Hope City Church Edinburgh Sunday Sermons

When Jesus is challenged on whether he stands with culture or against it around marriage and divorce, he upholds God's good creation design. The disciples recognise marriage is hard and dangerous, and wonder if we should avoid it - but although Jesus dignifies singleness, standing out against his culture again, he knows it is no escape from our hard hearts; the only way out is to humble ourselves like little children.

When Peter asks how many times he must forgive the one who sins against him, Jesus responds with a parable placing our forgiveness of others in the context of God's great forgiving of us. Come and explore what it truly means to be forgiven - and to forgive.

Following on from last Sunday, today’s talk focuses on Jesus’s guidance on how we should seek to restore a fellow Christian who has strayed from the truth.

This week we are exploring the next chapter in Matthew where Jesus lays out part of the design for his new kingdom, and tells his followers part of what their role will be in it.

Jesus explains the privilege he, and we, have as children of the Great King - but shows us how we can give preference to others for the sake of the Kingdom, and find the provision of God to help us in that

Jesus heals a boy who had been possessed by a demon, but his disciples don't understand why they couldn't do it themselves. What role does faith play in following Jesus, and how can we avoid following a Jesus of our own creation?

This week we are exploring Matthew 17:1-14. In a mountaintop moment with the good and the great, the Father singles out Jesus as the Son, the beloved - the one we are to listen to. But what is it that we need to hear from him?

This week we are exploring Acts 2:42-47. We take a break from our series in Matthew and explore the question, "What kind of church should we be?" looking at the end of Acts 2 and the priorities and practice of the early church.

This week, we are exploring Matthew 16:21-28. Jesus’ disciples have just acknowledged his true identity, in this week’s passage he tells them why he’s come to earth, and what he expects of his followers.

We are exploring Matthew 16:13-20 this week. Public opinions on Jesus may be honorific, yet they fall short of his real identity. Jesus wants you to know who He truly is, personally. Don't get stuck in other people's views.