ECB Sermon Podcast

Forgiveness sounds like a beautiful idea… until someone deeply hurts us. This week we invite you to join us as Pastor Phil Holcomb begins a new sermon series: "Forgiveness: The Oxygen of the Kingdom". In Part 1, we will discover why Jesus taught that forgiven people forgive, and how the cross gives us both the courage and the freedom to release the debt of guilt instead of carrying it. Forgiveness...

This week, we are privileged to have a guest speaker who will be wrapping up our series “Living Life with the Holy Spirit,” with Session 8: The Comforting Presence. Dr. Nelson Estrada from Asia Biblical Theological Seminary will deliver a message on how the Holy Spirit, as the Comforter, enables believers to endure suffering and hardships alongside empowering us with boldness, wisdom, and divine a...

Are you experiencing spiritual oppression? Join us as Pastor Pablo continues our series, The Presence: Living Life with the Holy Spirit. In Session 7, we will discover how the Holy Spirit empowers us to overcome spiritual opposition and walk in the victory of Christ. Following Jesus does not mean you will never face spiritual opposition, but it does mean you never face it alone. The Holy Spirit li...

To commemorate World Refugee Day at ECB, we’ll explore the theme: Belonging Begins With Hospitality. We’ll discover how God’s hospitality changes lives and how Christ welcomes strangers, forms disciples, and sends His people into the world. Together we’ll reflect on a simple but powerful truth: Hospitality creates belonging. Belonging creates becoming. Becoming leads to being. Being leads us to we...

Have you ever felt disappointed with God? Join us as our guest speaker, Dr. Jim Blumenstock, shares how to follow Jesus when life doesn’t unfold the way we expected. Dr. Blumenstock serves as President of Asia Biblical Theological Seminary (ABTS). Sometimes disappointment comes when life doesn't unfold the way we hoped. Yet God remains faithful. As we align our expectations with His truth, we disc...

What is holding you back from pursuing God’s calling for your life? Join us as we continue our series, The Presence: Living Life with the Holy Spirit. In session five, Pastor Pablo will explore how God’s love propels us beyond fear and into His purpose. Experiencing God’s love is not only about receiving it, but also about becoming a giver of it. God wants His love to flow through you, moving you...

Are you experiencing God’s love in the deepest parts of your life? Join us as we celebrate Pentecost Sunday and continue our series, The Presence: Living Life with the Holy Spirit. In session four, Pastor Pablo will explore how repentance opens our hearts to experience God’s healing love. Experiencing God’s love is not only about belief; it also involves repentance. When we turn to Jesus and follo...

Are you living a fulfilled life? Or do you feel held back? Join us as Pastor Pablo continues our series, The Presence: Living Life with the Holy Spirit. In Session 3, we explore how the Holy Spirit empowers those who follow Jesus to live with courage and purpose. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to guide you and empower you to live out His vision for your life. So here is the question: Are you trusting...

Welcome to session 2 of the sermon series "Living Life with the Holy Spirit". Scott Hayden joins us with an engaging message on how the Holy Spirit impacts community and relationships. Exploring Early Church accounts from the Book of Acts, we discover the powerful influence of the Holy Spirit in responding to social challenges and conflict. When the Holy Spirit works, differences that normally div...

Do you feel stuck and unable to change? True transformation isn’t behavior management, but a change of our nature from the inside out. Join as Pastor Phil Holcomb kicks off a new sermon series focused on learning to live life with the Holy Spirit with Part 1: "The Transforming Presence". As we open our lives to the Holy Spirit and yield to His presence, He begins to do what we cannot, transforming...

How do you heal a broken heart? Join us as Pastor Pablo concludes the series Above All: Walking in the Victory of Jesus. We will learn God’s final strategy to restore our lives in His love. Jesus reached the depths of Hades to bring us to God. Now, through the Holy Spirit, He reaches the hardest place of all: our hearts. There, He restores our broken places with His love and invites us to walk wit...

What if death is not the end? This week, Pastor Pablo continues “Above All: Walking in the Victory of Jesus” with a message on mortality. Discover how Jesus defeated death and what that means for your life today. Jesus defeated sin and death. Because of Him, death is not the end of your story. He is inviting you to follow Him with hope and courage. Are you living with eternal perspective?

