Role: Pastor |
Hi my name is Phil Irvine and I’m the Pastor at Emu Plains Community Baptist Church. My family and I moved all the way from the Blue Mountains and to live in the community here in Emu Plains. Jesus said “I have come that you may have life, and have it to the full.” Sometimes we find that our lives are so full with things to do, but we don’t seem to be fulfilled. I enjoy running, spending time with my family, playing Xbox and a good coffee. But what fills my life is Jesus. If you are wanting your life full, the best it can be, why not check out Jesus and take him up on this promise?
Sunday, 19 November 2023
Duration: 24 mins 33 secs
Romans 8 is a chapter of FREEDOM where this is only found when we are in Christ. In this section, we see the first two freedoms we have. First, there is no CONDEMNATION (v.1) because of the sin in our old life, and second, we have no OBLIGATION (v.12) to the old (flesh) life, rather we are to live by the Spirit by which we can call God our Father.
Sunday, 12 November 2023
Duration: 29 mins 46 secs
What good is the law if we don’t need it anymore? In answering this question, Paul explains about the AUTHORITY of the law, the MINISTRY of the law and the INABILITY of the law and how that affects our lives today.
Sunday, 29 October 2023
Duration: 24 mins 37 secs
Last week we saw that we were to offer ourselves to God and not to sin and here Paul answers the question of why we should do that. It is because of the FAVOUR we have in Christ, the FREEDOM that has been won by Christ and the FRUIT that is produced by Christ.
Sunday, 22 October 2023
Duration: 32 mins 42 secs
Now that we have seen what God has done for us in Christ, we need to make a choice of how we are going to live. Are we going to die to self and live a new life in Jesus or continue in our old way of life?
Sunday, 15 October 2023
Duration: 29 mins 35 secs
In this passage, Paul is going to contrast two people, Adam and Jesus. In Adam, there is sin, trespass, judgment and death. In Jesus, there is a gift of grace, justification, righteousness and eternal life.
Sunday, 01 October 2023
Duration: 31 mins 37 secs
In this chapter, Paul uses the example of Abraham to illustrate how justification works. It is by FAITH not WORKS, by GRACE not LAW and by POWER not PERFORMANCE.
Sunday, 24 September 2023
Duration: 31 mins 48 secs
In the first three and a half chapters, Paul establishes the fact that all people are guilty of sinning before God. The question before us now is how can we be made right with God? Paul answers that in this passage.
Sunday, 10 September 2023
Duration: 27 mins 28 secs
As Paul finishes off this section, he lays out the diagnosis of the human condition, that we are guilty of sinning against God (verse 9). Now this bad news is known, he will start to explain the cure. We find this in verse 21 "the righteousness of God has been made known."
Sunday, 03 September 2023
Duration: 27 mins 24 secs
On Mother's Day, we looked at Hannah and saw her connection to God. On this Father's Day we are looking at her husband Elkanah, and we will see how he shows love for his family in his words, through his works and this is a result of a life that is built on worshipping God.
Sunday, 27 August 2023
Duration: 33 mins 39 secs
In this long section of Romans, Paul now turns his attention to the Jewish people and those who trust in God. If the Gentile world was guilty of sin, then how much more are those who know the truth but still do the same sins? What should our response be? To trust God and have a heart that is turned towards Him.
