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Identity is a popular topic that is prevalent in today’s world. The question “Who are you?” can stir up anxiety. Parents, coaches, influencers, personality tests, and countless voices around us convince us who we should be. It seems like everyone is searching for someone to tell them who they are. But trying to be anyone other than who God created you to be is exhausting. How can we understand the...

Have you ever struggled to understand why and how to spend time with God in prayer? We might approach prayer out of obligation, a sense of guilt, or neglect praying altogether. You might feel shame for your past and believe that you aren’t worthy of having a loving relationship with God. But our Creator wants to build an intimate relationship with you! He wants this relationship to be real, so he...

🌟 Join Us for Echo. Church At Home! 🌟 🗣️ Pastor Filipe on Healthy Rhythms in 2024: Discover how to establish healthy rhythms for a fulfilling year. Pastor Filipe explores Jesus’ life as a guide and shares insights on intentional living. Learn practical steps for a purpose-driven life. 📝 Download the Healthy Rhythms Worksheet: https://www.echo.church/wp-content/up... 📖 God’s Wisdom for Healthy...

How many people do you know are stressed out this Christmas season? Buying the right gifts, finishing work and school tasks, and putting up those who cause our heads to spin. :) I want to invite you to take a breath. This year, let’s make Christmas different and awaken wonder together. Join us today as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and awaken the wonder that was felt over 2000 years ago!...

In this busy world, how often do you stop and think about what matters? We often go through the motions and lose sight of what should be our primary concern. But, how do we know what we should give our focus to? In the ‘Parable of the Net,’ Jesus communicates a difficult topic by using fishing imagery to communicate an important truth. We are forced to evaluate our priorities as this parable chall...

Have you ever wanted something so bad that you were willing to take great lengths to get it? We often get so busy with life that we forget to assess whether or not the things we are pouring energy and time into are still worth it. Jesus shared stories to help us open our eyes to things we’ve become blind to and show us areas where we need to upgrade our perspective. Choosing to surrender to Jesus...

Do you know why you feel lost at times when you don’t find a purpose in your life? It is because you were designed to flourish and mature into abundance. Your steps have influenced our church and the Bay Area in huge and impactful ways. And there are more small steps God is calling you to take to become a high impact on healing relationships, restoring families, breaking addictions, and more. The...

Did you ever experience facing bigger and unexpected challenges when trying to catch up with something important? Be it with a project deadline, an assignment submission at school, or just running your chores hastily to catch up with an appointment on time. We all have moments in life where things didn’t go as planned and we end up messing up more. More often than not, our gut instinct is to feel...

Have you ever been in a situation where you experienced something totally different than another person, though you were in the same place as them? How can two people be in similar environments, see similar things, yet be impacted very differently by those situations? Do you believe it’s our attitudes, beliefs, and posture toward situations in our lives that have a lot to do with what we get out o...

Maybe it was a friend that helped you navigate a difficult relationship. Or an encouragement from a manager to throw your hat in the ring for a promotion. Or that could be anyone who did or said something that benefitted you in some way. How did you show your gratitude to them? Showing gratitude might not always sound like a  very proactive thing. But what does God say about being grateful towards...

In your relationships with your partner, children, family, or friends - did you ever feel like you failed them somehow and felt the need to make it up to them? Humans tend to balance out our wrongs with rights. Does doing what is right erase what we did wrong? Do we need to do good things to eliminate the bad we have done? Does doing what is right determine God’s love for us, or is it something el...

Out of nowhere, have you ever experienced the echoes of words from your parents, teachers, or bosses decades after you actually heard them? Words are powerful and have a high impact on building our lives. But how do you know which words are worth basing your life upon? What if you pick the wrong ones? Christianity and a few other religions consider following the word of God to base their lives upo...

Jesus was said to be one of the most influential people to ever live. Some call him a moral teacher, some call him a prophet, and some call him a great man. The Bible calls him the Messiah and the Son of God.  Across religions, people have different theories regarding Jesus. But who is Jesus? Is he really God?  Join us today as we continue our series “Explore God” and dig deep to understand how Je...

Did you ever have that experience of believing in things blindly based on someone’s face value? And did you ever experience the surprise of them being completely wrong during self-learning? It is often assumed that christianity comes with a price. It is usually comprehended that Christianity has love as well as punishment? How far is this true? How narrow or wide is Christianity? How is it differe...

Why do bad things happen to good people? If they say God is loving, why doesn’t he abolish pain and suffering? If He has the ultimate power, why does He even allow evil to exist? Have you had moments where you doubted the goodness of God? When you see the suffering in this world personally or globally, have you ever thought if God is even real? If He is real, then where is He when I am suffering?...

Why do we believe what we believe? Because we experienced something? Or because we are told something? Or is it a mixture of both? Regardless of what percentage group you’re in, we’ve all likely thought about God at some point in our lives, didn’t we? And the answers could feel complex and confusing. It might have even made you wonder, Is God Even Real? Cosmological, ontological, philosophical, or...

Did you ever experience something popping up on your phone moments after you talk about it? We are living in a time when getting answers to our questions is easier than ever before. But there’s one question that isn’t so easy to answer, and it’s one that everyone asks: “What is my purpose in life?” As humans, we often try to find our purpose in our accomplishments, wealth, or pleasure — things tha...

People often confuse Unity with Uniformity. What does Unity real mean to you? Togetherness with people of your type? Or togetherness with people of diverse types? Why should diverse groups of people be united as one? And how can we be? Our culture is filled with division and fighting. As God’s children, why should we all together take part in making a difference for ourselves and for others. Join...

Have you ever wondered why at times we are bored of the existing things and long to make new things? Indeed, you are created in the image of God. God himself is creative, and so are you. The world needs people who create things not for profit but for a purpose. The world needs people that model a RENEWED LIFE, who have a different way of THINKING, and who live for a bigger PURPOSE. The world needs...

Be it before a drive or a flight. Be it before a family member going on a dangerous hike. Or when a loved one is going on an unsafe but important mission - What would be your prayer? Would you pray for health and safety? Or would you pray for boldness and strength?  In today’s message, a very special guest speaker Brett Bymaster will examine Bible passages, guiding us through why is it important t...

Whether the industry or domain is politics, education, tech, or business, many of you are working jobs to advance someone’s vision for good. Whether you are 12 years old or 100 years old, you are envisioned to work to make the world a better place. Some of you might love the work you do, but some of you take it as a burden. And yes, your work matters. And the way you work matters to God. Wherever...

Have you ever wondered if your current circumstances are more than a coincidence? What if your current circumstances have been intentionally orchestrated for a specific purpose? The truth is that God has placed you in your current job, home, and community to bring about good as part of His greater plan. Join us today as we kick off a very powerful series, For The Good. Let’s press into how we can...

You might have the best mama ever!! But do you remember a time when you made her mad? We all make our mamas mad. And Jesus did too! As he is the one who can be termed “fully God” and “fully human”. What can we learn from the times that Jesus made his mama mad? Join us today for a very special message as we understand the difference between mistake and sin and what and how our Creator teaches us ho...

Every summer at Echo. Church we unpack the stories behind some of our favorite films, how they speak to our lives and faith. While our services go live at https://echo.online.church we are continuing the discussion right here about the movies and about the messages of our series. Are you someone who wishes life was comfortable and stable? As humans, we long for things to go well. But how often do...

Are you someone with a deep desire to be great at something or do something significant? Or did you have that desire at some point in life but now feel like you are old and have gone too far to fulfill what you wanted to do? Either way, that desire is inside of you because God created you that way. Yes, God created you to be a hero. But how do you know what steps to take to be that Hero you were m...