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THE MINISTRY OF NATURE

Job 5:23 For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field. Click below to listen about seeing God everywhere in nature and the months of the year.

In all his years as a Christian, Pastor John Clements had never heard a sermon preached on Job 5.23 - so he has recorded one here!


THE DOCTRINE OF DELAYS

Sometimes we seem to be praying about something forever and ever and not getting an answer. is this 'divine delay'? Pastor John Clements talks about this issue, based on the parable of the persistent woman in Luke 18.


The Power of Providence

The first talk given at the Old Meeting since the start of lockdown. Dr John shares how important it is to believe in the providence of God. His talk is based on Psalm 37 verse 23, The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way.


Pause for Thought: 3 minute daily reflections

Click Here to listen to daily reflections on the character of Jesus


Sermon Series: The Book of Daniel

Click Here to access the series of 7 talks on the book of Daniel by Pastor John Clements


Pastor John Clements of The Old Meeting House Congregational Church in Norwich starts off 2020 with a sermon entitled 'Heaven is Cheering you on!"


Other talks at the old Meeting House

Here are a range of talks given at the chapel from 2015 onwards

Please click the links below to see the speaker and listen to the talks.

Dr. Joel Halcomb - The Foundation of The Old Meeting House.  Heritage Week 2015    

Jonathan Pierce - John Robinson & the Pilgrim Fathers. Light From Old Paths series - 11th January 2016

Danny Buck - The Witch Finder General and the Puritans in Norwich. Light From Old Paths Series - 8th February 2016

John Betts - Speaking on Sola Scriptura in Puritan Churches. Light From Old Paths Series -  14th March 2016

John Clements - I Believe in Angels. Light From Old Paths Series - 11th April 2016

Ted Doe - The Protestant Martyrs & The Lollard's Pit. Light From Old Paths Series - 9th May 2016

Will Warren - Speaking on John Flavel. Light From Old Paths Series- 13th June 2106

John ClementsThe Choked Wells (Genesis 26:18) Sermon delivered at Meeting Hill Baptist Church - 10th July 2016

John Clements - The Outlook of the Optimist (Ezekiel 36:11) Sermon delivered at Meeting Hill Baptist Church - 7th August 2016

John Clements - Living Stones (1 Peter 2: 4 ff) Sermon delivered at Meeting Hill Baptist Church 28th August 2016

Dr. Andrew Hopper - The Enemies of the Puritans. Heritage Week 2016 - Friday 9th 2016

Ted Doe - The Congregational Church from 1590 - mid 20th century. Heritage Week 2016- 10th September 2016 

Prof. John CoffeyPuritanism and Revolution: Norfolk Independents in the English Civil War. The case of John & Thomas Goodwin. Heritage Week 2016 12th September 2016. 

John Clements - Just a Little Bit of Something... And God. Sermon Delivered at Meeting Hill Baptist Church - 2nd October 2016.

Rev. Dr. Clifford - The Life of Philip Doddridge. Light From Old Paths- 10th October 2016

Rev. John Betts- Puritans on Preaching. Light From Old Paths-  14th November 2016

David H.J. Gay on Robert Brown, Separatist and Norwich. Light From Old Paths- 12th December 2016

Rev. Martin Young on By Grace Alone. Light From Old Paths- 9th January 2017

Matthew Pickhaver- Speaking on 'Little Bilney': Norwich Martyr. Light From Old Paths- 13th February 2017

John Clements - Dr. John Clements Talks on Knowing Your Set Time (Habakkuk 2:3). Welcome Sunday Service- 19th February 2017

John Clements - Speaking on the Dislike of the Common Place. Sermon delivered at Meeting Hill Baptist Church 26th February 2017

Dr. Michael A.G. Haykin- Why Read Church History. Delighting in God and His Word Conference, 13th March 2017

Dr. Michael A.G. Haykin- William Bridge. Delighting in God and His Word Conference, 13th March

Dr. Michael A.G. Haykin- John Owen. Delighting in God and His Word Conference, 13th March 2017

Dr. Michael A.G. Haykin- Joseph Kinghorn & Open Forum. Delighting in God and His Word Conference, 13th March 2017

Dr. Joel Halcomb Speaking on St. Georges Tombland & The Origins of The Old Meeting House Church- Light From Old Paths, 10th April 2017. 

