The Ekklesia Gathering Sermon Cast

Parables: The contrast of our materialism and the Kingdom

Jared Hoyt — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 04:38:26 +0000

At Ekklesia this week our intern Emily told us a great message about how our current ways of material wealth and possessions fail to give us the security that God wants for us.

Parables: Humbleness at the Wedding Party

Jared Hoyt — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 05:31:41 +0000

Tune in as Molly talked about the parable of the wedding feast and the reasons why it is important to humble ourselves in God's Kingdom.

Parables: Disrupted Towards Love and Grace

Jared Hoyt — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 05:31:07 +0000

This week Grace gave a great message about the radical inclusion that Jesus' kingdom brings through examining the parable of The Good Samaritan

Parables: Justice From The Kingdom of God

Jared Hoyt — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 18:54:00 +0000

This week we got to listen to Jared, one of Ekklesia’s interns talk about how we can get justice from the Kingdom of God

Parables: Persistent and Specific Prayers

Jared Hoyt — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000

This week we welcomed special guest Connor Takata as he talked to us about how to emulate the kind of prayer Jesus talks about in Luke 11.

Parables: The Lost Sheep

Jared Hoyt — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 21:50:02 +0000

This week Molly spoke on the parable of the lost sheep and the different ways we can become the lost sheep without realizing.

Parables: Value Systems

Jared Hoyt — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 20:19:07 +0000

This week at Ekklesia we welcomed an old friend and guest Kramer Payne as he shared a message about how systems of the worlds aren't in line with God's value system

Parables: The Kingdom of God is the intersection of a party and a protest

Jared Hoyt — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:59:50 +0000

This week on the first night of Ekklesia Summer Sessions, Garret kicked us off with a message about what the coming of The Kingdom of God should look like.

Pray For Real: God's Solution For Evil

Jared Hoyt — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 04:10:23 +0000

Tonight, in the last Ekklesia of the school year, Garret talked to us about the way that God is going about restoring the world from evil and brokenness,

Pray for Real: Be the Change

Jared Hoyt — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 22:26:10 +0000

This week Molly preached about how the way that we be the change that we want to see in the world is by becoming more like Jesus in the spaces that we exist.

Pray for Real: God's Blessing Can't Be Self Manufactured

Jared Hoyt — Sat, 30 May 2020 18:42:49 +0000

This week we are blessed to have our good friend and community group leader Angelo Fernandez speak to us! Angelo shared with us part of his personal journey and the lessons that God has taught him along the way.

Pray for Real: How Do I Hear from God?

Jared Hoyt — Wed, 20 May 2020 18:53:59 +0000

At Ekklesia online this week Molly spoke on how we hear from God. Through first quieting the noise around us to give us space to listen and spending time reading scripture as our primary way of learning from God.

Pray for Real: Apocalypse

Jared Hoyt — Tue, 12 May 2020 23:17:28 +0000

This week Garret spoke about how the Covid-19 pandemic is unveiling the ways that the church culture that we have built is unable to properly equip us to follow Jesus outside the event of going to church. He also asked us to examine how we view Jesus in our own lives and if we truly submit everything we are to him daily.

The Wheel: Different

Jared Hoyt — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:00:05 +0000

This week Josh walked us through the question of how our our lives can look different because we are following Jesus by examining the early church in Acts.

The Wheel: Exposed

Jared Hoyt — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 21:00:00 +0000

This week Molly talked to us about how in this season God can expose to us the idols we have made in our lives and how to respond.

The Wheel: Mourning

Jared Hoyt — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 03:34:59 +0000

This week during Ekklesia Online, Garret spoke about mourning and grief through the story of Lazarus being raised from the dead.

The Wheel: Rearrange the Ratio

Jared Hoyt — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 17:08:51 +0000

This week was our first week of online Ekklesia! Listen in as Garret talks about how we can sill experience unity with God and others through owning our spiritual journey by participating in a daily spiritual practices.

Everything We Need: Finding True Rest

Jared Hoyt — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 21:19:01 +0000

Wednesday night Josh talked to us about how the way to finding true rest is through giving up our 'something' for nothing and intentional silence.

Everything We Need: Overflow

Jared Hoyt — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 04:40:22 +0000

This week we began a new series as Garret talked about giving up the things we ineffectively use to fill ourselves up with. To then let God fill us up to the point of overflowing.

Theology of Sex: Body for Body

Jared Hoyt — Thu, 20 Feb 2020 22:32:12 +0000

Explicit Content Warning: This week during the sermon we talk about sexual assault and abuse. Listen in to the final week of our Theology of Sex series where we welcomed a longtime friend of Garret, Melissa, to talk about forgiveness and redemption.

Theology of Sex: Boundaries

Jared Hoyt — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 07:06:51 +0000

This week Garret talks about emotional and physical guidelines as a support system in dating to help us to properly remain in Jesus. All through the lens of John chapter 15.

Theology of Sex: Marriage

Jared Hoyt — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 06:02:56 +0000

Listen in as guest speaker Ryan Ervin talks about what it looks like to submit to God and how that plays out in the context of marriage.

Theology of Sex: Intimacy in Singleness

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 22:00:37 +0000

This week Molly looks at how everything we need can be found in a relationship with God.

Theology of Sex - Bodies

Garret Shelsta — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 01:03:58 +0000

Some of the resources Garret referenced in the message:

"Faithful: A Theology of Sex" by Beth Felker Jones

"In the No Part 1" from WNYC's Radiolab Podcast

"Happy" by Julia Michaels

""Holy Sex" by Phillip Yancey

The Book of James

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 04:08:18 +0000

The Book of James

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 03:54:22 +0000

Sports montages and Habits.

Made Good For Good (John 9)

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 05 Dec 2019 03:42:05 +0000

A look into the John 9 as we discover how God made us Good for Good works.

The Journey: Week 4

Ekklesia — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 20:12:34 +0000

Join us as we hear from Elizabeth the importance of acting on our trust in the lord through our obedience. Listen in if you missed this past week, it is fire and you surely don't wanna miss it.

Ekklesia After Hours Summer Sessions: Week 4/5

Ekklesia — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 20:09:04 +0000

Join us as we discuss questions texted in and conversations had in light of last weeks message.

The Journey: Week 2

Ekklesia — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 20:21:56 +0000

Join us as we hear from Taylor as she walks us through what it would look like to trust God in the midst of our doubt. To allow Gods peace to empower us in the midst of our unsurety.

The Journey: Week 1

Ekklesia — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 19:58:43 +0000

Join us as Julie walks us through looking at the journey of Abraham’s life and how we can learn what trusting God looks like from his story.

Ekklesia After Hours Summer Sessions: Week 3

Ekklesia — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 22:51:53 +0000

Join us this week as we discuss our transition from The Garden series into our new series, The Journey. We explain our heart behind the series' and the things we learned in our individual lives.

Garden: Week 4

Ekklesia — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 08:39:56 +0000

Join us this week as Taylor walks us through what it looks like to navigate a relationship with God, even in our brokenness and sin. If you weren’t able to make it Thursday night, we promise you don’t want to miss this!

Ekklesia After Hours Summer Sessions: Week 2

Ekklesia — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 08:28:02 +0000

This summer the interns have taken over! Join us as we answer questions from last weeks message and discuss Macy's bold move, on Taylors feed item. Grab a snack and get ready for some laughs!

