Drung Group of Churches: Recent Episodes
Nick Jones
What is it all about? Do you ever wonder that? We saw last week that life is short and elusive, like the smoke when you blow out a candle. But what are we meant to do with that? How do we answer the big question of what we gain from all our toil? Is the answer really “not much”? Isn’t the world your oyster, can’t we dream big? Can’t we be the ones who really gain in life? Isn’t it worth trying to get ahead? Can we not find some gain in life? You're very welcome to join us this Sunday as we listen to the preacher from Ecclesiastes telling us what he learned as he tried to find meaning in all sorts of places.
There is a youtube recording below but we had trouble with the microphone so the sound quality is better at the above link
“Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened”! Words attributed to author Terry Pratchet, but maybe you can echo them in your heart. Life just seems to go so quickly and sometimes we’re left wondering, what happened, what was it all about? This September our group of churches are going to begin looking at the book of Ecclesiastes. It’s a book that wrestles very honestly with the sense of frustration at the all too fast passing of the years. It’s a book that teaches us about the fragility of life, and asks the hard questions, and teaches us how to enjoy the life God has given us.
Recently, I met a woman in a hospital car park, she was very upset, a family member had had a stroke. The doctors were talking about end of life. What can you say in such a circumstance? The truth is at times, “we all have needs and problems we cannot solve, besetting sins, broken relationships, incurable disabilities, disease, weakness that leave us feeling discouraged & defeated.” What can we say? This Sunday we will hear about a time Jesus met two people in desperate need and what he did for them. We'll be thinking about what he still offers to do for us and how that helps in the desperate times.
Sadly we didn’t have enough internet to livestream, so here’s a recording of the audio from the funeral of Maud Campbell for those who weren’t able to get there:
And here’s the order of service:
Do you ever ask the question "Why doesn't God stop evil?" Maybe its a question that people ask you, a question that stops people believing. This Sunday we will be hearing about a time that Jesus confronted evil and how this helps with the answer to that tricky question. You're very welcome to join us
All sorts of things may cause us to tremble, but what about God's Word? This Sunday we well be joined by Rev Richard Balmer from Crosslinks and he will be speaking from Isaiah 66 about trembling at God's Word.
We are very privileged to be joined by David Turner from Church in Chains at our united service in Ballyhaise this Sunday (30 July) at 11am. Church in Chains is an Irish voice for persecuted Christians and David will be speaking about the working he's involved in and teaching us from God's Word in 1 Kings 18 about "who is the real God"?
Wild fires raging across parts of Europe, health warnings in place in parts of Asia, Europe and North America. Should we be afraid? What about some of the other storms that we face in our own lives? What do you most fear? You're very welcome to join us as we think about these sorts of questions and see how faith in Jesus helps us.
Imagine you just bought a new car! What would be a really foolish thing to do? What about an exercise bike? In our Bible reading for Sunday Jesus tells us 2 foolish thing to do with a lamp to teach us about the importance of listening to His Word and putting it into practice.
This Sunday we're going to be looking at one of Jesus' most famous parables - the parable of the sower and learning how we should listen to Jesus word.
In Simon’s world, there were two kinds of people, the decent morally upright hard-working people like him and his friends, and the “sinners”! Thankfully, Jesus was more gracious! This Sunday we will see how Jesus' forgiveness of us leads us to love Him more.
Why don't you believe? What causes you to doubt what you believe? Maybe its some clever person on TV or the radio challenging what you believe, or a friend who tells you its nonsense? Or maybe its an experience in life that makes you question your fatih. For John the Baptist, it was possibly his experience that had led him to have questions. He had been so certain, but now he's not so sure. You're welcome to join us this Sunday to see what helped John did with his doubts and hopefully it will help us to!
“Children were made for sun and laughter, for sunshine, not for pain. When a child dies, part of the parent is buried.” The lady we meet in this Sunday's reading was about to bury a part of herself. She had lost her only son, and what's more she was a widow. Join us this Sunday to discover the compassion of Jesus towards this woman and to find hope.
What is faith? How can sickness be a blessing? Does Jesus still heal today? Join us this Sunday as we return to Luke's gospel and discover what Dr Luke teaches us about these important questions.
There is an episode of the Simpsons when Homer forgets to pick up Bart from soccer practice. Despite Marge reminding him, and Homer assuring her “I’m on my way” – he totally forgets! Even the dog starts barking “Bart, Bart” but Homer still forgets until he drops off to sleep and has a nightmare and remembers! Sometimes we may feel that Jesus has forgotten about us. Maybe some experience in life has left you feeling broken or abandoned. You're very welcome to join us this Sunday as we consider the truth and comfort from Jesus' words "I am coming soon"
The online video got cut off, but here’s the start, and I’ll post the end in a separate video:
Sorry to those who got cut off in the livestream this morning, here’s the recording of the sermon from Killougher.
There is an episode of the Simpsons when Homer forgets to pick up Bart from soccer practice. Despite Marge reminding him, and Homer assuring her “I’m on my way” – he totally forgets! Even the dog starts barking “Bart, Bart” but Homer still forgets until he drops off to sleep and has a nightmare and remembers! Sometimes we may feel that Jesus has forgotten about us. Maybe some experience in life has left you feeling broken or abandoned. You're very welcome to join us this Sunday as we consider the truth and comfort from Jesus' words "I am coming soon"
Why does a job always take longer than you expect?! Why is there almost always something that goes wrong? But its not just work, stress also comes from relationship struggles, from health challenges, sometimes life can feel overwhelming. Sometimes we may wonder if we can carry on. This Sunday we will discover hope and true satisfaction in what God promises in Revelation 21 and we'll be praying for those who have suffered bereavements this week.
You're very welcome to join us this Sunday for a United Service in Drung at 11am. This means all the churches from our group will be meeting together, but you're very welcome whatever your background. We will be joined by Alan Cousins from SAT-7. Here’s a recording from the service.
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." Join us this Sunday as we consider why people wanted to partner with the apostle Paul in spreading the gospel and what it might mean for us today.
What's the best deal ever? Join us this Sunday to celebrate the greatest ever offer that flows out of Jesus' death and resurrection. "Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price."
On May 6th in England, King Charles III will officially be crowned at Westminster Abbey. They are currently restoring the 700 year old oak chair for the occasion! He will be anointed with oil—not containing animal products! He will be presented with various items, including the Royal Orb, the Sceptre, and a crown. 8000 guests will attend. The cost will be???! Today, Palm Sunday, we travel back almost 2000 years and hear the celebration of the royal procession of King Jesus into the royal city of Jerusalem. The cost of his procession was significantly less even though he was going to reign forever!
