Shows / Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth

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Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] A Spirit Led Service
Zoe read from Acts chapter 6:1-7, opening up and reviewing the first few chapters of Acts and how it’s all about growth. Yes, the linking thread is the Holy…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] A Spirit Formed Community
This Sunday, Luke took us through the next stage of our sermon series; ‘Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church’ - this week’s topic was ‘a…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] When the Spirit comes
Reading through Acts chapter 2, Zoe Lane continues our sermon series; “Empowered’ looking at the movement of the Spirit in the early church”. Looking…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] The promise and the power
For the next 12 weeks, we’ll be focusing on our sermon series called ‘Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church’. This week, reading from Acts…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[The Road to Emmaus] The Road to Emmaus
When life can feel like it’s been turned upside down, and you question all you believe about God - like in the book of Luke 24 - Luke talks us through the Road…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Easter] Easter Sunday 2025
This post may be a week late but it is worth the wait! We had a fantastic time on Easter Sunday, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus and also celebrating new…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Palm Sunday] Palm Sunday
It was great to welcome Stephen Beach to lead us through our Palm Sunday service. Stephen read from Matthew 21:1-17, with the challenge of how, more than…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Compassion Sunday] Mike Robbins
This week, we were joined by Mike Robbins from Compassion UK. Mike kindly shared a word with us, reading from John 15:9-15
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Stop. Start. Continue] Continue
A slight change to the schedule saw Luke Mansfield conclude our latest sermon series; Stop. Start. Continue. Luke looked at how God is a God who works in…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Guest Speakers] Dr Ruth Valerio - Just Living
Following on from the wonderful Just Living event on Saturday, we welcomed Dr Ruth Valerio who spoke from Psalm 146, talking further about environmental issues…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Stop. Start. Continue] Start
Reading from Isaiah 43:19, Luke continued our Stop. Start. Continue. series. Luke questioned ‘what if the greatest move that we are to expect of God is on the…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Stop. Start. Continue] Stop
As we start a new month and prepare for Lent, Luke Mansfield leads us into our new sermon series; ‘Stop. Start. Continue.’ Luke read from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Baptism Sunday] Hope
What a fantastic service we shared yesterday, baptising 4 of our church family and celebrating new life with them. Luke shared a short message on hope. Hope is…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Go: Living out the great commission] Living a life that speaks
Zoe concluded our sermon series: ‘Go: Living out the great commission - Living a life that speaks’. Recapping on the past few weeks, Zoe shared 3 clear…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Go: Living out the great commission] Building Bridges to Share the Gospel
Luke Mansfield continues our ‘Go: Living out the great commission’ series and reading from John 4:4-26 and 1 Corinthians 9:19-23. This week’s topic was…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Go: Living out the great commission] Overcoming Barriers to Evangelism
Continuing our ‘Go: Living out the great commission’ series and reading from Matthew 10:16-20, Zoe looks at the question; ‘How does Jesus say we will be…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Go: Living Out The Great Commission] Sharing the Message of Hope
A change of plan this week had Zoe stepping in to preach, continuing the sermon series; ‘Go: Living Out The Great Commission’ - Zoe read from Romans 1:16-17…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Go: Living Out The Great Commission] The Heart of Evangelism
Preaching on 2 Corinthians 5:14-21, Luke continued the sermon series; ‘Go: Living Out The Great Commission’. Luke was looking at how our actions in life are…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Go: Living Out The Great Commission] The Call to Evangelism
As we embrace the start of the new year and a new term, Luke Mansfield kicked things off with our first sermon series of the year ‘Go: Living Out The Great…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Christmas 2024] Where Heaven Meets Earth - part 2
Luke continued our short sermon series; ‘Where Heaven meets Earth’ reading from Luke 57-66, looking at the story of Elizabeth and Zechariah and how we fit into…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Christmas 2024] Where Heaven Meets Earth - part 1
Our first Christmas sermon of the year, looking at the topic ‘Where Heaven Meets Earth’, we’re reminded by the nativity story that God is close. That today…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[2 Thessalonians] Chapter 3
Zoe concluded our series on Thessalonians, preaching this week on 2 Thessalonians 3. Over the past 8 weeks, we’ve seen Paul emphasise points that he’s made…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[2 Thessalonians] Chapter 2
2 Thessalonians - Chapter 2 is where Luke picked up our sermon series. This week focusing on the question ‘How do we stand firm in a world that is full of…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[2 Thessalonians] Chapter 1
On this Remembrance Sunday, Luke continued our series in Thessalonians, this week moving onto 2 Thessalonians, reading from chapter 1. Luke was looking at…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[1 Thessalonians] Chapter 3
It was great to welcome Jon Bush to continue our Thessalonians series, this week looking at 1 Thessalonians, chapter 3. Jon suggested that prayer is the…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[1 Thessalonians] Chapter 2
Luke reads from 1 Thessalonians, chapter 2 - looking deeper into what Paul and Silas went through during their time in Thessalonica, aiming to preach the…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[1 Thessalonians] Chapter 1
