Erie Evangelical Free Church (Erie, IL)

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues our study of the book of Nehemiah with a message titled, "The Awakening." Motivation is an important aspect to any endeavor. It's easy to start a project, but without the proper motivation we quickly abandon the task and move on to something else. In Nehemiah 9, we learn how God's glory provides the perfect motivation for us to continue our growth and maturation i...

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues our study in Nehemiah, "Rebuild and Restore." In Nehemiah 7, we found several foundational requirements for growing and maturing in our faith. But knowing is only half the battle. Where do we go from here? In Nehemiah 8, God takes Israel through the next steps and shows us how we can build on that same foundation to be molded and restored into the people He has cr...

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg returns to our series through Nehemiah with a message titled, "Growing Up." When one task is finished, it’s easy to let our guard down. But that’s rarely the end of the mission. In Nehemiah 7, after the walls have been rebuilt, God begins restoring His people to the holiness of His kingdom. Likewise, if we are to maintain our faithfulness to God's calling, we must put ourse...

Pastor Ron Eckberg preaches a special message from Psalm 126. Most of us love a good comback story. We appreciate watching someone who has fallen from the pinnacle of their life or profession and have experienced the deep darkness of the valley, show the dogged determination to claw their way back to the top. 

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches the next message in our study through the book of Nehemiah, "Rebuild and Restore." There are always roadblocks to the tasks before us. But the opposition feels more painful when the attacks become personal in nature - when others seek to derail our mission. How do we respond in a way that keeps us on track so that we can complete our work? We learn how as we discuss...

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches the 5th week of our series, "Rebuild and Restore" in the book of Nehemiah. Most of us know the ways we ought to act and the commands we are given to live according to God's great love. But even the best of us can get side-tracked and lose our way. So how do we get back on track? How do we return to living on mission? We learn just how to do this in Nehemiah 5.

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues our series in the book of Nehemiah called, "Rebuild and Restore." God calls us to work for His glory. Which, in a dark world broken by sin, will ALWAYS be met with opposition. It is a constant in our calling. How then do we maintain our focus and our commitment in the face of opposition? Nehemiah shows us in Nehemiah 4:1-23.

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues to walk us through the book of Nehemiah in our current series, "Rebuild and Restore." God gives each of us a unique calling for His glory and our job is to faithfully respond. But we were never meant to be lone rangers. Instead, God calls us to work out our calling in the context of the community of the family of faith. Nehemiah shows us how we do this as his comm...

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches week 2 of our study of Nehemiah, "Rebuild and Restore." God has issued a call into each of our lives. He wants to use us for His glory and share with us the joy of living on mission. But how exactly do we do that? How do we push ourselves into the discomfort of purposeful mission? Nehemiah shows us how to move forward faithfully into our calling in Nehemiah 2:1-20.

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg begins our brand new series, "Rebuild and Restore," as we walk through the book of Nehemiah together. We enter the new year with great hopes for what lies ahead and a desire for God's purposes to be known in our lives. But are we prepared to recognize and answer when He calls us to action? Nehemiah gives us a perfect game plan for such preparations in Nehemiah 1:1-11.

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches a special new year's message. There is nothing magical about the changing of the calendar. However, it does present us with the perfect opportunity to assess where we are and decide where we want to be a year from now. For us to grow and mature in our faith over the next 12 months we must be willing to step into discomfort and make the most of the opportunities God...

Pastor Ron Eckberg leads our final service of 2021 by asking the question, "Where do you live?" Here we examine where we set our feet to find our purpose, meaning, and stability for the upcoming year. In doing so we are challenged to examine our selves and see that we are pursing Christ and His purpose as we move forward.

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg concludes our 2021 Advent series, “Awe and Wonder”. As the image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15), Jesus is the perfect expression of God’s infinite love. Usually we point to the manger and the cross as our evidence. While this is good, the question remains: HOW does Jesus’ life perfectly express God’s infinite love. We get a beautiful look at the answer to this quest...