Hope City Church

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Jesus fulfils prophecy as the Son of God and Son of Man. Revealing His divine authority to save, forgive, and judge. Through His death and resurrection, He alone gives access to the Father - calling us to trust Him and share His saving love. Our response, therefore, is to trust His promises, rest in His providence, and share the good news of His saving love. Visit hopecitychurch.uk.com to find out more.

Discovering who we are in this world can be a struggle, especially without a relationship with God. But as we come to know Christ and understand His character more deeply, we begin to uncover our true identity and purpose. He is our Creator—the One who formed us and knows us completely, inside and out. Is the God we come to know, the God who John believed in (who He knew as Christ)? Visit hopecitychurch.uk.com to find out more.

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We Will Never be Shaken // Psalm 15 - Dr. Chik Kaw Tan by Hope City Church

Psalm 14 shows that the greatest folly is to deny God's existence. The “fool” is not ignorant, but proud—living as if there is no God. This pride leads to corruption, sin, and a world marked by emptiness. Yet the Lord remains the refuge of His people, and in Christ, salvation has come from Zion. Though the world may mock, God will restore His people—and even in the face of unbelief, nothing can separate us from His steadfast love. To find out more visit hopecitychurch.uk.com

What do we do when surrounded by wickedness and evil and every side? How can we stay hopeful in times when the Church is in decline? Darren Banks preaches from Psalm 12.

Psalm 13 shows us that seasons of sorrow are real, but they are not the end of the story. David laments his pain, feeling distant from God and pressed by his enemies—yet his sorrow turns to prayer, and prayer to praise. Even in trials, God remains steadfast, and like David we are called to trust His word, pray, and worship—moving from pain to praise through the victory of Christ.

Prayer in the Dark // Psalm 10 - Dr. Chik Kaw Tan by Hope City Church

Not all advice is good - even when it sounds reasonable. Psalm 11 reminds us that faith doesn't flee in fear, it stands firm in God's promises. Seek counsel, yes - but only follow what aligns with God's Word and your calling that He has given you. Trust in the Lord, not in the counsel of unbelief. If you haven't already, we encourage you to read the psalms and follow along with us as we do this series in Psalms 9-15. There's so much we can learn even from just a verse in the bible. To get more info about HCC Visit hopecitychurch.uk.com

Comforts For The Church In Babylon (Psalm 9) // Graham Phillips by Hope City Church

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This command confronts our natural tendency to misuse our words—we often underestimate how deeply our speech can affect others. Take time this week to reflect on how you speak, remembering that God meets us in our weakness. Through Christ, His strength becomes our strength, allowing us to speak truthfully, graciously, and with love. Visit hopecitychurch.uk.com to find out more.

Stealing can look different for each of us, because we all wrestle with different sins. It's not just taking someone's possessions - it can be rooted in jealousy, taking what isn't ours out of envy. Or even in less obvious ways, like showing favouritism or partiality. Choosing who we treat well based on our preferences rather than God's call to to love others equally. Do you trust that God's provision is what's best? Why?

Craig Summers from City Church Birmingham preaches from Mark 14. What is Jesus really worth to us?

The 7th Commandment | Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery - Exodus 20:14 // Graham Phillips by Hope City Church

The 6th commandment teaches us that not all killing is done unjustly. We too are to value and protect life as Christ does.

Honouring our parents reflects the character of Christ, who honoured God (our heavenly father) as we are called to honour our parents. Regardless of how our parents treat us - God gives us the grace to care for and forgive them.

The 4th Commandment | The Sabbath - Exodus 20:8-11 // Vijay Kaul by Hope City Church

It's so easy to take the Lord's name in vain - often without even realising it. But we must remember that His name is to be used with reverence and worship, not in anger or frustration.

True worship honours God alone, shaped by His word and not personal preference. Reflecting His truth with sincere obedience in Christ.

The 1st Commandment | No Other Gods - Exodus 20 // Graham Phillips by Hope City Church

When we come to know God, we see His holiness and righteousness, which highlights the fact that we are nothing like Him. As we look at the Ten Commandments, we recognise our need for change. Therefore, the desire to change is a sign of our longing to please God. He helps us change through obedience to His laws and by leaning on Him — not on our own strength!

Have we changed ever since giving ourselves to Christ? Is it just an inner change?

This Holy week, starting from Palm Sunday, we remember what Christ has done and reflect on His wonderful love and grace. Praise Him: "Hosanna in the highest!". For He emptied Himself; He who knew no sin became sin for us (2 Corinthians 5:21).

Baptism is a seal upon a believers and infants life; it is a powerful sign of God's covenant, and a powerful seal of God's promises. Reminding us of the vows the Lord has made unto us and we unto him. The case for an infant to be baptised is simply for them to never remember a time they didn't know God - we are all united as one in baptism which is through Christ (see Gal 3:26-28; col 2:8-14).

Giving our all, working from the heart and for the Lord. Not wanting anything for ourselves but for the Lord - using our everything.

Taking responsibility; are we sitting on the side lines waiting for someone to tell us what to do, getting distracted by ourselves rather than stepping in to help one another. Or are we going to take ownership like the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37? Even if we feel inadequate, God equips us to doing the best we can.

The whole modern culture is revolved around making themselves big - wanting all the power and interest for themselves. Rather Paul says something different which replicates Christ, "do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others" (Philippians 2:1-11). We are to give up everything for Christ since he has given up everything for us, walking in humility and not self gain.

In this passage of 1 Corinthians 13:1-8a we see how valuable love is. Looking at Christ this is how he is defined, as a church we are to represent the body of Christ. So are we choosing to love and how is it shown as one of our values?

Our values aren't the same as our beliefs. Values are what we want to be doing consistently like, prayer, showing up for each other, and reading the gospel etc. These determine our culture. What are we doing to show up?

Laodicea: The Lukewarm Church // Rev 3:14-22 - Graham Phillips 23.02.25 by Hope City Church

The church of Philadelphia wasn't particularly large or influential, they didn't have a reputation like Sardis or Ephesus. However, Jesus has only praise for them. We learn what kind of church Jesus loves and we see that the strength of the church is always in her head and not her body.

Graham talks about the dead spirit in the church of Sardis, Revelation 3:1-6. Are we keeping a watch or are we complacent like the church in Sardis?

Talking about true gospel ministry in the church.

The church of Thyatira was a church that was making progress, however they had a problem with a false prophet named Jezebel. We see that the church of Thyatira didn't just have a Jezebel problem, they had an Ahab problem.

Gareth talks about the greasy grace in the church of Pergamum in Revelation 2:12-17. God's presence is always with us through the Holy Spirit which is what the golden lamp stands represent.

Graham talks about the suffering church of Smyrna in Revelation 1:8-11. God brings something positive out of pain.

Graham talks about the Ephesian church in Revelation.

David talks about Mary and Joseph in Matthew 1:8-end being faithful in the midst of uncertainty. Which is also relates to how we act as followers of Christ, in the midst of trials. God is testing our faith.

Looking at the story of the Nativity we consider the glory of God coming to earth in the person of Jesus Christ.

In this passage the wise men from the east are contrasted with the chief priests and the scribes. Both groups were well educated, both groups were very knowledgeable, but what made the wise men wise?