Garden: Week 3

Ekklesia — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 07:05:44 +0000

Join us as we hear straight fire from our intern Elizabeth, as she shows us how valuable it is to create space to listen for what God is saying, instead of hiding from him. She walks us through what it could look like to take time to hear what he is saying to us in the midst of sin and shame.

Ekklessia After Hours Summer Sessions

Ekklesia — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 14:29:42 +0000

This summer the interns have taken over! Join us as we get to know Taylor, Jordan and Elizabeth. Here they share their hopes for this summers after hours podcast, so that next week they can begin responding to questions texted in after Thursday nights service. This week you can expect laughter, authenticity and the beginning to a vivacious summer.

Garden: Week 2

Ekklesia — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 16:53:41 +0000

Join us as we hear from our intern Jordan about how important community is as we navigate sin and temptation in our lives.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E20)

Ekklesia — Fri, 14 Jun 2019 18:01:08 +0000

Today’s episode is a special one as we say goodbye to Uriah Garay. Today the team recalls their favorite memories with him, he answers questions texted in by the community and we reminisce about all that God has done with and through Uriah in this community.

A man who has helped shape raw talent, provide guidance and help create space for worship volunteers to leave their pride and fear behind them as they step into the gifts that God has given them.

Uriah you are loved and known. You overflow with joy, wisdom, love and light. This community has been blessed by you beyond measure. We can not wait to see how God moves through you in your next adventure.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E19)

Ekklesia — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 04:55:05 +0000

Join us as the team talks about inviting Jesus into our doubts, trusting others with our vulnerability and letting our community walk along side us through that journey, even before we have it all together. “Tell God what it is about his kingdom that you don’t believe is good, and then invite Jesus into that doubt.”

Power: Week 6

Ekklesia — Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:56:09 +0000

Join us as we close our Power series with reflecting on who we are truly worshiping. Garret invites us into his doubts as he asks himself and our community the hard questions. Are we worshiping God or our idols? Do we often prefer our idols over Jesus?

Power: Week 5

Ekklesia — Wed, 29 May 2019 08:28:57 +0000

We can activate our power by bringing in expectation and bringing faith into a space, so that God can fill it. Join us as Brian shows us how to activate God's power in all of us.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E18)

Ekklesia — Thu, 23 May 2019 12:51:57 +0000

“Don’t sleep on life, don’t live a life of comfort. Go and live the life that God is calling you into. As tough and uncomfortable as it may be, it is better.” -Jaret Carlson Listen in as we answer any questions you've had from our Thursday night sermon and any texted in throughout the week.

Power: Week 4

Ekklesia — Mon, 20 May 2019 22:37:38 +0000

Join us as we hear from one of our community group leaders, Jaret Carlson. This week Jaret continues taking us through Acts and leaves us with this, "don't sleep on life, don't live a life of comfort. Go and live the life that God is calling you into. As tough and uncomfortable it may be, it is better."

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E17)

Ekklesia — Wed, 15 May 2019 17:59:41 +0000

Join us as we answer questions from Thursday night and texted in throughout the week. From building community, to Ekklesia merch, what we think about the end times and so much more.

Power: Week 3

Ekklesia — Mon, 13 May 2019 06:59:24 +0000

While we were still sinners Christ died for us. “The things we have done, the things that have been done to us, the brokenness we are currently perpetuating in the world does not keep us from being empowered by the Holy Spirit.” Join us as Molly sheds light on the ways we let our stories prevent us from believing we are empowered.

Power: Week 2

Ekklesia — Mon, 13 May 2019 06:19:45 +0000

Join us as we ask ourselves what it would look like for God to move in power amongst his people, binding them together making them a force in the world as he did in the book of Acts.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E16)

Ekklesia — Wed, 01 May 2019 00:04:13 +0000

Join us as we answer questions texted in after last weeks message, name our favorite avenger (don’t worry no spoilers), and our hopes and passions for the Ekklesia community.

Power: Week 1

Ekklesia — Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:59:41 +0000

Jesus’ message is one that is continually reorienting and flipping the things that we think we believed and know to be true on their heads. Join us as Garret helps us ask some very important questions us as christ followers need to be asking ourselves.

Amplifier: Week 3

Ekklesia — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 22:28:16 +0000

Join us as Molly talks about what it looks like to let go of our guilt, shame and the many things we let disqualify us. Allowing us to step into the new promise God has made us, as he invites us to examine ourselves and come to the table as we are.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E15)

Ekklesia — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 04:45:21 +0000

The team gets honest and real about their personal experiences with fasting. Join us as we discuss what it can look like in each of our lives, to make ourselves desperate in order to hear God’s voice more clearly.

Amplifier: Week 2

Ekklesia — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 01:47:03 +0000

Join us as we hear from Melissa as she helps us understand food fasting and what it looks like to enter an intentional time of making ourselves desperate to amplify God’s voice.

(Sadly, due to technical difficulties the message cut off before its end.)

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E14)

Ekklesia — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 01:42:47 +0000

Join us as we answer any questions you had during last weeks message as we kick off our series Amplifier. You won't want to miss as the team spills all the tea about "PreachersNSneakers".

Amplifier: Week 1

Ekklesia — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 06:35:23 +0000

Join us as Garret walks us through what it means to make space to hear God more clearly and what it means to be intentional during the season of Lent.

Wilderness: Week 4

Ekklesia — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 06:18:04 +0000

Join us as we hear from Garret about the importance of Jethro in Moses’ life. We learn why we all need a person like Jethro to help steer us towards God and to be a steady voice of wisdom and truth in our lives.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E13)

Ekklesia — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 01:42:40 +0000

It’s Spring Break! We are switching it up a little bit this week on the podcast. Join us as we contextualize our current series ‘Wilderness’ in our own personal lives.

Wilderness: Week 3

Ekklesia — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 04:01:11 +0000

Tonight we heard from Lem about what it is like to step into a new way of thinking as we trust God to walk us into the desert.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E12)

Ekklesia — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:37:03 +0000

Join us as we answer some pretty random questions this week!

Wilderness: Week 1

Ekklesia — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 07:05:08 +0000

This week we started a new series in which we’ll be learning about the importance of the season of Lent. Tonight Garret taught us that, “God’s movements are sustained when God’s people cultivate habits of receiving and depending on God’s provision.” You won’t want to miss this one!

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E11)

Ekklesia — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 02:39:30 +0000

This week we respond to questions we received after Josh's message last Thursday.

17: Week 4

Ekklesia — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 04:08:54 +0000

Join us as we hear from Josh about the last section of John 17. Josh reminds us that experiencing the love of Jesus for us, others, and the world is the truest way to learn who God is and how we should live in the world.

17: Week 3

Ekklesia — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 03:50:36 +0000

This week Garret shares a beautiful message with us: “Christians being sent into the world living a joy-filled and unified mission is the validating evidence of Jesus’ presence in the world.”

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E10)

Ekklesia — Tue, 26 Feb 2019 05:02:26 +0000

We received some great questions this week! We dove into the significance of Jesus’ resurrection and how history can influence our faith.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E9)

Ekklesia — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 07:13:12 +0000

And we’re back! We survived Snowmageddon! Listen in as we discuss some great questions from the last couple of weeks.

