Living Hope Bible Church Kent

26/09/2025

We are saddened by the news of the passing of Voddie Baucham, Jr. As Founders Seminary so beautifully put it - he has left the land of the dying and entered the land of the living. While he is now in glory with the Lord, please join us in praying for his wife Bridget, their children, and grandchildren, that they may know more of the gracous love of God right now.

26/09/2025

In His trial before Pilate, Jesus is questioned about His identity and kingship. Pilate imagines political power, but Christ declares a kingdom not from this world — a kingdom established by truth, not by force, and revealed supremely in His cross. As Pilate cynically asks, “What is truth?” the Gospel confronts us with the same question: will we dismiss the King, or will we hear His voice and belong to His everlasting kingdom? In this sermon from Nathan Tarrant these points are discussed and explained.

In His trial before Pilate, Jesus is questioned about His identity and kingship. Pilate imagines political power, but Christ declares a kingdom not from this

18/09/2025

In John 18:28–32, we see the staggering irony of Israel’s leaders avoiding ceremonial defilement while plotting the murder of God’s Son, and Pilate posturing with authority while unknowingly fulfilling Christ’s own words.In this sermon Nathan Tarrant uncovers the hypocrisy of outward religion, the sovereignty of Christ over human courts, and the universal guilt of Jew and Gentile united against Him. Yet in it all shines the gospel: the true Passover Lamb bears the curse of the law, that sinners might receive the blessing of His righteousness.

In John 18:28–32, we see the staggering irony of Israel’s leaders avoiding ceremonial defilement while plotting the murder of God’s Son, and Pilate posturing

26/08/2025

In John 18:25–27, Peter’s threefold denial reaches its heartbreaking climax. Yet the rooster’s crow, rather than being the sound of final ruin, becomes the signal of Christ’s unfailing word and sovereign mercy. Even as Peter crumbles under pressure, Jesus’ foreknowledge, intercession, and love are already securing his restoration. In this message Nathan Tarrant explains how this passage warns us of the slow drift toward compromise, humbles us with the reality of our weakness, and comforts us with the assurance that our Saviour’s grace is greater than our greatest collapse.

In John 18:25–27, Peter’s threefold denial reaches its heartbreaking climax. Yet the rooster’s crow, rather than being the sound of final ruin, becomes the

07/08/2025

In this message from John 18:12–14, we behold the bound Christ—not as a victim, but as a sovereign King willingly walking the path of redemption. Though tied by human hands and judged by corrupt priests, He remains in full control, fulfilling the eternal plan of salvation. We explore the staggering irony that the hands which shaped creation are now bound in love for sinners, and we are called to look upon Him with eyes of faith—not merely as the world sees, but as Scripture reveals: the eternal Son of God, incarnate and reigning, even in chains.

In this message from John 18:12–14, we behold the bound Christ—not as a victim, but as a sovereign King willingly walking the path of redemption. Though tied

23/07/2025

He Drank The Cup!

In this solemn and theologically rich message, we behold the contrast between Peter’s misguided zeal and Christ’s unwavering obedience. As Peter reaches for the sword, Christ speaks of the cup—the cup of divine wrath He must drink to redeem His people.

We trace the Old Testament imagery of the cup of God’s fury, and see its terrifying fulfillment at the cross. Christ did not merely die; He drank the cup of damnation, concentrated in time, reserved for sinners, and assigned by the Father.

We consider what it means that He drank it fully, alone, and willingly, bearing not a generic penalty but the exact wrath due to each of His elect. This is no sentimental moment—it is the holy transaction of redemption. The sword is sheathed, the cup is emptied, and the church is left to worship in trembling joy.

In this solemn and theologically rich message, we behold the contrast between Peter’s misguided zeal and Christ’s unwavering obedience. As Peter reaches for

24/06/2025

As Jesus crosses the brook Kidron and enters the garden of Gethsemane, John reveals not a victim of circumstance, but the sovereign Son who deliberately steps into suffering. In this message, Nathan Tarrant shows us the greater Passover Lamb cross the blood-stained brook, the second Adam enter the garden to obey where the first had failed, and the Good Shepherd lead His disciples into the very place where betrayal will unfold. Christ’s path is not one of tragic misfortune but of covenantal purpose. He walks knowingly toward the cross, fulfilling the will of the Father to redeem His people. This message lifts our eyes to the glory of a Savior who did not wait to be captured, but went out in love—to save.

As Jesus crosses the brook Kidron and enters the garden of Gethsemane, John reveals not a victim of circumstance, but the sovereign Son who deliberately steps

18/06/2025

In the final verses of His High Priestly Prayer, Jesus reveals the depth of His eternal love for His people. He prays that those given to Him by the Father might one day behold His glory—a glory grounded not in time, but in the love the Father has had for the Son from all eternity. This message explores the believer’s future hope in glory, the eternal covenantal love behind our salvation, and the ongoing revelation of God through Christ. It is a call to rest in the unchanging, undeserved love of God—a love that began before creation and will never let us go.

In the final verses of His High Priestly Prayer, Jesus reveals the depth of His eternal love for His people. He prays that those given to Him by the Father

09/06/2025

Continuing in the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus, Nathan Tarrant explores the profound purpose behind the church’s unity: that the world may believe the Father sent the Son, and that believers may know they are loved even as the Son is loved. Jesus reveals that our unity is not only a gift but a witness—declaring the truth of the gospel to a watching world. It is grounded in the glory Christ has already given His people and anchored in the eternal, unchanging love of the Father.

Continuing in the High Priestly Prayer of Jesus, Nathan Tarrant explores the profound purpose behind the church’s unity: that the world may believe the Father

20/05/2025

In this portion of Christ’s High Priestly Prayer, we see the Son intercede for the sanctification of His people — not as a vague hope, but as a secured reality grounded in His own consecration. Jesus declares that believers are not of the world, just as He is not of the world, and prays that they would be sanctified by the truth of God’s Word. We explored how sanctification is not the fruit of human effort but the work of God, flowing from Christ’s own setting apart unto the cross. As Christ was sent into the world, so He sends us — sanctified, shaped by the Word, and set apart for His mission. This sermon reminds us that our holiness is not rooted in striving, but in union with the One who prayed for us and consecrated Himself on our behalf.

In this portion of Christ’s High Priestly Prayer, we see the Son intercede for the sanctification of His people — not as a vague hope, but as a secured

20/04/2025

On Easter morning, we rejoice not only that Christ rose from the dead, but that in His resurrection, He was vindicated by the Spirit — publicly declared righteous by God the Father. This was not for His sake alone, but for all who are united to Him by faith. Christ’s justification secures our own. His resurrection is the verdict of our salvation, the foundation of our peace with God, and the guarantee of our future glory. Because He was justified, we are justified in Him — now and forever.

On Easter morning, we rejoice not only that Christ rose from the dead, but that in His resurrection, He was vindicated by the Spirit — publicly declared

16/04/2025

In this message from John 17:6–8, we explore Christ’s high priestly prayer as He intercedes for those given to Him by the Father. Jesus reveals the profound reality of divine election—that believers were the Father’s possession before time and were entrusted to the Son for redemption. We reflect on how the disciples received and believed the Word, not through natural understanding, but by sovereign grace. This passage leads us to rejoice in the security, assurance, and glory of a salvation rooted in the eternal purposes of God, revealed in the Son, and embraced through faith.

In this message from John 17:6–8, we explore Christ’s high priestly prayer as He intercedes for those given to Him by the Father. Jesus reveals the profound