Jubilee Church Hull: Recent Episodes
Jubilee Church Hull
Did Jesus Really Say That? - ‘Blessed are those who are persecuted’ Matthew 5:10Speaker: Phil Irvin
Did Jesus Really Say That? - ‘You cannot serve both God and money’ Matthew 6:24Speaker: Luke Selway
Did Jesus Really Say That? - ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’ Matthew 22:39Speaker: Dan Fryer
Did Jesus Really Say That? - 'Not seven but seventy-seven’ Matthew 18:22Speaker: Emmanuel Innocent
Did Jesus Really Say That? - "Let him deny himself and take up his cross"Matthew 16:24Speaker: Sue Wilson
Real - Psalms For Life. Psalm 1: Choosing The Right PathPsalm 1Speaker: Emmanuel Innocent
The Church - Lessons From Antioch. Disciple-Making PeopleActs 2: 1 - 21Speaker: Dan Fryer
The Church - Lessons From Antioch. Worshipping People Acts 13: 1 - 3Speaker: Luke Selway
The Church - Lessons From Antioch. Spirit-Filled People Acts 11: 21 - 24Speaker: Emmanuel Innocent
The Church - Lessons From Antioch. Prophetic PeopleActs 11: 25 - 30Speaker: Mark Rothery
The Church – Lessons from Antioch. Discipled PeopleActs 11: 19 - 26Speaker: Emmanuel Innocent
The Church – Lessons from Antioch. Grace-Filled PeopleActs 11: 19 - 30Speaker: Sue Wilson
The Church – Lessons from Antioch. Suffering PeopleActs 11: 19 - 30Speaker: Josh Davies
At advert we anticipate the arrival of the promised King and one of the descriptions used by Isaiah about who this king would be is ‘prince of peace. Jesus would offer rest to those who are weary and a deep peace for all. That through relationship with Him, we could know peace with God, peace with ourselves and peace with other.
(Isaiah 9:6)
At advert we anticipate the arrival of the promised King and one of the descriptions used by Isaiah about who this king would be is ‘everlasting father. Jesus comes to be king and to look after his people. He would care for this children forever and prepare a place for them in heaven.
(Isaiah 9:6)
At advert we anticipate the arrival of the promised King and one of the descriptions used by Isaiah about who this king would be is ‘wonderful counsellor’. Jesus would be a supernatural source of extraordinary wisdom. He would be good news to those in need and filled with the Holy Spirit would demonstrate the Kingdom at work through his wisdom, understanding, counsel, strength and knowledge.
(Isaiah 9:6)
There is so much to say about the love of God but what is even more amazing, is that God is love. John shows us the love of God in His identity (‘God is love’), in His incarnation (‘God sent his only son into the world’), and in His initiation of relationship with us (‘not that we loved God, but that he loved us’). God is love. We get to enjoy that love today knowing the nothing can ever separate us from it.
(1 John 4:8-10, Romans 8:31-39)
God is good by definition, and that means wherever you find goodness, you will God. Even with a good God, who is sovereign over everything and has the control over all things, bad things still happen, and good people still suffer. However, God is always good and that means if God has done something that it is good. We may not understand why God has done it, but we can be confident based on Scripture and our experience, that God is good, let us taste and see.
(Psalm 34:8, Genesis 1:31, Mark 10:18)
When Jesus returns, He will no longer be the one who humbly rode a donkey into Jerusalem but triumphantly riding a horse. The world will encounter a sovereign King with a passion for righteousness and a desire to vindicate those who have suffered for His name. This is the king we follow and to who, one day every knee will bow.
(Revelation 19:16, 1 Timothy 6:15, Philippians 2:10-11)
God is the one who both gives the law and administers judgement. The Bible makes it clear that the wage of our sin is death, and our judgement awaits us. Isaiah understands God is judge but also knows God is the king who will save us. We can run to our judge knowing that He is just, but that punishment has been poured on Jesus on the cross.
(Isaiah 33:22, Psalm 50:6, James 4:12)
God throughout scripture shows us that despite our rebellion, He is relentless in His pursuit of us. God continually shows His people His mercy not because of our actions but despite our actions as He reveals His goodness, His gentleness and His tenderness to us. This mercy is ultimately shown through Jesus’ sacrifice, and we find that because of this mercy, we find forgiveness and grace poured into our lives.
(Romans 9:15-16, Luke 1:78, Exodus 34:6-7, Philippians 2:7)
God is forever faithful. We can trust Him that he will always be faithful to His word and His promises. It means we can confidently await Christ’s return knowing He will achieve all He set out to accomplish. Even in the face of our unfaithfulness, God is always faithful.
(Romans 3:3-4, Revelation 19:11)
God created all things is one of the most important but most contested teachings in the Bible. Believing God created all things means rejecting lots of common beliefs about the universe but leads us to worship our creator who is worthy of glory and honour and power. He is in total control, and we can confidently trust Him in all things.
