05 - Remember the Sabbath

Exodus 20:8-11 - Steve Hope
The Freedom of Remembering the Sabbath
The Failure of Restlessness
The Fulfilment of Remembering the Sabbath
The Future of Remembering the Sabbath

04 - Honouring His Name

Exodus 20:7 - Steve Hope
The Freedom of Honouring His Name
The Failure of Dishonouring His Name
The Fulfilment of Honouring His Name
The Future of Honouring His Name

03 - The Way of Worship

Exodus 20:4-6 -  Steve Hope
The Freedom of Right Worship
The Failure of Wrong Worship
The Fulfilment of Right Worship
The Future of Right Worship

02 - Exclusive Loyalty

Exodus 20v1-3 - Steve Hope
The Freedom of Exclusive Loyalty
The Failure of Disloyalty
The Fulfilment of Exclusive Loyalty
The Future of Exclusive Loyalty

01 - Set Free to Live Free

Exodus 20v1-2 - Steve Hope
Freedom: What God wants for you
Failure: What we have failed to do
Fulfilment: What Jesus does for you
Future: What God will do in you

Carol Service 22nd December 2019

Steve Hope

67 - The Extent of Forgiveness

Matthew 18:21-35 - Steve Hope.
Forgiveness is not limited in number (v21-22)
You've been forgiven an unpayable debt (v23-27)
You must forgive others their debt to you (v28-35)

66 - Bringing back the Wandering Sheep

Matthew 18:15-20 - Steve Hope
The Process of Church Discipline (v15-17)
The Power of Church Discipline (v18)
The Prayer of Church Discipline (v19-20)

65 - God's Little Ones

Matthew 18v1-14 - Steve Hope
We Enter the Kingdom by becoming like children (v1-5)
Causing God's children to stumble is disastrous (v6-9)
....because God cares for his children deeply (v10-14)

64 - Sons and Subjects

Matthew 17:24-27 - Steve Hope
Jesus is the Son of God
Jesus' disciples are God's children
We are to be model citizens on earth

Basic Church Maintenance

Romans 14:1-15:13  - Steve Hope
Accept one another without quarrelling - (14:1-13a)
God accepts us - (v3)
God is their master, not you - (v4-9)
God is their judge, and yours too - (v10-12)
Build one another up without offending - (v14:13b-23)
Offending deliberately is not acting in love - (v14-16)
The Kingdom of God is more important than disputable matters - (v17-21)
Bear with one another without selfishness - (15:1-13)
Christ is our example - (v3-7)
Unity is the endgame - (v8-12)
Romans 4:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

63 - Faith and Power

Matthew 17v14-23  - Steve Hope
Our own power is powerless to do God's work -(v14-18)
To do His work you need His power - (v19-20)
The power of the cross and resurrection - (v22-23)

62 - The Transfiguration

Matthew 17:1-13 - Steve Hope
Look at His Glory (v1-3)
Listen to His Word (v4-8)
Live in His Plan (v9-13)

61 - You are the Messiah - Part 2

Matthew 16:13-28 - Steve Hope
You are the Messiah
Revealed by God - v17-20
Unexpected by Men - v21-24
Victorious over All - v25-28

60 - You are the Messiah

15th September 2019 - Steve Hope
1. Jesus is the Messiah (v13-16) a. Revealed by God (v17-20) - By the Father.... .....Through His Church

59 - Spiritual Blindness

Matthew 16v1-12 - Steve Hope
Religious Leaders: Blinded by their Stubbornness - (v1-4)
Disciples: Blinded by their Stomachs - (v5-12)

58 - A Dog's Dinner

Matthew 15v21-39 - Steve Hope
For All People: Salvation comes through faith in Jesus - (v21-31)
For All People: Satisfaction comes through food from Jesus -(v32-39)

57 - Turning Religion Inside Out

Matthew 14v34-15v20 - 7th July 2019 - Steve Hope
The Word of God is the foundation of authentic worship (14:34-15:9)
The human heart is the foundation of real impurity (15:10-20)

56 - Jesus: God over the Storm

Matthew 14:22-33 - Steve Hope
Jesus is sovereign over the storm - (v22-24)
Jesus is present during the storm - (v25-27)
Jesus needs to be in our focus in the storm - (v28-33)

55 - Bread from Heaven

Matthew 14:13-21 - Steve Hope1. Divine Sympathy - (v13-14)2. Divine Supply - (v15-19)3. Divine Satisfaction - (v20-21)

54 - Fear, Fury and Faith

Matthew 14v1-12 - Steve Hope
1. The Fearful Weakness of Herod2. The Furious Wickedness of Herodias3. The Faithful Witness of John the Baptist

53 - Prejudice and Unbelief

Matthew 13v53-58 - Steve Hope
The Power of Jesus is evident - (v53-54a)
Prejudice feeds unbelief - (v54b-57)
Unbelief results in God's rejection - (v58)

The Resurrection Life

The Resurrection Life - Romans 6:1-14 - Steve Hope1. We have a new life united with Jesus - (v1-4)2. Union with Jesus means freedom from sin's power - (v5-10)3. ....so live what you are - (v11-14)

087 - Zion - City of God

Zion: City of God -Psalm 87 - Steve Hope
1. Zion is the Lord's City - (v1-2)2. The Lord grants citizenship in Zion - (v3-6)3.The citizens of Zion are blessed - (v7)

089 - Expectations vs Reality

Expectations vs Reality - Psalm 89 - Steve Hope
Praise the Faithful Lord - (v1-37)
Praise the Lord of the Cosmos - (v5-18)
Praise the Lord of the Covenant - (v19-37)
Protesting the Faithful Lord - (v38-45)
Pleading the Faithful Lord - (v46-51)

088 - Prayer in Despair

Prayer in Despair - Psalm 88 - Steve Hope

05 - When Worldviews collide

When Worldviews collide - 17th March 2019 - Steve Hope 
God does not work how we might like (v1-4)
Jonah's Worlview was a concern for self (v5-9)
God's Worldview is a greater concern (v10-11)

04 - Overturned

Overturned - Jonah 3 - Steve Hope
The message : "Nineveh will be overthrown" - (v1-4)
Nineveh's Response: They "believed God" - (v5-8)
God's Mercy: "He relented" - (v8-10)

03 - What makes the Lord vomit?

What makes the Lord vomit? - Jonah 1v17-2v10 - Steve Hope
 Speaking of God's goodness but no confession of sin - (1v17-2v7)
Pointing out sin when we are self-righteous - (2v8-10)

02 - Fearing the inescapable God

Fearing the Inescapable God - Jonah 1v4-16 - Steve Hope
1. Fearing God's Storm - (v4-6)2. Fearing God's Word - (v7-10)3. Fearing God's Presence - (v11-16)