Essendon Presbyterian Church
By Essendon Presbyterian Church
Podcasts are recorded during the Sunday morning and evening service. We also record occasional podcast for Weddings, Thanksgiving or Dedication Services.
We proclaim the message of Love and Hope in Jesus Christ and the life everlasting.
Essendon Presbyterian ChurchMay 21, 2023
Col 4.1-6 'An open door for the gospel to the world' Rev Chris Duke 2024 05 12 pm
Col 4.1-6 'An open door for the gospel to the world' Rev Chris Duke 2024 05 12 pm
1Cor 3.1-9 'God gives the increase' Rev Chris Duke 2024 05 12 am
1Cor 3.1-9 'God gives the increase' Rev Chris Duke 2024 05 12 am
Mark 4.1-20 'True Believer part2' Mr Leighton Rowe 2024 05 05 pm
Mark 4.1-20 'True Believer part2' Mr Leighton Rowe 2024 05 05 pm
1Cor 2.6-16 'How the foolish gospel works' Rev Chris Duke 2024 05 05 am
1st Corinthians 2.6-16 'How the foolish gospel works' Rev Chris Duke 2024 05 05 am
James 2.20-26 'Hypocrites need help' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 28 pm
James 2.20-26 'Hypocrites need help' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 28 pm
Jude 24-25 'Now unto Him who is able' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 28 am
Jude 24-25 'Now unto Him who is able' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 28 am
James 2.8-14 'Our problem with other god’s' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 21 pm
James 2.8-14 'Our problem with other god’s' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 21 pm
Jude 17-23 'Weapons of our warfare' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 21 am
Jude 17-23 'Weapons of our warfare' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 21 am
Mark 4.1-20 'True Believer' Mr Leighton Rowe 2024 04 14 pm
Mark 4.1-20 'True Believer' Mr Leighton Rowe 2024 04 14 pm
Jude 1-23 'Rules of Battle' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 14 am
Jude 1-23 'Rules of Battle' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 14 am
James 2.1-7 'Dealing with favoritism' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 07 pm
James 2.1-7 'Dealing with favoritism' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 07 pm
1Cor 2.1-5 'Paul’s preaching in view of the Trinity' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 07 am
1Cor 2.1-5 'Paul’s preaching in view of the Trinity' Rev Chris Duke 2024 04 07 am
1Cor 15.12-20 'What if Christ did not rise?' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 31 am
1Cor 15.12-20 'What if Christ did not rise?' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 31 am
Luke 23.32-49 'Why did Jesus go to the Cross?' Rev Chris Duke Good Friday 2024 03 29 am
Luke 23.32-49 'Why did Jesus go to the Cross?' Rev Chris Duke Good Friday 2024 03 29 am
James 1.19-25 'Are you listening' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 24 pm
James 1.19-25 'Are you listening' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 24 pm
Luke 22.1-13 'The Passover Lamb' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 24 am
Luke 22.1-13 'The Passover Lamb' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 24 am
Rocks, Fossils and the Age of the World by Dr Tas Walker 2024 03 23 pm
Rocks, Fossils and the Age of the World by Dr Tas Walker 2024 03 23 pm
James 1.13-16 'Our No one Problem' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 17 pm
James 1.13-16 'Our No one Problem' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 17 pm
1Cor 1.26-31 'Nobodies for Christ' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 17 am
1Cor 1.26-31 'Nobodies for Christ' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 17 am
Mark 6.45-52 'Jesus Walks on Water' Mr Leighton Rowe 2024 03 10pm
Mark 6.45-52 'Jesus Walks on Water' Mr Leighton Rowe 2024 03 10pm
1Cor 1.18-25 'That we preach Christ crucified' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 10 am
1Cor 1.18-25 'That we preach Christ crucified' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 10 am
James 1.9-12 'Our Favorite Idol' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 03 pm
James 1.9-12 'Our Favorite Idol' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 03 pm
1Cor 1.10-17 'The beauty and power of unity' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 03 am
1Cor 1.10-17 'The beauty and power of unity' Rev Chris Duke 2024 03 03 am.mp3
James 1.2-8 'Life wasn't meant to be easy' Rev Chris Duke 2024 02 25 pm
James 1.2-8 'Life wasn't meant to be easy' Rev Chris Duke 2024 02 25 pm
1Cor 1.4-9 'The Faithfulness of God' Rev Chris Duke 2024 02 25 am
1Cor 1.4-9 'The Faithfulness of God' Rev Chris Duke 2024 02 25 am
James 1.1 'James a bondservant of God?' Rev Chris Duke 2024 02 18 pm
The sermon encourages believers to live out their new identity in Christ
by recognizing their authority as children of God, embracing their
identity as Saints, actively depending on Christ, and maintaining unity
with other believers.
