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, 30 March 2025
Duration: 21 mins 43 secs
As Jesus draws to the end of the Beatitudes, He spends some time letting His disciples know what will be the result of following Him, as a kingdom person, and that is, we will face opposition and persecution. But He also turns this from an academic exercise to a personal one. Because it is not just a simple, 'those' people out there, somewhere in the world, it is them personally, because He goes on to say. "Blessed are YOU when people insult YOU, persecute YOU and falsely say all kinds of evil against YOU because of ME."
Sunday, 23 March 2025
Duration: 28 mins 17 secs
All through the scriptures we get to see how our God is a God of Peace. He is the source of peace, the maker of peace and the one that gives lasting peace in our lives. Jesus told His disciples both then and now "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." (John 14:27). If we want to be people of peace, we first must experience the peace of God in our lives and then share that peace with others.
Sunday, 16 March 2025
Duration: 29 mins 46 secs
As we think about being pure in heart, we know that we all fall short of the purity God requires. In Psalm 51, David recognises the same thing in his own life. Rather than trying to fix this in his own strength, he throws himself onto God's mercy and asks God to clean and restore his purity.
Sunday, 09 March 2025
Duration: 27 mins 31 secs
As we have been going through the Beatitudes, we have seen how they build on each other. First, we need to recognise that we are poor in spirit. The next step is to have the right attitude toward our sins, we grieve and mourn. When we have a right attitude toward God and His Word, we humble ourselves and become meek. This creates a deep desire for God’s righteousness, which He gives us when we trust Jesus, by faith. Then, having received His righteousness, we begin to be like God and become merciful in the way we act towards others.
Sunday, 23 February 2025
Duration: 31 mins 43 secs
As we look through the Bible we can see meekness displayed in the lives of God's people. But like always, we see Jesus showing us what true meekness is. If we want to follow His example, it means that we need to yoke ourselves to Him and learn from Him.
Sunday, 16 February 2025
Duration: 27 mins 16 secs
Following the first beatitude, "Blessed are the poor in spirit", that is, to recognise that we can never be good enough for God. We now need to mourn over our spiritual bankruptcy and see sin the same way that God does. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted"
Sunday, 09 February 2025
Duration: 24 mins 22 secs
As Jesus starts His teaching on the Sermon on the Mount, He starts by telling us how it is that we enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It is by recognising our own sinfulness, and realising our need for Him, that will get us into the Kingdom of Heaven.
Sunday, 02 February 2025
Duration: 23 mins 14 secs
As Jesus teaches His disciples about the Kingdom of Heaven He wants to show them that His Kingdom is an upside-down kingdom, where the poor, sorrowful and meek are the ones who are blessed. Over the next few months, we will journey together to see what this means for His disciples today.
Sunday, 26 January 2025
Duration: 24 mins 43 secs
Colossians 3:12 tells us that we are to clothe ourselves with PATIENCE. As James writes to the Christians who were scattered, he concludes his letter by talking about patience. In this passage, we have three examples of patience; The Farmer, The Prophets and Job. Each one gives us an insight into how we can grow patience in our lives and how God is working in the midst of our waiting.
Sunday, 29 December 2024
Duration: 27 mins 42 secs
Colossians 3:12 tells us that we are to clothe ourselves with COMPASSION. Here in the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus tells the religious expert that he is to show the same COMPASSION that the Good Samaritan shows. When we show COMPASSION to others we are sharing with them the COMPASSION that we have received from Jesus.
