EV Night Sermons

Although suffering is guaranteed, the Lord brings great gain to our life in Him. Dan Ford draws out what we gain through 1 Peter 3:8-22, including how a Christian community can disagree well together.

1 Peter chapter 3 encourages and challenges us with big truths about who we are as men and women. Andrew Heard shares the Bible's wisdom on marriage that brings something much better than any alternative our culture can offer.

Andrew Heard explains that the key to understanding Jesus is not that he came to give us an example of how to live. The key is that he came to bear our sins to save us.

Being a Christian means following a rejected Christ. What is the antidote to a fear of rejection? Dan Ford points us to the loving acceptance of our God through 1 Peter 2:4-10.

God urges his people to be holy, reminding us that he is the holy God who makes us holy through the precious blood of Christ. Matt Evans takes us through the connection between hope and holiness, and explains how we ought to pursue what God pursued us for - holiness.

We give thanks to God for motherhood, for the joys and the heartaches, and yet there are even bigger things than motherhood that form our identity. Andrew Heard speaks on the value and worth given to us by God, who created us to know him.

This world, and this life is not your home! As we endure hardships and suffering, the letter of 1 Peter encourages the people of God to look towards our true heavenly home. Andrew Heard introduces this series and challenges us to see God's work in our current trials and circumstances.

What does it mean to pick up our cross to follow Jesus? Grahame Fuller looks at the radical and counter-intuitive call of Jesus to lose ourselves in order to gain everything.

Our world reduces the Easter message to bunnies and religious curiosities... they cannot believe the unbelievable. So, is it true?? Andrew Heard speaks on the exalted Jesus, who is raised to life and given all power, and before whom all will bow the knee.

Is it right for us to celebrate the crucifixion of an innocent man? Looking at Philippians 2:5-8, Dan Ford unpacks the humble, self-giving love of God the Son, and why we celebrate Good Friday.

Doubts about Christianity are not always an intellectual issue but often a deeper heart problem driven by sin and rebellion. Andrew Heard speaks on the doubts of John the Baptist and Jesus' response to him and to us today.

The second of Jesus' sermons challenges us to come to Jesus as Lord, he expects radical transformation. Matt Evans takes us through the way God's mercy in Christ transforms us to be merciful.

What Jesus says in Luke 6 doesn't fit with who our culture says is blessed and who is cursed. Andrew Heard helps us understand the context of Jesus teachings and what is true blessings, especially for us today.

The Bible brings us truths about life, in particular the importance of time and God bringing in his kingdom. Andrew Heard speaks on Jesus bringing in the promised new kingdom of God and the impact this has for our lives today.

In his baptism, family line, and temptation we see Jesus as the suffering Son who walks the path of perfect obedience for his people. Matt Evans unpacks the way Jesus is the Son of God for our greatest need.

John the baptist didn't preach a 'safe space' message to the crowd but challenged them with repentance that was evidenced by a changed life. Jez Reynolds speaks from Luke 3 on the good news this message of repentance brings for them, and us, as it points to the salvation available in Jesus. Is repentance real in your life?

Luke 2 records the most extraordinary event in history: the birth of God into our world. Dan Ford takes us through the evidence for why we can believe such a claim, and also why we should believe it.

Why does the Gospel of Luke begin with John and not Jesus, a choice echoed in all four Gospels? Andrew Heard reveals that this is no accident but a display of God's perfect plan, preparing the way for Christ, fulfilling prophecy, and showing that God hears every prayer and draws near to the broken-hearted and weak.

The gospel of Luke is a carefully researched and investigated account of Jesus' life and ministry. Andrew Heard challenges us to see that the certainty of the Christian message points to reasoned and rational response of faith in Jesus.

Jesus uniquely is able to answer this question, and his answer is equally unique, comforting and confronting. Dan ford unpacks Jesus' answer, and deals with three objections we may have.

Many of us don't know why we exist, yet we are constantly searching for meaning and purpose in life. Andrew Heard explores this question and shares from the Bible how only God can give us ultimate purpose... deep, true, and meaningful existence that's bigger than us.

The question of suffering is one that every generation asks. Jez Reynolds steps through the Bible's layered response and the comfort and hope it offers.

The scriptures tell us that God loves us and wants to save! Andrew Heard speaks from the end of Luke's gospel, that Jesus preached he must suffer and die, and that this message must be preached to the world for salvation.

A new year! What are your aims and hopes? Andrew Hayes shows us what God says about his word in the book of Isaiah, and challenges us to make 2025 a year of God's word. Be fuelled for a year of sharing it and reading it by these 4 truths: 1. The tragedy of Isaiah's day: God's Word is neglected (Isaiah 5:24) 2. Hope for the last days: nations streaming to hear God's word (Isaiah 2:2-3) 3. Encouragement in the waiting days: God's word is unfailingly reliable (Isaiah 40:8) and powerful (Isaiah 50:10-11) 4. The challenge for us today: be people who tremble at God's word (Isaiah 66:2)

We find comfort in many of the traditions we attach to Christmas. But there's a far deeper and longer lasting comfort on offer when we understand the meaning of that very first Christmas, as Dan Ford shows from Isaiah's long-range birth announcement.

