Amblecote Community Church

Last time we explored the debate going on in culture around issues of sex and gender. In this video we explore what a Christian worldview has to say (and not say) about these issues. We see that surface level disagreement in our culture on particular issues can actually coexist with deeper worldview-level agreement, whereas Christianity addresses issues of sex and gender from fundamentally differe...

God's will is part of God. On Sunday 12th January we started a new mini-series on Seeking God's Will. We have to come to know God ourselves, we can't do that through someone else. As we become more like God, we become more ourselves. Real knowledge of God means real knowledge of ourselves. WATCH this message in video form Find out more about Unravelling Listen to Adrian's message from last week Fo...

In this first podcast in the third part of Unravelling we examine contemporary debates about gender and gender identity, critically analysing what is going on in our public square and how this relates to our cultural worldview. WATCH this podcast in video form! To get the most out of this part of Unravelling it's important that you've caught up with parts one and two ( Unravelling Culture and Unra...

On Sunday 5th January we started the New Year with a timely message about Abraham's journey. Abraham sets out on a journey in Genesis 12, he didn't know where he was going (no map apps or even postcodes in those days!) and we read in Hebrews 11 that he never even got there! Two things to remember at the start of this New Year, no matter what the year looks like it might hold: 1. The journey is mor...

What is a miracle? Christmas is a time when we are likely to think about miracles, and yet we often use the word 'miracle' for all kinds of things in everyday life. So do miracles actually happen? Listen now to Tim's short message from our Carol Service. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

Jesus took on all that we are so that we could be fully healed. Last week we asked questions like - was Jesus really a man? why would God become man? what difference does it make? - and we thought about what to make of Jesus and the things he said and did. On Sunday 8th December we had our second message on the Incarnation. Jesus had to take everything so it could be recreated, and that is why it...

Was Jesus really a man? Why would God become man? What difference does it make? On Sunday 1st December as we entered December and Advent, our message was about the Incarnation of Jesus. We thought about what to make of Jesus and the things he said and did. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

We have a loving Heavenly Father who wants to give us good gifts. On Sunday 24th November we had the last message in our mini-series, Teach us pray. The truth is, God is good and he wants the best for us, including when he doesn't answer our prayers the way we want him to. Resources Vanessa mentioned Theology of suffering Whole Church Teaching Tim Murray's message on Habakkuk chapter 3 For more in...

We've already covered why and how to pray in our mini series, so on Sunday 17th November Tim Murray spoke on Praying Together. We pray because God chooses to work through his people. Prayer is always an effort. But it's also an expression of love and service to others. Check out our Whole Church Teaching series, Living & Believing: The Apostles' Creed For more information about who we are, wha...

How whacky do you think prayer is? On Sunday 10th November Tim Barton spoke about WACY prayer as we continued our Teach us to pray mini series. We dived deep into the Lord's Prayer that Jesus taught his disciples. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

On Sunday 3rd November we started a new mini series, Teach us to pray. Tim Barton introduced the series by looking at personal prayer. Asking the questions why do we pray? Who do we pray to? And what is prayer? Watch this message, including the video For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

How do you feel about the state of the church in our nation and your part in it? On Sunday 27th October we had the last message in our Minor Prophets series. David spoke about how Micah came to God honestly. Micah was looking for a Godly person and he wasn't afraid to engage in lament. He didn't pretend all was well when it wasn't, and yet he also didn't despair. Brokenness and darkness are not th...

What does your name mean? On Sunday 20th October we dived into the book of Hosea and in amongst everything that happens in this short, action packed book, we saw that it's not just about sexual immortality but it's about a love we don't deserve and God's faithfulness always shining through. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our websit...

On Sunday 13th October we returned to our autumn teaching series on messages from the Minor Prophets; specifically we looked at Amos. Adrian challenged us by asking, have we got any Amos's in the room? For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

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