Pastors Dan and Chris reflect on the latest message from our current "You Asked About Him!" weekend experience series, thinking specifically about Jesus' most definitive statement on marriage, what might have been on God's heart when He designed that covenant, and how submitting ourselves to one-another out of reverence for the Lord leads to fruitful multiplication, whether we are married or single.
Pastors Matt and Jim discuss the most recent message in our 2023 "You Asked About Him!" weekend experience series, reflecting on end times, kissing pigs, discernment, being led astray, evil influences, truth claims, personal motivations, false prophets, spirits of the age, fruit, maturity, and much more!
Pastors Matt and Jim reflect on the second message of our current "You Asked About Him" weekend experience series, in which the focus is placed on answering questions from the ECC congregation about things which Jesus said and did, as recorded in the New Testament gospel accounts.
Hear updates of what is happening at ECC in this season from Pastors Kevin, Chris, Wes, and Jim.
Pastor Jim talks to the Director of Gateway House of Prayer, Bonita Keener about the first message of our 2023 "You Asked About Him" weekend experience series, discussing the impact of prayer over the seven spheres of society; the mysteries of the peanut; and God's desire to reveal divine insights, strategies, designs, and blueprints for our lives & endeavours, as we intentionally set aside time in His presence to dream with Him.
Pastors Matt and Jim discuss the final message in our "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" weekend experience series, reflecting on how God is developing us into a people who can handle more of His glory, goodness, and presence in our midst, and - when that starts to happen - whether we'll be willing to "lift off the gates" and welcome whatever it is that He wants to do.
Pastors Matt & Dan reflect on the second message in our "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" series, discussing the difference between being neighborly & neighboring, and the invitation from Jesus to join with Him in the tangible simplicity of focussing on the ONE who God is highlighting for us to love, as we follow the call of living missional lives that engage the world around us.
In this pre-recorded episode, Pastors Matt & Jim discuss the heart and vision behind the value held at ECC of Taking One Step, as we continue to pursue our year-long goal of responding to the Holy Spirit's invitation to see Jesus increase as we walk with Him, and ourselves decrease. Stay tuned until the end of the show to hear about all the opportunities we have available this Fall semester, including the Institute for Christian Learning, HarvestNet International's School of Ministry, Thrive...
Pastor Jim talks to ECC's Pastor of Discipleship - Matt Swords - about his message during our Fall 2023 Step Up weekend experiences, looking at the resiliency factors of relationships, habits, and service, which enable us to continue living our discipleship journey with Jesus, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Pastor Jim & Dr Barry talk about the final message in our "Let It Reign" weekend experience series about the Kingdom of Heaven, reflecting on the healthy tension between the Evangelical & Charismatic streams of the church, the personhood of the Holy Spirit, and the invitation into intimacy with the Spirit which was central to Jesus' ministry on earth.
Pastor Heidi talks to two of our most recent platform artists - Priscilla Williams & Faith Horst - about the pieces of work they created during our "S7GNS" series earlier in 2023, discussing their different backgrounds, methods, and the meanings within their paintings themselves.
Pastors Matt and Wes look back at the second message from our Lead Pastor Kevin Eshleman in the current weekend experience series "Let It Reign", reflecting on how the signs of the ever-expanding Kingdom of Heaven all around us - such as salvations and healings - show us that we worship a living God, how we are moving in the right direction, and help us to contend further for His plans & purposes to become manifest in our lives.
Pastors Jim & Matt discuss the first message in ECC's latest weekend experience series entitled "Let it Reign", in which we're exploring the Gospel of the Kingdom, focussing on the tension between soul salvation & holistic transformation, being proactive as well as at peace, and believing in something versus believing for something.
Pastors Jim & Dan continue the conversation about living a crucified life as they reflect on the second message in our current weekend experience series entitled "Time to Give Up", discussing understanding of the Kingdom of God, conformity to the image of Christ, and availability to the work of the Holy Spirit.
Pastors Jim & Matt talk about the value we place in taking one step at Ephrata Community Church, and how simple acts of obedience to God's leadership in our lives — such as responding in prayer, engaging more intentionally in the community, joining a connect group, taking part in a growth group, or attending a weekend conference — can lead to forward momentum in the spiritual transformation of our relationships, habits, and activities.
Pastors Jim and Matt discuss an exciting upcoming addition to ECC's Thrive discipleship course, and look back at the first weekend of our new message series on surrender entitled "Time to Give Up", reflecting on consecration, conviction, conversion experiences, and living the crucified life.
