The Midlands Churches of Christ

Resources

Please have a look around the following list of resources. The headings are listed alphabetically to help you.

For those attending our fellowship there are additional resources (eg worship schedules, KK rota, bulletins and additional audio) available by clicking here. It is protected by a username and password which can be obtained by asking Andy Torbet

To download documents, right click on the link and select 'Save Target as'. By clicking on these links you may get a message asking you if you want to allow active content on your browser. You can allow this as it will only open your pdf viewer so that you can view the document.

If you do not have a pdf viewer then install Acrobat Reader (by clicking the Acrobat icon on the right or from the CD/DVD on most computer magazines) or try Foxit Reader which is a smaller download for Windows.

Articles

This is a small collection of a few articles written (or borrowed)* by members of our Church. These are personal statements and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Church as a whole. However, to stimulate thought and reflection here they are:

(* Copyright is acknowledged where necessary)

• Is Baptism Essential for Salvation?(186kb pdf)

Class Notes

• Experiencing the Atonement (Jan 2005) (209kB pdf - draft format)
• Faith Study (Sept 2004) (584kB pdf)
• First Principles (March 2008) (55kB pdf) - if you're wondering what God is all about then pick up the Bible and work through this. If you have any questions then come on Sunday or to one of our family groups and we'd love to help.
• Daily Readings on Repentance (for Nov 08 theme) (66kb pdf)

Forms

Right click on the links and select 'save as' to save them.

• Gift Aid Declaration (20kb pdf)
• Statement of Beliefs, Membership Covenant and Involvement Survey (65kb pdf)
• Reimbursement Request (20kb pdf)
• Self Declaration Form for positions requiring a disclosure (128kb pdf)
• Guidance for completing CRB form (181kb pdf)
• Continuation page for extra addresses for the CRB form (10kb pdf)

Library

Click here for a list of books and tapes that can be borrowed.

Links

Click on the title above for the meantime whilst I narrow down my bookmarks!

News Items

• UK & ROI Good News Letter - Jan 2009 (709kB pdf)
• Letter from our sister church in San Diego on the effects of the fires (2007)
• Mark Timlin awarded MBE (2004): Press Release by HOPE Worldwide (Congratulations to a surprised man - and to his wife and team of supporters)
• Hope Worldwide Updates from Tsunami affected areas (2004/2005)

Photos

Click on the heading for general photos from past events and our past members alumni.

Poems

• Poem by Roy Arthurs: The Thought of His Death
• There are more out there, send them in...

Sermons (Birmingham)

These are the most recent sermons (that are in digital format) and are primarilly included here for those who can't make the Sunday service. We hope you appreciate our efforts and encourage you to come next time if you can! All files are heavily compressed to save disk space. Information is also provided on who is speaking, time, file size and file type. The files should stream to your media player if you click on the link.

For previous years please follow this link.

Other classes may be found on our members' page

• The Harvest is Plentiful (SEW in London) -- Fri 23 to Sun 25 July 2010
• Ticks (and sin) (SB, 45mins, 10.3MB, mp3) -- Sun 25 July 2010
• Ministry in the Local Church (Acts 19-20) - The Nature of the Church #10 - (AF, 55mins, 12.4MB, mp3) -- Sun 18 July 2010
• The Road Is Long (WB, 47mins, 10.8MB, mp3) -- Sun 11 July 2010
• Gifts for Building Up the Church (Acts 18) - The Nature of the Church #9 - (AF, 39mins, 9.00MB, mp3) -- Sun 04 July 2010
• Remember the Poor (notes) (AT, no audio, notes available as a pdf) -- Sun 27 June 2010
• The Qualities of Open People (Acts 16-17) - The Nature of the Church #8 - (AF, 33mins, 7.54MB, mp3) -- Sun 20 June 2010
• Are You Willing? (DS, 28mins, 6.50MB, mp3) -- Sun 06 June 2010
• Effective Evangelism (Acts 16-17) - The Nature of the Church #7 - (AF, 47mins, 10.7MB, mp3) -- Sun 30 May 2010
• Children of God (WB, 30mins, 6.81MB, mp3) -- Sun 23 May 2010
• The Meaning of Life (AF, 34mins, 7.66MB, mp3) -- Sun 16 May 2010
• Regional Mission Work (Acts 12-14) - The Nature of the Church #6 - (AF, 53mins, 12.0MB, mp3) -- Sun 09 May 2010
• Love and Duty (RS, 39mins, 8.87MB, mp3) -- Sun 02 May 2010
• Resolving Conflicts (Acts 15) - The Nature of the Church #5 - (AF, 50mins, 11.4MB, mp3) -- Sun 25 April 2010
• Breaking Cultural Barriers (Acts 10-11) - The Nature of the Church #4 - (AF, 39mins, 8.78MB, mp3) -- Sun 18 April 2010
• Wholehearted Servants (Acts 8-9) - The Nature of the Church #3 - (AF, 60mins, 13.6MB, mp3) -- Sun 11 April 2010
• Christ Is Risen, How About Us? (SB, 33mins, 7.48MB, mp3) -- Sun 04 April 2010
• Jerusalem: Challenges & Difficulties (Acts 4:1-8:1a) - The Nature of the Church #2 - (AF, 61mins, 13.8MB, mp3) -- Sun 28 March 2010
• Jerusalem: The Fellowship of All Believers (Acts1:1-3:26) - The Nature of the Church #1 - (AF, 38mins, 8.72MB, mp3) -- Sun 21 March 2010
• Faithful to the End (part) - The Way of Salvation Study Series #12 - (AF, 24mins, 5.53MB, mp3) -- Sun 07 March 2010 -- Only the first half due to batteries inexplicably going from full power to dead (sorry!)
• Sun 28 February 2010 -- Sorry, but 'Go Make Disciples' (#11) did not record.
• A Born Legacy (WB, 37mins, 8.35MB, mp3) -- Sun 21 February 2010
• The "Good News" About Jesus - The Way of Salvation Study Series #7 - (AF, 51mins, 11.7MB, mp3) -- Sun 14 February 2010
• Freedom in the Spirit (RS, 38mins, 6.56MB, mp3) -- Sun 07 February 2010
• God's Spirit in Our Hearts - The Way of Salvation Study Series #9 - (AF, 43mins, 7.36MB, mp3) -- Sun 31 January 2010
• Your Kingdom Come - The Way of Salvation Study Series #4 - (AF, 54mins, 9.22MB, mp3) -- Sun 24 January 2010
• Living Words from God - The Way of Salvation Study Series #2 - (AF, 40mins, 6.87MB, mp3) -- Sun 17 January 2010
• Our Father in Heaven - The Way of Salvation Study Series #1 - (AF, 55mins, 9.38MB, mp3) -- Sun 10 January 2010

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