For the Christian, the ultimate authority is God. The practical question is, “How should we follow God when we have authority or live under it?”
Communication 101 — Bob Whitaker (8 Sept 2019)
Here is a message from Proverbs: “Choose your words carefully and don’t use too many of them.”
Hidden Treasure — Bob Whitaker (1 Sept 2019)
The advice of Proverbs 4 is straightforward. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get it! Pursue it! Spend everything you have to find it! It is life to you. Reading: Proverbs 4:1-13.
Knowledge Is Not Enough — Bob Whitaker (25 Aug 2019)
The amount of raw knowledge that is available to us is amazing. The amount of wisdom in our society is paltry. That’s why Proverbs is so important. Reading: Proverbs 1:1-7
Building Community — Bob Whitaker (18 Aug 2019)
According to the Boston Globe, the biggest threat facing middle-aged men isn’t smoking or obesity…it’s loneliness. The early church doesn’t seem to have had this problem. What can we learn from the church in Acts to help us build more community here at ECC?
Receiving, Equipping, Sending — Bob Whitaker (11 Aug 2019)
Receiving, Equipping, Sending. This has been true of ECC since the beginning. We receive folks in fellowship, equip them for service, and send them out. Let’s keep it up!
Redeeming Grace, Transforming Truth
What is the DNA of our church, and how does it connect us to the grander, larger Church of Jesus Christ?
Share — Dan Waugh (28 July 2019)
Sharing can involve gain but also sometimes sacrifice. Do we gain or sacrifice, or both, when we share the gospel?
Seek — John Mangrum (21 July 2019)
What do we do when we feel we’re not getting the answers to what we’re looking for? Reading: Matthew 7:7-12
Give — Dan Waugh (14 July 2019)
In this message we look at Jesus’ call to give. Two separate and very different stories are recorded in Mark 12:13-17 and 41-44, and both deserve some serious reflection. What does it mean to give “to God the things that are God’s”? If everything truly belongs to him as the creator of all things, how do we give it to him and meet our worldly obligations? What does “giving to God” look like? We’ll explore these questions and more.