You can watch or listen to the service at the links below.
We’ve also been asked to host the talks for the Cavan Christian Women’s Conference talks from 2022, the speaker was Dr Carol Watson. The first one was recorded live but unfortunately the fire alarm went off and so the second one wasn’t recorded live but Carol kindly recorded it afterwards.
What stops you praying? Tiredness? Busyness? Independence? Or maybe its experience, you've tried and God didn't seem to answer and you don't want to try again. This Sunday we're going to be encouraged to not give up praying because of the character of the God we are praying to.
Cavan Christian Women’s Conference have asked us to host their 2023 talks on our website, so here are the three talks from the book of James.
Mothering Sunday isn't always easy for everyone, but we still want to give thanks for those who have mothered us and recognise the sacrifices they have made. We will also be praying for those for whom it is a hard day. We'll be taking comfort from God's word as we look at Hannah pouring out her heart to the Lord and seeing the comfort the Lord gave her in 1 Samuel. You can watch or listen at the links below.
What have you experienced this week that has made you think—this isn’t the way it should be? Maybe its an ongoing struggle with your or a loved ones physical or mental health and you feel, it shouldn’t be like this. Bodies shouldn’t be so vulnerable, relationships shouldn’t be this fragile, life shouldn’t be this lonely.
At the end of the Bible we see that one day, God will make everything right forever for those who belong to Jesus. You can listen to a recording at the links below:
If you saw a ferocious dog coming running towards you, what would you do? How about if you saw that it was chained up! What a relief! Revelation 20 tells us that Satan is bound for 1000 years so that he cannot deceive the nations. When is this and how can we make the most of the opportunity this gives us?
You can listen to a recording of the service below:
Sara Ahmadi is serving 8 years in prison in Iran for her church involvement. She features in Church in Chains Lent Project this week. Her husband suffers from advanced Parkinson's and is also in prison. How would you cope? This Sunday we will see how John's vision in Revelation 19 must have helped him when he was in prison in Patmos and how it might help Sara (and us) today. You can listen to the service recording below:
How long does it take to get ready for a wedding?! Depends who you ask! If you ask the groom—might say as long as it takes to have a shower, and put on a suit! If you ask the bride—you’re talking months, if not years! There’s a lot of work that goes into getting ready for the big day, even for the groom! The venue, the food, the music, the clothing, the rings, the invites, seating plan, flowers, cake, car, maybe trying to squeeze in some exercise so that the suit still fits! Planning a honeymoon, and somewhere to live!
You can listen to a recording about getting ready for the most amazing wedding ever (Revelation 19:6-10). We also had a baptism, but unfortunately the microphone cuts out for some of it.
On the news we see disturbing images of people searching the rubble for survivors. Sometimes there is rejoicing as someone is found alive. Other times, there’s the sound of wailing as someone is discovered to be dead. It is heart-breaking, and we pray for those who have had their lives shattered, and no doubt we want to give to support them as well.
One of the images that struck me was of the collapse of a high rise building. It just crumbled in seconds. It’s a powerful picture for what we’re looking at in Revelation 18. Here we see the fall of Babylon. A kingdom that looked so secure, so wealthy, so prosperous, years and years of building, and its wiped out in an instant. And just like the high rise buildings that crumbled, Revelation tells us that one day all opposition to God will end suddenly. Jesus calls His people “Come out of her.” It’s a challenge, we need to live in the world, but we are not to be of the world. Christians are to be distinctive from the worldly culture around us and to build our lives on Jesus.
You can watch or listen to a recording at the links below:
The church was in danger of getting deceived by wealth and going the way of the world. In Revelation 17 we get our eyes opened to the reality of what's really going on.
You can listen to a recording of the service below.
What do you make of the wrath of God? This Sunday we are returning to the book of Revelation and picking up where we left off in chapter 15. We face the challenging subject of the wrath of God. You can listen to a recording of the service below:
This Sunday we're blessed to be joined by Rev Dr Mark Earngey. We're even more blessed that he will be teaching us about God's unbreakable love in Romans 8. You can listen to the recording below:
Here’s the 3rd talk from our reader training morning and the discussion questions are below
Here’s the recording from our second session on Philemon with Rev Dr Mark Earngey, and below you can see the discussion questions.
And here were our discussion questions…
It was a great privilege to have Rev Dr Mark Earngey join us for our reader training today, he gave three talks on Philemon, the first of which is below and the next 2 will be in subsequent posts with the relevant slides foe each talk.
We also had great discussion in small groups using COMA to help us think about understand Philemon. COMA studies a Bible passage in four steps: Context, Observation, Meaning, and Application., you ca see the questions that we looked at in small groups below.
How do you find strength for the Christian battle? You can watch the service or listen to it at the links below.
Our readings were from Isaiah 40:1-11 and John 1:19-35.
For those that were unable to get to the recent funeral service of Roy, you can listen to a recording of the service below. We continue to remember the family and friends in our prayers. May the God of all comfort give you His peace that passes understanding.
We all want to belong somewhere. We have a desire to fit in, to be accepted.
Here’s a recording from the first Sunday of Epiphany - a time where we consider the baptism of our Lord. We will see that even though Jesus is the eternal son of God, he choses to identify with people like you and me, and amazingly this means we can find a place where we truly belong and are accepted.
Why do you believe what you say you believe?
We declare our faith in the Creed—I believe—but why? Do you just believe it because you’ve been taught to believe it? Maybe you’ve been told not to question but just to believe?
Maybe you’re not sure if you believe it, but it’s a bit of an insurance policy, just in case...its true.
Sometimes people say “I’m sceptical, and ask a lot of questions. Religious people do not—they just believe.” Is that true? Join us this Christmas to learn from Mary in her questioning journey of faith.
Where is the worst place that you’ve run out of fuel? Jesus tells a story about 10 young women, 5 of them had enough fuel, and 5 didn’t. Jesus said the 5 who had enough were wise, 5 who didn’t were foolish. Jesus is not giving us a lesson about making sure our oil tanks are filled up for the winter! He’s teaching about the kingdom of heaven. He’s using the story about the 10 bridesmaids to teach that there is nothing more important than making sure you are ready for the day Jesus returns.
