East End Fellowship

Rob Surratt brings a powerful message out of John 8, centered around Jesus responding to the pharisees regarding sonship.  Rob make a clear and compelling  contrast between earthly fatherhood and God, the heavenly father, urging us to examine the questions of "Who is your Father?" Watch full video of this sermon on our YouTube channel Visit our website Sign Up for our Newsletter Follow u...

Derrick Collins returns to preach a message from the book of Revelation. The message that God has won and reigns now and forever, our calling is to live into that reality. A powerful word that reveals to us the biblical principle of ownership, submission and grace.  Watch full video of this sermon on our YouTube channel Visit our website Sign Up for our Newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow us...

Elder Paul Granger brings a timely and challenging word from the book of Philippians. He unpacks the invitation to Kingdom Commitment, exploring why it often makes no sense, presents significant unknowns, and requires us to step beyond our human limitations. Watch full video of this sermon on our YouTube channel Visit our website Sign Up for our Newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Faceb...

Pastor Nathan continues our Kingdom Come series with the parable of the Mustard seed, found in Matthew 17. He couples this with the story of Peter walking on water, each account giving a unique angle on how Jesus views faith. Watch full video of this sermon on our YouTube channel Visit our website Sign Up for our Newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Facebook  

The Gospel has always been counter cultural, transformative and threatening to the status quo. Pastor Nathan encourages us to submit to God's Kingdom  during this Easter season and not the empires of our time. Watch full video of this sermon on our YouTube channel Visit our website Sign Up for our Newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Facebook  

Co-Lead Pastor Don Coleman walks us through a simple yet profound look at the Lord's Prayer and it's connection to God's Kingdom. He shows us how God has remained the same throughout history and it is our job as the "Ekklesia" is to get to know the Jesus of the Bible. Watch full video of this sermon on our YouTube channel Visit our website Sign Up for our Newsletter Follow...

Elder Sherika Chew, walks with us through the parable of the Sower. A powerful message about the soil of the heart and the realization that the message of the gospel will not be received by everyone who hears. Sherika brings an honest and unique perspective to this familiar passage, where the listener can see that she has wrestled deeply with the words of Jesus. Watch full video of this sermon on...

Derrick Collins preaches on the parable of the weeds from Matthew 13. The parable illustrates how a farmer sows good seed, but an enemy introduces weeds among the wheat. Derreck reflects on the nature of God's Kingdom, contrasting it with worldly power and emphasizing spiritual transformation. The message encourages believers to recognize the enemy's schemes without fear, highlighting th...

Abigail George continues our series Kingdom Come with the parable of the Vineyard. She shows us the uniqueness of Christian citizenship and pushes us to really grapple with the words of Jesus.  Watch full video of this sermon on our YouTube channel Visit our website Sign Up for our Newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Facebook  

Pastor Nathan reflects on the passages from Matthew 18 and 19 where Jesus emphasizes the importance of humility and childlike faith in the kingdom of heaven. He teaches that greatness in the kingdom comes from taking a lowly position, as exemplified by children. The message highlights the need to welcome children and the marginalized, reflecting God's love and acceptance. Watch full video of...

Pastor Nathan reflects on the mustard seed and yeast parables found in the book of Matthew. These stories beautifully illustrate how small beginnings can yield great results, highlighting the importance of patience and active waiting needed for God's kingdom. Nathan encourages us to seek God's direction communally and prayerfully, recognizing that the kingdom's manifestation require...

Rob Surratt walks us through the parable of the hidden treasures, found in Matthew 13. He contrasts the biblical definitions of God's kingdom in the Old and New Testaments, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of God's nature .  Rob discusses parables used by Jesus to convey deeper truths, suggesting that true treasures are often found in ordinary places. He reflects on the t...

Pastor Nathan addresses the metaphors of salt and light found in the gospel of Matthew. He takes time to highlight the fundamental properties of both elements, and how we might apply this to our modern spiritual context. He also opens up the mic for the congregation to share examples they have seen in their own life. Watch full video of this sermon on our YouTube channel Visit our website Sign Up...

