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Real Faith
James 2:14-26 | EV Night | 21/04/2024 | Andrew Hayes
James 2 can be a confronting, and even confusing passage. It talks about how to be saved, and it seems to say something different to what we see in John, or Paul. Is salvation by faith, or do we also need to add good works? We see that James and Paul do not contradict each other, but rather they fight against different errors. The truth is we are saved by faith, not what we do. Yet real faith shows itself in what we do. A challenge to consider if our faith is real.
Preparing the way: Repentance and Forgiveness
Luke 3:1-20 | EV Night | 2/03/2025 | Jez Reynolds
John the baptist didn't preach a 'safe space' message to the crowd but challenged them with repentance that was evidenced by a changed life. Jez Reynolds speaks from Luke 3 on the good news this message of repentance brings for them, and us, as it points to the salvation available in Jesus. Is repentance real in your life?
THE DIFFERENCE JESUS MAKES when it feels like the world is out of control
Luke 7:11-17 | EV Church | 1/02/2026 | Grahame Fuller
It feels like the world is unravelling... war and conflict, political unrest, natural disaster, economic inequality, anxiety, abuse and personal trauma. Grahame Fuller shares who is powerful enough, good enough, and wise enough to make a difference - Jesus.
EV Church - What brings satisfaction in life... family, friends, relationships?
Ecclesiastes 1:17-2:16 | EV Church | 12/01/2020 | Andrew Heard
Family, friends & relationships are all good things, but are these enough to bring satisfaction in life? Andrew Heard shares how God, and relationship with him, can help answer this question.
EV Night - What brings satisfaction in life... family, friends, relationships?
Ecclesiastes 1:17-2:16 | EV Night | 12/01/2020 | Andrew Heard
Family, friends & relationships are all good things, but are these enough to bring satisfaction in life? Andrew Heard shares how God, and relationship with him, can help answer this question.
Preparing the way: Repentance and Forgiveness
Luke 3:1-20 | EV Church | 2/03/2025 | Jez Reynolds
John the baptist didn't preach a 'safe space' message to the crowd but challenged them with repentance that was evidenced by a changed life. Jez Reynolds speaks from Luke 3 on the good news this message of repentance brings for them, and us, as it points to the salvation available in Jesus. Is repentance real in your life?
Good Friday 9am - Easter Amazing Grace
Ephesians 2:4-9 | Special Event | 30/03/2018 | Grahame Fuller
Amazing Grace - Easter Friday
Good Friday 8pm - Easter Amazing Grace
Ephesians 2:4-9 | Special Event | 30/03/2018 | Grahame Fuller
Amazing Grace - Easter Friday
Parable of the Sower
Luke 8:4-15 | EV Church | 17/02/2013 | Tim Baldwin
Tim Baldwin unpacks the parable of the sower. Parables are not given so that everyone understands, but rather (v9) to speak like Isaiah, as a form of judgement. Truth is concealed from the casual listener, who ultimately are judged for ignoring Gods truth. God is a speaking God and His word (the seed) is delivered and heard in many ways. 1. Path - the devil takes away the word of God. 2. Rocky ground - receive the word with joy, then fall away when testing comes 3. Thorns - hear the word, but allows life's worries, riches and pleasures to take priority 4. Good soil - hear & retain the word and through perseverance produce an abundant harvest of godliness with a passion for mission. Pray that you listen to God's word and have your life shaped by it to become more like Christ.
Reincarnation
Luke 15:11-24 | EV Church | 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.