Advent is a good time to be asking, are you ready? Not so much are you ready for Christmas, but are you ready for Christ's return? This Sunday Warren will be speaking on Matthew 24:36-51 and helping us with this question "are you ready?"
This week has seen further suffering, from the awful earthquake in Indonesia to more strikes in Ukraine one of which took the life of a newborn baby. There were shootings in Virginia Walmart, and then there's the personal stories of suffering that we all live with. Sometimes people say "if God is all loving and all-powerful, he wouldn’t allow suffering. Suffering exists, therefore, cannot be all-powerful, all-loving God." How would you answer that? You're very welcome to join us on Sunday morning as we consider this important question and see the hope the Bible offers in our suffering.
You can listen to a recording of the service or watch the recording below:
The Spanish Inquisition, Christianity being used to justify slavery and apartheid. Religious figures have been able to use their position and influence to prey on some of the most vulnerable. Religious institutions have closed ranks and covered up truly unspeakable acts. If that is what Christianity is all about, who in their right mind would want anything to do with it? And yet, there's something beautiful about Jesus' teaching and example that could be the answer.
You’re welcome to listen to a recording of the service or watch it on YouTube below.
“He’s gone.” For some, those words are a terrible bombshell exploding into their lives devastating all in its path. For others they bring a sense of bitter relief from the effects of a loved one’s illness. For many, the words open the door to agonising regrets.
Everyone’s experience of hearing that news is different, but one thing is the same for all of us: at some point, we’ll have to hear those words. At some point we’ll sit in the front row at a funeral. And at some point those words will be spoken of us. Is there hope in the face of death?
You can watch or listen to a recording of the service below.
At this time when things are getting darker in many ways, we're going to look at the apostle Paul's great words about moving from darkness to light! We’re really pleased that Warren Humphreys is going to be preaching for us.
The church building was beautifully decorated for our harvest service in Drung. Thanks to all who helped with the decorating and the tea. Rev Mark Smith from Ballyjamesduff spoke on Luke 12, the parable of Rich Fool, you can listen to the service at the link below:
"I can't get no satisfaction..." That could have been the sound track to the lady that Jesus met in John 4. You're very welcome to join us this Sunday morning to discover how Jesus gave her purpose and hope.
The video cuts in and out a bit as the internet is not so good in Larah, but the audio track should be ok:
Will I ever be good enough? Why do I keep on making the same mistakes! So often there's a gap between who we want to be and who we actually are. How good do you have to be for God to accept you?
Do you ever find yourself wondering - is there anyone there? Maybe you think that there isn't, but are you sure?! Millions are convinced that there is a God, but how can we actually know? And if there is a God, what difference does it make anyway? You're very welcome to join us as we begin the "What's the Story" Big 6 questions this Sunday looking at the question "Is anyone there?" You can listen to the recording or watch it on YouTube below.
Larah church building was beautifully decorated for our harvest service last night. Thanks to all who decorated and grew vegetables!
Thank-you also to dairy farmer Willie Nixon for coming and preaching for us, you can listen to Willie’s sermon below.
Do you ever find it hard to keep going? Sometimes it just feels too tough? This Sunday we're looking at Revelation 14 and we'll be seeing Jesus' motivation to His followers to keep going. You can watch the service or listen to a recording below.
LIBYA: Christian convert sentenced to death CHINA: Mayflower Church seeks refugee status in Thailand UGANDA: Five evangelists thrown off boat and drowned Those are just the latest entries on the Church In Chains website. Sadly there are many more stories. Why would you keep going as a Christian in those countries? What about in Ireland, how is it hard to be a follower of Jesus here? Is it worth sticking with Jesus? You're very welcome to watch or listen to the service at the links below..
Our Ballyhaise harvest service was a great celebration, we were very thankful for our new central heating system! And also the beautiful decorations, for the organ played beautifully and for Rev Bryan Martin coming to speak to us, and by all who came along.
You can listen to Bryan’s talk below - sorry I missed the beginning of it and was a bit far away so the sound recording isn’t great quality.
If you want to defeat your enemy, you've got to know what they are like. In Revelation 12 we get to see what the enemy of Christians is like and how we can defeat him. You can watch a recording of the service here:
It was great to be joined by Canon Ian Horner for our harvest service in Lavey, he spoke on sowing geneoursly and you can listen to a recording of his sermon here:
And thanks to those who decorated the church building with a wonderful harvest themed decorations.
You're very welcome to join us this Sunday to sing praise to God, to pray to Him and to hear what He has to say to us in Revelation 10-11. You can see a recording of the service below.
Our first harvest service was at Killoughter church and we were joined by Brian Parker of Faith Mission. You can listen to his talk below and see some of the beautiful decorations in the photos below.
"How long O Lord?" How long must I put up with this? How long will I suffer like this? This Sunday we're looking at Revelation 8-9 where we hear the incredible truth that God hears every prayer of every Christian! How does he answer them? Revelation 8-9 gives us some clues.
Do you love God for who He is or for what you can get out of Him?
You can watch or listen to the recording to the second part of our look at Luke 15 to see Jesus’ teaching on this question.
This Sunday we're going to get a glimpse into Jesus' heart and see what makes Him celebrate. You're very welcome to watch the recording or listen to podcast below.
What is church for? Is it for weddings? It’s great to be able to share the joy of marriage and to pray for God’s blessing.
Is it for baptism? It’s wonderful to see families promising to help their child to follow Jesus.
Is it for funerals? It is so sad to have to say good-bye to loved ones, but it’s good to have somewhere to gather together to remember and honour the memory of our loved ones, to share our grief and find hope in Jesus Christ, the resurrection and the life.
Is it for Sunday worship? It’s so important to gather together every week to worship the Lord and hear from His Word, without the weekly family gathering, how quickly would Jesus slip from our thoughts and lives.
Those are all good things, but according to Jesus, there is something else, you can watch or listen to our service recording to find out more.
We weren’t able to record this service last week, but here’s an earlier recording for the phone service:
It's a great privilege to have Daithí joining us this Sunday! He's going to be preaching from Psalm 27 "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
Last week we were hearing about the severity and certainty of God's judgment and we were left with the question - "Who can stand?" This Sunday we'll see the good news that a great multitude from every tribe and nation are able to stand. We'll see how God pauses the judgment to make sure all His people are safe. Join us to see how we can be safe on that day.
