Sabbath Worship Week Of Prayer (November 2017)

Sabbath Worship (October 2017)

Speaker	Head Deacon H. Lawrence
Title	N/A
Scripture Reading	N/A

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Harvest 2017

Once again the Church gathered to give God thanks for the many blessings He has given us. Our speaker was Elder C. Gooden. Join in the message he gave on this occasion here.

Sabbath Worship (September 2017)

Speaker	Elder C. Gooden
Title	N/A
Scripture Reading	N/A

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Sabbath Worship (September 2017)

Speaker	Elder R. Green
Title	N/A
Scripture Reading	N/A

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Sabbath Worship (September 2017)

Speaker	Elder C. Gooden
Title	N/A
Scripture Reading	N/A

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Sabbath Worship (September 2017)

Speaker	Elder Clement Njika
Title	Make Me Like You
Scripture Reading	N/A

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Sabbath Worship (July 2017)

Speaker	M. Daintze
Title	N/A
Scripture Reading	N/A

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Senior Apreciation Day Sabbath Worship June 10th 2017

Speaker	Sister I. Madner
Title	The Hope Of Eternal Life
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Follow this link for pictures of the event at the Ramada Hotel.

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Sabbath Worship Health Day(June 2017)

Speakers	n/a
Title	n/a
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (May 2017)

Speaker	C. Coutet
Title	n/a
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (May 2017)

Speaker	A. Eitule
Title	n/a
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (April 22th 2017)

Speaker	Elder Simba Muhau
Title	n/a
Scripture Reading	Luke 23:33

This Sabbath was blessed with the visiting speaker, Elder Simba Muhau from Reading SDA Church. The Elder proved a powerful speaker, laying out the Word of Truth in clarity and with authority. The Church had a bountiful fellowship lunch of which the Elder participate wholeheartedly and with great gusto.

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Sabbath Worship (March 18th 2017)

Speaker	Pastor Samuel Appiah
Title	Dominating Love
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (March 11th 2017)

Speaker	Elder A. Barton
Title	You Brethren Are Not in Darkness
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (Feburary 24th 2017)

Speaker	Elder M. Langston
Title	Do you know Jesus or just of Him?
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (February 17th 2017)

Speaker	Elder Craig Gooden
Title	Let Me Go!
Scripture Reading	Genesis 32:25-27

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Sabbath Worship (January 28th 2017)

Speaker	Pastor Samuel Appiah
Title	Jealous Love
Scripture Reading	Exodus 24:13,14

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Sabbath Worship (January 21th 2017)

Speaker	Sister K. Senessie
Title	n/a
Scripture Reading	2 Timothy 2:20-21

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Sabbath Worship (January 14th 2017)

Speaker	Elder R. Scarlett
Title	n/a
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (January 7th 2017)

Speaker	Elder C. Gooden
Title	Treasure In Clay Jars
Scripture Reading	2 Corinthians 4:6-7

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Theme : The Greatness Of God
Speaker : Kelsey Appiah

Brave, courageous, concise and authoritative. These are just some of the words to describe Kelsey's message. There is more too, for her closing statament; "God is great and has always been!" How's that for an introduction to a good sermon by a nine year old child?

This sermon by Kelsey was part of the day's programme by the children of the Church celebrating the theme: "The Greatness Of God." They managed the Sabbath School and the Divine Service.

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Sabbath Worship (December 17th 2016)

Speaker	Pastor Christopher
Title	Something Better Is Coming
Scripture Reading	Genesis 19:13-14

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December 10th 2016 was the Ordination and Communion Service at Bilston SDA Church which saw the ordination of three deaconesses to the Church.

See the sermon and pictures here.

Stewardship Day (December 5th 2016)

Speaker	First Elder R. Scarlett
Title	Stewardship
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Personal Ministries Day (November 27th 2016)

Speaker	Sister Annette Johnson
Title	Working In Partnership With God
Scripture Reading	Hebrews 11:7

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Sabbath Worship (November 18th 2016)

Speaker	Sister Chantal Tomlinson
Title	An Eternal Perspective
Scripture Reading	Colossians 3:2

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Sabbath Worship (November 5th 2016)

Speaker	Sumit (Chinu) Thromandru
Title	What Is Good Parenting?
Scripture Reading

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Sabbath Worship: Women's Day 2016 (November 5th 2016)

Speaker	Geraldene Farmer
Title	The Big Issue
Scripture Reading	John 3:16

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Sabbath Worship (October 2016)

Speaker	Pastor S. Appiah
Title	N/A
Scripture Reading	N/A

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Sabbath Worship (October 2016)

Speaker	Elder R. Scarlett
Title	N/A
Scripture Reading	N/A

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Harvest Day (October 15th 2016)

Bilston SDA Church gathers together to celebrate its Harvest Day 2016. The speaker was the very essence of youth and spring, as he gave the Word of God to the little congregation. Please do click and hear the Word of God and don’t miss Billy’s pumpkins. Who can tell? He may have some left!

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Sabbath Worship (October 2016)

Speaker	Pastor M Campbell
Title	So What's Your Excuse?
Scripture Reading	Isaiah 6

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Sabbath Worship (September 3rd 2016)

Speaker	Pastor Samuel Appiah
Title	The Selfish Love
Scripture Reading	2 Samuel 11:22-27

Pastor spoke of David's sin with Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite, his attempt to cover it up and the consequences of the sin.

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Sabbath Worship (August 20th 2016)

Speaker	Andrew Sudwoth
Title	The Tale Of Two Vineyards
Scripture Reading	John 15:1-2

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Sabbath Worship (August 2016)

Speaker	Elder Mark Langston
Title	n/a
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (August 6th 2016)

Speaker	Pastor Derek Simon
Title	Bad News/Good News?
Scripture Reading	Jeremiah 1:5-9

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Bilston SDA Church Sabbath School Emphasis Day was held on the 16th July 2016. We had a wonderful day made special with all those who visited us for the morning and even the entire day! The fellowship was great, the food was great and the blesings fell down and glory was all around!

Read our special report here, written by Sister Carol Lewis.

Sabbath Worship (July 9th 2016)

Speaker	Sister I. Johnson
Title	N/A
Scripture Reading	N/A

Sabbath Worship (July 2016)

Speaker	Pastor S. Appiah
Title	The Silent Love
Scripture Reading	Genesis 25

Sabbath Worship (June 2016)

Speaker	Forrest Douglas
Title	n/a
Scripture Reading	n/a

This was an amazing Sabbath! Brother Douglas is a very dynamic speaker with a wealth of experience that made is testimony - not a sermon, come alive and you became a part of it! Please do watch and share your experience!

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Sabbath Worship (May 2016)

Speaker	M. Ndebele
Title	What does Family mean to you?
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (May 2016)

Speaker	Pastor Derek Simon
Title	As One Of These
Scripture Reading	Matthew 18

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Sabbath Worship Stewardship Day (May 2016)

Speaker	Elder J. Ncube
Title	Stewardship Day 2016
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (May 2016)

Speaker	Elder T. Smith
Title	Asleep Spiritually
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (April 2016)

Speaker	Elder Horace Radcliff
Title	Moving Forward
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (April 2016)

Speaker	Pastor Paul Liburd
Title	Pray About Everything
Scripture Reading	n/a

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Sabbath Worship (March 2016)

Speaker : Pastor Derek Simon
Title : Start of the Youth Week of Payer
Scripture Reading : Be The Sermon

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Sabbath Worship (March 12th 2016)

Speaker : Sister Natalie Simon
Title : Peter, Simon the Tanner & Cornelius
Scripture Reading : Acts 10:1-8

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Sabbath Worship (March 5th 2016)

Speaker : Sister W. Appiah
Title : N/A
Scripture Reading : 2 Kings 4: 1 - 7

Sister W. Appiah, wife of Pastor S. Appiah, had her fisrt sermon at Bilston Church on BUC Woman's Day of Prayer 2016. It was a great sermon and we where very happy that she had the strenght of will to take on the task. It is without doubt that the Lord is with her and her family.

