Hope Community Church Basingstoke
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Going to the Promised Land - Victory over the Amalekites
February 21, 2021 11:27 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBWunmi Olopade spoke clearly in our series ‘Going to the Promised Land’ as we saw how God partnered with His people and won a great victory. Here are her 4 key points: 1. Let us keep our eyes focused on God 2. Let’s reach out and look beyond ourselves to offer support 3. Stay in the place of prayer 4. If God said it, He will do it
Going to the Promised Land - God at the centre
February 14, 2021 11:53 - 22 minutes - 15.1 MBBiggsy also shared a clear and challenging message on God’s provision, relying on Him and living truly God centred lives. He left us with these questions to consider: 1. Do you try and offer God a slice of your time or is He at the centre of each slice? 2. What small change could you make towards centring on Him? 3. What places or people has God put in your lives that you can be like manna to, through encouragement, prayer or practical giving?
Returning from Exile
February 07, 2021 11:18 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBGreg Whittick shared 4 insights from Ezra 3 at a joint BCCs live stream: 1. Primacy of worship 2. Unity of God’s people 3. Generational Differences 4. Exile changes you (the future doesn’t look like the past)
Going to the Promised Land - Introduction
January 31, 2021 11:09 - 20 minutes - 13.3 MBAndy Winser launched our new series: ‘Going to the Promised Land’.
New Wineskins? - Part 3
January 24, 2021 10:52 - 25 minutes - 16.7 MBTerry Huggett concluded the ‘New Wineskins?’ series. Here are the questions for us to consider this week: 1. Can you share your testimony in a few minutes, can you recall the kind of person you were when you came to faith in Christ? 2. How resistant are you to personal change? What challenges does it bring? 3. How do you see "Hope" church in the few years? What would you like it to be/look like?
New Wineskins? - Part 2
January 17, 2021 12:02 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBTerry Huggett continued our current series, ‘New Wineskins?’ which included a walk around the town centre. Here are the questions for us to consider this week: 1. Who or how have you been discipled in the past or present? 2. When you consider Basingstoke what stands out the most to you, good or bad? 3. How do you see yourself serving in the body, the Church?
New Wineskins? - Part 1
January 10, 2021 16:46 - 23 minutes - 15.4 MBTerry Huggett launched our new series ‘New Wineskins?’ revealing what the early church was committed to. Here are the questions for us to consider this week: 1. Do you remember when and how you were filled with new wine = The Holy Spirit? 2. In today's world how do you maintain fellowship (relationship) with those around you? 3. Since you became a Christian what has encouraged you the most regarding being part of the Church family?
Remember & Reimagine
January 03, 2021 16:51 - 22 minutes - 14.5 MBChurch leader Gary Bastin begun the year with a talk called ‘Remember & Reimagine’. Let us remember: 1. who God is 2. who we are 3. what God has said to us Let us reimagine our future: 1. personally 2. together as a church
Hope at Home
December 20, 2020 13:26 - 13 minutes - 879 KB'Hope at Home' was an uplifting celebration of Christmas, hosted by Gary Bastin and his daughter Abi. Samuel Dunn joined them and spoke about ‘The Greatest Gift’
The First Christmas
December 13, 2020 11:38 - 7 minutes - 498 KBLast Christmas and this Christmas are going to be different, but we need to remember what happened at the first Christmas.
Advent: The Waiting
December 06, 2020 17:50In this Advent season we had a biblical perspective on waiting…
Filled for Purpose: Prayer & Guidance
November 29, 2020 12:01 - 27 minutes - 3.6 MBPete and Marian Hay concluded our ‘Spirit Filled Church’ series looking at how the Spirit helps us in prayer and guides us. Here are this week’s questions: 1. Through this series what has the Holy Spirit been leading you to know and do? 2. In what ways has the Holy Spirit helped you personally hear from God? 3. In your weakness how have are you experienced His comfort, strengthening, encouragement, intercession for you
Filled for Purpose: Unity & Fruit
November 22, 2020 11:10 - 30 minutes - 3.97 MBYouth Pastor Biggsy delivered a provocative and challenging talk on 'Unity & Fruit' as part of our 'Spirit Filled Church' series. Here are this week’s questions: 1. How are we demonstrating community? 2. How might we need to do some realigning in order to bear more fruit as a Body? 3. How do you want to step outside of your comfort zone to grow your individual giftings to maximise your part in His plan?