Authority: Paul asserts his authority as an apostle called by the will
of God. This establishes his credibility and the divine origin of his
message.
Identity: Believers are identified as the Church of
God, Sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be Saints. This
highlights the new identity and status of believers in Christ.
Activity: Believers are called to live out their new identity by
habitually calling on the name of Jesus Christ. This implies a constant
dependence on Christ in all aspects of life.
Unity: The unity
of believers is emphasized, as they are called to be Saints together
with all who call on the name of Jesus Christ. This highlights the
communal aspect of the Christian faith and the importance of unity among
believers.
1Cor 1.1 'To those who are called' Rev Chris Duke 2024 02 18 am
The sermon encourages believers to live out their new identity in Christ by recognizing their authority as children of God, embracing their identity as Saints, actively depending on Christ, and maintaining unity with other believers. Authority: Paul asserts his authority as an apostle called by the will of God. This establishes his credibility and the divine origin of his message. Identity: Believers are identified as the Church of God, Sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be Saints. This highlights the new identity and status of believers in Christ. Activity: Believers are called to live out their new identity by habitually calling on the name of Jesus Christ. This implies a constant dependence on Christ in all aspects of life. Unity: The unity of believers is emphasized, as they are called to be Saints together with all who call on the name of Jesus Christ. This highlights the communal aspect of the Christian faith and the importance of unity among believers.
Rom 13.1-7 'Governing Authority and the Christian' Rev Chris Duke 2024 02 11 am
'Governing Authority and the Christian' presented by Rev Chris Duke at 10 am on the 11th of February 2024
Job 42.1-17 'When Hope Returns?' Rev Chris Duke 2024 02 11 pm
'When Hope Returns?' presented by Rev Chris Duke at 6pm on 11th of February 2024
Rom 12.1-21 'The Life Transformed' Rev Chris Duke 2024 02 04 10am
Thee Life Transformed' presented by Rev Chris Duke at 10am on the 4th of February 2024
Great exposition on Romans 12
Job 28.1-28 'Where do you find true wisdom?' Rev Chris Duke 2024 02 04 pm
Where do you find true wisdom?
presented by Rev Chris Duke
at 6pm on the 4th of Feb 2024
Phil 2.12-13 'Growing in Christ' Rev Chris Duke 2024 01 28 am
'Growing in Christ' presented by Rev Chris Duke at 10am on the 28th of January 2024
Phil 2.12-13 'To live like Christ' Rev Chris Duke 2024 01 21 am
'To live like Christ' presented by Rev Chris Duke at 10 am on 21st of January 2024
Phil 2.5-11 'The Exaltation of Jesus Christ' Rev Chris Duke 2024 01 14 am
'The Exaltation of Jesus Christ' presented by Rev Chris Duke
on the morning of 14th of January 2024
2Cor 1.31-14 'Test Yourselves if you are in the Faith' Rev Len Pearce 2024 01 07 am
'Test Yourselves if you are in the Faith' presented by Rev Len Pearce 10am on the 7th of January 2024
Mat 1.1-21 'The Family Tree' Mr Leighton Rowe 2023 12 31 am
Mat 1.1-21
'The Family Tree' presented by Mr Leighton Rowe at 10am on Sunday 31st of December 2023
Phil 2.5-11 'The price paid at Christmas' Rev Chris Duke 2023 12 25 am
Christmas Continue
Phil 2.5-11 'The price paid at Christmas'
Presented by Rev Chris Duke 2023 12 25 10am Christmas Day sermon
Phil 2.5-11 'The central core meaning of Christmas' Rev Chris Duke 2023 12 24 am
Philippians 2:5-11 ‘The central core meaning of Christmas’
He emptied Himself, He took away, but added, “by taking the form of a bondservant.”
The second paradox of our text is that the Lord has become a slave.
Remember in v6 being in the form of God. The word for form is “morphe.” His was the “morphe of God” and now using the same word ‘morphe,’ He came in the morphe of a servant, “the form of a servant.” All that is true of God, is true of Jesus.
