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Digging Deeper...
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Read Acts 4:23-37
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In this passage, Peter and John prayed bold prayers before God that led to bold results.
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How would you describe the way you typically pray? In what ways do your prayers reflect what you believe about God?
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What stood out to you about bold prayers after reading Peter and John’s prayers in Acts 4?
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When was the last time you were amazed by the power of prayer? How did that experience affect your relationship with God?
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Why do you think prayers become bolder when they prayed together in a group?
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What’s keeping you from changing small prayers into bold prayers?
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What bold prayers do you need to start praying today?
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Peter and John’s prayers led to bold results. What bold results would you like to see come from your bold prayers?
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What impact do you think it would have on your church if everyone began praying bold prayers?
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In what ways have you seen the power of bold prayers build your faith in Christ?
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Read Acts 4:1-22.
In this passage, Peter and John exhibit such boldness before the Sanhedrin that it
tremendously impacted those around them.
- What can you learn about being bold for Christ from Peter and John’s example in
Acts 4?
- Peter and John were ordinary people who spoke and acted with boldness. How
do you think being bolder for Christ would impact you and your relationship with
God?
- How would you rate your current level of boldness? What’s keeping you from
being bold?
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In what areas of life do you most need more boldness?
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Describe a time when you were bold. What was the outcome of your boldness
and what did you learn from it?
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Who could benefit from your being bold for Christ?
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Who would you describe as being amazingly bold for Christ? What about their
boldness inspires you?
- As Jesus builds your faith, your boldness will also grow. What steps do you need
to take immediately to grow your faith?
The words you speak have power. They can bring life or death. They can build up or tear down. They can empower or destroy. Whether they are the words you speak to another person or ones you think to yourself, words make a difference.
The right words will affect your relationships, your prayers, and your spiritual growth. In fact, learning the right words can change every aspect of your life.
Note: Normally we edit down our services to provide just the teaching (for convenience), but this Family Sunday service was very special from start to finish so we opted to leave it unedited.
Hear the powerful stories of how our student's lives were changed this year through our School of Ministry! If you would like to hear more about the school, click the link below.
There are many uncertain and negative things being predicted in the coming year. Continued fears about the COVID pandemic, political unrest, as well as economic woes have many fearing what’s ahead. But as the One who holds the past, present and future in his hands, only God truly knows the future. While much of it is hidden from us, there are certain things about our future God wants to us know that will allow hope to predict what’s coming.
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1 Peter 3:15 (GNB) "Be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you."
Being ready with this kind of hope is not based on being doctrinally correct, or what church you go to or how often, nor is it wishful thinking or cheery optimism. Real hope that is produced through the Holy Spirit living in you. It is the type of hope people can see and sense. It is an unshakable trust in God’s faithfulness and an expectation His blessing on our lives.
Legacy member Pastor Sharon Allison shares stories of trusting God, seeing breakthrough and how she is still trusting God for more.
Listen to this message if you are in as season that needs an injection of hope!
The term "eschatology" refers to the study of end times, or specifically "last days." The question often arises, is the end of the world near?
Hosted by ECC's School of Ministry, join Pastor Joel as he discusses the answer to this and other questions.
Topics include: -Interpreting Bible prophecy -Clearing confusing theologies about a premillennial rapture -Understanding the Book of Revelation -Ending victorious… and more!
(*bonus footage...pardon the glitches)
Part of our mission at ECC is to equip you to be used by God wherever you're at! In your home, the marketplace, and abroad, you are called to bring heaven to earth.
Connecting people to Jesus can seem scary- but don't worry! We're ALL commissioned and capable to expand the kingdom, so it's important we develop the tools to do it well!
Take a listen to this bonus footage from our 2 part evangelism series that is designed to help you discover your story, find God in it, and then equip you to simply share your story with others.
Escondido Christian School of Ministry's mission is to empower you to pursue a deeper connection with the Father and all you are created for. We are committed to partner with each of you as you learn to hear the voice of God and know that you have gifts and calling attached to your life.
This program will cover many topics including identity in Christ, gifts of the Holy Spirit, hearing God's voice, prophetic ministry, biblical foundations and more. You were called to change the world and we want to empower you to minister God's love everywhere you go.
Registration for the class of 2021/2022 is currently open and enrolling!
This morning, join Pastor Joel for a teaching on how the spiritual gifts modeled in the New Testament are still available today...and are for YOU!
This morning we are celebrating our senior pastors' birthdays! Join us for a VERY special birthday party!
You belong, and were hand chosen, by God, to sit at His table. He made a seat just for you. The word says that His banner over you is love!
"Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." We are commanded to occupy until the Father returns! In this message, we hear from our inner healing team about how bringing heaven to earth is part our commission, but it's important that we are whole so that we can lead others into wholeness as well.
Activations!
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Service is what you do with what you know. Christ died to set us free from sin, death, fear and shame, and establish us in freedom so we can live and love as God’s glorious children! We are called to live a life surrendered to Him. List three areas in your life where you are living freely and responsibly and reflect on how God brought you into this freedom. Is there an area where He is inviting you to step into greater freedom?
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Ask the Lord to show you a close family member or friend you can honor with a creative, random act of kindness. Be generous in this! Dream with God to come up with an idea uniquely designed to show love and value to that person, such as cooking a special meal, giving a unique gift, or sending him or her a prophetic word.
Activations!
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Did you know that God speaks to you? Remember, the voice of the Lord sounds like you, just smarter! Take a moment and invite Him to speak to you. He may speak in a whisper, it could be a “random” thought that is not random at all, a picture in your mind, a sense or feeling. What is saying or showing to you?
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We learned that all things are possible through Jesus. Knowing this, what seemingly “impossible” prayer could you pray over your family, communities, or situation to see God’s Kingdom come to earth and change things?
Activations!
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We are adopted into God’s family, so we intentionally create family and community wherever we go. How are you doing in this area? Do you have a community around you? What do you value about your community? How can you better connect with the people the Lord has placed in your life?
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We learned that God’s word transforms! Think of an area or situation in your life where you need to see breakthrough or a change. Find a verse that speaks God’s truth about that situation. You can use your bible app, google, or your concordance in the back of your Bible. Write it down and begin to declare His living Word over that thing!. Share it here...
Activations!
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You can’t afford to have any other thoughts about yourself that God doesn’t have about you! Give at least 3 examples of what Jesus says about you. How does that revelation change how you see yourself? What’s one specific way you want to grow in understanding and walking in your identity?
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What was one thing you heard during this teaching about God’s goodness or grace that was new or challenging to you? How can you begin to apply this new truth to your life?
We've all been adopted into God's family, but it can look different for everyone so understanding this spirit of adoption is so important! ECC as a church community creates a giant family as we open our lives and homes up to others. In this message, hear stories of adoptions from within our church and be filled with hope to learn not only how you too have been adopted but are created to reflect the adoption heart of our Father!
In her message, Disruptors, Dana’s heart is to equip God’s people to rise to the call of disruption--to bring kingdom order to the chaos of the world. She will also be addressing soul wounds and ministering to those who want to be healed from the wounds of the past so they can freely run their race in the lane God designed for them.
We would love to pray for you! Click link to be connected to a staff member: http://escchristian.com/prayer/
Tune in to our first ever, annual Heart for the House service where we looked back at what God has done at Escondido Christian in the last year and also shared what we are trusting Him to do in the year that lays ahead. We firmly believe this next year is going to be our best year yet, and we invite you to be a part of it!