Ammanford Church Sermon Podcast

If you could ask God one question what would it be? Throughout Mark's Gospel account the religious leaders of the day asked Jesus far more than just one question, and today Sammy will be chatting to us about three in particular. This morning we see Jesus dealing with men who don't really want to know the answer to their question, they simply want to trip up Jesus to arrest Him. Yet, a th...

This week it was great to have John Perry preaching on Mark 12 as we looked into the parable of the Tenants, helping us to see more about what it means for us today in the twenty-first century.

Who are you to tell me what to do? It can sometimes feel like all children ever do is question authority. Yet they aren't the only ones. If we're honest everyone can think of when they've thought this very question. Sammy takes us through an occurrence of such a question, where authority is questioned and decisions have to be made.

This week we're still in Mark's eleventh chapter as we see Jesus enter the temple at Jerusalem after speaking to a fig tree in Bethphage. What's the link? Well Sammy helps us see that through reconsidering what we understand as the role of a prophet.

How many times throughout the Gospel of Mark has Jesus done something in the wrong way? At least, not in the way that the crowds expected Him to. As Jesus begins His final journey up to Jerusalem He is celebrated and lauded as King - rightly so! Yet His triumphal entry to the town is far from the extravagant jubilation that Mark's Roman readers would have expected. So why does Jesus break the...

Stress is something that most of us have to face on a regular occurrence, if not a daily struggle. What does the Bible have to say about it? How can God possibly offer hope into this situation? Steffan Jones was with us this morning, helping us see how God not only deals with the stress but also invites us to attend a banquet that He has put on.

As we've been building across chapters eight, nine and ten of Mark's Gospel, Jesus continually speaks of His betrayal, condemnation, death and resurrection. Yet there is something that is noticeably absent. Why? Why is any of this going to happen to Him? This morning Sammy takes us through what it is that Mark wants us to see through his account of Jesus' life, and how that should m...

"What do you want me to do for you? - Jesus asked this question on two occasions in chapter ten and received a different answer both times. This morning we're looking to see what the right and wrong answers were, as well as how this question should be leading our thinking as we follow Christ.

This week we're introduced to a man for whom following Jesus comes at too high of a price. For him, what he holds onto is of more value than what Jesus offers. What are the things that we hold onto, and which as a result, stop us from following Jesus? What are those things which hinder our Christ-following and sacrificial living? Jamie chats with us this morning about how to properly and full...

Jesus' ministry on Earth wasn't just for the adults. His message of forgiveness wasn't just for those above a certain age. He wanted everyone, regardless of age, to know His message and be a follower of Him. John helps us consider how we can better bring children to Jesus, even if we don't have any of our own. As well as thinking about what it looks like to have child-like fait...

To wrap up our (from the ARCHIVES) series "Dummies Guide to Discipleship" it's none other than Matt Bownds - exploring how giving is an outworking of our understanding of the Gospel.

What does it mean for someone to be the greatest? Is it even possible for Christ-Followers to consider themselves great? When Jesus brings up the subject in Mark 9 His answer is not what we may expect. It certainly isn't what the world around us tells us to expect.

When you've got something good it's worth sharing. In this (from the ARCHIVES) episode continuing our series "Dummies Guide to Discipleship" Peter Hallam speaks to us about sharing our faith.

How do we walk through the 'valley of the shadow of death' that the Psalmist speaks of in Psalm 23? In Mark 9 we read of a mountaintop experience which is quickly followed by difficulty in the valley below. What do these two passages have in common? What does it mean for us to Follow Christ through all of our life? John Perry walks us through the passage this morning, helping us better g...

At the midpoint in our (from the ARCHIVES) series called "The Dummies Guide to Discipleship" our former pastor Jonathan shares about the importance of prayer and how a right view of our relationship with God through Jesus changes how we come in prayer

What does it truly mean to follow Christ? Whether you've been a Christian a for long time or not very long at all; this is a question that at some time or another will crop up. Thankfully there is an answer! Sammy helps us look at what Jesus means when He tells us to follow Him - how that it radically transforms our lives, and not just in the ways we might initially think.

Dummies Guide to Discipleship (from the ARCHIVES) and this time it's 'Bible Study' - here's Pastor Sammy Davies with some helpful thinking about what it is that we're seeking to achieve when we come to the Bible. To finish off Sammy shares 9 practical tips on how to get into the Bible and how to get the most out of it.

The prospect of a new year can offer up multiple expectations and emotions as it begins - for some they relish the thought of 365 unwritten days in which to make their own, to write their best story yet. For others, that's 365 days in which things could go wrong, or into which they're trailing baggage from 2018. Regardless of how you have started the year, and look out on the incoming 12...

A new year, a new (from the ARCHIVES) series - The Dummies Guide to Discipleship. And first up is our very own Wyn Jones teaching in the welcoming Grace of Jesus.

Something (from the ARCHIVES) to tide you over in that weird period between Christmas Day and New Years - a short reflection on 2 of the names of Jesus in the New Testament and what they should mean for us.

In this shorter (from the ARCHIVES) Christmas special, our Pastor - Sammy Davies, considers Jospeh's response and Mary's response to the good news delivered to them by angels. Questions is, how do you respond to the good news of Christmas?

What do priests have to do with advent? Don't they belong in the Old Testament? How are the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ and the Priesthood connected? Jamie Hurd guides us through Hebrews 5&7 as we consider what it means to be a priest today, and how our understanding should have an impact in all of our life.

Back again, exploring what makes Christmas so wonderful, it's Jonathan (from the ARCHIVES). Love - a big word which comes into wonderful focus each December. Dive in, enjoy.

This *special episode (from the ARCHIVE) is the first of 4 Christmas themed messages. Yep, it's Christmas. Get with it. Prepare your head and heart to make the most of celebrating Jesus' coming in flesh.

When someone says advent, what do you think of? For many it's probably calendars with little doors hiding chocolate, or some other little goodie. Yet the historical creation of Advent is for a far more important reason. This Sunday Rhodri Darcy helped us to examine one aspect of Advent, that being the prophetic foretelling of Jesus birth 700 years beforehand. perhaps most importantly of all,...