Echo Church / Rochester MN

Pastor Andy Cass What happens when we stop looking at what's around us and start looking at what's above us? We begin to see life differently, think differently, and live differently. When Jesus becomes our focus, everything else finds its proper place. TEXT: Colossians 1:1–29, Colossians 3:1–2, 1 Corinthians 13:13, John 14:6 NOTES: FIVE THINGS ABOUT THE LETTER The City — Colossae The Author — Pau...

Pastor Andy Cass. What if you’ve surrendered your life to Jesus, but you’re still negotiating with Him about where He’s asking you to go? Throughout Scripture, God called ordinary people into extraordinary assignments. Jonah didn’t want to go. Moses had excuses. Gideon felt unqualified. Ananias had undeniable facts that made obedience seem dangerous. Each had reasons to resist God’s invitation, bu...

Pastor Christy Cass We are all multiplying something. The question is, what are we multiplying? Our decisions, habits, faith, and influence don’t stop with us. They shape the people around us and the generations that follow. TEXT: 1 Kings 3, 1 Kings 12:7, 2 Timothy 1:5, 2 Timothy 2:1–2, 5, John 6:9, Matthew 4:16, 1 Corinthians 12:7 NOTES: We Are All Multiplying Something * Having wisdom is differe...

Pastor Andy Cass Jesus modeled this kind of intentional ministry everywhere He went. He saw the forgotten, the sick, the desperate, the searching, and the broken. He didn’t just see people; He recognized their value and responded to their needs. TEXT: Acts 3:1–8, John 4, Luke 19, Mark 1:40–42, John 9, John 5:1–9, Mark 5:25–34, Mark 10, John 3, John 21, Genesis 1:27, 1 Corinthians 6:19, Acts 1:8, G...

Pastor Andy Cass Every investment is an exchange: something valuable today is given with the expectation of something greater tomorrow. The same is true in the Kingdom of God. God has placed time, talent, treasure, influence, and opportunity in our hands and He invites us to steward them toward something eternal. In this message, Pastor Andy challenges us to move beyond bare-minimum obedience and...

Pastor Adriano Schoeps David was overlooked by his own family, underestimated by others, and still chosen by God. In this message, we’re reminded that God does not choose the way the world chooses. He looks at the heart, uses what others overlook, and prepares us in private before entrusting us with public purpose. TEXT: 1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Samuel 16:7, 1 Corinthians 1:27, 1 Samuel 17:45, Proverbs 4...

Pastor Andy Cass What if God is inviting you to get off the bench? Deep within us, we want to find our place, belong to our people, and know that our lives matter. Different people. Different assignments. Different responses. The same God who calls and uses willing people. TEXT: Genesis 6:13–22, Genesis 12:1–4, Exodus 3:10, Joshua 1:6–9, Judges 5:7, 12, Judges 6:11–16, 1 Samuel 3:1–10, 1 Samuel 17...

Scott Shull + Panel What does it look like to experience the peace of Jesus when life doesn’t go according to plan? In this conversation, Scott Shull leads a panel through real stories of stress, worry, need, abundance, disappointment, and victory. Different stories and different circumstances—but the same invitation: learning to trust Jesus in all of it. TEXT: Philippians 4:11–13 ⸻ Stay Connected...

Pastor Andy Cass What if peace isn’t something you chase, but something you experience by staying close to Jesus? Jesus didn’t just tell us what to believe. He showed us, on repeat, how to live. He knew and lived Scripture, made disciples, gathered with God’s people, lived on mission, and prayed. He withdrew to pray, found margin to pray, and prayed often. TEXT: Philippians 4:9, Philippians 4:11,...

In this message we are challenged to examine what has taken up residence in our minds—and to start filling that space with truth. Pastor Andy Cass TEXT: Philippians 4:8; Romans 4:8; 1 Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 3:13; Exodus 14:10–22; Psalm 119:105 BIG IDEA: Forward requires a new focus. NOTES: What gets your focus gets your thoughts. What gets your thoughts influences your direction. And your...

Pastor Andy Cass Are you a person of peace? We all want peace, but wanting peace and becoming a peaceful person are two different things. TEXT: Philippians 4:7, Galatians 5:22–23, Acts 7:54–60, Daniel 3:16–25, Hebrews 13:5, Luke 10:3–9, Matthew 5:38–45 NOTES: Pitstop #1 — The Peace of God // Peace is fruit. It isn’t something we manufacture or earn. It’s something the Holy Spirit produces within u...

Pastor Andy Cass Worry has a way of taking your mind somewhere God never asked you to live. It pulls tomorrow’s trouble into today and leaves your body present while your mind is somewhere else. TEXT: Philippians 4:6, Acts 16:16–30, Matthew 6:25–34, 1 Peter 5:5–7 NOTES: The Problem- Worry has a way of taking your mind where God never asked you to live. Question- Is your pain driving you to prayer?...

