Hope Baptist Church, Plymouth

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] From Persecutor to Proclaimer

Zoe led us through Acts 9:1-31 this week, continuing our Empowered sermon series. Looking at the life of Saul, giving us hope for the world we live in today

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] The Gospel Breaks Boundaries

We continue to push through the book of Acts, this week looking at Acts 8:26-40. God has been moving throughout this series and it’s been great to hear how the Holy Spirit is at work. This week’s topic was ‘The Gospel Breaks Boundaries’

[Empowered; The movement of the Spirit in the early church] Standing firm in the faith

What a weekend! We spent both our Sunday services waiting on the Holy Spirit, reading through Acts 7 (yes, the whole chapter!) and recounting the story of Stephen, a spirit filled follower of Christ

[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 Spirit and the acts of the obedient apostles but the repeating structure is a repetition on Luke’s commentary on the growth of the church

[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 Spirit formed community’, read from Acts 2:42-47

[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 specifically at when the Spirit comes, how it’s a big full circle moment and how the promise of the spirit is fulfilled

[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 1:1-11, Luke looks at how the ‘waiting room’ is a place of preparation for the plans God has for us

[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 to Emmaus; all the emotions and struggles they felt on that resurrection Sunday but reminds us that the Lord isn’t just present in the miraculous, he’s present in the mundane too and you don’t have to have it all figured out to encounter God

[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 life with a baptism. Zoe led the service, reading from Matthew 28:1-10 and Luke 24:36-49

[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 anything else, we desperately need the presence of God in our lives