ECC Stamford Messages

We listen to Jesus continue in his seven woes toward the religious leaders of his day. He warns us more about religious hypocrisy

Jesus protects his flock now by giving three opening "woe to you" statements

With only a few days before he knows he's going to die, Jesus turns to the crowds and his disciples to seriously warn themand usabout bogus religous leaders and pride, even in the name of God

With only a few days before he knows he's going to die, Jesus turns to the crowds and his disciples to seriously warn themand usabout bogus religous leaders and pride, even in the name of God

Jesus finally turns to ask them a series of questions, leaving them and us astonished concerning who he truly is. Plus, he shows us somehting important about how we must engage in theology well and read our Bibles well

After spending a week on the "first" and "great" commandment, we see what Jesus meant by the "second" which is "like" it

After spending a week on the "first" and "great" commandment, we see what Jesus meant by the "second" which is "like" it

Jesus is asked the massive question: "Which is the great commandment?" He responds by quoting Deueteronomy 6:5. We consider each word in the command, how it actually applies, and how Jesus calls it the "great" and "first" commandment

We see Jesus questioned again, but this time about a hot theological debate of thier day. Jesus's answer, once again, makes the crowd marvel

We see Jesus questioned again, but this time about a hot theological debate of thier day. Jesus's answer, once again, makes the crowd marvel

We dive deep into the astonishing teaching from Jesus about politics, government, God, and our place in it all

We look at how terrible and tragic, and yet beautiful and helpful, was Jesus's death on the cross

For our special Easter service, we consider why Jesus rose, what it means for us and our world, and how it impacts our daily lives

From our Matthew series we know that the "hosannas" on Palm Sunday were severly tainted with wrong motives. This morning, we build on that by going back to the original psalm the crowd was quotingPsalm 118seeing what it mean originally, how they took it, and how their lesson connects to us still today.

Jesus compares the kingdom of God to a feast that the King of the kingdom throws for him, the Son

Jesus tells "another parable" where he summarizes the whole Old Testament, climaxing in his coming. Will individuals accept him as the Son and the Stoneand enter into the kingdom and the new people of Godor reject him?

Our brother in Christ and member here at ECC, Wesley Patrick, teaches and applies God's word from Romans 5, calling us to rejoice because of Christ's gospel

After overturning the temple, Jesus curses a fig tree, is questioned on his authority, and gives us the Parable of Two Sons

After overturning the temple, Jesus curses a fig tree, is questioned on his authority, and gives us the Parable of Two Sons

Jesus enters into the temple and overturns the table, ultimately overturning the temple itself and showing us how true worship centers now on him

We pick up where we left off last fall in Matthew, going verse by verse, looking at Jesus finally entering the city of JerusalemJerusalem, where he's told us over and over he will bekilled

We look at a famous story from Elisha's life, seeing what it teaches us and why it especially can help us pray more in the year ahead

What truly are the "Scriptures"? How does knowing what the book truly is help us want to read our Bibles more?

What truly are the "Scriptures"? How does knowing what the book truly is help us want to read our Bibles more?

We conclude our series seeing where everything is ultimately goingin our series, in the Bible, but also for our lives in Christ.