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Hope Presbyterian Church
We are a network of worshipping congregations based in the South West of Christchurch New Zealand, namely Hornby, Rolleston, West Melton and Halkett.
Welcome to 3 Weeks of Prayer! In this message we look at the letter to the church in Laodicea, and explore renewing our zeal and passion for God, avoiding lukewarm faith.
Welcome to 3 Weeks of Prayer! In this message we look at the letter to the church in Pergamum, and explore holding firmly to the truth and rejecting false teachings.
This week at the Evening Service, we learn to pray so that Christ may dwell in our hearts, we'll understand every good thing in Christ, we'll have one mind and voice to glorify God, and we can discern what is best.
Welcome to 3 Weeks of Prayer! In this message we look at the letter to the church in Ephesus, and explore returning to our first love and deepening our relationship with Christ.
This week at the Evening Service, we learn to pray so that Christ may dwell in our hearts, we'll understand every good thing in Christ, we'll have one mind and voice to glorify God, and we can discern what is best.
Welcome to 3 Weeks of Prayer! In this message we look at the letter to the church in Ephesus, and explore returning to our first love and deepening our relationship with Christ.
Welcome to 3 Weeks of Prayer! In this message we look at the letter to the church in Laodicea, and explore renewing our zeal and passion for God, avoiding lukewarm faith.
Welcome to our Summer Series for 2025 where we will explore the wisdom of Proverbs. This week we look at Proverbs 11:25 "A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed."
Welcome to our Summer Series for 2025 where we will explore the wisdom of Proverbs. This week we look at Proverbs 11:25 "A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed."
Welcome to our Summer Series for 2025 where we will explore the wisdom of Proverbs. This week we look at Proverbs 11:25 "A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed."
Welcome to our Summer Series for 2025 where we will explore the wisdom of Proverbs. This week we look at Proverbs 18:21 "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit."
Welcome to our Summer Series for 2025 where we will explore the wisdom of Proverbs. This week we look at Proverbs 18:21 "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit."
Welcome to our Summer Series for 2025 where we will explore the wisdom of Proverbs. This week we look at Proverbs 18:21 "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit."
Welcome to our Summer Series for 2025 where we will explore the wisdom of Proverbs. This week we look at Proverbs 16:3 "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."
Welcome to our Summer Series for 2025 where we will explore the wisdom of Proverbs. This week we look at Proverbs 16:3 "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."
Welcome to our Summer Series for 2025 where we will explore the wisdom of Proverbs. This week we look at Proverbs 16:3 "Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans."
The birth of the Church at Pentecost represents a new move of God through the Holy Spirit. The Church was born with a mission to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth, and everyone one of us is called to partner with God in His mission or restoring the earth to Himself.
The birth of the Church at Pentecost represents a new move of God through the Holy Spirit. The Church was born with a mission to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth, and everyone one of us is called to partner with God in His mission or restoring the earth to Himself.
The birth of the Church at Pentecost represents a new move of God through the Holy Spirit. The Church was born with a mission to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth, and everyone one of us is called to partner with God in His mission or restoring the earth to Himself.
Merry Christmas! The birth of Jesus is the ultimate fulfilment of God’s promises and the greatest expectation realised. Through His birth, God’s plan of salvation was set into motion and we as individuals and as church both prepare for the future coming of Christ and participate in seeing God's kingdom being lived out here on earth.
John’s miraculous birth was for a specific and special reason —he was called to prepare the way for the Messiah. His life reminds us that God often births something new to prepare for a greater move of His Spirit. What God is preparing us for is often not just about us individually but a wider purpose that can affect generations to come.
Samson’s birth came with a divine purpose—to begin delivering Israel from the Philistines. His life reflects how God uses unlikely people to accomplish His purposes, even in our weakness.
God's promises often seem impossible, but faith and patience bring them to fruition. Isaac’s miraculous birth illustrates God’s faithfulness in fulfilling His covenant.
God's promises often seem impossible, but faith and patience bring them to fruition. Isaac’s miraculous birth illustrates God’s faithfulness in fulfilling His covenant.
Come join us as we listen to what God has done through peoples lives within our church family.
Welcome to Week 12 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gift of Leadership.
Welcome to Week 12 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we will look at inviting the Holy Spirit through corporate worship.
Welcome to Week 11 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gift of spiritual leadership.
Welcome to Week 11 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gift of faith.
Welcome to Week 11 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gift of faith.