17: Week 1

Ekklesia — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 23:20:58 +0000

Join us as we discuss the beauty and intricacy of how Jesus calls us to participate in a relationship with Him, and how we are to interact with and love the community we live in.

Closer: Thomas

Ekklesia — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 07:17:02 +0000

Join us this week, as we talk about Thomas. Garret helps us to see how God can turn our doubt into wonder!

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E8)

Ekklesia — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 02:57:50 +0000

Join us as we discuss experiences of spiritual warfare and some other big questions sent in from the past couple of weeks.

Closer: Judas

Ekklesia — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 06:59:54 +0000

Join us this week as Julie walks us through what it is like to be in close relationship with Jesus. She uses the story of Judas Iscariot as a prime example of how Jesus is continually welcoming us to the table, our job is to respond to that invitation.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E7)

Ekklesia — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 05:11:28 +0000

Our first podcast of 2019! Join us as we answer questions sent in from the past month. We've got a lot to share this week!

Closer: Peter

Garret Shelsta — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 07:14:59 +0000

This week Molly looks at the life of one of Jesus’ followers: Peter. We discover that Jesus invites us into a deep friendship no matter what… Even with all of our flaws and failings he wants to be close to us.

Witnesses: Week 3

Ekklesia — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 19:54:52 +0000

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E6)

Ekklesia — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 21:40:37 +0000

Welcome to week six of the after hours podcast! This week the team discusses advent, the history behind The Bible, and Josh's ability to discuss movie titles before they're released.

Witnesses: Week 2

Ekklesia — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:36:14 +0000

As we enter the second week of our advent series, Molly talks about hope. We explore Elizabeth and Zechariah's story, looking at the hope they carried, and examining how we carry it in our own lives.

Witnesses: Week 1

Ekklesia — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 16:29:59 +0000

Join us as we begin our new series 'Witnesses' and discover what the advent season means. This week, Garret explores what it means to be truly joyful during the Christmas season.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E5)

Ekklesia — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 17:15:54 +0000

This week the team discusses last weeks message, which kicked off our new series 'Witnesses'.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E4)

Ekklesia — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 19:48:59 +0000

Welcome to week 4 of the After Hours podcast. This week the team looks at advocacy and privilege in our society. They also take a look at The Greatest Showman Reimagined, enneagram typing the characters of This Is Us, and WWU Volleyball.

Common Rebels: Week 4

Elizabeth Hand — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 01:26:06 +0000

This week Garret closed up our series on the book of Ruth. He discusses Boaz’s character and honorable act of advocacy for the powerless.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E3).

Ekklesia — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 03:09:14 +0000

Welcome to week 3 of the After Hours podcast. This week the team discusses headship within the Bible, aggressive seals, and Ben’s ninth year of being on Facebook.

Common Rebels: Week 2

Ekklesia — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 06:31:18 +0000

Listen in as Julie Burleson dives into the character Ruth during the second week of our new series, Common Rebels.

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E2)

Ekklesia — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 05:12:35 +0000

This week we discuss Justin Bieber eating a burrito, chick-fil-a, and much more. Listen in to hear the team talk about Thursday night and the heart behind this next series, Common Rebels.

Common Rebels: Week 1

Ekklesia — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 21:55:01 +0000

This week we launched our new series “Common Rebels”. Garret dives into the book of Ruth and the central question that is revealed through Ruth’s narrative. The question is this: in the broad epic narrative of what God is doing in the world, does my life my even matter?

Ekklesia After Hours (S3.E1)

Ekklesia — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:54:53 +0000

Ekklesia After Hours is back! Join us as the team explains the motivation behind the Kingdoms series, discusses whether or not Tom Holland and Kylie Jenner look alike, and learns more about Ben's movie making past.

Kingdoms: Week 4

Ekklesia — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 00:23:33 +0000

The fourth and final week of the Kingdoms series leads us to further explore our relationship with God and the partnership in the building of His Kingdom. We hear from Julie Burleson about our own active participation in what God is doing right now.

Kingdoms: Community Groups

Ekklesia — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 00:33:52 +0000

Join us for week three of our Kingdoms series as we hear from Molly Martin about community groups. Tonight we’ll dive into how Jesus lived in a rhythm of work and rest surrounded by community as he lived on mission to unite kingdom of heaven and earth once again.

Kingdoms: The Church

Ekklesia — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 19:01:50 +0000

Join us for week two of the Kingdoms series as we discover how God’s solution to brokenness, evil, and division in the world is a church who abundantly, freely, and joyfully worship Jesus.

Kingdoms: The Story of God

Garret Shelsta — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 17:46:44 +0000

We are back and launching a 4 weeks series called Kingdoms. We will be addressing what our cultural values are here at Ekklesia. Join us this week as we dive into where Ekklesia fits in the broad story of God.

Ekklesia After Hours Summer Session (S1E6)

Ekklesia — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 06:10:49 +0000

Welcome to our sixth episode of After Hours, Summer Sessions! After taking a brief break, we are back and joined by a special guest to discuss some insightful questions. We then finish with what might be our best edition of "The Feed." Thanks for listening!

Ekklesia After Hours Summer Session (S1E5)

Ekklesia — Wed, 15 Aug 2018 03:30:47 +0000

Welcome to our fifth episode of After Hours, Summer Sessions! On this episode, Jenai is back to join us in diving into a very insightful question. We then wrap up with another edition of "The Feed". Thanks for listening!

Ekklesia After Hours Summer Session (S1E4)

Ekklesia — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:34:33 +0000

Welcome to our fourth episode of After Hours, Summer Sessions! On this episode, we are sadly without Jenai, but we dive into a variety of questions concerning the book of Luke. We then wrap up with another edition of "The Feed". Thanks for listening!

Ekklesia After Hours Summer Session (S1E3)

Ekklesia — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 03:17:49 +0000

Welcome to our third episode of After Hours, Summer Sessions! On this episode, we only had one question sent in so we dive deep discussing science and faith and a variety of other topics. We then wrap up with a fantastic edition of "The Feed". Thanks for listening!

Ekklesia After Hours Summer Session (S1E2)

Ekklesia — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 06:25:59 +0000

Welcome to our second episode of After Hours, Summer Sessions! On this episode, we start by introducing Nathan and diving right into questions we received from the previous week. We then wrap up with another edition of "The Feed'. Thanks for listening!

Ekklesia After Hours Summer Session (S1E1)

Ekklesia — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 03:05:04 +0000

Welcome to the first edition of After Hours, Summer Sessions! On this episode, we provide a quick introduction of the interns on the podcast. We then discuss our hopes and dreams for the podcast during the summer. And finally, we wrap it all up by going through a juicy edition of "The Feed'. Thanks for listening!

On Earth: Neighboring - What Do You Come to Jesus For?

Ekklesia — Mon, 28 May 2018 17:51:43 +0000

Special guest Fred Hartsook explores how Jesus might feel about the way we treat him and what he really wants from us.

On Earth: Neighboring - Do This and You Will Live

Ekklesia — Mon, 28 May 2018 17:44:35 +0000

Brian gives his last sermon as Ekklesia Staff, exploring what Jesus means when he talks about truly living.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E20)

Ekklesia — Fri, 18 May 2018 21:29:57 +0000

The crew is taking a short hiatus on the podcast, and here's why!

