ECB Sermon Podcast

Do you want to seek God’s direction and blessing for this new year? Join us as Pastor Pablo Morales begins a new sermon series titled “Treasures of the Journey." As we follow Jesus this year, remember that the most important question is not “Can I trust God?” but “Can God trust me?” Follow Him in such a way that He can not only guide you or bless you—but trust you.

Having unwrapped the Advent gifts of Hope, Joy, Peace and Love, let us cherish and keep them as we enter the New Year. This Sunday, Scott Hayden wraps up our "Christmas Unwrapped" series with the question, "Now what?" challenging us to pursue these precious virtues no matter what lies ahead. As we pursue God's righteousness, faith, love, and peace are restored to us from the inside out through the...

In Jesus, we are invited to come and receive a love that speaks to our deepest longing. Join us on this, the fourth Advent Sunday as Pastor Phil leads us in pondering God's love as an invitation to surrender our experiences of giving and receiving distorted expressions of love. The Advent (arrival) of Jesus reveals the true love that you and I were made to receive and to give: love that is sacrifi...

Are you tired of pursuing happiness that does not satisfy? Are you longing for joy that lasts no matter what? Come and join us as Pastor René Dekker speaks to us about this joy in part 3 of our “Christmas Unwrapped” sermon series. Jesus came to give us abundant joy, which is available as a gift to anyone who is saved by grace through faith in Him. Choose a lifetime of joy. Choose Jesus!

Peace is not simply the absence of conflict but a state of reality where everything is complete, whole, and as it should be. We try every method possible to experience peace, yet as we grasp for it, true peace seems illusive. Jesus’ birth changes this. Join us for our second Advent Sunday service as Pastor Phil leads us in remembrance and celebration of the arrival of Jesus as the Prince of Peace....

Join us as we kick off our “Christmas Unwrapped” season with a message from Pastor René on “Hope in Jesus”. When your hope is built on God's promises you will never be disappointed. In keeping His promise to give us Jesus, God has provided a way out of our hopelessness and offers us fullness of life. Have you put your hope in Jesus?

What are you afraid of? Is fear controlling your life? In this session, Pastor Pablo will help us understand how to overcome fear as we conclude with the final study of the book of Jeremiah sermon series. Don’t miss it! Invite your friends! God wants you to follow Him closely in times of fear, because He knows that resting in His perfect and everlasting love is the only way to overcome the power o...

Have your plans been disrupted? Are you adapting to difficult changes in your life? Listen as Pastor Pablo helps us understand how to grieve through change as we study the 10th session of our sermon series on the book of Jeremiah. God wants you to follow Him closely in times of grief, because He will use that season to bring you closer to Him and accomplish deep work in your soul. His love will ta...

What do you rely on for the fulfillment of your needs? Where do you find security, satisfaction and hope? Join us as Pastor René Dekker continues the sermon series from the Book of Jeremiah called “Following God Like You Mean It.” God is worthy of our uncompromised love and worship because He is the true and living God and the Eternal King! When we find our satisfaction in Him by loving Him most,...

Are you feeling drained or depleted? Do you struggle with the pressure to prove yourself? Join us as we continue the study of the Book of Jeremiah. In this eighth session, Pastor Pablo Morales will help uncover key symptoms of misplaced identity and how to address them. If you are in a leadership role, this study will be particularly helpful. God does not want you to be enslaved to a life of prete...

Are you walking in truth or deception? Join us as Pastor Pablo continues with the seventh study in the sermon series “Jeremiah: Following God Like You Mean It.” We will discover why truth is so important in our walk with God. In a world full of contradicting messages and conflicting claims of truth, only THE Truth of God can bring purpose, direction, freedom and peace to your soul. Are you walking...

Are you questioning God’s justice? Is doubt holding you back? Join us as Pastor Pablo continues with the sixth study in the sermon series, “Jeremiah: Following God Like You Mean It” where we will address three doubts that Jeremiah struggled with in his walk with God. Doubt can refine your faith and strengthen your walk with God. Have you invited God to engage with your doubts?