Welcome to Week 10 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gift of tongues.
Welcome to Week 10 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gift of faith.
Welcome to Week 9 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gift of discernment.
Welcome to Week 9 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gifts of Tongues and Interpretation.
Welcome to Week 8 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gifts of Discernment, Knowledge, and Wisdom.
Welcome to Week 7 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gift of Prophecy.
Welcome to Week 6 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gift of Healing.
Welcome to Week 6 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gift of Healing.
Welcome to Week 6 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the gift of Healing.
Welcome to Week 5 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the categories of the gifts and the difference between manifestation, ministry, and motivational gifts.
Welcome to Week 4 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore understanding the purpose and function of spiritual gifts within the church, and cultivating a culture of love and servanthood when using our gifts.
Welcome to Week 4 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore understanding the purpose and function of spiritual gifts within the church, and cultivating a culture of love and servanthood when using our gifts.
Welcome to Week 4 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore understanding the purpose and function of spiritual gifts within the church, and cultivating a culture of love and servanthood when using our gifts.
Welcome to Week 3 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore what it means to "eagerly desire" the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as we seek to empower you to break free from limitations and excuses, step into your calling with boldness and confidence, knowing that God has equipped you for such a time as this.
Welcome to Week 2 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the "messy middle" and how we can navigate through conflicts and challenges with a Christ centred approach.
Welcome to Week 2 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the "messy middle" and how we can navigate through conflicts and challenges with a Christ centred approach.
Welcome to Week 2 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the "messy middle" and how we can navigate through conflicts and challenges with a Christ centred approach.
Welcome to Week 1 of our series "Empowered for Impact: Exploring our Spiritual Gifts." This week we explore the importance of unity and wisdom from God in overcoming divisions.
Welcome to Week 10 of our preaching series in Samuel. We do not know how long Samuel lived after Saul became king of Israel. What we know is that he was committed to both God and God's people for as long as he was alive. This week we look at running our race with our eyes fixed on God until the very end.
Welcome to Week 10 of our preaching series in Samuel. We do not know how long Samuel lived after Saul became king of Israel. What we know is that he was committed to both God and God's people for as long as he was alive. This week we look at running our race with our eyes fixed on God until the very end.
Tonight we hear from Joel Tregurtha who recently returned from a short term missions trip in Fiji with The Navigators.
Welcome to Week 9 of our preaching series in Samuel. This week we look at stepping into the position that God has given us in spite of our own self perceptions.
Welcome to Week 9 of our preaching series in Samuel. This week we look at stepping into the position that God has given us in spite of our own self perceptions.
Welcome to Week 8 of our preaching series in Samuel. This week we learn that distorted desires can give way to replacing God.
Welcome to Week 8 of our preaching series in Samuel. This week we learn that distorted desires can give way to replacing God.
Welcome to Week 7 of our preaching series in Samuel. Samuel's sons and the elders of Israel all provide interesting examples in how God-given freedoms can be abused. God's Word reminds us that freedoms must be treated with respect, and that the consequences of abusing these freedoms are logical and inevitable.
Welcome to Week 5 of our preaching series in Samuel. Some mistakes go unnoticed. Some cause minor embarrassment. Some create problems that take a while to untangle. Then there are those few mistakes that are hard to get over. We will see today that Samuel made one of those horrible mistakes that likely haunted him for the rest of his days.
Welcome to Week 5 of our preaching series in Samuel. Some mistakes go unnoticed. Some cause minor embarrassment. Some create problems that take a while to untangle. Then there are those few mistakes that are hard to get over. We will see today that Samuel made one of those horrible mistakes that likely haunted him for the rest of his days.
Welcome to Week 4 of our preaching series in Samuel. It is interesting that as God is raising up a man to lead the people into Godly foundations, and to build a godly foundation - the first thing he teaches Samuel is to listen to his voice.
Welcome to Week 4 of our preaching series in Samuel. It is interesting that as God is raising up a man to lead the people into Godly foundations, and to build a godly foundation - the first thing he teaches Samuel is to listen to his voice.
Welcome to Week 4 of our preaching series in Samuel. It is interesting that as God is raising up a man to lead the people into Godly foundations, and to build a godly foundation - the first thing he teaches Samuel is to listen to his voice.
Welcome to Week 3 of our preaching series in Samuel. It is not by coincidence that the first thing that Samuel was trained in is hearing Gods voice. Hearing Gods voice was a picture for some much more significant – being trained to pursue a relationship with God.