Please listen to his sermon here.

Sabbath Worship (February 20th 2016)

Speaker : Deacon Robert "Billy" Thomas
Title : N/A
Scripture Reading : Matthew 5:20

One of the dearest members of the little family of Bilston Church, our dear brother Billy broke the bread of life to us on the subject of righteousness.

Please listen to his sermon here.

Family Life Ministries Day Sabbath Worship February 13th 2016

“We all have a place in the family”

See the Lawrence family serving the Church and community on our Family Day here.

Updated 24th February 2016

Sabbath Worship (February 6th 2016)

Speaker     : Elder Mark Palmer
Title       : Fixing Broken Familes
Scripture Reading         : Genesis 45: 1-7

Listen to Elder Palmer's dramtic sermon explaining just how God can work miracles in your life, no matter the setbacks, dissapointments or calamities in your life. Can it be more worse than Joseph? God can fix it! Link.

Sabbath Worship (January 30th 2016)

Speaker : Pastor Samuel Appiah
Title : What Is The Matter With You?
Scripture Reading : Genesis 21

Pastor's sermon was about the family, he used Abraham's family to note that it wasn't perfect but God counted Abraham as faithful, therefore we all have an oppportunity to be found faithful and righteous in the eyes of the Lord. It was alsonone of warning and what not to do when your patience seem to be wearing thin on waiting for God's Word to fulfill. As it is written - "Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord." Psalm 27:14 See the sermon here.

Sabbath Worship (January 23th 2016)

Speaker    : Pastor Astor Bruce
Title    : Born Again
Scripture Reading      : John 3: 1-7 (Jesus Teaches Nicodemus)

Pastor said that this [the Church] is the best place to be in the presence of God, to worship God in the beauty of holiness. He continued to say we are here only because of the mercies of God. He spoke of the number of people he had to bury this week. He said that we have a predicted three score and ten years to live. We don't know what tomorrow will bring. We can put our store in the hands of Jesus.

Listen to the sermon here. Do not miss this one. Ye must be born again!

Sabbath Worship (January 16th 2016)

Speaker    : Elder S. Thomandru
Title    : n/a
Scripture Reading      : 1 Peter 1:3

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Sabbath Worship (January 9th 2016)

Speaker    : Elder R. Scarlett
Title    : A Blessed Hope
Scripture Reading      : 2 Peter 3:10-18

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Sabbath Worship (January 2th 2016)

Speaker    : Pastor Derek Simons
Title    : A Righteous Man
Scripture Reading      : Lamentations 3:22,23

Pastor talks about family. He gave a very funny introduction that’s gets everyone's attention focused on him. He notes that the head of our family is Jesus, who is coming soon. He said he wants to speak of a bible family, the one in Matthew.

He draws our attention to the genealogy of Christ at the beginning of the book of Matthew. He said that it’s there draw our attention. It’s used to announce that something amazing is about to take happend. In the book of Matthew, that amazing announcement is the birth of Jesus Christ. The birth of Jesus, the circumstances of both Mary and Jospeh that lead up to that most amazing of events, the story of a righteous man, as Pastor Simon tells it; don't let your circumstances define you, let God define you.

Listen to the sermon here.

Sabbath Worship (December 26th 2015)

Speakers    : Tiayanna Fraser, Kajun Farrell, Kelsey Appiah
Title    : Family, Friendsip, Fellowship: Bilston Chrch!
Scripture Reading      : 2 Corithians 1:8, Romans 12:10-11, 1 John 1:3

It was a very special day for Bilston SDA Church when the Children took over! The Youths had the Sabbath School programme and they did well.

The children provided three speakers on the following theme: Family, Fellowship, Friendship: Bilston Church!

They did brilliantly! the Church was amazed with the singing of the children and most of all the sermons.

If you weren't there, heres a short bit of the programme with out the children songs unfortunately.

Sabbath Worship (December 19th 2015)

Speaker : Elder R. Scarlett
Title : God's Vineyard
Scripture Reading : Isaiah 5: 1-7

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Sabbath Worship (December 12th 2015)

Speaker : Elder Solomon Thommandru
Title : Go, Go, Go!
Scripture Reading : Genesis 31: 55, 32:1-2

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Sabbath Worship (December 5th 2015)

Speaker : Natalie Simon
Title : What Does Your Name Mean?
Scripture Reading : N/A

Our speaker is Sister Natalie Simon, wife of Pastor Simon. She was gracefully introduced by our First Elder R. Scarlett. Natalie did an amazing children story that had everyone’s attention. Recuriting two adults, she cleverly illustrated the story (Sister Williams and Brother Crosdale).

Natalie’s sermon was on the meaning of a name, her focus - Israel. In a well modulated voice, she spoke about how names have meanings that are derived from circumstances. Some names she noted have dire consequences for the bearer.

Her narrative of the story of Jacob – the deceiver, and is brother Esau – he who is hairy, set the foundation for her discourse; namely we are given a new name in Christ.

See the full sermon here...

Communion Service

Sabbath 21st November 2015

Pastor Samuel Appiah

Sabbath Worship (November 14th 2015)

Speaker : Elder Herbert Griffiths
Title : The Controversy Ended!
Scripture Reading : Isaiah 14:13-18

This sermon closes off the week of prayer. Our speaker is Elder Herbert Griffiths who was responsible for programme this year.

He begins with asking a question, how many of us feel that we have had enough? That you want to go home. He wondered if it was the same thing when we got baptised. Did you want to go with Christ at that very moment? Did you think you wouldn't miss anyone? As time goes on, that feeling takes a back seat. He hopes that we can get back that feeling. He spoke of the great controversy between good and evil. He describes how involed we are in this battle, but this very war that began at the beginning of time is coming to an end. We have to decide, decide to choose Good or Evil - Christ or Lucifer.

Sabbath Worship (November 7th 2015)

Speaker : Elder Herbert Griffiths
Title : Power To Finish The Work!
Scripture Reading : John 14: 1 - 3

Our speaker for the Hour is no other than our very own Elder Herbert Griffiths. In his usual calm and steady voice, he spoke to the congregation of Bilston SDA Church about our duty as Christians to seek the power of Christ and do is Work. He noted, we are all waiting for Christ return, but that in itself is no excuse not to do Christ’s work.

Sabbath Worship (October 31st 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Derek Simon
Title : God's Providence & Provision
Scripture Reading : N/A

Sabbath Worship (October 24th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Samuel Appiah
Title : The Law of the Harvest
Scripture Reading : Galatians 6:6-10

Pastor spoke of seven principles to spiritual prosperity. He asks the question what have you been sowing, are you happy with what you have been reaping?