Do you ever feel like a disappointment? Join us as Pastor Pablo continues the series Above All: Walking in the Victory of Jesus. Together, we will reflect on the greatness of Jesus and His victory over Satan. You have an enemy who wants to trap you in shame, guilt, and disappointment. But Jesus has overcome Satan and invites you to walk in the freedom of His forgiveness, grace, and embrace. Whose...

There is only one person who has gained all authority in heaven and on earth, and He is inviting you to follow Him. Join us as we celebrate Jesus this Easter Sunday! Jesus has gained all authority in Heaven and on earth. He has the authority to forgive sins, restore lives, and bring new life even after the grave. He is inviting you to follow Him and trust Him with your life. Will you follow Him?

Palm Sunday is an invitation to give your allegiance to the King of an upside-down Kingdom—One Who offers an inside-out solution to a problem you cannot see. How will you respond? In a world that calls us to strive and control, Jesus invites us into a different way—one of trust, surrender, and dependence. Are you crying “Hosanna” on your terms, or “have mercy” in full dependence?

Are you feeling discouraged or disoriented? Join us as Pastor Pablo continues the series Above All: Living in the Victory of Jesus. Come discover what Jesus has accomplished for us and be encouraged to see your life through fresh eyes. If your heart feels discouraged, Jesus invites you to come to Him and trust Him with your struggle. He knows what it's like to face opposition in life, and He has o...

Are you living in freedom, or feeling bound? Join us as Pastor Pablo continues part two of the series Above All: Walking in the Victory of Jesus. Discover how Jesus came to bring freedom from spiritual oppression. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil and bring us into freedom. If you feel spiritually oppressed, the power of Jesus is greater than any darkness. He is the One who sets people...

This week, Pastor Pablo begins a new series: “Above All: Walking in the Victory of Jesus.” Together, we’ll explore what Jesus has accomplished for us so we can live in His peace, walk in freedom, and stand firm in victory. Jesus came to set humanity free from the power of Satan. He doesn’t want you living under lies, fear, or shame. He wants you to walk in the freedom of knowing your true identity...

Throughout history, there has been a battle royale between the forces of light and the powers of darkness. Jesus’ coming to establish His Kingdom was and always will be a threat to Satan’s kingdom, and its worldly influences. We are daily faced with the choice of where to place our allegiance. Join us as Jeff Dieselberg continues the series, "Spiritual Lessons from our Walk with God" with Part 6:...

Are you satisfied with your home life? Who is the center of your home? Join us as we reflect on God's plan for families and celebrate them through Family Dedication. Pastor Pablo will share a message called “The Two Pillars of a Healthy Family.” Discover the two biblical foundations God designed to strengthen and protect your home life. God wants to be the center of your home life. When you build...

Are you trusting in yourself or in the LORD? In our natural human nature, we tend to lean on our own abilities and strength – the “flesh” – but this leads to a parched, unproductive, and spiritually fruitless existence. We welcome you to join us as we continue the sermon series “Spiritual Lessons from Our Walk with God”. We are blessed by a guest speaker, Dr. Craig H. who will offer a message on h...

Have you ever faced a crisis of faith? Join us for Part 4 of Spiritual Lessons from Our Walk with God. Pastor Pablo will continue sharing his journey of dealing with crises of faith, with application on how we can overcome doubt by holding tightly to God’s truth. The Bible is truth for life. As we follow God, we can trust His Word. Its message is trustworthy and its foundation is reliable. Are you...

Do you trust God’s Word enough to build your life on it? This week Pastor Pablo continues our series Spiritual Lessons from Our Walk with God (Part 3). The Bible is more than information; it’s revelation. God speaks so we can know Him and walk in truth. Is God’s truth shaping your beliefs and guiding your decisions?

In a world still marked by suffering, how do we live with resurrection hope? Join us as we continue our series, "Spiritual Lessons from Our Walk with God", and explore how God forms this hope in us and through us. Because Jesus lives, hope is not something we wish for but something that we are born into.

Scott Hayden is kicking off a new sermon series called, “Spiritual Lessons from our Walk with God” with Part 1: to Judge or Not to Judge? “Judgement” might as well be a bad word in this day and age, but the matter is not if we judge, but how we judge. Firstly, we must always remember that “the standard [we] use in judging is the standard by which [we] will be judged.” (Matthew 7:2) so we must judg...