We live in what's often called a therapeutic age, a culture focused on seeking what makes us "feel good." But is that what we should expect from church? Or from God? Join Andrew Heard as he helps us unpack these questions in the final instalment of our 1 John series.

The phrase 'Love is love' is often used to define love in today's world, but what does it truly mean? Andrew Heard guides us in uncovering the biblical definition of love.

As we continue our journey through 1 John, Andrew Heard helps us identify the evidence of a truly born-again Christian and reflects on the contrasting situations we might encounter as a result.

Nothing says apocalyptic cult like talk of the end times and the antichrist. But a closer look at what the Bible really says (rather than Hollywood) shows that the key danger in the end times is spiritual rather than physical. We see in 1 John 2:18-28 that the great danger is that we'll miss the truth of Jesus. But we also see the defences that God kindly provides to keep us in the truth.

How do we spot the difference between genuine faith and fake faith? Genuine believers and deceivers? Dan Ford outlines what to expect in the life of a genuine believer from 1 John 2:1-14.

Are you confident that you have eternal life? As we dive into our series on 1 John, Dan Ford outlines what the Christian message is, from 1 John 1:1-10 - a message that can give you eternal life.

Our society tends to have two extreme views about children; they are either 'everything' or a 'costly inconvenience'. Grahame Fuller speaks on the Bible's wonderfully positive view of children, that they are part of God's plan for the world and worth our investment in raising the next generation to know him.

'The world in its present form is passing away'. How does this reality shape our understanding of marriage and singleness? Dan Ford helps us consider the priority the Bible places on singleness, while still upholding the goodness of marriage.

Whatever your experience of earthly family has been, you were made for a far more wonderful, glorious, eternal family. Andrew Heard speaks on the heavenly father with whom we are made for relationship and by the Spirit adopted to sonship.

The Bible is clear that salvation comes from God by faith alone. Andrew Heard speaks on what the Bible says about baptism and why it is a fitting sign to be applied to infants of Christian parents.

Everyone wants to grow - or we should! But how? Colossians 2:16-23 raises the dangers of seeking growth through human traditions, rules, or mystical practices, which sound helpful but can actually be harmful. In Colossians, Paul shows us that Jesus gives us all we need for salvation and growth, and we see how it is that he grows us. Are you giving yourself to the normal ways that Jesus grows you?

The golden calf episode in Exodus provides us with a great warning and a great hope. Andrew Heard speaks on the character of God; his judgement and justice, and his love, compassion and mercy, both displayed in Jesus death for us.

The best human experiences are all about relationship. Andrew Heard speaks on the detailed Tabernacle given to Moses, where God dwells and makes a way for sinful people to relate to him, and looks forward to Jesus, fulfilling God dwelling in our hearts.

Exodus 21 hits our modern ears like a ton of bricks. How should Christians today think and feel about Old Testament slavery laws? Dan Ford contends that the Bible itself teaches us how to approach these laws, and that when rightly understood, they shine forth God's heart for the vulnerable.

Western civilization is deeply shaped by the Bible, yet today the 10 commandments are disregarded as not relevant. Andrew Heard speaks on the 10 special "words" of God that help us understand who he is and how we should respond to him.

God wants Israel as his treasured possession. Jez Reynolds takes us through the covenant with Israel mediated by Moses at Mt Sinai, that also points to the need for a better new covenant found in Jesus.

What's the cure to a grumbling heart? Working through Exodus 13-18, Dan Ford draws out three big lessons for us to learn, to move our hearts from grumbling to praise.

The Exodus rescue is a picture of the even greater rescue to come. Andrew Heard speaks on the sovereignty of God, his desire to reveal himself to us, and his mercy to save us.

The drama of the great rescue in Exodus brings us a glimpse of the even bigger plan of salvation for God's people in Jesus. Andrew Heard begins this series in Exodus with a reminder of God's mercy to us, which he began before we could even ask

To see the slides click -> https://evchurch.info/20240721-slides We know the Bible says not to love money. The hard bit is that our hearts struggle to believe it. Andrew Hayes takes us through God's gift to us in this passage: truths to help us spot its traps, unmask its scams, and practice evasive maneuvers that will free us from the love of money.

What we value most in life will show in how we live and the choices we make. Andrew Heard challenges us to have an eternal perspective -where how we live, how we work, and what choices we make now, demonstrates a desire to please our heavenly father, rather than an earthly circumstance.

What is the Christian life like? It's like a fight! Dan Ford considers the instruction to "fight the good fight of faith", showing what it means to be a Christian, why it's a fight, and why it's good.

Leaders are not the most important people in church, but it is most important for church that they lead well. Andrew Hayes draws out the responsibilities we have to honour our leaders and hold them to account.

True Christianity enables us to better fulfill our God intended role within the family unit. As Andrew Heard speaks on 1 Timothy 5 he helps us to recognise how we can be bound by cultural influence and in turn miss what truly pleases God.