This week, Zoe Lane kick starts a new series on 1 Thessalonians, looking at reports of how a community of faith is getting on
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Things Jesus Never Said] You Get What You Deserve
Luke concludes our ‘Things Jesus Never Said’ sermon series. Throughout the series, we’ve been focusing on the things Jesus didn’t say in order to see the power…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Things Jesus Never said] it doesn't matter what I do, God just wants me to be happy
Reading from John 8:1-11, Luke Mansfield continued the series, looking this week at ‘Things Jesus Never said: it doesn't matter what I do, God just wants me to…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Things Jesus Never Said] You don't have to forgive that person
It was great to welcome Zoe Lane back after her summer break last Sunday and Zoe jumped straight back in by continuing the sermon series: ‘Things Jesus Never…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Things Jesus Never Said] You'll Never Have Bad Days
Luke started our latest sermon series named ‘Things Jesus Never Said’ - preaching from Luke 16, looking at how we can make up a ‘soft and easy God’ to suit our…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Fruit of the Spirit] Luke 10
It was a jam packed Sunday and Jon Bush kindly led us in this week's instalment of 'Fruit of the Spirit'
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Fruit of the Spirit] Acts 12
Our Summer series; ‘Fruit of the Spirit’ continued on Sunday with Luke reading from Acts 12:1-19
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Gifted] How spiritual gifts function
On her last Sunday before her time off over August, Zoe Lane concluded our sermon series; ‘Gifted’ - reading from 1 Corinthians 12: 4-13 and looking at how…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Gifted] The types of gifts given
We had a wonderful time on Sunday, worshipping the Lord and hearing from Luke as he continued with our ‘Gifted’ sermon series. This week, Luke was looking at…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Gifted] Spiritual Gifts and Spiritual Growth
This Sunday, Luke jumped straight into our new sermon series; ‘Gifted’ - reading from Romans 12:3-8 and looking at spiritual gifts and spiritual growth
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[God's Big Picture] The Perfected Kingdom
Luke Mansfield ends the ‘God’s Big Picture’ sermon series, looking at ‘The Perfected Kingdom’. Reading from Revelation 21:1-8 - concluding the ‘big story' of…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[God's Big Picture] The Proclaimed Kingdom
Stephen Beach kindly took the mic this week to bring us ‘The Proclaimed Kingdom’ - reading from 2 Corinthians 3:16-4:12, bringing us a sketch and some…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[God's Big Picture] The Present Kingdom
This week, Luke looks at ‘The Present Kingdom’ - reading from John 1:29-34 and how the fulfilment of the promises we’ve already seen are beginning to come to…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[God's Big Picture] The Prophesied Kingdom
Continuing with our ‘God’s Big Picture’ sermon series, Zoe preaches on ‘The Prophesied Kingdom’ and how ‘we’re not there yet’
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[God's Big Picture] The Partial Kingdom: Land and King
It was great to have Carl Smethurst (Regional Minister, SWBA) with us on Sunday to continue the “God’s Big Picture’ series. Carl spoke on the topic ‘The…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[God's Big Picture] The Partial Kingdom: People and Blessing
Luke continues our ‘God’s Big Picture’ sermon series, looking at the subject; ‘The Partial Kingdom - People and Blessing’ - covering the history of Israel…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[God's Big Picture] The Promised Kingdom
Week 3 of our series; ‘God’s Big Picture’, Zoe took us through Genesis 12:1-9 - this series gives us an overview of the bible and looks at the central…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[God's Big Picture] The Perished Kingdom
Luke continues our ‘God’s Big Picture’ series, reading from Genesis 3; ‘The Perished Kingdom’
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[God's Big Picture] The Pattern of the Kingdom
Luke Mansfield kicked off our new sermon series; God’s Big Picture’. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be reading from Genesis through to Revelations and taking a…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Joel] Joel 3
Concluding our mini series on Joel, Luke Mansfield reads from Joel 3, reflecting on how when we’re ‘in the pits’ , there can still be hope in the darkness
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Joel] Joel 2
Continuing our mini series on Joel, last week Zoe read from chapter 2. Zoe looked at the common question people ask; ‘where is God in unwelcome circumstances…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Joel] Joel 1
This Sunday, we were joined by Jon Bush who kicked off our 3 part series on Joel
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Lent: Giving It Up] Death!
Wow! What an amazing Easter Sunday we had, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Having spent the past few weeks looking at Jesus’ journey to…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Lent: Giving It Up] Our Lives
In the penultimate week of our Lent: Giving It Up series, Luke preaches from Matthew 16:21-28. This week’s topic was ‘Our Lives’, continuing to look at what it…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Lent:Giving It Up] Enemies
This week, Luke Mansfield continues our ‘Lent: Giving It Up’ sermon series, reading from Matthew 5:43-48 - breaking down the meaning of the word ‘Enemies’ and…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Lent: Giving It Up] Superiority
Zoe took to the stage to pick up our ‘Lent: Giving It Up’ series, reading from Genesis and James and looking at how we can make a commitment together to lay…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Lent: Giving It Up] Expectations
While we may be giving up something specific for 40 days, Luke looks at how long term sacrifices could help and impact us on our walk with Christ, making us…
Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth[Lent: Giving It Up] Control
Luke Mansfield launched into our latest sermon series, reading from Genesis 2:15-17 and Matthew 4:1-11. As we travel through this Lent season together, we’ll…