Echo Church NZ: Recent Episodes
Echo Church NZ
We bring our true and whole selves to the whānau. Our Heavenly Father accepts us on the basis of His mercy and grace made available to us through the sacrifice of His son Jesus, not on the basis of our performance. Therefore, we are free to live honestly before God and others. Living a life of openness and vulnerability reminds us we are all on a journey. We are a community that talks about things as they really are and does our best to keep it real. We aspire to truly live out what we talk about.
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We describe ourselves as family and whānau, because church is more than a community. The common metaphor used to talk about the people of God in the New Testament is that of brothers and sisters: God is forming us into a loving family. We believe it is in the context of this family of faith and grace that we learn how to follow Jesus more fully. We thrive when we celebrate God’s goodness together, learning how to be like Jesus through the sharing of our journeys.
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We are committed to growing in spiritual practices, both communal and personal. Spiritual practices are our way of making ourselves available to and open to God's grace, to the Spirit of God working in us to transform us. They are ways of setting our minds upon the things above. Spiritual practices are ways of intentionally learning to be with Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and doing the things Jesus would do if He was us in this world.
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We believe that God is making all things new through the power of his Kingdom. We are called and committed to a life of mission here and now. Playing our part in God’s redemptive story, we offer up our whole lives and vocations as a crucial part of the outworking of His mission. We want everyone to have a chance to hear the good news of Jesus and his kingdom in a way they can understand, from someone they can trust and with a power that's transformational.
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We love because God first loved us. His love is what the original biblical text refers to as “agape”, the unconditional and highest form of love. We want to be people of this type of love, who do everything out of agape, because without love it all counts for nothing. We love our Heavenly Father, we love our Lord and Saviour Jesus and we love His Holy Spirit with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. We love others, as we love ourselves.
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To be a family becoming wholehearted followers of Jesus, together.
He whānau e manawanui ana kia Ihu Karaiti.
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What does it look like to be found ready for Jesus’ return?
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What does it look like to be found ready for Jesus’ return?
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What does it look like to be found ready for Jesus’ return?
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What does it look like to be found ready for Jesus' return?
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Jesus coming into this world changed everything for us. His life, death and resurrection has enabled us to be reconciled to God and has given us access to all the promises of God which are revealed in scripture. We will be looking at what Jesus' life has accomplished for us.
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We live in a world where life is being increasingly marked by hurriedness, tiredness, burnout, and stress. Jesus came to model and invite us into a better way. Jesus invites us into a way where our lives are marked by rest, peace, grace & contentment.
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We live in a world where life is being increasingly marked by hurriedness, tiredness, burnout, and stress. Jesus came to model and invite us into a better way. Jesus invites us into a way where our lives are marked by rest, peace, grace & contentment.
Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay
We live in a world where life is being increasingly marked by hurriedness, tiredness, burnout, and stress. Jesus came to model and invite us into a better way. Jesus invites us into a way where our lives are marked by rest, peace, grace & contentment.
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How can we live our lives in a way that we are not feeling like we are constantly running on empty?
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How do we faithfully steward what God has put in our hands?
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What are things that unite us together as followers of Jesus?
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What are things that unite us together as followers of Jesus?
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What are things that unite us together as followers of Jesus?
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What are things that unite us together as followers of Jesus?
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What are things that unite us together as followers of Jesus?
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Following Jesus is not a single yes but a lifetime of saying yes. How do we live this way?
(Due to a technical error, the first minute of this episode is missing.)
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How do we step into the freedom that Jesus has made available to us?
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How do we step into the freedom that Jesus has made available to us?
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How do we step into the freedom that Jesus has made available to us?
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How do we step into the freedom that Jesus has made available to us?
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What seeds do we need to sow in our lives today to bless our future selves?
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What seeds do we need to sow in our lives today to bless our future selves?
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What lessons can we learn from the life of Cornelius the Centurion?
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