Island ECC Podcast

If you don’t know how you are made, you won’t know how to manage your life. Self-leadership is the hardest, but most important.

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”.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

God often uses the people around us to speak wisdom, correction and care. Thus, cultivating a teachable spirit is key to unlocking the voice of God.

Doubt is something that every person must deal with. It is a normal part of the human experience and can be a great tool to propel us towards seeking truth, yet unfortunately it is something that fills us with fear and dread. In this sermon, we will study the life of John the Baptist to see how we are to deal with our doubt.

Our natural tendency is to resist change in order to find comfort from predictable control, but real freedom comes through a Gospel-centred life that is constantly in flux.

As we get ready for a “new normal”, we desperately need wisdom to discern our way through the uncertain future. Even if we cannot be certain of what 2021 holds for us, we can be clear on how to live it out.

In the final episode of season Tim, Eric and Kevin sit down to reflect on the year. Then they talk about goal setting and different ideas to effectively achieve our goals.

As 2020 comes to a close, we look at one piece of wisdom from Job 23:10. This message encourages you to more fully reflect on your current path, and provide purpose and hope for the future.

@danielle_ann_ and @kevinkusunoki sit down with @Martin.radford739 to discuss how the modern version of Christmas has come about. They then dissect the various assumptions that our traditions have made about the nativity story.

The gifts of the magi were not only a provision for Jesus’s family for their years in Egypt, but more important, also prophetic in nature. In this message, we will look at the gift of frankincense to see what it said about the baby Saviour back then, and what it means for us today.

Pastor Rick, Pastor Albert and Kevin discuss the impact of family backgrounds on mental health. They explore how this study of family systems has developed over the years and its implications particularly for people living in eastern cultures. Martin then joins to answer the question of how we can blaspheme the Spirit

The most awkward of magi gifts is definitely the myrrh, yet its significance is the most profound.

The King of kings, Jesus, holds all things together. To the degree that we live under the kingship of Christ, He will hold your life together as well.