What is going on with the world? You’re surely asking that question at the moment! To go from 2 years of Covid, to the awful invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and now crazy price increases. It makes you ask the question, what is going on with the world? Can’t we go back to how things were?! Does the Bible have anything to say about this? What does it all mean? Join us this Sunday as we look at what this means in Revelation 6:1-17
What if no end to suffering, disability, depression, cancer? What if bullies got away with it? What if there was no end to war? What if Putin never faced justice? What if evil was never punished and no end to the suffering in the world? This Sunday, we're going to see why God says "weep no more" to the apostle John and what that means for us. You can listen to the recording or watch the video below
At this time of year, it seems that everyone round here is going crazy with silage! If you don't farm, you can feel like you're missing out on the buzz. This Sunday we're going to see a harvest that no one needs to miss out on and consider how we can be involved.
Who is in control of this world? Do you ever wonder that? As things seem to spiral out of control, maybe you ask, is anyone in control? If you’re living in Ukraine, you would fear that Putin is in control. If you’re in Afghanistan, you would fear the Taliban are in control. If you were in Texas this week, for a time at least, it looked like 18 year old Salvador Ramos was in control as he brutally murdered 19 school children (aged 7-10) and two teachers in Texas. Absolutely devastating. As people campaign for change in gun laws, it will probably seem that the gun lobby are in charge. Who is in control of this world? Sometimes it seems hard to know. You're very welcome to join us this Sunday to see how Revelation 4:1-11 answers that question.
Maybe you've heard the advert on Northern Sound for Mr James for men - "We've got it all!" What about if we bring that attitude into church? What would Jesus say to a church that thought they had it all? This Sunday we're going to look at Jesus words to the church of Laodicea and hear his incredible invitation. You can watch or listen to podcast at the links below.
If God is totally pure and holy how can we ever be right with him? This Sunday it is a privilege to be joined by New Testament tutor Rev Dr Ro Mody. Ro will be helping us with this very important question - How can I be right with God?
This Sunday we're returning to the book of Revelation. Have you ever done a SWOT analysis of your farm? This Sunday we're going to see Jesus' SWOT analysis of 3 churches in Revelation.
Just think what it would be like to be certain that the God of this universe loves you?
Wouldn't that help with your anxieties and fears?
Join us this Sunday (1st May) to see how Jesus' scars convince us He loves us.
Sorry we had trouble with the livestream - I ran out of credit! You can listen to the service at the link below:
If God were really for me...why would this be happening?
Do you ever ask that? Where is His fatherly care in this loss/sickness/depression/pain? Imagine being a Christian in Ukraine now...
These feelings don’t take God by surprise. He’s given us words to say.
Psalm 22 speaks of intense agony, in some ways give us permission and words to use to tell God how we’re feeling. When we’re in pain and distress, when we feel agony and even doubt, when the pain is too raw to even tell anyone, we can tell God. The podcast helps us reflect on Psalm 22:
This Sunday is Palm Sunday. The Jews desperately needed a rescuer, could Jesus be the rescuer that they need? And what about us today? You're very welcome to join us or watch online or listen to the podcast below:
On the evening of 19 February 2018, armed militants from Boko Haram raided Leah’s school, the Government Girls Science and Technical College, loaded the girls into a waiting truck and drove them away to the Lake Chad region in the far northeast. Leah is still held in captivity. More recently 150 Christians have been abducted and 80 have been killed in Kaduna State Nigeria.
This Sunday we'll see Jesus' word to Christians facing such hostility is "Don't fear...be faithful" and we'll be reassured from Revelation 2:8-11 and 3:7-13 that He see it all and loves His people. You can listen to the recording below or watch on YouTube:
Give thanks for someone who has mothered you! You're very welcome to join us this Sunday to celebrate those who have been mothers to us and to pray for those for whom it's a hard day. We'll be looking at God's Word of comfort in Isaiah 40 and His wonderful promise to His people.
Have you ever fallen out of love? This Sunday our Crosslinks Mission Partner Gerald Mwangi will be helping us look at Jesus' warning to the church that has fallen out of love. You can watch the recording or listen to the podcast for the phone service below:
Last Sunday Maia Mikhaluk posted on Facebook "Our church in Kyiv met today for a Sunday worship service in person. Only those who live within walking distance could come and during the service three times there were warnings about air raids, but nobody hurried to shelter. We felt the safest together, praying to God and praising Him." Can you imagine an air raid siren going off during the church service? This Sunday we're going to see what the suffering church most needs as we look at John's vision of the glorious risen Almighty Jesus. You can watch a recording of the service here or listen to the podcast below.
Volodymyr lives in Western Ukraine, his eldest son has sever health problems requiring 24/7 care. On the day of the invasion he had a seizure. Volodymyr pastors a church and helps to run a ministry for disabled children.
Vitali helps to run a Bible College in Kiev, his wife and children have had to flee to Romania while he remains in Kiev, he expects he will have to join the military resistance. Is God still God? Does He still loved His people?
Maybe you have questions like that? After 2 years of Covid, now war and increasing prices, is God still God? This Sunday we are starting to look at the book of Revelation, a book that assures us that God is still God, still loves His people and will ultimately triumph. You're very welcome to join us this Sunday to pray for Ukraine and to hear encouragement from God's Word.
In the light of the shock and pain of Russia invading Ukraine, where can we find hope? This Sunday we'll be praying for Ukraine and we'll be looking at Hebrews 11, a chapter full of encouragement from people who trusted their future into God's hands. Nick will be leading the services and Tom will be preaching.
"I've let God down"
"I've hurt His people"
Do you ever feel like that? Will God still have me? Maybe you've prayed and there has been silence... This Sunday, you're very welcome to see how God reassured Abraham and gave him hope for the future.
You can get the All-Age worksheet here.
Our service times are:
9am Ballyhaise
10am Lavey
11:30am Drung (with livestream and Killoughter joining)
Do you ever feel like no one understands you? Maybe something has happened to you and you just feel that no one else gets it, no one is there to support you. Hagar felt a bit like that. She had been badly treated and ended up pregnant. She felt no one understood, like everyone despised her and so she ran away. She didn’t know where she was going, and she found herself sitting by a well. I guess she was about as low as you can get. And that is when God met her and called her by name. She thought no one understood, but amazingly, even though no one around her understood, God had seen it all, God had heard. He gave her hope. Sarai thought maybe God needed a bit of help to fulfil His promise to Abram, she wondered if she could really trust God to do what he said. Her failure to trust God led to misery for Hagar and for her. Join us this Sunday to discover the blessing of trusting God and His timing and that He sees and understands and helps when we mess up.
