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How we worship at Ardgowan

Every church has a liturgy, even ours. Liturgy isn’t merely a pre-written, recited prayer. It’s the very form or formula that shapes a church’s practice of worship. Some forms are just more… formal than others. At Ardgowan, during our regular

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As summer’s end approaches

Looking ahead to the rest of August, we’ll see our young people return to school and various ministries at the church start up again. Weekly reflections in our newsletter will return next week when we’ll be considering why we do

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The fragrance of kings

Earlier this year, I had the privilege of attending a gathering of ministry apprentices who are training in various churches in the UK. At the gathering, an old friend of mine shared something remarkable about John 12:1-8. Here, John the

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The shape of a puzzle piece

If you were to ask me for a good analogy or metaphor for understanding why the Bible contains the books which it contains, I would probably say that it’s a bit like a jigsaw puzzle. There is a complete image

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Communion with one another

According to a recent report from the Evangelical Alliance, the three most significant reasons why people began to consider the claims of Christianity are: If you have been following Jesus and an active member of his Church for a long

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Where wisdom comes from

Yesterday, we began our summer sermon series looking at Proverbs 2-4 together as a church family. I highly recommend that over the coming weeks, you take some time to read through and think about each of the passages. For those

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The LORD gives wisdom

Summer is well and truly here and we’ll be starting our new sermon series and summer format this coming Sunday. This summer, we’ll be searching for the treasure of wisdom and we’ll be doing that search all together. Bring along

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Blessed Assurance

Over the last few weeks, we have been working our way through the first question of the Heidelberg Catechism. It’s a wonderful exposition and summary of scripture regarding the hope that we have in Christ. We’ve seen that we belong

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Last notice for 2025 AGM

Hi everyone,As mentioned over the previous weeks and Sunday gatherings, our AGM is happening tomorrow, 17 June, at 7:30pm in the church Side Hall. We will spend time reflecting on the previous three years of church growth and also hold

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