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Misplaced Messiahship never ends well. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-10-Notes.pdf
Disciples of Jesus set our minds on things above! Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/11-03-Notes.pdf
High places can’t simply be removed. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-27-Notes.pdf
How can disciples of Jesus shine between elections? Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-20-Notes.pdf
How can we effectively steward our vote? Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-13-Notes.pdf
What can we learn from seven instructions that Jesus gave His disciples? Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/10-06-Notes.pdf
Trench warfare isn’t working. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-29-Notes.pdf
The Lamb alone is worthy. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-22-Notes.pdf
The church needs a renewed political imagination. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-15-Notes.pdf
We invite you to join a very different kind of party. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-08-Notes.pdf
One of the best ways to experience God’s blessings is to join Him in His work. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/09-01-Notes.pdf
Would you rather have a guide that you always understand or one that you can trust? Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-25-Notes.pdf
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“Do you trust me?” is a loaded question! Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-11-Notes.pdf
Why is trust described as the currency of life? Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/08-04-Notes.pdf
Good things happen when we wait on the Lord. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-28-Notes.pdf
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God invites us to enter into His refuge Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-14-Notes.pdf
Sometimes spoilers are helpful. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/07-07-Notes.pdf
The Presence of God is accessible today! Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/06-30-Notes.pdf
Those who place their faith in idols become like them. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/06-23-Notes.pdf
If you don’t have the words, use David’s. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/06-16-Notes.pdf
Praise changes how we understand God and see our world. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/06-09-Notes.pdf
Psalms provide permission for our pain and hope for redemption. Click here for this week’s note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/06-02-Notes.pdf
This might be the most overdue teaching series that we’ve ever done!Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-26-Notes.pdf
Are your fears about evangelism well-founded? Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-19-Notes.pdf
Don’t let broken soundtracks sabotage your work and workspaces! Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-12-Notes.pdf Have you checked out our resources page? We've created a page with Scripture references and books we are diving into during this series, as well as a Spotify playlist of all the songs we are singing! Click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/resources If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Do you know the three questions that can help us overcome chronic negativity? Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/05-05-Notes.pdf Have you checked out our resources page? We've created a page with Scripture references and books we are diving into during this series, as well as a Spotify playlist of all the songs we are singing! Click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/resources If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04-28-Notes.pdf Have you checked out our resources page? We've created a page with Scripture references and books we are diving into during this series, as well as a Spotify playlist of all the songs we are singing! Click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/resources If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on You. - 2 Chronicles 20:12 Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04-21-Notes.pdf Have you checked out our resources page? Click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/resources If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Seeking help is a sign of wisdom, not weakness. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04-14-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
We live in an age when science is catching up with Scripture. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/04-07-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Blessed are those who believe and those who believe are a blessing to others! Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/03-31-Notes.pdf We have some free resources from our Lenten teaching series. Download our I AM. HE IS. wallpaper for your phone here: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Phone-Wallpaper-scaled.jpeg. Stickers, bookmarks and other free resources can be requested here: https://emmanuelcovenant.churchcenter.com/people/forms/716271 If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
How’s your connection with Christ? Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/03-24-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
What do we do with Jesus’ most exclusionary claim? Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/03-17-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
What if resurrection is more than a metaphor? Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/03-10-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Jesus isn’t introducing a new metaphor in John 10, He’s embodying a familiar one. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/03-03-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Imagine a world where more good shepherds are stationed at more doors. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-25-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
I am in darkness. He is the Light of the world. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-18-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
I am hungry. He is the Bread of Life. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-11-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
What could (or should) Sabbath look like in today’s world? Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02-04-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Sabbath is an invitation worth saying "yes" to Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/01-28-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Did Jesus abolish Sabbath? Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/01-21-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
In the Old Testament, Sabbath set God’s people apart Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/01-14-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Sabbath goes back to the beginning. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/01-07-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Let’s thank God for what He did in 2023 as we look ahead to 2024. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/12-31-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Good news! God isn’t out of gold! If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
When was the last time you witnessed something worth witnessing about? Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/12-17-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Without hope it’s difficult to experience joy Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/12-10-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
How does God meet us in our deepest longings? Click here for this week's note sheet. If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
How can we access real joy when God asks us to do something really hard? Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-26-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Christmas. "It's the most wonderful time of the year..." But what if it isn't? What if life has thrown some challenges your way and you don't really feel the joy of the season? Does that mean you're the Grinch? Scrooge? Cousin Larry....? In this our very first Advent Podcast we will explore ways in which we can experience real, sustaining joy in this season of Christmas where it can sometimes feel like failure to not be in the "Christmas spirit."