You can watch our service or listen to the podcast below.
What is it that frightens you? What keeps you up at night? This Sunday we're looking at God's wonderful promise to Abram: "Fear not...I am your shield." We're going to see Abram's struggles to believe and how God helps, and hopefully be encourage in our faith and hear His word to us in Christ "Fear not...I am your shield."
On the plane we're told to fit our own masks before helping others, maybe sometimes in life we question whether someone deserves our help, and what the risk would be to us if we get involved. This Sunday we're going to see how Abram went to help someone who was unworthy at great risk to himself. But was he helped first?
Do you salute the magpies? Touch wood? Avoid saying "it's quiet"?!
How else do you try and control things?
This Sunday, we're going to see how we can enjoy freedom God gives us when we know He's in control. Here’s the recording for the phone service.
What do you do when your hopes for the future are dashed? I think after the last 2 years, everyone knows what it is to have some hopes dashed as parties, holidays, weddings have been cancelled or postponed. And for some it's been worse.
Abram knew what it was to have his hopes dashed, he'd been promised so much by God, obeyed God and then it all seemed to go wrong. Join us this Sunday as we continue our journey with Abram and see the faithfulness of God even when Abram is unfaithful.
We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Lavey at 10am and in Drung at 11:30am. Killoughter parish please join with Drung at 11:30am. You can get the all age sheet here.
Have you ever wondered why God would bless His people? We're used to asking why God allows bad things to happen, but what about why should He bless His people?
Here is the recording from YouTube as we return to the book of Genesis and see how God is determined to bless a people who don't deserve it:
Here is the recording for the phone service as we return to the book of Genesis and see how God is determined to bless a people who don't deserve it!
Happy New Year! What will you wear this year?
Here is the recording for the phone service from Drung Church where Tom McDonald (our Ministry Trainee) helped us to think about how we should get dressed for 2022.
We had a great time at our carols by car light last Sunday, this is a recording for those who weren’t able to make it or who want to watch again, and for those not on the internet, please let them know they can phone to listen to the phone service: 049 4305485
We raised €369.75 (&20 sterling) for Be Buddies not Bullies, in memory of Eden Heaslip.
Join us this Sunday at 11am in Lavey to sing some carols, to listen to the events of the first Christmas and for another opportunity to watch the children's virtual nativity! You can watch a trailer here: https://fb.watch/9P24AhFGeJ/ There will also be a Drive in Carol service in Killoughter at 4pm https://www.drungchurches.com/coming-up
We have faced some storms in the last year, and we don't know what lies ahead, in our reading this week Jesus warns about a coming storm and tells us how we can stand firm. We'll also hear what he says about judging others. You can watch a recording below, or listen to the mp3
We sometimes find it hard to love those who love us, and yet Jesus says "love your enemies, do good to those who hate you!" How can we do this? Here’s the recording from the service on 28th November.
Why does Jesus say that those who are poor, weeping and hungry are blessed? Come along this Sunday to find out about Jesus’ upside down kingdom.
We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Lavey at 10am, Drung at 11:30am (killoughter parish, please join with Drung this Sunday). If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am. Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
You can get the service sheethere and the Children’s Sheethere. Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
What do you do when things are shaken? When the pressure mounts? Join us this remembrance Sunday, to learn from Jesus how can you stand firm when everything around you is shaking.
We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm. If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am. Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
It was great to be joined by Rev Cameron Jones, here’s a recording of the service that he took for us.
Join us this Sunday to celebrate harvest.
We will be joined by a visiting speaker Rev Matthew Topley.
We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Lavey at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm. If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebookand on YouTube at 11:15am, You can get the service sheet hereand the Children’s Sheet here. Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
Don’t you just hate it when you miss out?!
Listen to Mark Smith teaching about Jesus’ growing kingdom and how to avoid missing out.
We had a great time at our harvest in Larah last night. Thanks to all who decorated and thanks to Mark Smith for preaching so faithfully and clearly for us. You can see some photos of the beautifully decorated church (and the world’s biggest pumpkin?!) and you can listen to Mark Smith’s sermon on Mark 4:30-32 below.
Mark 4:30-32 : And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”
World’s biggest pumpkin?!
In this angry world of blaming and shaming, who doesn’t need a non-accusing place to stand and be safe?
Join us this Sunday to discover how Jesus is the only safe place to go in an accusing world and how He gives purpose and restoration to His people. We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm. If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebookand on YouTube at 11:15am, You can get the service sheet hereand the Children’s Sheet here. Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO SERVICE IN LAVEY at 10am as we have our harvest in Larah this week at 8pm and then our harvest in Lavey on Sunday 24th at 10am.
A wedding is a place for celebration, not for mourning! And that’s Jesus’ answer to the people who are grumbling about his disciples.
Join us this Sunday to discover why Jesus is cause for celebration. We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm. If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am, You can get the service sheet hereand the Children’s Sheet here. Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
If you’re wondering why there’s a picture of Larry Goodman, you’ll have to come on Sunday to find out! We’ll be reading Luke 5:27-32 and discovering there’s something about Jesus that just made a very wealthy tax collector called Levi want to start again.
We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm. If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am, You can get the service sheet hereand the Children’s Sheet here. Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
Your health is your wealth? As long as you’ve got your health, that’s the main thing? But is it? What if you haven’t got your health? Are you less important? Is your life less valuable?
Join us this Sunday to meet two people who didn’t have their health, one was full of leprosy and the other couldn’t walk. They were both desperate, and both longed for good health. As they come to Jesus, what will they discover?
We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm. If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am, You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here. Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
Join us this Sunday to find out what Simon discovered about whether Christianity can be just a hobby?
We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Lavey at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm. If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am, You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here. Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
Do any of you remember getting holiday brochures from the travel agent? Before the days of YouTube we used to get travel brochures to find out about where we might be able to go on holiday. They gave a foretaste of what you could expect.
Join us this Sunday as we see a foretaste of what Jesus kingdom looks like in Luke 4:31-44 and consider the questions of healing and demons.
We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm. If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am, You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here. Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
This Sunday we’ll see how Jesus was treated in his local synagogue and we’ll be asking whether He is welcome in our churches.
