Emmanuel Community Church Sermon Podcast

This weekend we will continue our study of Paul's epistle to the Philippians. As we move into Philippians 2:17-30, we'll see three examples of men who modeled sacrificial service for the Christian community. In their examples we'll see that Christian community only works when we approach it with a mindset of sacrificial service rather than asking, "what's in it for me?"

This weekend, we’re looking at a letter from Paul to his long-distance friends in Philippi. He reminds them that even when he's far away, the Lord is near. And because of that, they can draw near to each other too

This weekend, we'll continue our study of Philippians by unpacking chapter 1 verses 18-30. There we will listen in as Paul processes his commitment to the Christian community and how it was rooted in his commitment to Jesus.

This weekend we'll continue our series, "God is Near" by digging into Philippians 1:3-18. As Paul opens his letter to a church he founded, he'll give us a good look at what it is that ties healthy believers together - the common mission that drives Christian community.

This weekend we will kick off our Spring Series called, "The Lord is Near." We'll begin a study of Philippians with a broad overview of this incredible epistle. We'll unpack the first two verses, and discover the key themes of the book. And we'll see how Philippians is a great place to get equipped for Christian community.

During Easter services we'll focus on the resurrection of Jesus to a new eternal life and how we are invited to share in that life with Him. In both cases we'll continue to explore how fulfilled Scripture points us to the fulfillment we're all longing for.

In this Good Friday service, we'll offer an opportunity to engage with the truth of Christ's loving sacrifice on the cross and to share in communion together.

This weekend, we’ll enter into Holy Week and celebrate Palm Sunday together. We’ll consider the way that Jesus’ words and actions around His triumphal entry fulfilled a centuries old prophecy in Isaiah 53. And we’ll consider how a proper understanding of Jesus can lead us to our own fulfillment.

We conclude our study of 1 Samuel 25 as a case study on peacemaking. We look at the second half of the chapter and we see how the story ends. In the process, we will get a masterclass of peacemaking from Abigail, a look at how a godly person handles correction in David, and a final call to consider how we can avoid ending up like Nabal.

This weekend, we'll look at conflict through the lens of an Old Testament story that often goes unnoticed. In 1 Samuel 25, we'll see a tense situation that involves three people. Each of them will contribute to the conflict in radically different ways. We'll see an offender, one who is offended, and a peacemaker. Each of them have something to teach all of us as we seek to be disciples of Jesus wh...

This weekend, we explore the two choices Jesus presented to the crowd from Matthew 7:24-29 and discover what it means to build a life that truly lasts.

In our look at Genesis 22:1-14, we will learn three valuable lessons about the Lord’s provision and we'll see that God has many names. Each one amplifies His complexity and His capabilities.

We wrap up the This is Us series where we will revisit our theme of His Word, Our Walk and the 7 Core Values that make up who we are as a body of believers.

This weekend we'll examine our seventh and last core value at ECC. Emmanuel Community Church is Courageous. We're called to do difficult things, and often we don't feel very courageous. So how do we shift from fear or frustration to biblical courage? We'll look to Psalm 46 to see what the Lord has to say about shifting into calm courage.

This week, we'll see that God has called us to be a church that is Missional and how that drives us to be the hands and feet of Jesus in Fort Wayne and around the world.

In this message, we continue exploring our core values in our series "This is Us." Our fifth core value is that ECC is "Transformational." As we dig into what that means, we'll see that God has called each of us to a life of personal growth and change that runs deeper than we might expect.

This weekend, we'll work through our fourth core value at Emmanuel, being RELATIONAL. We'll see that seeking to build healthy relationships - as messy and challenging as they can be - is central to what it means to be a disciple of Jesus.

We will be focusing on our third core value of authentic living. We strive to be open and honest about ourselves, taking off the masks we might be used to wearing.

In this message, we will heat up our second core value - that Emmanuel always strives to be Biblical. We'll spend most of our time exploring 2 Timothy 3:16-17 and see how it describes the way the Bible gives us traction for life.

This weekend, we will explore our first core value in Colossians 1:13-20 and recognize that first and foremost Emmanuel is Christ-centered.

We will kick off our series, "This is Us" with a look at our purpose as a church. We'll explore some of the key passages that have informed our purpose from the beginning. And we’ll see what's behind our overarching theme, "His Word, Our Walk."

Hebrews 12:1-2 is the point in the book where the writer transitions from a lot of deep teaching (His Word) to an extended conversation about how to apply that teaching (Our Walk). It’s a short text but packed with helpful direction on how to move beyond a resolution and into a life of endurance in our walk with Jesus.

In our last message of 2024, we will walk you through Psalm 139. We invited you to gather with friends or family, where in the message you will be set up well to use materials provided in the sermon notes to do some self-examination together focused on the year you just lived out. The goal is to invite the Lord and fellow believers to help you consider how you will approach the new year the Lord h...

This message concludes the Path of Peace series on Christmas Eve.

As we move closer to Christmas, we will step back into Zechariah's story in Luke chapter one. When his pain had skewed him toward doubt, God gave him the severe mercy of silence. But God's mercy didn't stop there. As we consider what happened next for Zechariah, we will get a good look at how we can follow God's mercy out of our doubt and into a faith that leads us to peace in Christ.