Continuing our series in the book of 1 Samuel, this week we took some time to hear what God has to say to us through 1 Samuel chapter 8. We read of Israel’s rejection of God as their King. For the sake of power and influence they abandon their call to be unique and different to the surrounding world and demand a king just like all the other surrounding nations. The prophet warns them of the troubles they will face as a consequence of their insistence on adopting a pagan order of government – ultimately they will lose the freedom that their forbears enjoyed when God delivered them from the last tyrannical pagan system of rule in the form of Pharaoh’s Kingship in Egypt.

Here is the article that Adrian mentions writing for Love Black Country: https://loveblackcountry.org.uk/blog/leadership-in-the-21st-century-church/ 

In this podcast, Tim and Tim discuss why sex before marriage matters and what the Bible has to say about it.

There are many reasons we can come to church or be drawn to Christian faith. Our journeys are often long and complicated. We all have a story. Spiritual experience similarly starts in many different ways: most of us begin by wanting something from God, but this Psalm gets to the heart of true spiritual experience and true Christianity. 

ACC and Chawn Hill are partnering to launch a year out for young adults that will serve the church across Dudley and the Black Country. In this podcast Greg Ellis and Tim Murray discuss what this year out is all about.

The continuing story of The Ark!

Last week we heard about the lessons Israel needed to learn, this week we hear about the lessons the Philistines were taught.  The truth is, God is no-one's captive and He acts freely to fulfill His purposes - this week we see how. 

In this podcast, Tim and Jo Murray consider how we grow and change in our marital sexual relationship, as well as addressing some practical questions.

This week we had a guest speaker, Rob Cooper, a local minister who has spoken at ACC before.

The Call Of Samuel

Tim Barton kicks off our new series looking at the book of 1 Samuel

Tim Murray's message from our baptism service at the beginning of the year