The ECC Podcast

Remember the question from the previous message: If the Spirit stopped moving among us as a community tomorrow, how long would it take us to notice? In Acts 2 we will look at the amazing story of Pentecost and the...

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake." Wait—who wants to be persecuted? The eighth and final Beatitude seems like a strange way to draw the Sermon on the Mount to an end and still describe a...

In this message, we come to one of the most challenging, and curious, sayings of Jesus: “Blessed are those who mourn.” On the surface it sounds backwards. How can Jesus call mourning a sign of flourishing, especially...

Today, we come to a Beatitude that sounds like the easiest one to accept: "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." Of course a merciful God calls us to be merciful, right? But sit with it a little...

Today, we come to the fourth Beatitude: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled.” What did Jesus mean by this? Is this primarily an exhortation to live a moral and virtuous...

In this message, we come to the third beatitude, “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” This is perhaps one of the most misunderstood beatitudes. What does Jesus mean by this blessing and why would He...

In this message, we come to one of the most challenging and curious sayings of Jesus: “Blessed are those who mourn.” On the surface it sounds backwards. How can Jesus call mourning a sign of flourishing, especially when...

When you think of a kingdom, what comes to mind? Perhaps it's from a book or a movie. There's something about escaping our world and stepping into another that captures our imagination. It's exciting. It's captivating...

This summer, we're turning to the most famous words Jesus ever spoke, and arguably the most misunderstood: the Beatitudes of Matthew 5. Too often these eight "blessed are" statements get heard as impossible idealism or...

As it is National Indigenous Peoples Day, we are taking a pause from our Ecclesiastes series and will be hearing from Ray as he shares his reflections. Dr. Raymond Aldred is the director of the Indigenous Studies...

What is the meaning of life? It is the oldest question humanity has ever asked, and one we are still wrestling with today. This spring, we are journeying through one of the Bible's most provocative and searching books...

After having discounted pleasures, riches, accomplishments and fame as pursuits that are all a "chasing after the wind" in the previous messages in this series, we now turn with Qoholeth to examine the pursuit of...

Ecclesiastes at first glance appears to be very negative and dark. A closer look reveals exactly the opposite, that it is intended to direct us to an incredibly positive perspective. Even in the midst of our broken...

This message celebrates Pentecost, the day the Holy Spirit was poured out on the disciples in Jerusalem and the church was born. What happened fifty days after Easter wasn't just a historical moment, it marked a seismic...

Sherah leads us in exploring Ecclesiastes 3's three themes of time, judgment, and death. In this message, we will see how the author shows us the human perspective vs. God’s perspective on these themes.