Rev. Craig Lynn preaches an epilogue at evening worship on Sunday 7th September 2025 in First Ards.

At the start of a new church year, we’re reminded of three simple but life–shaping words: WE SHARE CHRIST_._ Together we belong to one another in Him, we joyfully share the gospel and our lives and we keep Christ at the centre of our worship, welcome and witness. This is our calling and our privilege as His people.

Rev. Craig Lynn preaches Luke 6:6-11 at morning worship on Sunday 7th September 2025 in First Ards.

On the Sabbath, Jesus meets a man with a withered hand and restores him with a word. As we return to Luke's gospel after a break over the summer months, we see in this passage that the Lord’s Day isn't about box-ticking rules but about mercy, restoration and life. The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath and when He speaks, withered things live again.

Rev. Craig Lynn preaches James 5:13-18 at evening worship on Sunday 24th August 2025 in First Ards.

We know we should pray, but does it actually change anything? In this final message of our Faith FAQs series, James reminds us that prayer is God’s chosen means of working in the world, shaping our hearts and deepening our relationship with Him. Prayer matters, not because our words are powerful, but because the God who hears is sovereign, wise and good.

Rev. Craig Lynn preaches Obadiah 17-21 at evening worship on Sunday 17th August 2025 in First Ards.

In a world where trouble feels endless, Obadiah lifts our eyes to God’s promise of restoration, reversal and reign. What’s lost will be restored, wrongs will be put right and the final word is not despair but hope. “The kingdom will be the Lord’s.”

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.