Echo Grace Church Podcast

Resisting God has many consequences. Today's message looks at how this affects relationships and three marks that indicate when you're doing it.

The tongue is one of the smallest members of our body, yet it is responsible for some of the biggest problems we face. Today we learn from James that it really isn't about what we say, as much as it's about why we say it.

As we continue through the letter of James, we find ourselves at the topic of what true faith looks like. Is it faith alone, or faith with works? Listen to today's message and find out.

Everyone wants to be happy. But what does that look like in everyday life? Today we find the answer as we return to the letter of James.

Pastor Jarrod begins the series "Practically Speaking" with a verse-by-verse teaching through James 1:1-18.

We all struggle with maintaining a perspective of wonder in the midst of our busyness and routine. But when Jesus is our focus, we can more clearly see our circumstances as signs pointing to God's miraculous work in our lives.

Have you ever considered that fighting could be a healthy part of your life? Jesus redefines the focus of fighting, shifting it from destroying someone to instead destroying whatever keeps you from someone.

When someone who has trusted Jesus as their savior begins choosing rebellion instead of obedience, God takes action. What does that look like and how can we know if we are heading down that path?

"God won't give you more than you can handle" might be one of the sweetest little lies there is. As Pastor Jason shows us, behind this statement lies the issue of pain, and as he concludes this series, you'll see that God uses pain as a main means of transformation in our lives.

We are called to have compassion for those in need and to act in response to that need. Grace Middletown is launching a ministry to families with children with special needs. To find out why, how, and where Grace Middletown is going this year, check out the series finale to Middletown on the Move, "Be."

To wrap up the Arise and Go! series, Newburgh Worship and Ministry Leader, Branden Brown, talks to us about serving and discipleship and the ways that they relate to our families and our mission as a church.

One of the greatest hills we can take in our church, in our families, and in our community is the children and students that God has placed around us. We have the incredible opportunity to encourage, pray for, train up and come alongside young people in a way that will forever change their lives and countless others for years and years to come. Take the hill!

We've all heard it: "God helps those who help themselves". But does he? In the second part of "Sweet Little Lies", Pastor Jason uncovers why this statement can cause us real harm in light of the truth of the Bible.

Grace Middletown is on the move! This week's message "Move," is all about comfort. Are you comfortable? God is calling us out of our comfort and into His divine discomfort. Will choose calling over comfort?

We are called to be a people on the move for the Lord. Unbelief says, "Let's go back to where it is safe," but faith says, "Let's go forward to where God is working." Today we learn how to arise and go with God.

Evil doesn't flourish in the world around us because people are getting more sinful, that battle has already been won. Evil will continue to destroy lives as long as those who have been called to live life differently fail to do so.

Does God want you to be happy? In this message, Pastor Jason deals with this question by taking a look at historical and modern perspectives of happiness, and then turning us to see how Jesus felt about it. As you will see, there is something that Jesus values above our happiness – our holiness.

Grace Middletown is on the move! This week's message, "Live," explores what Jesus says about living. What does it mean to truly live? How can we live with joy?

When God speaks, He often does so in commands. However, we as people are often slow to follow through. In today's message titled, "Who's Coming With Me?," Pastor Scott challenges Grace Newburgh to be obedient to God's call on the campus: To Arise and Go!

God has called us to reach ever single individual in our circle of influence with the good news of Jesus Christ.  All of us have the opportunity to be a story changer.  When we engage people around us with the hope, good news and love of Jesus Christ, God will use our availability to forever change people's stories. 

In the series finale, Pastor Jarrod speaks on how the influence of a godly mother can interrupt the negative fate of her children.

How do you react when you've been obedient to God and things don't go the way you think they should? Do you continue trusting God, or do you pout and give up? Our series continues today with a message from Jonah chapter 4.

You may think that your life is such a mess that God could never use you. Not true! Turn your heart to God in obedience and He will show you that you’re never too far gone. Follow along as we continue into the third chapter of Jonah.

Everyone hits rock bottom at some point in their life and many times at the hand of God. Today, Pastor Jarrod answers two questions: “Why would God let my life hit rock bottom?” and “How can I escape it?”

We’ve all made plans with the thought that it was the right thing to do only to have something go horribly wrong. As we learn from this message from Jonah chapter one, God will drastically and catastrophically interrupt our plans in order to get us back on track with His plan.