Amblecote Community Church

On Sunday 29th June we returned to our Matthew series, and dug into the parable Jesus told about the labourers in the vineyard. David also gave us a lot think about regarding the first and the last. Listen to Martin Scott's message from last week For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

What if we give God an opportunity and open up possibilities for him and then we watch and see what he does? Jesus doesn't fit into what we want him to do, because he wants us to fit into what he wants to do. It's about God, not about us. On Sunday 22nd June we had the privilege of having Martin Scott with us, visiting from Spain. He encouraged us to enlarge our thinking and to regularly a...

Forgiveness seems to be downright critical to how Jesus wants us to live. On Sunday 15th June Tom read Matthew 18:21-35 and spoke about the unforgiving servant. Jesus talks a lot about how we should view each other, how we should love each other and how we should forgive each other. Listen to Tim's message - dealing with sin in the church Listen to Vanessa's message - Peter's confessio...

Matthew 18:15-17 is not hard to understand, it's just hard to do! On Sunday 8th June Tim Barton read these verses from Matthew and spoke about dealing with sin in the church. Only doing part of what Jesus says, the 'nice' bits and the 'easy' bits, doesn't lead to the fullness of life that he promises. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can ge...

On Sunday 1st June we took a break from our Matthew series and Eric interviewed Emma and Leigh about what they do in their day to day lives outside of church. We are interested in the 9-5 Monday-Friday because God is. Jobs and roles that get labelled as 'ministry' are not more important than every day life and work. WATCH this interview in form For more information about who we are, what w...

Matthew has so much we can learn about how to follow Jesus. On Sunday 25th May we looked at Peter's confession of Christ, both the blessing and the rebuke of Peter, and his call to discipleship. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

The value of the Kingdom of God is worth more than all our possessions combined. On Sunday 18th May we looked at the parables of the hidden treasure and pearl of great price in Matthew 13:44-45. When reading parables, we need to think about the big concept Jesus is trying to share. The Kingdom of God is not something we can earn, it's worth more than that. Moreover, the Kingdom of God isn't for sa...

Our primary call is to follow Christ, everything else is secondary. As we continue our series looking at Matthew's unique perspective on the life of Jesus, we came to our first message on parables, the parables of the weeds and the net on Sunday 11th May. Reading from Matthew 13:24-30, 13:36-43 and 13:47-50. We can't wait until we've sorted ourselves out to do God's will, we'll never do anything!...

The teaching of Jesus can transform our lives! On Sunday 4th May, Tim Barton started our new series looking at Matthew's unique perspective on the life of Jesus. Did you know, Matthew is known as the gospel of the church because it's the only one of the four gospels that mentions the church? Matthew 1:1 shows us that Jesus is the Messiah, the King and the fulfilment of God's promise, a...

Listen to Tim Barton's message from our dedication service on Sunday 27th April, aptly focused on the powerful words from Psalm 139:14 which speaks of how we are wonderfully made by God! For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

Allow the message of Jesus to sink deep into your heart. Tim Barton spoke on Easter Sunday. First we had a bit of fun, considering various Easter traditions from around the world. Then we remembered the events of the very first Easter and closed by considering how we can be reconciled to God and saved through Jesus' life. WATCH here For more information about who we are, what we believe and ho...

Who is Jesus? Not just who is Jesus, but who is Jesus to you? It's a question of the heart, not an intellectual question. It's probably the most important question you'll ever ask yourself. You can do life on your own, or you can do life with Jesus, it's as simple as that! For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

Who do you say that Jesus is? On Sunday 6th April, Vanessa began our approach to Easter by talking about approaching the cross. The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is not popular in our culture, but it is critical. We must never move on from the cross, it is central and should always be of first importance. There is power in the cross. Vanessa looked at Paul's approach, Jesus' appro...

When we pray we're on earth physically, but we're in heaven spiritually. On Sunday 30th March we were delighted to have guest speaker, Martin Young, with us to hear his message about how prayer changes us. Prayer changes things twofold - prayer changes stuff around us and prayer changes stuff in us. Hearts are changed on the inside and circumstances change on the outside because of prayer....

On Sunday 23rd March we were really excited to have a baptism service. This is the message that Tim gave following the baptism. If we're going to endure suffering we must often remember Jesus. The journey may be hard, but the future is secure. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 16th March we finished our mini series on communion by hearing an interview with some of the elders about their personal experiences of communion and what has led them to where they are now. CATCH UP A Summary Theology of Communion The Whos and Hows of Communion For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 9th March we got practical and Tim Barton followed on from Tim Murray's summary theology of Communion message by speaking on the 'the whos and the hows' of Communion, and what we'll be changing in our practice. Our theology should shape our practice, however our practice should also shape our theology! Listen to A Summary Theology of Communion - Tim Murray For more inform...

Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf... On Sunday 2nd March we started a new mini series on Communion. Tim Murray started us off by laying out a summary of our theology of Communion. Communion is a sacrament. That means it's a physical practice we were commanded to do by Jesus and it's also a means of receiving God's grace. For m...

On Sunday 23rd February we finished our series on Seeking God's Will by hearing a testimony story from Liz Barton which linked really well with the points Tim Barton spoke on in his message about discerning God's will for our lives. We can get so hung up over whether or not we're going to do the right thing, but it's not actually about seeking God's will! It's less about wh...

Confession might sound scary, but really it's about finding freedom, healing and wholeness. On Sunday 16th February Adrian spoke on the Spiritual Disciplines of confession. Confession is both a choice and commitment to tell the truth, living openly and honestly with God and those around us. We considered the reasons why we cover up, and looked at the differences between us covering up and God...

All the Spiritual Disciplines are an invitation to a life that's good and full and beautiful with Jesus, even fasting! On Sunday 9th February we took a break from our series on Seeking God's Will and we heard from David, Adrian and Richard on their experience of the Spiritual Discipline of fasting, and also a couple of short reflections on what Jesus said about fasting. Fasting is not abou...

How can I know God's will for my specific life? Most of us will ask this question at least once in our lives. And it's definitely a good thing to want to know what God wants for your life! Listen now to Tim Barton's message from Sunday 2nd February which explores how we can come to know God's will for our lives. Catch up with the whole series Listen to Tim Murray's message abou...

As we reached the halfway point in our mini-series about Seeking God's Will, on Sunday 26th January, we looked at desiring God's will. Our main problem regarding God's will is actually us choosing it, rather than knowing it. Listen to Tim's first message Listen to Tim's second message For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please vi...

In part three of Unravelling we’re looking at issues of sex and gender. Our first video (3.1) described the debate going on in our culture and the second (3.2) looked at what a Christian worldview has to say. Here, we ask Elaine Storkey about the challenge of living it out in practice. What does it look like to hold a Christian worldview and follow Jesus with regards to sex and gender in our polem...

God reveals to us what it would be good for us to know, and it's not good for us to know nothing! On Sunday 19th January we continued our mini-series on Seeking God's Will. Last week we thought about knowing God and knowing ourselves and how the two are linked, this week we looked directly at seeking God's will and the four wills of God. - God's sovereign will, hidden and revealed....