Tom Scrivens takes us into Acts chapter 5, where the early church faces one of its most sobering moments with the tragic story of Ananias and Sapphira. In a church marked by rapid growth and radical generosity a hidden danger emerges: the desire for cultivating image over integrity. This passage confronts us with the seriousness of hypocrisy, the reality that God cannot be deceived, and the call to live before him in the right kind of fear. Far from being a passage for us to avoid, this scripture helps us rediscover the transforming power of living honestly before God.

Tom Scrivens takes us through Acts 4:32–37, where we are introduced to Barnabas, nicknamed "the Son of Encouragement". In a cynical and discouraging world, encouragement is a grace-fuelled superpower that can strengthen weary hearts, unlock potential in others, and help people become all that God has called them to be.

In this message from Acts chapter 4, Tomi Oyebadejo shows us why the apostles don’t back down when they are arrested for preaching Jesus. When proclaimed, the good news always provokes a response: acceptance, ambivalence, or outright adversity.

But why do we speak about Jesus at all? Because we naturally talk about what we love.

What happens when an ordinary day collides with the power of Jesus? In this message from Acts chapter 3, Tim Virgo reflects on the healing of the lame man at the temple gate and the ripple effect it caused through the early Church. With amazing stories of God's healing power in the lives of individuals in our church, this message is a stirring reminder that the good news is not just history, it is still changing people today.

In this message, Tom Scrivens takes us deeper into Acts chapter 2, where we see the characteristics of the first ever church that was literally growing every single day, a people marked by expectancy, generosity and gladness.

This week Tom Scrivens continues our series in the book of Acts. In a culture that tells us to follow our own path and trust our own instincts, this message gets to the heart of why we’re not meant to do life alone, focusing on the importance of regularly coming back to the truth, the danger of isolation and how devotion to fellowship with other Christians can carry us through the highs and lows of life. At a time where we are launching Hubs this is an invitation into deeper, life-giving community.

This week, Tim Virgo centres on Acts 2, revealing how the Holy Spirit ignited bold faith and a gospel-driven community. Through worship, testimony, and a powerful baptism, we see lives changed by Jesus Christ. The sermon unpacks Peter’s message calling us to repentance and new life. Discover how the same Spirit empowers believers today, bringing freedom, purpose, and hope beyond suffering.

This week Peter Vincent takes us further into the book of Acts as we see that the promised Holy Spirit comes upon those first disciples, empowering them to be witnesses of all that Jesus has done for them. The filling of the Holy Spirit is something for us all to ask God for. And after that filling, we go on praying for more of the Spirit’s power in our lives day to day to empower us, to gift us and to remind us of the love of God.

This week Tom Scrivens kicks off a new series in the book of Acts called Living Church.

Reflecting on all that God has done over 40 years at Hope Church and dreaming of all that God might do in the next 40 years, Tom invites us to realign our lives around the purposes of God in the world as we await the return of Jesus. We hear also from Chris & Becky as they gear up to move to the Netherlands with their family as part of a new church plant in Eindhoven and we are envisioned for the next Gift Day, taking place in July.

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Tom Scrivens unpacks for us the truth that at the first Easter, Jesus took on our burdens in order to offer us real freedom.