Echo Grace Church Podcast

What does a calf that has died have to do with tithing? Listen as Pastor Jarrod shares from Proverbs and his heart how God calls His people to faithfully support His Plan-A, the Church.

Many people hate their job and use that as an excuse to not do it well. In the first message in the Don't Waste Your Life series, Pastor Jarrod teaches that God not only created us to work, but expects us to do it with excellence.

Everyone knows how easy it is to make an enemy, but very few people consider how to keep an enemy. In today's message Pastor Jarrod teaches how we all do this, the danger it brings to our relationship with God and others, and how to undo damage that has already been done.

The book of Proverbs was written by King Solomon to his son on how to live a wise life. Pastor Jarrod uses various Proverbs in this message on the responsibility of husbands, wives, and children in order to have a healthy, God honoring family.

The Bible is clear on how the company we keep affects our relationships. The old saying that one bad apple spoils the whole bunch is true; the people we spend the most time with will have the greatest influence on our lives.

The Bible tells us in Proverbs that a friend sticks closer than a brother. In today's message Pastor Jarrod shares what it takes to have that kind of friend, and what it takes to be that friend.

In this Easter message, Pastor Jarrod teaches from the story of Lazarus's death in John 11, focusing on the response of his sisters when Jesus arrived after Lazarus had already died.

God made an entrance into this Earth, to die for me and you. Jesus made an entrance into Jerusalem, to die for me and you. On this Palm Sunday weekend, Pastor Adrian reminds us that Jesus seeks to make an entrance into our hearts as well, that we might live a life of fullness and hope as we surrender.

God hates pride because it is sin that separates us from God and leads to self-destruction. Our hope and joy then is to humble ourselves in response to His Greatness by welcoming that which humbles us and embracing that which makes us dependent on Him.

Since the beginning of time, words have been powerful. With them God created the heavens and the earth, and with them Jesus was sentenced to death on the cross. Today's message, from Proverbs 18:21, shows the power that words still carry to this day.

In this message on anger, Pastor Jarrod looks at how we display anger, how it affects our lives and others', and how scripture says we are to deal with it.

Proverbs 14:30 says "A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot." Today's message covers the dangers of envy and what to do when it creeps into your life.

In this message Pastor Jarrod teaches how our lives are untamed when we lack self-control. This is displayed when we choose the urgent and immediate feel-good, instead of the important and ultimate future-good. Listen and find out what that looks like in your life and what it all has to do with faith.

Please note, this message is for mature audiences. In the final message of the series, Pastor Jarrod preaches from the Song of Solomon, also known as Song of Songs, to let God speak about the glorious beauty of sex within the marriage, in all its graphic detail.

In today's message, Pastor Jarrod uses the subject matter of his book, "13 Ways to Ruin Your Life", and Proverbs 7 to show how any acts of sex outside of marriage is against God's design and will ruin your life. If you would like to receive a free digital copy the book, visit www. GraceOC.com.

In part two of the sermon, Pastor Jarrod continues to teach how sex is overrated and how to bring it back into balance in your marriage.

Pastor Jarrod begins this series on sex by explaining how overrated it is when experienced outside of God's original design. This message carries a PG rating due to the topic.

In the final message of the Wise Guys series, Pastor Jarrod reveals how choosing between wisdom and folly is a decision we make every day, and how that decision influences every area of our life.

We make many decisions every day without giving any thought to how they will affect our future. In this message Pastor Jarrod teaches from the book of Proverbs how the things we say, do, and choose today determine our tomorrow.

Proverbs 9:10 states that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. Many people think that means we are to be afraid of the LORD, but as Pastor Jarrod explains in today's message, it means so much more than that.

God created things to work within specific boundaries and rhythms. Pastor Jarrod's message from Proverbs 8 teaches the difference between a wise person and a foolish person. You might be a fool if…

The Bible gives clear and specific guidelines regarding many things and circumstances. But what about the decisions that are not black and white? How are we to know what to do in the gray areas of our lives? Pastor Jarrod opens this series on the book of Proverbs with answers for obtaining and applying wisdom in the gray matters of life.

For most people the preparation and excitement of Christmas begins sometime after Thanksgiving and ends on Christmas day. In this message Pastor Adrian explains from Isaiah 40 how Christmas is just the beginning, and that life after Christmas is so much more than discarded wrapping paper and empty boxes.

Every Christmas children, and some adults, have on their list that one thing that would be the best gift ever; that one gift that will fill their every desire. Will it? What ever happened to the ones from previous Christmases? Today Pastor Jarrod shares what really makes a gift the best one ever.

We live in such a fast paced world that we rarely, if ever, stop to just ponder something or treasure it as it deserves. In this message Pastor Jarrod takes a look at what it was that made Mary ponder and treasure, and challenges you to do the same.