Hope City Church

YOUR FATHER KNOWS WHAT YOU NEED // Matt 6:7-8

What did Jesus mean when He warned against praying like the gentiles? Are long prayers forbidden? We take a look at the text through the lens of 1 Kings 18.

LEGALISM VS JESUS // Mark 2:18-22

New wine >> New wineskins. What did Jesus really mean when he said this? Was he talking about a fresh move of the Spirit, was he launching his new 30AD vision? Pastor Graham Phillips unpacks this powerful passage.

THE WATCHMEN // Isaiah 62:6-7

What does it mean to be a 'watchman' in prayer? Is the prophecy of Isaiah 62:6-7 really applicable to us today? Eddie Phillips expounds this famous text.

JESUS, FRIEND OF SINNERS // Mark 2:13-17

In this passage we consider the calling of Levi and the dispute between the scribes and Jesus over His keeping company with sinners.

WHEN YOU PRAY // Matt 6:5-6

Pastor Graham begins our new series on prayer with an exposition of verses 5 and 6 of Matthew 6. In this passage Jesus addresses the manner in which we are to pray.

A CHURCH OF STRETCHER BEARERS // Mark 2:1-12

In the story of the paraplegic man who was lowered through the roof by his friends there is a wonderful truth about the role we play as brothers and sisters in Christ to one another. Pete unpacks the truth of what it means to be a stretcher-bearer in prayer.

GUARD YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS // 1 John 5:19-21

This message concludes our study through the first epistle of John. John finishes the letter with a bang 'Little Children, guard yourselves from idols.' Was he speaking about the practice of worshiping a graven image or carved statue? Or is he warning against a more pervasive snare?

PAIN & HOPE // Mark 1:40-45

Buky Olomolaiye unwraps this wonderful passage and helps us understand the importance and value of pain in our lives and that in a very real sense, the leper that Jesus heals is a picture of us.

SIN NOT LEADING TO DEATH // 1 John 5:16-18

Graham preaches through two of the toughest verses in all scripture to understand clearly. What is sin the doesn't lead to death? What is the sin leading to death? And what does this mean for us today?

SOLITARY PRAYER // Mark 1:35-38

We look at the pattern of Jesus's private prayer life. Why does He consistently retreat in prayer to secluded places?