Living Hope Belfast

07/08/2026

It’s that day of the week! 🗓️

We’re excited for this Sunday as we hear from Pastor Reece at our morning services, and at our evening service, receive a report from the team who served in the Philippines in July, as well as Evan Thompson bringing the word.

Sundays are better with you, so come along & be a part of it!

05/08/2026

Pastor's Thought for the Week

1 Peter 5:7 tells us to cast all your anxiety on him for he cares for you.

The Word anxiety in the bible means to 'pull the heart in different directions'.

Peter tells us it only needs to go one way - to Jesus.

We are not asked to lay them or put them but to cast, to throw them away from us to him.

He gives the reason 'for he cares for you'. The readers of the day could barely imagine a God who was good let alone a God who cares but that is who we find in our God.

Today if worry and fear fill your hands, throw them into the hands of the one who holds onto the whole world and yet cares for you.

04/08/2026

We are running this for the 5th year now. It is both effective and helpful in dealing with Grief. It is a 13 week course meeting weekly every Monday evening. There are two excellent and experienced leaders from LHB who run this and you are welcome to join us.

You don't have to attend LHB to attend and the course is from a Biblical Christian viewpoint. Please get in touch if you have any questions and to sign up please follow the link. Feel free to share with those who may find this helpful.

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01/08/2026

Sunday is the day we gather in our churches.

We have a special day @ Living Hope, in the morning @ 10.00 & 11.30 am we are continuing on with our life lessons looking at the life of Peter remembering "Failure is an event, never a person".

After an amazing week with the kids on our summer scheme with a huge Thankyou going out to Lighthouse Church for their help last week, tomorrow night @ 6.30 pm is our special service for all the kids and parents with Free Mauds Ice Cream on the way into church for everyone.

This is your invitation to church

29/07/2026

Pastor's Thought of the Week

In Luke 15 Jesus is responding to the accusation that he eats with sinners so she shares 3 stories about the lost.

A sheep who got lost naturally

A coin who got lost accidentally

A son who got lost by his choices

All 3 of them moved away from where they should be and where they belonged.

The key to the lost is not the reason they are lost, the key is why Jesus came which he shares in Luke 19:10 The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

Today you may feel lost know that you are not.

Today you may feel you don't matter you do.

Today Jesus still seeks out the lost for in each of the 3 stories when what was lost was found there was great rejoicing.

22/07/2026

Pastor's Thought of the Week

There is nothing worse than going to bed and not being able to sleep. Our mind is running at 100 mph as we try to switch off.

Sleepless nights can also be caused by anxious hearts, discomfort, new born babies with no respect for time.

In all these 3 bible stories the enemy is attacking, the person is stuck in a lions den, a prison and a boat yet they slept.

The stories reveal a complete trust in the hand of God, the lions will not win, the prison will not stop me and the storm will not defeat me.

David writes in Psalm 4:8 In peace I will both lie and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

Be assured today there is nothing God's Hand is not upon you with and no situation he cannot bring his peace to.

18/07/2026

SUNDAYS AT LIVING HOPE ☀️

At 10.00am Pastor Matt will carry on with our series on “Life Lessons” looking at “The Guide”. Wisdom from 25 years of Ministry.

At 11.30am we have the Dedication of Glen & Esther McAuley’s little boy, Albie. We love to dedicate little ones at Living Hope Belfast!

At 6.30pm we have Jim Weir bringing us the Word looking at Luke 7:11-17.

We can’t wait to see you this Sunday!

15/07/2026

08/07/2026

Pastor's Thought for the Week

When we read of the characters of the Bible that God used, he did not pick perfect people with perfect lives who acted perfectly in every situation.

Had he done we could not have related with or connected to people who struggled in their faith, asked some questions and felt despair on the journey at times.

What we do today is look towards him, reach out and stand upon the certainty and assurance of his Word summed up:

GOD HAS GOT YOU

Isaiah 46:4 says Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

27/06/2026

We have something for EVERYONE this Sunday at Living Hope! ☀️

At 10:00am Pastor Matt brings the next part of “Life Lessons” as we look at “In Him”.

At 11:30am we have our Young Families Prizegiving Service!

At 6:30pm we’ll be chatting with and praying for the team heading to the Philippines next week.

Pastor Matt will be bringing a further part of “Life Lessons” looking at “Don’t worry about the next Mountain!”

Sunday is very full, but there’s room for you!