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Pastor Ron Eckberg delivers a special Memorial Day message at EEFC. Memorial Day should be a somber day of remembering those who paid the ultimate price defending freedoms we enjoy. For Christians, however, there is a greater “Memorial Day” called “Every Day” – for every day, hour, and minute should be a reminder of the price Christ paid for our …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg leads us back into the book of Colossians we are met with Paul’s description of how the church is to act in the Christ-like love of the new nature (Col 3:14). In Colossians 3:18-4:1, Paul uses three examples to counter any culturally defiled conceptions of love with the deep, true, and meaningful love that is displayed through …
Pastor Ron Eckberg preaches the second week of a two-part message on worship. In just a few short words, “Come, let us worship and bow down”, God invites his children to come before His throne. But what exactly does that mean? How do we define “worship”? How do we prepare, participate, and respond to such a holy calling?
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg continues our study through Leviticus with this week’s message, “Perfect Provision.” In our most honest moments, it is easy to recognize how far we are from perfect. We do our best but fund ourselves coming up short of God’s holiness. But God makes a way to repair what our sin has broken. Leviticus 4-6:7 shows us how …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg opens our new series, “Come to the Altar,” teaching from Leviticus 1-3. It can be a frustrating reality that perfection is beyond our reach. Nothing we can ever do will be “perfect”. But we serve a God who is perfect. This week we will discuss how God’s holiness changes our hearts and demands, deserves, and invites a …
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg shares a special Mother’s Day message from 1 Kings 3:16-28. Most of us are really good at identifying our own failures. But our self-critical nature often misses how God is working in and through every situation for his glory. This week we see, through situation of one mother’s experience, how God’s grace shines through our imperfect love.
Pastor Jonathan Eckberg teaches us through Mark 15:33-47. We all suffer through the brokenness of this world. Our brokenness manifests itself most clearly in the reality of death, a reality that even Jesus faced. This week we study the death of Jesus. In these verses we find the full extent of His sacrifice and recognize that this act was everything …