(Genesis 1:1, Revelation 4:11)
Two occasions, 800 years apart and we hear the angels declaring the same thing in both as they are overwhelmed by the staggering holiness of God. To say that God is holy is to say that He is other than you, separate from you, distinct, cut off, set apart, devoted to Himself and nothing else. In Isaiah, we are given a picture of God who is totally unlike us. It is no surprise that the angels were overwhelmed by such holiness.
(Isaiah 6:1-3, Revelation 4:8)
In creation everything is changeable and yet God himself is unchanging. This means that we can have such confident in approaching Him. His commitment to His glory, His compassion for the broken, His anger at sin and His passion for justice remain constant. So, when we come to God, we will find He is always the same.
(Psalm 102:25-27, Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8)
Exploring what church looks like in this next season. For more information visit www.notdull.org/gathering
Exploring what church looks like in this next season. For more information visit www.notdull.org/gathering
Exploring what church looks like in this next season. For more information visit www.notdull.org/gathering
Josh Davies shares from Joshua 13:1-7 on how as people of faith we walk into God's promises.
The church was always meant to be a gathered people. This has changed during COVID-19 but being together is a key element to being in this family. As we gather, God is with us and we demonstrate His kingdom to those around us (Hebrews 10:19-25).
In a culture gripped by greed, we choose to be people who live generously understanding that all we have is a gift from God for us to steward. That means we use our time, energy and resources to serve God, His church and our city (2 Corinthians 8 and 9).
In a culture which lives for the moment, we have our eyes fixed on eternity. We understand that we are living in the kingdom of God but we also await the return of Jesus and the new heavens and the new earth. We have expectancy that God will break in but we also understand we still live with the consequences of sin (Revelation 21).
We live in a world experiencing burn out. The constant need for more has led to striving and exhaustion. Jesus instead offers us rest for our souls. This is not a promise of an easy life but one where we find Jesus and the life he intends for us. We are invited to live a different way to the world around us (Matthew 11:25-30, Hebrews 4:1-11).
In a culture of compromise, we called to live with deep convictions knowing that life is found in following Jesus. This is contrary to the world around us that values autonomy and freedom. We are a holy people, set apart to demonstrate Jesus to the world. As we do that, we find a life not full of rules, guilt and shame but of joy (1 Peter 2: 9-12, Ephesians 2: 11-22).
Being added to God’s people means being part of the new covenant. This covenant calls for commitment and sacrifice. In a culture that is self-seeking, we give ourselves to one another, to community and to together becoming more like Jesus (Hebrews 8).
We are saved by grace, sustained by grace and will be glorified because of grace. This truth causes us to be people who are quick to demonstrate this grace to those around us, believing no matter what has happened in the past, God has a plan for each of us (Romans 5, Ephesians 2:1-10).
As we have lived through the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been gripped by fear and uncertainty. As followers of Jesus, we are invited to live lives full of peace. That as we abide deeply in Jesus, we would know true peace (Philippians 4:4-9, Matthew 6:25-34).
In a culture that thrives on division, we have been united by Christ. We all have something to bring to this family and our diversity is something to be celebrated and not feared (Ephesians 2:11-22, Romans 12:3-8, Galatians 3:28-29).
As believers, we have been welcomed home into a new family. In a culture of individualism, we chose to submit to one another and find a place where we belong. As we understand our place in this family, we are then able to invite others to join us (Ephesians 2:19, Mark 3:31-35)
As we have lived through the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen our expression of church completely change. As we begin to meet again, we are given the opportunity to reimagine what church looks like and how we can impact the culture around us. In this season, we will be exploring what it means for us to a family and how the gospel impacts us and those around us.
Join us as Steve shares with us on Resurrection Sunday and reminds us of what Jesus has done for us.
Dan Fryers shares on our annual gift day. This year we are raising money towards 3 areas of Social Action, Church Planting and Family Fund.
For more information visit www.notdull.org/gift-day
Jesus came to bring the Kingdom of God and give us life to the full. In Matthew 5-7 Jesus delivers teaching on what it looks like for the Kingdom to have arrived. In this series we look at what the arrival of this Kingdom means for us and how we can experience the power and presence of God every day.
Every word of “Scripture is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness”, and these last few verses of Paul’s letter to the Philippians are no exception. We, as saints, have an honorable and wonderful calling, to live for the glory of God forever and ever. And we do it full of the grace of Jesus Christ within us. We have every reason to rejoice!
Philippians 3:17-21
There is great worth in imitating others, if those others are spiritually mature. Are you encouraged to live out your faith by the example of others around you? Or are you to easily drawn to following those whose minds are set on worldly things? Let us ensure we are looking to Godly examples and seeking to imitate them, just as we might imitate Christ. Let us live as citizens of heaven, not this fallen earth, and in so doing we will share in Christ’s vindication and glory at the resurrection of our earthly bodies into heavenly ones.