Sabbath Worship (September 19th 2015)

Speaker : Sister Kellyanne Clarke
Title : Living Dead
Scripture Reading : St John 5:6

Sister Kellyanne Clarke was the speaker of the day. A vibrant speaker and a firm beliver in spreading the Word of Christ to all she comes in contact with. Her sermon is a wake up call for all to arise and take up the problems of our livies and follow Christ. Access the full sermon here.

Sabbath Worship (September 12th 2015)

Speaker : First Elder R. Scarlett
Title : N/A
Scripture Reading : St John 3:14-19

Elder Scralett pleads to the congregation to follow Christ. He notes that no one will have an excuse when Christ comes. Access the full sermon here.

Sabbath Worship (September 5th 2015)

Speaker : Sister I. Johnson
Title : Life's Race
Scripture Reading : 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Sister Johnson compares the mission and training of an athlete to the modern Christian. Access the full sermon here.

Sabbath Worship (August 29th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Derrick Simons
Title : N/A
Scripture Reading : N/A

Communion Day Sermon

Listen to the full sermon here.

Sabbath Worship (August 22th 2015)

Speaker : First Elder R. Scarlett
Title : Where Can I Find God
Scripture Reading : Matthew 7:13-14

First Elder Ron Scarlett spoke about how many can't find God. He tells us how we may find God for ourselves. He warns that their are those who can be lost in the Church. Listen to the full sermon here.

Sabbath Worship (July 25th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor D. Simon
Title : Stepping out in Faith
Scripture Reading : 1 Samuel 14 : 1 - 8

Pastor D. Simon, elder of Bilston SDA Church was the speaker of the hour. Listen to the sermon here.

Sabbath Worship (July 11th 2015)

Speaker : Dr Herbert Griffith
Title : Go away, I do not know you!
Scripture Reading : Matthew 25: 1 - 13

Dr Herbert Griffith, elder of Bilston SDA Church was the speaker of the hour. Listen to the sermon here.

13th Sabbath (June 27 2015)

The children lead out on the 13th Sabbath at Bilston SDA Church, which proved a welcome changed by many. Although the Adult Sabbath School was given less focus, the Children and Youth were given the opportunity show the Church what they have learnt about Christ and the work of mission in our time.

Goto the children page to see the programme and the videos that were shown on the morning here.

Sabbath Worship (June 27th 2015)

Speaker : Andre Picart
Title : The Heart Of The Matter
Scripture Reading : 1 Samuel 16:7

You really need to listen to the full sermon to understand the appeal Andre is making here to you. He is asking that you make time for God, that you know your sins that are keeping you back. Your heart can only have one occupant – Self or Christ. There is not room for both, its either one or the other.

Sabbath Worship (June 20th 2015)

Speaker : Elder Nathan Gray
Title : n/a
Scripture Reading : Matthew 28:18-20

Elder Gray spoke of the rebellion of Korah against Moses and Aaron (Numbers 16). He describe how Aaron ran among the people dying from the plague, making atonement for the living (Numbers 16:46-50).

The Elder noted that we need to run to save people, we have the power of God with us and we should be using it to save others.

See the full surmon here.

Sabbath Worship (June 13th 2015)

Speaker : Elder Ron Scarlett
Title : n/a
Scripture Reading : Genesis 15:1

Elder asked what was so wrong with this world? He had answers such as selfishness and fear. He refers to the rousing hymn song earlier to lead him in – Great is His Fatefulness. He observes that God is fateful.

He went on to speak about prayer. He noted that we must pray for each other. We all need prayers he said. The times is serious times we are living he said.

He spoke about Abraham and his relationship with God. He spoke of God saying to Abraham that God himself is his shield. He elaborated on this subject, noting that God is our shield too.

His sermon covered the subject of fear to faith, using Abraham’s faith as his subject matter. He made it clear that no problem is too big for God.

See the full surmon here.

Sabbath Worship (June 6th 2015)

Speaker : Lulu Greaves
Title : "Are you a woman that God can use?"
Scripture Reading : N/A
Woman Emphasis Day

Elegant, soft spoken and wearing a sparkling lovely smile are the mere words to describe our speaker for the day; Mrs Lulu Greaves. She asked the question, are you (women only please!) a woman that God can use? Although the sermon was targeted on women, she said that the men would also learn from the message. Follow the link for more details.

Watch the sermon here

Sabbath Worship (May 30th 2015)

Speaker : Grace Walsh
Title : Comprehensive Health Ministry
Scripture Reading : Isaiah 58:6 - 10

Grace Walsh is the Health Ministries & Community Services Director for the North England Conference of Seventh-day Adventist Church (NEC). Grace is trained teacher ad psychiatric nurse and was instrumental in organising the CHIP programme at Bilston SDA Church some time ago.

She firmly believes that the method to win souls for Christ is to extend the practical ministry of Christ to our local communities. This was her message to Bilston SDA Church.

She described the NEC vision – rebuilding people, restoring relationships, inspiring excellence.

She spoke of Comprehensive Health Ministry, of meeting the needs of the people in a practical way that will demonstrate the love of God and His compassion.

Watch the sermon summary here

Sabbath Worship (May 23th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Samuel Appiah
Title : I Am from the Gospel Of John Series
Scripture Reading : John 8:12

Pastor Samuel Appiah spoke about the difficulties of following others. He noted that we have to be very careful when doing so. Jesus he said, is asking that we follow him.

Pastor spoke on the light of this world, a light that preceded the very creation of man himself – that light which is Jesus. He spoke of the darkness around us. He observed that we cannot survive without the light of Jesus.

Listen to the sermon here.

Sabbath Worship (May 16th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Christopher Prabhudas Pitta
Title : "How Readest Thou?"
Scripture Reading : Luke 10:25 - 28

Pastor Christopher spoke about the lawyers who practised the law of God in the time of Jesus. He referred to the incidents when they tried to test Jesus on how much he knew the law of God.

He posed the question to the Church - How Readest Thou? He argued that many are failing to read the Bible correctly. Some are even biased due to personal opinions.

He points out that it is only with the help of the Holy Spirit can man truly study the Bible.

Read the sermon summary here

Sabbath Worship (May 9th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Derek Simon
Title : Belief Counted As Righteousness
Scripture Reading : Genesis 15 : 1 - 6

Pastor spoke about Abraham and Sarai. He begins with a description of Abraham’s status among the people he lived with, even Kings came to speak with him. He noted that Abraham was a very rich man, he had everything but with one exception – an heir of his own, a son. This was a man that family meant everything to him and he had no child of his own.

Pastor continues with his description of Abraham. This was a man well on in age, long past child bearing age, the same was a fact for his wife Sarai.

Even so, he had God with him. Pastor spoke about the great promise God make to Abraham.

Pastor had two main points: belief is counted as righteousness and that we should take God at his word and trust Him. Listen to the sermon to understand why these points are important to us today.

Listen or watch the full sermon here

Sabbath Worship (May 2th 2015)

Speaker : Deacon Billy Thomas
Title : When Will He Come?
Scripture Reading : Matthew 24 : 34-39

The speaker of the day was none other than our deacon Billy Thomas. This Sabbath was to be his first sermon preached since his completion of the preacher’s training course.

He spoke with a firmness of voice associated with a first time preacher. He was direct and focused with the message of the day, which was in fact a question; when will He come?

