Pastor Sean is continuing the sermon series on the book of Acts and shares stories from scripture in Acts 2. He invites us to consider that the Holy Spirit dwells in us all and that God's good news is good for ALL, no matter who you are, what you've done or where you're from.על ידי Sean Palmer

This week Pastor Chris launches a new series called 'Beyond Us" where we will be joining together to read through the book of Acts and learning what it means to be a Christian and be the church in our diverse context.על ידי Chris Seay

He Is Risen! Ecclesia family we wish you a very Happy Easter as we celebrate Jesus' resurrection through story, song and worship.על ידי Chris Seay

What do a mustard seed and Palm Sunday have in common? Ericka Graham continues our series looking at the parables of Jesus and examines the theology of a mustard seed.על ידי Ericka Graham

Pastor Sean continues our series through the parables in the book of Matthew by focusing on the "Parable of the Unforgiving Servant". Jesus challenges us to choose into Kingdom living through virtue instead of value.על ידי Sean Palmer

Pastor Chris leads us through the parable of the wedding banquet and shows us how we were made to celebrate the joy and fulfillment found in accepting God's invitation to be part of His kingdom. We learn that our purpose is to experience the abundant life that God offers through a relationship with Him. Celebrating encompasses a life filled with gr…

Pastor Chris invites us to reflect on our freely given, not earned, grace and what that means for how we live, work, and love as people of God.על ידי Chris Seay

Pastor Chris takes us to the Colombia/Venezuela border and shares about the work and lives of our partners at La Frontera Church. Continuing in our series on the parables of Jesus, Pastor Chris encourages us be the type of people who act our of faith and not fear and invest what we've been given to God.…

Our new series "The Kingdom" focuses on the parables of Jesus in the book of Matthew. Pastor Sean invites us into the parable of the sower to wrestle with the question "Does what I do or who I invest into really matter?"על ידי Sean Palmer

Pastor Sean Palmer finishes our series "Hearing The Voice" with practical wisdom for reading the Bible.על ידי Sean Palmer

Pastor Chris invites us to read the bible with Jesus as the cornerstone and how that will inform the reflection of our shared humanity and belovedness.על ידי Chris Seay

Pastor Sean Palmer explores the role of the prophets in the Old Testament and invites us to consider our own role in our world today. The prophets came with a Kingdom vision in a silencing culture to bring justice and call people back to God .על ידי Sean Palmer

Join us for week 2 of Hearing the Voice, series on reading, understanding, and growing in appreciation of The Bible. This week pastor Chris discusses the ways ancient cultures interpreted the events of their lives through the story of Abraham and Isaac and challenged us with the idea that our salvation isn't about us and that there is nothing we ca…

Pastor Sean reminds us of how the story of humanity (our story) is reflected in scripture and what that means for how we live and relate to each other.על ידי Sean Palmer

A lot of us come to the Bible with different experiences and ideas. As we restart the new year, Pastor Chris kicks off a new series around re-discovering what it means to engage the Bible.על ידי Pastor Chris Seay

Pastor Wayne Brown shares some of his story from the past year and invites us to consider how God may speak to us as we arrive in 2024.על ידי Wayne Brown

Pastor Sean explores what it means to spend less by spending more on presence and time with those that we love.על ידי Sean Palmer

Pastor Chris Seay continues our Advent series with a simple question, what does it mean to love all? He unpacks 1 John 3:16 which offers a particular challenge: "If a person owns the kinds of things we need to make it in the world but refuses to share with those in need, is it even possible that God's love lives in him?" Pastor Chris offers a simpl…

Pastor Sean Palmer invites us into the season Advent by inviting us into the story of the Wise Men in Matthew. As you approach this season and begin to wait expectantly for Jesus, Sean invites you to Worship Fully with the time, talents and resources you have been given.על ידי Sean Palmer

Today Pastor Chris delves into a powerful exploration of faith, sharing personal experiences of cultural exposure that reshaped his understanding of Christianity. The emphasis shifts our perspective from a traditional focus on morality and rule-keeping to a profound appreciation for justice and righteousness. The transformative impact of encounteri…

Pastor Sean Palmer continues our series in the Beatitudes and challenges us to continue to hunger for justice even in the midst of seemingly impossible problems.על ידי Sean Palmer

What does it mean to be "poor in spirit"? Ericka Graham continues our series on the Beatitudes by sharing the paradoxes that Jesus presents in the Beatitudes and challenges us to redefine what we consider blessed.על ידי Ericka Graham

Sean Palmer shares with us the profound truth that our worth is not determined by what we do, but by who we are at the core of our being. When work becomes our idol, we fail to live into the truth that God is the only one who is relentlessly faithful to us, and is the place where our vision and meaning lies.…

How do we show up as followers of Jesus in our places of work? Pastor Sean challenges us to consider our skills & talents as gifts to be given to the people we interact with at our places of work.על ידי Pastor Sean Palmer

As Christians our work imagination is simple: to please God. Today Pastor Sean Palmer talks about what it means to work and how we should leverage the gifts God has given us to please Him with our work.על ידי Pastor Sean Palmer

Pastor Chris & Ericka Graham kick off our new series that will challenge us all to view our vocation as sacred. Whether you work in an office, are staying home raising children or are retired, the work we engage with is sacred.על ידי Pastor Chris Seay &. Ericka Graham

