May Update
There are now less than 100 days to go to the Olympics – the once in a lifetime event which is happening right on our doorstep is fast approaching! Last weekend we had a great prayer weekend in Stratford with 16 churches joining together on the Sunday to pray and ask God to move powerfully [...]
“Spiritual Gifts For Everyone” Part 2 – Baptism in the Holy Spirit
This week we continued the introduction to our new series “Spiritual Gifts For Everyone” and looked at “Baptism in the Holy Spirit.” Jesus’ baptism and his receiving of the Holy Spirit is mentioned in all 4 gospels e.g. Matthew 3:11. In Acts 1:5, Jesus himself talks about being baptised with the Holy Spirit. In the [...]
“Spiritual Gifts For Everyone” Part 1 – Biblical overview of the Holy Spirit
This Sunday, we started our new sermon series “Spiritual Gifts For Everyone.” The title of this sermon series is deliberate. At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was poured out on all people. In the same way today, the spiritual gifts are for all Christians – no one is excluded. Many Christians are hungry for spiritual fulfillment. [...]
More Holy Spirit power
Billy Graham once wrote ‘Everywhere I go I find that God’s people lack something. They are hungry for something. Their Christian experience is not all that they expected and they often have recurring defeat in their lives. Christians today are hungry for spiritual fulfilment. The most desperate need of the nation is that men and [...]
Forgiveness – Matthew 18:21-35
On Sunday, Sam Nair spoke on forgiveness from Matthew 18:21-35. Forgiving is such a relevant thing. For some people forgiving is not part of their moral code. Forgiveness is something we are confronted with on a daily basis. When some hurts you to the depth and intensity that you cannot grapple with, it becomes a [...]
Our Confidence in the Resurrection
This week, we celebrated Easter and looked at why we as Christians can be confident in the resurrection. Christianity is a resurrection religion. “Without Jesus’s resurrection there is no good news at all. The concept of resurrection lies at the very heart of Christianity. If you remove it Christianity is destroyed.” – John Stott (see [...]
Lent Prayer Diary – Saturday 7th April 2012
Revival / Renewal Pray for more of heaven touching earth. Ask God that we see more of the supernatural power of God working in and through our lives. Ask the Holy Spirit to refresh us when we are dry and give us courage. Ask God to pour out His Spirit on the Church in the [...]
Lent Prayer Diary – Friday 6th April 2012
Events in 2012 Pray that this year would be full of many significant events in the life of Hope Church – pyramid picture. Pray for the Diamond Jubilee weekend – June 2nd to June 5th 2012. Ask God for a great advance of the gospel during the Olympics and Paralympics. For some excellent prayer resources for the London [...]
Lent Prayer Diary – Thursday 5th April 2012
The World /Persecuted Church Thank God that Hope Church is part of a world-wide family of churches – Newfrontiers Pray for Newfrontiers’ work in other countries. Today our focus is on UAE (United Arab Emirates) – See the Newfrontiers’ webpage on UAE and Operation World’s prayer guide for UAE for prayer points. Pray for all the believers who are being [...]
Lent Prayer Diary – Wednesday 4th April 2012
God’s work in our communities Thank God for good co-operation between the churches in Stratford and in Newham (Transform Newham ). Pray for Hope School of English that it will provide a good service to our community and through it people will establish good links to Hope Church. Pray for the different ministries in Newham that reach out [...]