Listen or watch the full sermon here

Sabbath Worship (April 25th 2015)

Speaker : Elder Ron Scarlett
Title : Maintaining Spiritual Fitness
Scripture Reading : 1 Corinthians 9:25

Elder Scarlett spoke of the training athletes do. He noted that they know what they are training for. He observed that Christians should be just as dedicated to train for fitness in spiritual matters.

He read 1 Timothy 4:7-8 and spoke of training for a godly life. He said for this life and the future. He laid lots of emphasis on spiritual training.

Listen or watch the full sermon here

Sabbath Worship (April 18th 2015)

Speaker : Sam Walter
Title : Prayer
Scripture Reading : Luke 11:1 - 13

Elder Sam Walters spoke on the subject of prayer. He based his short sermon on Luke 11:1-13 on the disciples asking Christ to teach them how to pray.

He makes a number of points on this and clearly notes that prayer is communing with God in a relationship. Listen to the sermon to learn just how important it is to build a relationship with God.

Watch the full sermon here

Sabbath Worship (April 11th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Derek Simon
Title : Salt and Light
Scripture Reading : St Matthew 5

Sermon preached this Sabbath was by Pastor Derek Simon, our new assistant pastor and also elder of the Church. His sermon was prefaced with a warm introduction of him and his fiancé.

He observed that we need to embrace the simple things, a mantra that he off repeated in his sermon. He also observed that architects make a big thing about the look of a building but for him the foundations is what is important. It gives the building stability. Hence he will be speaking on the foundational aspect of Christianity – Matthew Chapter 5.

He said that this was Christ’s Sabbath school. He noted that Christ was speaking to his disciples, teaching them and we should all pay very important attention to what Jesus said.

He spoke of the simple metaphors that Christ used in his teachings – salt and light. He noted the historical importance of salt in the ancient world and today. He note too how Christ used light to emphasise the lessons he taught.

Listen, read, watch the full sermon here

Sabbath Worship (April 5th 2015)

Speaker : Dr Herbert Griffith
Title : Are You A Changed Barabbas
Scripture Reading : Luke 23: 13 - 24

Dr Herbert Griffith took to the podium on the Easter weekend Sabbath. While the rest of the world is busy on their preparations for the Easter Sunday, the Elder ponders on the nature of the released Jewish anti-Roman terrorist Barabbas (or Jesus Barabbas) whom Pontius Pilate tried not to free at the Passover feast in Jerusalem, instead of Jesus.

Listen, read, watch the full sermon here

Sabbath Worship (March 21th 2015)

Speaker : Clarence Crosdale
Title : Reclaim! - God Wants You Back
Scripture Reading : N/A

Clarence Crosdale - Bilston SDA Church Youth Leader did the reading for the day which was set by the Youth Ministries Department, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist. He included in the reading his experiences that related to the reading and the Church at large.

Sabbath Worship (March 14th 2015)

Speaker : Jairaj Kanakaraj
Title : A Mighty Masquerade
Scripture Reading : Isaiah 14:13 - 14

Raj spoke of a great counterfeit – the counterfeit of God’s very own religion. He spoke of how the devil carefully counterfeited each aspect of service to God.

Watch the video and learn just how well Satan has counterfeited the true Church in an effort to deceive God's own people.

Sabbath Worship (March 7th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Derek Simon
Title : N/A
Scripture Reading : Ephesians 1:3-14

Pastor D. Simon spoke on the subject of predestination. He spoke of Ephesians 1:3-14 as a song of praise to God. He notes that the Scripture reading points out that we are chosen to be with God, but first, you need to chose to be with Him.

This is one sermon that a summary wont do justice. You will have to listen to the sermon itself to understand the subject - predestination.

Sabbath Worship (February 28th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Ralston Smith
Title : The Little Maid
Scripture Reading : 2 Kings 5:1 - 14

Pastor Ralston Smith was our man of the hour. On the short side he maybe, his sermon on the little maid of Naaman the Aramean, General of the armies of King Ben-Hadad II more than made up for his height.

His illustration of the loyalty and sense of duty the young slave had for her owner and captor caught everyone’s attention. His detailed description of this mighty soldier’s disease – leprosy, brought a sense of horror and pity to those listening; for this great man had so much – all that money could buy, as noted by the preacher, but had so little due to the crippling health and social conditions of this disease.

The little maid had compassion on her master. This was the subject matter that Pastor Smith brought to the Church of Bilston. He noted that the Church today needs compassion.

Don't miss out on the practical example of compassion Pastor demonstrated. Access the full sermon here.

Sabbath Worship (February 28th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Ralston Smith
Title : The Little Maid
Scripture Reading : 2 Kings 5:1 - 14

The little maid had compassion on her master. This was the subject matter that Pastor Smith brought to the Church of Bilston. He noted that the Church today needs compassion.

Don't miss out on the practical example of compassion Pastor demonstrated. Access the full sermon here.

Sabbath Worship (February 21th 2015)

Speaker : Elder Maxwell Thompson
Title : N/A
Scripture Reading : 1 Peter 5:8

Elder Maxwell Thompson is from the Wednesfield SDA Church. He was the speaker of the day. This was his first sermon at the new Bilston SDA Church.

He began his sermon by reviewing the news of the day. He noted the prevalent nature of evil in the world. He spoke of the origin of sin and its battle in heaven and how it came to the earth and lead to the flood.

He noted that Satan is fully aware that he is finished, hence his fierce battles to devour any and all in his way. He spoke of Satan origins; Lucifer. He told of the of Satan’s desired to crave for what was not his. How Satan exalted self, forever craving more and finally leading to his expulsion from Heaven.

This spirit the elder noted is in the Church today. Satan is using it to destroy the Church. Watch the video and listen to the sermon and note the points the Elder makes on how Satan is causing discord and promoting self interest in the Church today.

Sabbath Worship (February 14th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Richard Jackson
Title : Hoping For An Answer
Scripture Reading : Luke 17: 11 - 19

Pastor Jackson was the speaker for the hour. He gave thanks for the work of Pastor Appiah and his family has done over time for Bilston Church.

He based his sermon on text of the Ten Lepers. He discussed the reasons for the nine lepers ingratitude and why the one leper returned thanks to Christ for his deliverance.

Pastor noted that this ingratitude persists even today, that we are to give God thanks for all He has done for us. Pastor questioned just how many give God thanks for what He has done for us.

He said that God dislikes ingratitude. He spoke about the many people who have helped us over time and yet we are ungrateful. In closing he spoke the words of Andre Crouch; With His blood He has saved me, to God be the Glory.

Sabbath Worship (January 31st 2015)

Speaker : Elder Ron Scarlett
Title : Forgiveness
Scripture Reading : Genesis 50

Forgiveness seems easy when it is received, but it is hard when to give it the Elder noted. Forgiveness is not an option for the believer he said. It is imperative to forgive. We should forgive each other as often as is necessary. He noted that there are seven aspects to forgiveness, watch the sermon to hear them.

Sabbath Worship (January 24th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Solomon
Title : N/A
Scripture Reading : N/A

Pastor Solomon was the speaker of the day. No information on the sermon but the video can be seen.

Sabbath Worship (January 17th 2015)

Speaker : Pastor Samuel Appiah
Title : Get Up
Scripture Reading : Joshua 7:6 - 10

Pastor Appiah spoke of standing up for our faith – hence the title of his sermon, Get Up. He said that he wants to tell those of low faith, those that are discouraged that they need to get up. He decided to use Joshua as an example of what low spirit can do and what can happen when it’s raised up.