All that is true of a servant, is also true of Him.
Phil 2.5-11 'God’s eternal plan for Christmas' Rev Chris Duke 2023 12 17 am
Philippians 2:5-11
‘God’s eternal plan for Christmas’
The issue is that God the Son stepped out of eternity into time, becoming the God-Man in order to provide the way in which people can be saved.
This thought, this mindset should shape our very existence to realise that our Triune God did something remarkable on that first Christmas. That God came amongst us, that He took on flesh, that He humbled himself even to the point of death on a cross in order to save us.
Job 40 'What are Behemoth and Leviathan?' Rev Chris Duke 2023 12 10 pm
Job 40 ‘When God Speaks’
In Job 41:1, the opening verse, describes something called "the Leviathan".
What’s more puzzling isn’t so much the identity of Behemoth or Leviathan, but that forty-four verses devoted to them, at this point in the story. Think about that.
Job is at the end of his tether when God finally speaks. He simply didn’t know the answer to any of God’s questions. Job confessed to his limitations as a finite human being.
Phil 2.5-11 'The Voice of Christmas' Rev Chris Duke 2023 12 10 am
Philippians 2:5-11 ‘The Voice of Christmas’
The Loud Voice of Christmas is Christ’s voice and it’s about Him. It’s a call for unity of mind concerning Christ and it’s a call to community to live out the beliefs of our Christian faith in our Christian love toward one another.
In the Shorter Catechism of the Westminster Confession of Faith, there is a great summary of the incarnation of Christ in Q21.
Q. 21. Who is the Redeemer of God’s elect?
A. The only Redeemer of God’s elect is the Lord Jesus Christ, who, being the eternal Son of God, became man and so was, and continues to be, God and man in two distinct natures, and one person, forever. Here is an amazing summary of what happened on that first Christmas.
Job 38-39 'When God Speaks' Rev Chris Duke 2023 12 03 pm
Job 38-39 ‘When God Speaks’
When God finally speaks in Job and to Job then one aught to listen. In fact this not only applies to Job but also to all of us. When God speaks we might not always hear what we want to hear but we will hear what God wants us to hear.
That’s the major difference and its up to us to be prepared to listen and ponder and consider and ultimately accept what God says.
Rom 12.3-8 Grace 'Humility and Service' Rev Chris Duke 2023 12 03 am
Romans 12:3-8
‘Grace, Humility and Service’
As Christians how should we use the gifts, the abilities, and the resources we have to help one another.
In v3 I want us to look at the area of humility.
In v4-5 I want us to look the communion of the saints.
Then in verses 6-8 I want us to look at the purpose of spiritual gifts.
Job 19 'God my Saviour Lives' Rev Chris Duke 2023 11 26 pm
Job 19 ‘God my Saviour’
Job’s problem is that he is beginning to think that God is his enemy, and that God is angry with Him. Of course this isn’t true.
Its not until he acknowledges that God is actually his saviour, his redeemer that he is able to begin his recovery of mind.
Acts 2.40-47 'Why become a member of a local Church?' Rev Chris Duke 2023 11 26 am
Acts 2:40-47 'Why become a member of a local church?'
So why would we look at the question, of becoming a Church member?
When Jesus gave his final words concerning the Great Commission, in Matthew 28:19-20. He said
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
One reason is the great commission.
Rom 12.1-2 'A Living Sacrifice' Rev Chris Duke 2023 11 19 am
'A Living Sacrifice' - what is it?
Where to get it?
presented by Rev Chris Duke 2023 11 19 am
Job 8-9 'If only I had an advocate' Rev Chris Duke 2023 11 12 pm
Job 8-9 'If only I had an advocate'
presented by Rev Chris Duke 2023 11 12 pm
Mal 1.1-5 'God's faithful covenantal love' Rev Chris Duke 2023 11 12 am
Mal 1.1-5 'God's faithful covenantal love' presented by Rev Chris Duke 2023 11 12 am
Job 4.1-21 'When Counseling doesn't help!' Rev Chris Duke 2023 11 05 pm
Job 4.1-21 'When Counseling doesn't help!' presented by Rev Chris Duke 2023 11 05 pm
Rom 11.23-27 'Will all Israel be saved?' Rev Chris Duke 2023 11 05 am
When 'Will all Israel be saved?'
presented by Rev Chris Duke at 10 am on the 5th of November 2023.