Welcome Saints, to our online Christmas Service of Worship. Just click on the window below to begin listening.  

The Christmas morning service in Mossley begins at the earlier time of 10am on Friday. We look forward to celebrating the birth of our Saviour together.

The Leadership Team at Mossley would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a blessed, peaceful Christmas and the hope of a much happier New Year.

Listed below, to aid you in your worship, you will find the relevant NIV bible verses to follow.

Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

² The people walking in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
    a light has dawned.

⁶ For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given,
    and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
⁷ Of the greatness of his government and peace
    there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice and righteousness
    from that time on and for ever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

John 1

The Word became flesh

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ² He was with God in the beginning. ³ Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. ⁴ In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. ⁵ The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome^[a] it.

⁶ There was a man sent from God whose name was John. ⁷ He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. ⁸ He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

⁹ The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. ¹⁰ He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognise him. ¹¹ He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. ¹² Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God – ¹³ children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

¹⁴ The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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Christmas 2020, we hear over and over, will be very different this year. To many of us ‘having a Peaceful Christmas’ will be taking on a whole new meaning as we stick to our bubbles or even find ourselves alone.

Traditionally, this evening would have been our Candlelight Service in Mossley, and now it too, along with everything else, has to be done a little differently by simply clicking on the link or window below.

You may choose to tune in curled up on the sofa with a cup of coffee, maybe even playing it in the background as you wrap presents or if you really want to go for it you can YouTube ‘cast’ it on to your television. Ultimately the hope is that within the forty-five minutes, you find comfort in hearing the familiar voices of our church family guiding you through the Nativity Story and helping you in the coming days to enter into the Spirit of Christmas.

This LINK will take you directly to our Mossley Methodist YouTube page if you wish to ‘cast’ it to your television.

Welcome Saints, to our online Sunday Service of Worship. Just click on the window below to begin listening.  

Please be aware :
The Minister of Health has formally announced that during the new six week lockdown (as of Boxing Day) “places of worship can remain open under strict conditions”. In making this provision the Northern Ireland Executive is recognising the importance of Christian faith in the life of the whole community and acknowledging the efforts which we have been making to adhere strictly to the Public Health Guidance for the good of all.

Therefore in compliance with the NI Executive and the MCI please continue the mandatory wearing of face masks, use the hand sanitisers provided and keep the safe distance.

We look forward to gathering with you in our church building on this forth Advent Sunday and again (at the earlier time of 10am) on Christmas Morning.

Listed below, to aid you in your worship, you will find the relevant NIV bible verses to follow.

Luke 1:39-55

Mary visits Elizabeth

³⁹ At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, ⁴⁰ where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹ When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴² In a loud voice she exclaimed: ‘Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! ⁴³ But why am I so favoured, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴ As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. ⁴⁵ Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfil his promises to her!’

Mary’s song

⁴⁶ And Mary said:

‘My soul glorifies the Lord
⁴⁷     and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour,
⁴⁸ for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed,
⁴⁹     for the Mighty One has done great things for me –
    holy is his name.
⁵⁰ His mercy extends to those who fear him,
    from generation to generation.
⁵¹ He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
⁵² He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.
⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things
    but has sent the rich away empty.
⁵⁴ He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful
⁵⁵ to Abraham and his descendants for ever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.’

Leviticus 26:12

¹² I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people.

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Welcome Saints, to our online Sunday Service of Worship. Just click on the window below to begin listening.  

Please be aware :
Our church services resume this Sunday, however in compliance with NI Executive and the MCI please be aware that it is now mandatory to wear masks inside church. We look forward to seeing you in our church building again on this third Advent Sunday where we will share in Holy Communion together.

Listed below, to aid you in your worship, you will find the relevant NIV bible verses to follow.

Isaiah 61:1-4

The year of the Lord’s favour

61 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted,
    to proclaim freedom for the captives
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,^[a]
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour
    and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
³     and provide for those who grieve in Zion –
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
    instead of ashes,
the oil of joy
    instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting of the Lord
    for the display of his splendour.

⁴ They will rebuild the ancient ruins
    and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
    that have been devastated for generations.

⁸ ‘For I, the Lord, love justice;
    I hate robbery and wrongdoing.
In my faithfulness I will reward my people
    and make an everlasting covenant with them.
⁹ Their descendants will be known among the nations
    and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge
    that they are a people the Lord has blessed.’

¹⁰ I delight greatly in the Lord;
    my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
    and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
    and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
¹¹ For as the soil makes the young plant come up
    and a garden causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness
    and praise spring up before all nations.

Luke 4:14-21

Jesus rejected at Nazareth

¹⁴ Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. ¹⁵ He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.

¹⁶ He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, ¹⁷ and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

¹⁸ ‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
¹⁹     to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’^[a]

²⁰ Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. ²¹ He began by saying to them, ‘Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.’

