EBC Sermons

In some churches, worship is very ritualistic, while in others, it is more about self-expression. What is the place of expression and ritual in worship that pleases God?

What place does stillness have in the Christian life.

The lament Psalms can be a challenge to many Christians. What are they for and what place do they have in our lives?

What can we learn from David's Psalm of Confession?

What does it mean for God to be with us in good times and bad? Through both the green pastures of life and the dark valleys?

*NOTE* Due to technical issues, this recording does not include the entire sermon. Often, we feel we need to have a certain reverence in prayer. How can we pray when we can't see God's goodness?

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Psalm 2 is understood to be a kingship Psalm which speaks to Jesus. But Jesus also prayed the Psalms. What does this mean for us?

The first Psalm acts as an introduction to the whole book. What does this Psalm tell us about God, the law, and the good life?

Join us at Ellenbrook Baptist Church for our 9:30 am service. https://www.ellenbrookbaptist.org.au/sermons

What is most important about love?

Like many Jews of the day, Simeon was a man whose hope was in the coming of God's Messiah. But what does that mean, and what gave Simeon insight into the Messiah's coming that others didn't have?

What does success look like in God's eyes?

In His sermon on the mount, Jesus tells us about the difficulty of the path of faith. One of the reasons it's so difficult is that there are people who want to take us off of that path, but this is not always obvious. Here, we talk about the principles Jesus gives us to detect false prophets and teachers and consider modern examples.

When we withhold forgiveness from someone, we can feel as though we have a kind of power over them. But more often than not, resentment gives that person power of us. Here, Paul discusses the powerful regenerative effect that forgiveness can have on a person and questions the idea of forgiving without forgetting.

Why is Jesus so strict on divorce? What is marriage really about, and how does divorce relate to that?

What does suffering and hardship mean for Christians?

Will God answer my prayer if I'm not a Christian? How long should Christians persist in prayer?

How can we apply the Lord's Prayer to our lives?

How is prayer of benefit in the Christian life?

What does it mean to walk in the hope of Jesus?

Who does God assign to care for His people? How does He care for them Himself?

How do we live in light of Jesus' second coming?

How are we as Christians supposed to relate to suffering and persecution?

Join us at Ellenbrook Baptist Church for our 9:30 am service. https://www.ellenbrookbaptist.org.au/sermons

Many Christians struggle to keep a consistent prayer life, yet prayer is one of the most important and powerful gifts God has given us. In this sermon, Michael O'Neil (dean of the Vose campus at Morling College) invites us to consider the power and importance of prayer for our lives.

Our society is obsessed with identity. Yes the sorts of identities we're given to adopt can be very unstable. What is the biblical basis for building a lasting identity?

As Protestants, we can be very fixed on our salvation through faith. We're not saved by works. But scripture tells us that we are saved FOR works; to do the work God has given us. What works has he given us to do and how do we do them in our local context?

Hope is a deep psychological need for human beings. But often, in a world that has forgotten Jesus and that has many challenges, we find our hope in things that are uncertain; in money, in family, in self-expression. But these pursuits of hope are doomed to fail. Where can we find lasting hope? Join us at Ellenbrook Baptist Church for our 9:30 am service. https://www.ellenbrookbaptist.org.au/sermons

How is the church different from the culture? How do we show the Gospel to the world?

If we have been saved by Jesus, why do we need church? In this sermon, Josh explores the ways God preserves our salvation according to Hebrews 10.

Rick ends our series on Revelation with an exploration of what it means to be with God.

Compassion advocate Goddard Muendesi takes us through the reaction of the prodigal son's father to his son's return and relates it to the experience of children in poverty.

Is the millennium reign of Christ still to come? Or is it happening now? And what does it mean for us?

Rick explores three pictures of the victory of God in Revelation.

Josh examines what Revelation says about the antichrist, his coming, and what this means for us.

This mother's day, Rick takes us through Mary's memories of Jesus' childhood, recorded in Luke 2.

What does heaven look like in the book of Revelation?

Rodney Olsen from Sonshine explores what Jesus means when he repeats the command "love your neighbour".

In this sermon, Josh explores John's account of the opening of the fourth six seals by Jesus, including the mysterious four horsemen of the apocalypse.

Rick takes us through Revelation 5 and the picture of Jesus as both a fearsome lion and a frail lamb.

Join us at Ellenbrook Baptist Church for our 9:30 am service. https://www.ellenbrookbaptist.org.au/sermons

Josh takes us through Luke's account of Jesus' crucifixion and explores the choice Luke offers us along with the two criminals, crucified with Jesus.

For Paslm Sunday, Sacha takes us through Matthew 21 to consider what it means to be successful from a Christian perspective.

What is it like to stand before the throne of God? In this sermon, explores Revelation 4, which gives us a picture of His throne room.

Join us at Ellenbrook Baptist Church for our 9:30 am service. https://www.ellenbrookbaptist.org.au/sermons

In this sermon, Victor Owuor, Director of Ministries at the Baptist Churches of Western Australia, considers what one's heart must look like to find joy in God.

We're told not to judge. But we're also told to be on our guard, to test the spirits, to discern and avoid false prophets and false teachers. How do these commands fit together, and what should they look like in our lives? In this sermon, Rick explores one of Jesus' most famous commands.

What happens when following Jesus' teachings goes against meeting our day to day needs? In this sermon, Josh explores how we live by kingdom values in a fallen world and the reasons we fail to do so.

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his followers to gauge out their eye if it causes them to sin. What did he mean by this radical teaching? In this sermon, Rick considers Jesus' instructions concerning lust.