Phil Irvine

Phil Irvine

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?

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Sunday, 19 January 2014
Duration: 42 mins 25 secs
Earlier in this letter to the Ephesians, Paul reminds the people of how they should live as followers of Christ. The same goes for us as Christians today. From Ephesians 4: 31-32, we are to get rid of bitterness, rage, anger, brawling, slander and every form of malice and instead be kind and compassionate to one another and show forgiveness to each other as God has forgiven us through Jesus Christ. In this passage, we are to stand firm for the Lord in all the challenges that life brings. We are told that Satan has many schemes to deceive and make us fail in our walk with the Lord. We need to remember the elements of the armour of God and recognise that we can't do this in our own strength, but only through prayer and the power of God. If we are filled with the Holy Spirit, then there is no room for Satan.
Sunday, 22 December 2013
Passage: Luke 2:29-35
Duration: 29 mins 27 secs
Our everyday life can be changed by the interjection of the enexpected. Over the past few weeks we have seen how this has happened to Zechariah, the Shepherds and Mary. In this passge, Simeon has a promise revealed to him, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not die until he had seen the Lord's Messiah. When Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the temple Simeon is full of joy and praise because this promise has now been fulfilled. Has God's world crashed into yours through Jesus Christ, the saviour of the world? Do you have a relationship with Him?
Sunday, 08 December 2013
Passage: Luke 2:8-20
Duration: 24 mins 58 secs
Our world is far from perfect and Christmas time is no exception. The actual birth of Jesus was unremarkable - born in simple surroundings and laid in a animal feeding trough. There was great fear amongest the shepherds when the angels appeared to them. But the angels had good news - peace and salvation had arrived to the world in Jesus. The same good news is for us as well. We have nothing to fear if we stay close to Jesus. The shepherds spread the good of Jesus. We too are to spread the good news of the hope people can have in Jesus. We view peace as a world without conflict but Jesus came to this world to bring peace between us and God.
Sunday, 01 December 2013
Passage: Luke 1:67-80
Duration: 30 mins 52 secs
Zechariah doubted the news told to him by the angel Gabriel, that his wife Elizabeth would give give birth to a son. He was not able to speak until after his son's birth and through his obedience to God, was able to speak again when he indicated that his son was "to be named John". This passage is Zechariah's praise to God. It had been over 400 years since a prophet had mentioned the coming of the Mesiah and now Zechariah knows that God has not forgotten His people and His promise fulfilled. John is going to prepare the way for the coming of the Mesiah. Christmas is about the truth that God has finally visited us through His Son, Jesus. What does Christmas mean to you?
Sunday, 24 November 2013
Passage: Acts 10:34-43
Duration: 29 mins 39 secs
We are reminded by Peter in verse 36 of the gospel message where God announced the good new of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. We live under the wrath of God, but because of Jesus we are blessed, forgiven and set free from this wrath. If we trust in Jesus, our sins are forgiven and we are saved to have eternal life with God. This is the gospel message for everyone, not just a select few. As Christians, we need to tell people this message and point them towards Jesus. We also need to be spending time with Jesus and be seeking His will for our lives. Where is it that God wants you?
Sunday, 17 November 2013
Passage: Luke 10:25-37
Duration: 31 mins 26 secs
How does the fact that God loves you result in you loving others? Does it change your view of other people or do you view others in the same way, in your own strength? What does it mean to show Christ's love? The answer is found in Luke 10:27, 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and 'Love your neighbour as yourself'. To show Christ's love in this world is to act like Jesus when He was on this earth. The challenge for us is to look for opportunities to show Christ's love by caring for others.
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Duration: 27 mins 31 secs
God created mankind in His own image. Ever since Adam, we have failed to live up to God's image because of our sin. How do we regain the image of God in our lives that has been lost? We need to live like Christ and become Christlike. God's purpose is to make us like Christ. God's way to make us like Christ is to fill us with His Spirit. It is through the Holy Spirit within us that we are transformed into God's image. Recognising that we can't do this in our own strength, are we willing to allow God's Spirit to chisel away at those things in our lives that keep us from being Christlike?
Sunday, 03 November 2013
Duration: 34 mins 13 secs
To know Christ means having a deep and intimate relationship, and it is continuous. Our goal, direction and purpose for the rest of our lives is to know Him. Do we have a vibrant, alive, growing relationship? Or is it a cold, informational, dead relationship? We get to know Jesus by sharing in His sufferings and dying to self. We do it by letting go, forgetting past sins and failures and persevering. We’re not just pressing on for Jesus, but pressing into Him.
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Duration: 27 mins 49 secs
Jacob wrestled with God all of his life in wanting His blessing, which eventually came to him. Do we wrestle enough with God in our life? We can wrestle in His Word and we can wrestle in prayer when things are really important, but are we looking for God like Jacob was? We need not to be distracted by the things of this world and to seek and hang onto God with all that we can because He has done that for us through Jesus Christ.
Sunday, 06 October 2013
Duration: 28 mins 34 secs
Jesus started His preaching by saying, "Repent, for the Kingdom of God is near". To repent is not just being sorry about the sins we commit but about turning our lives around and living our life differently - not our agenda, but God's agenda. When Jesus called His first disciples, He did not wait for them to be ready, but He called them whilst they were busy doing their own work. The men did not hestitate to change their own agenda and go in a new direction in their lives to follow Jesus. How will you respond when Jesus calls you to change your agenda? Will your priority be to follow Jesus?