Filled for Purpose: Spiritual Gifts
November 15, 2020 12:11 - 18 minutes - 2.39 MBGary continued our 'Spirit Filled Church' series unpacking 'Spiritual Gifts’ explaining that that they are given for us to fulfil Gods mission! Here are this week’s questions: 1. What stood out to you most from Sunday’s talk? 2. Is there a time when you have used the Spiritual Gifts? Describe what happened? 3. Being honest, which of the Gifts would you like to have? 4. Pray for one another, that we would both receive and use these gifts.
Seven Holy Spirit Symbols
November 08, 2020 11:19 - 13 minutes - 1.74 MBGary Bastin highlighted seven symbols for the 'Holy Spirit' and encouraged us to reflect on them this week. Take one symbol each day: study, reflect and meditate on it and see what God says to you: Monday – Dove Tuesday – Water Wednesday – Fire Thursday – Wind Friday – Oil Saturday – Seal Sunday – Wine Here are this week’s questions: 1. What do the symbols represent? 2. What does it show us about the Holy Spirit? 3. Which symbol of the Holy Spirit stood out to you most and why?
Filled for Purpose: Proclamation & Power
November 01, 2020 14:49 - 19 minutes - 2.54 MBA big thank you to Sian Rees, from the Evangelical Alliance, for her clear and compelling message from Acts 4 in our ‘Spirit Filled Church’ series. Here are some questions from Sian for us to discuss this week: 1. What does this ‘new’ season look like in your world? In your personal or family life, your work life and your church? 2. Read Acts 4:29-30 once again and note what they considered to be priority requests during that time. In terms of making Jesus known to others, what would be y...
The work of the Holy Spirit (part 2)
October 18, 2020 10:36 - 25 minutes - 3.39 MBSara Huggett spoke personally and challenged us about the work of the Holy Spirit in revelation, illumination & teaching. Here are the questions for reflection and discussion this week: 1. Describe a time in your life when God spoke to you directly, known as a ‘rhema’ word of God for your life. This could be directly from the Bible or in another way. 2. Do you find it easy or do you struggle to have conversations with the Holy Spirit? What could you put in place to help that? 3. ‘Revelati...
The work of the Holy Spirit (part 1)
October 11, 2020 10:12 - 28 minutes - 3.77 MBTerry Hugget spoke about the work of the Holy Spirit in salvation, purification & assurance, as part of our 'Spirit Filled Church' series. Here are his questions for this week’s reflections: 1. Looking back to before you became a Christian, can you identify times when the Holy Spirit was at work in your life that helped lead you to faith in Christ? 2. Have faith and repentance remained a constant in your life? At times when maybe you have struggled what got you back on track? 3. Regardin...
Remember Jesus
October 04, 2020 10:47 - 21 minutes - 2.87 MBA special live stream across the four BCCs churches where Phil Norris spoke a timely message from Colossians 2 encouraging us to ‘remember Jesus’.
The Holy Spirit in the New Testament
September 27, 2020 11:00 - 19 minutes - 2.61 MBAndy Taylor continued our sereies ‘Spirit Filled Church’ and spoke about the Holy Spirit in the New Testament and poured three bottles of Guinness!
The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
September 20, 2020 12:36 - 16 minutes - 2.17 MBGuest theologian Jen Smith spoke insightfully about the activity of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament, and about the pattern of the Spirit separating land and water. To see her notes please click here.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
September 13, 2020 10:08 - 14 minutes - 1.85 MBDave Perry gave us a biblical overview of the Holy Spirit in our 'Spirit Filled Church' series! Questions for small groups or personal reflection: 1. Identify one way it should make a difference for us that the Spirit is person. 2. Name one thing you need the Spirit to “search the depths” for on your behalf. (Wisdom, solutions, perspective…). 3. David was anointed with the Spirit and then faced a crisis: Goliath. At this point in your life, what is your “Goliath”? 4. Ponder this sentenc...