Welcome to our preaching series in Samuel. Samuel teaches us to remain steady in shifting times and ever-changing circumstances. This week, Hannah's situation gives an example of generational faith. This legacy of faith is to be fought for.
Welcome to Week 2 of our preaching series in Samuel. Samuel teaches us to remain steady in shifting times and ever-changing circumstances. This week, Samuel serves as beacon of hope that the next generation might serve God even more faithfully with hungrier hearts.
Welcome to Week 2 of our preaching series in Samuel. Samuel teaches us to remain steady in shifting times and ever-changing circumstances. This week, Samuel serves as beacon of hope that the next generation might serve God even more faithfully with hungrier hearts.
Welcome to Week 1 of our preaching series in Samuel. Samuel teaches us to remain steady in shifting times and ever-changing circumstances. This week, Hannah's situation gives an example of generational faith. This legacy of faith is to be fought for.
Welcome to Week 1 of our preaching series in Samuel. Samuel teaches us to remain steady in shifting times and ever-changing circumstances. This week, Hannah's situation gives an example of generational faith. This legacy of faith is to be fought for.
This week Hope West Melton welcomes Kaaren Mathias. Kaaren works in public health in New Zealand and India and supports the NZ College of public health medicine as a Training programme supervisor. She is founder/director of Burans (www.burans.org) who have developed interventions (Nae Disha, Nae Umeed, Swasthya Labh Saadan) that have been adopted and scaled with other non-profits and Nae Disha (a youth mental health and resilience intervention) which was adopted, adapted and scaled by the National Institutes of Disability across India.
Kate Russell, Executive Director of Hagar NZ tells us a little about the work that Hagar NZ does.
Our panelists Tony Kan, Mark Ambundo, Stefanie Gutschmidt and Roy Warren answer questions from the floor.
A three week series on Israel and Palestine. This week we look at the history of Israel from 1948 to today.
Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene, meets her in her grief, and sends her as the first witness.
Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene, meets her in her grief, and sends her as the first witness.
Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene, meets her in her grief, and sends her as the first witness.
A three week series on Israel and Palestine. This week we look at the history of Israel to 1948.
Easter declares that even a tomb of death cannot contain or hold down God’s love for the whole world and in remembering His death and resurrection we continue to proclaim this love and life to the world.
Easter declares that even a tomb of death cannot contain or hold down God’s love for the whole world and in remembering His death and resurrection we continue to proclaim this love and life to the world.
Easter declares that even a tomb of death cannot contain or hold down God’s love for the whole world and in remembering His death and resurrection we continue to proclaim this love and life to the world.
Today, we observe the Lord’s Supper. One of the major themes of the Lord’s Supper is remembering. Remembering the past impacts the present. When you forget something significant you begin living for the insignificant. This is why Jesus wants us to think about Him and to remember Him. When we remember His love for us it impacts our love for Him and ultimately our love for others. Remembering the past impacts the present.
Our values are foundational. They help direct our missional priorities. The five priorities, or building blocks, that God has led us as Hope Presbyterian to focus on during the 2024 to 2028 years.
Our values are foundational. They help direct our missional priorities. The five priorities, or building blocks, that God has led us as Hope Presbyterian to focus on during the 2024 to 2028 years.
Our values are foundational. They help direct our missional priorities. The five priorities, or building blocks, that God has led us as Hope Presbyterian to focus on during the 2024 to 2028 years.
We choose to reach beyond ourselves, intentionally being outward focused. In a world of great need, we eagerly respond to God's invitation to take up our part in the Great Commission in the power of the Holy Spirit.
We choose to reach beyond ourselves, intentionally being outward focused. In a world of great need, we eagerly respond to God's invitation to take up our part in the Great Commission in the power of the Holy Spirit.
We welcome and serve all people, both inside and outside the church. We seek to creatively meet their needs in genuine love, hungering to see them come into a personal relationship with Jesus. We choose to be resilient champions of hope and freedom in our broken world, stewarding all that God has entrusted to us for future generations. We know this is only made possible by the power of the Holy Spirit at work in us.
Our family likeness is Christlikeness. We are humble conduits of His powerful faith-enabled grace. Spiritual disciplines hone our sensitivity to the Holy Spirit’s guidance and power through transformational time in prayer, Bible reading and study and worship. We step out in our grace-enabled gifts, both individually and corporately. In this way, God is crafting us as living stones into a temple for the Holy Spirit. We are active, flexible, agile, and have a boldness and courage that comes from being steadfastly anchored to the cornerstone, Jesus Christ.