The Blame Less Project is an idea whose time has come. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-19-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Blaming others creates a battlefield. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-12-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
We’re more response-able and resource-full than most people real-ize. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11-05-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Blame goes back to the beginning. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-29-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Blame is a really, really big deal. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-22-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Whatever stage we’re at, we should number our days Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-15-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Is your limp a blessing to others? Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/10-08-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Second half wisdom is a gift! Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/10-01-Notes.pdfIf you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Obedience and honor have a lot to teach Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/09-24-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Who’s training our kids and what are they learning? Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/09-17-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
Growing pains hurt less in community. Click here for this week's note sheet: https://www.emmanuel.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/09-10-Notes.pdf If you are interested in learning more about a relationship with Jesus or in finding a community of believers, click here: https://www.emmanuel.church/next
It’s back to blessing time!
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How’s your diet as a disciple?
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Why will our new Juntos service be bilingual and not just in Spanish?
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What if the best community is one where everyone is juntos?
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Emmanuel is about to step out in faith . . . again!
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Love is the authenticating signature of mature Christians.
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Why do we only celebrate resurrection once a year?
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What if God has our best interests in mind… even regarding sexuality?
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Whose guidance are you trusting in the area of life that matters most?
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Scripture’s “No Trespassing" signs are purposefully placed.
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What does Paul have to say about hats, headship, and worship?
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The Spirit’s gifts given to us are not primarily for us.Click here for this week's notes page
Our experience with the Holy Spirit is meant to be much more than a “Personal Pentecost."Click here for this week's notes page
The Holy Spirit’s presence among us is incomparable treasure in jars of clay.Click here for this week's notes page
Don’t judge… except when you should judge... Got it?Click here for this week's notes page
He said yes - and look what happened!Click here for this week's notes pageClick here for the kids activity page
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How do we give as the Bible instructs and the Spirit leads?Click here for this week’s notes page
How do we develop a deeper, more meaningful walk with God?Click here for this week’s notes page
What does Jesus’ manger, cross, and tomb reveal about Who Jesus was?Click here for this week’s notes page
Jesus claimed to be the way. What do we do with that? Doing nothing isn’t an option.Click here for this week’s notes page
What do you know about the Jesus Movement and why should you care?Click here for this week’s notes page
The arrival of Jesus impacted our world like a meteorite!Click here for this week’s notes page
Peace is possible even after a fall.Click here for this week’s notes pageFor more Advent resources visit www.emmanuel.church/advent
How can we experience more shalom at home?Click here for this week’s notes pageFor more Advent resources visit www.emmanuel.church/advent
Will you receive the peace that Jesus offers?Click here for this week’s notes pageFor more Advent resources visit www.emmanuel.church/advent
The arrival of the Prince of Peace is Good News
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There’s no place like home.
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What are the keys to creating spaces where people can flourish today?
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Let’s have a candid conversation about the rapid rise in the number of people who identify as trans.
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Our hearts need help
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Our hearts need help
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Compassion compels Christians to respond. How do we respond well?
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Compassion compels Christians to respond. How do we respond well?
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Prevailing worldviews that place the self at the center didn’t emerge overnight. In Part 3, we’ll provide the history behind our current events. Beginning with an event that we call “The Fall.”
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Prevailing worldviews that place the self at the center didn’t emerge overnight. In Part 3, we’ll provide the history behind our current events. Beginning with an event that we call “The Fall.”
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Let’s start at the beginning. How does Scripture answer the question, “What does it mean to be human?” Let’s talk about why that question matters and the answer that can change your life.
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Let’s start at the beginning. How does Scripture answer the question, “What does it mean to be human?” Let’s talk about why that question matters and the answer that can change your life.
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Thanks for entering into this important conversation with us!
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“God loves you and I hate you” isn’t a good look.
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“God loves you and I hate you” isn’t a good look.