Are you walking closer to God or farther from Him? Join us as Pastor Pablo Morales continues with the fifth study in the sermon series, “Jeremiah: Following God like You Mean It.” You will discover that God disciplines those He loves to help them grow in godliness. God loves you and desires for you to experience the benefits of his holiness. That is why He is testing you!

Do you have the right view of God? Do you trust His love? Join us as Pastor René continues the sermon series “Jeremiah: Following God like You Mean It,” exploring God’s motive and desire of pursuing us and calling us to Himself. God’s love 𝑓𝑜𝑟 us motivates His pursuit 𝑜𝑓 us. He calls us to return to Him so that we can be restored and intimately know Him and be known by Him. Do you trust God’s love...

Are you feeling distant from God? Is fear holding you back? Join us as Pastor Pablo continues the third study in the sermon series “Jeremiah: Following God like you mean it.” You will discover common signs of spiritual pride and learn how to rebuild intimacy with God. Pride is a destructive force that can keep you from experiencing the depth of God’s love. Until you humble yourself, acknowledge yo...

Are you disappointed with God? Has your love for God grown cold? God did not save you to be distant from Him. He desires intimacy and closeness with His children. Until you return to your first love and build on your relationship with God, you will be held back from following Him like you mean it. Join us as Pastor Pablo continues the sermon series “Jeremiah: Following God like you mean it.” with...

Has your passion for God decreased? Do you feel like you are just going through the motions? Join us for a new sermon series entitled “Jeremiah: Following God Like You Mean It.” Pastor Pablo Morales will lead us in Session One - The Calling. It will challenge you to look deeper into your walk with Jesus and inspire you to follow him with intentionality and purpose. Don't miss it! God did not creat...

What does Jesus mean when He says, “I AM the Resurrection and the Life”? Is He speaking of future events or far off promises? No. In Jesus' proclamation, "I AM the Resurrection and the Life," He is speaking in the present continuous tense. He is not just "the Life" for us in the past, or "the Resurrection" sometime off in the future. The Great I AM is the Resurrection and the Life for us NOW, TODA...

In an era with so many voices and so many claims to authority – even declarations of “my truth” and “your truth,” we may feel unsettled, confused or insecure. Jesus invites us into genuine peace and security in the knowledge that with Him, we will always have clear direction because He is the Way, complete confidence because He is the Truth, and total fullness because He is the Life. He does this...

Welcome as we continue the "Know that I AM" series. This week, Manny Low leads us in exploring Jesus' description of Himself as the True Vine. We are the branches, and God the Father is the vinedresser. As we abide in Jesus and accept the cleansing and pruning of the Father, we can enjoy fullness and fruitfulness, because “apart from [Jesus, we] can do nothing” (John 15:5).

What was Jesus really saying when He declared Himself as the “Gate for the sheep?” And what does this mean for us today? Listen as Pastor René explores this topic in the next sermon in our “Know that I AM” series. Jesus gives us access to an intimate relationship with God and a life of freedom, security and provision: a life to the full! What are you waiting for?

What does Jesus mean when He declares "I AM the Light of the World"? And what are the implications of this truth for our lives? Jesus is the Light to illuminate our way out of our slavery to sin into the freedom of salvation. Is He the light of your world?

What does Jesus mean when He says, “I AM the bread of life?” Pastor Phil begins our new series titled 𝐾𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝐼 𝐴𝑀 where we explore each of Jesus’ I AM statements recorded in the Gospel of John. Are you searching for the divine and the infinite among the mortal and the finite? As the “Bread from Heaven” Jesus offers true life where He is our ultimate sustenance and satisfaction. When Jesus decla...

Is anyone for me? Am I good enough? Am I securely loved? Yes, yes, and yes! This week we conclude the sermon series, "Life through the Spirit", where we will ponder Romans 8:31-39 and uncover the truth that being “in Christ” means that we are more than conquerors. To be "in Christ" means we experience an unstoppable God being for us, a restored and unshakeable dignity, and an unbreakable love that...

Have your plans been disrupted? Are you doubting God? Jesus will never mislead you. He has given you His Holy Spirit to help you fulfill eternal purposes that transcend human understanding. He loves you and cares for your future. The Holy Spirit helps us to face disruption and empowers us to overcome doubt. Are you trusting God with the unexpected?