Amblecote Community Church

Are you a rule keeper or a rule breaker? On Sunday 6th October Andrew read from Matthew 7:13-14 and spoke about the two paths in life, through the narrow gate or the broad gate. He also broke down the stereotype that Christianity is about "keeping the rules" to get to heaven, and explained that salvation is by faith in Jesus alone. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you...

Surrender. A positive word, or a negative one? Last Sunday we read the first two chapters of Habakkuk, a conversation that happened between Habakkuk and God. This Sunday we're looking at the last chapter from this minor prophet, Habakkuk's prayer. Here Habakkuk models spiritual maturity to us. He also has quite a paradox in his prayer, both exhorting God to act now, but also speaking of ho...

Have you ever struggled with the presence of evil in the world? Have you ever struggled with the presence of evil within the church and the people of God? Then Habakkuk is the minor prophet for you! Listen in on the conversation Habakkuk has with God and be encouraged that there will come a day when no evil will remain! Judgement will come - God's judgement will destroy evil and set things rig...

On Sunday 8th September we opened the Bible to Malachi again and found God's people at a time when they weren't living out what they were preaching, they were abusing their relationships, they were acting unjustly, and were being stingy with their money/resources. Listen now to Tim Barton's message in which he shares that there is still hope! ⁠Find out more about our Money Matters seri...

'“I have loved you,” says the Lord.' - Malachi 1:1 On Sunday 1st September we marked the start of the new month by launching our new series on Messages from the Minor Prophets. Tim Barton brought the first of two messages looking at the book of Malachi, a letter from God to his people. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our web...

3 reasons to keep pressing on 1. There is always room for improvement 2. There is a bright future ahead 3. There is a prize to be reached for On Sunday 25th August Hugh read Philippians 3:7-14 and brought a message about pressing on. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

Love and Freedom are two values we all hold as desirable, but are they compatible? This video explores how common understandings of ‘freedom’ actually work against the possibility of meaningful love, and how the Christian worldview offers a way of preserving both these goals in their richest sense. WATCH this podcast in video form! You can find all our Unravelling material here

Love is a contested term. Do we have to agree to love one another? Do we have to affirm one another’s beliefs and actions? What does it mean to accept someone? Or does love include the ability to ‘love across’ disagreement and difference? WATCH this podcast in video form! You can find all our Unravelling material here

The stories of identity and power/oppression that we explored in part 1 of Unravelling are some of the ways that we are searching for meaning in our culture. In this discussion we explore why our cultural worldview cannot deliver what it promises, and begin to explore what it is like to live inside the worldviews we’ve discussed – both in terms of the logical conclusions of each worldview, and als...

Questions about whether we can have meaningful knowledge of reality and how we can come to know what we know are of central importance to what it means to be human. In this discussion we explore how a Christian worldview begins to address them, arguing that not only is there a truth to be known, but that we can come to know what is real reality truly, if always imperfectly. WATCH this podcast in v...

On Sunday 18th August Eric interviewed Davinia about what she does Monday-Friday and how she takes God with her wherever she goes. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, ⁠please visit our website

In Part 1 of Unravelling (Unravelling Culture) we are analysing not only what we think in our culture, but why we think what we think. In our culture we all want to be free – but we often only think about what we want to be free from, rather than what we want to be free for. But without a vision of what freedom is for, we end up living for a freedom that is purely negative – an unreal freedom. Pur...

In Part 1 of Unravelling (Unravelling Culture) we are analysing not only what we think in our culture, but why we think what we think. The main question our culture asks about identity is “who am I?” The usual answer is that we can be anything that we want to be – we get to define who we are. In this video we explore why that answer is problematic, leads us into UNREALITY and contributing to some...

In Part 1 of Unravelling (Unravelling Culture) we are analysing not only what we think in our culture, but why we think what we think. In order to do this, we need to examine the stories that we tell one another – because the stories we tell shape the way we see the world. The identity politics and polarisation we are living in is driven, in part, by a particular view of power dynamics in society....

In Part 1 of Unravelling (Unravelling Culture) we are analysing not only what we think in our culture, but why we think what we think. In order to do this, we need to examine the stories that we tell one another – because the stories we tell shape the way we see the world. Our contemporary culture claims that our identity – who we really are – is something that we get to choose, shape and define b...

On Sunday 11th August Tom Unitt took us on a whistle stop tour through The Beatitudes, Jesus' biggest chunk of teaching recorded in Matthew. If you resonate with any of the sayings, Jesus is drawing you in. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

Want to be inspired? On Sunday 28th July Vanessa interviewed John Cook and Tim Fellows on the work of Love Black Country and the wider church. We want to be reminded, inspired and open to what God wants to do! For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

Where is your go to in time of need? Where or who? On Sunday 21st July Phil Cook started his message by posing these questions to us. Our greatest need in life is not physical or practical. It’s to have the peace of God and peace with God. Jesus is the only one who can help us in our time of need. We need to approach God and these verses we read, Hebrews 4:14-16, encourage us to do that. For more...

On Sunday 14th July we finished our In it Together series by looking at ways of life God invites us into that are different from the cultural norm. Nothing shapes who we are more than how we spend our time. It's one of the most important issues every human being has to face. And we are all equal in this area, no one gets more time than the rest of us. How we use our 24 hours each day forms who...

On Sunday 7th July we focussed on forgiveness. We thought about how much we've been forgiven by God and asked, 'how can we be in it together?', as well as looking at what forgiveness is and what it isn't. FORGIVENESS IS letting the debt go. Forgiveness is not always easy, but it is always possible. FORGIVENESS IS NOT reconciliation. Reconciliation is bringing back into alignment, a...

On Sunday 30th June we spent some time In it Together looking at the General Election. The morning featured different items to challenge, inspire and encourage us and an opportunity to pray together. WATCH In it Together: Election Special God and a Public Hope Unravelling For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

We're all followers of something or someone; followers of music, followers of fashion, followers of trends, followers of football, followers of the law, followers of people, followers of TikTok influencers. On Sunday 23rd June Adrian spoke on power and success, but perhaps in an unconventional way... Jesus leads his followers through self-giving love and self-sacrifice. We're not rescued b...

On Sunday 16th June we heard from guest speaker, Tim Summersby who leads Walsall Community Church. We released Tim to bring what was on his heart and he spoke to us on being led by the Holy Spirit. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

Four reasons you shouldn't preach on parenting 1. Not everyone is a parent 2. Parenting is deeply personal 3. Parenting is hard 4. Parenting is competitive BUT, parenting is central to God's created order and his purposes and plans for mankind. So, on Sunday 9th June Tim Barton spoke on parenting as part of our In it Together series. Our culture gives unhelpful messages about parenting, so...

When you've got the artificial thing you don't even know you're missing the real thing. On Sunday 2nd June we returned to our In it Together series and Dave Hadley explored with us the vital role of real, committed relationships in our church community. In a world where artificial connections often replace genuine ones, we discussed how our faith and reliance on God help us build and s...