Spirit Filled Church - Introduction
September 06, 2020 10:54 - 17 minutes - 2.26 MBGary Bastin introduced our new series 'Spirit Filled Church'. Here are the three question for us to discuss this week: 1. What has been your most significant encounter with the Holy Spirit so far? 2. What is the difference between the activity of the Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testament? 3. Being honest: a. what would you like to get out of this series? b. what do you think God would like to do in you during this series?
God's Waiting Room - Paul
August 30, 2020 18:11 - 7 minutes - 9.25 MBSimon & Jane Aspray did an outstanding job concluding our summer series 'God's Waiting Room'. Jane spoke about the Paul in the Bible titled ‘Paul on Pause’. Here are the four points Jane made in the talk for you to reflect on: · Waiting takes time but it is not a waste of time · God sees the bigger picture · Not ‘why?’ but ‘what for?’ · I am the waiter not the lord of the manor
God's Waiting Room - The Disciples
August 23, 2020 11:56 - 8 minutes - 11 MBChurch leader Gary Bastin spoke about how, after waiting and praying, the Disciples were transformed when the Holy Spirit came upon them. What is God doing now, what could this mean for us and our nation?
God's Waiting Room - Moses
August 16, 2020 10:13 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MBJames Liriano’s punchy preach reminding us God’s task is still the same but the tools to share it are different!
God's Waiting Room - Joseph
August 09, 2020 11:01 - 8 minutes - 10.9 MBThanks to Andy Winser for his insights into ‘waiting’ from the story of Joseph. As we navigate this new normal what is the soundtrack to your waiting? Are you · passive or active · expectant because God is at work in you
God's Waiting Room - Abraham
August 02, 2020 10:37 - 11 minutes - 15.2 MBThis week Loba Olopade spoke about at Abraham in our summer series 'God's Waiting Room'. His three ‘takeaways’ were: Hear God for yourself Don’t put your trust in yourself It may not loo like it but God has a plan
God's Waiting Room - Noah
July 26, 2020 11:52 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBDenise Robotham kicked of our new series sharing her ‘Noah Principles’ and how they apply to our lives.
Sharing Good News in the New Normal
July 19, 2020 13:19 - 19 minutes - 25.8 MBSimon Corlett reminded us that we are all ‘hope carriers’ and gave us some superb practical advice on how we can share our faith.
Romans 12 & 13
July 05, 2020 10:56 - 30 minutes - 39.7 MBAndy Winser did a superb and inspiring talk in grounding Romans 12 & 13.
Romans 10 & 11
June 28, 2020 10:23 - 19 minutes - 26 MBMany thanks to David Robotham for expertly unpacking Romans 10 & 11 reminding us that: Unity in His church is paramount God is faithful to His promises All creation will be renewed It’s always a work of grace
Don't forget to use God's gifts
June 21, 2020 12:54 - 9 minutes - 12.6 MBReuben Brown gave a punchy and powerful talk reminding us in lock down not to forget to use the gifts God has given us especially the gift of prophecy!
Romans 9
June 14, 2020 11:10 - 19 minutes - 25.8 MBDavid Robotham continued our Romans series and did an awesome job in unpacking chapter 9.
Romans 6-7
May 31, 2020 13:06 - 22 minutes - 29.4 MBWe are also grateful to Jen Smith (Academic Manager from King's School of Theology) for doing an utterly brilliant job in revealing chapters 6 and 7. Masterful!
Romans 5
May 24, 2020 12:14 - 17 minutes - 23.4 MBThanks to Andy Taylor for continuing our series on Romans and reminding us of true grace and peace that only God can bring.