Exodus 5:10-14

¹⁰ Then the slave drivers and the overseers went out and said to the people, ‘This is what Pharaoh says: “I will not give you any more straw. ¹¹ Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced at all.”’ ¹² So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble to use for straw. ¹³ The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, ‘Complete the work required of you for each day, just as when you had straw.’ ¹⁴ And Pharaoh’s slave drivers beat the Israelite overseers they had appointed, demanding, ‘Why haven’t you met your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?’

Amos 5:21-24

²¹ ‘I hate, I despise your religious festivals;
    your assemblies are a stench to me.
²² Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings,
    I will not accept them.
Though you bring choice fellowship offerings,
    I will have no regard for them.
²³ Away with the noise of your songs!
    I will not listen to the music of your harps.
²⁴ But let justice roll on like a river,
    righteousness like a never-failing stream!

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This year more than ever, the value of giving and receiving Christmas cards is incredibly important. I have it on good authority from a local supermarket insider (thank you Colin) that this is evident in the rapid diminishment of stocks. So it seems that in these dark times the sentiment is running deeper possibly more than ever. 

Sadly this year, how we give cards in our churches will have to change and the Rev Sam Campbell has asked that cards are not handed out within the church buildings. He said that “we have come so far, and it would be such a shame that a gesture of kindness resulted in an adverse effect because of it”

So please, with the desire of brightening up the homes of our fellowship and friends through this caring gesture, consider posting if at all possible.

Welcome Saints, to our online Sunday Service of Worship. Just click on the window below to begin listening.  

Please be aware :
This church service in compliance with NI Executive and the MCI will only be available online or via our telephone access. We trust and look forward to seeing you in our church building again on Sunday the 13th December 2020 where we will share in Holy Communion together.

Listed below, to aid you in your worship, you will find the relevant NIV bible verses to follow.

Isaiah 40:1-11

Comfort for God’s people

 Comfort, comfort my people,
    says your God.
² Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
    and proclaim to her
that her hard service has been completed,
    that her sin has been paid for,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
    double for all her sins.

³ A voice of one calling:
‘In the wilderness prepare
    the way for the Lord;^[a]
make straight in the desert
    a highway for our God.^[b]
4 Every valley shall be raised up,
    every mountain and hill made low;
the rough ground shall become level,
    the rugged places a plain.
⁵ And the glory of the Lord will be revealed,
    and all people will see it together.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.’

⁶ A voice says, ‘Cry out.’
    And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’

‘All people are like grass,
    and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
⁷ The grass withers and the flowers fall,
    because the breath of the Lord blows on them.
    Surely the people are grass.
⁸ The grass withers and the flowers fall,
    but the word of our God endures for ever.’

⁹ You who bring good news to Zion,
    go up on a high mountain.
You who bring good news to Jerusalem,^[c]
    lift up your voice with a shout,
lift it up, do not be afraid;
    say to the towns of Judah,
    ‘Here is your God!’
¹⁰ See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power,
    and he rules with a mighty arm.
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.
¹¹ He tends his flock like a shepherd:
    he gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
    he gently leads those that have young.

Mark 1:1-8

John the Baptist prepares the way

1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,^[a] the Son of God,^[b] 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

‘I will send my messenger ahead of you,
    who will prepare your way’^[c] –
³ ‘a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
“Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.”’^[d]

⁴ And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. ⁵ The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptised by him in the River Jordan. ⁶ John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt round his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey. ⁷ And this was his message: ‘After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. ⁸ I baptise you with^[e] water, but he will baptise you with^[f] the Holy Spirit.’

Malachi 3:1

3 ‘I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,’ says the Lord Almighty.

Song of Solomon 2:15

¹⁵ Catch for us the foxes,
    the little foxes
that ruin the vineyards,
    our vineyards that are in bloom.

1 John 1:8

⁸ If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

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Welcome Saints, to our online Sunday Service of Worship. Just click on the window below to begin listening.  

Please be aware :
Church services in compliance with NI Executive and the MCI will only be available online or via our telephone access for the next two Sundays. We trust and look forward to seeing you in our church building again on Sunday the 13th December 2020.

Listed below, to aid you in your worship, you will find the relevant NIV bible verses to follow.

Psalm 80:1-7

For the director of music. To the tune of ‘The Lilies of the Covenant’. Of Asaph. A psalm.

¹ Hear us, Shepherd of Israel,
    you who lead Joseph like a flock.
You who sit enthroned between the cherubim,
    shine forth ² before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh.
Awaken your might;
    come and save us.

³ Restore us, O God;
    make your face shine on us,
    that we may be saved.

