Sermon Podcasts

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, Ekklesia. Have you ever wondered what “Ekklesia” means and why that’s our name as a church? We’re excited to answer those questions, celebrate who we are, and challenge us to fully become a people who embody God’s love through our community. To watch this message online, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEPtv-acS30&t=970s

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 before, and we’re excited for the word she has for us! To watch this message online, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H8tVjWTzwI&t=993s

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.” Pastor Akinbinu offers us a clear and unmistakable call to speak out against systems of oppression and injustice. To watch this message online, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVQ_mcFruM&t=703s

This Sunday we continue our Guest Speaker Series with a message from Dr. D.A. Harshaw from the historic Raleigh First Baptist church in downtown Raleigh. Join us for a fresh and timely word on Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan. To watch this message online, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J94S7P7iY9c&t=845s

This Sunday begins our month of guest preachers, starting with Reverend Chalice Overy who will be sharing with us a powerful word from the Old Testament book of Esther. To watch this message online, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiL3dm6rCtg&t=759s

Acts 25. What can Paul’s trial and time in jail teach us about ourselves, our world, and the life of faith? To watch this message online, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU0UAxmQfM0

Acts 22. If we are willing to see it, Acts chapter 22 is a story about privilege – and how to spend it. In the story, Paul argues in defense of his “Jewishness” and surprises everyone with what he believe makes him most Jewish. It is a story we all need to hear in this cultural and historical moment. To watch this message online, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbUegRqwCVg

Good morning, church family. We are in the midst of yet another dark moment in our nation’s racial history. But even to call it a “dark moment” betrays my white privilege, because here’s the reality. For me it is only when the pandemic of racism makes it to the news that I’m aware of the darkness, but my friends of color live in it every day. It’s more than a dark moment. The truth is we’ve never yet made it into the light.

To watch this message online, go to https://youtu.be/zvZR7mKQ0bY

Acts 19. Paul’s time in Ephesus ends with a city wide religious riot. But what was really behind this conflict, and what does it teach us about today? To watch this message online, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lESAb4PbLWU