On Earth: Water - Getting Out of the Boat

Ekklesia — Fri, 18 May 2018 21:23:22 +0000

Garret closes the 'Water' portion of the On Earth Series with a story from Matthew 14. Maybe God wants to use more than just our faith. Maybe he wants to use our doubt too.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E19)

Ekklesia — Thu, 03 May 2018 22:13:22 +0000

The crew discusses how God's sovereignty plays together with unreached people groups and our vocation to love our neighbors.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E18)

Ekklesia — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 05:57:50 +0000

Things get spicy with this week's episode! The After Hours crew is answering not only questions from Thursday night, but also some follow-up questions from last week's episode.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E17)

Ekklesia — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 03:42:12 +0000

Whether or not the Bible is true, apologizing for being white, and so much more is on this week's episode of After Hours. This is truly an episode to remember.

On Earth: Water - Stream of Living Water

Ekklesia — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 01:08:34 +0000

What does it look like to jump head-first into the work that the Sprit of God is doing? Our guest speaker, Steven Johnson explores how the momentum of God's work in the world builds in our lives.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E16)

Ekklesia — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 21:21:37 +0000

If you like fancy theological terms like Preemptive Eschatological Imagination, then you'll love this week's podcast. The crew discusses the Christians vision of doing good and making heaven a more present reality today.

On Earth: Water - The Woman at the Well

Ekklesia — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:13:30 +0000

These week, Garret explores how the story of Jesus and the woman at the well shows us the nature of the Kingdom of God: both present and eternal, physical and transcendent.

Ekklesia After Hours (Special Announcement)

Ekklesia — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:12:16 +0000

This is week, the Ekklesia crew wants to take the time to talk about the On Earth campaign. Most importantly, we want YOU to show up this Thursday (4/5) for the campaign's launch!

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E15)

Ekklesia — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 21:00:59 +0000

The crew is tackling the tough topics this week, like questions surrounding pop culture in sermons, satanist Kanye, and the superiority of forks to spoons for everyday use.

Lent - Week II

Ekklesia — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:40:41 +0000

Garret explores a passage in Mark, which forces us to consider: how is Jesus calling us to love him more extravagantly than we even feel comfortable?

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E14)

Ekklesia — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 03:40:31 +0000

The Ekklesia staff is taking this week's podcast to dive more in depth into what we'll be doing all spring quarter. You do NOT want to miss this.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E13)

Ekklesia — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 02:42:44 +0000

After a couple weeks off due to scheduling conflicts, the whole crew is backatitagain! Let's make up for some lost time.

Reputation: Week 8

Ekklesia — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:05:31 +0000

What is it that keeps us from participating in the radical generosity to which Christ calls the Church?

Reputation: Week 7

Ekklesia — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 18:42:43 +0000

How can we combat the pervading reputation of Christian hypocrisy? Maybe it has less to do with trying harder and more to do with being honest about what it means to be in a relationship with Jesus.

Reputation: Week 6

Ekklesia — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 01:03:43 +0000

Our special guest, Melissa Stava, speaks on the reputation Christians have for being too hard on themselves. If Christians want to combat this tendency, perhaps the best way to approach the feeling of guilt is to live generously.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E12)

Ekklesia — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 06:38:26 +0000

Lame Christians, political involvement, ancient Greek grammar and (maybe?) multiverse theory are the topics of interest for this week. Also, Pope Francis is awesome.

Reputation: Week 5

Ekklesia — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 03:47:54 +0000

How do Christians' political identities prevent them from actually seeing Jesus? Maybe a better Christian politic begins with acknowledging Jesus as Lord and defining ourselves primarily as Kingdom Citizens, rather than Americans.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E11)

Ekklesia — Thu, 08 Feb 2018 04:42:33 +0000

The After Hours crew finally catches up to some long awaited questions, and boy are they juicy. You won't want to miss it.

Reputation: Week 4

Ekklesia — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 17:02:00 +0000

Maybe a perfectly curated life does more to glorify ourselves, and less to glorify the God who enters into our messiness. Maybe by running away from vulnerability, we rob our friends of knowing our true selves and we prevent everyone from seeing the redemptive work that God is doing in us.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E10)

Ekklesia — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 04:14:41 +0000

A torrent of questions all pertaining to judgement, gossip and missions. Will the staff survive?

Reputation: Week 3

Ekklesia — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 04:14:18 +0000

Julie tackles the Christian reputation of being unsafe when trusted with the most precious parts one's life. How can we move forward as a people who safely care for those who are close to us?

Reputation: Week 2

Ekklesia — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:48:20 +0000

This week Garret tackles the Christian reputation of being judgmental and what Jesus has to say about the whole thing. What happens when we obey Jesus and let God be Judge?

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E9)

Ekklesia — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 05:22:10 +0000

Ancient Israelite porn, necessary judgment, atheistic sermons, and a little ol' thing called absolute truth. All this and more on this week's episode of Ekklesia After Hours.

Reputation: Week 1

Ekklesia — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 04:32:17 +0000

Ekklesia begins the winter sermon series asking this question: What if the culture's biggest critiques of Christianity are God's message for the Church?

Ekklesia After Hours (BONUS EPISODE)

Ekklesia — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 03:59:20 +0000

What could be better than a couple of nerds giving their opinions on the new Star Wars movie? WARNING***SPOILERS***

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E8)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 04:15:31 +0000

How does following Jesus change the way we think about self-preservation and success? And what does all this have to do with waterbeds? Maybe nothing...

Wild Horses: A Different Kind of Race

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 02:34:17 +0000

Brain caps off the series by revisiting Jeremiah 12:5 and taking another look at the type of race God wants us to run. God promises us greater potential than we would ever be able to achieve on our own.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E7)

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 21:53:07 +0000

We are still getting back into the swing of things since Thanksgiving break. So, here's a bonus episode where the crew discusses one particular question that was texted in a couple weeks ago.

Wild Horses: A New Covenant

Garret Shelsta — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 19:45:11 +0000

Jeremiah chapter 31 gives hope for the nation of Israel to be a blessing for all people. Today, we have the opportunity to join in on sharing that blessing, and it starts with following Jesus.

Wild Horses: Necessary and Beautiful

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:14:27 +0000

When we feel like our life disqualifies us from what God wants to do in the world, what does God say to us. We take a look at Jeremiah 18 for answers.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E6)

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 19:55:49 +0000

This week the team is missing their intrepid host. But they try to tackle questions from the last few 2 weeks of Ekklesia. We talk about the job description of the prophets, how to hold church structures accountable, and how do we discern voice of God.

Wild Horses: A Transformative Encounter

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 02:42:31 +0000

God reveals through Jeremiah's story that combatting evil in the world does not first start with doing, but instead begins with resting in the fact that we are known by God.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E5)

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 04:14:13 +0000

This week the crew tackles understanding the uniqueness of God's plan and will for our lives.

Wild Horses: True Grit

Garret Shelsta — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 20:36:02 +0000

Julie examines Jeremiah's life of hardship and perseverance in following God's will. She recounts her own experience in training for long distance running and encourages us to avoid taking the easy way out in life.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E4)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 23:23:45 +0000

What’s the difference between Jeremiah and street preachers? Why does God test us? And how can we be disqualified from what God is doing in the world? The answers may be unexpected, but we’re sure you’ve seen Stranger Things.