He noted that any success not rooted in Jesus will lead to us forgetting God. When everything is going smoothly we are susceptible to forgetting Jesus. Success not based on God will breed carelessness.

Sabbath Worship (January 10th 2015)

Speaker : Horatio Lawrence
Title : New Year, New You
Scripture Reading : N/A

Our speaker today is the Church’s very own Head Deacon – Horatio Lawrence. He is of considerable youth yet strong in faith, resilient, hard working and always ready to help and lead. His first time before the congregation; his New Year message queried our motives for 2015.

His calm and steady voice appealed to our hearts to consider change for this year, not to repeat the mistakes of last year but to listen for God's voice, calling for change in our lives.

Sabbath Worship (January 3rd 2015)

Speaker : Michael Dantzie
Title : Is Jesus better than Reality?
Scripture Reading : John 17:17

A charismatic young preacher, it was clear no one was going to be "not listening" to him this mid-day.

He began with a definition of what reality means. He defines it as real, facts, the now and truths. John 17:17 is a claim, he says. "Santify them through your truths, thy Word is Truth. " He argues that the Bible speaks about this world 's reality. He states that if the Bible didn't speak of today's reality then it's not speaking truth.

His sermon covered the nature of reality of today and it's relivance to the prophecies of the Bible. He spoke about the family and young people today in reguards to Bible prophecy. A lively and forceful preacher, he spoke in clear strong terms in a manner that was clearly understood by the young people of the Church who answered his altar call.

Sabbath Worship (December 27th 2014)

Speaker : Pastor Samuel Appiah
Title : N/A
Scripture Reading : N/A

Pastor Appiah spoke about the Christmas holidays and the day itself. He spoke about how he felt about it and what we as Christians should be doing.

Watch or listen to the audio by following the link below.

Communion Sabbath (December 20th 2014)

Speaker : Pastor Samuel Appiah
Title : What if John 3:16 Where Not True?
Scripture Reading : John 3:16

Pastor observed that John 3:16 is a summary of the Bible. He spoke of Nicodemus questioning Christ in the night. Jesus said to him if he; Nicodemus called himself one of the teachers of Israel, how could he not know how to be saved.

He noted that theologians have analysed the verse into four sections:

God’s Grace – for God so loved the World
God’s Gift – that He gave His only begotten Son
God’s Gospel – that whoever believes in Him
God’s Glory – that they have eternal life

Pastor declared that this verse covers the beginning of the Bible to the coming of Christ. He questions what would happen to this world if this verse was not true? What he said wold be our faith as Christians if this passage where to be false? For God so loved the World, without His love there would be no salvation for mankind.

Pastor noted that without God’s love how could you define love? All the human expressions used to define love fails or pale before the love of God to fallen man. He noted some of the more famous human definitions of love and compared them to God’s love – they all came short.

Pastor noted that we need to keep Christ in our heart where it cannot be taken away from us. That John 3:16 gives us hope, hope for the future, hope for salvation, hope for Christ Second Coming.

Sabbath Worship (December 13th 2014)

Speaker : Dr Herbert Griffith
Title : God Will Take Care Of You
Scripture Reading : Genesis 3:8 - 10

Dr Griffith spoke on the subject of fear, why we fear, how we respond to it and the result of our actions from it.

He began with his own fear of the dark. He then spoke of the fear felt by Adam and Eve on that dreadful day of sin when God came looking for them in the garden and they hid.

He surgically defined fear and the human responses that will be the result of it and then went on to offer every one hope that all fears can be overcome by faith and trust in God.

Watch or listen to the audio of this discourse on fear and understand that once you put your trust in God, God will take care of you.

Sabbath Worship (November 29th 2014)

Speaker : Pastor Eric Lawrence
Title : The Final Warning
Scripture Reading : Revelation 14:6 - 12

Pastor Eric Lawrence was the speaker of the day. His sermon was based on the preaching of the Three Angels message of Revelation 14.

Sabbath Worship (November 22th 2014)

Speaker : Pastor Paul Liburd
Title : Family Life Day 2014
Scripture Reading : Psalms 1: 1 - 6

Pastor Liburd spoke of the importance of Psalms 1. He noted that it was a warning to heeding to temptations. He also said that it contained a formula to avoiding temptations.

He spoke of the three stages of temptation in regards to Psalms 1:

Walk
Stand
You Sit

He gave a sermon that was practical, in a very calm voice. He later gave advice on how to maintain a marriage for the afternoon programme. What was well noted was his advice on showing appreciation to your spouse.

He said it was frequency that was the key, not twelve roses in a month, but one each month was the allegory he used.

Watch the sermon here at the Elder's Corner.

Sabbath Worship (October 2014)

Speaker : Sister Iiene Johnson
Title : The Church
Scripture Reading : N/A

No description available. Video of the sermon.

Sabbath Worship Harvest Day (October 2014)

No description available. Video of sermon only.

See the all the videos of the day in the Elder’s Corner.
Link to the First Day page here.

Sabbath Worship (September 6th 2014)

Speaker: Pastor Richard Jackson
Title: We Made It!
The sermon titled - "We Made It" preached by Pastor Richard Jackson on the first Sabbath of the new Bilston SDA Church is now uploaded to YouTube and our website. Due to injuries there was a delay in processing the backlog.

The Last Day at St Chads - August 30th

With some feeling the sadness of seeing the place for the last time and the excitment of leaving for a new place too, the day’s Sabbath activities began. In ones and twos, people came to worship for the last time has Bilston Church at the St Chads Community Centre.

See the pictures of the Last Day here. A video of the last sermon preached on the day by R. Scarlett can be seen there too. The Farewell presentation can also be found on this page too.
Updated 5 September 2014

The sermon can be listened to on the Elder's Corner by clicking on this link.

Sabbath Worship (August 23th 2014)

Speaker : Clive Ferguson
Title : As In The Days Of Noah
Scripture Reading :

Today’s sermon was delivered by Brother Clive Ferguson. His sermon illustrated a consistent social degradation of our society today using numerous statistical data along with current news and events. Wars, terrorism, crime, the deadly clash of social unrest in Ferguson, population growth, decline in world resources are just some of the facts and statistics he mentioned.

Then he compared that with the days of Noah just prior to the flood; social degradation, crime, population growth are some of the events he noted. He said that such are the signs of the end of time is near. In all this gloom, hope is ever present he observed. He implores that we hold the faith, help is at hand, reinforcement is at hand, victory is at hand.

The sermon can be listened to on the Elder's Corner by clicking on this link.

Sabbath Worship (August 9th 2014)

Speaker : Pedro Antonius
Title : Where Is God?
Scripture Reading : Psalms 91: 14 - 16

Pedro Antonius is a member of the sister Pendeford SDA Church. He also did the Children story.

The Elder's sermon covered the question of where is God? He noted that we have a tendency of placing God in objects or places and expecting God to be there even as the Israelite army thought that the Ark of God would had saved them (the object), not having faith in God or his prophet Samuel (a personal connection). This is one sermon you should listen to.

Sabbath Worship (July 12th 2014)

Speaker : Pastor Solomon
Title : N/A
Scripture Reading : 1 Chronicles 4:10

Elder Solomon spoke about prayer. He observed that the fervent prayer is not ignored by God. He said that God wants to bless us and that God hears ours prayers.

