Echo Church / Rochester MN

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...

Pastor Christy Cass Many relationships aren’t actually lacking love — they’re lacking understanding. In this Mother’s Day message, we explore how people can deeply love each other and still completely miss each other because they speak different relational “dialects.” From love languages to Lazarus’ grave clothes, this message uncovers how hurt, fear, exhaustion, pride, and misunderstanding distor...

Pastor Andy Cass Comparison slowly opens the door to lust, envy, and relational drift. What begins in the eyes eventually settles in the heart and, if left unchecked, can destroy what God has entrusted to you. In this message, we unpack how lust is more than sexual temptation. It’s a disordered desire for what God hasn’t given you. Jesus calls us beyond comparison, beyond consumption, and back int...

Pastor Andy and Christy Cass You were not created for random connections or accidental relationships. You were formed, placed, and invited by God into relationships that carry purpose. In this message, we explore what it looks like to move from drifting in relationships to intentionally building them with God. The enemy distorts and divides, but God designs and restores. The question is simple: ar...

Pastors Andy and Christy Cass We all build something with our lives whether we realize it or not. The question is, are we building with intention or drifting into dysfunction? In this message, we walk through Genesis 2–3 and uncover what it means to move from being a passive recipient to an active participant in your relationships, your purpose, and your faith. The enemy wants to distort what God...

What if abundant life doesn’t look like more—but like trust? In this message, we explore the story of the widow in 1 Kings 17 and discover a powerful truth: God often reveals His faithfulness not when everything is full, but when it feels like we’re running on empty. When the flour is low, the oil is almost gone, and the future feels uncertain—God shows up. Abundant life isn’t about having everyth...

What are you measuring your life against? This Easter message takes us to John 5 and the story of a man stuck for 38 years beside a pool—waiting, comparing, and hoping for change. When Jesus steps in, He doesn’t just heal him… He asks a deeper question: “Do you want to get well?” From the pool to the mirror, this message challenges us to examine what we’ve been looking at, what we’ve been believin...

What are you craving? In this message from the Crave Different series, we dive into three powerful spiritual gifts—interpretation, discernment, and prophecy—and how they equip the church to see clearly, speak truth, and build others up. These gifts aren’t strange or distant—they’re practical, powerful, and meant to operate in everyday life through the Holy Spirit. Pastor Andy Cass TEXT: 1 Corinthi...

Pastor Jennifer McGill What does it really mean to love like Jesus? In this message, we explore Jesus’ words in Luke 6 and the powerful call to a love that goes beyond comfort, preference, and convenience. This isn’t ordinary love. TEXT: Luke 6:32–36; Matthew 22:37–39; John 13:34–35 NOTES: •. Love is a command, not a suggestion • Love goes beyond comfort and convenience • Love your enemies, not ju...

Pastor Andy and Christy Cass This is a special conversation as Pastors Andy and Christy Cass reflect on the Crave Different series. In this conversation, we slow down, reflect on Scripture, and talk honestly about spiritual gifts TEXT: 1 Corinthians 12:31;1 Timothy 4:14 NOTES: -Gifts are not the goal, they are a gateway to serve the body -Spiritual gifts are not fireworks -Don’t operate outside of...

Pastor Andy Cass If you’re going to crave something, crave the gifts. In this message from the Crave Different series, we explore four supernatural gifts listed in 1 Corinthians 12: healing, miracles, and tongues. These gifts remind us that God still moves today in ways that point people back to Him. They are not about attention or spectacle but about compassion, clarity, and strengthening the bod...

Pastor Andy Cass Spiritual gifts often begin in seed form. The question is not only whether you see them, but whether you recognize where they come from. In this message, we explore the Word of Wisdom and the Word of Knowledge—two supernatural gifts of the Spirit that reveal what cannot be naturally known and guide us toward the right action at the right time. Through the life of Jesus and example...

Pastor Christy Cass Spiritual gifts are not mystical extras—they are activated expressions of the Holy Spirit working through believers for the common good. In this message, we focus on the gift of faith—a supernatural certainty that God will do what cannot be done naturally. TEXT: 1 Corinthians 12:1; 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; Hebrews 11:7; Matthew 8:8–10; John 6:9–11; Joshua 6:2–5 NOTES: BIG IDEA: Y...

Pastor Andy Cass If you’re going to crave something, crave the gifts. In Spiritual Gifts 201, we move beyond curiosity and into clarity. What if spiritual gifts aren’t mystical add-ons but practical tools—given by God—to build your life with precision and purpose? TEXT: 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; 1 Corinthians 12:31; Colossians 3:2 NOTES: BIG IDEA- We no longer have to build by guesswork. The Spirit e...

Pastor Andy Cass We all crave something—and whatever we crave is shaping our lives more than we realize. This message invites you to pause, look beneath the surface, and consider what your desires are really leading you toward. TEXT: 1 Corinthians 12:31; 1 Corinthians 12:1–2;Numbers 11:26–29; Colossians 3:2; 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 NOTES: -Choose your crave, instead of your crave choosing you. -What...

Pastor Andy Cass Before the big game, it all comes down to a coin flip—heads or tails, winner or loser. In life, we do the same thing more than we realize. We flip coins, pull straws, roll the dice, and leave decisions up to luck. But what if faith was never meant to be left to chance? TEXT: John 4:4–15, Genesis 28:12–15, 20–22, Matthew 27:35, Malachi 3:10, 2 Chronicles 16:9 NOTES: -The Problem: T...

Pastor Christy Cass In this message, There Is More — For You, invites us into a moment of permission, not pressure. A reminder that God’s dream for your life is bigger than what you’ve settled for and that the enemy’s greatest lie is convincing you that this is all there is. TEXT: Ephesians 3:20, Habakkuk 1:2–5, Habakkuk 2:1–3, Habakkuk 3:2, 18–19, 1 Corinthians 2:9, Ephesians 2:10 NOTES: There is...

Pastor Andy Cass "Neediness" is by design. Jesus teaches us that our neediness is not a flaw—it’s an invitation. We are invited to ask, to knock, and to trust that God gives good gifts to His children. TEXT: Luke 11:5–13, James 1:5, James 4:6, James 5:16, James 2:16 NOTES: -God is a Giver, and Satan is a Taker. -God gives permission to ask, and Satan takes your confidence in asking God by whisperi...

Pastor Andy Cass In this message from the If I Won the Lottery… series, we confront the lie of scarcity and discover a better way forward. Jesus reframes losing, finding, and generosity through three powerful stories — a lost sheep, a lost coin, and a lost son. God is a giver, which makes us winners — but distraction, waste, and isolation can cause us to live like we’re losing. TEXT: Luke 15:3–12,...