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Few things will affect your entire life like the leaven you consume.
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We can’t succeed if we don’t learn from those we lead
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The search for solutions starts in the mirror.
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Prophecy often comes in the form of an invitation.
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There’s a big difference between righteous anger and unrighteous actions.
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Why do we always seem to want what we shouldn't have?
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What’s the difference between toxic masculinity and true strength?
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When God sees and we ask, problems find solutions.
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We can learn from the mistakes of the past or we can repeat them.
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What does Scripture teach disciples about discipleship?
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You won’t need someone else’s script when you’re part of the story.
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What’s your In Christ moment?
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What if Jesus was telling the truth?
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Don't stay stuck
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When you follow Jesus, the discoveries keep coming.
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When you think the end is near, what are you looking for?
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Who are you inviting in and who are you keeping out?
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Do you want increasingly more of what Christ had?
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Disciples of Jesus can experience peace, even in a storm.
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If you knew when and where you’d die, how would you live?
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Even Jesus had to actively listen for the Father's voice.
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How can human voices help us discern heaven’s whispers?
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How does God speak through Scripture and what can it look like?
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How do we filter God’s whispers through the world’s noise?
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Have you ever looked at Christmas through the lens of dis-appointment?
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We’ve been entrusted with news that was once entrusted to angels.
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You can tell a lot about a person by how they present themselves.
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What does the God of creation and the cross require of us?
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Disciples of Jesus don’t lament like those who have no hope.
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How do we move beyond entrenched narratives and into the kind of nuanced engagement that brings about change?
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We’re setting up a table in no man’s land. We invite you to bring your Bible and join us there.
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In a world where somebody should do something, we are they.
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The closer you walk with Jesus, the more captivated you are by His Bride!
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Dragging your feet on God's path has consequences
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If you find yourself repeating past mistakes, you aren’t alone.
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Anti isn’t all bad, but let’s focus on the for.
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Were the things that divide us a big deal for Him?
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Let’s build something worth telling others about and let’s tell others about it!
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What’s your part in this partnership?
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We’re about to launch a very unconventional building project. What can we learn from those who’ve gone before us?
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Modern exiles shepherd and submit with humility.
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Suffering aligns us with Christ and develops us as kingdom-bearers.
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The World needs us to need each other.
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How do we balance the tension of representing Christ well in our culture but acting counter culturally, especially at home?
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How do we stand firm in our values and beliefs while also practicing submission?
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Jesus is so that we can be.
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Being exiled is an invitation.
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For Easter people, back to normal is a step backwards.
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When do big crowds make our Savior weep?
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Christianity may not get you killed but it will cost you your life.
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When truth is at a premium, firm foundations matter.
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Want to shine like an exit ramp on a dark and dangerous road? Sincerely seek and graciously extend forgiveness!
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If your faith in Christ has ever been shaken, you’re in good company!
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How did the word for “witness” become synonymous with “martyr”?
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Participation in the family of God invites us to radically reorient our lives.
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Whatever you are saying yes to is what you are being converted to.
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In a world this broken, we need big, bold, prayers.
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If the Acts Church prioritized baptism, why wouldn’t we?
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Jesus promised to send us the same Helper Who helped Him.
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Don’t you wish you had more of what they had?
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Five new additions for 2021.
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Three top-level takeaways from a year we’ll never forget.
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As we pursue God’s plans we make the world a better place and we become better people.
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Where do you expect God to show up?
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What did the people who experienced Emmanuel that first Christmas have in common?
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This Christmas season, let’s not settle for Santa.
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Jesus was a consistent advocate for women and children.
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A key measure of our faithfulness to God is our faithfulness to caring for the marginalized.
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We adopt because He first adopted us.
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Jesus still welcomes children home.
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Do we live with Scripture as a central part of our daily lives?
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There’s more than one set of whatabouts.
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Is the Bible authoritative for a modern world?
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How do we know that the Good News isn’t too good to be true?
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What did the Gospel look like when Jesus talked about it?
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This one-of-a-kind Book has a one-of-a-kind backstory.
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We invite you to discover the God-breathed nature of this one-of-a-kind Book!
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What if our ballot box decisions were made less according to partisanship and more according to Biblical principles?
