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Grace Church - Matthew 22:34-40
Matthew 22:34-40 | Grace Church Peninsula | 20/01/2019 | Jordan Francis
Why are we here? What is the purpose of my life? This talk considers the common answers people give to these most fundamental questions, and holds out the Bible's answer as not just one that is best but one that is good.
January Summer Series | Reincarnation - Andrew Heard - Luke 15:11-24 - EV Night
| EV Night | 13/01/2013 | Andrew Heard
Andrew Heard unpacks reincarnation Religious viewpoint 1. Pessimistic view that life is oneness 2. Human is a dislocated part of that oneness 3. Separation from oneness, due to Karma. 4. Escape the wheel of life to be merged back to the oneness of life. Western optimistic view 1. Externality of life. Materialism has bred an arid landscape, if we are just machines. 2. Giving vent to justness and fairness. Past lives explain circumstances, and provides motivation for doing good. 3. Desire to be free from constraint. Allows accountability just for self, without an overarching deity that demands obedience. God came to seek and save the lost, breaking a cycle that we could never do, providing freedom from Karma and the ability to live as we were designed for.
Arrival of Fulfilment - waiting and marvel
Luke 2:22-49 | EV Church | 23/02/2025 | Jez Reynolds
Merry Christmas ;) Luke chapter 2 tells us the story of Jesus' birth, a fulfilment long prophesied about through the Old Testament. Jez Reynolds takes us through the place, the person, and the purpose of this account to lift our gaze to the big picture of Jesus and our salvation.
Enduring hardship as discipline
Hebrews 12:4-17 | EV Church | 27/11/2022 | Jez Reynolds
Jez Reynolds shares that being a follower of Jesus can be both a blessing and a hardship. Preaching from Hebrews Chapter 12 he focuses on the purpose and design in enduring hardship, and how discipline leads to our growth. Be strengthen, don't loose heart.
Death is the End?
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 | EV Church | 20/01/2013 | Andrew Heard
Death is the end or something happens after this life are mutually exclusive. i.e only one of these statements can be right. The essence of who Jesus was, is bound up on the afterlife. John 11:21-26 Jesus primary purpose wasn't to be a moral teacher, but to be a ransom for many so that they live free in the afterlife for eternity. Mark 10:45 Believing that this life is all there is, leads to a thinking that one should pursue whatever provides the most pleasure, and one that has no morals and no justice. Perhaps we would rather live in the despair of nothing, than to acknowledge God and live under His service. Facing God on judgement day without Jesus' protection, is a fate worse than death. If there is life beyond (as claimed by Jesus), it has very serious ramifications.
Why Marriage Matters - Andrew Heard, Lead Pastor EV Church
Summerfest 2016 | Summerfest | 7/01/2016 | Andrew Heard
Why Marriage Matters - Andrew Heard, Lead Pastor EV Church What is the purpose of marriage? Why does marriage matter anyway? Andrew presents an alternative view of marriage to that held by the postmodern world.