Wild Horses: A Horse Theodicy

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 02:24:49 +0000

How might God be using your struggles today to build you up for future work? The new series explores this question and envisions a life that's unrestrained by impossibility.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E3)

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 05:01:57 +0000

Tune in this week for a discussion on overcoming transactional culture, skirting moral obligation, and resting without becoming a home-body. It's about to get lit.

Home: You May

Garret Shelsta — Sun, 22 Oct 2017 19:34:12 +0000

What happens when Christian service is understood as a privilege, rather than an obligation? Brian considers this possibility and its implications for Ekklesia.

Ekklesia After Hours (S2.E2)

Benjamin Piehler — Thu, 19 Oct 2017 05:18:28 +0000

This week we discuss walking on water, the Glory of God, why Thursday nights matter, and most importantly, pumpkins.

Home: The Rocks Will Cry Out

Brian Behrends — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 02:10:48 +0000

Brian takes over week three to talk about worship at Ekklesia and what it means to give everything to God.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.2.E.1.)

Garret Shelsta — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 23:46:49 +0000

Kicking off the new season in style. Check it out.

Home: Getting Off The Mat

Garret Shelsta — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 23:40:32 +0000

Who do you have in your life that will do anything to get you to Jesus? This week Garret explores what it means to find home in a group of people that has your back.

Home: Intro

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 02:49:25 +0000

Garret kicks off the series by taking a look at what a house party with Jesus really looks like. It's hopp'n, and it's happening right now, and everyone is invited.

Fruit of the Spirit : Outro

Ekklesia — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 22:23:53 +0000

Garret wraps up our summer series on the Fruit of the Spirit

Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control

Ekklesia — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 19:15:38 +0000

Ali Savage speaks to us about Self-Control

Fruit of the Spirit: Gentleness

Ekklesia — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 19:13:30 +0000

Ali Savage speaks to us about the way in which Jesus displays gentleness

Fruit of the Spirit: Faithfulness

Ekklesia — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 04:49:11 +0000

Jessica Papen speaks to us about Faithfulness.

Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness

Ekklesia — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 22:51:44 +0000

Julie speaks to us about Goodness, which requires us to come alongside others and working to benefit them for the glory of God.

Fruit of the Spirit: Patience

Ekklesia — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 22:12:07 +0000

Jessica Papen talks to us about patience in the midst of a promise in process. *Notice: Due to technical difficulties, recording skips to about 4 minutes into the message. We apologize for the inconvenience.*

Fruit of the Spirit: Peace

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 18:17:03 +0000

This week we had some technical issues so there is no podcast this week. So it was a one time only event. Sorry if you missed because it was awesome! See you on Thursday.

Fruit of the Spirit: Joy

Ekklesia — Sun, 16 Jul 2017 23:12:17 +0000

Ali Savage speaks to us about the way in which Jesus relays that joy is derived not from a lack of pain, but from the promise of hope that is found in the fact that something else is possible.

Fruit of the Spirit: Love

Ekklesia — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 04:49:43 +0000

Ali Moore speaks about how love is rooted in the abiding relationships between Father God, Jesus and us as his children.

Fruit of the Spirit: Intro

Ekklesia — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 04:46:37 +0000

Brian kicks off our Summer Series by introducing the Fruit of the Spirit

Go and Behold!

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 18:35:54 +0000

What does it mean to be sent from one season to the next.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.28)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 04:58:36 +0000

We hit the season finale! We reminisce about the year a bit and say goodbye to our intrepid host.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.27)

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 16 May 2017 16:21:40 +0000

Jon is out and about, Sea Monsters, Gyros, the guiding of philosophy of Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and as all ways all the questions from this week.

Theology of Sex: Theology of Dating Well

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 16 May 2017 16:00:17 +0000

This week Brian helps us understand how we can learn to date well and become a person that is capable of being in a relationship.

Theology of Sex: Theology of Getting Naked Later

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 10 May 2017 18:49:12 +0000

This week Garret gives some things for people who are called to singleness to pursue and some guidelines/questions for people in relationships.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.26)

Garret Shelsta — Mon, 08 May 2017 19:20:01 +0000

After some techincal difficulties last week, we get all of last weeks and this week's questions answered, fake news is dumb, and we've got some birthdays

Theology of Sex: Theology of Liking it and Putting a Ring on it.

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 03 May 2017 03:28:50 +0000

Julie helps us unpack a theology of singleness and marriage.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.25)

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:25:37 +0000

We get our first round of questions from Theology of Sex, we realize we could've been rich in the early 2000's, and get a science lessons with Julie

Theology of Sex: Theology of Foreplay (Why Relationships)

Garret Shelsta — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 21:00:00 +0000

A 6 week series on sex, dating, relationship and faith. This week we look at out the physical act of sex points to a broader and more expansive reality than the act itself.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.24)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 01:22:02 +0000

We're joined by Mileah this week, who spoke last week on the expectations and expectancy of God. You're not gonna want to miss this. Also #ApriltheGiraffe, #nuggsforcarter, Floaty McFloat Face, a new Loud Harp album, and more WA weather complaining

Holy Week: Maundy Thursday

Garret Shelsta — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 16:58:00 +0000

A reflection on Mark's version of the Last Supper.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.23)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 19:45:39 +0000

A small review of our Roots series, a look at our Holy Week and Spring series (surprise, it's sex), and of course The Feed.

Roots: Next Steps

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:03:00 +0000

Second week of a miniseries out of Jeremiah 29. How to grow in a place even if you are just passing thought

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.22)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 05:27:58 +0000

We go over our roots in the Ekklesia community, Garret is still all about Kendrick Lamar's new stuff, and Julie found the craziest marathon you can do.

Roots: Grow Where You Planted

Garret Shelsta — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 23:52:00 +0000

The history of ekklesia and encouragement out of Jeremiah 29

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.21)

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:12:22 +0000

We go over some specifc prayers and feedback we got from the message last week, Garrett realizes he has a bunch of potential new sermon material, and we realize yoga pants are killing the oceans.

Ephesians: The Armor Of God

Garret Shelsta — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 23:37:00 +0000

Garret finishes out the the series on the book of Ephesians.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.20)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 18:43:43 +0000

Julie pretty much says all the right words, Garrett's real excited about pi day, McBoatface makes a comeback, and cats.

Ephesians: Christian Household

Brady Soderquist — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 03:07:05 +0000

Ephesians: Christian Household

Ephesians: Walk in Love

Brady Soderquist — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 03:53:44 +0000

Ephesians: Walk in Love

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.19)

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 16:58:16 +0000

Garret's back from baby leave but not for long, Jon's pretty much ready for kids right now, a personal island gets passed up, and we have our own Gilmore girl now.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.18)

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 19:44:29 +0000

We get a double header of questions for Brian and Julie, Garret's back from baby break, and Jon wants a payphone now.