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Pray before you engage politically and then engage well
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When we disagree, how do we disagree well?
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Join us as we explore what it means to re-present Christ during this election cycle.
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The final Chapter of Exodus provides an invitation.
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The mountaintop may “wow” us, but what happens off the mountain shapes our journey.
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The Law-Giver is a Way-Maker
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Why do we highlight the Ten Commandments when the Old Testament contains about 600 more?
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Three lessons from the wilderness wanderings.
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Worship is both a response and a recalling.
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Passover is a call to remember and celebrate God’s justice and mercy.
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Hard-hearted people wouldn’t like heaven anyway.
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God can use even our lamest yes.
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Exodus is more than an epic story.
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Let’s pass along a faith that the next generation deems essential.
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Life is better when you’re part of something bigger.
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Financial security is an illusion.
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Are you building your schedule around the things that matter most?
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Is the Spirit of Christ welcome at your watch parties?
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Jesus didn’t break into our world as much as He opened eyes to understand His.
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On that first Easter Sunday, many of Jesus’ disciples didn’t recognize Him.
When we’re together again, will we look different too?
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Who do we find hope and peace in a season of unrest?
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Jesus didn’t promise a life free from trouble, but He did invite us to experience His kingdom in the midst of it all.
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Hypocrisy is a symptom.
Click here for this week's sermon notes Songs Referenced: "Come and Listen" by David Crowder (Spotify, Apple Music) "The Way (New Horizons)" by Pat Barrett (Spotify)
Before they were called Christians (Acts 11:26), disciples of Jesus were known as followers of The Way (Acts 9:2).
This Advent, offer God sacred spaces and faithful worship as you come before the Christ.
If you want to prepare your heart and home for a fresh advent of Christ this Christmas, the Book of Isaiah is a great place to start!
Christian engagement in politics is both/and, marked by truth and tact, and not proof-texted but Gospel-driven.
Imagine how your life could be different if you stopped chasing vapors and grabbed hold of the vine.
We can face the future by shrinking back in fear, stumbling along in foolishness or stepping forward in faith.
Some say winter is coming. We believe spring is here.
The video referenced at the end can be found here.
When it comes to difficult conversations about marriage, what does a God-honoring approach look like?
When pride and preferences aren’t processed well, religion results in endless arguments.
Praying together can heal us in ways that we never knew we needed.
The video referenced can be found here.
Our culture is discovering the importance of strengthening their core. Many churches are rediscovering the same.
The Book of Proverbs is filled with practical wisdom that can protect us from foolish mistakes.
Trafficking is real. Trafficking is wrong. Together, we’re making a difference.
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What can we do to make a difference?
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In a world this broken, we’re invited to fight complacency and choose courageous discomfort.
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Trafficking is real. Trafficking is wrong. You can make a difference.
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“The question is not are we passing things on to our children, but what are we passing on to our children.” - Mark Holmen.
Emmanuel is committed to helping young people thrive today, tomorrow and into eternity.
How do we continue to build our church family around prayer as our church family continues to grow?
God has initiated the relationship we long for most and invites us to ask Him for good things.
Who were the mysterious wise men in the Christmas story and why does God make them so central to His story?
If you’ve ever been shunned for doing the right thing, you’re not alone.
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How can "proper place" guardrails we keep from making device-related decisions that we’ll regret?
How do we put helpful boundaries around what we watch, listen to, and engage with?
The Louis C.K. clip referenced is from his Conan appearance on May 5, 2016
It’s time to sunset our identity as a church plant and fix our eyes on new horizons. The video referenced can be seen here.
James 4:13-15 isn’t a warning against planning as much as it’s a warning against pride!
Infant baptism builds on the Biblical precedent of God extending His grace through families.
If the ancient testimonies about Jesus of Nazareth are true, we’d be crazy to ignore God’s invitation!
We can endure the race that is set before us if we remember the joy that was set before Him.
Why are most Westerners pace-setters in just about everything except God-honoring growth?
What can we learn about casting out unclean spirits from the One Who was never deceived, manipulated, or controlled by them?
Video referenced at the end of the sermon here.
What can we learn about powerful prayer from the One Who has authority over nature, demons, sickness, and even death itself?
