Ev Church Sermons

Where can we find security in our chaotic world? Grahame Fuller points us to the book of Revelation for answers, offering hope in uncertain times.

We live in what's often called a therapeutic age, a culture focused on seeking what makes us "feel good." But is that what we should expect from church? Or from God? Join Andrew Heard as he helps us unpack these questions in the final instalment of our 1 John series.

The phrase 'Love is love' is often used to define love in today's world, but what does it truly mean? Andrew Heard guides us in uncovering the biblical definition of love.

As we continue our journey through 1 John, Andrew Heard helps us identify the evidence of a truly born-again Christian and reflects on the contrasting situations we might encounter as a result.

The Bible's picture of what it means to belong to the Christian community is far richer, far more profound and far more important than most people think. The Apostle John gives a vivid picture of what it means to belong to God's church.

To have confidence of external life requires two surprising qualifications. Jez Reynolds unpacks how Jesus is the greatest of lawyers for the most serious of criminals.

As Jez takes us through 1 John, he reveals how we can have confidence about the future in a world filled with uncertainty.

Our society tends to have two extreme views about children; they are either 'everything' or a 'costly inconvenience'. Grahame Fuller speaks on the Bible's wonderfully positive view of children, that they are part of God's plan for the world and worth our investment in raising the next generation to know him.

The Bible promotes the most liberating view of sex! Andrew Heard unpacks this claim - surprising to many but relevant for all as he shows how our understanding of sexuality draws out deep things about what it is to be human.

Family is a good gift from God, but it is a terrible master. Jez Reynolds traces Jesus' teaching on the danger of family and the priority of the Kingdom of God.

Whatever your experience of earthly family has been, you were made for a far more wonderful, glorious, eternal family. Andrew Heard speaks on the heavenly father with whom we are made for relationship and by the Spirit adopted to sonship.

The Bible is clear that salvation comes from God by faith alone. Andrew Heard speaks on what the Bible says about baptism and why it is a fitting sign to be applied to infants of Christian parents.

Everyone wants to grow - or we should! But how? Colossians 2:16-23 raises the dangers of seeking growth through human traditions, rules, or mystical practices, which sound helpful but can actually be harmful. In Colossians, Paul shows us that Jesus gives us all we need for salvation and growth, and we see how it is that he grows us. Are you giving yourself to the normal ways that Jesus grows you?

The golden calf episode in Exodus provides us with a great warning and a great hope. Andrew Heard speaks on the character of God; his judgement and justice, and his love, compassion and mercy, both displayed in Jesus death for us.

The best human experiences are all about relationship. Andrew Heard speaks on the detailed Tabernacle given to Moses, where God dwells and makes a way for sinful people to relate to him, and looks forward to Jesus, fulfilling God dwelling in our hearts.

The Bible has some tricky parts that require us to trust in a good and loving God. Jez Reynolds helps us think through God's law given in Exodus and the principles that help us love each other well and live to please God today.

Western civilization is deeply shaped by the Bible, yet today the 10 commandments are disregarded as not relevant. Andrew Heard speaks on the 10 special "words" of God that help us understand who he is and how we should respond to him.

God wants Israel as his treasured possession. Jez Reynolds takes us through the covenant with Israel mediated by Moses at Mt Sinai, that also points to the need for a better new covenant found in Jesus.

Who is God and how should we respond to him? Mike Austin speaks from Exodus 14 - 18 and shows us how God's people in Exodus react to their rescue from slavery, and why it matters for us today.

The 'pass over' described in Exodus is a scale model of the even greater rescue we have in Jesus. Grahame Fuller speaks on the final plague of death in Egypt where the Passover lamb points to Jesus blood sacrifice for our salvation.