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, 24 March 2024
Duration: 26 mins 42 secs
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? It means that you follow Him, it means that you trust Him, it means that you turn back to Him when you have gone astray. Peter experienced all of this as the rooster crowed on that fateful night.
Sunday, 10 March 2024
Duration: 26 mins 29 secs
Jesus knows that His time is running out and His disciples are going to be facing a lot of grief in the coming days, so He prepares and encourages them now. Here in this passage, He reminds them that if they are found in Him they will have peace, no matter what this life may bring.
Sunday, 03 March 2024
Duration: 27 mins 30 secs
In this well-known chapter we see Jesus laying out our responsibility as His followers. It is not about how much we are doing or ministering for God in this world, our main responsibility is to remain in Jesus. Eleven times He tells us to remain in Him and by doing so He is then able to work through us to produce the fruit that He wants to grow.
Sunday, 25 February 2024
In this section we see Jesus promising two gifts for His disciples as He prepares them for His departure. It is the gift of the Holy Spirit and the gift of His peace, which is wrapped up in the love of the Father seen in Jesus. What are we to do to receive these gifts? Trust in Jesus and obey His command of love.
Sunday, 11 February 2024
As Jesus enters Jerusalem we see many people, saying many different things about Him, but Jesus is going to set them straight. His kingdom is not one of power or might, but one of sacrifice and giving His life and He calls His followers to people who live the same way.
Sunday, 04 February 2024
Duration: 32 mins 19 secs
This great chapter is where we see Jesus raise His friend Lazarus from the dead. In so doing, Jesus can not only say that He is "the resurrection and the life" but proves it in a way that cannot be denied. After this, Jesus will set out to Jerusalem where He too will face His own death followed by His resurrection that will usher in a resurrection for all who believe in His name.
Sunday, 28 January 2024
Duration: 30 mins 36 secs
As we start looking at the gospel of John we see the invitation given to many people to Come and See who Jesus is. That invitation still stands today, so I invite you as well. Come and See who Jesus is.
Sunday, 14 January 2024
Duration: 30 mins 19 secs
No one knows what will happen in 2024, but we can be assured that many spiritual battles will take place during this year and God has given us everything we need to stand firm.
Monday, 25 December 2023
Duration: 16 mins 34 secs
Through this series we have seen Mary submitting, singing, searching and now we see her sacrificing, as Joseph and Mary present Jesus to the Lord and offer a sacrifice. This is a picture of what Jesus came into this world to do, to be our sacrifice for sin.
Sunday, 24 December 2023
After Jesus' birth, an angel visited some shepherds to tell them what God had done by sending a Saviour into the world. As they visit Jesus and declare praises to God, we see Mary taking all this in and pondering who Jesus is and what God is doing. What a great example for us to follow!