We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm. If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am, You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here. Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
This Sunday is Daithí’s last service with us, and so we’re going to send him off with a special drive in service at Killoughter at 11am. Daithí recently admitted to being a putter offer! As we send Daithí out into train for full time ministry we will be encouraging him from God’s word not to put off 2 vital things. Please join us in your car and then afterwards come to the rectory for a bring your own picnic. If the internet allows we will also livestream to Facebook and YouTube
You can get the service sheet here.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
What’s the best day that you’ve ever had? Maybe it was a birthday, a Christmas, maybe it was a day that you were looking forward to for a long time, like the last day of school! Or a wedding day, or the birth of a child.
In our reading this Sunday Jesus is saying something like: “Today is the best day” Why does he say that?
Please join us this Sunday to find out what Jesus is saying is so good about today. We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am,
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
What do God's people need the most? Our time in the book of Haggai has encouraged us to be strong and work for the Lord's glory. But will that save us?
Join us and hear what the Lord says to his people as they continue to build His temple.
We’ll be in Ballyhaise at 9am, LAVEY at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
If you’re unable to join us in-person, then you can join us online on Facebook or YouTube at 11:15am.
You'll be able to get the service sheet here and the children’s sheet here.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
It’s hard to keep working at difficult tasks - especially when the end is far from sight.
Hear what God has to say to his disheartened people as they continue to labour at building their temple, and what he says to us as we labour in his church.
As usual, we’ll be in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
If you’re unable to join us in-person, then you can join us online on Facebook or YouTube at 11:15am.
You can get the service sheet here and the children’s sheet here.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
Do you have a job that you don’t like doing? Isn’t it easier just to put it off till later?
But that’s what God’s people were doing to God at the time of Haggai!
Join us this Sunday to hear what God says to his procrastinating, ‘putter-offer’ people. As usual, we’ll be in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
If you’re unable to join us in-person, then you can join us online on Facebook or YouTube at 11:15am.
You can get the service sheet here and you can get the Children’s sheet here.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
This week the staff at Café Mana in Cavan town couldn’t believe it when their boss Eilish told them not to come into work because she had organised a day out to Rossnowlagh for them!
When they first heard about it, they must have thought she was codding them! Then they probably hoped it was true, but once they were on the road to Rossnowlagh, they were fairly sure it was true. And when they felt the sand between their toes and smelt the sea and heard the waves breaking, they knew it was true!
There’s a huge difference between hoping something and knowing something. Hopes can be dashed and disappointed. But when you know something, it is certain, it is better than a hope.
What about eternal life, is that something that you hope for, or something that you know that you have?
Please join us this Sunday to find out that God wants us to know that we have eternal life. We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am,
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
You’re about to cut the silage - which is better—a really strong faith in that old rust bucket that has been sitting out in the field and hasn’t been used for years, or a tiny faith in the Massey you bought last year and was recently serviced?
It’s better to have a small faith in something that works, than a huge faith in something that doesn’t!
Please join us this Sunday to find out why we need to have faith in the Lord Jesus and why He won’t let us down. We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Lavey at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am,
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
How do you know that you are loved in a world that is full of so much pain & suffering? When you or someone you love is sick, how can you know that you are loved?
Please join us this Sunday to find out more. We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am,
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
We live in the days of fake news and fact checkers—this week I saw on Facebook a photo of Heinz “Mayoreo” - apparently it is Oreo flavoured mayonnaise - what would you make of that? Well Facebook had a warning on the photo that it may have been an “altered image.”
Since the Trump era, Fake news has become a term that we’ve become familiar with. But what about in church? Surely we should be able to believe what we hear in church? The Bible’s answer to that may be a little surprising…
Please join us this Sunday to find out more. We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am,
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
Sometimes we need to give our hearts a little nudge in the right direction. In our reading this Sunday God gives us two powerful nudges to help us to love one another.
Please join us this Sunday to find out more. We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am,
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
What is true love? Join us this Father's Day to consider the ultimate love of God and to think how we can show that love to others:
"By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers" ( 1 John 3:16)
We're in Ballyhaise at 9am, Lavey at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am,
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
He’s just like his dad! He’s got his dad’s eyes!
Very often we can’t help but display the family likeness, sometimes it’s in what we look like, other times it may be our behaviour. In our reading this Sunday the apostle John is encouraging the Christians to display the family likeness as we look forward to the ultimate family reunion.
Join us this Sunday in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm. If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am,
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
Have you ever been tricked?
This Sunday we’re going to see that God’s people were in danger of being tricked by some people who had moved on from the truth about Jesus and were trying to trick others into moving on as well. The apostle John calls these people “antichrist.”
Join us this Sunday to find out how to stay safe from being tricked by sticking with Jesus.
We’re in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:15am and Killoughter at 12:30pm. If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am,
If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am, You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
This world is beautiful, even more beautiful when the sun is shining! This time of year in particular—fresh leaves on the trees that have been bare, flowers coming out, lambs and calves in the fields, birds singing in the trees. It’s a stunning world. So why does God say “Don’t love the world” (1 John 2:15), join us this Trinity Sunday to see what He means. We’re in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:!5am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am, You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday, we’re in Ballyhaise at 9am, Larah at 10am, Drung at 11:!5am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
We’re taking a short break from 1 John to look at the first day of Pentecost in Acts 2 and seeing the harvest that we can all be involved in.
If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am, You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service.
You can come to church in person this Sunday, praise God!
We’re in Ballyhaise at 9am, Lavey at 10am, Drung at 11:!5am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
This Sunday we’re going to be thinking about how we can know that we know God as we continue our series in 1 John.
If you are unwell or unable to get out you can join us live on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am, You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service
This could be our last online only service! Our church buildings will reopen on Sunday 16th for services in Ballyhaise at 9am, Lavey at 10am, Drung at 11:!5am and Killoughter at 12:30pm.
This Sunday we’re going to be thinking about walking in the light.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning for our last online only service.
What’s the best club/group you’ve ever been part of?
Maybe you know the joy of close friendship and shared vision, a fellowship with others. Can you imagine having a relationship like that with God? How could that even be possible you might think? We can’t see Him, or touch Him, we can’t even really hear Him. How can we have fellowship with the all-powerful God. Isn’t He too far away? He surely wouldn’t be interested in someone like me?
And lots of people have lots of different ideas about God, how can I know who is telling the truth?
Join us this Sunday to start looking at how the book of 1 John helps to answer some of these questions and helps us to know that we know God!
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
This week Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder of George Floyd.
