Echo Grace Church Podcast

Only dealing with the symptoms of a problem may bring temporary satisfaction or relief, but if the root of the problem is not taken care of, it will hurt you and those closest to you.

When faced with a situation, there are only two ways to handle it; and the outcome has everything to do with how you choose.

Following Jesus is no guarantee against inward and outward fights; in fact, it invites them. The first message in Fight Club teaches us how to be ready to fight and win every time.

Psalm 25 is one of the most profound passages in Scripture, as concerns the subject of "God's Will for My Life." King David unpacks to us what it costs to find life direction from God Himself.

Why does God call people to pray? Some say to listen to God, to gain perspective, or to receive wisdom. But what did Jesus say when He was asked to teach on prayer? The answer might surprise you.

In this message, Pastor Adrian Schoonmaker shares biblical principles on how we can and should approach God when we are seeking to hear and confirm His voice.

We all encounter disappointment in our lives. Sometimes disappointment leads to discouragement, and discouragement to despair. How does a follower of Jesus Christ react to discouragement? What does one do when grief and despondency threaten to overwhelm? Pastor Adrian presents five biblical principles to handle these seasons in our lives.

Everyone has heard someone say, or maybe even said themselves, “I’m a good person.” But how good is good enough?  In the final message of the series, Pastor Jarrod takes a look at the life of Paul and the goodness that defined him, until he met Jesus.

We have all experienced failure in our lives—some insignificant, some epic. As Christians, we can wrongly believe that our failure somehow disqualifies us to be used by God. In today’s message, we learn through Moses that God can and will redeem failures for His purposes.

Many people find their identity in their success, thinking they made it happen all on their own. But, as we learn today through the life of King Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4, this can be a dangerous way of thinking.

Shame is a very powerful emotion that can wrongly define who we are. It can overpower us at the mention of a name, a song we hear, even a certain smell. In this message, we are encouraged through the life of Peter that the shame of our past does not define who we are. 

Are you keeping the main thing the main thing in your relationships with others? Pastor Bill looks at Philippians and shows us how we can keep the main thing in focus.

We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus. Now God is calling us to commit to the expression of our faith in ways that will change us—and the world around us—for His glory. 

Author Charles Dickens penned these words: "Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what my heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but—I hope—into a better shape." In today's message, Newburgh Campus Pastor Joel Sheets shows us what a life wholly surrendered to Jesus, trials and all, looks like.

As a Christian, it can be hard to understand why evil seems to prosper while God’s people suffer and struggle. In today’s message from Malachi 4, we hear the final words from God about this before He goes silent for four hundred years.

As Christians, there are two types of people we become when we are faced with trials and hardship—finger-pointers or knee-benders. In today’s message from Malachi 3, Pastor Jarrod points out the characteristics of each and God’s response to them.

Most people have been dared to do something that was risky, scary, and sometimes, dangerous. In today’s message from Malachi 3, God dares His people to do something that may seem risky or scary, but He guarantees them blessings instead of harm.

In Malachi’s time, God’s people observed the evil nations around them prospering and growing strong as they suffered and seemed to be forgotten by God. In today’s message, we learn that God allows us to experience difficult and painful things in order to cleanse and refine us into a people who reflect His image, and bring Him glory.

In today's message from Malachi 2, God exposes the heart of His people in the areas of commitment and relationships–specifically dating, marriage and community.

Author A.W. Tozer said: "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." In today's message, God addresses His people regarding their view of Him and His displeasure of it.

As Pastor Jarrod begins the series on the book of Malachi, he takes a look at the response of the people when God proclaims His love for them. The question is, how are you responding to this same declaration God is making to you?

The word "invest" is easily defined by the world. Is it possible though that world has defined it incorrectly? In this message, we examine Jesus' definition of the word "invest".

Did you know that God gives everyone a talent or gift? It's up to us as believers to use that talent or gift to serve and minister to others.

In the face of our instinct to make a name for ourselves, God calls us to lay down our comfort and security to allow Him to make His name great through us.

Today, in the final message in the Proverbs series, Pastor Jarrod gives the answer to the question every Christian has asked: How do I know if it's God's will?