Island ECC Podcast

What is the church supposed to be about? If there is one target for the church to hit, what would that target be? This sermon from the book of Ephesians will define what the church is supposed to be doing.

What is the church supposed to be about? If there is one target for the church to hit, what would that target be? This sermon from the book of Ephesians will define what the church is supposed to be doing.

What is the church supposed to be about? If there is one target for the church to hit, what would that target be? This sermon from the book of Ephesians will define what the church is supposed to be doing.

What is the church supposed to be about? If there is one target for the church to hit, what would that target be? This sermon from the book of Ephesians will define what the church is supposed to be doing.

In spite of our deep flaws, we are still described as God’s “workmanship”.

In spite of our deep flaws, we are still described as God’s “workmanship”.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ has never been more relevant. For it alone provides credibility for Christianity, but more than that, it provides confident hope for all who follow.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ has never been more relevant. For it alone provides credibility for Christianity, but more than that, it provides confident hope for all who follow.

One of the last people to encounter Jesus during His final week in Jerusalem was Simon of Cyrene, a man conscripted from the crowd to carry Jesus’s crossbeam to Golgotha. Recorded briefly in all three Synoptic gospels, there is much we can learn from his eventful interaction with Christ.

One of the last people to encounter Jesus during His final week in Jerusalem was Simon of Cyrene, a man conscripted from the crowd to carry Jesus’s crossbeam to Golgotha. Recorded briefly in all three Synoptic gospels, there is much we can learn from his eventful interaction with Christ.

As one of Jesus’s disciples, Peter was bold, loyal, and devoted. But, like all of us, he made mistakes. On the night before Christ’s death, we see multiple encounters that Jesus had with Peter that showed how even a disciple of Christ can fail. But as we’ll learn from Peter’s example, God uses our weaknesses to show His power.

As one of Jesus’s disciples, Peter was bold, loyal, and devoted. But, like all of us, he made mistakes. On the night before Christ’s death, we see multiple encounters that Jesus had with Peter that showed how even a disciple of Christ can fail. But as we’ll learn from Peter’s example, God uses our weaknesses to show His power.

Everyone has an opinion, but opinions don’t have the power to set you free. Only truth does that – and Jesus offers a life based on the counterintuitive notion that truth, like it or not, is actually the source of real freedom.

Everyone has an opinion, but opinions don’t have the power to set you free. Only truth does that – and Jesus offers a life based on the counterintuitive notion that truth, like it or not, is actually the source of real freedom.

Judas is known as the worst traitor the world has ever known. He is so villainised that many can’t find any way of relating to him. What could have possibly motivated him to betray Jesus in the manner that he did? How might we learn from his mistakes?

Judas is known as the worst traitor the world has ever known. He is so villainised that many can’t find any way of relating to him. What could have possibly motivated him to betray Jesus in the manner that he did? How might we learn from his mistakes?

We all tend to prop up little gods in our lives – “must haves” we cling tightly to for fear that losing them would devastate us. But our resistance is futile. Eventually, these counterfeit idols prove not to be harmless or neutral, but destructive to the very stability we thought they would bring. Surrendering to God is surely frightening but it is the only thing that opens us to the freedom and s...

We all tend to prop up little gods in our lives – “must haves” we cling tightly to for fear that losing them would devastate us. But our resistance is futile. Eventually, these counterfeit idols prove not to be harmless or neutral, but destructive to the very stability we thought they would bring. Surrendering to God is surely frightening but it is the only thing that opens us to the freedom and s...

Blessings and the “fei chun” calligraphy are everywhere at Chinese New Year as they are an essential part of the holiday. But what is the biblical meaning of “blessing”? And what is the secret to living the “blessed life”?

Blessings and the “fei chun” calligraphy are everywhere at Chinese New Year as they are an essential part of the holiday. But what is the biblical meaning of “blessing”? And what is the secret to living the “blessed life”?

There is a time for everything. As we begin the Year of the Ox, God is calling us to focus on sowing seeds and trust Him to bring us a joyful harvest in His time.

There is a time for everything. As we begin the Year of the Ox, God is calling us to focus on sowing seeds and trust Him to bring us a joyful harvest in His time.

We are all desperate for approval and recognition, but this misdirected craving is exhausting and unfulfilled. Life with Christ offers a truly satiating alternative.

We are all desperate for approval and recognition, but this misdirected craving is exhausting and unfulfilled. Life with Christ offers a truly satiating alternative.

Spiritual scarcity is a real problem today. Unaware or ungrateful for our spiritual wealth, we settle for a spiritual life that is dumbed down, reduced, and anything but vibrant. Though our experience is common (thank God for those disciples!), it is far from what God desires. Living in abundance is a beautiful and available alternative.