At George Floyd square in Minneapolis, people screamed, applauded and wept.
Imagine if there was no justice, that Derek Chauvin has walked free instead.
What if evil was never punished and no end to the suffering in the world? That would be a reason to get upset wouldn’t it?
In our reading this week, we see the apostle John weeping that evil will go unpunished and suffering will continue. But then he sees something that changes everything! Join us this Sunday to find out what he sees.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
This Sunday morning we will be seeing light in dark times as we conclude our series in Genesis and we are joined by visiting speaker Rev Simon Donohoe from the Swanlinbar Group of churches.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
This Sunday we are joined by Colin Morris from Crosslinks. He will be giving us an update on our mission partners Gerald and Louise and we will be continuing in our walk through the opening chapters of Genesis.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be on Facebook and on YouTube at 11:15am.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
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The funeral service from Killoughter church can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/HZUqpzK2U84
What a year we have had. Does God care? Tonight we are going to reflect on some words from Isaiah 53 and see how God has shown that He does care.
You're welcome to join us on Facebook or YouTube for some hymns, readings, reflection and prayer.
Hopes are so easily dashed, but this Sunday we're going to hear about a hope that is a living hope! It's a hope that is certain and will never disappoint us.
There is no children's sheet for this Sunday because there will be things on the screen that they won't want to miss!
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
It was a privilege to interview Jeremy Marshall about his battle with cancer and how God has helped him through and the amazing hope that he has. You can watch the video below:
Here’s the interview audio only:
This week has seen terrible flooding in Australia, but this Sunday we’re looking at an even worse flood and we will see God’s incredible rescue from His judgment.
DON’T FORGET THE CLOCKS GO FORWARD!
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
And he died….And he died….And he died….Genesis 5 reads a bit like a march of death, but there’s a couple of breaks from the cycle of death that give us real hope. This Sunday we’ll see our only hope in life is to walk with God.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
In our mothering Sunday Service this Sunday we will be saying thank-you to God for those who have mothered us and praying for those for whom it is a hard day for a variety of reasons. We will also be hearing from God’s Word in Genesis 4 as Daithí helps us trace the spread of sin and see a tragedy that no mother would ever want and a solution that only God can provide.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
Have you ever been conned? It’s an awful feeling. This Sunday we’re going to hear about the biggest con artist in the world and how he is still destroying millions today and we’ll see how we can STAY SAFE from him.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
I know at the moment lots of us want to get out of our homes, but there’s still no place like home! Home is where you belong, it might not be perfect, but its home!
The book of Genesis tells us about the perfect home, the place and relationship that we were made for. And so there’s a sense that no matter how good our homes and relationships are now, we will always be longing for more…Join us this Sunday to find out more about God’s plan and love for us.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
Phone Service:
The fight is on now with the roll out of the vaccine, but we’re far from saying it’s under control. Maybe you’re fearful that life will never return to ‘normal’? What if there are further mutations of the virus and the vaccine is no longer effective? Is Covid-19 ruling the world? For others, it seems like disability or some illness is in control, it seems to be calling the shots, it clouds our horizons and seems to be running our lives This Sunday join us to hear the good news that this world is under God’s control, He controls its destiny and ours.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
Here’s the service for the phone line:
We need someone to get us out of this mess!
This Sunday Daithí will be preaching from Luke 4 and helping us to see how Jesus is our champion who gives us victory.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
Here’s the service for the phone line:
Who are you? How do you know who you really are? Are you defined by where you are from? Your race? Your achievements? Your Gender, your politics, your disability, your sports team or even your religion?
This Sunday we’re going to see that Jesus Christ was secure in his identity as the beloved Son of God, and wonderfully He offers to share that with us!
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
Here’s the recording for the phone service:
This week at school some of the children had to create an advert to try and sell their car! An advert says why a product is better than another one and why you need it! This Sunday we’re going to see why John the baptist said Jesus is so much greater and think about all Jesus gives us and what a privilege it is to serve Him
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
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What a celebration there was for the inauguration of Joe Biden! This Sunday we’re going to see that’s nothing compared to the welcome Jesus should get!
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
Lockdown is different for everyone,and yet it’s a shared experience, we all know something of how it feels. This Sunday we’re going to see how Jesus’ shared our humanity and so understands us.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
Here’s the phone service:
We’re waiting again! Back in lockdown, this Sunday we’re going to learn from Simeon and Anna about how to wait confidently for God.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s Sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
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Happy New Year! What will you pay attention to in 2021, this week we have a one off looking at what the apostle Peter says we should pay attention to.
You can get the service sheet here and the all age sermon sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Look forward to ‘being’ with you on Sunday morning.
Here’s the recording for the phone service:
Happy Christmas! Don’t miss our online nativity which will be shown during the service! We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together,
Here’s the recording for the phone service:
This Sunday we’ll be hearing good news of great joy!
You can get the service sheet here
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together,
Here’s the link for the phone service:
This Sunday we’ll be reading Luke 2:1-7 and thinking about what it cost Jesus to rescue us. Nick will be leading and Daithí will be preaching.
You can get the service sheet here
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together,
This year has been darker than most, we need light! This Sunday we’re going to hear about the light that has come into the darkness.
You can get the service sheet here and the children’s sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together,
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone. . Here is the service for the phone line.
Cavan have won the Ulster cup! I wonder how that makes you feel?. How long will your joy last? Hopefully a bit longer when Cavan win the All-Ireland! But even then, how long will your joy last? Joy, happiness tends to go up and down with circumstances. That’s right in some ways, we’re human! But is there a way to have a joy that stays with us no matter what the circumstances, so that it’s possible to have a joy even if Cavan lose, Christmas is cancelled by another lockdown? Is it possible to have joy even when life is tough? This Sunday we’re going to learn from the virgin Mary about how we can have joy that is unfading and forever. A joy that doesn’t depend on our circumstances. A joy that we can have even on a dark cold morning when we don’t feel like getting out of bed!
You can get the service sheet here and the children’s sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together,
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone. .
Here is the service for the phone line.
Do you long for a good leader? Wouldn’t it be good to have a leader whose word you could trust, and who you knew was working for your good? As humans we long for a good ruler to rule forever!
This Sunday, we’re going to hear about one!
You can get the service sheet here and the children’s sheet here.
We will be live on Facebook and on YouTube from 11:10am with an opportunity to gather and greet one another in the comments for an 11:15am start. Please join us ‘live’ if you can as it’s good to still ‘gather’ together, sing, pray and hear from God together,
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to a recording of the service on their phone.