Pastor Christy Cass What if prayer was never meant to be only crisis management, but daily relationship? In week two of rX: Prayer, we discover how the nearness of Jesus changes the way we carry stress, respond under pressure, and relate to the people around us. Gentleness isn’t something we manufacture. It is the visible fruit of a life lived near Jesus. TEXT: Philippians 4:4–9, Philippians 4:5,...

Pastor Andy Cass What if there were a biblical prescription for stress and anxiety? In this message, we begin with Paul’s surprising instruction from Philippians 4: “Rejoice in the Lord always.” Rejoicing does not deny what you are feeling or facing. It declares what is still true about God in the middle of it. Pressure can push us inward, but prayer and rejoicing redirect us toward God’s presence...

Have you ever felt like God gave you a dream, a calling, or a vision for your life… only to wonder why nothing seems to be happening? God doesn’t simply fulfill dreams—He forms people. Before He entrusts us with the calling, He develops our identity and character. Pastor Connor Grim TEXT: Habakkuk 2:3; 1 Samuel 16:11–13, 1 Samuel 17:38–40, 1 Samuel 24:4–6 NOTES: In obscurity, you are not being for...

Josh Kruger How can we trust the Bible, the Church, and the Holy Spirit—and take God at His Word? In this message from the Summer Sprint series, we explore the foundations God has given us for a faithful life. Scripture teaches and equips us, the Church gathers and strengthens us, and the Holy Spirit lives within us and leads us. But knowing the truth is only the beginning—the point is application...

Pastor Christy Cass What if the greatest obstacle to your spiritual growth isn’t in front of you… but hidden beneath you? Last week we talked about building the tent. This week we ask a different question: What’s under the tent? TEXT: Psalm 139:23–24; Joshua 7:1, 10–13, 20–25; Hebrews 12:1; 2 Timothy 2:22; Psalm 32:3–5 NOTES: WALK — What’s Under the Tent? RUN — Run It Out of the Tent STRETCH — Let...

Pastor Andy Cass In Exodus 25, God invites His people to build the Tabernacle, a place where His presence would dwell among them. More than a tent, it became a picture of God’s desire to be near His people and a reminder that following Him requires intentional investment, obedience, and participation. This message challenges us to ask a simple question: Have you set up your tent for God, or have y...

Pastor Jon Kuert What happens when God’s people are scattered? The early church faced persecution, hardship, and uncertainty. Yet instead of stopping the gospel, their scattering became the catalyst for its spread. Everywhere they went, they carried the good news with them. Jesus never called His followers to simply gather. He called them to go. TEXT: Acts 8:1-4; Acts 11:19-21; Matthew 28:18-20. N...

Pastor Andy Cass Jesus had a way of getting people’s attention that was impossible to ignore. In Matthew 21, He tells a story about a father and two sons that exposes a problem many of us still wrestle with today: we hear God’s voice, but we struggle to follow through. Whether you’re a dad, a parent, a leader, or simply someone who wants to grow in obedience, this message is an invitation to liste...

Pastor Jim Filbeck What giant are you facing today? In one of the most well-known stories in Scripture, David stands before Goliath while an entire army stands frozen in fear. The giant looked unbeatable, but David saw something everyone else missed: the battle belonged to the Lord. TEXT: 1 Samuel 17:1-58 NOTES: • We All Face Giants in This Life • Resist the Doubters • Don’t Believe the Insults of...

Pastor Isiah Lecea and Crew What happens when students and young leaders share what God is speaking to them? This special Youth Takeover Sunday features powerful messages from the next generation about faith, obedience, spiritual gifts, discipleship, and trusting God’s provision. The future of the Church is not someday. God is moving through this generation right now. TEXT: Romans 10:9, Matthew 17...

Pastor Marc Poland What would it look like to trust God in this? We live in a world that rewards speed, instinct, and impulse. Culture tells us to follow our hearts, trust our feelings, and create our own truth. But God’s Word offers something different: wisdom that remains steady when everything else shifts. TEXT: Isaiah 55:10–11; Proverbs 14:8; Psalm 90:12; James 4:17; Ephesians 5:15–17 NOTES: D...

Pastor Andy Cass What if the greatest threat to your relationships isn’t conflict, distance, or disagreement? What if it’s unforgiveness? Jesus crossed the great divide of sin and death to forgive us, but many of us struggle when He asks us to cross the room toward someone who hurt us. TEXT: Mark 5:1-20; Matthew 18:21-22; Matthew 6:14-15; Mark 11:25 NOTES: Big Idea- The silent bomb in our relation...

Pastor Andy Cass Trust is one of the most valuable and fragile things we have. It takes years to build and only moments to break. In this message, we look at the life of King Hezekiah and discover practical ways to build healthy, trustworthy relationships through boundaries, listening, honesty, commitment, and confronting sin. Even from broken beginnings, God can build something strong, healing, a...