Ephesians: The New Life

Brady Soderquist — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 03:52:22 +0000

Ephesians: The New Life

Ephesians: Unity in the Body of Christ

Brady Soderquist — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 04:00:58 +0000

Ephesians: Unity in the Body of Christ

Ephesians: Paul's Prayer

Brady Soderquist — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 17:04:43 +0000

Ephesians: Paul's Prayer

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.17)

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:41:56 +0000

Brian's gymnastic abilities, Jon's Mom helps him out, a bunch of crazy prayers to God, and Garrett and Julie's favorite parts of the Grammies

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.16)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 20:06:52 +0000

Facebook Comments, Things God has Rescued or is rescuing us from, Lego Burgers, #snowpocalypse, Patio Furniture, MC Hammer Covers, Skiing Alabama hill and more.

Ephesians: God's Marvelous Plan for the Gentiles

Brady Soderquist — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 21:27:48 +0000

Ephesians: God's Marvelous Plan for the Gentiles

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.15)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 01 Feb 2017 02:13:19 +0000

Who is far off and who is near, a look into scripture about what's happening in the world, and your favorite aardvark.

Ephesians: Reconciled Through Christ

Brady Soderquist — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 21:57:07 +0000

Ephesians: Reconciled Through Christ

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.14)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 25 Jan 2017 01:46:51 +0000

The real reason Brian preaches on things, escalators vs. elevators, and the Feed is still a thing.

Ephesians: Made Alive in Christ

Brady Soderquist — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 20:27:50 +0000

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.13)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 20:27:33 +0000

We get a bit philosophical, realize we'll always have to introduce Taylor, and we find a way to talk about social media even more with our new segment The Feed. Oh, and the Collide Conference comes up.

Ephesians: Praying for our Local Church

Brady Soderquist — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 02:57:10 +0000

Ephesians: Praying for our Local Church

Ephesians: Mirroring the Image of God

Jessica Papen — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 03:50:50 +0000

Garret talked about mirroring God's image through proper worship.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.12)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:58:26 +0000

Everyone realizes Julie's holidays are the coolest, Garret addresses the disruptions this week, and our bible choice is explained.

Advent: The Shepherds and Angels (Luke 2:6-21)

Jessica Papen — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 02:59:35 +0000

Brian speaks on the Shepherds' reactions to the news of the coming Messiah.

Advent: Zechariah's Story (Luke 1:5-25, 57-80)

Jessica Papen — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 22:18:27 +0000

Brian speaks on Zechariah's reaction to God's promise to he and his wife -contrasting Zechariah's reaction to Mary's reaction.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.11)

Garret Shelsta — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 17:06:24 +0000

We get into why it seems that everything is so political lately, and some of our favorite Christmas songs.

Advent: Mary's Song (Luke 1:46-56)

Jessica Papen — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:57:00 +0000

Garret spoke on Mary's song of praise after she was chosen to be the mother of Jesus Christ!

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.10)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 15:05:48 +0000

We talk about the space behind the A side and B side, darkness in the world, gyros and falafel, Jon's new band, and the Christmas songs we all really don't like.

Advent: Hope in the Messiah (Isaiah 9:1-7)

Jessica Papen — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 23:48:00 +0000

Garret speaks to us about God's promise to the Israelites of hope found in the Messiah.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.9)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 23 Nov 2016 19:45:27 +0000

We got one question this week. One. So we try to stretch it before having a scare at the end.

The Mountaintop: Building on a Solid Foundation (Matthew 7:24-29)

Jessica Papen — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 23:19:20 +0000

Brian finishes out The Mountaintop series by speaking about what Jesus has to say about building our lives on a solid foundation.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.8)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 18:21:40 +0000

A week after the election, we try to get to the bottom of everything that's going on. Do we? We're not sure.

The Mountaintop: Effective Prayer, The Golden Rule and The Narrow Gate

Jessica Papen — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:46:17 +0000

Garret talks about how Jesus is not afraid of our questions, and invites us to come to him with all that we have to ask. God's answer to humanity's questions is his own presence in Jesus Christ.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.7)

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 00:20:31 +0000

Garret and Julie get some affirmation (sorry Brian), and we don't talk about the election.

The Mountaintop: Do Not Judge Others (Matthew 7:1-7)

Jessica Papen — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 21:52:36 +0000

Garret speaks on the repercussions of judging others and the ways in which judgement displays out lack of trust in God as judge.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.6)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 17:31:42 +0000

Garret's back, Brian and Julie give some clarification on anxiety and depression, and Jon's love of cats comes out.

The Mountaintop: Do Not Worry (Matthew 6:25-34)

Ekklesia — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 19:21:58 +0000

Brian speaks on what Jesus has to say about worrying. He relays to us that the kind of worry Jesus is referencing is caused by a lack of faith in God, that by worrying like this we are believing that our plan is better than God's plan for our lives.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.5)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 06:00:38 +0000

Brian gets into hearing God speak to him, his favorite N'Sync member, and Jon wants to change his name apparently.

The Mountaintop: Treasure in Heaven (Matthew 6:19-24)

Ekklesia — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 21:02:17 +0000

Brian talks to us about what it means to live like we really believe that Earth isn't our final resting place. He talks about storing up our treasures in heaven -where they can't be taken.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.4)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 05:21:41 +0000

Todd King and Fred Hartsook join us to discuss God's pity and social media today.

The Mountaintop: The Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:5-18)

Ekklesia — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:24:45 +0000

Todd King speaks about the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6. He discusses historical context that gives a deeper understanding of what Jesus was teaching people to pray about. He also teaches on how to apply this specific passage into our daily lives.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.3)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:37:18 +0000

This week we get into why Garret doesn't have theological women crushes, turning the other cheek in today's culture, and how we view this week's passage and the Old Testament.

The Mountaintop: Love Your Enemies (Matthew 5:43-48)

Ekklesia — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 22:49:28 +0000

Garret speaks about what happens when we start loving like Jesus does and how that plays into our daily lives. He teaches what Jesus has to say about creating a table, rather than a ladder, that includes everyone -even our enemies.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.2)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 03:48:22 +0000

This week we talk about Brian being scared for his life, the need for earplugs, and why we do Thursdays the way we do.

The Mountaintop: Salt & Light (Matthew 5:13-16)

Ekklesia — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 20:37:42 +0000

Brian Behrends speaks on what it means to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world. He points us to how the text tells us WHO we are, rather than what we are supposed to DO. Ekklesia is not, nor will it be, a place that teaches us how to behave so that you can fit into a box that is presentable before Jesus. Our goal is to boldly proclaim the name of Jesus and talks about who we are in the light of who He is. If you believe Jesus is your savior, you ARE the salt and the light.

Ekklesia After Hours (S.1.E.1)

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:53:37 +0000

This is our first Episode of something new we are trying. Every week we going to ask you all to text in questions about what was happening at the Ekklesia Gathering. If you disagree with a point or you are wondering what a certain song lyric means. Or you just want to tell Brian how funny he is ... This is where we field those questions. This week we talk about Parks and Rec, N.T. Wright, Kendrick Lamar, Garret's top 4 theological man crushes, is the gospel of Jesus for vampires, 27 Dresses and Elton John. It is 15 minutes of fun....

