by admin | Sep 13, 2020 | Homepage, Podcast
9/13/2020 – The Kingdom Is Yours – Part Two – Blessed Are Those Who Mourn Matthew 5:1-10; Luke 23:33-47. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” In this beatitude, Jesus is blessing those who willingly enter into solidarity with...
by admin | Sep 6, 2020 | Homepage, Podcast
9/6/2020 – The Kingdom Is Yours – Part One – Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit Mathew 5:1-12. The beatitudes challenge us to reconsider the idea of blessedness. They describe an upside down kingdom where the porr and poor in spirit are the truly blessed....
by admin | Aug 23, 2020 | Homepage, Podcast
8/23/2020 – What’s In A Name? – Part Four – Radical Generosity Mathew 6:19-34. Before we ever started meeting as a church, we wanted to take very seriously our commitment to live out radical generosity. And we did. We have always set aside one-third of all...
by admin | Aug 16, 2020 | Homepage, Podcast
8/16/2020 – What’s In A Name? – Part Three – Loving Community Mathew 6:19-34. What’s In A Name? Part Three – Loving Community. Pastor CJ connects our name, Ekklesia, to “Loving Community.” To watch this message online, go to...
by admin | Aug 12, 2020 | Homepage, Local Missions |
A HISTORY OF RACIAL INJUSTICE “The greatest evil of American slavery was not involuntary servitude but rather the narrative of racial differences we created to legitimate slavery. Because we never dealt with that evil, I don’t think slavery ended in 1865, it...
by admin | Aug 11, 2020 | Homepage, Local Missions |
Introduction This resource guide is a collection of resources, insights, and perspectives that provide a starting point for a lifelong journey working toward anti-racism, equity, and restoration. The purpose of this guide is educational: to encourage conversation,...
by admin | Aug 9, 2020 | Homepage, Podcast
8/9/2020 – What’s In A Name? – Part Two – Thoughtful Faith Mathew 6:19-34. In my 25+ years of vocational ministry, I’ve known believers who span the age spectrum, the theological spectrum and the political spectrum who hold thoughtful faiths. But...
by admin | Aug 2, 2020 | Homepage, Podcast
8/2/2020 – What’s In A Name? – Part One – Ekklesia Excerpts from 1 Corinthians. We are approaching our 10 year anniversary as a church! We have grown in beautiful ways through these years and have a deep hope that we will live fully into our name,...
by admin | Jul 26, 2020 | Homepage, Podcast
7/26/2020 – Guest Speaker Series – Part Four – Dr. Telika McCoy In the final installment of our guest preacher series, it’s an honor to welcome pastor and author Dr. Telika McCoy to Ekklesia (virtually) this Sunday. Dr. McCoy has preached at Ekklesia...
by admin | Jul 19, 2020 | Homepage, Podcast
7/19/2020 – Guest Speaker Series – Part Three – Rev. Bankole Akinbinu Our Summer Guest Speaker series continues this Sunday with a word from Pastor Bankole Akinbinu of Baptist Grove Church. The title of his message is “Our Call in Corrupt Times.”...