Key Verses: Philippians 3:12-16 - Here is one of the most challenging passages in this letter, as Paul presents to us one of the seeming paradoxes of our faith, that having just said we must rely fully on Christ for our ongoing growth and confidence, he then challenges us also to push on for the prize. God works in us but also wants to work with us in our path to the rewards of our eternal home.
Paul himself demonstrates great humility here is honoring two men of God who he values highly. Timothy is a great example for us. He loved the Philippians, Jesus, the gospel and also loved Paul and wanted to serve and encourage him. He was willing to put all these things before himself and serve sacrificially for the advance of the gospel. Epaphroditus was a man who loved God, loved his leaders and loved the church. He was will to suffer for the gospel, mirroring Christ’s own ministry on earth and was used to bless the church. How do we serve sacrificially to bless those around us?
While God’s justice is a cause for us to work out our salvation in “fear and trembling”, Paul’s intention is not for us to anxiously worry about whether or not we are good enough to merit God’s favour. Rather, it is God’s love and enabling grace that will enable us to live as lights in the world. We can rejoice that it is “God who works in us”.
By humbling himself on the cross out of love, Jesus demonstrated that he truly shared the divine nature of God, who is love. Due to his obedience Jesus is given dominion over all creation and one day everyone will rightly give him praise as their Lord. Do our lives exalt Jesus into his rightly place now?
Paul’s beautiful poem, reflecting on the humility of Christ, is an encouragement and challenge to us. There is such theological richness here as we meditate on the nature of Christ, God come to the earth as a man, self-limiting and willing to die. Jesus is the perfect example of a life lived in love and service of God and others. Paul’s encouragement to the church in this passage is to make sure that they remain united, that affection, love, encouragement and sympathy would be hallmarks of their community and that they continue to serve one another in humility.
Paul’s encouragement to “let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel” could also be translated as “only behave as citizens worthy of the gospel”. In this, Paul is reminding the Philippians, who were proud to be citizens of Rome and of all the advantages that came with that citizenship, that in fact their citizenship is now found in Christ. It is to Christ that we pledge allegiance and for whom we live, and our commitment to Him, even when facing opposition and persecution, will be a sign of our salvation.
So, how does our growth in God manifest itself? For Paul, the key is love. As our love for God and others grows we will become wiser, more able to discern what is the right or wrong things to do, and how to produce fruit in our lives that glorifies God and reveals him to others.
Steve shares on how we are investing in relationships during this time and partnering with believers both locally and through our Regions Beyond family in seeing the gospel advance.
As we begin our new series looking at the Letter to The Philippians, Josh explains why Paul wrote it and why we can learn so much from this letter today.
Hannah continues our 'Habits of Grace' series looking at how we find Jesus through spiritual disciplines. In this message we focus on what it means to be family together.
Dan shares about where he feels God is leading us over the next few months as we prepare to give at our gift day.
Mark continues our 'Habits of Grace' series looking at how we find Jesus through spiritual disciplines. Today we focus on living a disciplined life with our money and what it looks like to steward our finances well.
Steve continues our 'Habits of Grace' series as he looks at how we spend our time and make the most of the opportunities God has given us.
Josh continues our series looking at spiritual disciplines as we focus on study of scripture.
Phil continues our series looking at spiritual disciplines as he focuses on fasting and how we find Jesus through this discipline.
Dan continues our series looking at spiritual disciplines. This week we focus on silence and solitude.
Ahead of the launch of our TLG Education Centre, Tim Morfin (CEO of TLG) shares of God's heart to reach those in need and how we can get involved.
Dan begins our series looking at what it means for us to place God at the centre this year. Does the grace we have received motivate us to live as God intends and do all we can do to become Christ like?
Trevor Payne and a number of friends within Regions Beyond join us for this special Sunday as we pray for Dan Fryer as he takes on the leadership of the church.
Steve finishes our series in the book of Genesis at chapter twelve as the story turns toward one man and one family. God chooses Abraham, through whom he plans to restore his blessing to the whole world. God promises to bless all the families of the earth through Abraham’s seed. Through this story we see what it means for us to live as descendants of Abraham and be a blessing to the nations.
Hannah continues our series in Genesis as she looks at the story of Babel and how we see God's plan for the nations throughout scripture
Josh continues our series in Genesis looking at the story of Noah and the hope found through God's covenant and what that means for us today.
Mark continues our series in Genesis as he looks at the story of Noah and the grace we find through the story.
Steve continues our series in Genesis as he looks at the story of Adam and Eve and how they disobeyed God in the garden. Through this story of rebellion we see hope emerge as God's plan for humanity unfolds.
