Hope City Church

After witnessing the resurrected Lord the disciples head north back to Galilee, they're found once again by Jesus while fishing. Buky unpacks the depth of this story and how it relates to Jesus finding us in our ordinary!

My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? These are some of the most troubling words in all of scripture. What is really meant by them? Graham looks at the suffering of Christ on the cross through the lens of Psalm 22.

What is our confidence in prayer? That if we ask anything according to His will He hears us, and if He hears us then we have the things that we have asked of Him.

MARK 1:21-34

Graham looks at the biblical witness concerning the demonic. Also, we learn why it was that Jesus forbade the demons from testifying concerning His identity.

THE SPIRIT, THE WATER AND THE BLOOD // 1 John 5:6-12

These three witnesses agree; but what does that mean? Pete shows how God's witness of who Jesus is, is of necessity always greater than any human testimony. He also looks at the transmission of the text and the extended King James Version.

MARK 1:14-20 // Graham Phillips

In this weeks sermon we are looking at two of the most important moments in history; the beginning of Jesus's earthly ministry and the earliest origins of the Church.

VICTORY OVER THE WORLD // 1 John 5:1-5

What is the victory that a Christian has over the world and how does that actually look? Graham preaches from 1 John.

The Gospel According to Mark // Chapter 1 verses 1-13

When first century believers in Rome read the words, Jesus Christ, the Son of God what would that have meant to them? We take a look. And why was it that Jesus got baptised by John? Wasn't that baptism a baptism of repentance? Buky expounds of the first 13 verses of the opening chapter.

PERFECT LOVE // 1 John 4:12-21

On Valentines Day it just so happens that our scripture passage is one of the clearest passages in scripture on the love of God! He loves us with a perfect love. We can know this love and we are also to believe that He loves us. In this process our fear is cast out.

THE GOSPEL OF MARK // An Introduction

Getting the historical and cultural setting right is important to any study of scripture. So we begin our study of Mark by getting immersed in the historical and cultural milieu in which the Gospel of Mark was birthed.