Amblecote Community Church

On Sunday 15th March it was Mother's Day and we had dedications in our service. Tim's message wasn't only to parents, or mothers, it was for everyone. We all play an important role in each other's lives and in the lives of children and young people. WATCH Tim's message For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

In this podcast Tomas (a member of our Church Family) talks with Tim Murray about how his autism impacts the way he experiences church and Sunday services, what particular challenges may be faced by neurodivergent people in our gatherings and how we can grow as a church community in our mutual hospitality towards one another. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can g...

Giving is a way to meet with God, to encounter him and to be by changed by him. On Sunday 8th March Tim brought part two on the Spiritual Discipline of giving. Giving shapes and changes us because it makes us more like Jesus. Giving teaches us to trust God. God gives us good things to enable us to give to others. Missed part one? Catch up here For more information about who we are, what we believe...

What you do with money will shape who you become. Once or twice a year we teach on one of the Spiritual Disciplines, these are things we can do to allow God to do things that we can't. On Sunday 1st March Tim gave part one on the Spiritual Discipline of giving and spoke about the formational power of money in our lives. What we do with our time and money shows what's important to us and wh...

Baptisms are really special occasions at ACC and we were really excited to have a baptism service on 22nd February. As part of this, Tim explained what baptism is and why we do it. He also spoke about God's love. ❤️ Real love is not afraid to tell us the truth.❤️ God's love is not about the easy path. ❤️ Real love seeks our true good even when it is a painful process.❤️ God's love is a...

Paul wanted to be counter to human culture. On Sunday 15th February we continued our series on Acts, reading from chapter 18 when Paul was in Corinth. Why did Paul do mission? In addition to loving God with all his heart, soul, mind and strength, Paul's love for people and his desire for them to meet and be changed by Jesus kept him going. For more information about who we are, what we believe...

We can have real confidence in God. He knows what we are going through. On Sunday 8th February we continued our series on Acts, looking specifically at how Holy Spirit led Paul and how he leads us. 1. Holy Spirit guides through reason - God leads and guides through our reasoned minds and trusts us to make decisions. 2. Holy Spirit guides by the closing and opening of doors. 3. Holy Spirit guides u...

Along with growth come the pressures of growth, and how we deal with them dictates whether we continue to grow or not. On Sunday 1st February Adrian continued our series on Acts and spoke about the pressures of growth, looking at the early church in Acts 6:1-7 For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 25th January Andy Clark gave a short message about seeing things differently. ‘See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up, do you not perceive it?’ - Isaiah 43:19For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, ⁠ please visit our website⁠

Jesus doesn't just make our life a bit better, he changes everything! On Sunday 18th January we were really excited to have guest speaker Phil Knox from The Evangelical Alliance with us. He shared some incredibly encouraging research with us and also spoke about Good News People and how Good News People are part of something, are relational, are prayerful and how they matter! Find out more abo...

We don't like tension. It feels uncomfortable, but the reality is that it creates energy and movement. On Sunday 11th January we had the next message in our vision series and Tim Barton spoke about 'holding the tension' and how this will help us in preparing for change. Listen to Tim Murray's talk on how to deal with unchosen change if you missed it last week For more information a...

We all experience change in our lives. Sometimes we choose change, sometimes it comes without our choosing. On Sunday 4th January Tim talked through some biblical examples that might help us to deal with unchosen change in our lives. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 14th December, Tim Barton gave a short message at our Carol Service about how God is here. God is closer than you think. WATCH the whole service For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

Hearing about Jesus and knowing what he did is one thing, but nothing compares to a personal encounter with Jesus. On Sunday 7th December we continued our mini series looking at the Holy Spirit in the nativity narrative and Joy spoke on Jesus' presentation at the temple 40 days after his birth. Jesus is here. Our challenge this Christmas is to find Jesus in the quiet and to find him in the cha...

On Sunday 30th November we started our Christmas series with a message on the Holy Spirit and the birth of Jesus. Whenever we see the Spirit working he will always point to Jesus, and Luke's nativity narrative is no exception. The Spirit points to Jesus as the Son of the Most High and the work of the Spirit reveals Christ's identity. For more information about who we are, what we believe a...

On Sunday 23rd November we had interviews with members of our Church Family hearing about some of what they've been up to this year and how they have encountered Jesus through life stage discipleship courses/retreats. WATCH in video form To register your interest in joining a life stage discipleship course in the future, email Tim Murray on tim.m@amblecotecc.org.uk For more information about w...

How do we receive the gifts of the Spirit? Last week in part 1, we looked at the what, why and who of the gifts of the Spirit. Catch up here if you missed it In part 2 on Sunday 16th November we looked at the how, how to receive the gifts of the Spirit. It's good for us to seek out the gifts. God decides what he gives us, but he still calls us to ask him for the gifts. For more information abo...

Don't focus on the gift, but on why there is a gift. The Holy Spirit is the greatest gift giver of all. On Sunday 9th November Tim Barton spoke on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, part one. The gifts of the Holy Spirit are just one aspect of the Holy Spirit. CATCH UP ON LAST WEEK'S MESSAGE if you missed it. The Spiritual Gifts are Spiritual Abilities. They are not everything, but they're...

On Sunday 2nd November we answered the question, after Jesus' death, resurrection and ascension what is the true role of the Holy Spirit who he sent? We answered this question by looking at what Tim Murray considers to be the top five works of the Holy Spirit, and we noted that the work we see in the New Testament is still the same today. CATCH UP ON LAST WEEK'S MESSAGE if you missed it Li...

If only we could say, here is everything you need to know about the Holy Spirit , but unfortunately it's just not that simple! On Sunday 26th October we moved from Empowered to the first in a two part series specifically on the Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Doctrine might sound like a scary word, but it just means putting together all that the Bible reveals about something in an ordered way. 1. The...

God is very real. On Sunday 19th October we read from Acts and learnt about the holiness of God, the power of his presence and how the presence of God brings to the surface salvation. Fear of God doesn't mean being afraid of him, rather it's a recognition of the reality of God and his power. God is much more real than we often think he is. We all need to know God's salvation. For more information...

Can the gospel cope with pressure?* On Sunday 12th October Tom preached on Acts 4:1-34, themed boldness and resistance. When faced with resistance we must respond the same way the disciples did, with prayer and with boldness. WATCH this message in video form *Spoiler alert, we think this chapter says it can! For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, pleas...

On Sunday 5th October we returned to our series, Empowered. We looked at the passage in Acts 3 about the healing of the man by the beautiful gate and how that and Peter's speech point to Jesus and repentance. Dave also shared really vulnerably and honestly about experiences of healing, and lack of, in his life. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved...

On Sunday 28th September we were really excited to welcome Derek and Penny to our service and it was great to hear from them ahead of our trip to Kenya next month. WATCH this in video form For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

So often, life is all about me, myself and I. But what if it's not just about me, it's about us? Holy Spirit coming should reshape community life resulting in both individual transformation and collective transformation. We belong to each other as much as we are our own individual selves. On Sunday 21st September, Adrian read from Acts 2:42-47 and Acts 4:34-37 and spoke about God's Pow...