Mike Jarvis will deliver a powerful sermon titled “Fight For Your Families”. Drawing inspiration from the Prophet Nehemiah, Mike will explore how Nehemiah united all the families and tribes of Jerusalem to rebuild the city walls in just 52 days. With each family and tribe working together on their section of the wall while defending themselves from enemy threats, we’ll discover timeless lessons about unity, perseverance, and protecting what matters most.
We are delighted to welcome you to our Sunday service at Glasgow Church of Christ, where we continue our 2026 theme of “Walking Each Other Home”. Throughout this year, we’re exploring how we can help, strengthen, and encourage one another on our walk with God through the ups and downs of life, as we journey together toward our eternal prize in Heaven through our saviour Jesus Christ and guided by the Holy Spirit.
Tom Emery will share a meaningful communion message as we come together to the foot of the cross of Christ, remembering His sacrifice and taking communion together in fellowship.
Order of Worship
- Worship Songs: – Andy Gould, Lesley Gould & Shona Tootill
- Welcome & Prayer: – Chris C
- Communion Message: – Tom Emery
- Sermon: “Fight For Your Families” by Mike Jarvis
- Fellowship with tea and coffee until 12:30 PM
Fellowship & Refreshments
Following the service, we invite everyone to stay for tea, coffee, and fellowship until 12:30 pm – a wonderful opportunity to connect, encourage one another, and live out our theme of walking each other home.
All are welcome to join us in person or online. Whether you’re a long-time member or visiting for the first time, we would be delighted to have you worship with us.
Join us this Sunday as we gather together in worship, fellowship, and the study of God’s Word.
What to Expect:
- Engaging worship music
- Biblical teaching that applies to daily life
- Warm, welcoming community
- Meaningful communion celebration
- Refreshments and fellowship
Message Summary & Reflection
Coming soon…
Scriptures To Be Shared In This Message:
- Nehemiah 3:1-32
- Nehemiah 4:1-14
Nehemiah 4:1-14 – Opposition to the Rebuilding
1When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews, 2 and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, “What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble—burned as they are?”
3 Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, “What they are building—even a fox climbing up on it would break down their wall of stones!”
4 Hear us, our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity. 5 Do not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown insults in the face of the builders.
6 So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.
7 But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. 8 They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it. 9 But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.
10 Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, “The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.”
11 Also our enemies said, “Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.”
12 Then the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times over, “Wherever you turn, they will attack us.”
13 Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows. 14 After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