Alison continues our series in the book of Genesis by sharing about God's plan for work.
In this week's message, Phil preaches from Genesis 2 and the 7th day of the creation account. In this message, Phil looks at what it means to embrace the God's plan for rest in a world full of busyness and distraction
Josh shares the second message from our 'In The Beginning' series looking at the story of creation and what it means to be created in the image of God.
Dan begins our new series looking at the book of Genesis and starts in chapter 1 looking at how we see God in all of creation.
Josh shares about the meaning of baptism and why it is so key for all believers to be baptised
Alison reflects on our recent vision series and shares from Isaiah 43 about what it means for us not to be a people who dwell on the past but instead move into all God has for us in this new era.
Dan shares about what it means for a people to be community restoring, our fourth value
Steve continues looking at our vision as a church and looks at what it looks like to be a people who are 'People Reaching'
Mark continues our series looking at our vision as a church and what it means to be a people who are 'Potential Releasing'
Phil continues our vision series as he looks at what it is to be a people who are spirit receiving
Dan shares the first of our series looking at what it means for us to make Jesus known in Hull and the nations
Hannah speaks on what it means for us to show Jesus to those around us as we look to be a missional people.
Steve shares about what it means to be a missional people and 5 ways that we can share of the good news of Jesus
Dan Fryer continues this 2 part sermon on biblical giving and our response as members of the family of believers; here at Jubilee Church Hull.
Steve shares our plans for the next season and how the money given at gift day will support this
As we celebrate lives transformed by Jesus, Dan shares with us a picture of who God is from Isaiah 6 (including baptism testimony)
Guest speaker, Topsy Mokena joins us from Clarens, South Africa. As part of Regions Beyond, Topsy shares about what it means to live out God's love for the poor.
Phil shares from our series looking at the parables Jesus told. Through this parable, Phil shares about the invitation we have to be part of God's Kingdom and how that invitation changes the way we live now.
Dan continues our series looking at the parables of Jesus and in this story we find Jesus confront those listening about whether they would be ready for His return.
Simon Turner of New Life, Biggin Hill shares with us from Philippians 3:12-14 and encourages us to be people who press on and step into all the thing's God has for us.
Alison shares God's heart to answer our prayers and what it means to be persistent in our requests
Josh shares the story of the Good Samaritan and challenges us about whether we really love others.
Looking at the two parables found together in Matthew 13, Phil explores what giving up everything to follow Jesus means.
Hannah looks at the story of the prodigal son and challenges us about our response to our heavenly Father.
Dan starts our series by asking the questions 'What are you building your life on?' In looking at the parable of the wise and foolish builders, we are challenged to live in obedience to Jesus
The cross marks a decisive defeat of the demonic powers in this world. On the cross, they were stripped of their power to accuse any believer before God. However, these enemies still exist and attempt to exert what power they have left to rob, steal and destroy. But the final victory is Christ through the cross and that means we have victory over any power the enemy has in our lives.
As we saw last week, we were all slaves to sin, unable to break the chains of our idolatry and rebellion. But Jesus is the Master of the House and he declares us free. As believers we must learn not to be enslaved again once set free but instead learn to live in the fullness of the freedom Christ brings.
Jesus was made to be sin by God for our sake. Due to our disobedience we were in debt to God and deserving of death. Yet Jesus, who knew no sin became man and took our sin on himself becoming our substitute so that we could be righteous before God. This is the incredible truth of the cross and should change each of us.
Jesus coming as a King was predicted throughout the writings of the Old Testament. God’s people eagerly awaited a king who would save them and rule over them. However, throughout the Old Testament are prophecies which predict the arrival of a very different king. A king who would not come with a battle cry but come as a baby to a lowly family and live a life of service for us. As we see the predictions of our coming king, let us see that Jesus is everything we could ever want or need, that he truly is all he was predicted to be.
In this passage Jonah responds to God’s saving of the Ninevites by getting angry at God to saving them. Jonah has learnt about God’s compassion, but he is yet to truly understand it. God uses a plant and a word to remind Jonah of who He is and how His plans are better than Jonah’s.
In this passage Jonah is finally obedient to God’s call and goes to Nineveh. As a result, the people repented and are saved from God’s punishment.
In this passage Jonah is thanking God for saving him. In the belly of the fish, Jonah recognises that God is saving him from his situation and God is his protector. Jonah recognises that anything that people are reliant on other than God is a ‘vain idol’ which will fail them. In this passage Jonah is repenting of his actions and confessing that God is the sovereign source of salvation.
In this passage we see God call Jonah to the people of Ninevah. This is not an easy task that God calls Jonah and he responds by running away. God shows He is sovereign over even the wind and waves as he causes a storm to stop Jonah from escaping but then shows His remarkable grace by providing a fish to save him.