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Rev. Peter Evans

Rev. Peter Evans

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Numbers: Study 03, Living with a Dangerous God
Numbers: Study 03, Living with a Dangerous God
02-08-2026
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Leviticus 16:1-34
Series: Numbers: Following a Dangerous God
Duration: 28:34

Living with a Dangerous God: Numbers, Study 03

In Leviticus, with God's dangerous deliverance, the Lord opens a way for his people to live 'at one' with him on their wandering home.

Readings:

  1. Leviticus 16:1-22
  2. Leviticus 16:34
  3. Leviticus 26:9-17
  4. Leviticus 26:40-46
  5. Leviticus 34:27-Numbers 1:1
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Numbers: Study 02, God's Dangerous Deliverance
Numbers: Study 02, God's Dangerous Deliverance
26-07-2026
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Exodus 19:1-19 & Exodus 1:1-22
Series: Numbers: Following a Dangerous God
Duration: 26:28

God's Dangerous Deliverance: Numbers, Study 02

In Exodus, God's dangerous deliverance on his chosen people begins their long and difficult journey home, to His place of promise.

  1. Redeemed Through Waters
  2. To the Mountain of God
  3. For Life with God
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Numbers: Study 01, God's Dysfunctional Family
Numbers: Study 01, God's Dysfunctional Family
19-07-2026
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Genesis 49:1-33 & Genesis 50:24-26
Series: Numbers: Following a Dangerous God
Duration: 28:07

God's Dysfunctional Family: Numbers, Study 01

In Genesis, God begins his cosmic story of creation, fall, redemption, and new home; promising blessing to the world through the painful journey a Abraham's growing dysfunctional family.

  1. Humanity's Longing for Home
  2. God's Promise of Home
  3. Our First Steps .... Home
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Learning to Live Without Worry: Study 10, Learning to Live Without
Learning to Live Without Worry: Study 10, Learning to Live Without
28-06-2026
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Matthew 7:1-12 & Genesis 39:1-23
Series: Learning to Live Without
Duration: 29:06

Learning to Live Without Worry: Study 10 in the 10-part Series "Learning to Live Without", a Deep Dive into the Sermon on the Mount.

Big Idea: Judging is a common way we try to control others, but it fails. Jesus’ method is to pray for, to ask, to seek and to stand with those we want to see change.

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Learning to Live Without Pride: Study 07, Learning to Live Without
Learning to Live Without Pride: Study 07, Learning to Live Without
31-05-2026
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Matthew 6:1-18 & Acts 5:1-11
Series: Learning to Live Without
Duration: 23:42

Learning to Live Without Pride: Study 7 in the 10-part Series "Learning to Live Without", a Deep Dive into the Sermon on the Mount.

Big Idea: Pride is chaining our worth to the shifting shadows of what others think; but Jesus invites us to trade our exhausting performance for His freedom of simply enjoying doing good.

  1. Playing to an Audience of Many
  2. The Diagnosis
  3. The Cure: Living for an audience of one

NB: Study 6 and Study 7 in this series swapped dates.

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Learning to Live Without Lying: Study 05, Learning to Live Without
Learning to Live Without Lying: Study 05, Learning to Live Without
24-05-2026
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Matthew 5:33-37 & Colossians 3:1-10
Series: Learning to Live Without
Duration: 26:37

Learning to Live Without Lying: Study 5 in the 10-part Series "Learning to Live Without", a Deep Dive into the Sermon on the Mount.

Big Idea: We lie when disconnected from God's kingdom and are unsure of our protection, identity and care, but in His kingdom we learn to speak truth in love.

  1. Why oaths existed … and what went wrong
  2. Why we lie … Getting to the heart
    • Fear and Desire
    • False Narrative
    • We lie because we don't trustworthy
    The Gospel: Jesus, the one who told the truth
    • Jesus told the truth, paid for it, and was raised because of it
    • We are known completely
    • We are loved completely
    Learning to speak truth in love
    • Notice your lies
    • Practice plain speech
    • Root your truth-telling in the gospel
  3. The paradox of honesty
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Learning to Live Without Lust: Study 04, Learning to Live Without
Learning to Live Without Lust: Study 04, Learning to Live Without
17-05-2026
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Matthew 5:27-30 & John 4:1-26
Series: Learning to Live Without
Duration: 26:48

Learning to Live Without Lust: Study 4 in the 10-part Series "Learning to Live Without", a Deep Dive into the Sermon on the Mount.

Big Idea: Lust is the creation of a false image that we worship, trying to fill a deep need for intimacy which can only be satisfied in union with God and his church.

  1. The thirsty soul.
    • The world we live in.
    • What Jesus actually said.
    • The real problem ... the real cure.
    • Lust is a spiritual hunger that has lost its way.
  2. The woman at the well.
    • A word about pornography.
    • You are not beyond the reach of living water.
    • This is not a battle to fight alone.
  3. The old yoke and the new yoke.
  4. So what do we do?
    • What is the real thirst?
    • Are you drinking from the right well?
    • Who are you bringing this to?
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Learning to Live Without Anger: Study 03, Learning to Live Without
Learning to Live Without Anger: Study 03, Learning to Live Without
10-05-2026
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Matthew 5:21-26 & Proverbs 14:16-35
Series: Learning to Live Without
Duration: 26:14

Learning to Live Without Anger: Study 3 in the 10-part Series "Learning to Live Without", a Deep Dive into the Sermon on the Mount.

Big Idea: Anger is caused by unmet expectations that are mixed with fear, but Jesus invites us to rest within limitations.

  1. The Old Yoke: Keep Your Hands Clean
  2. The New Yoke: Let Me Get to the Heart
  3. The Diagnosis: Unmet Expectations and Fear
    • False Narratives
    • I must be in control at all times.
    • Things must go the way I want them to.
    • Life must always be fair and just.
    • Something terrible will happen if I make a mistake.
    • I am alone.
  4. The Cure: Resting Within Limitations
    • Kingdom Narratives
    • You are never alone. Jesus is with you always.
    • Jesus is in control ... Not you.
    • Mistakes happen, and things usually work out.
    • Life is not always fair, but God gets the last word.
    • Jesus accepts me ... even though I am not perfect
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Learning to Live God's Flourishing Life: Study 02, Learning to Live Without
Learning to Live God's Flourishing Life: Study 02, Learning to Live Without
03-05-2026
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Matthew 5:1-12 & Matthew 25:31-46
Series: Learning to Live Without
Duration: 27:04

Learning to Live God's Flourishing Life: Study 2 in the 10-part Series "Learning to Live Without", a Deep Dive into the Sermon on the Mount.

Big Idea: The Beatitudes are not prescriptions for blessedness, but descriptions of the kinds of people who are invited to the kingdom.

  1. Who is Jesus talking to? (Matthew 5:1-2)
  2. What does Blessed actually mean?
  3. The Beatitudes: what Jesus sees. (Matthew 5:3-12)
  4. The grand invitation.
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Learning from Jesus: Study 01, Learning to Live Without
Learning from Jesus: Study 01, Learning to Live Without
26-04-2026
by Rev. Peter Evans
Passage: Matthew 11:28-30 & Matthew 4:17
Series: Learning to Live Without
Duration: 25:11

Learning from Jesus: Study 1 in the 10-part Series "Learning to Live Without", a Deep Dive into the Sermon on the Mount.

Big Idea: Jesus’ central teaching, his good news, is to come and swap our heavy burdens for his restful burden, learning God's gentle rhythms of grace.

Also see series description.

References:

  • Mark 10:13-16
  • Matthew 4:17
  • Matthew 11:28-30
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