The sermon can be listened to on the Elder's Corner by clicking on this link.
Updated: 15 July 2014

Sabbath Worship (July 5th 2014)

Speaker : Pastor Christopher
Title : When God Intervenes
Scripture Reading : Ecclesiastes 7:29

Pastor Christopher based his sermon on the story of the tower of Babel. He spoke of God’s love for fallen man and described God’s willingness to be merciful even when man is determined to follow his own way. He noted how God will intervene often in the strangest of ways to save us out of love and mercy.

He described how the people after the flood got together and began to build the Tower of Babel. He noted that this wasn’t the plan that God had for mankind. God intervened and this lead to the many languages that we have today, he observed.

He also noted that we too are building towers in our lives, towers that have nothing to do with God’s plan for our salvation. He asks that we simply abandon our towers and take up the name of the Lord. A name that he said that we can be proud of – The name of the Lord is a strong tower.

The sermon can be listened to on the Elder's Corner by clicking on this link.
Updated: 09 July 2014

The sermon can be listened to on the Elder's Corner by clicking on this link.

Sabbath Worship (June 28th 2014)

Speaker : Elder Clifford Sulumba
Title : N/A
Scripture Reading : John 9 14 - 16

Elder Sulumbia is from our sister church, Wednesfield SDA Church. He came with his wife and one of their children to Bilston Church to share the Word of Christ for the Divine Hour.

His sermon was based on the actions of Jesus and the reactions of the Pharisees at the healing of the blind man. He spoke of our blindness to day in comparison to that of the blind man and that of the rulers of the day - the Pharisees. He spoke of the faith exhibed by the blind man and our lack of faith when we questioned Christ. In the end he said that the blind man is teaching us a lesson. Listen to the sermon in the Elder's Corner.

See the full summary of this sermon in the Elder’s Corner.

Sabbath Worship & Communion Service (June 24th 2014)

Speaker : Pastor Samuel Appiah
Title : N/A
Scripture Reading : John 6:1-14

Today is our Communion Service, hence the speaker for the divine hour is Pastor Appiah himself.

The sermon's background was based on the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fish - the miracle of John Chapter 6. Pastor based the sermon on the conflict between facts and faith. He spoke of the question Christ asked Philip on the feeding of the multitude. He noted that too often facts not faith is the order of the day. He said that it is time that we put our trust in God. We need just a little faith, even has Andrew's five barley loaves and two fish were able to feed the crowd - faith not facts was the order of the day.

The sermon can be listened to on the Elder's Corner by clicking on this link.

Sabbath Worship (June 14th 2014)

Speaker : Ettah Gwabunda
Title : In the 21st Century Who is Your neighbour?
Scripture Reading : Luke 10:30 - 36

The speaker for the Hour was our very own Ettah Gwabunda. In a confident manner she spoke of the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30 – 36). She describes the situation that Jesus was in at the time of the telling of the parable.

She then spoke of the parable itself. She noted the significance of the story to us, our commitment to our neighbours, our community. She also hightlighted the the significance of the oil and wine in the parable for us today. She spoke of the plan of salvation and how necessary that we all do our part to ensure that our neighbour, the family that lives down the street hears the message of Christ’s love.

The sermon can be seen by clicking on this link.

Prodigal Children Return Home To Bilston SDA Church!

Sabbath Worship (June 7th 2014)

Speaker : Elder J. Ncube
Title : Going Home
Scripture Reading : Luke 15:11 - 32

Home Coming Day began with Sabbath School already overflowing with visitors from far and near. Dark and threatening rain to come, the day had started, yet they came. The welcomes to Church and visitors promised great fellowship and good food to all.

The most precious of gems were the three non-Adventist visitors and those who were returning to the fold, who graced our fellowship and even stayed with us to the end of the day! Thank you for coming and making this day a very special one.

Let it be said that few can provide the spread of good food that was served on that day! Has many Jamaicans would say – “it was belly full” for all.

The spiritual meal was served by Elder J. Ncube, who spoke on the theme of the day – the Prodigal Son, (Luke 15). He focused his sermon on the need for man to worship God. He spoke of the bewilderment of academics and scientists to explain or understand the need to worship.

The Elder explained this need for all to hear. He said:

We are created by God after His image
We are given the Breath of God
We were created to worship God.

He closed the sermon with an appeal for all who have been lost, Jesus is calling you today!

The sermon can be seen by clicking on this link.

Reporter: E. Vickers
Date: June 12th 2014

Sabbath Worship (June 1th 2014)

Speaker : Pastor Solomon
Title : Wait Patiently On God
Scripture Reading : Jeremiah 29:11 & Revelation 3:20

Pastor Solomon spoke about the type of world we are now living in. He said that we are livening in a fast world. He noted that people are not waiting any more. He pointed out to the congregation that God knows the very thoughts that we think, even before we think them.

His sermon was based on this thought; we need to learn to wait on the Lord. He used as an example the death of Lazarus to focus our attention that patience is a necessary ingredient for God’s plan of salvation and redemption. That we all need to wait on the Lord.

The sermon can be seen by clicking on this link.

Sabbath Worship (May 24th 2014)

Speaker : Herbert Griffith
Title : What Have you shown them?
Scripture Reading : 2 Kings 20:13

Dr Herbert Griffith was the man of the hour for today's Divine Service. The title of his sermon was "What have you shown them?" His opening thought was based on the scripture reading (2 Kings 20:13); What do we show to our visitors? His sermon directed us to consider carefully just how and what we present to those around us. To think just how much of Christ do we actually reflect to the people we come in contact with daily.

He spoke of how delightful King Hezekiah was to show off the riches and treasures of his kingdom to the Babylonian ambassadors who where actually there to spy on the kingdom. He gave the background on the visitation of these dignitaries to Judah. Told of the greatness of the Children of God in the many adversities that they had faced. Yet in all that, the One that was the Shield and Sword of King Hezekiah, he failed to show to these men. Hence the prophet Isaiah foretold him of the great calamity that would befall his kingdom.

This was the point that was drilled down to the congregation, let others see Christ in you, not the lovely home, the grand achievements or the proud children. Let others say without you telling them, that you are a true representative of God.

The sermon can be seen by clicking on this link.

Sabbath Worship (May 17th 2014)

Speaker : Anthony Banton
Title : Present and Great Truths
Scripture Reading : Hebrews 5:12

Our speaker for the Hour was Anthony Banton. His message for the day was more a study than a sermon as he stated, yet even so his words were indeed timely and throughout his time he reminded us that we all need to progress in God's Truths.

Using the words of Hebrews 5:12, he pointed out that as the remnant Church, holders and keepers of God's great Truths, we His people should not only be progressing in God's Truths, but also be teaching others as Paul did. He noted that we should not be labouring on the fundamental truths as new Christians, but be teachers of the much higher truths that points not only to the Cross of Jesus but to His ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary at this time. He observed that there are easy truths to understand and hard truths that require time, effort and diligent searching of God's Word. All this, we, the last true Church of God should be doing now, students and teachers of God's Word.

See the summary of the sermon by clicking on this link.

Sabbath Worship (May 10th 2014)

Speaker : Pastor Samuel Appiah
Title : Two Ways To Lead, The Choice is Yours
Scripture Reading : Matthew 7:13-14

Pastor Appiah’s sermon today dealt with only one subject matter, what is your decision right now, the Narrow Gate that leads to life eternal or the Wide Gate with its broad highway to eternal domination? His delivery was straight forward, clearly demonstrating his passion that all who heard him will choose wisely, choose life, choose Christ.

