Exodus #11 || Manna from Heaven
Exodus 15:22 - 16:20
If we don’t pause to reflect on all the good God has done in out lives through his provision, we can fall into a pattern of grumbling and doubt. Mike encourages us to reflect on Israel’s pattern of grumbling through Exodus and the wilderness in view of our own discontentment. Mike calls us to live in the Grace provided to us today, to trust in God’s plans, and to trust that God will provide for us when we call.
EBC Unpack #6 - A Greater Righteousness (Matthew 5:21-48)
In this episode we are joined by Julian Shaw, as we look at the teaching of Jesus about the Old Testament Law. In some ways, the sermon on the mount represented a re-giving of the law to the people of God, echoing back to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai. In his teaching here, Jesus turns the spotlight from outward moral behaviours to the inward attitudes of the heart. Join us for the conversation.
Thrive - Ambassadors for Christ (Matthew 5:14-16)
As the final message in our Thrive series, Pastor Matt asks the question - how do we thrive in our role as ambassadors for Christ?
EBC Unpack #5 - Christ and the Law (Matthew 5:17-21)
In this episode we are joined by Danielle, as we look at the teaching of Jesus about the Old Testament Law. People are often confused about what to do with all the laws - do the apply to us or not? What does Jesus say? Can we eat bacon and wear poly-cotton blend shirts or not?
Thrive - Work || Colossians 3:22-24
God created us to work in the beginning but the fall has ruined everything. Since salvation though it has changed the reason we work, not for futility but to give glory to God.
Accept grace; Worship is the motive; Do a good job; Expect the reward.
EBC Unpack #4 - This Little Light of Mine (Matthew 5:13-16)
In this episode we are joined by Danielle, as we look at the teaching of Jesus to his followers to be both salt and light in the world. Hide it under a bushel? No!
Thrive - Confession || 1 John 1:5-10
“Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.” Psalm 32:1
In this message, Ps Matt reminds us of the freedom we receive through confession, not only to our Heavenly Father who redeems and saves through grace but also to our brothers and sisters in Christ who uplift us through encouragement and prayer.
EBC Unpack #3 - The Upside-Down Kingdom (Matthew 5:1-12)
Welcome to our new video teaching series - EBC Unpack. In this episode we take a look at the beatitudes where Jesus teaches us that the kingdom of God is in many ways an inversion of the values of our world.
Thrive - Preaching || Romans 10:13-17
Recommended Read: Listen Up! - Christopher Ash
What makes preaching worth our while?
Pastor Matt talks on how preaching is a really important part of our lives together as we listen to sermons every Sunday. That preaching is a thing that is under fire from both within the church and outside of it, and preaching requires something of YOU.
EBC Unpack #2 - Best Sermon Ever Preached?
Welcome to our new video teaching series - EBC Unpack. This is our second episode where we introduce the focus of our first series - the famous sermon on the mount by Jesus (Matthew 5-7).
Thrive - Fellowship || 1 John 4:7-11
Reviewing 52 One Another's in the bible.
Love one another; Greet one another; Serve/Care for one another; Reconcile with/Forgive one another; Encourage one another; 2nd Drawer down one another.
EBC Unpack #1 - Introducing EBC Unpack
Welcome to our new video teaching series - EBC Unpack. This is our first episode where we introduce the concept of the series and talk about the role of the Bible in our lives.
Exodus #10 || Marking the Moment with Praise
The song of Moses.
Having been rescued from slavery, and miraculously delivered from the hands of the Egyptian army through the Red Sea, Moses stops to mark the moment with praise.
Let's not forget to stop in our lives to mark the moment of God's deliverance with praise.
Exodus 15:1-21
Exodus #9 || Crossing the Red Sea - From Chains to Freedom
The Red Sea is the definitive chains to freedom moment for the people of God in the Old Testament. On the west bank they stood condemned, and on the east bank they stood a freed people.
Today, God is still very much still in the business of freeing slaves from bondage. Paul writes in Galatians 5:1 - "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."
Exodus 14
Exodus #8 || The Passover
The showdown of kings culminates in the tenth and final plague - the death of the firstborn. But God was also providing a way to be sheltered from that plague, through the sacrifice of a lamb, the angel of death would pass over the house.
Today, Jesus is our passover lamb, who shelters any who come to Him by His blood.
Exodus 12-13