power of God gave you the tree. The art of Leadership will give you the canoe. The future of your world lies in the combination punch of the power of God and the art of Leadership. This podcast is about that art. … Continue reading "The Leadership Revolution"

There are 10 gates between Heaven and Earth symbolised by Nehemiah repairing the 10 gates of Jerusalem. The principal gate is the Sheep Gate- the Gate of Redemption. If we can clear all 10 gates we’ll find a rush of heaven’s power that will move us faster and further into His plans and purposes than … Continue reading "The Gate Awaits"

All of success is rooted in an exposure to failure. Our greatest successes often come from the situations in which we open ourselves up to the greatest possibility of failure, yet the greatest chance of succeeding.

In all of our lives from the moment we were born, there’s been The Scarlet Cord of God’s faithfulness running alongside us, swooping into our future. It’s been there in the euphoric times knowing that you’d need a companion when the music fades, and it’s been there in troubled times knowing that you’ll need someone … Continue reading "The Scarlet Cord"

The theology of Donkeys – why God chooses to use ordinary things for His extraordinary purposes and not special things. God chose a donkey to carry His presence into Jerusalem and God chooses you to carry His presence into your city, for His Glory. In the message Dave Gilpin outlines the 7 keys of Donkeyology. … Continue reading "Donkeyology"

Ecclesiastes infers that if the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more effort is needed to cut down the tree. Yet, a few minutes of sharpening can make a difficult job seem effortless. In 2 Kings 6, a man loses his ax head but supernaturally gets it returned to him. This message gives keys … Continue reading "Effortlessness: Refinding your Cutting Edge"

75% of everything that you think is impossible is not impossible. If all you can think is Zig then Zag, you’ll be hampered all of your life by the feelings that things are just not possible! God more often than not calls us to Zag Zig. Creativity can break the code to 75% of your … Continue reading "Zag Zig: Making the Impossible Possible"

Your future is the exact opposite of your feelings. Your destiny is the exact opposite of your dead ends. Your purpose in life is the direct inverse to the past in your life! Why? Because God builds his greatest strengths upon your greatest weaknesses. Because Jabez knew this, he was singled out from a list … Continue reading "The Prayer of Jabez"

Wisdom for a new year from Dave Gilpin. Most people get to the end of a year and start of a new year with frustrations, criticisms, and a general high level of exhaustion! Yet, it’s your critical spirit that’s a huge give away to your gifting and calling! If you’ve got the gift of mercy, … Continue reading "Don’t Let The Tail Wag The Dog"

In church life and in leadership, all too often we hear about ‘passing on the baton’. The problem with this is that it implies a LETTING GO of your calling in order to empower somebody else, when we are actually meant to stay in the game for the long haul. Paul was the HIT, but … Continue reading "The Hit Factory"

There’s a place called Bethany that your God wants to take you. The gospels only record Jesus weeping twice. The first was in Bethany – his place of affection and adoration that became his place of safety and protection. It was where he came undone. It’s hard to let it all out when you’re on … Continue reading "Populous"

The only time to ever learn about grace is when you’ve been bad. Being good is too ambiguous for the human heart to work out if you’re favoured because of His love or because of your works. This teaching outlines the difference in order to set you free.

Whatever you do, don’t play into the mantra of this age by trying to ‘find’ yourself. It’s complicated. You’re complicated. You need to DEFINE yourself, not find yourself. This message will explain everything you need to know about The Next You. It may be time for a rebrand – you are too important to be … Continue reading "The Next You"

Crises of identity often come about when someone takes away the limelight that you were basking in and steals it for themselves. What you do when become invisible is what defines you – and what defines YOU, defines your FUTURE. (WARNING: This message contains psychological profiling from the story of the Prodigal Song. It may … Continue reading "Middle Child Syndrome"

When Jesus said ‘This is the blood of my covenant…’, he meant that he was about to become our blood brother. It means that your troubles are now restricted, your needs have already been provided for and your life is protected. There’s a new contract over your life.