If Christ is your Prince of Peace, your “Midian Moments” can become your “Midian Milestones”.
Seeking first the Kingdom of God may mean we have to make some room in our over-crowded lives. But where do we begin? Perhaps Sabbath is something we need to re-explore.
The Kingdom of God isn't something you add to your life. The Kingdom of God is a different way of living.
The Bible is a Christ-centered Book that invites us to experience the benefits of a Christ-centered life.
The hope of the future is not found in societal progress but in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
What can we learn from Daniel about walking by faith when we're confused or afraid or both?
The place God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet.
Our lives will serve as compelling testimonies or considerable stumbling blocks to the next generation.
Maybe dusting the shelves and putting out the nice towels isn't as important as we once thought...
God-honoring churches share God's global perspective. Rob Scott is an ECC Member & the Director of Refugee Life Ministries. Hear his message about tangible ways that we can minister to the nations.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing reminds us of Who Jesus is and why we, along with all heaven, sing His praise.
There's a big difference between inspirational Christmas songs and a fun holiday playlist.
What do God-honoring conversations look like at home? Especially when we have something to say that someone else won't want to hear?
Financial peace is often the fruit of God-honoring decisions. In this message we explore four practical steps that you can take in the right direction.
Pastor Bill Hybels did the world a great service when he popularized the phrase financially reconciled with God. Imagine what it would be like to experience freedom from greed, freedom from debt, freedom from guilt, and freedom from the myth of financial security.
The Word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword when it's delivered in a God-honoring way.
Why does the Golden Rule resonate across generations, genders, cultures, and continents?
In our series finale, we took a brief look at four theories of evolution (with a little help from Batman).
Does the pursuit of an Ivy League intellect require a choice between science and Scripture?
Genesis 1:1 is one of the most controversial sentences ever written. Perhaps there would be slightly less controversy if people understood that our Book of Origins was meant to reveal much more about Who than How.
The deep truths of Scripture are too important to be undermined by artificial intelligence.
Want to help a young person develop a Kung Fu Faith? Find five people to help you help them!
Snuffy the Seal's fate serves as a cautionary tale for young people who are shark weak.
Jesus promised that He'd return and His promise was accompanied by a sense of great urgency. It's been 2000 years. Why are we still waiting?
The One Whose birth among us divided history promised that a second timeline-altering event is coming. The day and the hour will catch us by surprise.
Explore some of the Biblical precedents and practical benefits of assembling the church once a week.
Disciples of Jesus Christ will be frequently challenged to exchange If/Then ultimatums for Even/If faith.
Big Themes from Emmanuel Covenant Church on Vimeo. Why doesn't God always respond in expected ways?
What does the Romans Road look like when we stop at each "therefore" along the way? And what does that have to do with Easter?
Even disobedient nations like lsrael, Egypt, and Rome were God's servants. How much more is God able to bless the actions of individuals who serve Him willingly!
People of faith are faithful people.
*the song referenced is Holy (Wedding Day) - The City Harmonic
The right response to Christ's sacrificial death (Romans 5:8) is to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1).
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Before moving on from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught His followers to hear and put into practice, here and now.
Guest speaker Matt Anderson explores relational circles we can all relate to. When it comes to relationships, you can't be both deep and wide.
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The natural outcome of following Jesus is a more focused, peaceful, and rewarding life.
ECC member Rob Scott launches our New Year with a message about what it means to follow Jesus.
Mark is the Superintendent of the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church. In his message, Mark challenged us to reflect on how fleeting life is. (Psalm 39:1-13)
It's easy to miss the point of the Bible when you can't see Who the Bible is pointing to.
When it comes to the Bible, can we trust that credible testimony was handed down accurately?
If we want to make changes as a result of this series, "say a prayer and post a guard" (Nehemiah 4:9).
God doesn't abandon us in the pit, nor is He done with us if we find ourselves on top of the world.
Hear how God is working in our prayer ministry with a simple testimony from Brian and Nate.
Nothing will do more to help or hinder our witness than the way we relate to one another.
In Luke's Narratives, the most buzz-worthy events are inseparable from the activity of the Holy Spirit.
Can we reject a miracle-working, sin-forgiving Jesus without throwing the historical Jesus off a cliff?