Dr. John Clements on Bring The Book! (Nehemiah 8:1). Sermon delivered at The Old Meeting House Congregational Church on the 7th May 2017.

Dr. John Clements on Blessings are Coming, Get Your Umbrella. Sermon delivered at Meeting Hill Baptist Church on the 30th of July 2017.

Dr. John Clements on How God is in Control of the Storms of Life. Sermon delivered at Meeting Hill Baptist Church.  

Professor John Morrill on Was Oliver Cromwell a Good Christian? Talk delivered at The Old Meeting House Congregational Church on the 11th of September 2017 as apart of our Light From Old Paths Series.

Dr. John Clements on Be Not Conformed To This World (Heb 12:1-2). Talk delivered at Meeting Hill Baptist Church on the 24th of September 2017 as a Sunday Sermon.

Dr. Joel Halcomb on Norfolk Puritans in Exile 1636-1642. Talk delivered at Old Meeting House Congregational Church on the 9th of October 2016 as a part of our Light From Old Paths Series.

Rev. Dr. Graham Pickhaver on William Gurnall; The Remainer. Talk delivered at Old Meeting House Congregational Church on the 13th of November 2016 as a part of our Light From Old Paths Series.

Dr. John Clements on Not Made for Barnacles, Watchnight Service. Talk delivered at the Old Meeting House Congregational Church on the 31st of December 2017.

Clive Wilkins-Jones on 

The Brightwell Family and the Old Meeting House Congregational Church: Science, Art and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Norwich. Talk delivered at The Old Meeting House Congregational Church on the 8th of January 2018.

Dr. John Clements on The Storms of Life, sermon delivered at St. Luke's Church, Norwich on the 25th of February 2018.

Jonathan Mason on Bishop JC Ryle. *Sadly there was a technical fault in the recording of this talk but Jonathan has kindly given us the transcript of his talk* Talk delivered on the 12th of February 2018.

Jonathan Mason on "Lord I have Heard your Fame" Stories of Revival. Talk given on Friday the 15th June 2018 at The Old Meeting House Congregational Church at the Faith For Such a Time as this Conference.

Rev. Dr. Kevin J. Bidwell on Stanley Gower: A Westminster Divine in the Making. Talk given on Saturday the 16th June 2018 at The Old Meeting House Congregational Church at the Faith For Such a Time as this Conference.

Rev. Dr. Kevin J. Bidwell on The Westminster Assembly, a Time of Revival, Produced the Westminster Confession and two Catechisms. Talk given on Saturday the 16th June 2018 at The Old Meeting House Congregational Church at the Faith For Such a Time as this Conference.

Jonathan Mason on "Renew Them in our Day" Prospects for Revival Based on Habakkuk 3:2. Talk given on Saturday the 16th June 2018 at The Old Meeting House Congregational Church at the Faith For Such a Time as this Conference.

Dr. John Clements on Secret of Strength Based on Judges 16:20. Talk given on Sunday the 17th June 2018 at The Old Meeting House Congregational Church at the Faith For Such a Time as this Conference.

Dr. John Clements on Seeing the Invisible (Genesis 28: 10- 22). Talk given on Sunday the 14th of July 2018 at Meeting Hill Baptist Church. 
 
Dr. John Clements on God knows a Way When There Seems To Be No Way Talk given on 22nd of July 2018 at Wivenhoe Congregational Church 
 
Stuart McLaren: The Barbarous Murder Of a Dissenting Weaver. Talk given on the 14th of September as part of our Heritage Week 2018.
 
Jonathon Piesse: The History of John More. Talk given on the 8th of October 2018 at The Old Meeting House Congregational Church.
 
Dr. John Clements on The Sovereignty of God. Talk given on 11th of November 2018 at Wivenhoe Congregational Church.
 
Rev. Dr. Peter Doll on A City upon a Hill: The Puritan Tradition and American Civil Religion. Talk given on the 12th of November 2018 at The Old Meeting House Congregational Church.