The Mountaintop: The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12)

Jessica Papen — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 21:04:36 +0000

Garret speaks on the organization of the upside-down Kingdom that Jesus brought into this world. He examines the Beatitudes that Jesus shares, the blessings that people receive when they turn toward Jesus as their personal Savior. Jesus did not come to create a religious ladder for his followers to climb, instead he came to create a level table, where every single person who calls on him has a seat.Special Thanks Goes out to Aaron Loy out at Mosaic Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska from whom Garret drew heavily for this message. Check out his message here (https://youtu.be/Ii4OfL4QU9A) Also... check out the "Divine Conspiracy" by Dallas Willard where Garret got all those quotes.

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:25:27 +0000

Summer Sessions Recap

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:13:41 +0000

Summer Sessions: Blessed Are Those Who Are Pursecuted

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:08:43 +0000

Summer Sessions: Blessed Are The Pure In Heart

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 23:04:02 +0000

Summer Sessions: Blessed Are Those Who Hunger And Thirst For Righteousness

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 22:57:23 +0000

Summer Sessions: Blessed Are Those Who Mourn

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 21:14:45 +0000

Summer Sessions: Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 21:12:05 +0000

The Gospel According To Mark

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 18:39:43 +0000

The Gospel According To Mark

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 18:28:36 +0000

The Gospel According To Mark

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 23 May 2016 21:39:13 +0000

The Gospel According To Mark

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 23 May 2016 21:29:25 +0000

Walls Torn Down: Week 6 Questions

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 18 May 2016 17:10:07 +0000

Julie and Garret are wrapping up with the sixth and final episode of a special run of podcasts for Ekklesia's series on Race and Gender Roles called "Walls Torn Down." This week Julie and Garret tackle the questions that came up: Why do different cultures have different "kinds of church"? What are other points we would want to address in the future around these two topics. What would we do differently during this series in the future. Things that we learned personally during this series. What was the overall experience for the speakers during this series.

Walls Torn Down: The Puzzle

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 09 May 2016 23:27:53 +0000

Walls Torn Down: Week 5 Questions

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 04 May 2016 17:02:18 +0000

Julie and Garret are back this week in the fifth episode of a special run of podcasts for Ekklesia's series on Race and Gender Roles called "Walls Torn Down." This week Julie and Garret tackle the questions that came up: Why being “Color Blind” to people's racial identity is not a biblical nor wise strategy for addressing racial injustice. Even though we are not qualified to comment what-so-ever it doesn't stop us from giving some practical advice for addressing systematic injustice in education. How people with racial privilege can simultaneously can be the primary perpetuator and the most effective change agent of racial injustice. Why the emoji waterfall crying emoji is the best way to say you are upset with a message.

Walls Torn Down: Race And The Scriptures

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 02 May 2016 21:42:51 +0000

Walls Torn Down: Week 4 Questions

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:04:02 +0000

Julie and Garret are back this week with our special guest from last week Fred Hartsook in the fourth episode of a special run of podcasts for Ekklesia's series on Race and Gender Roles called "Walls Torn Down." This week Julie, Garret and Fred tackle the questions that came up: What does a vulnerability hang over feel like? How does it feel that a history with pain born out of racial difference is encouraging people? What is the main thing that Fred would want a person of color who doesn't follow Jesus to know about race and what the church is trying to do to address racial justice. Is there ever an appropriate time or a deep enough friendship that it is OK for a person with privilege to tell racial jokes, make fun of someones ethnic heritage or appearance?

Walls Torn Down: A Story

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 04:20:22 +0000

Fred continues our series on race and gender roles called "Walls Torn Down." He tell about his experience as a person of color in predominatley white church contexts.

Walls Torn Down: Week 3 Questions

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:27:20 +0000

Julie and Garret are back this week in the third episode of a special run of podcasts for Ekklesia's series on Race and Gender Roles called "Walls Torn Down." This week Garret and Julie tackle the questions that came up: How do men support women in ministry? How does what we established help us address gender inequality outside the church? Why were all the disciples men (we actually get to it finally)? Why the "humaness" of the bible doesn't take away from its "God breathedness"? How does someone live out their feminism in a way that looks like Jesus? Intersectionality (again)....

Walls Torn Down: Gender Roles And The Scriptures

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 22:05:24 +0000

Walls Torn Down: Week 2 Questions

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 13 Apr 2016 00:44:46 +0000

Julie and Garret are back this week in the second episode of a special run of podcasts for Ekklesia's series on Race and Gender Roles. This week Garret and Julie tackle the questions that came up: Where does the idea that Women can’t be pastors or speak in church come from? Can a women be a lead pastors? Why Julie didn’t deal with passages like 1 Timothy 2 and 1 Corinthians 14 that seem to prohibit women from speaking in a church setting? Does drawing attention the sex of the speaker take away from God being the center of attention? Are you welcome if you don’t agree with what is being presented? How do you deal with people who don’t think that social justice is something christians should be concerned with?

Walls Torn Down: A Story

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:13:56 +0000

Walls Torn Down: Week 1 Questions

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 15:05:14 +0000

This is the first in a temporary run of podcasts for our series on Race and Gender Roles. This week Garret and Julie tackle the questions that came up: Why this message used simultaneously too much scripture and not enough. Why it caused people to be simultaneously thankful and angry. Why Garret actually preached two messages in one and seems to have a pathological inability to speak with his 35 min self imposed time limit. Why this message said to much about privilege and got people lost but also not enough. Why we are not going to be touching on intersectionality, historic injustices in church history, economic privilege and national privilege.

Walls Torn Down: The Tension

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:42:41 +0000

The Week Before: Maundy Thursday

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 23:11:51 +0000

The Week Before: Throw Down Your Palms

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 22:59:06 +0000

Citizens: Context

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:41:33 +0000

Citizen: Go And Do The Same

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 22:46:34 +0000

Citizens

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:52:26 +0000

Revolution: Our Mission

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:32:50 +0000

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 00:50:04 +0000

Revolution: Restored

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:29:02 +0000

Revolution: Damaged

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:04:56 +0000

Revolution: Designed

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 23:51:23 +0000

Revolution: Aches

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 23:59:59 +0000

Advent: Word Became Flesh

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:44:23 +0000

Advent: Born In A Manger

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 00:03:00 +0000

Narratives: God Is Transformative

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 02:48:32 +0000

Narratives: God Is Self-Sacrificing

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 23:01:49 +0000

Narratives: God Is Holy

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 01:37:38 +0000

Narratives: Does God Love Us?

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 00:24:04 +0000

Narratives: God Is Generous

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 00:17:11 +0000

Narratives: God is Good

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:47:15 +0000

Garret talks with us about the reality of a good God in a broken world.

Narratives: What story have you've been told?

Rachel Scheffer — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:02:27 +0000

Come hear what God's story and what he has to say about yours.

Summer Sessions: Psalm 8

Rachel Scheffer — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 23:55:47 +0000

Brian takes us through Psalm 8 to close us out for the summer.

Summer Sessions: Psalm 46

Rachel Scheffer — Sun, 27 Sep 2015 23:50:59 +0000

Kramer talks through Psalm 46 with us this week.

Summer Sessions: Psalm 100

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:53:21 +0000

Brian takes us deeper into our series in Psalm 100, by first helping us understand the joy that comes from the Gospel.

Summer Sessions: Psalm 34

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 18:42:52 +0000

Kevin continues our series in the Psalms this summer by teaching us what it really means to 'Taste and see that the Lord is good'.