He spoke of the difficulties that will be found on the way to the Small Gate, the hardships that are only their due only to the personal baggage that we carry. He questioned why you would give up eternal life for the short lived comforts of daily living, many only an illusion covering deadly traps to enslave your soul to eternal domination. At such cost, he pleaded that you reconsider and choose life before it is too late.

It would be in your best interest, your eternal interest that is, to listen to Pastor Appiah's sermon at the Elder's Corner. Choose wisely.

See the summary of the sermon by clicking on this link.

Sabbath Worship (April 26th 2014)

Speaker : Mark Palmer
Title : Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
Scripture Reading: The Acts 16: 22 - 34

This Sabbath is probably the most lively and most certainly dramatic of sermons Bilston Church as seen for some time! Who can tell, you just might not ever see one such as today here again and wouldn't that be just a shame if you were not here today!

Let me tell you who it was who preached here today in such a fashon, it is unlikely anyone present today, and that includes the children, will forget - the one and only... Mark Palmer.

With a flair bordering on the dramatic, with great gusto, with no uncertainty, he made it aboundantly clear that his purpose here on planet Earth, Man's purpose for been on this great planet, is to praise and worship the One ture God. It is that simple, a simplicty that encapsulates the anicent global world war of good versus evil, between Heaven and Satan's host over a little matter of whom do you praise and worship.

Put in such a light you might think it's no big deal, think again brother/sister. Your soul, even if you think little of it, is priceless to both God and the Devil. The Devil has no good intentions for you, so put this off and you just might find out to your cost that you should had listen to what Mark has to say. Follow the link to the Elder's Corner to see the summary or actually listen to the sermon.

See the summary of the sermon by clicking on this link.

Sabbath Worship (April 19th 2014)

Speaker : Pastor Appiah
Title : He Touched Me
Scripture Reading : Mark 5:4-29,30-34

Pastor Appiah spoke of the woman with the issue of blood. His sermon can be found at the Elder's Corner.

See the summary of the sermon by clicking on this link.

Sabbath Worship (April 12th 2014)

Speaker : Pastor J Johnson
Title : N/A
Scripture Reading : 1 Corinthians 13

Pastor J Johnson spoke of the fruits of the spirit, pointing to the out the importance of love. He noted that we as God's people, followers of Christ are in a battle for our lives. In such situations we need to know what we are talking about, in a fight for our lives we cannot stand for nonsense, nor be like the blind leading the blind. He declared that we must be like Christ in all we say and do.

See the summary of the sermon by clicking on this link.

Sabbath Worship (April 5th 2014)

Speaker : Grace Walsh
Title : NEC Vision rebuilding People, Restoring Relationships and Inspiring Excellence
Scripture Reading: Ezekiel 47: 1 - 12

Today we had the very energetic Grace Walsh speaking on the subject of Health. Grace is responsible for the North England Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist Community Services and Health Ministries. Based on her message to the Bilston Church today you could say she is the lady you need to talk to if you really want to live longer!

Her message was that our job is to mingle with our communities, just has Christ did in His day. That we are to serve and socialise with our communities in order for us to bring Christ to the people. She used that allegory of a living river, reading from Ezekiel 47. Her pictures of the beautiful and powerful Victoria Falls of the Zambezi River add impressive impact to her message. She points out that we are to be the out flowing of the Holy Spirit into the communities that we live in to give them life, just like a fast flowing river with its banks of verdant green and life sustaining fishery.

Her message was frank, factual and delivered with lots of smiles, you could tell that she lives what she preached, a lovely lady to know and if you don't get that chance, well listen to her message and children story, follow the link!

See the summary of the sermon by clicking on this link.

Sabbath Worship (March 29th 2014)

Speaker: Beulah A. Plunkett
Title: End Time Christians, End Time Church
Scripture Reading: 2 Peter 3:10-14

This Sabbath the theme is Sabbath School Emphasis. Our speaker Sister Plunkett, is the Sabbath School Directory for the North England Conference of Seveth-day Adventist. Her message to the Church was laid out in a straight forward manner – we are end time Christians and as such, the end time Church. She said that now is the end time and we should be ready; not planning to be ready for Christ’s second coming.

She noted that there are two groups in the Church today, the wise and the foolish, the holy and unholy. She made reference to the parable of the ten virgins, she noted that they all had the word of the moment, yet five did not make it.

She spoke of her love for God and of the love we should all have. She observed the obstacles that sin places before us and said that these will all have to go if we are to be ready for God.

Today was also the 13th Sabbath of the first quarter, so the Children department made a number of presentations during Sabbath School. This can be seen on the Children Page.

See a full summary of this day's activities and pictures by clicking on this link.

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Sabbath Worship (March 22th 2014)

Speaker: Dr Herbert Griffiths
Title: What is Prayer
Scripture Reading: 2 Chronicles 20

This special Sabbath was organised by Clarence Crossdale and the Youth of Bilston SDA Church. The entire worship programme was designed for youth and adults to participate in prayer and worship on this unique day, with particular emphasis on the Youth.

The day’s worship was most spiritual and uplifting. Lead by the Youth, the programme pointed out the need to maintain open communications with God. There were also spiritual uplifting testimonies from the youth and adults on the power and influence of prayer in our lives. It was another most blessed of Sabbaths.

Sabbath Worship (March 15th 2014)

Speaker: First Elder R Scarlett

Title: How to overcome Temptation

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:12 - 17

First Elder Ron Scarlett was the speaker for the Hour today. His message was for Christians today to be overcomers. He gave advice on how to overcome the devil and spoke of the methods the devil will use to corrupt and ensnare God’s faithful people.

Today also coincide with our Fellowship day and as is the usual with Bilston SDA Church, we had a full house! Pastor's sermon was all about loving each other as we love ourselves. Click the link to the Elder's Corner to see and hear the one of Pastor's briefest of sermon, but contains the potential to change how you treat others with love, within and outside the Church.

See the full summary of this sermon in the Elder’s Corner.
Updated March 20 2014

Sabbath Worship - International Women's Day Of Prayer (March 8th 2014)

Speaker: Elder Clive Ferguson

Title: Women Of Faith

Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 1:1-18,27-28

Today’s service marks the International Women’s Day of Prayer at Bilston SDA Church. The speaker was none other than our Elder Clive Ferguson who was asked to speak on behalf of the Women of the Church. Clive spoke on the subject of Women of faith. His scripture reading was taken from 1 Samuel 1:1 – 28. His subject matter was based on Hannah’s faith, her reliance on God and her response to God’s fulfilment of His promises to her.

The Elder pointed out the lessons that can be learnt from Hannah's experience and how this can enhance our lives today. A message for both husbands and wives today.

See the full summary of this sermon in the Elder’s Corner.
Updated March 15 2014

Sabbath Communion Service & Fellowship (March 1st 2014)

Speaker: Pastor Samuel Appiah

Title: Love One Another

Scripture Reading: 1 John 2:1-8

Today according to First Elder Scarlett is one of the best Sabbaths for many Seventh-Day Adventist believers, participation in the Holy Communion as handed down by Christ and His disciples. It was also the first Sabbath for the new converts who where baptised last week. There introduction to the congregation was like the radiance of a golden rainbow from Heaven! We were all blessed to have these young men joining the Church.

