Empower Christian Church

Does your life look more like a cruise ship? Or a rescue boat? As Ps Luke shares in this episode, it's a crucial question when it comes to living a life that shows Jesus well.Keep up to date with us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Z8ZoywOr Facebook: http://bit.ly/2yY6FT9

'It is for freedom that Christ has set us free...' - Galatians 5:1 (NIV). Hear Beth Martin preach on the importance of recognising and walking in our freedom in Christ, in order to reach others with the love of Jesus.This week's message has a different audio quality to other episodes, due to some technical difficulties in recording. But we believe Beth's message will bless and challenge you as you listen!Stay up to date with Empower through our social media accounts.Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Z8ZoywFacebook: http://bit.ly/2yY6FT9

Guest speaker Andrew Scarborough was with us to launch our Grow Out series - all about reaching people with the love of Jesus. Andrew shared powerfully on the life we're called to live as believers - seeing ourselves the way God does, and walking in His victory! When you really get the goodness of God, you can't help share it!You can check out more from Andrew Scarborough through his social media platforms: https://tinyurl.com/y6ldumzb + https://tinyurl.com/yyy3es28 Or website: https://thescarboroughs.com/

Too often, sin can be a topic viewed as scary or taboo. But sin is just missing the mark that God created us for. Hear Ps Luke teach about the freedom from sin that we can have through Christ.

Ps Luke shared on some powerful principles when it comes to money. In the Church, it can be very easy to get uncomfortable when someone shares on finances - thinking it's the pastor/s trying to get more out of your wallet - but the reality is that God wants us to go to Him about how we steward our finances! Hear Ps Luke share some significant concepts on how we should view the money God has entrusted to us.

If we're going to Grow Up into healthy, strong followers of Jesus (Colossians 2:7), it's actually going to take a choice. Listen to Ps Denae preach on the power of choosing.

Ps Georgie Baxter (Enjoy Church; Adore Conference) shared truths from Acts 12, as part of a second session at an Empower Women event. To be expectant is to believe for the outrageous goodness of God!You can see more from Ps Georgie on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y49gab25Or check out Enjoy Church here: https://enjoy.church/au/ 

Ps Georgie Baxter (Enjoy Church; Adore Conference) shared from Proverbs 31, and challenged our thinking about what this passage can mean. It hasn't been put there as a taunt - it's there to reveal the gold in us! THAT GIRL is a person of means, ability and might!You can see more from Ps Georgie on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/y49gab25Or check out Enjoy Church here: https://enjoy.church/au/ 

Beth Martin continued our Grow Up series by looking at the importance of maturing by recognising our responsibility to manage what God's given us.

Ps Luke began our Grow Up series by preaching on the importance of living above the line when it comes to our faith.'The just shall live by faith'. (Hebrews 10:38)

Best-selling author & speaker Sharon Witt joined us to share a powerful and moving testimony of God's hand, even in the most difficult circumstances.You can see more from Sharon on her website: https://www.sharonwitt.com.au/Or register for the annual Resilient Kids Conference here: https://www.resilientkidsconference.com.au/

Ps Denae Ioannou challenged us to be intentional with our daily disciplines as followers of Jesus. It's time to live without excuses!

On Mother's Day, Ps Paul Gallagher moderated a panel of four amazing women - all with different life experiences and backgrounds - reflecting on the importance of motherhood.

Hear Ps Luke share on the power of praise in the valley of the shadow of death. Ps Luke preached this sermon on 5 May 2019, just days after the death of his father - Ps Phil Martin - following a brave and faith-filled fight with cancer.