Summer Sessions: Psalm 40

Rachel Scheffer — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 20:46:57 +0000

Garret continues our series on the Psalms this summer as he takes us into Psalm 40 this week.

Summer Sessions: Psalm 78

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 00:25:05 +0000

Julie continues our series encouraging us to be honest with the Lord.

Summer Sessions: Psalm 142

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 18:34:27 +0000

Brian takes us through what it means to be fully honest with God in order to experience being fully known and fully loved, as revealed by David in Psalm 142.

Summer Sessions: Psalm 37

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 18:17:53 +0000

Julie shows us how we can respond when good things happen to bad people, based on Psalm 37.

The Gospel According to Mark (Mark 10:32-45)

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 20:41:34 +0000

Listen as Garret talks about Jesus predicting his death for the third time with his disciples.

The Gospel According to Mark (Mark 10:17-31)

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 22:04:32 +0000

Mark takes us through the interaction of Jesus and the rich young man in Mark 10:17-31 and what it means to give up everything to and for Jesus.

PROD[ek]GAL - The Prodigal Life (Luke 15:11-32)

Garret Shelsta — Fri, 29 May 2015 02:55:44 +0000

Garret concludes of the 5 week series on the story of the two brothers. We look at Karl Barth's interpretation of this story and how that tells we like Jesus go into the far country to bring back all the wandering sons back into the loving embrace of the father.

PROD[ek]GAL: The Prodigal Church (Luke 15:11-32)

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 18 May 2015 18:13:17 +0000

Derek takes us through what it means to be a prodigal church based off of the Parable of the Two Lost Sons from Luke 15:11-32

PROD[ek]GAL: The Wandering Son (Luke 15:11-32)

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 11 May 2015 18:44:31 +0000

Brian discusses the character of The Wandering Son in relation to the extravagant love of the Father that always welcomes us home.

PROD[ek]GAL: The Brother (Luke 15:11-32)

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 20:43:02 +0000

Listen as Garret dives into the character of The Brother in the Parable of the Two Sons from Luke 15:11-32.

PROD[ek]GAL: The Loving Father (Luke 11:15-32)

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 18:56:04 +0000

Garret kicks off our 6-week series, PROD[ek]GAL, by diving into the character the Loving Father from the Parable of the Two Lost Sons in Luke 11:15-32.

Holy Thursday

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 19:08:49 +0000

Garret discusses the meaning and implications of Jesus' last supper as told in Mark 14:12-25 as Holy Week begins.

The Gospel According to Mark (Mark 10:1-16)

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 30 Mar 2015 20:28:32 +0000

Brian takes us through what the Bible has to say about divorce, reconciliation, and redemption.

The Gospel According to Mark (Mark 9:38-50)

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:20:18 +0000

Listen as Garret dives into Mark 9:38-50.

Theology of Sex: A Theology of "I have a question" - Q and A with series speakers

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 21:29:23 +0000

Series speakers answer the questions that were texted in during our 5 week Theology of Sex series.

Theology of Sex: A Theology of Doing It - What is Christian Sex?

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 18:40:01 +0000

How is Christian sex holistic? What does sex symbolize? How is sex an act of worship?

Theology of Sex: A Theology of Getting Naked Later - Why Boundaries?

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 23:19:13 +0000

Why does the Bible put boundaries around sex? What are some practical boundaries for people who call themselves Jesus followers?

Theology of Sex: Theology of Liking It and Putting a Ring on It - Why Marriage?

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 23:48:37 +0000

Why do Christians get married? What is the point of a marriage? What if you are called to be single? Why do Christians believe it is important to only have one partner?

Theology of Sex: Theology of Gender - How we are made in the image of God

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:23:57 +0000

A ongoing series about sex and relationships

Theology of Sex: Theology of Foreplay - Why Relationships?

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:42:15 +0000

Why do relationships exist? What does this have to do with the Trinity? What are the elements of a holistic relationship?

The Gospel According to Mark (Mark 9:30-37)

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 26 Jan 2015 20:50:33 +0000

Molly Martin explores what it means to live in the presence of a Living God, and how to serve in light of that knowledge.

The Gospel According to Mark (Mark 9:14-29)

Baylee Hoey — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:51:00 +0000

Fred Hartsook walks us through the story of Jesus healing a possessed boy, the faith of a father, and the importance of approaching the Lord in a posture of humble prayer.

The Gospel According to Mark (Mark 9:1-13)

Baylee Hoey — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:42:54 +0000

Todd King explores the implications of Jesus' transfiguration on the importance of listening to Jesus, surrendering our ways to His, and understanding Him as the central figure of our faith.

Advent Part 2: Shepherds and Angels (Luke 2:8-20)

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:01:36 +0000

Brian Behrends takes a look at a familiar Christmas story and helps us see that an experience with Jesus causes us to respond in joyous praise, like the angels, and contemplation, like Mary.

Advent Part 1: Stars and Wisemen (Matthew 2:1-12)

Garret Shelsta — Fri, 12 Dec 2014 02:58:00 +0000

Garret Shelsta talks about how the birth of Jesus' birth shows us how to have joy in the midst of political turmoil, darkness and broken politics. The way of following Jesus is different from following the rulers of this world.

The Gospel According to Mark (Mark 8:27-37)

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:38:36 +0000

Julie Burleson gets us to the end of Mark 8. She walks us through what it means in the midst of our doubts and concerns to take up our cross and follow Jesus.

The Gospel According to Mark (Mark 8:22-33)

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 22:25:57 +0000

Brian takes a look at healing story which happens in stages and helps us see our experience with Jesus is a process and helps us see that our view of who God is must get expanded.

The Gospel According to Mark (Mark 8:11-21)

Garret Shelsta — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 23:53:41 +0000

Garret talks about Jesus' warning to the disciples about the Pharisee's and Herod's misunderstanding of the Kingdom that Jesus is inaugurating. The conversation ends with a question. What is the misconception you have about Jesus that needs to be replaced.

The Gospel According to Mark (Mark 8:1-10)

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 00:36:06 +0000

Garret Shelsta shared on Jesus feeding the four thousand, how He takes your not enough and turns it into enough, and how he is using the church to confront the things that break Jesus' heart.

The Gospel According to Mark (Mark 7:31-37)

Garret Shelsta — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:18:32 +0000

Brian Behrends talks about how transforming encounters with the Jesus naturally cause a response to tell others about what just happened.

The Gospel According To Mark (Mark 7:24-30)

Kate Crain — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:38:30 +0000

This week Garret Shelsta talks about Mark 7:24-30 and how Jesus’ message is offensive to religious people because it brings outsiders into an active life with God. Also the text points out that if our spiritual life seems to be stagnant maybe the missing piece is being on mission with God.

The Gospel According To Mark (Mark 7:1-23)

Garret Shelsta — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:32:34 +0000

Garret Shelsta talks about how being part of the Christian Culture is not enough to Heal a heart that is Sick. Only Jesus can do that.

Acts 2: Undoing the Effects of the Fall (2014 Ekklesia Fall Launch)

Garret Shelsta — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:41:25 +0000

Ekklesia Sermon 9/25: Garret Shelsta taught about how Acts 2 invites all of Creation to co-work with God to restore all things back to God.