What do we do when are in conflict with our moral ethics? Pastor Chris explores the concept of moral injury and shares Rita Nakashima's writing and teachings on this idea. He provides a few suggestions for a path forward when we are in need of soul repair.על ידי Pastor Chris Seay

Guest speaker Rochelle Palmer invites us into her story of women in leadership & the Church. Through her story, Rochelle invites us to be a hospitable, welcoming & unified Church as we serve and care for others.על ידי Rochelle Palmer

The story and faith of Sojourner Truth inspire us to live a life of justice. Pastor Chris tells the story of Sojourner's fight for justice and trust in Jesus and invites us to re-examine how we live our own lives.על ידי Pastor Chris Seay

Hospitality can mean different things to different people. For some it is opening their home, for others it is providing meals to those in need, and still for others it could mean something completely different. This week Lisa Trevino shares stories from her own life in connection with the woman that washed the feet of Jesus with her hair and tears…

The story of Ruth & Naomi teaches about what it means to depend on one another and offer presence to each other. Ericka Graham continues in our series titled Tell Her Story, by inviting us into the story of Ruth & Naomi.על ידי Ericka Graham

Ericka Graham shares the story of Deborah and Jael and invites us to reimagine how we view leadership and authority. These powerful women in Scripture teach us a lot about collaboration, humility & strength.על ידי Ericka Graham

Pastor Chris kicks off a new series called "Tell Her Story." Over the next several weeks we will be focusing on women in the Bible and their stories of faith and leadership. Today, Pastor Chris recounts the story of Hagar, Sarah & Abraham and invites us to reimagine how we balance the humanity of these figures of our faith.…

Guest Speaker, Carlos Rodriguez, invites us to be open to change. Through his story of ministry, Carlos invites us to be open to God's movement in our life.על ידי Carlos Rodriguez

Our friend Marcelo Robles joins Pastor Chris in sharing a message about hope and friendship and invites us to act in supporting our friends in Argentina.על ידי Pastor Chris Seay & Pastor Marcelo Robles

Happy Father's Day! This Sunday we are excited to have Ed Seay, Pastor Chris's dad, join us to share a message for fathers. He shares stories of highs and lows of fatherhood and some things he has learned along the way.על ידי Ed Seay

Pastor Chris invites us into a rhythm of rest through the Psalms.על ידי Pastor Chris Seay

Pastor Mike shares that benediction is reminder that we are a beloved people whom God gathers, that then become a chosen people whom God sends.על ידי Pastor Mike Yager

Welcome to The Ecclesia Podcast, a place where we share stories and conversations about what it means to live in a holistic, Christian, missional community. In this episode, Pastor Chris sits down with Pastor Mike to discuss his time at Ecclesia as he prepares to move on to a new season planting his own church in SW Houston.At Ecclesia, our mission…

The miracle of Pentecost remind us of who we are as a church. This story invites is to imagine a new world, requires community, and celebrates differences while uniting under a shared vision and spirit.על ידי Ericka Graham

How do you spend your time? As we consider our relationship to time, we have to reflect on how we spend time. This week Pastor Sean guides us through a way to think about time & faith.על ידי Pastor Sean Palmer

In this episode, our teaching pastors Chris Seay and Sean Palmer sit down to wrap up the series we just finished about remembering.Remembering is an important part of worship. We remember when we read scripture, share stories, sing, gather, and more. And in this practice we remind each other and ourselves of the ways we have experienced God in our …

Guest speaker, Rochelle Palmer, shares three stories from Scripture that shaped her story as she navigates grief, joy & friendship.על ידי Rochelle Palmer

In this episode of the podcast Wayne sits down with Eric to have a conversation around the topic of worship through the act of moving your body. They covered things such as body positivity, what it means to embrace discomfort, and Wayne also shares about his own journey with exploring his own relationship with his body over the course of his life.…

Welcome to The Ecclesia Podcast, a space where we share stories and conversations about what it means to live in a holistic, Christian, missional community. In this episode, our guests Alexandra and Misty join us to explore the topic of contemplative spiritual practices as a form of worship.על ידי The Ecclesia Podcast

One of the reasons we listen and engage with teaching and preaching each week is to re-engage with the stories & messages of the Scriptures. Pastor Sean invites us to consider why we need this continual act of engagement with the Scriptures through teaching and preaching.על ידי Pastor Sean Palmer

We all walk through challenges, but we are better equipped for them when facing them together with friends and family. This week Pastor Chris continues our series on remembering by talking about the value of living life in community.על ידי Pastor Chris Seay

We live in a world that dis-members us from who we are. Worship re-members us, so that we can re-member the world. So, when we worship, we are reminding ourselves what God has done and not only that, but what God is doing and going to do.על ידי Pastor Sean Palmer

Pastor Chris and our story team visited Turkey during Holy Week where they met with our friend Diego who is there working alongside local churches doing earthquake relief. This week Pastor Chris brings us a message from Turkey about what it looks like to join together as a global church and lean in when disaster strikes. You will also hear some of …

Pastor Chris leads us in an Easter message from Turkey offering us message of hope and resurrection.על ידי Pastor Chris Seay