Adam Birr will deliver this Sunday’s message, taking us back to the times of Nehemiah. We’ll explore a powerful moment when the poor people of Jerusalem complained about being taxed and charged interest by the wealthy during a grain shortage. Nehemiah’s bold challenge to the rich, to return the land, provide grain to the poor, and never charge interest again, resulted in remarkable obedience and transformation. This ancient story speaks powerfully to us today about moving from self-centred living to sacrificial love.
Simon Phillips will share the communion message, leading us to the foot of the cross of Christ as we remember His sacrifice and take communion together in unity and remembrance.
This sermon is part of our year-long journey exploring the theme “Walking Each Other Home.” Throughout 2026, we’re focusing on how we can help, strengthen, and encourage one another on our walk with God. Life brings ups and downs, highs and lows, but we don’t have to walk alone. As we journey together toward our eternal home, guided by our Saviour Jesus Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we’re discovering practical ways to support each other on this sacred path toward our prize of eternal life with God.
Whether you’re a regular member of our congregation or visiting for the first time, we look forward to welcoming you this Sunday. Come as you are, and let’s walk each other home together.
Order of Worship
- Worship Songs: – Andy Gould & Shona Tootill
- Welcome & Prayer: – Mike Jarvis
- Communion Message: – Simon Phillips
- Sermon: “From Selfishness To Sacrifice ” by Adam Birr
- Fellowship with tea and coffee until 12:30 PM
Fellowship & Refreshments
We warmly invite you to our Sunday service on 15th February 2026 at 10:30 am, whether you choose to join us in person at Clyde Community Centre or online. All are welcome as we come together as a community of faith to worship, learn, and encourage one another.
After the service, we invite you to stay for tea, coffee, and fellowship until 12:30 pm. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with others, build friendships, and continue the conversations started during our time of worship.
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 5:1-19
Nehemiah 5:1-19 – Nehemiah Helps the Poor
1 Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews. 2 Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous; in order for us to eat and stay alive, we must get grain.”
3 Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards and our homes to get grain during the famine.”
4 Still others were saying, “We have had to borrow money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. 5 Although we are of the same flesh and blood as our fellow Jews and though our children are as good as theirs, yet we have to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but we are powerless, because our fields and our vineyards belong to others.”
6 When I heard their outcry and these charges, I was very angry. 7 I pondered them in my mind and then accused the nobles and officials. I told them, “You are charging your own people interest!” So I called together a large meeting to deal with them 8 and said: “As far as possible, we have bought back our fellow Jews who were sold to the Gentiles. Now you are selling your own people, only for them to be sold back to us!” They kept quiet, because they could find nothing to say.
9 So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our Gentile enemies? 10 I and my brothers and my men are also lending the people money and grain. But let us stop charging interest! 11 Give back to them immediately their fields, vineyards, olive groves and houses, and also the interest you are charging them—one percent of the money, grain, new wine and olive oil.”
12 “We will give it back,” they said. “And we will not demand anything more from them. We will do as you say.”
Then I summoned the priests and made the nobles and officials take an oath to do what they had promised. 13 I also shook out the folds of my robe and said, “In this way may God shake out of their house and possessions anyone who does not keep this promise. So may such a person be shaken out and emptied!”
At this the whole assembly said, “Amen,” and praised the Lord. And the people did as they had promised.
14 Moreover, from the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, when I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, until his thirty-second year—twelve years—neither I nor my brothers ate the food allotted to the governor. 15 But the earlier governors—those preceding me—placed a heavy burden on the people and took forty shekels of silver from them in addition to food and wine. Their assistants also lorded it over the people. But out of reverence for God I did not act like that. 16 Instead, I devoted myself to the work on this wall. All my men were assembled there for the work; we did not acquire any land.
17 Furthermore, a hundred and fifty Jews and officials ate at my table, as well as those who came to us from the surrounding nations. 18 Each day one ox, six choice sheep and some poultry were prepared for me, and every ten days an abundant supply of wine of all kinds. In spite of all this, I never demanded the food allotted to the governor, because the demands were heavy on these people.
19 Remember me with favor, my God, for all I have done for these people.
