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Digging Deeper: Good and Angry - Can God be both?
1 & 2 Kings | Special Event | 1/09/2025 | John Woodhouse
We've come across some confronting scenes in Kings. God's judgement against his Old Covenant people results in human armies killing and destroying. How do we reconcile the idea of a gracious forgiving God with the violence that we see in the Old Testament? John Woodhouse, former principal and Old Testament lecturer at Moore Theological College helps us think through what it means to believe in the one just and gracious God of the Old and New Testaments.
Week 5: Revelation 14
Revelation 14 | EV Church | 13/11/2016 | Tim Baldwin
Tim Baldwin explores who we are as Christians, challenging us to own this identity as redeemed people, encouraging us to trust in the Lamb for our security, consciously aware that we are undeserving of God's grace. In light of the certainty of Gods final judgement, are you celebrating God's salvation, remaining faithful, and living sacrificially in accordance with Gods plan?
Saturday EV - Week 5: Revelation 14
Revelation 14 | Saturday EV | 12/11/2016 | Tim Baldwin
Tim Baldwin explores who we are as Christians, challenging us to own this identity as redeemed people, encouraging us to trust in the Lamb for our security, consciously aware that we are undeserving of God's grace. In light of the certainty of Gods final judgement, are you celebrating God's salvation, remaining faithful, and living sacrificially in accordance with Gods plan?
God hates idolatry (Golden calf & covenant renewal)
Exodus 32:1-14 | EV Church | 29/09/2024 | Andrew Heard
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.
God hates idolatry (Golden calf & covenant renewal)
Exodus 32:1-14 | EV Night | 29/09/2024 | Andrew Heard
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.
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.
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.
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
Luke 7:18-28
Luke 7:18-28 | EV Church | 10/02/2013 | Andrew Heard
Andrew Heard preaching on Luke 7:18-28. Even John the Baptist, who Jesus claim was the greatest man that ever lived had doubt. Expecting "the coming one" to bring fire, and hearing the reports of what Jesus was doing gave him doubt. Jesus did come to bring judgement at the cross, but before then focused on seeking out the remnant and to seek and save the lost. Doubts that are founded in the wrong teaching, lead to a rebellious doubt, but John's doubt wasnt a rebellious doubt, but rather one which was inquisitive / weak. He answers John disciples, saying I'm the one mentioned in Isaiah (Isa 35:3, Isa 61) Luke 7 was written to bring us face to face with who Jesus is. He healed the sick, brought people back from the dead and offered forgiveness, engaging with a gentile, window, & a sinful woman.
Don Carson - Matthew 2:1-12
Matthew 2:1-12 | EV Church | 16/12/2012 | Don Carson
Don Carson reflects on the wise men's visit to Bethlehem and the insights for the gospel of Matthew. 1. Jesus is King 2. Gentiles are included in the gospel.The pagan wise men were Gentiles, as was Ruth (see genealogy in Matthew 1), right through to Matthew 28. 3. Evil forces will try to kill Jesus.Not only Herod, Satan etc. 4. The world Jesus comes to is evil. (Slaughter of infant boys 2 and under in second part of Matt 2) 5. God sometimes uses strange means. (Use of pagan wise men, plus numerous other examples throughout Matthew) 6. The coming if Jesus fulfills scripture. 7. God in His so sovereignty preserves (escape to Egypt, Matt 8:23) 8. At select points in history God intervenes more immediately. (The birth of Jesus includes 5 miracles - God is saying LOOK AT THIS! ) 9. Jesus is worthy of all worship. (The wise men and on the day of judgement 'All knees will bow' ) Pray that you will recognise the Lordship of Jesus, worship Him as our saviour.