Entries in the 'Mark Waterfield' category

This week we looked at Galatians 4:21-31 as part of our series “Be Free.” Paul uses the story of Sarah and Hagar from the Old Testament book of Genesis to highlight differences between grace and the law.  There are three things we can learn from this story. The life of Isaac illustrates the Christian life [...]

This week we returned to our current sermon series “Be Free” from Paul’s letter to the Galatians.  The central theme of Galatians is all about be free in Christ. It not a case of what we do but what Jesus has done for us. In Chapters 1 and 2, argues this from his own experience, [...]

New year is a time for New Year’s resolutions. We make promises to ourselves and to others. At the start of 2012, we are going to look at “A Challenge, a reminder and a dream.” A Challenge We have an eternal loving God whose love for us is crazy. Do we give up everything or [...]

This Sunday was the second of our Christmas specials for 2011 on the theme of “Christmas – do you believe?” Instead of a traditional sermon, Mark Waterfield gave two short talks “The story of the trees” and “Father Christmas and Jesus.”  You can listen or download the talks using the above links (there is a [...]

This Sunday we took a break from our current sermon series and had the first of our two Hope Church Newham’s Christmas specials for 2011 called “Christmas – do you believe?”  This week we looked at Matthew 2:1-12 and saw that there are some lessons we can learn from “the star” and some lessons that we [...]

This week we reached part 10 of our series “Be Free” from the book of Galatians and looked at Galatians 3:23-29. Mark Waterfield highlighted two things from this passage a question and some wonderful truths about our identity in Christ. Do you live under “the law” or in Christ? This is a question to everybody [...]

This week we reached part 8 of our series “Be Free” from Paul’s letter to the Galatians and looked at Galatians 3:10-14.  At first glance these verses look very complex but at their heart are some truths about the gospel. These verses are quite complex but in reality they are the gospel All have sinned [...]

This Sunday we reached part 7 of our series “Be Free” from Paul’s letter to the Galatians and looked at Galatians 3:1-9. In these verses Paul is “spitting mad” that the Galatians had so easily and quickly turned from believing that they are saved by grace alone. There are three things we can learn from [...]

This week we reached part 5 of our series “Be Free” from the book of Galatians and looked at Galatians 2:11-14. In these verses, the apostle Paul writes about an argument he had with Peter.  From this passage we can learn from two weaknesses we see in Peter and two strengths we see in Paul. [...]

This week we reached part 4 of our series “Be Free” from the book of Galatians and looked at Galatians 2:1-10.  In these verses, the apostle Paul writes about a visit he made to Jerusalem 14 years after his dramatic encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus.  Paul vigorously defends the gospel in these [...]