Amblecote Christian Centre

All of the Bible is God's word to us, Revelation is no exception to this! On Sunday 19th April Tim gave us a primer on the book of Revelation, ahead of the study evenings that were starting that coming week. The responsible way to read any book of the Bible, not just Revelation, is to ask, 'what kind of literature/writing it is?' and, 'how would the symbolism/metaphors/images have been understood by the people it was originally written to/for?' Remember that the Bible was written for us, but not to us! And the whole point is to hear what the Bible is saying to us, not to impose our view onto it! Check out Tim Barton's podcast trio on Genesis For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

There is no one like Jesus. On Easter Sunday David Faulkner spoke about Jesus' resurrection, that Jesus' resurrection makes all things new. How no one who has ever lived can in any way start to compare to Jesus. And he shared from his own story how Jesus is not just a historical figure but a lived reality. WATCH David's message and the song after For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

The last significant speech Paul makes. On Sunday 29th March we finished our Acts series. Paul has had decades of travelling, preaching, planting churches and writing letters (that we still read today!). He's past the point of trivialities now, he knows what's important and he packs a punch as he speaks before Agrippa in Acts 26. Catch up with last week's message - Paul's Farewell to the Ephesians Catch up with our Holy Spirit mini series For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

The last words people say are important. On Sunday 22nd March we looked at Paul’s farewell to the Ephesian leaders in Acts where Luke (the author) captures what Paul truly values - the preaching of the Gospel, living with integrity; not just saying the right thing but living how Jesus lived, and suffering for Jesus; this was a marker of Paul's authenticity proving he spoke the truth. The challenge to us is, what do we think is important? For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

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 get involved, please visit our website

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 and how you can get involved, please visit our website

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 what matters to us. The biggest lie we believe is that our money and possessions belong to us as their owners. Jesus didn't say 'where your heart is there your money will be'. Your heart will end up in the right place if you follow Jesus' advice. If you see money clearly the rest of your body will be full of light. Come back next week for part two! For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

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 action! Sacrificial action. ❤️ God's love saves us through this life, not from it. ❤️ God's love doesn't depend on you being lovely, it makes you lovely. WATCH the serviceFor more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

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 and how you can get involved, please visit our website

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 us together. 4. Holy Spirit leads us in the big and the small. Catch up with Adrian'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

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 about The Evangelical Alliance For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

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 about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

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 chaos. For more information about who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website

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 and how you can get involved, please visit our website

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 who we are, what we believe and how you can get involved, please visit our website