ERC Sundays

Pastor Matt and Pastor Chris review the conclusion to the series on Revelation, and debate whether they'd rather preserve their mind or their body. ***SHOW NOTES*** Chapter 21 In contrast to Greek dualism in which salvation consists of the flight of the soul away from the earthly and transitory to the spiritual and eternal—“always places man on a redeemed earth, not in a heavenly realm removed...

Pastor Chris concludes our series in Revelation!

Pastor Matt and Pastor Chris continue the conversation of chapters 19 and 20 in Revelation, and debate whether or not they would want to live with only 10 songs in their life, or only 5 movies. ***SHOW NOTES*** https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/revelation-19/ https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/revelation-20/ https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/views-of-the-millennium/#:~:text=T...

Pastor Matt walks through the passage in Revelation that covers the White Rider, the 1,000-year reign of Jesus, the books of works and the Book of Life as we near the end of our Revelation series. Spoilers: Jesus still wins.

Pastor Matt and Pastor Chris continue a conversation about cheating on God, the church as the bride of Christ, awkward situations and a "Would You Rather?" about death.

Pastor Chris talks about the church as the bride of Christ, cheating on God, and how Jesus stills brings us the greatest invitation of all.

Pastor Matt and Pastor Chris break down the seven bowls of wrath, talk about their favorite things to have in a bowl. Shiny Moses and Hippie Jesus make an appearance and Equal-Opportunity Wrath is discussed. ***Show Notes*** Enduring Word Commentary: https://enduringword.com/bible-commentary/revelation-15/

Pastor Matt continues our series through Revelation but takes a turn from wrath and fear and takes a look at a life that is awake and alive, lived in the freedom of the debt paid by Jesus.

Pastor Matt and Pastor Chris discuss God's wrath, how we justify cheating on God (sin) and the fallacies of making reservations.

Pastor Chris continues through Revelation in Chapter 14, touching on the wrath of God and the imperative need of the patient endurance of Christians.

Revelation 13 – Show notes – 3.10.25 (1) John’s vision of a beast rising from the sea. (Guzik) Because ancientIsrael was wary of  the sea , it was afigure of evil and chaos that seemed to resist God, though the resistance was unsuccessful:  ( Psalm 74:12-13 )  ( Psalm 89:8-9 ) ( Isaiah 57:20 )  “There are a number of suggestions as to why the diadems are placed on the horns rather than on the head...

Pastor Matt walks through some perspectives on the land and sea beasts, the unholy trinity of the tribulation, thoughts on the antichrist, and the mark of the beast. Spoiler: Jesus still wins.

Pastor Matt and Pastor Chris discuss what temperature they'd prefer an unchanging climate to be, and the things left unsaid about Revelation 12 from Sunday's message. ***SHOW NOTES*** Sunday Leftover Notes 3/3/25 12:1-2 In this symbolism we must discern Israel, the chosen people of God. ‘She comes standing upon the Old Testament revelation of reflected light and clothed with the New Testam...

Pastor Matt and Pastor Chris offer up a double helping of leftovers as they wrap-up the recap of this week's message on Revelation 8-11.

Pastor Matt and Pastor Chris reflect on some additional takeaways from Revelation 8 & 9 and discuss which is more difficult to fight off: a horse-sized duck or a herd of duck-sized horses.

Pastor Matt does a rapid-fire overview of the Seven Trumpets, and explains why God's love still overshadows his prolific wrath portrayed in Revelation.

Pastor Matt and Pastor Chris recap the weekend, discuss if they'd rather have a personal chef or a personal trainer, and take a longer look at Chapters 6 & 7 in Revelation.

Pastor Chris continues our series in Revelation, examining the seven seals and God's people revealed to John.

Pastor Matt and Pastor Chris recap Sunday's message and take a deeper dive on Revelation 4 & 5, including thoughts on crowns, eyes, and horned lambs. ***SHOW NOTES*** “Sunday Leftover” Notes 2/10/25 -Rev 4:3 appearance of jasper and carnelian…splendor of divine presence. Reminiscent of the high priests of OT Ex 28:17-20; 39:10-14 -Rev 4:4 There are five heavenly crowns mentioned in the New...

Pastor Chris continues our series in Revelation and teaches on the throne room of God and the various creatures, objects, persons and meanings therein, to the glory of the Lamb who was slain.

Pastor Matt teaches on the John's letters to the 7 churches in Revelation, and how we should receive them as the church today.

Pastor Matt kicks off our study in Revelation by examining how Jesus reveals himself to John and how he is the support and foundation for the early church.

Pastor Matt wraps up our 4-week series on Spiritual Disciplines in talking about giving, and how we can approach it, but ultimately, that it must be entered into cheerfully.

Pastor Chris teaches on the intimacy and necessity of prayer.

Pastor Matt continues the series by examining the discipline of fasting and the different ways it was used in the Bible and what that means for our lives today.