See the full summary of this sermon in the Elder’s Corner.
Updated March 06 2014

Sabbath Worship (February 22th 2014)

Speaker: Elder Robert Fisher

Title: Hurdles Of Life

Scripture Reading: Hebrew 12:1,2

A visiting Elder from Wednesfield SDA Church was the speaker of the Hour at Bilston SDA Church. A man of vast experience, he spoke from this well spring of life. A humble man, he spoke with truth and vigour that fell on agreeing ears and hearts.

Listen to the practical words of this well loved elder who will point out to you - you need to overcome the hurdles of life to become an overcomer, so that you can claim that crown of glory that the devil wants so much to deny you! Be an overcomer, not a loser!

This article was updated on February 25th 2014
See the full summary of this sermon in the Elder’s Corner.

See the full summary of this sermon in the Elder’s Corner.

Sabbath Worship (February 15th 2014)

Speaker: Elder Mark Langston

Title: Not 3 but 4

Scripture: Isaiah 43:2

The speaker of the hour today was Elder Mark Langston of Wolverhampton Central Church. His message of the hour was to warn the Church that we need to be prepared for the trials that are certain to come. He introduced the topic of Typology and used the incident of King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and the trials captive Israelites; Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego as types of our trials today.

He pointed out how Christ was there, even before the lads where placed in the fiery furnace, hence the title – not 3 but 4. He noted that preparation before the oncoming trials is vital and that we have Christ in our hearts and bodies before the major times of trouble is upon us. He explained that we need to overcome the trials of today with a thorough knowledge of God’s Word in our hearts so that the big trials will find us prepared – just like Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego.

See the full summary of this sermon in the Elder’s Corner.

Sabbath Worship (February 8th 2014)

Speaker: Elder Solomon Thommandru

Title: TBA

Scripture: Psalms 34

Elder Solomon had the pulpit this Sabbath, flanked by Sisters Crossdale and Yvonne. The Elder spoke of blessing the name of the Lord in good as well as bad times. He used King David and Abraham as examples. He said that we should try and find the time to do likewise.

He spoke of the reasons God allows us His people to suffer temptations. He also said that we are to listen to God's Word even has Abraham did. The summary and audio of the sermon will be uploader in the Elder's Corner soon.

See the full summary of this sermon in the Elder’s Corner.

Sabbath Worship (February 1st 2014)

Speaker: Pastor S. Appiah

Title: Playing With Fire

Scripture: Judges 16:1 to 25

Pastor Appiah’s sermon gives a new look to the story of Samson. A man anointed by God to save God's People, but allows his bad decisions to have far reaching consequences.

See the summary of this sermon in the Elder’s Corner.

Sabbath Worship (January 25th 2014)

Speaker: Pastor S. Appiah

Title: When God’s People Pray

Scripture: Acts 12: 1 – 5

Pastor Appiah’s sermon covered the subject of prayer. He illustrated the setting of Acts 12: 1-5 to the Church and then applied it the congregation of today and spoke why it’s of vital importance that God’s people get together and pray and have the faith to expect God to answer their prayer.

See the summary of this sermon in the Elder’s Corner.

Sabbath Worship (January 18th 2014)

Scripture Reading: Matthew 22:1-14

Sermon Title: Are You Invited?

Speaker: Sister IIene Johnson

Sister Johnson is more a member of the Bilston SDA family than a visiting speaker. She read the scripture reading and asked the question – are you invited? She spoke about the marriage feast parable and made reference to today’s Church. She spoke of the Jews spurning the Gospel and questioned if there are those making the same mistakes today. She also spoke of the conditions of the invitation to the Gospel feast laid out by Christ to all those who will accept His invitation.

Sabbath Worship (January 11th 2014)

The Speaker: Pastor S. Appiah

Scripture Reading: St Luke 2: 41 - 52

Title: He Lingered

Pastor spoke of Jesus' parents lost him in the Temple on the Feast of the Passover. Pastor used this event to explain how many today are us are losing Christ today in His own Church!

See this sermon in the Elder’s Corner and learn how to ensure that you never lose sight of Jesus.

See this message of encouragement in the Elder’s Corner.

Sabbath Worship (January 4th 2014)

The first Sabbath of the New Year began with a new format. First the pulpit was missing, Clarence Crossdale revealed that the platform party wanted no obstruction between them and the congregation.

The divine service began with a new form of song service. With Clarence on the piano and the Song Service Team directing, he would tell a history of a hymn and then announce its number. This format moved the church and the congregation song with gusto and spirit. A number of famous hymns were done in this format.

Then testimonies were asked for. Once again Clarence – the able Master of Ceremonies, lead the singing, with members testifying between hymns. This induced the soul to a closeness with the Holy Spirit that had everyone longing for the Word of God to given as the manna of old to His People in the wilderness.

Hence the speaker of the Hour took the stage – with no pulpit or separation from the congregation, Dr Herbert Griffiths walked among God’s People. As the prophets of old, he spoke the worries and disappoints faced by God’s People in 2013. He spoke of heavy burdens, of the spirit of weighted down with the worries of this world. Yet even he, not a singer of note – song in the midst of his deepest troubles and he said we – God’s People, should find our voice and left it in praise to God too - in good times and bad times too.

See the summary in the Elders Corner.

Sabbath Worship (December 28th)

Elder Ron Scarlett was the bearer of the Word this Sabbath hour. As a father to his children Ron spoke to the congregation on how one should really accept Christ and follow His Word. He points out that to merely believe is not enough, but complete acceptance of His Word, His Life and most importantly His Commandments is a fundamental prerequisite for His Promises to be fulfilled in our lives and to have that golden opportunity to meet Christ face to face.

Pastor Lorance Johnson, President of the North England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

Visitor's Day Sabbath Worship (December 22nd)

See the video and text of the sermon in the Elders Corner.

Holy Communion Sabbath Worship (December 14th)

Resident Pastor Appiah preached on the importance of the Past to our Present and eventual Future. His emphasis was on what we can learn from what the Bible tells about the Past in order to understand what God is doing now and will do in the Future.

He stressed that no detail should be considered irrelevant otherwise God would not have included it in the Bible. He drew examples from the life of Christ to show how it was a fulfilment of what was stated in the Old Testament.

He also mentioned the Sanctuary and it's importance to understanding God's plan of redemption.

Fellowship Sabbath Worship (December 8th)

The Speaker of the day is Pastor Jackson.

His sermon is based on Trust, Trust based on Christ’s Promises. See the summary in the Elders Corner.

Sabbath Worship (November 23rd)

Topic: The Third Angel Message

Speaker: Elder Solomon

The message was bought to the Church by Elder Solomon with the aid of his children. He reminds us to listen to the Third Angel's Message and that it is the duty of every member to spread the Word that Christ is coming. See the summary in the Elders Corner.

See the summary in the Elders Corner.

Sabbath Worship (November 16th)

Scripture Reading: 2 Timothy 2:3, 4

Speaker: Clement Njika

Title: We Were Soldiers

See the summary in the Elders Corner.

Sabbath Worship (October 26th)

Dr Herbert Griffiths was the speaker of the day. His sermon was based on the Leper of Matthew Chapter 8.

Sabbath Worship (October 12th)

The Observance of God’s Holy Sabbath

Have doubts about the Sabbath Day? Well Elder Ferguson will happily put that question to rest. See the full sermon at the Elders' Corner.