EV Church Sermons

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.