Hope Kids Team
May 17, 2020 11:14 - 8 minutes - 11 MBMany thanks to Joy Pratchett and Mark Wilson from the Hope Kids Team for doing a brilliant job hosting the morning and for the creative retelling of Jesus calming the storm.
Romans 3:21-4:25
May 10, 2020 20:29 - 24 minutes - 32.4 MBMany thanks to Elias Hope for continuing our Romans series looking at chapters 3:30 to 4:25. His teaching was very clear and he was also vulnerable as he shared a personal story.
Romans 1:18-3:20
May 03, 2020 13:07 - 22 minutes - 29.5 MBOn Sunday we were joined online by Greg Whittick, leader of the Community Church Tadley, who did a masterful job in unpacking the opening few chapters in our series on Romans.
Wellbeing and not worrying
April 26, 2020 16:37 - 34 minutes - 44.7 MBThis week Gary was joined by Lynne Jones from Rewire (www.rewirelifecoaching.com) and she shared three tips for wellbeing. Then our Youth Pastor Biggsy and some of our young people did a spoke about not worrying, trusting God and finding joy. It was a superb morning with outstanding contributions!
Stand up and lift up your head
April 19, 2020 15:37 - 17 minutes - 22.8 MBThis week we were joined online by guest speaker Ephrem Sahlu, from Christ Community Church, London. He spoke from Luke 21 about our future Hope, the Grace of God and being useful here on the earth now!
Easter Sunday: Confidence, trust & unconditional love
April 12, 2020 16:01 - 17 minutes - 22.4 MBThis Easter Sunday we came together online for an all age live stream celebration. Guest speaker Simon Corlett, preached about having confidence and trust in the resurrected Jesus, and how everyone can know his unconditional love!
Palm Sunday: Jesus clears the Temple
April 05, 2020 11:07 - 21 minutes - 28 MBOn Palm Sunday Gary Bastin spoke about Jesus arriving in Jerusalem and then clearing the temple from Matthew 21. From this story he shared three ‘R’s for us to consider during the coronavirus pandemic: 1. Rediscover your relationship with God 2. Reflect and allow God to deal with things 3. Remember who we are as Gods people
Hezekiah: Faith in a cage
March 29, 2020 15:44 - 23 minutes - 30.7 MBMany thanks to Colin Barnes, from the River Church in Maidenhead, for recording a video message which we were able to live stream on Sunday morning. He spoke about King Hezekiah, in the Old Testament, who had been ‘locked-down’ in Jerusalem. Form this story Colin shared some encouraging insights to keep us in a place of faith and trust in God!
Mothers Day... goes online!
March 22, 2020 12:13 - 20 minutes - 27 MBMothers Day this year was very different! Due to the Coronavirus pandemic sweeping across the UK we were unable to gather as a church. Instead church leader, Gary Bastin, hosted an online, interactive Mothers Day ‘service’ which was broadcast on Facebook live!
Romans 1:1-17 Paul's Greeting & Introduction
March 15, 2020 17:14 - 36 minutes - 47.7 MBMany thanks to David Robotham for speaking on Romans 1:1-17 and brilliantly setting out the ‘map’ of this letter and for revealing the historical context into which Paul wrote it. Here are the two questions he left us to consider: 1. Is our Christian ‘belief’ a ‘settled conviction’ that Gog really did raise Jesus and that he is messiah? 2. Are we prepared to allow that conviction to challenge our ‘Caesar’ – the pervading culture, the false ‘messiahs’, the usurper Lords?
Romans Overview: A Capital Letter
March 08, 2020 18:18 - 13 minutes - 18 BytesMany thanks to Andy Taylor for launching our new series on the book of Romans. He gave a great overview of this important and influential letter.
2020 Vision: Hope Carriers
March 01, 2020 16:30 - 29 minutes - 31.9 MBWe were delighted to have Catherine Gladwell speaking to close our 2020 Vision series. She spoke about how God has called us to be ‘outposts of heaven’ carrying His hope!