Pastor Nathan continues our sermon series by showing us what a citizen of God's kingdom looks like, according to the Beatitudes. He shines a spotlight on how the world views a "hashtag-blessed" life  and contrasts that with the teachings of Jesus. Unsurprisingly, the values are drastically different. Watch full video of this sermon on our YouTube channel Visit our website Sign Up fo...

Pastor Nathan discusses the early ministry of Jesus as depicted in Matthew chapters 9 &10. Nathan shows us the importance of living in light of the new reality of God's kingdom, highlighting Jesus' compassion for the crowds and his commissioning of the twelve disciples to spread the good news and heal the sick. The prerequisite of being used by God is not our holiness, but our willin...

Pastor Nathan kicks off our new sermon series, Kingdom Come, with the story of Jesus calling the first disciples. In this sermon, Nathan sketches out the new reality that God's Kingdom ushers in. A Kingdom that causes people to drop everything to follow its King. Join us as we seek to understand the type of kingdom that God called the first disciples into and how that applies to us in our mod...

We wrap up our Repairers of the Breach sermon series with a panel discussion with 3 members of our congregation. Diamond Walton, Elena Aronson and Denzel Mitchell share their experiences and insights, stressing the necessity of humility in conversations about race and the value of diverse perspectives. The panel was hosted by Abigail George, one of the elders of our congregation. It was originally...

Our current sermon series continues into the first week of Advent. Pastor Nathan reflects on Jesus' ministry as described in Luke 4:14-22, where Jesus claims to fulfill Isaiah's prophecy by preaching good news to the poor, freeing prisoners, and healing the blind. This holistic approach combines spiritual and tangible freedom, urging the church to engage in justice and repair work. Pasto...

Elena Aronson, one of EEF's elders, reflects on the importance of community and the challenges of identity, particularly in the context of racial and social issues. Drawing from the biblical story of Nehemiah, she emphasizes the need for both physical and spiritual repair within communities. Nehemiah's response to the brokenness of Jerusalem serves as a model for acknowledging personal a...

Continuing in our sermon series Elder Abigail reflects on the theme of repair  within the church and society, particularly focusing on issues of racial division and white supremacy. Drawing from the book of Ezra, Abigail emphasizes the importance of worship as central to the identity of God's people. The historical context of the Israelites' return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple serv...

In this sermon Rob Surratt, reflects on racial healing, humility, and the importance of collective identity versus individualism, using the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector from Luke 18:9-14. Rob, encourages self-examination among white individuals regarding their privilege and the tendency to distance themselves from others, particularly in the context of systemic racism. Watch full...

East End Fellowship Elder, Sherika Chew, brings a passionate word from the book of Ephesians. This is a heartfelt and challenging plea for us as believers to cling to Christ and his supremacy above everything else. Watch full video of this sermon on our YouTube channel Visit our website Sign Up for our Newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Facebook

This sermon focuses on the account in Acts 6 of a dispute between Hellenistic and Hebraic Jewish widows.  The apostles respond to inequity by empowered leaders who are members of the marginalized group to develop a plan to address the injustice in the community.  This sermon focuses on the importance of surrendering power in order to ensure that those who have the least power are able to experienc...

In the second week of our new sermon series, Pastor Nathan draws from the traumatic story found in Numbers chapter 21. God punishes Israel for their disobedience by sending venomous snakes among them and instructs Moses to lift up a bronze serpent as their path towards healing.  The sermon connects Israel’s trauma with the reality of racial trauma today, emphasizing that the path to racial healing...

The first installment in a new series, this sermon focuses on the story of Jesus healing the paralytic by the pool of Bethesda and Jesus’ initial question to him: “Do you want to be well?”  Pastor Nathan invites us to acknowledge that the spiritual sickness of white supremacy has affected and infected all of us, yet the good news is that Jesus has come to make us well. Watch full video of this ser...