How did Jesus respond to those who had lost their way?
Note: The song Jill references is Adele- Make You Feel My Love
Is it possible to experience a deeper, more transformational walk with God at the pace of life?
Is Solomon's counsel wise or naive?
Note: This week's recording did not capture the entire message.
How do we change the world? Rob Scott presents a Biblical and practical approach to holistic ministry.
Making Disciples While Increasing Attendance. Are you ready to take the step from shepherd to Stephen (or Stephanie)?
If Jesus says, "I will do whatever you ask in My name" (John 14:13), then why doesn't God always answer our prayers?
If God is real and wants to be known, why doesn't He simply reveal Himself in an undeniable way?
When it comes to alleviating poverty, different situations call for different responses.
Myth: Alleviating poverty is as simple as people pulling themselves up by their bootstraps.
Growing up in Mexico, Raymundo faced challenges that most of us can’t fathom. When his life was threatened by a drug cartel, the children’s home that had taken him in reached out to ECC for help. Raymundo didn’t speak English, he had never been out of the city of Juarez, and his winter flight to Minnesota was his first time on a plane. Hear this remarkably young man’s story in his own words.
Jill Erickson, our Director of Worship Arts, reflects on God’s markers in her life and ours.
If you create your own religion, it's unrealistic to expect the Christian God to conform to your expectations.
When Jesus was faced with an apparent Kobayashi Maru, His response forever altered the political landscape.
To this day, children experience greater darkness in regions where the light of Jesus doesn't shine.
Why do Christians risk the ridicule and rejection that's often associated with sharing our faith?
Why have millions of people separated by hundreds of years and thousands of miles found hope in a baby's birth?
Want to become more content? Find a Zacchaeus.
Note: This message references First World Problems, a video that contains a mildly inappropriate reference.
Good news! You might be rich!
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If God can't be proven or disproven, why does it take a lot of faith to be an agnostic?
Margin is the amount available beyond what is necessary. It's also a radical, countercultural prescription for our crazy lives.
Mark Stromberg, the Superintendent of the Covenant's Northwest Conference, brings fresh insights to a familiar story.
If you want to experience love that grows over a lifetime, focus on becoming the spouse you wish you had.
If the grass looks greener on the other side, you might want to consider watering your own.
It's never been easier to fall in love. It's as hard as it's ever been to stay that way.
When you read the Book of Revelation in 3D, you don't argue if your camp is black-with-green or green-with-black.
No one can go back and make a brand-new start - but anyone anyone can start now to make a brand-new ending.
When we step outside our comfort zones, transformational collisions happen (and that's a GOOD thing).
How do we break through the glass ceiling above us without severing our connection to the Vine?
God doesn't look at you as a statistic. When you begin to see as God sees, you'll begin to care like God cares.
God desires for you to respond to those who intersect your life. Their circumstance determines your best response.
Does hell await everyone who has never heard about Jesus? Does a particular prayer guarantee you get into heaven? How do believers address questions like these?
Series opener: Beliefs regarding immortality transcend history and culture. Which beliefs about the afterlife carry greater weight?
What do we do when we believe that God has called us to something, but we aren't there yet?
As part of our series on Compassion and Justice we take a look at slavery and human trafficking.
We understand it's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish, but what if we helped him own the pond?
There are almost 2000 Verses in Scripture that deal with poverty and injustice... Remove these Passages from God's Word and you don't have a Holy Bible, you have a Bible with holes.
On June 25, ECC became an official member of the Covenant family of churches. Why did we enter a covenant with the Covenant?
The weight of our relationships can carry the truth of the gospel in our lives to help people make one step.
Our two Fishing Buddies provide the response-ability to do the "work of an evangelist" (2 Timothy 4:5).
Hear Wendy Anderson share updates from Emmanuel Ministries. (Emmanuel Children's Home, Juarez, Mexico)
Easter Sunday is the beginning of the epilogue to "The Parable of the Prodigal Father and the Two Lost Sons."
On Valentine's Day we explored the practical implications of "we love because He first loved us".
ECC's First Service
For our first service, we didn't pick a Text from the Bible - we let a Text pick us... And we discovered Exodus 33:1-18 provides a map for our journey from "unfinished business" to "well done".