⁴ How long, Lord God Almighty,
    will your anger smoulder
    against the prayers of your people?
⁵ You have fed them with the bread of tears;
    you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.
⁶ You have made us an object of derision^[b] to our neighbours,
    and our enemies mock us.

⁷ Restore us, God Almighty;
    make your face shine on us,
    that we may be saved.

Psalm 80:17-19

¹⁷ Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand,
    the son of man you have raised up for yourself.
¹⁸ Then we will not turn away from you;
    revive us, and we will call on your name.

¹⁹ Restore us, Lord God Almighty;
    make your face shine on us,
    that we may be saved.

Psalm 80:8-14

⁸ You transplanted a vine from Egypt;
    you drove out the nations and planted it.
⁹ You cleared the ground for it,
    and it took root and filled the land.
¹⁰ The mountains were covered with its shade,
    the mighty cedars with its branches.
¹¹ Its branches reached as far as the Sea,^[a]
    its shoots as far as the River.^[b]

¹² Why have you broken down its walls
    so that all who pass by pick its grapes?
¹³ Boars from the forest ravage it,
    and insects from the fields feed on it.
¹⁴ Return to us, God Almighty!
    Look down from heaven and see!
Watch over this vine,

Isaiah 5:7

⁷ The vineyard of the Lord Almighty
    is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
    are the vines he delighted in.
And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed;
    for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.

Numbers 6:24-26

²⁴ ‘“‘The Lord bless you
    and keep you;
²⁵ the Lord make his face shine on you
    and be gracious to you;
²⁶ the Lord turn his face towards you
    and give you peace.’”

Mark 14:62

⁶² ‘I am,’ said Jesus. ‘And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.’

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Mossley Methodist continues to support the Newtownabbey Methodist Mission this Christmas. However it’s a little different this year as they will only be accepting money donations, so sadly we won’t get the joy of choosing our own toy. Please bring your donations in an envelope tomorrow 22nd of November. Alternatively when we re-open on the 13th of December 2020.

“This year is very different from any we have experienced before. Because of Covid-19, we will not be able to have our usual collection and distribution of toys to families in need, nor will we be able to give out food vouchers at the rate we have done in the past.

We still realise that there is great hardship being experienced by many households and that the Christmas period presents particular difficulties.

We will not be collecting toys this year but to allow us to continue to help others, we will be asking that you make donations of money to us which we will use to provide Gift Vouchers from a local toy shop so that the children will not go without.

In the past many families received vouchers that could be exchanged in the EuroSpar at the Diamond in Rathcoole for food and electricity and gas. The Food Banks are now covering the food element, so our vouchers this Christmas will cover only electricity and gas.

As we were not able to have our usual Appeal during the spring due to the Lock Down, and as the Mission has been continuing to issue our General Vouchers to the needy throughout the year, our funds have been greatly depleted.”

“Any contribution you can make would be greatly appreciated. “

Above statement from Newtownabbey Methodist Mission.

Welcome Saints, to our online Sunday Service of Worship. Just click on the window below to begin listening.  

Both churches that the Rev Sam Campbell resides over, Greencastle and Mossley, as of Sunday 26th July 2020, reopened their churches for morning worship.
Please be aware of the new service times:
Mossley @ 10:30am and Greencastle @ 12 noon

In compliance with NI Executive and the Methodist Church in Ireland you will find a list of requirements for your safety in the link below:
CHURCH RE-OPENING (updated 12/11/20) 

Listed below, to aid you in your worship, you will find the relevant NIV bible verses to follow.

Ephesians 1:15-23

Thanksgiving and prayer

¹⁵ For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, ¹⁶ I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. ¹⁷ I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit^[a] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. ¹⁸ I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, ¹⁹ and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength ²⁰ he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, ²¹ far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. ²² And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, ²³ which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.

Philippians 4:6-7

⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

¹⁶ Rejoice always, ¹⁷ pray continually, ¹⁸ give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

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Welcome Saints, to our online Sunday Service of Worship. Just click on the window below to begin listening.  

What is Methodist Home Mission? Find out HERE

Both churches that the Rev Sam Campbell resides over, Greencastle and Mossley, as of Sunday 26th July 2020, reopened their churches for morning worship.
Please be aware of the new service times:
Mossley @ 10:30am and Greencastle @ 12 noon

In compliance with NI Executive and the Methodist Church in Ireland you will find a list of requirements for your safety in the link below:
CHURCH RE-OPENING (updated 20/08/20) 

Listed below, to aid you in your worship, you will find the relevant NIV bible verses to follow.

Romans 7:20-25

²⁰ Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

²¹ So I find this law at work: although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. ²² For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; ²³ but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. ²⁴ What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? ²⁵ Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!

So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature^[a] a slave to the law of sin.

Unforced: Fadzi’s Story

Unforced: David’s Story

Unforced: Gavin’s Story

Unforced: Beth’s Story

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