Rev. Craig Lynn preaches 2 Corinthians 4:1–6 and Acts 17:16–34 at evening worship on Sunday 10th August in First Ards.

Paul knew resistance to the gospel was normal and so should we. In a spiritually blind world, our task isn’t to edit God’s message or control the results, but to faithfully proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord, trusting Him to open eyes.

Looking at Paul in Athens, we learn to see our community as God sees it, start where people are, speak their language and move from common ground to gospel ground. Some will reject, some will be curious, and some will believe, but every person needs to hear.

Rev. Craig Lynn preaches Obadiah 14-16 at morning worship on Sunday 10th August 2025 in First Ards.

Obadiah lifts our eyes from one nation to all nations, declaring, “The day of the Lord is near.” This is not a distant theological concept, but a certain day of justice when every deed will be brought to account. Yet for those in Christ Jesus, the judgment we deserve has already fallen on Him, He has drunk the cup of wrath in our place. In light of eternity, we’re called to live and sow the gospel with urgency, compassion and confidence in the Saviour who will one day return.

Rev. Craig Lynn preaches 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and 13:8-13 at evening worship on Sunday 3rd August 2025 in First Ards.

Are tongues, prophecy and healing still for the church today, or were they for a particular time and purpose? In this message from our Faith FAQs series, we turn to God’s Word to see how the Spirit worked in the early church and how He continues to work now through the ordinary means of grace.