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Living in the Spiritual Realm
1 Corinthians | Special Event | 22/06/2020 | Andrew Heard
Is there more to Christian life than just the ordinary? What does it look like to live a truly spiritual life? 1 Corinthians might have raised some questions for you.
Forgiveness in the Son
1 John 1:1-2:2 | EV Night | 17/11/2024 | Dan Ford
Are you confident that you have eternal life? As we dive into our series on 1 John, Dan Ford outlines what the Christian message is, from 1 John 1:1-10 - a message that can give you eternal life.
Fight the Good Fight
1 Timothy 6:3-21 | EV Night | 7/07/2024 | Dan Ford
Dan Ford breaks down "Fight the good fight of the faith" explaining that the Christian life is a good fight that's worth choosing every day we wake up. It means living life aligned with how we were made to live under God as our King. We press on in this, knowing that the reward at the end is guaranteed for us by Jesus, and not by our own merits, which is eternal life with our Lord.
Your life really matters
Ecclesiastes 2:1-11 | EV Church | 21/01/2024 | Grahame Fuller
Grahame Fuller highlights the reasons why our life really matters and the eternal consequences of being indifferent towards God.
The Word of Life
1 Peter 1:13-25 | Grace Church Peninsula | 5/01/2014 | Tim Baldwin
What is so powerful about the Bible? They are Words powerful to create, sustain and nourish life.
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.
The end of death - Good Friday
John 10:1-21 | EV Church | 15/04/2022 | Andrew Heard
This Good Friday we remember the Good Shepherd who lovingly laid down his life for us. Andrew Heard unpacks the offer of the good life that you won't find anywhere else other than in Jesus.
Romans 6:1-14
Romans 6:1-144 | EV Church | 21/07/2013 | Andrew Heard
Romans 6 answers the question, if we are saved by grace, do we really need to change at all? Christianity is all about change. The early chapters of Romans highlight the big issues of life, such as God's judgement of sin. Romans describes Two Realms * Adam - Sin, Death, Law, Condemnation, Old * Jesus/God - Life, Freedom, Righteousness, New Moving from Adam's realm to God's realm isn't possible by works, but by faith (Rom 5:1) Baptism is being incorporated into something, or identified with. Faith unites us with Christ and baptises us as a Christian. Died to Adam's realm in order that we can live a new life in God's realm. Free from being a slave to sin, and given power to live in God's realm. Grow and develop a discontent with the old self, whilst grow in contentment of the new life Discipline yourself to not let sin reign
Why are we here?
Luke 12:13-21 | EV Church | 17/01/2016 | Tim Baldwin
Tim Baldwin considers one of the biggest questions in life, "Why are we here?" highlighting that we are designed in order to be "rich towards God". Is it ok to decide your own purpose or should it be decided by our maker?
Everything in Christ
Ephesians 1:1-14 | EV Night | 5/11/2023 | Andrew Heard
What is the purpose of life? Why do we even exist? Andrew Heard speaks on the profound blessing we have in Jesus, that God has loved us so much to have revealed the mystery of life to us.