Sermon preached at the Old Meeting House Congregational Church, Norwich, England on Sunday 1st December 2024 by the pastor, the Rev Dr John Clements
Welcome to the Old Meeting House
Finding this chapel can be quite a challenge as it was built during a time when there was little religious freedom. Now that you have discovered it we hope that you might find some time to explore the chapel's history. Perhaps you might be inspired by the faith of the people who found it. Perhaps you might find a sense of history. Perhaps you might even find faith in the God who has been worshiped here for over 300 years!
The Scriptures advise us to learn from examples of faithful ministers (Heb. 13:7). The Independents or Congregationalists of seventeenth-century Britain are a body of such ministers, whose teaching and living can be particularly encouraging to those of us who are living during troubled times. They were steadfast in adhering to Scripture as the Word of God, in confessing the great truths of the Reformed faith, and in applying sound doctrine to the problems of life in an age and culture with many parallels to our own.
The Old Meeting House Prayer
The Old Meeting House Congregational Church stands today, not only as a fine specimen of the architectural taste of the 17th century, but also as a worthy memorial to our fathers in the Faith. Let us who come within its walls spare time to offer this brief prayer.
Almighty and everlasting God, we thank You for this House of God and Home of men. Grant it increasing usefulness in the service of Your Kingdom. We thank You too, for those who, in times of darkness, kept the lamp of faith burning; for great souls who saw visions of larger truth and dared to declare it; for all who fought for truth and liberty; for the quiet and gracious souls who were a blessing to many; for preachers raised up to declare the message of God with power; and for all faithful witnesses to the life that is in Christ.
O God, to us may grace be given
To follow in their train;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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