Our family likeness is Christlikeness. We are humble conduits of His powerful faith-enabled grace. Spiritual disciplines hone our sensitivity to the Holy Spirit’s guidance and power through transformational time in prayer, Bible reading and study and worship. We step out in our grace-enabled gifts, both individually and corporately. In this way, God is crafting us as living stones into a temple for the Holy Spirit. We are active, flexible, agile, and have a boldness and courage that comes from being steadfastly anchored to the cornerstone, Jesus Christ.
We welcome and serve all people, both inside and outside the church. We seek to creatively meet their needs in genuine love, hungering to see them come into a personal relationship with Jesus. We choose to be resilient champions of hope and freedom in our broken world, stewarding all that God has entrusted to us for future generations. We know this is only made possible by the power of the Holy Spirit at work in us.
Join us in 2024 for an illuminating and transformative preaching series centred on the prayers of Daniel. In a world filled with challenges, uncertainties, and shifting cultural landscapes, the life and prayers of Daniel offer timeless wisdom and guidance.
Join us in 2024 for an illuminating and transformative preaching series centred on the prayers of Daniel. In a world filled with challenges, uncertainties, and shifting cultural landscapes, the life and prayers of Daniel offer timeless wisdom and guidance.
Join us in 2024 for an illuminating and transformative preaching series centred on the prayers of Daniel. In a world filled with challenges, uncertainties, and shifting cultural landscapes, the life and prayers of Daniel offer timeless wisdom and guidance.
Join us in 2024 for an illuminating and transformative preaching series centred on the prayers of Daniel. In a world filled with challenges, uncertainties, and shifting cultural landscapes, the life and prayers of Daniel offer timeless wisdom and guidance.
Join us in 2024 for an illuminating and transformative preaching series centred on the prayers of Daniel. In a world filled with challenges, uncertainties, and shifting cultural landscapes, the life and prayers of Daniel offer timeless wisdom and guidance.
Welcome to week four of our summer series. This week, we discuss one of the most well known stories from Jesus’ life and how it should challenge us today.
Welcome to week four of our summer series. This week, we discuss one of the most well known stories from Jesus’ life and how it should challenge us today.
Welcome to week three of our summer series. This week, we discuss Jesus’ invitation to Levi and the events surrounding it.
Welcome to week two of our summer series. This week, we discuss Jesus’ interactions at a Pharisee’s dinner party.
Welcome to week two of our summer series. This week, we discuss Jesus’ interactions at a Pharisee’s dinner party.
Welcome to the first week of our summer series. This week, we discuss Jesus’ breakfast conversation of restoration with Peter.
Welcome to the first week of our summer series. This week, we discuss Jesus’ breakfast conversation of restoration with Peter.
Have you ever felt like you’re waiting on God? His timing might always be perfect, but from where we sit, it can also be frustrating. In this message, we’ll look at what happens when God’s timing makes us pause, reflect, and depend on Him. Because while we’re waiting, God is working.
Have you ever felt like you’re waiting on God? His timing might always be perfect, but from where we sit, it can also be frustrating. In this message, we’ll look at what happens when God’s timing makes us pause, reflect, and depend on Him. Because while we’re waiting, God is working.
Have you ever felt like you’re waiting on God? His timing might always be perfect, but from where we sit, it can also be frustrating. In this message, we’ll look at what happens when God’s timing makes us pause, reflect, and depend on Him. Because while we’re waiting, God is working.
Living at peace with others instead of living offended. Jesus didn’t call us to be right, He called us to be loving. It’s easy to be offended. What’s hard is to look past the offence and love the person on the other side. You can choose to forgive the way God forgave your sins.
Living at peace with others instead of living offended. Jesus didn’t call us to be right, He called us to be loving. It’s easy to be offended. What’s hard is to look past the offence and love the person on the other side. You can choose to forgive the way God forgave your sins.
What do we really want in life? Often what we think we want is different than what we actually want, which is peace. God has given us His peace through His presence. Peace isn’t found in the absence of problems. Peace is found in the presence of God.
What do we really want in life? Often what we think we want is different than what we actually want, which is peace. God has given us His peace through His presence. Peace isn’t found in the absence of problems. Peace is found in the presence of God.
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