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?
Sunday, 09 November 2025
Duration: 25 mins 27 secs
Here in Jonah's prayer, we see his REPENTANCE, which isn't exactly forthcoming, but it is there, and we see God's REDEMPTION, as He commands the fish to spit Jonah out. But behind it all is the mercy of God, who still wants to use Jonah even though Jonah has fled from God and His Word. God is also not finished with you, no matter how far away you might feel.
Sunday, 02 November 2025
Duration: 31 mins 10 secs
In the first chapter of Jonah, we get to see how God is patient with him and provides for him again and again. First, God sends Jonah His word, then He provides a wind to remind Jonah of what he is meant to be doing and finally, He provides a fish to rescue him from the sea. Jonah has everything he needs in God, so why is he running away?
Sunday, 26 October 2025
As we finish off our 'Statement of Beliefs' series, we are looking at Jesus' return, our resurrection and the rewards and punishments in eternity, namely heaven and hell.
Sunday, 19 October 2025
Baptism is an ordinance of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a public declaration of a person's faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. In accordance with New Testament Scripture it should be administered only by total immersion which symbolises the believer's identification with Christ in death, burial and resurrection, the remission of sins and the believer's dedication of themselves to God to live and walk in newness of life.
Sunday, 12 October 2025
The Church is the body of people whom God has separated from the world through faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour. The Lord's Supper commemorates and declares our thanks for the Lord's substitutionary death and expresses our fellowship with and in the Lord Jesus Christ as members of the Body of which He is the Head.
Sunday, 05 October 2025
Duration: 24 mins 52 secs
The ministry of the Holy Spirit is necessary for the acceptance of God's provision of salvation. The Holy Spirit convinces sinners of their sinfulness, leads them to personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour and so brings them to spiritual birth as God's children and to fellowship in Christ. Working within the life of believers the Holy Spirit makes real the presence of Christ, witnesses to their relationship with God, leads into all truth, bestows gifts for effective service and produces graces for holy living.
Sunday, 14 September 2025
Duration: 25 mins 52 secs
These two doctrines show us both the position that we find ourselves in, and what God has done to save us from our sin, that brings us into a relationship with Him.
Sunday, 07 September 2025
Duration: 24 mins 27 secs
In this passage, Paul writes to the church at Corinth with the concern of a father for his children. Firstly, he mentions how he had the privilege of founding the church. Secondly, he set them an example of how they should live in light of the gospel. He then concludes with a warning that if they continue to live with pride in their lives, they will face discipline.
Sunday, 31 August 2025
Duration: 19 mins 35 secs
The Scriptures, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, are the infallible Word of God. They were written by holy people of God inspired by the Holy Spirit and have supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
Sunday, 17 August 2025
Duration: 31 mins 38 secs
The Holy Spirit, as the third Person of the Trinity, is eternally one with the Father and the Son yet He is sent by Them to achieve the divine purpose in the world and in the Church.