Does God always hear our prayers? Does God always answer our prayers? Maybe know the pain of God seeming to be silent. Maybe you prayed for something for a long time and there seemed to be no answer and so you stopped praying. What’s the point. This Sunday we’re going to see something of how God answers prayer. You can see the YouTube video from the live recording in Drung below or listen to the recording for the phone service.
Our world is full of uncertainty, how long will Covid-19 last? When will there be a vaccine? What can we do this Christmas? And then there’s the added complication of Fake News! How do we know what is true? Wouldn’t it be great to have certainty! The uncertainty can even creep into our Christian faith. This Sunday we’re going to see how we can have certainty in what really matters. We will also have an Act of Remembrance during the prayers.
You can get the service sheet here and the Children’s sheet here.
This is the recording for the phone service:
How do we know that God is in control and still working to grow his worldwide church when so much bad stuff seems to be happening? This Sunday we’re finishing our series in Acts 9 and we’re going to see how God grew his church even through some really bad times.
Phone service for 1st Nov:
What do you do in a setback? It feels like another setback as we’ve moved to Level 3 and can’t meet in person. This Sunday we looked at Acts 8 and and saw that we can rejoice that there are no setbacks for God. You can watch a recording from the service here:
This recording is for the Phone Service:
Here's the recording from our Sunday service where we see how close Jesus is to his suffering people.
How should we treat our fellow believers? You can listen to this morning's sermon at the link below:
This week, we’re finishing our look at the ‘lost’ parables of Luke 15 with the parable of the lost son.
This week we’re looking at the first two ‘lost’ parables in Luke 15, seeing that what really brings joy to God is true honest repentance.
We hate to miss out! Jesus tells a parable to help us see how we might be in danger of missing out. You can listen to a recording of the sermon here:
What should we do with our money? What will God say to us when we meet him? This Sunday we’re hearing some shocking words that God said to a man who was rich towards himself but not others and hearing God’s words of encouragement to his children. The reading is Luke 12:13-34.
here is the recording for the phone in service:
So many of the world’s problems are caused by people hating each other, but how can we love those who are different from us? This Sunday, we’re looking at Jesus’ teaching from Luke 10:25-37 to find out how to love those who are different from us and the way to have eternal life. Here’s a recording for the phone line:
Jacob and Joseph died with their eyes fixed on the certain hope of God’s promises, can we have that same or even stronger certainty?
What are you worried about? As people we’re pretty good at finding things to worry about! Whether it’s school, exams, health, jobs or something else we normally have something to worry about. Jacob was concerned and afraid about the move to Egypt but God spoke wonderful words to reassure him. Please join us this Sunday for our final ‘online only’ service to see God’s words of reassurance. You can see the readings on the sheet below, but we will be looking at all of Genesis chapters 46-47 and we won’t have time to read it all in the service, so if you can read it before the service, that will help!
You can join us live on Facebook here or afterwards you should be able to watch a recording of the service here.
You can get the service sheet with the readings here.
Have you ever made a bad decision? If you’re human you have!
We don’t know everything. It’s what makes decision making so hard at times. We try and work out all the possible outcomes and agonize over what the right thing to do is. Do you live with regrets from bad decisions in the past?
This Sunday we'll be looking at the freedom we can have in making decisions when we know that God is in control and can work for good in even the worst of decisions. You can see the readings on the sheet below, but we will be looking at all of Genesis chapters 43-45 and we won’t have time to read it all in the service, so if you can read it before the service, that will help!
You can get the service sheet with the readings here and listen to an audio recording at the link below.
You can join us live on Facebook here or watch it afterwards on the Facebook Page.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to the service recording.
This Sunday we'll be looking at how, after years of separation, Joseph's family begin their difficult but essential journey of restoration. We'll be seeing how this helps us understand our relationship with Jesus.
Nick will be leading our service and Daithi will be speaking on Genesis 42.
You can get the service sheet with the readings here and listen to an audio recording at the link below.
You can join us live on Facebook here and afterwards watch the video here.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to the service recording.
Can the innocent suffering of one man change the world?
25 May 2020 George Floyd suffered innocently at the hands of those who were meant to bring justice. This week, huge protests have taken place around the world campaigning for an end to racist abuse and police brutality. We pray that God will use the innocent suffering of one man George Floyd, to change the world for good.
Can the innocent suffering of one man change the world?
This morning we’re going to hear about another man who suffered unjustly and God used his suffering to change the world. Join us this Sunday to find out more. Daithi will be leading our service and Nick will be speaking on Genesis 40-41. You can get the service sheet with the readings here and listen to an audio recording at the link below. If you have time, it would be worth reading all of Genesis 40-41 before the service as we’ll not be reading all of the chapters.
You can join us live on Facebook here and afterwards watch the video here.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to the service recording.
You may have seen the amazing Zoom production of “You’ll never walk alone” with 300 singers from 15 different countries, if you haven’t you can watch it here. The song means a lot to Liverpool especially following the Hillsborough disaster.
How can you know that you’re not walking alone? Is it as simple as “hold your head up high” and not being afraid of the dark”? What if you can’t, will you then be alone?
This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday, one of the amazing truths of Pentecost is that we can know we’ll never walk alone because God is with His people by His Spirit. Join us this Sunday to find out more. We’ll be singing some great hymns and looking at Acts 2 together.
You can get the service sheet with the readings here and listen to an audio recording at the link below.
You can watch a video of the service here.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to the service recording.
Could things get any worse for Joseph? This Sunday we’ll see that even though life gets even harder for Joseph, God was with him, working his purposes for good. You can get the service sheet with the readings here and listen to an audio recording at the link below.
You will be able to watch a video of the service on Facebook and after the service there will be a link here.
Please let those offline know that they can phone 049 4305485 to listen to the service recording.
Handwashing, Social distancing, isolation, cancellation, illness. How can any of this be for our good?
This Sunday we’ll be looking at another pandemic and suffering including, family fall-outs, rejection, deception, false charges, imprisonment and an enormous famine that threatened a changed the lives of many, and yet through it all God was amazingly at work for the good of many! We’ll be reading Genesis 37 together, you can get the service sheet with the readings here and listen to an audio recording at the link below.
You can watch a video of the service by clicking here.
You can get the service sheet for today here and listen to an audio recording of the Sunday Service at the link below or watch the video here.