A blend of the latest and classic sermons preached at Ammanford Evangelical Church. Speakers include our current pastors Sammy Davies and John Perry as well as some old friends.
Pastor John Perry takes us through Romans 12 and the breadth of the impact God's mercy is to have in our lives
Pastor Sammy Davies (complete with a croaky voice) crosses the threshold from the theology of Romans into the practical guide.
Pastor Sammy Davies walks us through Romans 10 - a simple faith that is necessarily announced and responded to
Pastor Sammy attempts to draw a conclussion around Romans ch. 8 - the wonderful news? It's really great stuff
Joh Perry continues through Romans 8 - and further unpacks the wonderful work of the Spirit in those who have been made alive in Christ
We're back in Romans after a shortish break - picking back up Paul's correspondence with the ancient church in Rome - THEREFORE we need to be expecting to learn good news once more.
In our final sermon this summer break, AEC elder Graham Lea opens up John 14 & opens up from the last few years of walking with Jesus to lay a particular challenge at our doors.
Our summer sermons continue with Chris Hess taking us into the mysterious world of Zechariah 4 ...
Our third guest preacher this summer takes us into Philippians 1 to see how Jesus transforms the way we live and the way we die.
Our second guest preacher this summer takes us to Matthew 16 for an unpacking of the way of the Cross
Our first guest preacher this summer takes us into Colossians 1 for a consideration of the grandeur and beauty of Christ
Before taking a little summer break, Pastor Sammy delves into Romans 7.
Before our summer break, Pastor John Perry takes us deep into the glorious joy of Romans chapter 6
Once more into the letter to the Roman Church! This week, Pastor Sammy Davies leads us in.
We're back to Romans and Pastor John Perry takes us through the wonderful transformations that flow out of our justification in Christ
This week we have Pete Killingley, head of church engagement for CARE.org.uk Pete shares from Jeremiah's prophecy and God's plan for Christian involvement in the places He has placed us
This week John unpacks Romans 4 and the charecter of Abraham, father of all who find faith in God
We continue our series in Romans - having passed through the shadowy valley of chapter 2, this week we glimpse the light of God's goodness shining through.
Pastor Sammy Davies continues our series in Romans, with chapter 2 - and 2 new characters who face interrogation in the great courtroom of heaven.
Pastor John Perry continues our series in the book of Romans
Pastor John Perry travels further into the Epistle to the Romans and unpacks what Paul means when he writes of the, 'Righteousness of God.'
“Forgiveness. Can you imagine?” The frequency of the sin. The magnitude of the hurt. The cultural discouragement. For these reasons, forgiveness is one of the most challenging aspects of the Christian life. Listen again as Lewis Roderick preaches a message about forgiveness: what it is, why we often can't, and how we can.
John carries on our new series in the Epistle to the Romans
As we begin a new series looking at the letter to the Roman church, Pastor Sammy kicks things off with an overview of the good news contained within it.
A special Easter Sunday sermon from Pastor John Perry unpacking the reality of the resurrection and the hope, and challenge, it brings.
A contemplative sermon reflecting on the darkness of Good Friday
We conclude our series in the Sermon on the Mount
We continue to walk through the sermon on the mount, approaching it's end , and peer into the stark choice Jesus offers all of us.
Exploring the collection of true and wise words that Jesus shares in Matthew 7:1-12
We continue through the Sermon on the Mount - this week stopping to consider worry & how the world that Jesus invites us into is a world of peace
This week we consider the Lord's Prayer - and how as we grow in our discipleship to Jesus it should increasingly be called "Our Prayer"
Reading the Bible regularly is an assumed, and often encouraged, practice for a Christian. But for many (most?!) of us it's hard, unprofitable and guilt inducing! In this podcast, Sammy is joined by Jonny Raine to discuss why we'd even want to read our Bibles regularly, what expectations we should have, how we deal with the disappointment of not reading and some tips to help us along the way. Jonny Raine is the Pastor of Pontrhydyrun Baptist Church just outside of Cwmbran and has now lived in Wales for longer then he's lived outside it!
We dive into Matthew 6:1-18 and ask 3 questions: Who do we look like? Who pays our wages? Where does it all lead?
Looking at Matthew 5:33-48 - and how we pursue justice in our lives and in our world.
Int this sermon we look at Jesus' teaching on adultery, lust and divorce and ponder whether it's all symptomatic of a great truth.
We pause our regular series in the Sermon on the Mount to dive into(!) Jesus' baptism recorded in Matthew 3
This week we begin to look at the meat on the bones of Jesus saying He's come to fill up the law - and how living in the Fathers world means more than staying away from Murder.
This week Pastor John take us through Matthew 5:17-18 and unpacks how Jesus views the Old Testament - exploring how His life would become the fulfilling of the life God has always offered by faith
This week we consider Matthew 5:13-16 and how the Kingdom Christ reveals calls us to live distinctive lives.
This week John Perry starts proper in the Sermon on the Mount as he dives into the Beatittudes
Smartphones are everywhere - for good or for ill. But that doesn't mean they should have free reign in our lives. In this podcast, Sammy is joined by Jonathan Thomas to discuss 5 tactics we can employ to ensure we rule over our phones instead of having our phones rule over us. Jonathan Thomas is the author of, 'Intentional Interruptions: Learning to be Interrupted the Way God Intended' and former pastor of Ammanford Evangelical Church! You can get his book, published by Christian Focus, at either: https://www.christianfocus.com/products/3117/intentional-interruptions or https://uk.10ofthose.com/product/9781527110205/intentional-interruptions-paperback Intro & Welcome 0:00 Hack #1 "Turn Off Notifications" 5:03 Hack #2 "Sleep in Separate Rooms" 12:27 Hack #3 "Take a Sabbath" 19:08 Hack #4 "Embrace Boredom" 26:52 Hack #5 "Decide What's Best" 36:41
We begin this week a study in Jesus' great Sermon on the Mount (SOTM). One of the most influential teachings in human history ... what is it? Is it a template for what life SHOULD be like? Is it a mirror held up to to our shortcomings, our CAN'T? Or is it pulling back the curtain on what life lived in the Father's rule COULD be like? Pastor Sammy Davies helps us to consider
We begin 2025 by considering the wise men - who investigated and sought out the new king they had heard of. Matthew 2:1-12
It's the final Sunday in Advent - and Pastor John Perry helps us to contemplate waiting and hope through the story of Anna
Waiting for Jesus by exploring Mary's revelation of favour.
Waiting for Jesus by exploring Elizabeth's first encounter with Jesus.
We reach the end of our time in the Book of the Kings - but is this the end of the story? Does it finish with sorrow? With sadness? Or does it lead us on, somewhere, someone more?
As we draw near the conclusion of the book of Kings, Pastor Sammy takes us on a quick tour of Josiah, the child King who oversaw a great renewal in the people. The question for us is, do we want it? Do we want God's Kingdom come? What might that look like amongst us?
We are back in the book of Kings, stopping at some of the 'highlights.' This week, Sammy takes us to chapter 17 of the second book and the sad story of Israel's exile from the land. What hope can we draw from such a sad story of continued rebellion?
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